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Attorney General Garland appoints special counsel to oversee Trump investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a veteran prosecutor to serve as special counsel overseeing the criminal probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the Jan. 6 investigation.
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Prosecutors ask a judge to sentence Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison
Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison for the crimes she committed as the head of Theranos, which promised to revolutionize medicine but was a fraud.
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Librarians worry e-book pricing might affect people's ability to borrow books
Local libraries are paying a lot more for e-books than they would for physical books. Librarians worry this hike in pricing might affect people's ability to borrow the books they want to read.
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Researchers find rats move to the same tempos in music that humans like
Researchers at the University of Tokyo found that rats react to the same tempos that humans like.
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The Dead Sea is drying up because of overexploitation and climate change
Overexploitation of natural resources and climate change threaten the Dead Sea, a natural wonder drying up rapidly.
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The war in Ukraine is giving the country's scientists a platform
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is giving Ukrainian scientists and climate negotiators a big stage at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt.
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Federal judge blocks the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42
A federal judge has blocked the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42. The ruling could have major implications for U.S. border policy at a time of record migrant apprehensions.
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How UN climate conference negotiations are progressing
The UN climate conference in Egypt is in its second week. Here's an update on how negotiations are progressing.
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How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.
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Amazon plans to lay off 10 thousand employees, following job cuts at Meta, Twitter
Amazon will reportedly lay off 10 thousand employees as soon as this week. This follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter and several other tech companies.
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48 thousand UCLA graduate student workers go on strike
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rafael Jaime, UCLA graduate student and UAW 2865 president, from the picket line as 48 thousand academic workers walk off the job.
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The world population reaches 8 billion, posing challenges for climate change
The world population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, according to the UN. It credits advances in public health and nutrition. But the milestone also poses challenges for coping with climate change.