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Needing Younger Workers, Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use

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By Ernesto Londoño from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/T2AQx9W

SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out of Control

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By Kenneth Chang from NYT Science https://ift.tt/vVGYAHa

Biden Gets a Chance to Mock Fox News, and Gleefully Takes It

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By Peter Baker and Katie Robertson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/wVKQqrk

Who Won, and Who Lost, in the 2023 N.F.L. Draft

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By Mike Tanier from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/CgkRNwp

A Traveler’s Guide to Tipping in a Changed World

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By Elaine Glusac from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2mrEnOo

Man Resumed Date After Killing ‘Scammer’ Over $40, Police Say

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By Jesus Jiménez from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/m8Th3Xb

Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors

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By Jim Robbins and Jacey Fortin from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/tKCj74N

Fox News Gambled, but Tucker Can Still Take Down the House

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By Jason Zengerle from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/EBQLDO0

Joe Biden and the Struggle for America’s Soul

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By David Brooks from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5YK4hao

Word of the Day: phlegmatic

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By The Learning Network from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/cX2KuMU

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan From testifying in front of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to speaking about how partnerships and collaboration advance American innovation — this week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan reinforced the significance of NSF's… Read more at nsf.gov

A Transgender Lawmaker Is Exiled as Montana G.O.P. Flexes New Power

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By Jim Robbins, Mike Baker and Jacey Fortin from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/lY6GVCn

Montana Governor’s Nonbinary Son Calls on Him to Reject Transgender Bills

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By Eduardo Medina and Jacey Fortin from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/w2HbZjr

Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases.

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By Ben Sisario from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/G1BJWKu

Carolyn Bryant Donham Dies at 88; Her Words Doomed Emmett Till

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By Margalit Fox from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/WLPdGCp

Jerry Springer, Host of Unapologetically Brash Talk Show, Dies at 79

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By Neil Genzlinger from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/WyDVkbA

NSF honors 3 early-career researchers with the Alan T. Waterman Award

NSF honors 3 early-career researchers with the Alan T. Waterman Award The U.S. National Science Foundation has named its awardees for this year's Alan T. Waterman Award, the nation's highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers: Natalie S. King, a science educator at Georgia State University; Asegun Henry, a… Read more at nsf.gov

Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says

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By Glenn Thrush from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fBAkMRd

In Searing Detail, Trump’s Accuser Tells Her Story

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By Benjamin Weiser, Lola Fadulu, Kate Christobek and Karen Zraick from NYT New York https://ift.tt/GLkKJR8

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Hire a Top Hollywood Lawyer

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By Katie Robertson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/behSZG1

On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox

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By Jim Rutenberg, Jeremy W. Peters and Michael S. Schmidt from NYT Business https://ift.tt/kptyx8P

Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort

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By Brooks Barnes from NYT Business https://ift.tt/sngKGL7

NSF, AACC announce Community College Innovation Challenge finalists

NSF, AACC announce Community College Innovation Challenge finalists The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, has selected 12 teams to advance to the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge, set to take place in June 2023. CCIC, now in… Read more at nsf.gov

3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier

3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier A detailed "body scan" of Malaspina Glacier, one of Alaska's most iconic glaciers, revealed that its bulk lies below sea level and is undercut by channels that may allow ocean water to gain access should its coastal barrier erode. That makes the… Read more at nsf.gov

Ad Flap Leaves Bitter Aftertaste for Bud Light and Warning for Big Business

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By Charles Homans from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Cy5H1XR

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist

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By Peter Keepnews from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/iWw4Utj

Water quality researcher develops public tool for diagnosing health of America's streams

Water quality researcher develops public tool for diagnosing health of America's streams A model for predicting the levels of oxygen in water developed by West Virginia University engineer Omar Abdul-Aziz gives citizen scientists nationwide a tool for taking action on stream pollution. The model relies only on water temperature and pH, a… Read more at nsf.gov

In the tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests

In the tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests Many tropical forests are experiencing increases in lightning and lianas, thanks in part to global change. This one-two punch is likely causing an increase in the death of small trees, which could lead to shifts in composition of tropical forests and… Read more at nsf.gov

In a Lawsuit, Tucker Carlson Is Accused of Promoting a Hostile Work Environment

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By Katie Robertson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/EuOLAUq

Advancing artificial intelligence research infrastructure through new NSF investments

Advancing artificial intelligence research infrastructure through new NSF investments Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a $16.1 million investment to support shared research infrastructure that provides artificial intelligence researchers and students across the nation with access to transformative resources… Read more at nsf.gov

Biden Announces Re-election Bid, Defying Trump and History

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By Peter Baker from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/EqaJ6HL

Don Lemon, CNN Star Anchor, to Leave the Network

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By Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin from NYT Business https://ift.tt/jOT0bq3

Tucker Carlson, a source of repeated controversies, is out at Fox News.

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By Jeremy W. Peters and Katie Robertson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/rWEqodU

NSF hosts government, industry leaders to discuss the future of 6G technology

NSF hosts government, industry leaders to discuss the future of 6G technology On April 21, the U.S. National Science Foundation hosted leaders from across academia, industry, civil society, and government to discuss the future of next-generation wireless technologies and services and how it can advance economic and national… Read more at nsf.gov

How Democrats Learned to Cast Aside Reservations and Embrace Biden 2024

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By Shane Goldmacher from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/z8G4IpH

Rachel Weisz and the Glorious Horrors of Pregnancy

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By Alexandra Kleeman from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/yW6k3vc

Colon Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults. Here’s What to Know.

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By Trisha Pasricha from NYT Well https://ift.tt/bw3YOZN

It’s Time to Break Up With ‘Indian Matchmaking’

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By Iva Dixit from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/z6mPjp5

A Beauty Treatment Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.

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By Anna Kodé from NYT Style https://ift.tt/wvYyWuG

Dominion’s C.E.O.: We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News, but We’re Not Done Yet

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By John Poulos from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/fZvYSl1

Koko Da Doll, Star of Film on Transgender Sex Workers, Is Killed in Atlanta

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By Michael Levenson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/C74nqAJ

Whatever the Problem, It’s Probably Solved by Walking

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By Andrew McCarthy from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5dHyPUS

For clues to healthy brain aging, look to the Bolivian Amazon

For clues to healthy brain aging, look to the Bolivian Amazon Some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease ever reported by science are found among Indigenous communities inhabiting the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia. New University of Southern California research on two of these societies, the… Read more at nsf.gov

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan testified for NSF at the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 budget hearing. The director reinforced the significance of… Read more at nsf.gov

Is My Daughter Horrible for Refusing to Release Me From Her Student Loans?

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By Philip Galanes from NYT Style https://ift.tt/tdXf1m0

‘Prove Mike Wrong’ for $5 Million, Lindell Pitched. Now He’s Told to Pay Up.

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By Neil Vigdor from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/W7n2CIa

The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans

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By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RBjTZed

After 20 Years, an Arrest in the Murder of a Detective’s Daughter

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By Christopher Maag from NYT New York https://ift.tt/yKB5hfc

What Is the Ideal Retirement Age for Your Health?

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By Dana G. Smith from NYT Well https://ift.tt/FV4fBRo

‘Rust’ Prosecutors Are Dropping Charges Against Alec Baldwin

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By Graham Bowley and Julia Jacobs from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2aLXxAv

An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World

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By Joe Coscarelli from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/yRKWmrw

Hundreds of Miles Apart, Separate Shootings Follow Wrong Turns

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By Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith, Jesse McKinley and Jay Root from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/IH9aU6X

Fox News’s settlement in the Dominion case is big news, except on Fox News.

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By Stuart A. Thompson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/4zHQiYj

Late Night Skewers Clarence Thomas for Not Disclosing Gifts

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By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/QvVbc7h

Human-wildlife conflicts increasing worldwide with climate change

Human-wildlife conflicts increasing worldwide with climate change Research on the impacts of climate change often considers its effects on people separately from impacts on ecosystems. But a new study is showing just how intertwined we are with our environment by linking our warming world to a global rise in… Read more at nsf.gov

Smart pills to help diagnose gut disorders

Smart pills to help diagnose gut disorders The idea of journeying inside the human body to solve health problems has been around at least since science fiction popularizations, but the approach to medicine has yet to become real. Now, researchers at Caltech have developed what they describe… Read more at nsf.gov

Man Charged With Murder in Shooting of Woman Who Went Up Wrong Driveway

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By Ed Shanahan from NYT New York https://ift.tt/UhqaJcD

Striking new evidence for mass immigration of stars into the Andromeda galaxy

Striking new evidence for mass immigration of stars into the Andromeda galaxy Galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other galaxies through aptly named "galactic immigration" events. The archaeology of such events, uncovered by studying the motions of individual stars throughout a galaxy and its… Read more at nsf.gov

The ‘Diploma Divide’ Is the New Fault Line in American Politics

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By Doug Sosnik from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/7I5ZvQC

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Closing of ‘Phantom,’ the Loss of My Son and the Future of Broadway

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By Andrew Lloyd Webber from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/UQ9zjL4

Adolf Eichmann Was Ready for His Close-Up. My Father Gave It to Him.

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By Tom Hurwitz from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/MVUDnOT

F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York

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By William K. Rashbaum and Karen Zraick from NYT New York https://ift.tt/yKZvq2a

Are Crumbl Cookies the Best or the Worst? It Doesn’t Matter.

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By Priya Krishna from NYT Food https://ift.tt/9R1JBf5