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Why the US doesn’t yet have ‘high-speed’ rail — and why that could soon change
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Why the US doesn’t yet have ‘high-speed’ rail — and why that could soon change

How vaccines that target specific forms of cancer are showing great promise
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HealthArticle

How vaccines that target specific forms of cancer are showing great promise

Have the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary outlived their usefulness?
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Have the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary outlived their usefulness?

The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says
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The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says

Should Clarence Thomas recuse himself in the Colorado case?
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LawArticle

Should Clarence Thomas recuse himself in the Colorado case?

How might the Supreme Court approach the Colorado ruling on Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility?
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How might the Supreme Court approach the Colorado ruling on Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility?

Will the justices take up presidential immunity? Should Donald Trump be on the ballot? Supreme Court could decide in 2024
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Will the justices take up presidential immunity? Should Donald Trump be on the ballot? Supreme Court could decide in 2024

Cybersecurity experts explain how a British tabloid company may have hacked Prince Harry’s phone
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Cybersecurity experts explain how a British tabloid company may have hacked Prince Harry’s phone

The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access
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The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access

Texas court ‘slams the door on doctors’ in Kate Cox abortion case, legal scholar says
Abortion rights demonstrators outside of the Texas state capitol, one carrying a blue circular sign that says 'keep abortion legal' on it in white text

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Texas court ‘slams the door on doctors’ in Kate Cox abortion case, legal scholar says

Why are so many Democrats leaving Congress? Is polarization to blame?
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Why are so many Democrats leaving Congress? Is polarization to blame?

Linguist explains how slang like ‘rizz’ comes into being, catch fire with younger generations
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Linguist explains how slang like ‘rizz’ comes into being, catch fire with younger generations