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Supreme Court Takes 1st Gun Case In Nearly A Decade, Possibly With Big Consequences
With the Supreme Court now having five justices who are less likely to approve of gun regulations and laws, it granted a major gun case Tuesday for the first time in nearly a decade.
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Despite 70,000 Furloughed IRS Workers, White House Vows Tax Refunds Will Be Issued
The White House says, tax refund checks will be sent out, even though the IRS, part of the Treasury Department, is for the most part shuttered.
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Could Exercising In Frigid Temps Make Us Healthier?
Is jogging in the cold this winter any better than hitting a treadmill in a warm gym? How about jumping into a frigid ocean for a swim? We asked some leading physiologists to weigh in.
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This Washington state social worker led a frugal life. He just left $11 million to charity
Alan Naiman wore old shoes held together with duct tape, bought his apparel at the grocery store, drove jalopies and ate at cheap restaurants.
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Across The West, Much Is At Stake For Farmers In The Weekly Drought Map
As drought has deepened across the West, much attention is paid to a colorful map that shows the hardest-hit areas. The scientists who update the map each week face enormous pressure to get it right.
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Judges Ask ICE to Make Courts Off Limits To Immigration Arrests
For 25 years, schools, hospitals and places of worship have effectively been off-limits to federal immigration officers. Now, a group of dozens of former state and federal judges is asking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to add courthouses to the list of "sensitive locations" where their officers generally do not go.
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Taking Carbon Out Of The Air And Reusing It: Company Aims To Address Climate
At a major climate meeting in Poland, nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal on dramatically reducing carbon emissions. But a recent U.N. report found that may not be enough to avoid dangerous impacts from the warming climate. In fact, the world is falling so far short of what's needed, it said, that it might be necessary to pull massive amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air.
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U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Amid 'Disturbing' Rise In Overdoses And Suicides
For the second time in three years, life expectancy in the U.S. has ticked downward. In three reports issued Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laid out a series of statistics that revealed some troubling trend lines — including rapidly increasing rates of death from drug overdoses and suicide.
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Federal Scientific Report Says Climate Change Is Already Hurting U.S. Communities
Climate change is already causing more frequent and severe weather across the U.S., and the country is poised to suffer massive damage to infrastructure, ecosystems, health and the economy if global warming is allowed to continue, according to the most comprehensive federal climate report to date.
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StoryCorps: 'I Found The Treasure When I Found You.' Vietnam Vets Rekindle Bond Forged By War
John Nordeen and Kay Lee served in the same Army platoon during the Vietnam War. Nordeen and Lee had very different personalities, but in the life-or-death setting of war, the two bonded. Nordeen, a soldier from Seattle, was one of the first people that Lee, a combat medic from San Francisco, talked to. But after the war, they lost touch.