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A Utah Town Remembers Its Mayor, Killed In Action In Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier was Major Brent Taylor, and he was both an officer in the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogden, Utah.
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Microplastics Are Turning Up Everywhere, Even In Human Excrement
Microplastics have been found in human stool samples from countries in many parts of the world, according to a small pilot study being presented this week at the 26th annual United European Gastroenterology conference in Vienna.
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You're Gonna Hear Them Roar: 'I Am Woman' Is An Anthem Beyond Its Era
One of the best-known anthems of second-wave American feminism might not have become a No. 1 hit without an obnoxious display of macho behavior.
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Sandra Day O'Connor's Dementia Announcement Puts Spotlight On Alzheimer's
The retired Supreme Court justice announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with dementia and potentially Alzheimer's disease.
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Rate Of C-Sections Rising At An 'Alarming' Rate, Report Says
The rate of cesarean sections around the world is increasing at an "alarming" rate, reported an international team of doctors and scientists.
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Trump address on Afghanistan, annotated
President Donald Trump is addressing the nation Monday night, beginning at 6 p.m. PT, on U.S. engagement and "the path forward" in Afghanistan and South...
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Live Blog: Total solar eclipse crosses the U.S.
It is indeed dark during the day as a total solar eclipse makes its way from Oregon to South Carolina. Eleven states are in the path of total darkness....
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Donald Trump Jr.'s emails annotated by NPR reporters
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted images of emails regarding his 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer on Tuesday.
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The First 100 Days: Trump's Action Plan Annotated
Before his election, back in October, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump laid out a 100 Day Action Plan. He called it his Contract With The...
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Trump's revised travel order, annotated
President Trump has signed a revised executive order, once again barring travel to the United States from six majority-Muslim countries and suspending...