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Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declinesMay 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the...
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Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissentMay 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
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On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunchMay 17, 2025 6:24 pm - On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. ...
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AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.May 17, 2025 1:15 pm - Artificial intelligence might not seem like an obvious focus for a new pope taking over the world’s largest Christian church. AI is developing faster than most people can...
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk comingMay 16, 2025 11:41 am - After widespread thunderstorms and some tornadoes knocked power out to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Great Lakes region, a continued severe weather outbreak is expected through Friday night. It will be the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats through the weekend.
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‘Deaf President Now!’ amplifies the birth of a rights movementMay 16, 2025 9:39 am - The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president in its 124-year history — may seem like an incremental advancement for representation in the deaf community. But it was so much more.
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Carolyn Hax: Weight loss praise turns judgmental when GLP-1 drugs are mentionedMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - Dropping the pounds with a weight-loss drug has brought more criticism than praise from both friends and family members. Should the drug just stop being mentioned? Carolyn Hax says take the high road with the critics.
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4 ways to make your house germier — in a good wayMay 16, 2025 1:09 am - You’ve heard talk about your gut microbiome — now there’s science-backed advice to pay attention to the microbiome in your home. Yes, that means welcoming the (good) germs in and letting them stick around.
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5% of 10th- and 12th-graders say they’ve used nicotine pouchesMay 16, 2025 12:56 am - More U.S. high schoolers used nicotine pouches — smokeless nicotine powder products — last year than the year before, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.
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The worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleepMay 16, 2025 12:48 am - If you’d like to sleep well tonight, you should probably avoid exercising this evening, especially if your workout will be intense.