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Trump administration admits to targeting blue states for energy grant cutsDec 17, 2025 4:08 pm - The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally.
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Quest to slow aging leads scientists into the powerhouse of cellsDec 17, 2025 9:40 am - Scientists at Texas A&M University have discovered a way to recharge aging and damaged cells, an innovation that could lead to better treatment for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, muscular dystrophy and fatty liver disease.
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New clues about long COVID’s cause could unlock treatmentsDec 17, 2025 9:39 am - Why some people experience long-lasting physical and mental effects from COVID-19 could be linked to chronic inflammation, according to new research that experts say could help develop new treatments for the confounding condition that continues to afflict millions.
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Why did we get so much snow, so fast this season? A polar vortexDec 17, 2025 9:30 am - Snow season has gotten off to a fast start across swaths of the northern United States this year. Fueled in part by an unusually early disruption to the polar vortex — wh...
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Piping impaired? ‘Embroidery’ cookies turn frosting dots into seasonal designsDec 17, 2025 5:53 am - Not great at piping on cookies? Try dots. Cookbook author Molly Yeh has perfected this technique of piping dots into a configuration that resembles embroidery. She shares some of her go-to designs, plus her version of the ideal sugar cookie cutout — sturdy enough to hold up to decorating, yet soft enough to melt in your mouth.
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How to bake your best batch of cutout cookies yetDec 17, 2025 5:38 am - Cutout cookies are a holiday baking staple. Yet it can be all too easy to watch in dismay as your dough sticks and tears or those cute little snowmen turn into a shapeless blobs. If you’re looking to take your cutout cookies to a new, neater level, here are some top tips.
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Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries after shooting of Guard membersDec 16, 2025 7:27 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday added 20 countries to a list whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entering the United States, swelling the total to 39 as his administration seeks to further restrict legal immigration after an Afghan immigrant was charged in the shooting of two National Guard troops last month.
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Two Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American MuslimsDec 16, 2025 7:24 pm - Two Republicans in Congress are calling for the mass expulsion of Muslims from the United States following the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia over the weekend, amplifying an increasingly brazen Islamophobic sentiment within the party.
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US strikes three more alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, killing 8Dec 16, 2025 7:08 pm - U.S. forces killed eight alleged drug smugglers in three separate boat strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, raising the death toll in the Trump administration’s counternarcotics campaign to at least 95.
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You might regret buying that viral couchDec 16, 2025 6:17 pm - The modular couch looked great in online ads, but once in their living room, the buyers found it was more trendy than comfortable.
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