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FCC Chair Moves to Rekindle Net Neutrality Fight 
FCC Chair Moves to Rekindle Net Neutrality Fight 
FCC Chair Moves to Rekindle Net Neutrality Fight 
2023-09-27 21:17:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday kick-started the process to restore “net neutrality” regulations, declaring that “no one can have a fair shot at 21st century success” without “fast, open and fair” access to the internet.... Read More

Health
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs

WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government come midnight on Saturday, but on how that almost inevitable shutdown will... Read More

Amazon Sued by FTC and 17 States Over Allegations It Inflates Prices and Overcharges Sellers

Amazon is being sued by U.S. regulators and and 17 states over allegations that the company abuses its position in... Read More

2023-09-26 17:12:43
Vilsack Warns Farmers, Children Will Feel Shutdown’s Effect Almost Immediately

WASHINGTON — With a partial federal shutdown growing ever more likely come midnight Saturday, the Biden administration on Monday began... Read More

2023-09-26 14:38:18
Nearly 7% of Americans Say They Have Had Long COVID

ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year,... Read More

2023-09-27 17:33:06

Renewable Energy

Boost in Solar Energy and EV Sales Gives Hope for Climate Goals, Report Says
Renewable Energy
Boost in Solar Energy and EV Sales Gives Hope for Climate Goals, Report Says
2023-09-26 13:20:32
by Home

The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday. For the last two years, the rate... Read More

Supreme Court

Justice Kagan Calls for New Code of Conduct for Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Justice Kagan Calls for New Code of Conduct for Supreme Court
2023-09-25 21:40:46
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan is calling for a “code of conduct” for the Supreme Court in a departure from the position held by most of her colleagues. She announced her support for the code of conduct in a speech... Read More

Environment

Appeals Court Rejects Bid for Stay of ‘Good Neighbor’ Pollution Plan
Environment
Appeals Court Rejects Bid for Stay of ‘Good Neighbor’ Pollution Plan
2023-09-25 19:38:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Monday rejected an attempt by the state of Utah to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a plan to protect downwind states from smog that blows from... Read More

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2023-09-26 21:51:28
by Tom Ramstack
President’s Son Sues Rudy Giuliani for Revealing Data From a Laptop

WASHINGTON — Presidential son Hunter Biden claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani and his former lawyer violated... Read More

WASHINGTON — Presidential son Hunter Biden claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani and his former lawyer violated his privacy by publicly revealing personal computer data. The data was taken from a laptop Biden left at a computer... Read More

2023-09-25 17:11:01
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Injection-Free Diabetes Control May Be Within Reach

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the... Read More

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can... Read More

2023-09-25 15:41:28
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FDA Skeptical of Experimental ALS Treatment Pushed by Patient Advocates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease. Those advocates still face one giant... Read More

2023-09-27 17:34:26
by Dan McCue
CDC Resets Flu Shot Messaging

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public expectations around the influenza vaccine and clearing up long-standing misapprehensions about the shot. The new campaign, called “Wild to Mild,”... Read More

2023-09-25 14:46:54
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We Carry DNA From Neanderthals and Science Is Now Revealing Their Genetic Legacy

Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors.... Read More

Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had children. So some of who they were never went away — it's in our genes. And... Read More

2023-09-25 14:38:08
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Writers' Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screenwriters’ union leaders and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement to end a historic strike after nearly... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screenwriters’ union leaders and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of film and television filming is near an end. Actors remain on... Read More

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