94 m. ago City of Washington Increase Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Rates

City of Washington Increase Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Rates  KCII Radio

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3 h. ago Trump administration cuts program that was developing a promising new HIV vaccine

For nearly 15 years, Dennis Burton worked on creating an HIV vaccine considered to be one of the leading vaccine efforts. In late May, he learned the Trump administration was ending the project.

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3 h. ago Eleanor Norton, D.C.’s Delegate in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline

Colleagues and friends say the District of Columbia’s 87-year-old nonvoting delegate, a civil-rights leader and veteran of fights over home rule, is struggling to do her job.

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9 h. ago Party Politics Is Said to Have Played a Role in Kennedy’s Firing of Vaccine Advisers

The health secretary cited financial conflicts, but a White House official and someone familiar with his thinking said he was also concerned about ties to Democrats.

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11 h. ago "Forever chemicals" found in fish caught in San Francisco Bay, report warns

"Forever chemicals" found in fish caught in San Francisco Bay, report warns  CBS News

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14 h. ago Fentanyl deaths among the young are dropping. Can the trend continue?

Fentanyl and other street drugs killed more than 230,000 people under the age of 35 in the U.S. over the last decade. But now new federal data shows drug deaths among young people are plummeting at an unprecedented rate – saving thousands of lives each year. What's driving the drop, and with federal funding cuts on the horizon, will it continue?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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15 h. ago Vaccine committee gutted by RFK Jr. included Washington scientist

Vaccine committee gutted by RFK Jr. included Washington scientist  Kitsap Sun

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15 h. ago Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Say Trump Administration's Actions Left 'Stain' on Constitution

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Say Trump Administration's Actions Left 'Stain' on Constitution  U.S. News & World Report

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16 h. ago HHS head RFK Jr. is removing all members of a key CDC vaccine policy committee

Health and Human Services head, RFK Jr, is replacing all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. We discuss the potential impact on public health policy.

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16 h. ago YouTube says its ecosystem created 490k jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024

YouTube's impact report shows that the creator economy has continued to grow, despite less interest from venture capitalists.

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16 h. ago Deion Sanders misses Colorado's annual football camps due to unspecified health issue: report

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is reportedly dealing with an unspecified health issue after he missed Colorado's annual summer football camps.

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17 h. ago Washington home insurance rates jump 19.5%, third highest in the U.S.

Washington home insurance rates jump 19.5%, third highest in the U.S.  FOX 28 Spokane

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18 h. ago Nolte: American Interest in Purchasing Electric Vehicles Declines

Americans are not as interested in purchasing electric vehicles (EVs) as they once were, according to an AAA poll. The post Nolte: American Interest in Purchasing Electric Vehicles Declines appeared first on Breitbart.

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18 h. ago Idaho & Washington rank low on starter home purchases, report finds

Idaho & Washington rank low on starter home purchases, report finds  KLEW TV

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18 h. ago Paramount lays off several hundred employees amid linear TV declines and 'dynamic macro

Paramount lays off several hundred employees amid linear TV declines and 'dynamic macro-environment'  Los Angeles Times

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19 h. ago Local doc discusses ‘red alert’ after RFK Jr. cans vaccine panel

Dr. Jeremy Faust in the Substack "Inside Medicine" warns of the potential impacts a new CDC vaccine advisory committee could have. The post Local doc discusses ‘red alert’ after RFK Jr. cans vaccine panel appeared first on Boston.com.

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19 h. ago Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, Pew study says

The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape.

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20 h. ago Report gives new details on Trump assassination attempt suspect's 'descent into madness'

An investigation has revealed new details about the mental state of the suspect who opened fire at then-former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania last summer.

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21 h. ago Report: Meta taps Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang to join new ‘superintelligence’ lab

Mark Zuckerberg is hand-picking top researchers and engineers to join an upcoming AI research lab dedicated to “superintelligence," and Scale AI's Alexandr Wang is on the list.

Technology

22 h. ago A promising new HIV vaccine was set to start trials. Then came Trump's latest cuts

On May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year.

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