10 h. ago New books this week track John Williams' life, future pandemics and NASA fiction

This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy.

Politics

3 d. ago Booker T Washington takes down Muskogee in the Game of the Week

Booker T Washington takes down Muskogee in the Game of the Week  News On 6

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7 d. ago This week sees a number of new books from seasoned heavy hitters

A number of seasoned veterans with a taste for big swings and clever premises have new novels out this week, including stories of gothic horror and dark academia from the likes of R.F. Kuang, Leah Stein and Helen Oyeyemi.

Events

1 week ago Operation Warp Speed was miraculous. Trump admin should not abandon technology that made it possible

Federal mRNA research funding cut by Kennedy threatens future medical breakthroughs and pandemic preparedness despite proven vaccine technology success.

Politics

3 w. ago New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires, and a Slaughter thriller

Just published this week: A portrait of the lucrative drug-treatment industry; a memoir of a female firefighter; debut fiction from an Emmy-winning TV writer; and a brand new Karin Slaughter thriller.

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3 w. ago How RFK Jr.’s mRNA crackdown affects vaccinemaking and future pandemics

How RFK Jr.’s mRNA crackdown affects vaccinemaking and future pandemics  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.

Science

4 w. ago Montana fugitive's brother serving life sentence for separate murder conviction in same town

Montana fugitive Michael Paul Brown, wanted for alleged killing of four bar patrons, has a brother William Brown currently serving life in prison for murder in Arizona

Events

4 w. ago New books this week: unconventional novels and an oral history of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

An oral history of the atomic bomb detonations 80 years ago leads this week's list of publishing highlights, which also includes a handful of novels by authors including Louis Sachar and Jason Mott.

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