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Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 08:15

The detention, which was expected, happened after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from custody on Friday.

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Trump threatens Chicago with National Guard. And, lessons from Katrina, 20 years later

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 06:29

Trump threatens to send National Guard troops to Chicago, similarly to what he has done in the nation's capital. And, Trump and South Korean President Lee will meet today in Washington.

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Whatever happened to ... the race to cure HIV? There's promising news

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 05:48

At the International AIDS Society meeting this year, a young woman from South Africa spoke. She is the first Black woman from Africa to be potentially cured of HIV.

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These fish may feel pleasure while being groomed by other fish

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 05:00

An experiment with threadfin butterflyfish finds that these fish may experience pleasure while being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse — suggesting this capacity goes far back in animal evolution.

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South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00

At a summit meeting in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the U.S. and South Korean presidents will discuss modernizing their 71-year-old alliance and fleshing out a trade deal reached last month.

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A retired general recalls Hurricane Katrina's chaos and lessons still unlearned

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, urges people to be prepared for future disasters.

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Are weighted vests good for bones and muscle? Fact-checking a fitness trend

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00

It's a growing fitness trend. People say wearing a weighted vest when you exercise builds bones, strengthens muscles and improves cardiovascular health. But does research back up these claims?

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Confusion, explosive anger, waiting: A 'quiet' day in New York immigration court

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00

Dozens of immigration courts across the country have become epicenters of the Trump administration's efforts to increase the rate of immigration arrests.

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20 years after Katrina, New Orleans schools are still 'a work in progress'

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00

The city's school system looks almost nothing like it did 20 years ago. People in New Orleans have strong opinions about whether that's good or bad, but the data is hard to argue with.

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How a nurse's call eased a daughter's burden

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 04:00
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Ashley Ludlow's mother passed away in the hospital in 2005. She had followed her mother's wishes and asked that she not be resuscitated. That decision weighed heavy on her until a nurse reassured her.

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U.K. migrant protests spark angry confrontations as government scrambles to respond

Sun, 08/24/2025 - 23:47

Immigration has become a political flashpoint as countries across the West try to cope with an influx of migrants seeking a better life.

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