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A Secret History of the Japanese Army

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 14:15

On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WWII, the legacy of a biological warfare unit still haunts. And human rights activists are alarmed by the Trump administration’s changing focus. 

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Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 14:05

A new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care.

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Embryos small but mighty, first live videos show

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 13:00

Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to more and better treatments for infertility.

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Some John Grisham adaptations are better than others. We ranked them

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:10
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A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels.

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CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:21

The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.

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Tensions grow as Trump and Washington, D.C. officials fight over police authority

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:19

Tension in the nation's capital escalated over the question of who controls the city's police department after Washington, D.C.'s Attorney General sued over the White House's bid for full control.

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What to know ahead of Trump-Putin summit. And, Texas Democrats could end boycott

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 06:07

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska today. Here's what you need to know before the summit. And, Texas Democrats could end their boycott if California also begins redistricting.

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