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May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it’s unlikely to help reveal the condition’s root causes. The program will involve a data sharing agreement between the National Institutes of Health,
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By Aaron Beard, AP Basketball Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is reducing its 20-game men’s basketball schedule to 18, giving teams two more spots for marquee nonconference games in a bid to boost a league getting a dwindling haul of NCAA Tournament bids, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The person spoke to
READ MOREMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will soon join the states that have banned or restricted the presence of cellphones in schools. The Alabama Senate on Wednesday voted 30-2 for the bill to prohibit students in K-12 public schools from using phones during the school day. The phones must be “turned off and stored off their
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they run into resistance from more centrist GOP lawmakers opposed to ending nearly-free health care coverage for their constituents back home. This is as
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Google is partnering with Elementl Power on three project sites for advanced nuclear energy as the energy required to power burgeoning artificial intelligence projects rises sharply. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Google will provide capital for the projects, which the companies say will each produce 600 megawatts of power capacity. No dollar
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A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but U.S. government regulators want to see data on whether the new vaccine protects people from getting sick. Researchers from vaccine-maker Moderna reported in a study published Wednesday that the new combo shot generated a stronger immune response against COVID-19
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By Shane Willis, Carolina Hurricanes correspondent Former Carolina Hurricanes player and current analyst Shane Willis offers his insight into the Canes’ playoff run with a day-after recap of each game. Shane’s take The Hurricanes played to their identity and smothered the Capitals with relentless pursuit. They won battles in the trenches and out chanced the
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws. Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the country’s conservation agency said Wednesday. What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seen emerging
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Our prediction for this MLS match: Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles FC This prediction will be released soon. This match will be played on 12/05/2025 at 01:00 Prediction: NA Highlighted Team (Los Angeles FC): Seeing that Los Angeles FC will be competing in Major League Soccer from the 2018 season, the club chiefs did well to
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