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Dust-covered solar panels mean NASA Mars lander's mission is coming to an end
The NASA InSight lander, which has been revealing the mysterious interior of Mars since 2018, is coming to an end. Due to a decreasing power supply, the mission will cease scientific operations by the end of late summer, said Kathya Zamora Garcia, InSight deputy project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, during a news conference Tuesday.
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Brain stimulation device enables new understanding of OCD
A team of researchers surgically implanted brain stimulators in patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to not only treat their disabling symptoms but also – for the first time – to simultaneously record and wirelessly stream brain signals. All five patients, whose OCD symptoms were severe and resistant to conventional therapy, have enjoyed significant improvement. In addition, the novel recordings have helped explain the relationship between brain activity and OCD symptoms. Their findings were recently published in Nature Medicine.
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Moms Who Triumph Through Adult Education
Graduation is a significant milestone, but it will be particularly special for 77 courageous adult learners who overcame challenges and got a second chance to earn their high school credentials.
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New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says
Scientists say they have developed a new type of antibiotic to treat bacteria that is resistant to most current antibiotics and kills a large percentage of people with an invasive infection.
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Why do we have right-on-red - is it time to get rid of it?
In America, traveling through red lights on right turns has become a rule of the road. Frequently, you get honked at if you don’t speed through fast enough.
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Protest Options: A List of Links to Petitions, Donations, Resources and Education
education/">Good Black News Protest is powerful – so much so, it is listed as a right in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. But when marching is not an option, there are other ways to keep fighting for justice.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson with Katherine Johnson and other members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc./photo credit Instagram
Published on January 9, 2017
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson and other members presents $10,000 donation to Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin Lane/photo TSU
Published on June 22, 2018
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Cypress Homecare Solutions offers a caregiver training lab where family members can learn how to properly lift and transfer their aging loved one. This is …
Published on May 6, 2019
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Subway is selling 10,000 passes to members of its free loyalty program. Pictured is a Subway restaurant in Princeton, Illinois, on April 20, 2017. Mandatory …
Published on August 23, 2022
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United Auto Workers union members strike at a General Motors assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, that builds the full-size SUV sport utility vehicles. Mandatory Credit: …
Published on January 30, 2024
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"From the Field to the Stands" Former NFL TE Andrew Glover
“Chris, keep driving big boy,” says the loud voice bellowing from the football stands at Magnolia High School (Magnolia, Texas). It is an early humid morning and the man behind the voice is in his usual spot with the other dads who have come out to support their sons.
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Texas A&M-coordinated study expects COVID-19 economic impacts of $2.5 trillion loss in goods, services nationwide
Three universities analyze pandemic’s short-, long-term impacts on U.S. agriculture sectors
COVID-19 is expected to reduce the U.S. gross domestic product, GDP, by $2.5 trillion and employment by 19 million full-time equivalent jobs over the next year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife coordinated study.
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Blaming mass shootings on mental illness is 'inaccurate' and 'stigmatizing,' experts say
President Donald Trump described a weekend of two mass shootings — one in El Paso, Texas, and the other in Dayton, Ohio — as a "mental illness problem."
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Kids and the Covid-19 vaccine: A pediatrician answers safety questions
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant emergency use authorization next week to Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for teens and children ages 12 to 15.
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9 keys to living a longer, happier life
Whether it's pursuing a demanding career, eating better or maintaining friendships, accomplishing the feats we most desire requires a healthy foundation.
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Trump leads in polls, money – and understanding the delegate race
Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race, but he’s also already ahead in an essential area that’s gotten less notice: the delegate process.
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The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services found the department was not, as of earlier this fall, conducting required FBI fingerprint …
Published on November 28, 2018
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Members of search and rescue teams gather for a moment of silence and prayer at the memorial to the victims in the collapsed 12-story Champlain …
Published on July 8, 2021
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Ben Borsik, left, with his grandpa, Willi Carsten, in 2016. Carsten passed away this week. Carsten was a longtime baker and beloved member of the …
Published on January 19, 2022

