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Rocket scientists and brain surgeons not necessarily smarter than public

Brain surgeons and rocket scientists are not necessarily smarter than the general public, researchers reported Monday, as they tried to settle the argument of whether the phrase "it's not brain surgery" or "it's not rocket science" is most deserved.

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Venomous snake found lurking in family's Christmas tree

There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above.

Wisconsin family grieving after hospital loses deceased loved one's personal effects

A Wisconsin family grieving the loss of a loved one says the hospital where she died lost all her personal effects.

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UK scrambles for booster shots and tests amid fears of Omicron 'tidal wave'

The United Kingdom's Covid-19 response was under pressure on Tuesday, with the National Health Service (NHS) website crashing due to demand for booster appointments, lateral flow test kits no longer available online and long queues at vaccination walk-in centers.

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A key inflation measure just hit its highest level on record

A key inflation gauge showed that US prices continued to climb in November as pandemic-era supply chain chaos and a labor shortage continues.

Police arrest 13-year-old boy for bringing firearm to school in Wisconsin

Racine police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they say he brought a firearm to a school in the Racine Unified School District.

What Elon Musk as 'Person of the Year' says about us

After a year in which vaccines developed by brilliant scientists became widely available in the United States and health care professionals worked heroically to treat millions of people sickened by Covid-19, Time magazine has selected tech billionaire Elon Musk as its Person of the Year. The choice says so much about our priorities as a culture and the way we fixate on the wealthy -- even when their actions are selfish and irresponsible.

Life can be tough for kids in many anti-abortion states

Almost all of the states that produce the most unfavorable economic and health care outcomes for children are among those poised to ban or severely restrict access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision.

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Getting child tax credit to lowest-income parents proves challenging

When President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats temporarily expanded the child tax credit this spring, they repeatedly touted that it would help cut child poverty nearly in half.

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FEMA chief says powerful storms 'new normal' in era of climate change

Powerful storms like the ones that tore through parts of the central United States this weekend are the "new normal" in an era of climate change, the top federal emergency management official said on Sunday.

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Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election -- and perhaps beyond

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.

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Harris to announce new private sector investments in Northern Triangle

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will announce a new slate of commitments from the private sector to invest in the Northern Triangle, senior White House officials say, marking the administration's latest attempt to address the root causes of migration from the region by promoting economic opportunity.

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Supreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups to shape the court

The anti-abortion movement has won its biggest returns yet on its decades-long investment on reshaping the courts, with a Supreme Court order that allowed the country's second most populous state to cut off almost all access to the procedure.

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December's child tax credit payment will be the last one unless Congress acts

Parents are set to get their last monthly infusion of the expanded child tax credit starting Wednesday -- unless Congress acts to extend it for another year.

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GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid

Donald Trump's closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a Republican-on-Republican matchup in Illinois, a potentially messy scenario that has sparked internal strife in the party and prompted GOP leaders to launch a counter-campaign aimed at keeping Trump on the sidelines.

Democrats say Biden's 'hands partly tied' on Ukraine assistance by budget gridlock

Democratic lawmakers say President Joe Biden's "hands are partly tied" when it comes to sending new military equipment to Ukraine to fend off a potential Russian invasion because Congress has still not passed a budget for 2022 that would unlock "vital additional assistance" to the country.

Biden administration taking steps to improve government processes like going through airport security, filing taxes

The Biden administration is taking steps to make government services easier, more accessible and streamlined for Americans across agencies through an executive order President Joe Biden is slated to sign Monday afternoon.

#MeganTheeGraduate: Megan Thee Stallion celebrates her college graduation

Megan Thee Stallion is now a college graduate, crossing the stage at Texas Southern University on Saturday in cap and gown to receive her diploma with the rest of the student body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody.

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'SNL' took on TikTok with brutal accuracy

TikTok served as a source of hilarious fodder on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live."

The 'Fantastic Beasts 3' trailer is here

The official trailer for the third "Fantastic Beasts" movie is here. The movie, titled "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," comes after a video celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise had dropped in early December, teasing the new movie.