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Trump administration changes at the VA affecting care for LGBTQ veterans

4:08am March 07, 2025

Staff and patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs say impacts of Trump administration changes to the agency go beyond erasing diversity programs and affect care for LGBTQ patients.

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Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

2:42am March 07, 2025

A buyout to take the drugstore chain private would give it more flexibility to make changes to improve its business without worrying about Wall Street's reaction.

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

7:47pm March 06, 2025

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket but lost contact minutes into the test flight.

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RFK's Vitamin A recommendation for measles worries disease experts

5:43pm March 06, 2025

by Maria Godoy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says the CDC has sent vaccines to Texas, but emphasizes using vitamin A to treat the disease -- worrying infectious disease doctors.

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This week in science: a new desert flower, virtual lemonade and prehistoric bone tools

5:09pm March 06, 2025

by Rachel Carlson

In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.

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5 takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump's FDA nominee

4:18pm March 06, 2025

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

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Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000

4:09pm March 06, 2025

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

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Trump says 'male circumcision in Mozambique' is a 'scam.' What's the program about?

2:41pm March 06, 2025

In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — including "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

1:05pm March 06, 2025

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.

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Intuitive Machines sends another probe to the moon, but can't stick the landing

11:28am March 06, 2025

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the correct position. The same thing happened last time.

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