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A new Texas Public Opinion Research poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 40%. Texas Senate Race James Talarico (D) 47%   Ken Paxton (R) 40%   Texas Public Opinion Research poll

The Trump administration is planning to quietly sell part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer.

“Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people, including at least one newborn, who died after contracting measles in Pennsylvania, as governor Josh Shapiro tangles with Robert F Kennedy Jr over his ‘inaccurate and misleading claims,'” The Guardian reports. “Kennedy, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, […]

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will combine Hubble-like detail with a field of view 100 times larger, giving astronomers a sweeping new way to explore the cosmos. Its observations could uncover hidden planets, map billions of cosmic objects, and help scientists unravel the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Scientists have created light-activated drugs that helped blind mice perceive light again and restored visually guided behavior without gene therapy, implants, or specialized lighting. Even more intriguingly, two of the most promising compounds worked when administered as eye drops, pointing toward a potentially simple new approach to restoring vision.

A popular vanilla flavoring in e-cigarettes may interfere with some of the earliest steps of human development. In lab experiments, vanillin caused embryonic stem cells to lose their ability to develop normally and pushed them toward forming only certain types of tissue.

A 20-year study of 400,000 students found that children who attended public school pre-K earned better grades and test scores through high school than those in other childcare settings. Better-trained teachers and earlier exposure to structured classrooms may help explain why the advantage lasted so long.

Some chimpanzees in West Africa repeatedly throw rocks at particular trees, creating piles of stones that can remain in use for more than a decade. Researchers think this unusual behavior may be cultural and could serve as a form of communication, territorial signaling, or something more symbolic. Camera traps and audio recordings are now being used to reveal who throws the stones and how nearby chimpanzees respond.

Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records
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The university, whose 1980s rape crisis figured prominently in a ProPublica article, committed to support survivors at “every step of the process.” Now it’s in court to stop police from sharing many records with a student who was assaulted in 1987.
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Shoppers in Europe, Brazil, and Mexico can save up to 50% on high-quality returned and refurbished items, while U.S. customers can enjoy second-hand deals as part of the Labor Day Deals event.

ICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.”

MAGA creeps Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro attacked Canada for refusing to bow down to Trump's moronic tariffs so they've begun smearing our neighbor as "little Hong Kong" and a "subsidiary of China." These two scumbags helped orchestrate the insurrection on January 6, and...

A week ago, President Trump told a South Carolina rally exactly how he wants Republicans to think about the midterm elections. Said Trump: “What I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just say that I’m on the ballot one more time.” Join now to continue reading. Members get […]

“Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, sought to alleviate concerns about his commitment to taming elevated inflation in a closely-watched speech on Friday,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Warsh, delivering his first address to the world’s leading economic policymakers at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo. affirmed that the central […]

Trump is refusing to attend the 25th 9/11 anniversary memorial at ground zero because he is not allowed to make a speech.

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A Saugerties mother's death nearly two decades ago still haunts her family. Rhonda Holliday's case remains unsolved, and answers feel further away than ever. Continue reading…

The largest benefactor of the Interior Department’s most recent illegal wind buyout is an Australian-American billionaire whose private equity firm will receive $900 million in exchange for a stake in a methane gas terminal in Louisiana. The near-billion-dollar buyout comes after the same billionaire gave a $1 million bribe to the originator of the deal.

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Tompkins Square Park on Sunday afternoon for its annual free concert.  This year's program is headlined by saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, the son of jazz legends John and Alice Coltrane — and an accomplished bandleader and colla...