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Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi used an oldie-but- goodie technology to devise a vaccine that’s easy to make — and...
read morePeter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi used an oldie-but- goodie technology to devise a vaccine that’s easy to make — and...
read moreSome news coverage of the latest 2020 census results may have led you to think the white population in the U.S. is shrinking or in...
read moreZaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, La., celebrates winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World on...
read morePresident Biden has said many times that he wants most schools to be open by his 100th day in office, April 30. And on Friday, Feb....
read moreCory Turner – Freda and her 9-year-old son visit the Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati. She and her five children have been...
read moreA high school senior kneels in the forest duff, grasping a handmade bow. He moves his arm back and forth, and a high-pitched...
read moreSylvia Poggioli – In this file photo dated September 1945, Pope Pius XII raises his right hand in a papal blessing at the...
read moreHumans have never been particularly good at eradicating entire viruses, and COVID-19 might not be any different. More than 19 million...
read moreBecky Harlan/NPR There’s growing evidence that masks help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Committing to wearing a mask out...
read moreThere’s a new drink on the menu at the Twisted Citrus, and it matches some new drapery. The Rubber Duckie Mimosa, a concoction...
read moreThe famous food stalls and shops on Mumbai’s Mohammed Ali Road are closed during India’s lockdown. “This is the...
read moreAs classes move online, many schools fear students with disabilities could be left behind, in violation of federal laws. The...
read moreSchool leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas are abandoning the videoconferencing service after reports of...
read moreDennis Johnson fell victim last week to a new form of harassment known as “Zoombombing,” in which intruders hijack video...
read moreLA Johnson/NPR It was a pretty normal St. Patrick’s Day. Nathan Stewart and a couple of friends were hanging out, drinking a...
read moreAs COVID-19 spreads rapidly through the United States, many American doctors could soon be making the decisions that overwhelmed...
read moreBy Sydney Lupkin – Sudeep Taksali, an orthopedic surgeon, became worried that his 8-year-old daughter had already grown taller...
read moreCan a mask really keep you from catching the virus? To answer that, it helps to clarify which kinds of masks we’re talking...
read moreWhen the rapper T.I. said he has his teenage daughter undergo an annual virginity test, protests arose in the U.S. In fact, the...
read moreActive shooter drills are one way schools prepare for possible shootings. Now a new report underlines a method for prevention: threat...
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