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France has passed a law protecting the 'sensory heritage' of its rural areas, in the face of complaints about the noises and smells typical of the countryside.
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A legally blind 78-year old man has regained his sight after being the inaugural patient to receive a promising new type of corneal implant.
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France has passed a law protecting the 'sensory heritage' of its rural areas, in the face of complaints about the noises and smells typical of the countryside.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters, as officials moved quickly to...
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Illinois officials announced on Thursday that the state is distributing $31.5 million in grants funded by marijuana tax revenue to communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. The funds are part of the state’s Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program, which was established under Illinois’s adult-use cannabis legalization law. It requires
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The expected executive action comes as 'families are struggling with food insecurity like never before.'
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Two upcoming books on Amazon’s bestseller list within hours after the resounding delivery of her poem at the swearing-in
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Musk recently asked for ideas on where to donate his wealth - of which he has promised to give away half but has barely made a dent so far.
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The health secretary tells MPs, in total, more than 5m doses of COVID vaccine have so far been delivered to 4.6m people.
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' go in thinking monster… and they come out thinking a man,' Jim Micheletti, founder of the 'Exercises In Empathy' book club, told CBS News
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Perpetrators could be jailed for up to 20 years under amendments aimed at stamping out the ancient practice
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A small crayfish endemic to Tasmania that hasn't been seen for decades has been found near a Hydro Electric dam in the state's remote west, but climate change could pose a challenge to its survival.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to ban the practice of killing male chicks after they hatch, which results in the death of around 45 million birds per year in the country. The...
A Capitol police officer hailed as a hero for his actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol accompanied Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the inauguration in Washington on Wednesday.
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Goodman single-handedly led a crowd of insurrectionists away from the Senate chamber during the riot at the Capitol.
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In an epic cleanup effort, volunteers removed more than 9,000 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River, one of the dirtiest rivers in the country.
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