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Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation | Trump administration

Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation | Trump administration

The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office “on behalf of President Donald J Trump” stating that their position was “terminated, effective immediately”. “I wasn’t entirely surprised, to be…

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Crockett condemns political violence but suggests Trump assassination attempts may be fake

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, posted on social media what appeared to be contradictory messages about the shooting over the weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In the shooting that unfolded at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., gunman Cole Tomas Allen of California rushed through a security checkpoint…

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Salmonella outbreak spreads across Europe

Salmonella outbreak spreads across Europe

A multi-country outbreak of Salmonella has sickened nearly 50 people with suspicions again falling on sprout seeds from Italy. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the outbreak is affecting at least six European countries and the United Kingdom. Ireland, Finland and the UK have reported 48 patients infected with genetically…

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Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds

A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from Atlantic groups. Both Atlantic and Mediterranean populations have declined for the past 200,000 years. Considering more recent threats to the whales, this finding has important implications for conservation, particularly considering increasing anthropogenic pressures. Source: Read Full…

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