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NJ progressive Analilia Mejia accused of dodging in-person debates before special election

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive House candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under fire for dodging in-person debates with her GOP opponent ahead of an April special election, prompting accusations that she is reluctant to defend her far-left platform before voters. Republican candidate…

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Why we become attached to trees

Why we become attached to trees

RJ Laverne’s childhood home in Detroit had a big elm out front. In fact, the whole neighborhood was lined with them: great, graceful trees whose branches spread across the street to create a shady canopy. Elms were so widely planted in cities and suburbs in the 19th and 20th centuries that they became known as…

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Do water picks really work? Dentists weigh in.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Perhaps you are one of the many Americans who have a small boxy tank balanced precariously on their bathroom sink. Or maybe you’ve seen one at a friend’s house—the appliances known as water flossers, oral irrigators, or often by…

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MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’ | Palantir

MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’ | Palantir

Claims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee. It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science,…

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Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study finds

Dangerous weather events typically associated with extreme global warming could become more frequent even under moderate levels of heating, a new study finds. Deadly floods in cities and catastrophic droughts in major crop-producing regions may hit more often than previously thought under a climate scenario where global temperatures stabilize at around 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2…

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