Uri Berliner, a National Public Radio senior editor who wrote a scathing online essay accusing the public radio network of harboring a liberal bias, said Wednesday he had resigned from the outlet.
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Climate change will make you poorer, according to a new report
Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income over just the next 26 years, …
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Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’
Apple has fixed a bug that suggested the Palestinian flag emoji when some users searched for the word Jerusalem in the emoji keyboard.
On Tuesday, the company addressed the bug with the latest beta …
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Copenhagen stunned by devastating stock exchange fire, as police launch probe into blaze
Police launched an investigation Wednesday into the fire that tore through Copenhagens famous stock exchange building, causing the collapse of its spire and damaging centuries-old artwork and archite…
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Maternal mortality: Your ethnicity is a strong determinant of whether you survive childbirth
Women and girls who are poor, belong to ethnic, racial and Indigenous minority groups are more likely to die because they lack access to timely healthcare. This was one of the main findings publishe…
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Snake on a bullet train causes rare railway delay in Japan
Almost nothing stops Japans famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes.
On Tu…
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Book bans are accelerating across the country amid right-wing pressure campaign
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Opinion: The FAFSA fiasco is a huge problem for students and colleges
Editors Note: David M. Perry is a journalist, historian and co-author of The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe. He is the associate director of undergraduate studies in the history depart…
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‘Kids need to breathe just like adults do:’ $35 price caps don’t apply to asthma meds young children need, doctors say
Kerry Pearl remembers the pharmacist holding up the medicine her 4-year-old son needed to help him breathe.
He was literally holding it, looking at me like: I cant give you this, she recalls. My poo…
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Live updates: Israel weighs response to Iran attack, US will impose new sanctions on Tehran
Israel, aided by its allies, dodged a bullet Sunday.
To be more precise, 60 tons of explosives aboard more than 350 Iranian projectiles, some bigger than a family car, failed to dodge Israels defens…
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