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A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated.

Scientists called the collapse of the glacier “unprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.
May 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Breaking News: Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after finishing second in last year’s competition.
Spelling Bee Live Updates: After Coming in Second Last Year, Faizan Zaki Wins
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Chris Judge’s “A Daily Cloud” project began in 2020, born from quiet days in the garden during lockdown. With simple lines and a touch of imagination, he turned everyday skies into playful scenes - one cloud at a time. [1/3]

Credits: adailycloud [FB]
#clouds #creative
May 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
'Much more difficult': Cuts leave Calif. sections of Pacific Crest Trail in shambles www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
'Much more difficult': Cuts leave famed California trail in shambles
The famed California hike, the PCT from Mexico to Canada, will be especially challenging this year due to Donald Trump's funding cuts.
www.sfgate.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Musk is dismantling a small but important independent agency that supports economic development in poor but stable nations. Employees at the Millennium Challenge Corporation were informed that they would be offered early retirement or deferred resignation following visits from Musk’s staffers.
April 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The acting head of the government’s human resources arm, Charles Ezell, is refusing to testify in tomorrow’s case that challenges the legality of the recent mass firings of federal workers. His absence raises serious questions—what is there to hide?
March 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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One of these things is not like the other.
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
March 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM