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February 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced. It's the fourth transplant of its kind in the U.S., and is part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the FDA.
Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire became the fourth person to receive a pig’s kidney.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 7
Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas
www.merriam-webster.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM