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California Senate candidate Steve Garvey calls student protesters ‘terrorists’

Politics
Amanda Smith

Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey delivered sharp words Thursday about college students protesting the Israel-Hamas war, repeatedly calling them “terrorists” and urging ...

Tensions flare over US campus protests as House speaker condemns ‘mob rule’

Politics
Amanda Smith

Tensions over the protests sweeping US college campuses mounted on Wednesday as the House speaker, Mike Johnson, jumped into the fray with ...

Columbia rabbi warns Jewish students to go home, don’t come back to campus because of ‘extreme antisemitism’

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Metro breaking By Doree Lewak and Isabel Keane Published April 21, 2024 Updated April 21, 2024, 12:47 p.m. ET A prominent rabbi ...

Over 100 arrested at Columbia University as police move in on pro-Palestinian protesters

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK — Police arrested more than 100 people at Columbia University on Thursday at a makeshift encampment set up by pro-Palestinian ...

Older adults have a higher risk of falling. Experts share the best ways to prevent it.

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

As we get older, the risks of falling increase. Balance and vision decline, while medical conditions such as low blood pressure and ...

Gene Variant Shields Against Alzheimer’s

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers identified a genetic variant that significantly lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%, potentially benefiting hundreds of ...

Unlocking Motion: The Unexpected Complexity of Motor Neurons

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers upended traditional views on motor neurons through their groundbreaking study on fruit flies. Demonstrating that individual motor neurons can produce ...

Unlocking Cell Death Secrets: Lipids Key to Ferroptosis Control

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying a rare lipid as a crucial factor in ferroptosis, a unique form of cell ...

How we tallied local bans, limits on renewable energy nationwide

U.S.
Amanda Smith

As wind turbines get more efficient and solar panels more affordable, wind and solar plants have grown rapidly.  Efforts to block them ...

Why US counties often ban solar, wind power plants

Business
Jessica Roberts

Across America’s power grid, there’s a growing gap between what we need and what we’ll allow. As the planet warms and climate ...