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Texas residents wait and watch as a sinkhole in their town grows https://t.co/nz4S8GqMaK

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Arguments that trans athletes have an unfair advantage lacks evidence to support https://t.co/2SZVrf0p4b

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Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now https://t.co/B9pcVmmxgc

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New research finds plants make noise when stressed https://t.co/KrCdt7AElx

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Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change https://t.co/GSOUiNYjia

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Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona https://t.co/vNagKuOWWD

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For the first time in 15 years, liberals win control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court https://t.co/7R7t1pdoe3

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What will AI mean for the popular app Be My Eyes? https://t.co/3SrZeFESXB

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Today's election could weaken conservatives' long-held advantage in Wisconsin https://t.co/W53UW7OtiE

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From 4chan to international politics, a bug-eating conspiracy theory goes mainstream https://t.co/bSNYTOI7CQ

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These are the 4 astronauts who'll take a trip around the moon next year https://t.co/ri72ICh8wo

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Building a better brain through music, dance and poetry https://t.co/QtyVHcowrp

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Why deforestation means less rain in tropical forests https://t.co/HvT6hKBZnC

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Scientists create an eco-friendly paint that mimics nature https://t.co/BaQKnZtUbX

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Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law https://t.co/5ZgApVySHy

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A beetle species found on a former California governor's ranch has been named for him https://t.co/uR33hO8oWI

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There's a second outbreak of Marburg virus in Africa. Climate change could be a factor https://t.co/5aEG4ysuTE

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These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after adapting to pest control https://t.co/1yjr3YQrSM

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After 50 years, a Florida aquarium plans to return Lolita the orca to her home waters https://t.co/NDeTiFirPA

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Idaho lawmakers pass a bill to prevent minors from leaving the state for abortion https://t.co/M9BAYFOqY2