Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, relieved — to see her exit.
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Roger Sweet, the toymaker who designed the brawny superhero He-Man, has died. He was 91. Mattel, Sweet’s longtime employer and the toy company behind the Masters of the Universe characters, …
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Health
An AI model beat ER doctors at diagnosing patients, in a new study : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResearchers tested an AI model against ER doctors and found the model outperformed the humans. shapecharge/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption shapecharge/E+/Getty Images A patient shows up at the hospital …
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National
Texas coastal city faces worsening water shortage due to prolonged drought
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter years of drought, Corpus Christi, Texas, is on the brink of a water emergency, as freshwater sources have dried up, leaving close to half a million people at risk …
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Life Style
A 13.5-mile urban hike connects parks, neighborhoods in Northeast L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the spines of the invasive thistle bit into my legs, I worried I had failed. I had spent hours at my computer staring at maps of northeast Los Angeles …
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latimes
House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President …
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npr
Trump pulls Casey Means’ stalled surgeon general nomination, announces new pick
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDr. Casey Means testifies during a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Surgeon General on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, in Washington. Tom Brenner/AP hide caption …
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thehill
Staff who signed ‘Katrina Declaration’ critical of Trump admin are reinstated at FEMA
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesStaffers who signed the “Katrina Declaration,” an open letter critical of the Trump administration, have been reinstated at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “We have been reinstated,” Abby McIlraith, …
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nytimes
How the Voting Rights Act Bolstered Black Representation in the House
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe central tenet of American democracy is the right to vote. But in practice, for Black voters, especially in the South, it wasn’t until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 …
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bbc sport
Scott McTominay: The day Scotland midfielder scored an even better overhead kick in training
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGlasgow is not the only place to capture McTominay in artwork, though, with a mural in Naples’ Spanish quarter dedicated to him too. Both he and Gilmour have made a …