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The death rate in the United States decline by 3.8% in 2024, falling to the lowest level since 2020, according to a federal report​.
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A suspect was taken into custody after five soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart Army Base in Georgia; Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, is fast-tracking a plan to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon.
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Republicans and Democrats are still far apart on how to avert a government shutdown just three weeks before funding runs out.
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At least two students were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the Denver metro area.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ book, “107 Days,” will detail her sprint of a race for the presidency.
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Maps show the best weeks in 2025 for leaf peeping across the U.S., with peak colors arriving as early as late September in some states.
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Poland says it shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine; Major U.S. jobs revisions point to weak labor market.
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The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water.
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The Trump administration released a report on Tuesday outlining ways to fight childhood chronic disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the 20-page report “unprecedented.” KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan joins with more.
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Poland says it shot down what it believed to be Russian drones in its airspace during Moscow’s strikes on Ukraine, the military said in a social media post. Brian Taylor, the director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at Syracuse University, joins with more.
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