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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
Unnecessarily high radiation doses in CT scans have been linked to cancers. Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses that patients get.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Fired pregnant federal workers grapple with stress of losing insurance and looking for work
Emily Erroa was eight months pregnant when she found out she was being fired from her human resources job at the Department of Energy.NBC News - 5d -
Chinese Companies Rush to Put DeepSeek in Everything
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'You lose all hope': Federal workers gripped by mental health distress amid Trump cuts
In interviews with NBC News, many federal workers shared stories of overwhelming stress, personal crises, rapid weight loss, panic attacks and more.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
49ers trading Jordan Mason to Vikings: Grading the deal as Minnesota adds insurance for Aaron Jones
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Texas high school football legend known as 'The Sugar Land Express' dies at 89
Legendary Texas high school football player "The Sugar Land Express," who held national rushing record from 1953-2012, has died. Kenneth Hall was 89.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Cooper Rush agrees to two-year deal with Ravens
Cooper Rush is headed to backup a quarterback in the AFC.Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Arrest warrant issued for member of cult exposed by BBC
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GOP senator: People in agriculture 'get a little nervous' about tariffs
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) voiced support for President Trump's tariff policies Thursday, even as she acknowledged the agricultural community can get "a little nervous" about the topic, which has ...The Hill - 3d -
Tesla says it is 'exposed' to retaliatory tariffs
Tesla warned U.S. trade representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer that the electric vehicle company and other American exporters are “inherently exposed” to retaliatory tariffs levied in response to ...The Hill - 2d -
Ravens adding QB Rush as Lamar's new backup
The Ravens reached agreement with former Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush on Sunday, his agency, Equity Sports, announced.ESPN - 13h -
Longtime Cowboys backup QB Cooper Rush signing two-year deal to back up Ravens' Lamar Jackson
Rush's contract has a reported $4.2 million guaranteedCBS Sports - 20h -
How Beyond Meat and the plant-based meat industry lost their allure
Beyond Meat's 2019 IPO aligned with broader excitement around plant-based meats. Yet declining sales, layoffs, and shuttered factories dominate headlines today.CNBC - 6d -
‘They add 10 years to my age!’ What happened when a millennial and a gen Zer swapped jeans
Young women wear their jeans low and ultra-baggy, while laughing at the ‘moms’ with their high waists and exposed ankles. It’s time to bring the generations together – if only to try on each ...The Guardian - 5d -
Musk blames 'massive cyberattack' for X outage
Elon Musk said his social media platform X was targeted in a "massive cyberattack" on Monday, prompting outages for thousands of users. "There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X," Musk ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPont. The Donald Trump administration has formally agreed to drop a landmark environmental ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades. The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by ...The Guardian - 6d -
EPA signals it will slash climate and pollution rules, including for cars and power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated Wednesday that it will slash a broad suite of rules and determinations that aim to cut pollution or mitigate climate change — including from cars ...The Hill - 4d -
Stars Fight For Massive Two Points Against Winnipeg
The Dallas Stars have made their way to Manitoba to play for a massive two points against the Winnipeg Jets.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
The Rush Is on for Oregon Truffles
Pete Wells joins the pack of dogs and humans trying to sniff out these culinary treasures.The New York Times - 5d -
U.S. border patrol agent demanded women expose breasts to gain entry to country
A former border patrol agent pleaded guilty to two civil rights violations on Friday for demanding women expose their breasts to be admitted into the U.S., according to officials.NBC News - 5d -
Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds
Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.The New York Times - 25m -
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit
Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts. Cuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more ...The Guardian - 2d -
Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack on Moscow
Massive drone strikes on Moscow left a trail of destruction in residential areas in Ukraine’s largest ever attack on the city according to local officials. The attacks come as the U.S. and Ukraine ...NBC News - 6d -
Massive dust storms cause fatal crashes in Texas
The mayor of Amarillo has declared a state of disaster after a massive dust storm caused multiple fatal crashes. The storms sparked apocalyptic scenes, including destructive winds knocking over ...NBC News - 2d -
EPA takes aim at toxic protections, begins massive deregulation campaign
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign.ABC News - 4d -
Bengals closing in on 'massive contract extensions' with Tee Higgins, Ja'Marr Chase
Both Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins could be receiving massive paydays from the Cincinnati Bengals in the coming days, according to reports.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Ravens agree to 2-year, $6.2M deal with former Cowboys backup QB Cooper Rush
The Baltimore Ravens have a new backup QB after agreeing to a 2-year, $6.2M deal with former Cowboys signal-caller Cooper RushYahoo Sports - 21h -
Europe's military personnel shortfalls exposed
The Trump administration’s warning last month that Europe must now take care of security in its own backyard raises troubling questionsABC News - 3d -
X sees major outages as Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' hit platform
Three separate outages appeared to hit Elon Musk's X social media site Monday, as the tech titan claimed it was suffering a "massive cyberattack."NBC News - 6d -
Floodwaters threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over.”ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Stocks slide as Trump warns of US economy 'transition'
Investors are nervous about the possibility of a US recession, say experts.BBC News - 6d -
They had a fairytale American childhood - but was radiation slowly killing them?
Campaigners in St Louis want support for those who claim to have become ill due to research into the atomic bomb.BBC News - 21h -
Dodgers prospect Dalton Rushing sowing seeds of trust as he awaits his MLB debut
Dalton Rushing won 2024 Minor League Player of the Year and has earned positive reviews from the Dodgers, but he is still working to earn his MLB debut.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Ravens, QB Cooper Rush agree to 2-year deal to be Lamar Jackson’s backup
BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has a new backup. Cooper Rush has agreed to a two-year, $6.2 million deal worth up to $12.2 million with Baltimore, a source with direct knowledge of ...Yahoo Sports - 16h -
Defense may argue that suspect's DNA was planted on knife sheath in Idaho students murder case
A knife sheath with DNA on it that was found at the apartment house where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in 2022 could have been planted by the actual killer, defense ...NBC News - 3d -
Bin workers in Birmingham begin indefinite all-out strike
The action follows weeks of on and off striking from the city's refuse workers.BBC News - 6d -
Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams 'sham' admin declaration
The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.ABC News - 3d -
Elon Musk claims ‘massive cyber-attack’ caused X outages
Billionaire owner speculates ‘coordinated group/and or country’ involved after platform was unresponsive for many. Elon Musk claimed on Monday afternoon that X was targeted in a “massive ...The Guardian - 6d
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