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In Vermont, small town meetings grapple with debate on big issues

Tuesday is town meeting day in Vermont.<!-- raw HTML omitted --> <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Municipalities in New England and elsewhere are increasingly grappling with major national and international issues at the local level.

Typically concerned with local issues, residents at town meetings in Vermont and elsewhere increasingly use the forum to debate polarizing national and international events.

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Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP

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At issue is the mid-term redrawing of New York's 11th congressional district, including Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn.

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Supreme Court wrestles with gun rights, marijuana, and the right to own a gun

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The argument took place in light of the court's 2022 Bruen decision, which held that for a gun law to be constitutional, it must be analogous to a similar law at the nation's founding in the late 1700s.

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Video of Clinton depositions in Epstein investigation released by House Republicans

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive ahead of the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol.

Over hours of testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his pleading guilty in 2008 to state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

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Some Middle East flights resume, but thousands of travelers are still stranded by war

FlyDubai planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday. Many airlines, including several in the Persian Gulf — including those based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and others — have curtailed commercial flights for safety reasons following the expanding U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran.

Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

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Oil prices surge and stocks fall amid fears over Iran war

A motorboat cruises off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, on the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker seen in the background, on February 25, 2026. Tanker traffic through the strait has come essentially to a stop after Iran declared the strait closed following attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.

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Hegseth: 'We didn't start this war but under President Trump we're finishing it'

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, seen here in January, detailed the U.S. operation against Iran.

The remarks are the first to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.

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U.S., Israel's war with Iran widens. And, Texas primaries test Latino support for GOP

A plume of smoke ascends after a military strike on the capital, Tehran, on March 2, 2026.

Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, widening the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran into Lebanon. And, Texas primaries could test if Latino support for the GOP remains strong after 2024's gains.

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Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients

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The anti-parasitic drug became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is now being embraced as an alternative treatment for cancer. It is as politically polarizing as ever.

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Iran war widens, threatens to engulf Lebanon

Motorists drive along a street as smoke rises from a reported Iranian strike in the area where the US Embassy is located in Kuwait City on March 2, 2026.

The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah responded to the killing of Iran's spiritual leader with its first attack on Israel in more than a year.

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Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

Tomato clownfish, like the one seen here nestled in a sea anemone, lose all but one of their white stripes (the head bar) as they grow up.

Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.

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Hezbollah strikes Israel as American and Israeli planes pound Iran

In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, a Middle East Airlines plane flies over Beirut as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh in Beirut

Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran on Monday.

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7 key points in U.S.-Iran relations since 1953

A demonstration in July 1953 in Tehran, in support of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The elected prime minister was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence.

The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

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How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last?

A sign offers parking and charging facilities for electric cars at a retail park in Berlin in 2023. Evidence from the oldest generation of electric vehicles suggests their batteries are lasting longer than was expected in the early days of the EV industry.

When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

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Got elbow or heel pain? Shockwave therapy can help

With age comes the increased risk of overuse injuries, including heel pain often caused by plantar fasciitis.

As more people stay active as they age, overuse injuries are increasing. A non-invasive treatment known as shockwave therapy can help ease heel and elbow pain. Here's how.

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Congress gears up for vote on Trump's war powers in Iran — after the battle began

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., seen here in January, is one of the Democrats pushing for a vote on a war powers resolution after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for curbing Trump's unilateral use of military power in Iran, despite previous such efforts failing to advance.

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Texas primaries could test whether Latino support for GOP is holding after 2024 gains

A person holds a sign saying "Raise your voice: Vote" at a creator event for BOLD Democrats, a Hispanic PAC, in Houston on Feb. 17. Democrats think they may have a chance to sway Latino voters who supported President Trump two years ago.

The GOP made big strides with Latino voters in 2024. Immigration and the economy were key drivers, but two years later, those issues could sway them to back Democrats in primaries happening this week.

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Supreme Court ponders law making it a crime for gun owners to use marijuana

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The law, the same one used to prosecute Joe Biden's son for illegal gun possession, has united an array of strange bedfellows, from conservative gun rights groups to liberal civil liberties groups.

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Prediction market trader 'Magamyman' made $553,000 on death of Iran's supreme leader

Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on March 1, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, killing Iran

It's the latest trade drawing scrutiny on the popular prediction market site for appearing to show an insider making profits on military secrets.

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Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after attacks in Middle East disrupt supply

Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz on Jan. 19, 2012, offshore of the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates.

The high prices came as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain.

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Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war

Smoke rises over Konarak naval base in southern Iran on Sunday. The base was one of hundreds of targets of U.S. and Israeli forces throughout the country.

Satellite images from commercial companies show the extent of U.S. and Israeli strikes, and how Iran is responding.

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Photos: U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran and reactions from around the world

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Here's a look at Iran, Israel and reactions from around the world after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games

A view of the arena in Verona, Italy, where the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on March 6. The Paralympic Games are being overshadowed by military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.

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A U.S. scholarship thrills a teacher in India. Then came the soul-crushing questions

Joyeeta Banerjee in her classroom in India.

She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.

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U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day, as the region faces turmoil

A plume of smoke rises following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026.

Israel said on Sunday it had launched more attacks on Iran, while the Iranian government continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan.

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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

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The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf states after U.S.-Israeli strike kills Khamenei

Government supporters chant slogans as they gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.

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How some Iranians reacted to attacks on their country

What are people in Iran saying about today's attacks by the U.S. and Israel? We hear from people on the ground who experienced the event as it unfolded.

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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule

In 2005, Ali Khamenei (center), newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right), outgoing President Mohammad Khatami and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani attend Ahmadinejad

Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's second supreme leader, has been killed. He had held power since 1989, guiding Iran through difficult times — and overseeing the violent suppression of dissent.

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"One year of failure." The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief

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In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

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