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The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.
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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy.
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Tesla's profits were up from this time last year. But the company warned investors to prepare for expensive investments in next-generation technology like humanoid robots and AI.
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While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers.
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NPR NewsA former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.
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Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.
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Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits have persisted for more than two years for some patients.
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What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, Follow, Subscribe Fortesa Latifi explores what drives parents to become family influencers.
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The park, near the venue where inconclusive Iran-U.S. peace talks took place this month, provides respite to those who visit it.
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Twelve million people lost coverage for Zepbound over the last year. The same number of people lost coverage for Wegovy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a drug discount website.
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NPR NewsTwo ships came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. And, Virginia voters approved a measure allowing Democrats to redraw the congressional map.
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Two vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire.
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NPR NewsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump's effort to try to rig the midterm elections has been "thwarted," after a major victory for Democrats in Virginia.
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On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
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After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September.
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The U.S. aviation system is being modernized — but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and other leaders say it will take more money to make the system more efficient and flexible.
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Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
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Spirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good.
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The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month.
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Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.
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Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.
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The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.
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These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
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NPR NewsAs Pakistan works to broker peace between the U.S. and Iran, many Pakistanis are watching closely to see whether the diplomatic boost will translate into improvements at home.
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Florida's attorney general is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged role of ChatGPT in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year.
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The Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign.
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Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More, busts pervasive cultural myths that keep a woman's mental load heavy.'/>
"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.
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The status of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear enrichment program are among the biggest obstacles to extending the truce, which expires Wednesday evening.
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