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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two indentured servants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Americas]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KJe8VpBP6dNq62M6J8LnM-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that dice and games of chance date back thousands of years earlier than experts previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KE7saYj343zgk4VN83GGJh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A series of Native American dice discovered at archaeological sites in the western U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a series of two-sided bone artifacts on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Risk of death from pregnancy in the US is 44 times higher than that from abortion, new analysis reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A figure commonly used to compare the risk of death from pregnancy compared with the risk of death from abortion might be based on outdated data, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FCCJEBV3w4sh7wx3mEgfyA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new analysis reexamined the risk of death respectively associated with pregnancy and abortion in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a pregnant woman&#039;s belly as she&#039;s sitting on a hospital bed with an IV in her hand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Preserved hair reveals just how bad lead exposure was in the 20th century ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 55 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:11:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:09:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CZEBSwXhTRfu66yTx7cEed-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists looked at archived hair samples, included these from a baby (right) and an adult (left), to see how much lead they contained.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two locks of human hair against a light colored background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Has America's obesity rate plateaued? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some recent national numbers suggest the obesity rate has plateaued or even declined. Experts are skeptical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:11:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XgfJgjc9ifrQ33tqHWfzfn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Has the obesity rate in the United States hit a plateau? It may be too soon to tell for sure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a smashed bathroom scale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Who is eligible for this year's COVID vaccine? Everything you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After an unusual meeting, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued new recommendations about this year's updated COVID-19 vaccines. Here's what to know. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:44:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:36:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Theresa Sullivan Barger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pnt9uahRVNEsxtJfUKPBPb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New recommendations for this year&#039;s COVID-19 vaccines have come out. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close up of a gloved nurse&#039;s hands as a prep a covid vaccine in a syringe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pawnee Star Chart: A precontact elk-skin map used by Indigenous priests to tell an origin story ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/pawnee-star-chart-a-precontact-elk-skin-map-used-by-indigenous-priests-to-tell-an-origin-story</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The unique map depicts patterns of stars in the night sky, but its meaning is debated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:07:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cKMk7Q84rus8XSbdyY3Bih-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s unclear why Indigenous Americans made the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;buckskin chart of the night sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an oval piece of tanned hide with stars inscribed on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJ6nzUAz5ty38jXJ8PkoJR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo collage by Marilyn Perkins]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More women in the U.S. die during childbirth or soon after than in many developed countries. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo collage featuring a pregnant Black woman holding her belly]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ La Crosse virus disease: The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mosquitoes that transmit La Crosse virus disease live in wooded areas in the U.S., mainly in the Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:51:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NnrRB6ewhoyeaKzoehWLTC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humans can contract La Crosse virus disease after being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up image of a mosquito ingesting a blood meal from a person&#039;s hand. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US reports 1st outbreak of 'highly pathogenic' H5N9 virus in poultry. Should we worry? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:03:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:13:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJPRrHzt4geFReSECKixYA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A highly pathogenic new strain of H5N9 has been detected in ducks at a farm in California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white duck with an orange beak is shown perching on a rock. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is thundersnow? The weird weather phenomenon rumbling through the East Coast and Midwest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The conditions needed to create thunderstorms are very rare, and can be dangerous, meteorologists warn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:49:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:16:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFy5XLhe4NUBVZYZ9cTCbM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thundersnow, also known as a winter thunderstorm, happens when a snowstorm is accompanied by thunder and lightning. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman struggles to walk through windy snowstorm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted among young women, US study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study has revealed that cervical cancer deaths have strongly declined in the U.S. since 2016, likely due to increased rates of HPV vaccination. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tvvoGHmaQkibv3DprcoQJU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fewer women died from cervical cancer between 2019 and 2021 than between 2013 and 2015, new research suggests. Pictured above is a high-resolution microscope image of a cervical cancer cell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cervical cancer cell in high-resolution under the microscope. The cell is fluorescently-colored green, red and orange and the background is black.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Americans face a higher risk of dengue this year, CDC warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CDC has issued a new health alert as global cases of dengue fever soar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:44:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uAr6sSyPt96Q5mCFdRqaxX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rise in global cases of the mosquito-spread dengue fever in 2024 puts Americans at risk, the CDC warns.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of a mosquito sucking human blood from skin. The mosquito is black on the top with white specks, while its underbelly is red.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drowning deaths in US on the rise for the 1st time in decades ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 500 more people died from drowning each year between 2020 and 2022 than did in 2019, the CDC reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GxzW4b5fwcByzMkZqwbBub-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lower access to supervised swimming during the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated people&#039;s risk of drowning, the CDC reported. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Picture of three children  (a girl on the left-hand side and two boys on her right) sitting by the edge of a swimming pool. The boy who is furthest on the right-hand side has his head turned back and is looking into the distance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which has triggered a record-breaking "ozone spike" and could impact global weather patterns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:45:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o48xrmBsXgZFkjBwFijFQ9-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The polar vortex is a key driver of the polar jet stream (seen here).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of the jet stream circling the Arctic]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Should not really exist in these waters': Scientists spot gray whale, thought to be extinct in the Atlantic, off Massachusetts coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists spotted a gray whale — believed to be extinct in the Atlantic Ocean — while conducting an aerial survey. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jwSPHCSCx97f2uRtXjZde-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gray whale spotted in the Atlantic Ocean on March 1.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of a gray whale swimming in the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 275 million never-before-seen gene variants uncovered in US population ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly uncovered gene variants were identified as part of an analysis of the DNA of more than 400,000 people in the U.S. who agreed to participate in the All of Us Research Program. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7vo8CUordPfvbKnzCSwCJ5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists behind the All of Us Research Program believe it could help lead to the development of new therapies that consider the full spectrum of human diversity. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Group of five young people sat on a park bench smiling and talking with each other ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant, invasive Joro spiders with 6-foot webs could be poised to take over US cities, scientists warn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that invasive Joro spiders are surprisingly "urban tolerant," which could enable them to take over cities and other urban areas across the U.S. East Coast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:41:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DvigrKNu5PGHfYoQUeszHn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jorō spiders are an invasive species in the United States. They can grow up to 3 inches across and spin massive golden webs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up look at a joro spider in its golden web]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Total solar eclipse April 2024: The 10 biggest cities within the path of totality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On April 8, 2024, more than 31 million people in North America will witness a total solar eclipse, around a third of them in just 10 cities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:54:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YQSAP6YZqfokn2ApyoP6Ka-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dallas, Texas, will be the biggest city in the path of totality.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dallas, Texas, will be the biggest city in the path of totality.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists identified a new strain of a parasite that causes the disease leishmaniasis, and they mainly found it in people who had not recently traveled outside the U.S. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YFynGcVwJwp9MpAiztFKsR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites, pictured above, that are transmitted through the bite of an infected female sand fly. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D illustration of rod-shaped Leishmania parasites depicted in green against a red background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humanity's future on the moon: Why Russia, India and other countries are racing to the lunar south pole ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Half a century after the first humans landed on the moon, global interest is once again rising to visit our celestial neighbor. This time, nations have their sights set on the lunar south pole. Why? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t3tj6eCRwpCCo5hqrpJBwF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gravity map of the moon&#039;s south pole, showing regions of lower gravity in purple and higher gravity in red. Many nations are racing to establish a permanent presence here.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A false color image of the lunar south pole, showing areas of lower gravity in purple and higher gravity in red]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 200,000 Americans could die of temperature-related causes each year if global warming hits 3 C ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis suggests that annual temperature-related deaths in the U.S. could rise to one-third of the number caused by cancer if global warming hits 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BTxymfZA8rswFpYMM92vF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CDC health warning issued after 5 killed by 'flesh-eating' bacteria across East Coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Vibrio vulnificus infections normally occur in warmer waters in the Gulf Coast, but rising global coastal sea temperatures have made infections in the eastern U.S. more common. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RFbKgSSRqXcvx5NmvJt7ZZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vibrio vulnificus is a rod-shaped bacterium that can cause life-threatening infection]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vibrio Vulnificus bacteria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare mosquito-borne disease that can infect the brain sickens 2, kills 1 in Alabama ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/rare-mosquito-borne-disease-that-can-infect-the-brain-sickens-2-kills-1-in-alabama</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two cases of eastern equine encephalitis were reported in recent weeks in Alabama. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:39:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eg52RPTezUo9vjU9eUfEWK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes spread the virus behind eastern equine encephalitis from birds to people.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an extreme close-up shot of a mosquito biting into a person&#039;s skin]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extremely rare case of mad cow disease detected in the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It is only the seventh case of the deadly disease reported in the U.S. since it first emerged in the country in 2003. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 16:30:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fp9Z5Xbi9haJRicifuAEfB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Birth of wild red wolf pups brings hope to species on brink of extinction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five red wolf pups were born in a wildlife refuge in North Carolina and later gained an adopted sibling that was born in a zoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DFGnLjB7biFZdKRwZpXUe6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious aurora-like phenomenon 'STEVE' appears during strongest solar storm for more than half a decade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ STEVE was spotted across the U.S. and in parts of the U.K. after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years smashed into our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:15:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/poJjpsZyFGbpmwd7vp3WBP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Potentially deadly 'superbug' fungus is spreading faster in the US ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/drug-resistant-superbug-fungus-is-spreading-faster-in-the-us</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that the number of cases and anti-drug resistance of the infectious fungus Candida auris increased between 2019 and 2021. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:57:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gu3Gyoh7ZjN9EkazjvHHMh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of what the fungus Candida auris might look like.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of what the fungus Candida auris might look like.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wreck of long-lost US World War II submarine found off Japanese coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Japanese researchers have located the wreck of USS Albacore, one of the most successful U.S. submarines of World War II, off the island of Hokkaido, where the sub sank after hitting a mine in November 1944. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:34:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPHFMmk2B6ZmpLFYqVt5Kf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[USS Albacore was launched in February 1942 and sank in November 1944. Despite its short service, it was one of the most successful American submarines of WWII.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[USS Albacore was launched in February 1942 and sank in November 1944. Despite its short service, it was one of the most successful American submarines of WWII.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwP7Ubso6mP5HP78br6Uun-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jason Elam wades through flood waters around his home after Hurricane Nicole blew ashore on Nov. 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jason Elam wades through flood waters around his home after Hurricane Nicole blew ashore on Nov. 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New York resident infected with polio, marking 1st US case in a decade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Rockland County resident tested positive for poliovirus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:46:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/chWhnaFcYZ3tgj45EKphXJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of poliovirus particles]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of poliovirus particles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monkeypox may present with unusual symptoms, CDC warns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/unusual-monkeypox-symptoms-cdc</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CDC issued new guidance for health care providers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BnABcYgssZsGq89QEkQwBb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More than 2,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[monkeypox viral particles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dozens of unexplained cases of liver disease seen in UK children ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/unexplained-hepatitis-uk-children</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clinicians have been asked to look out for more cases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:15:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zPekuPJyxjAaYf6ojARPc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bataan Death March: Japan's WWII massacre ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bataan Death March was an horrific event that killed 20,000 prisoners, after the fall of the Philippines in 1942. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:14:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Miguel Miranda ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5b9Eiy9ajform6QisZhCmQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Bataan Death March followed the American surrender at Bataan in April 1942. It was the second biggest defeat suffered by the Allies in Asia after the recent fall of Singapore in Jan. where 130,000 prisoners were taken.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bataan Death March]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cold War: Origins, combatants and leaders  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Cold War was a decades-long diplomatic and military standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:15:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Callum McKelvie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ph4CnjHJVt6zTZxvybrrCV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan at a Soviet/US Summit in 1985]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Cold War Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan at a Soviet/US Summit in 1985]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Highly pathogenic' bird flu hits U.S. farm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bird flu "does not present an immediate public health concern," the USDA says. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxVDbp3vjYVMxHfo8DGmJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Health officials quietly moved the date of the 1st US COVID-19 death to January 2020 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first death occurred a month earlier than previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A woman&#039;s death in Leavenworth, Kansas on Jan. 9, 2020 is now considered the first recorded death from COVID-19 in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman&#039;s death in Leavenworth, Kansas on Jan. 9, 2020 is now considered the first recorded death from COVID-19 in the U.S.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CDC investigating 2 deaths, 2 illnesses from rare bacterial disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The disease, called melioidosis, is usually only seen in countries with tropical climates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/amDYyQbQnBvQseykrakd9e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A culture of the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis. The disease is rare in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A culture of the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis. The disease is rare in the U.S.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is Juneteenth? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Juneteenth is a federally-recognized American holiday observed on June 19. It is also known as Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day. In 2023, it falls on a Monday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:16:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5xNnP3dMrFXjirwFdhxu6T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 was spreading in the US by December 2019, mounting evidence suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new findings suggest the virus may have been circulating in Illinois as early as Dec. 24, 2019. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:39:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CdWddQhkhwxQ2F7udhi5Bg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What was the deadliest day in US history? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's impossible to know for sure the deadliest day in U.S. history because you can end up comparing apples with oranges. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Plackett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F6tdfc7Qwe3JkSiW2k7yrH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Battle of Antietam was one of the deadliest days in U.S. history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Battle of Antietam]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inauguration day: Why presidents must wait 2 months to start ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57559-why-is-presidential-inauguration-in-january.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's why inauguration day occurs months after an election. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:18:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hnhs8o5i9fv56roZhq4w3H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photo of the U.S. Capitol behind of a crowd waving American flags at President Obama&#039;s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of the U.S. Capitol behind of a crowd waving American flags at President Obama&#039;s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK coronavirus variant could become dominant US strain by March, CDC says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-variant-us-dominant-strain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strict measures will be needed to prevent it from taking over. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:42:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/reT3Ruek64B9Ny4xKCnPmV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Health care workers get vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Portland, Oregon. Slowing the spread of a new COVID-19 variant in the U.S. will be critical to allow time to increase vaccination coverage and achieve higher immunity against the virus, the CDC says.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Health care workers get vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Portland, Oregon. Slowing the spread of a new COVID-19 variant in the U.S. will be critical to allow time to increase vaccination coverage and achieve higher immunity against the virus, the CDC says.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How does impeachment work? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/impeachment.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will President Trump be impeached? Here's a look at what impeachment means, how it works and who has been impeached. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:15:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Su8oBdgwyVmKZHkBmtkTAf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Impeachment means filing legal charges against an elected official. A whistleblower report in September 2019 alleged that Trump (shown here on the phone) asked the president of Ukraine during a phone call in July to look for damaging information on the son of Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Trump takes a phone call in the Oval Office. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is a coup? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A coup d'état, which translates as "stroke of the state," can be triggered by military actions, the involvement of foreign governments, or popular revolts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:08:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ajjTdGYuSe7w4nwXxBr96P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation&#039;s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden&#039;s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation&#039;s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden&#039;s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st wild animal in US infected with SARS-CoV-2 found in Utah ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/wild-mink-caught-coronavirus-utah.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A wild mink just tested positive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:07:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rwkHPQG9QD2yK74idDGkvU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When will COVID-19 vaccines start to make a difference? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new model projects how case rates, hospitalizations and deaths will fall as COVID-19 vaccinations begin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEHVoeU9L5TkNSzhNT5JfN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 may have arrived in US by December 2019 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers studied blood samples from December 2019, and found a small number tested positive for antibodies against the virus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:33:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J7qhbharARksFhCBwP8Poe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US tops 10 million coronavirus cases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The country's total now stands at just over 10 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:17:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdYmWuHKdzEgVXA5JxcCR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens if a president loses an election but won't leave the White House? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Donald Trump might win the election. But if he fails — if Biden is elected, and Trump makes good on his threat to not peacefully transfer power — what happens? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XvRVbNFqgDV2WRhddsg85L-1280-80.jpg">
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