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Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died. He was 80.

ON A WEDNESDAY morning a little more than 30 years ago, before his mother left for work in downtown Oklahoma City, a boy named Kyle Genzer told her he loved her. It was a sunny, cloudless day. "Like ...

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Andretti Global has made a significant move by appointing Ron Ruzewski as the team principal of its IndyCar team. Ruzewski, a ...

Mînzu, V. and Arama, I. (2025) A New Method to Predict the Mechanical Behavior for a Family of Composite Materials. Journal ...

This girl just can’t seem to settle. Like a bird in search of a worm, she flits from spot to spot in Yolonda Rogers’ office — ...

Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded ...

While mental health care is not a given in public schools nationwide, Minnesota has made it a priority and increased access ...

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President Trump is attempting to fire Lisa Cook, one of seven governors on the Federal Reserve Board, which sets U.S. monetary policy. If he's successful in replacing Cook, it would mean a majority of ...