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Jan 28 • 11:52 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Learner Tien shuts down Trump question at Australian Open amid political grilling of American players

American tennis players at the Australian Open continue to face political questions about the Trump administration, with rising star Learner Tien becoming the latest to decline comment.

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Jan 28 • 11:49 AM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
Getting yelled at comes with the job. Why Sacramento youth sports officials still show up

Youth sports officials in the Sacramento region face unsportsmanlike fans that make them sometimes question the work.

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Jan 28 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • abridged.org
Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success

In a career defined by constant questioning, self-doubt can become an occupational hazard. Now, for the first time, a group of Cambridge scientists reveal the personal struggles they’ve faced – and continue to face – as they strive for success.

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Jan 28 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • eurekalert.org
David Lammy to face Andrew Griffith at deputy Prime Minister's Questions

The pair will fill in for PM Keir Starmer and Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch in the Commons from midday.

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Jan 28 • 6:07 AM EST • Business • bbc.com
Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

In 1953, Kuwait established the world’s first sovereign wealth fund to invest the country’s oil revenues and generate returns that would reduce its reliance on a single resource. Since then, over 100 separate funds have been created to preserve national wealth and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability. Today, they manage over $10 trillion in global assets. In this discussion with GJIA, political economist Kathryn Lavelle explains the increasingly novel dynamics that surround fund behavior and what the world can come to expect from their growing presence in international financial markets. GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique? Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on behalf of governments as investors. That in itself is a strange relationship. Within them, a core contest takes place between the state’s interests (or sovereign) part of the dynamic, and the money interests (or wealth) part of it, and these two aspects are frequently in contradiction, serving fundamentally different goals. SWFs are also quite fascinating because when you talk to the people who manage these funds, they have an interest in convincing you that the decisions are made almost exclusively on a financial basis—they really will go to great lengths to differentiate their government owners and those who make the management decisions. At the same time, these people ultimately answer to someone in power. Therefore, for most SWFs, it remains deeply unclear who is actually making the investment decisions and for what purposes. Of course, it is not always clear how other vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity make the decisions they do, but I think what a lot of people find particularly disconcerting about SWFs is that they seem to act on behalf of people who have a different identity from their own. People who could be trying to manipulate politics and markets in a way that would have a long-term effect on their own populations. Regular investors come and go at will, and they only share an interest in profit as far as most of us understand. However, SWFs have that extra “sovereign” part right behind them that obscures their true interest. GJIA: These funds can be found in countries all across the globe, in both authoritarian states and democracies. Would you say SWFs differ in their goals and structures between regime-type? KL: It is not necessarily regime type that makes the goals and structures of SWFs different. It has to do with their economies. Let’s look at a country like China. There’s going to be a debate about exactly how to characterize the regime, but it is a country with many different kinds of sovereign wealth funds, and a particularly opaque state connection to each. At one time, some of the state-owned Chinese oil companies created specialized investment vehicles listed outside Chinese markets that excluded parts of the firms that were more associated with human rights violations. At the same time, the China Investment Corporation (CIC)­—China’s largest SWF—draws a lot of concern, not necessarily because of its investment activities, but because of the dynamics of global politics. So, I wouldn’t really tie differences to regime types themselves in a wholesale way, but rather to how such funds are perceived and how they are structured. Saudi Arabia’s SWF is getting all kinds of attention for its involvement in Hollywood, and this takes me right back to when I was a student in the 1980s, when people were concerned about Japanese investment entities buying assets in Hollywood. They aren’t quite the same in financial terms, but it’s the same kind of concern about foreign investment that drives people to be suspicious, and the whole idea that “foreigners are influencing Hollywood.” This holds true across industries, and it reflects where politics are in places like the United States right now. One metric we can try to look at is transparency, where all the funds will tell you, “we are transparent.” The problem you’ll keep running into with this approach is how you value things. When trying to do comparative studies of equity markets, you’ll find that every country doesn’t use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles like we do in the United States. A fund may appear opaque politically and not want people to show what they’re invested in or what their intent with that investment is, but they could also just not be able to report it because of the way it was purchased, or the kinds of shares they purchased. There are some assets out there that really are difficult to put a monetary value on. GJIA: To what extent do domestic politics shape SWF behavior in both the investing “home” country and the recipient “host” country? KL: This depends on the type of fund present and also on the extent to which voters’ political views are able to influence the fund. For example, in a democratic home state like Norway, the SWF doesn’t invest in nuclear weapons or tobacco because of social concerns, but there is a continuing debate over whether it should invest in oil, even though that’s where most of the money comes from. The degree to which Norway will continue to make those investments, and whether they contradict the government’s overall climate goals, is an open question in Norwegian politics. Because of the way the fund’s governance is structured, it may not be easy to resolve. On the other hand, some people consider pension funds, like the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) in Ohio, to be quasi-SWF. They have a very strict separation between the people who make up the management division and the fund owners. No teacher or professor would want to invest in things that may harm the future of their students. At the same time, a fund manager might see an opportunity in a diversified multinational corporation that offers a good return, despite it deriving part of its revenue from e-cigarettes. These contests are very apparent. Domestic politics can work in host countries too. A good example is Singapore’s SWF, Temasek, investing in Thailand’s telecommunications sector. If you study political economy, you already know that countries everywhere are uncomfortable with foreign ownership of their telecom sectors because a foreign entity could monitor or manipulate our communications with each other. In the case of Temasek, there was significant pushback from Thai citizens surrounding the deal, which went on to influence national political sentiment toward Singapore as a whole, underscoring the risks some SWFs may face with their investment choices. In this case, fund behavior led to the dissolution of the entire Thai government in 2006 and a subsequent coup d’état. GJIA: To address some of this unease, the Santiago Principles were established in 2009 to ostensibly promote trust and transparency. From your perspective, have these mechanisms actually changed fund behavior? KL: In international relations theory, we always like to have a clear set of norms and best practices­—the orientation we want the proverbial ship to be going in. In that regard, the Santiago Principles at least got the discussion going about which direction SWFs should take at a time when people were very skittish about the growing size of these funds. Nobody wanted them to be out there and potentially destabilizing economies, so talks about disclosure, conditions for withdrawal, and the independence of managers were helpful when initiated. The biggest stumbling block was that there wasn’t exactly a good way to measure compliance with the Principles, let alone how to hold funds to them. If you read the Principles, they’re overall quite vague. In general, a fund doesn’t want to reveal how and why they make certain investment decisions because that information is proprietary—a fund makes money off of how and why it makes decisions—so how do you reconcile that with loosely-defined ideas of openness? Some decisions might have a political purpose. The bottom line is that trying to figure out and assign a score to compliance is not easy, and it is therefore the reason why the Santiago Principles never really got off the ground to the point where they could truly direct fund behavior. GJIA: Many emerging markets are looking to build their own SWFs from mineral and oil revenues. Historically, have funds shaped development trajectories in these countries? KL: I think the big story in international emerging markets investment is that the investment is increasingly no longer unidirectional. In the past multinational corporations of primarily Western background were the main form of foreign direct investment in a country. That has changed dramatically, to the point where you have companies from so-called “developing countries” taking over companies in the United States. Therefore, the landscape of international investment has changed, and I think SWFs are certainly a possibility to be the next step in the game. Historically, you didn’t need an entire financial vehicle to reinvest commodity revenues in your country, but as emerging markets get more financially sophisticated, their capacity to operate such funds has increased. SWFs would allow treasuries to move from relying on holding foreign exchange assets like cash or government bonds to having broader financial markets and targeted growth areas, while easing pressure on welfare expenditures. GJIA: With their increasing financial weight, do you see the presence of SWFs being a factor in the political choices leaders will have to make with regard to domestic and foreign policy? KL: It will depend on just how big the funds get. One of the reasons people are already apprehensive is because of their scale, and if certain SWFs in certain countries achieve a large-enough size, the presence will absolutely be cause for concern. The other factor political leaders will have to consider are their objectives. It’s not always clear how to define a SWF, or even where its activity is concentrated, but it is certainly a worry from the perspective of national security of opaque external investment. More than that, I think one of the most interesting questions going forward is whether the United States, the home to the world’s largest financial markets, will develop its own fund, for which the Trump administration announced a plan. There have also been several proposals in Congress. Were it to come into being, it would have tremendous weight. At the same time, one of the hallmarks of U.S. capitalism is a lack of government ownership of shares, so it would not be clear how such a fund would be received in domestic politics, or which direction it would take. Given how politically fragmented the country is, a Democratic administration would likely be concerned about different sectors of the economy, such as healthcare, and want investment there, rather than a Republican administration, which might prefer defense industries. No investment vehicle could thrive under conditions of such instability. Moreover, it remains unclear where the money to fund a theoretical U.S. SWF would come from. It would be a fundamentally different entity depending on whether it is financed with debt, economic surplus, commodities, or the sale of state companies, as in the case of Singapore. If it is debt, or government borrowing of some form, then the fund would have to outperform whatever the cost of that debt is, which is not an easy thing to do. I think our political leaders have enough on their plate. Our system has worked well keeping political and investment functions generally separate. We have seen different forms of business rise and fall, and even the perception of different countries, all of which funds are tied to. Unless a major SWF either starts—like in the case of the United States—or collapses—an issue that concerns the Saudis, I don’t see any political tsunamis on the horizon. . . . Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research explores the exchange between domestic and international and political institutions with a particular emphasis on political economy and multilateralism. Dr. Lavelle’s first book, The Politics of Equity Finance in Emerging Markets, explored the political circumstances that surround large issues of stock in the developing world. After being granted tenure at Case Western, she was awarded an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship and named the William A. Steiger fellow, a designation given to the most promising political scientist in her class of fellows. While in Washington during 2006-2007, she worked on the staff of the House Committee on Financial Services on issues related to domestic and international monetary policy. Dr. Lavelle holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University; an M.A. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. She is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Interview conducted by Sid Mehrotra. Image Credit: Jason Leung, Unsplash Content Licenses, via Unsplash

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Jan 28 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • gjia.georgetown.edu
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Doctors, veterans fear near-total abortion ban at VA will put women’s health at risk

The VA’s new rules prevent abortions even in the case of rape or incest. VA Sec Doug Collins is expected to be questioned about it when he testifies Wednesday.

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Jan 28 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • cnn.com
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Doctors, veterans fear near-total abortion ban at VA will put women’s health at risk

The VA’s new rules prevent abortions even in the case of rape or incest. VA Sec Doug Collins is expected to be questioned about it when he testifies Wednesday.

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Jan 28 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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How scientists predict big winter storms : Short Wave

This past weekend, Winter Storm Fern struck the States. Sleet, snow and ice battered Americans all the way from New Mexico to New York. Scientists predicted its arrival in mid-January, and in anticipation of the storm, more than 20 state governors issued emergency declarations. But how did scientists know so much, so early, about the approaching storm? NPR climate reporter Rebecca Hersher says it has to do with our weather models… and the data we put into them. Which begs the question: Will we continue to invest in them?Interested in more science behind the weather? Check out our episodes on better storm prediction in the tropics and how the Santa Ana winds impact the fire season this time of year. Have a question we haven’t covered? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We’d love to consider it for a future episode! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.This episode was produced by Hannah Chinn. It was edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones and Rebecca Hersher checked the facts. The audio engineer was Robert Rodriguez. News clips were from CBS Boston, Fox Weather, Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, and PBS Newshour.

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Jan 28 • 3:00 AM EST • Science • npr.org
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It's the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis. And it's about to get a makeover

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.

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Jan 28 • 12:01 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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‘Phoenix heat melts ICE’: Zipps Sports Grill Bar raids raise questions

Although the Department of Justice said it was not an official immigration action, Raul Piña, who serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Melendres v. MCSO case about racial profiling, disagreed. Piña said this technique of detaining undocumented immigrants was pioneered by former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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Jan 27 • 8:13 PM EST • Sports • cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Norfolk’s Pagoda is a “gem.” Local entrepreneurs say doing business there was a nightmare.

The crux of tensions between business owners and the foundation that runs the Pagoda is the question of what the property is, and should be, to the city of Norfolk.

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Jan 27 • 6:28 PM EST • Business • whro.org
4 biggest questions of the NFL offseason, Bills hire HC Joe Brady, Broncos & Rams postmortems
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Jan 27 • 4:00 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Amanda Anisimova defends right to avoid 'clickbait' questions about US politics at Australian Open

Amanda Anisimova slammed a reporter for asking "clickbait" questions about U.S. politics at the Australian Open, defending her right not to discuss those issues during tennis events.

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Jan 27 • 2:25 PM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
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26 questions Tampa Sports Authority has for the Rays stadium deal

Board members want government leaders to conduct an economic study on the proposal.

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Jan 27 • 1:52 PM EST • Sports • tampabay.com
‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem‘: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan

Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants and cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help

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Jan 27 • 12:02 PM EST • Business • theguardian.com
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Google AI Overviews follow up questions jump you directly to AI Mode

This will result in less traffic to your site and more traffic to Google's AI Mode. Plus, Gemini 3 is now powering all AI Overviews globally by default.

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Jan 27 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • searchengineland.com
Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions

‘A quick snapshot when you need it, and deeper conversation when you want it.’

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Jan 27 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Champions League Matchday: Who will advance, who makes playoffs, odds

Three burning questions for Matchday 8: How will everything shake out in chaotic Champions League table

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Jan 27 • 9:57 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
For Britain, China remains a ‘threat’ – but one worth doing business with

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the first British leader to travel to China in eight years, on a trip dominated by questions over global trade and security concerns.

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Jan 27 • 4:50 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
Outside investment in Michigan State sports raises oversight questions

Michigan State University was one of the first universities to announce their intentions to seek "investment capital."

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Jan 26 • 11:00 PM EST • Sports • detroitnews.com
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I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.

ChatGPT now says it can answer personal questions about your health using data from your fitness tracker and medical records. The new ChatGPT Health claims that it can help you “understand patterns over time - not just moments of illness - so you can feel more informed.” Like many people who strap on an Apple Watch every day, I’ve long wondered what a decade of that data might reveal about me. So I joined a brief wait list and gave ChatGPT access to the 29 million steps and 6 million heartbeat m

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Jan 26 • 8:51 PM EST • Technology • yahoo.com
Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti

Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti had been disarmed before the shooting.

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Jan 26 • 7:48 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Alex Pretti Shooting Poses a Question for the Right: Who’s a Conservative?

Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states’ rights and limited use of federal power.

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Jan 26 • 6:40 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
It Feels As If Everything Gives You Cancer Lately

So I asked the experts all the scary health questions keeping me up at night.

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Jan 26 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • thecut.com
RFK Jr. adviser questions need for polio vaccine

The head of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of independent vaccine advisers recently questioned the necessity of the polio vaccine — spurring a sharp backlash.

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Jan 26 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • politico.com
Column | I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.

I gave the new ChatGPT Health access to 29 million steps and 6 million heartbeat measurements. It drew questionable conclusions that changed each time I asked.

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Jan 26 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • washingtonpost.com
Gun rights groups and legal experts question Trump administration’s stance on the Second Amendment after shooting

Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

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Jan 26 • 4:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Business school professors’ picks

Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions

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Jan 26 • 12:30 AM EST • Business • ft.com
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Sean McVay got weirdly irate about Matthew Stafford retirement question

Sean McVay really hated a retirement question about a QB who will be 38 next season. Sure.

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Jan 25 • 11:15 PM EST • Sports • ftw.usatoday.com
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Researchers fire back after scientist calls monumental studies into question: 'The science is absolutely clear'

"We might not have all the details boiled down yet, but that's not disputable."

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Jan 25 • 6:30 PM EST • Science • yahoo.com
Alexander Skarsgård says he's 'not really comfortable' playing a righteous character

Alexander Skarsgård questions his morals, saying he's 'not really comfortable' playing a righteous character

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Jan 25 • 5:58 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign

Eleanor Holmes Norton, the longtime nonvoting delegate for Washington, DC, moved Sunday to end her House reelection campaign as the 88-year-old Democrat faces questions about her fitness for office.

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Jan 25 • 2:06 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Are Xbox and Playground making the right move sticking so closely to Fable's history?

Can you believe it's been over a decade and a half since the last proper Fable? That's a long wait for anything, but in…

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Jan 25 • 6:09 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Kawhi Leonard is questionable for Sunday vs Nets due …

Kawhi Leonard is questionable for Sunday vs Nets due …

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Jan 24 • 8:56 PM EST • Sports • hoopshype.com
What Elevance Health (ELV)'s Scale-Driven Efficiency Amid Membership Declines Means For Shareholders

In recent weeks, analysts including RBC Capital and Wolfe Research have reiterated positive views on Elevance Health, citing its scale advantages and strong capital efficiency ahead of its late-January 2026 earnings release. At the same time, Elevance’s shrinking customer base over the past two years raises important questions about how competition and product positioning are affecting long-term demand. We’ll now examine how analyst optimism around Elevance’s scale-driven efficiency shapes...

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Jan 24 • 2:08 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month

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Jan 24 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • theguardian.com
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Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month

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Jan 24 • 12:00 PM EST • Health • theguardian.com
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Josh Shapiro dishes on Harris VP search, Biden and Trump in new book

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he was offended by questions about his support for Israel that Kamala Harris' team asked while vetting him.

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Jan 24 • 1:00 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
Montana prepares to funnel $233 million into rural health projects

Some advocates have questioned whether the compressed 2026 timeline for using the federal windfall is even feasible.

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Jan 23 • 6:11 PM EST • Health • montanafreepress.org
Why Dodgers Focused on Addressing the Outfield This Offseason

The Los Angeles Dodgers addressed the outfield in free agency, the biggest question mark on the Dodgers' roster heading into the offseason.

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Jan 23 • 6:00 PM EST • Sports • dodgersnation.com
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S. On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.” More than a dozen scientists tell The Associated Press that Trump’...

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Jan 23 • 5:03 PM EST • Science • wral.com
OHSU board contemplates closure of primate research center; its scientists plead for support

Scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center say their work is driving critical medical advances. But leadership at the federal level has questioned the value of the research model, and committed to ending animal experiments.

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Jan 23 • 4:01 PM EST • Science • opb.org
(Rescheduled from Jan 26) Behind the Science: Herbivores That Chewed Through Time: How Insects and Pathogens Responded to Earth’s Biggest Events

Announcing a new After-Hours series at the National Museum of Natural History: Behind the Science A monthly after-hours series featuring NMNH scientists and researchers Each month, join the National Museum of Natural History for the new series, Behind the Science, where NMNH researchers share insights into their latest discoveries and explore the fascinating questions driving their work—from the origins of life to the future of our planet. Come learn what’s happening behind the scenes and how science shapes our understanding of the natural world. Programs take place in Q?rius, the Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center. Topics and speakers announced on a rolling basis, but save the dates now! February 10 (RESCHEDULED FROM JAN 26): Conrad Labandeira, Paleobiology The leaves of plants are everywhere. They provide the primary documentation of insect and pathogen feeding styles – or herbivory – on plants in the modern and fossil records. Leaves also are the most abundant, macroscopic item in the fossil record during the past 400 or so million years. During the past 25 years, studies of insect and pathogen damage on fossil and modern leaves have addressed the response of herbivores to major events of the fossil record. These events include, in chronological order, the origin of herbivory itself, the appearance of seed plants, the profound ecological crisis at the end of the Paleozoic, the appearance of flowering plants, the profound ecological crisis at the end of the Mesozoic, and a major change in the global climate 56 million years ago. Let’s put damaged, fossil leaves to work in helping us to understand how insect and pathogen herbivores have historically transformed the world we live in. Upcoming Dates: Jan. 26: Feb. 10: Conrad Labandeira, Paleobiologist Mar. 10: Briana Pobiner, Anthropologist Apr. 14 May 11 Jun. 9 Jul. 14 Aug. 11 Sep. 15 Oct. 13 Nov. 10 Dec. 8

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Jan 23 • 3:20 PM EST • Science • naturalhistory.si.edu
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This week in HS Sports: Was public, private ‘restructuring’ the right move for all student-athletes?

Plenty of questions as the AHSAA's Central Board decides to split private schools away from their public school counterparts in championship play beginning in the fall.

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Jan 23 • 3:16 PM EST • Sports • al.com
Have Mental Health Days Gone Too Far? One Teacher Raises Questions About Resilience

“I feel like people are avoiding hard things."

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Jan 23 • 2:17 PM EST • Health • today.com
Facial Filler, Reversibility, and the Science We Don’t See

I talked about Botox a lot in 2025. Which, in the social circles of a 22-year-old woman, raises a fair question: why? We don’t have wrinkles yet. Our frontal lobes aren’t even finished developing.

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Jan 23 • 11:42 AM EST • Science • mcgill.ca
One big question: How do you avoid the potential pitfalls of running a family business?

Leaders of multi-generational family businesses across south Louisiana share their strategies for success.

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Jan 23 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • nola.com
Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a recent ...

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Jan 23 • 10:16 AM EST • Science • phys.org
Whole Hog Politics: Democrats find ‘reform’ a better rejoinder than ‘democracy’

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join our live online audience on Jan. 30 and ask your questions to Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon. Click here to join u…

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Jan 23 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • thehill.com
Four questions for the NFL’s final four as a Super Bowl berth is on the line

This weekend will determine who plays in the Super Bowl. Sure that’s the Big Game, but this decides the storylines and characters that will dominate the Big Game.

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Jan 23 • 6:00 AM EST • Sports • cnn.com
Ballard business closures raise questions about local economy

Several Ballard businesses have closed recently. We spoke with the Ballard Alliance and Councilmember Dan Strauss about what the numbers show.

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Jan 22 • 4:05 PM EST • Business • myballard.com
Florida's Black lawmakers denounce attorney general's opinion as damaging political stunt

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An opinion by Florida's Republican attorney general calling into question the constitutionality of dozens of state laws which support minority contracting and promote diverse appointments ignores that racial discrimination still exists and could harm the state's Black residen...

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Jan 22 • 3:08 PM EST • Politics • wral.com
Beast of Reincarnation Game Director Answers All Our Burning Questions About the Pokemon Developer's Upcoming Action Game

Today, Game Freak's upcoming action game Beast of Reincarnation reemerged at the Xbox Developer Direct. So I sat down with Kota Furushima, game director of Beast of Reincarnation, to chat about what we saw, as well as get some further details on what exactly the game will be.

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Jan 22 • 2:00 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
Fable: Answering the Big Questions After that Long-Awaited Developer_Direct Deep-Dive

Fable just got a first-ever in-depth breakdown at Developer_Direct - and we have even more detail for you, with answers to all the big questions after the show.

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Jan 22 • 1:49 PM EST • Technology • news.xbox.com
US Politics Newsletter - Reuters answers your questions about Donald Trump

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Jan 22 • 1:45 PM EST • Politics • reuters.com
How One Immigrant's Son Built a Successful Business While Lifting Others Up

Through Kamboj Ventures, he keeps returning to one question. If the money grows but nobody else’s life improves, what was the point?

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Jan 22 • 12:57 PM EST • Business • usatoday.com
Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Scientists question whether alarming reports of plastic particles in human organs are accurate or the result of laboratory contamination.

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Jan 22 • 12:48 PM EST • Science • theconversation.com
Giannis Antetokounmpo expresses frustration with Bucks' 'selfish' play

Giannis Antetokounmpo once again questioned the Bucks' performance, this time saying that some of his teammates were being "selfish."

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Jan 22 • 12:20 PM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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Health Insurance CEOs Questioned by House Committee About Rising Costs in Health Care

The CEOs of UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Elevance Health, The Cigna Group, and Ascendiun attended hearings in the House of Representatives all day Thursday.

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Jan 22 • 12:20 PM EST • Health • ajmc.com
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.

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Jan 22 • 12:09 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
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Ahead of re-election bid, Donna Deegan announces new slate of town hall meetings

Voters will get to ask the Mayor questions all around the city through the end of March.

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Jan 22 • 4:30 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Trump is rolling out his Board of Peace at Davos at a time when US leadership is being questioned

President Donald Trump is set to unveil his proposed Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum.

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Jan 22 • 12:12 AM EST • Politics • seattletimes.com
Philadelphia Eagles' A.J. Brown Linked to Shedeur Sanders, Browns

The Philadelphia Eagles will enter the offseason with plenty of questions surrounding A.J. Brown, and rightfully so. Whenever a team possesses such an elite talent at premium positions, and he acts the way he does on and off the field, trade chatter is going to happen.

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Jan 21 • 9:22 PM EST • Sports • roundtable.io
The 2026 Entertainment Law Forecast: Navigating Fair Use, AI Training, and Trademark Trends

The year 2025 left the media and entertainment industry with a series of significant, unresolved legal questions. As we move into 2026, several high-profile cases are poised to redefine the...

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Jan 21 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • jdsupra.com
House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry

The votes by the Oversight Committee were bipartisan, though many Democrats said the charges were extreme given Bill and Hillary Clinton’s willingness to answer questions.

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Jan 21 • 3:48 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Takeaways: Supreme Court signals it will defy Trump to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve

The Supreme Court signaled deep skepticism Wednesday that President Donald Trump had the authority to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve, with several conservative justices joining their liberal colleagues in posing pointed questions of the lawyer defending the president.

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Jan 21 • 3:43 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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UFC 324 video: Media day LIVE from Las Vegas

Justin Gaethje, Paddy Pimblett, and more will answer questions from the media

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Jan 21 • 2:00 PM EST • Sports • mmafighting.com
Sports-Betting Scandals Are Ubiquitous. Whether Fans Will Care Is an Open Question.

Breaches of ethics in sports are almost as old as professional competitions. Here’s when they have affected the business — and when they haven’t.

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Jan 21 • 1:55 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
Amazon launches AI health-care tool for One Medical members

The service uses large language models and references patients medical records to answer questions, manage medications and book appointments.

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Jan 21 • 10:02 AM EST • Health • cnbc.com
Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 24

The Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science, a series of free public lectures now in its 32nd year, will return to Penn State on Jan. 24. This year’s lecture series, titled “Unexpected pairings: Addressing today’s biggest societal questions using different disciplinary approaches,” will explore how researchers in the college approach some of today’s biggest societal questions using different approaches.

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Jan 21 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • psu.edu
The North Texas singer inspired by The Cure, Olivia Dean and ... ‘My Little Pony’?

Five questions with Remy Reilly, one of the most nominated performers in the upcoming Dallas Entertainment Awards.

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Jan 21 • 7:00 AM EST • Entertainment • dallasnews.com
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5 Things Doctors Wish Men Knew About Sexual Health

We asked urologists what questions their patients are too afraid to ask.

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Jan 21 • 5:02 AM EST • Health • nytimes.com
Public health experts hold Q&A on vaccine science in Boston

On Tuesday, a panel of public health experts answered questions from the concerned public about vaccine science amid recent federal changes in vaccine mandates.

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Jan 20 • 9:56 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
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Public health experts hold Q&A on vaccine science in Boston

On Tuesday, a panel of public health experts answered questions from the concerned public about vaccine science amid recent federal changes in vaccine mandates.

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Jan 20 • 9:56 PM EST • Science • wcvb.com
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Trump-appointed judge tears into Lindsey Halligan’s ‘vitriol’ and calls her leadership a ‘charade’

A federal judge on Tuesday ripped into Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s personal choice as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, after she used unusually sharp language to push back on the judge’s questioning of her authority, saying the “unnecessary rhetoric” had “a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show.”

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Jan 20 • 3:23 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Would we be better off without political parties?

A new free book by alumnus Christopher Baylor, a lecturer in the UCLA Department of Political Science, poses the question.

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Jan 20 • 1:46 PM EST • Politics • newsroom.ucla.edu
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Realme teases new phone with 10,001 mAh battery following questionable Oppo merger

Realme has started showing off the Realme P4 Power, a new smartphone with an absolutely massive 10,001 mAh battery that’s...

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Jan 20 • 1:45 PM EST • Technology • 9to5google.com
Australian Open recap: As first round ends, record crowds ask questions of fan experience

Melbourne Park has been buzzing since the start of the tournament, but full courts lead to fans waiting to see what they came for.

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Jan 20 • 7:55 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
Dancing Students Toward Health Care Career Opportunities

How do dance contests and paper airplane races relate to effectively teaching a health care leadership course at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School? That question quickly comes to mind…

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Jan 20 • 6:07 AM EST • Health • ldi.upenn.edu
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Trump’s health under scrutiny: Speculation, signals and silence

As 79-year-old US President Donald Trump enters the second year of his second term, questions about his physical and cognitive health are a recurring topic amid viral images, defiant responses from the…

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Jan 20 • 4:57 AM EST • Health • france24.com
From Superconductors to Black Holes, USU's Science Unwrapped Tackles Big Questions on Jan. 23

USU physicists Abhay Katyal and Oscar Varela are the featured speakers at the free, family friendly event on Jan. 23

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Jan 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • usu.edu
Suds & Science

Ever thought that learning would be more fun with a cold drink in hand? We've got you covered! Suds & Science brings scientists face-to-face with the public at local neighborhood bars for a night of learning, drinking, and community that you won't want to miss! Highlights: - Fun and informative lectures from STEM professionals - Lively discussions between scientists and audiences - Connection with your community in a laid-back environment "Tentacle Tinder: How Cephalopods Decide When to Swipe Right" Cephalopods (the class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squids, cuttlefishes, and nautiluses) are renowned for their complex cognitive abilities and for their remarkable capacities to rapidly alter their body patterns for camouflage and communication. But behind the scenes, things get even stranger. Nearly all cephalopod females mate with multiple males and can store sperm for weeks to months. That means each female carries a tiny archive of potential fathers. So the big question becomes: when everyone is competing for a spot in that archive, how do cephalopod females decide who to mate with, and can they control whose sperm ultimately fertilizes their eggs? About the Speaker Theodora is a PhD student in Marine Biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Prior to starting at SIO, Theodora researched chronic reproductive pain conditions in New York, created marine science multimedia as a science communication intern at Point Reyes National Seashore, and studied cephalopod neuroethology as a research intern at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Theodora currently studies the evolutionary and behavioral dynamics of female choice in cephalopods, with a focus on local California market squid. When she’s not doing research or underwater, Theodora can usually be found listening to or singing classical music. Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram

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Jan 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • kpbs.org
Miss Manners: Do business owners really expect tips from customers?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the longstanding question of whether barbershop owners should receive tips.

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Jan 19 • 3:00 PM EST • Business • cleveland.com
iPhone 18 Pro may hide Face ID under the display, but one big question remains

A report says iPhone 18 Pro could get under-display Face ID and a more efficient screen, but the Dynamic Island’s fate is still unclear.

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Jan 19 • 12:53 PM EST • Technology • 9to5mac.com
How the Trump Justice Department is targeting his perceived opponents : The NPR Politics Podcast

From the NPR podcast Consider This:The Department of Justice is once again at the center of the news.At least five federal lawmakers say they have been contacted for questioning from federal prosecutors. So has the chairman of the Federal Reserve.And in Minnesota, career federal prosecutors resigned after being asked to investigate not the shooting that killed Renee Macklin Good, but her widow’s potential ties to activist groups.NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson break down the latest in Justice Department news.

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Jan 19 • 10:00 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary

Nutrition experts question the pro-protein push, saying most Americans already consume more protein than they need, and eating more could increase fat accumulation, leading to diabetes.

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Jan 19 • 9:29 AM EST • Health • detroitnews.com
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Atlanta Braves News: Ha-Seong Kim, Trade Candidates, More

Braves once again have big questions at shortstop.

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Jan 19 • 8:25 AM EST • Sports • batterypower.com
Australian Open Day 2 recap: Alex Eala’s tennis fandom and court assignment quandaries

The Filipino star is creating questions over the balance between ranking and popularity when it comes to court assignments.

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Jan 19 • 7:59 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
What happened after the Trump administration upended childhood vaccine planning

Pediatricians say they’re fielding more questions from confused parents and finding some even more determined to vaccinate their children.

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Jan 19 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • washingtonpost.com
Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’

A number of forces on the left questioned Josh Shapiro’s ties to Israel during Kamala Harris’ rushed running mate selection process in 2024. In his new memoir out next week, the Pennsylvania governor says the former vice president and her vetting team were among them.

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Jan 18 • 10:31 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Josh Shapiro Settles Some Scores

The Pennsylvania governor discusses the strange questions he received in his vice presidential vetting—and settles some scores.

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Jan 18 • 7:19 PM EST • Politics • theatlantic.com
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The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political consequences

Editorial: Errors in measuring microplastic pollution can be corrected. Public trust in science also needs to be shored up

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Jan 18 • 12:58 PM EST • Science • theguardian.com
Patriots vs. Texans prediction, pick, odds, where to watch, live stream, kickoff time

Key questions, X-factors and more about Sunday night's NFL divisional round matchup

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Jan 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Bo Nix has silenced critics with playoff win over Bills

Despite the injury, any lingering questions prognosticators may have about Bo Nix were answered after impressive playoff win.

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Jan 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • milehighreport.com
One question looms over tax debate: Are the billionaires bluffing?

The explosive debate over a proposed billionaire tax largely hinges on one question: would they really leave California, as many have threatened?

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Jan 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • sfchronicle.com
I quit my $390K job to start my company. I still question my decision.

Shiyao Tang quit her $390K job at DoorDash to build a silk womenswear brand. Five months of careful planning helped her exit her corporate job.

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Jan 18 • 5:11 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Editorial: More scrutiny for HMSA-HPH health care tie-up

Is it a good idea for Hawaii’s largest health insurer, the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), to partner up in business with one of Hawaii’s larger health care systems, Hawai‘i Pacific Health (HPH)? State senators and representatives had plenty of questions and concerns to express at a Tuesday briefing on the issue — and Hawaii residents who depend on private insurance should, too.

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Jan 18 • 5:05 AM EST • Health • staradvertiser.com
Life as a journalist: Five questions for reporter Dustin Levy

This is a recurring series for 2026 where we will ask our team of editors, reporters and photographers five questions about being a journalist.

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Jan 18 • 5:00 AM EST • Sports • naplesnews.com
Two presidential elections, two seismic shifts... (Politics+) : The NPR Politics Podcast

In today's bonus episode, Don Gonyea (national political correspondent) and Deepa Shivaram (White House correspondent) each share the "most" memorable story they've worked on. Don talks about a moment in the 2016 presidential election when he started seeing a key voting group for Democrats shift to then-candidate Donald Trump. Deepa recalls the day President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and her experience covering Kamala Harris' first campaign rally as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Listen to find out how you can submit a most-type question for us to answer in a future bonus episode! To unlock this and other bonus content, and get sponsor-free listening, sign up for NPR Politics Podcast+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Regular episodes haven't changed and remain available every weekday!

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Jan 18 • 3:05 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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