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A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Denver parents got texts during this winter’s brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids, an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community.
May 3, 2025 12:34 PM
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Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, this time until May 2026
BOSTON (AP) — Fans of the hugely popular video game series Grand Theft Auto will have to wait a little longer to play the latest version. In a post on X Friday, Rockstar Games said it delayed the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI until May 26, 2026.
May 3, 2025 9:25 AM
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Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay style: confronting hate with kindness.
May 2, 2025 10:59 PM
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As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden fronds.
May 2, 2025 6:52 PM
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Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration's dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.
May 2, 2025 4:14 PM
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Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.
May 2, 2025 2:14 PM
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What Trump's budget cuts could mean for the environment
President Donald Trump’s first 100 days included a wide range of attacks on environmental and climate initiatives . His proposed budget does the same.
May 2, 2025 1:58 PM
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How to catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
Halley's comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids .
May 2, 2025 12:19 PM
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US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions
BOSTON (AP) — Tariffs weren't on the agenda of this week's Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with humanoid and other robot varieties and talked about how to build and sell a new generation of increasingly autonomous ma
May 2, 2025 7:45 AM
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Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
May 2, 2025 7:17 AM
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