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Solar Eclipse Could Make Some Clouds Perform a Disappearing Act

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As the eclipse begins, some view-blocking clouds could actually disappear. A recent study found that after 15 percent of the sun becomes obscured,...
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Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds

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Over the past decade, R.I.P. Medical Debt has grown from a tiny nonprofit group that received less than $3,000 in donations to a...
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Large Scientific Review Confirms the Benefits of Physical Touch

Barbara Chase -
A hug, a handshake, a therapeutic massage. A newborn lying on a mother’s bare chest.Physical touch can buoy well-being and lessen pain, depression...
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Arkansas Braces for Flood of Tourists During Total Solar Eclipse

Barbara Chase -
The email landed in the inbox of Dave Parker, an Arkansas government employee, in 2021: Hey, we’ve got this eclipse coming.“I wasn’t even...
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Cities in the eclipse’s path are getting an economic ‘shot in the arm.’

Barbara Chase -
A vast swath of North America will soon be plunged into darkness. Though momentary, the total solar eclipse on Monday has already proved...
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What Solar Eclipse-Gazing Has Looked Like for the Past 2 Centuries

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For centuries, people have been clamoring to glimpse solar eclipses. From astronomers with custom-built photographic equipment to groups huddled together with special glasses,...
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Live Updates: Millions Await the Eclipse’s Dark Path Across a Continent

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For centuries, people have been clamoring to glimpse solar eclipses. From astronomers with custom-built photographic equipment to groups huddled together with special glasses,...
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What solar eclipse-gazing has looked like for the past two centuries.

Barbara Chase -
For centuries, people have been clamoring to glimpse solar eclipses. From astronomers with custom-built photographic equipment to groups huddled together with special glasses,...
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Can’t Find Eclipse Glasses? Here’s What to Do.

Barbara Chase -
Reliable paper-framed glasses are by far the most popular option for safely watching the total solar eclipse on Monday. But they’ve gotten more...
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Anticipation and Anxiety Build Ahead of the Total Solar Eclipse

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Millions of people will tilt their heads skyward on Monday, marveling at a total solar eclipse. The moon will cross the sun and...
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