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U.S. Taxpayers Have Subsidized Fossil Fuels for 111 Years, and Counting

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WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned to end billions of dollars in annual tax breaks to oil...
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Getting to the Bottom of the ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket

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In the “Dune” movies, a gigantic sandworm can rise from the desert and devour soldiers and military vehicles in its gaping maw. In...
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U.S. Approves $500 Million for Bahrain Oil Project, Despite Opposition

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A federal bank that finances projects overseas voted Thursday to put $500 million toward an oil and gas project in Bahrain, a transaction...
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Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds

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Teen pregnancy increases the chances that a young woman will drop out of school and struggle with poverty, research has shown. Teenagers are...
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SpaceX Blazes Forward With Latest Starship Launch

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The third try turned out to be closer to the charm for Elon Musk and SpaceX, as company’s mammoth Starship rocket launched on...
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SpaceX Launch’s Rare Sight: The Bright Orange Glow of Re-Entry

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Just past the 45-minute mark of the Starship vehicle’s journey through space on Thursday, something eerie happened. As it drifted high above Earth’s...
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Live Updates: SpaceX Prepares to Launch Third Starship Flight

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Updated March 14, 2024, 6:03 a.m. ETMarch 14, 2024, 6:03 a.m. ETSpaceX is trying for a third time to launch Starship, the most powerful...
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Lawyer, Author and TikTok Star Spent 72 Years in an Iron Lung

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After he was paralyzed by polio at age 6, Paul Alexander was confined for much of his life to a yellow iron lung...
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A Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Colon Cancer Detection

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Early detection of colon cancer can prevent a majority of deaths from this disease, possibly as much as 73 percent of them. But...
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Why Do Whales Go Through Menopause?

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Menopause is all too familiar to women, but in other species it’s remarkably rare. Last year, scientists reported that females in a single...
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