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Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean-power backup
When the threat of wildfires has forced power to be cut in the tourist town of Calistoga, California, on the edge of Napa ...
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall, 'Independent'
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President ...
Wall Street ticks quietly higher in premarket as Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs kick in
Markets on Wall Street inched up quietly as President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum were due to ...
1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it
One potentially untapped resource is school nurses and other specialists who are often the first point of contact for a child with chronic pain, such as social workers and school counselors. Programs ...
What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope
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Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction
Reward memories both help people survive and lead to substance use disorders. Delving into the intricate mechanisms of how the brain remembers rewards at the cellular and genetic levels can help ...
What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail
Vibe coding leans on standard patterns of technical language, which AI systems use to piece together original code from their training data. Any beginner can use an AI assistant such as GitHub Copilot ...
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, compiled information for major disasters, including insured losses by state. Bulk data won’t tell communities or counties about their ...
‘Loyal to the oil’ – how religion and striking it rich shape Canada’s hockey fandom
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Your left and right brain hear language differently − a neuroscientist explains how
(THE CONVERSATION) Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret ...