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Measles is the disease experts are watching closely as World Cup fans move through airports, stadiums, hotels, fan zones and packed bars during the tournament. A global sports event does not need a rare new virus to create a public health problem. It needs international travel, crowded indoor spaces, low vaccine coverage in certain groups … Read more
The US military has cut roughly 180 faith and belief categories from the personnel system service members use to list their religious affiliation, reducing a list of more than 200 options to 31. The change does not ban troops from practicing those faiths. It changes the official religious affiliation codes used in military records, mainly … Read more
A patch of unusually cold water in the North Atlantic is drawing new attention because scientists say it may be linked to a weakening system of ocean currents that helps control weather and climate in parts of Europe, North America and the tropics. The area is known as the North Atlantic cold blob, or the … Read more
FISA has moved back into the center of Washington because one part of the law, Section 702, is close to another deadline while lawmakers fight over President Donald Trump decision to put Bill Pulte in charge of the U.S. intelligence community on an acting basis. FISA stands for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Congress passed … Read more
The Great American State Fair is scheduled to open on the National Mall this June 25, but the landmark America 250 celebration is already facing a state-level participation fight. Despite official invitations, Oregon, Washington, and North Carolina have declined to take part. This creates a hurdle for the organizer, Freedom 250. The group promises the … Read more
Every U.S. state allows at least some voters to cast a ballot by mail, but the rules now fall into three different systems: automatic mailed ballots, no-excuse absentee voting and excuse-required absentee voting. The distinction has become more urgent after the Postal Service moved ahead with a proposed federal rule tied to President Donald Trump … Read more
President Donald Trump is facing new pressure over student debt, but the fight is not the same one borrowers watched during the Biden years. Democratic lawmakers are not asking the administration to restart broad student loan cancellation for tens of millions of borrowers. They are asking the Education Department to process relief for borrowers who … Read more
The long rise in IQ scores that shaped much of the 20th century began to break in the 1990s, with research from Norway, Denmark, and later U.S. datasets showing that younger cohorts stopped gaining ground on the reasoning tests used for decades. The latest analysis by Space Daily pulled together findings from Norway, Denmark, Finland, … Read more
In 2026, FDA activity around dietary supplements moved past routine guidance updates and into larger questions about how supplement regulation should work in a market shaped by modern ingredients, new production methods, and rapid product innovation. FDA’s main 2026 dietary supplement update centered on its March 27, 2026, public meeting about the range of dietary … Read more
A majority of U.S. voters now view the economy through financial strain rather than upward mobility, according to new survey and household data showing continued pressure from prices, rent, savings gaps and job uncertainty. A Change Research survey of 2,702 registered voters, conducted April 3 to April 7, found that 51% said the American Dream … Read more