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Not only is Lake Powell's water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too March 21, 2022
Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new report shows.
These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows March 22, 2022
Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report.
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren't more of them doing it? March 20, 2022
As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shoppin …
Look of the Week: Blackpink headline Coachella in Korean hanboks April 18, 2023
Bringing the second day of this year’s Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd of, r …
Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings March 30, 2023
“Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.

Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place April 18, 2023
A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night’s deadline for the …
McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan April 18, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn’t have to include everything the …
Supreme Court seems sympathetic to postal worker who didn't work Sundays in dispute over religious accommodations April 18, 2023
The Supreme Court seemed to side with a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who says the US Postal Service failed to accommodate his request to not work on Sundays.
China's economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in Q1 2023 April 18, 2023
China’s economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions.
Even when wives make as much as husbands, they still do more at home April 16, 2023
• Four out of the five US metro areas with the lowest unemployment are in Florida. Here’s why • Opinion: The overlooked problem with raising the retirement age for Social Security

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump December 8, 2022
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act November 29, 2022
Let’s start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program June 13, 2023
President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their …
Politics of the Day June 14, 2024
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September 16, 2024
A new government report warns that advanced Artificial Intelligence systems could pose an “extinction-level threat” to humans, and that the US must intervene. “I think we should be mindful of it,” say …
September 16, 2024
CNN was at the inaugural event of one of the world’s biggest tech shows, which casts a spotlight on the region’s thriving startup ecosystem.
September 16, 2024
President and CEO of Computer & Communications Industry Association Matt Schruers joins The Lead.
September 16, 2024
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is the first new product in seven years. CEO Tim Cook will have to prove that a device that blends both virtual and augmented reality, a technology that overlays virtual ima …
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing September 16, 2024
Congress today is grilling the chief executives of several big tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, about potential harms from their products on teens.

Fuzzy first photo of a black hole gets a sharp makeover April 14, 2023
The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record April 14, 2023
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
This bat fossil could fill in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle April 13, 2023
Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a new species.
How long you can use vintage Tupperware August 16, 2023
Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that’s been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food st …
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them April 14, 2023
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.

The Italian village with the 'elixir' of healthy life October 20, 2022
It’s a place of terraced lemon groves, a paradoxically warm mountain breeze, and a powerful fat-killing gene carried by a few lucky residents.
Virgin Boeing 747 to launch rocket into space October 20, 2022
At the far southwestern tip of England, dangling into the Atlantic, the remote region of Cornwall rarely feels like the center of the world.
The hunt for the world's most elusive shipwrecks October 19, 2022
In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas.
Secrets from the world's toughest dining scene October 18, 2022
Hong Kong is widely considered one of the most challenging cities in the world to operate a restaurant — a roiling cauldron of changing tastes, cleaver-sharp competition and unsavory economics.
She asked a stranger for directions on vacation. Two weeks later they were engaged October 17, 2022
Rachel Décoste landed in West Africa’s Republic of Benin in August 2018, anticipating an important journey of self-discovery, but not predicting the extent to which the trip would change her life.

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