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Cappi Thompson/Moment RF/Getty ImagesFor many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it. -
Elizabeth Gillis/NPRThe Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies.
The Tennessee Department of Education has named Collierville Schools Principal Deanna Jones as the state’s Principal of the year.
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Jill Delsaux/Getty ImagesAbout 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings. -
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThere was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
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Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule and may start to upend it.
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