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What Trump’s National Guard deployment to Washington D.C. could mean for other cities
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Glenn Youngkin says Virginia’s Guard troops won’t be patrolling the streets of Washington. This as President Trumps decision to deploy the guard in the Capital is raising questions about presidential power and what...
How homicide rates in SC compare to D.C. amid National Guard deployment
GoUpstate - South Carolina
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster deployed 200 National Guard troops to Washington D.C. following a federal crime crackdown. The deployment, funded by the federal government, aligns with President Trump's initiative to address crime in the...
Trump’s Proposed SSI Cuts Could Push Vulnerable D.C. Residents Into Homelessness
The Washington Informer
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August 18, 2025
The District of Columbia — a majority-Black city where poverty and disability rates outpace the national average — is bracing for a devastating blow as the Trump administration moves to slash Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for poor...
Washington D.C. federal takeover: Would it be legal in Indiana?
Evansville Courier & Press - Indiana
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Things are tense in Washington D.C. The night of Aug. 13 – two days after President Donald Trump announced he would flood the streets with 800 National Guard soldiers and seize control of the city’s police force – masked men wearing Homeland...
Researchers Say This Wash Cycle Makes Clothes Look New Longer While Slashing Dye Transfer And Pollution
ZME Science
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August 18, 2025
Credit: Pexels. When you throw your favorite T-shirt into the wash, you’re not just cleaning it — you’re slowly destroying it. Every cycle strips away dye, loosens fibers, and flushes microscopic debris into the water supply. Now, a new study from...
Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease: Penticton Indian Band
Lake Country Calendar
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Researchers in the Okanagan are working to find a treatment for a skin disease in yilíkʷlxkn (bighorn sheep), as the animal’s population has been decimated in the region over the past two decades. A sheep pen at Penticton Indian Band (PIB) is the...
The Press Response to Trump's D.C. Crime Crackdown Devolves Into Absolute Absurdity
Red State
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August 18, 2025
By Bonchie | 10:06 AM on August 18, 2025 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. With President Donald Trump's decision to take over the D.C. police department and deploy...
BAMSI Graduate Publishes Breakthrough Research
ZNS
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August 18, 2025
From the fields of North Andros to the pages of an international journal, Aaron Francis is proving that impactful, globally relevant research can begin in The Bahamas. A graduate of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI),...
openRxiv names Dr. Tracy Teal first CEO to advance open science
The Laotian Times
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August 18, 2025
Scientist and nonprofit leader who previously led The Carpentries and Dryad to lead the organization that oversees bioRxiv and medRxiv. DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — openRxiv announced today that after an extensive international...
As tick season worsens, researchers make strides towards a vaccine for tick immunity
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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With summer in full swing, many people now find themselves picking off one of the season’s least-favorite guests: blood-sucking ticks. Although ticks are always a major nuisance for people and pets who enjoy the outdoors, 2025 has been a...
Gift Establishes Patton Nursing Science Day Endowment
University of Arkansas
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Photo Submitted Dr. Susan Patton and Dr. Robert C. Patton established the Patton Nursing Science Day Endowment for the benefit of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas....
A dedication to service: Shelter Island F.D. Chief Max Pelletier
Shelter Island Reporter - New York
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August 18, 2025
It was mid-afternoon in the summer of 2013, and Maximilian Pelletier was at home after work, dressed in gym shorts, on a sleepy Shelter Island day. Suddenly he noticed a powerful odor and saw smoke billowing from a Electric Gem car parked near a...
Trump lies and stokes fear about ‘roving bands of youth’ in D.C.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Last week, in a news conference filled with lies and disinformation, President Donald Trump chose to double down on failed policies of the past. In the face of a steeply declining crime wave, the administration has decided to federalize the D.C....
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Must Immediately Release Months-Delayed 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Public Citizen
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August 18, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent today to the director of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Public Citizen called for the immediate release of the AHRQ’S 2024 National Healthcare Quality and...
NAD C 3050 (with MDC2 BluOS-D module) review
What Hi-Fi?
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August 18, 2025
Why you can trust What Hi-Fi? Our expert team reviews products in dedicated test rooms, to help you make the best choice for your budget. Find out more about how we test. NAD’s C 3050 is more than it initially seems. On the surface, it’s yet...
Zelenskyy Meets Trump, Gaza Latest, More National Guard Troops to D.C.
The Maravi Post
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August 18, 2025
President Trump will host Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. Israelis protest to demand a hostage deal as the military and government leaders pursue plans to occupy Gaza City. And growing number of National...
Yes, D.C. Crime Is Bad. But It Needs More Than a Takeover.
The Patriot Post
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As a former police officer, I’ve seen firsthand how both crime and criminals have changed since my days on the beat. Today, drugs, untreated mental illness, and a wholesale devaluing of human life drive the violence we see in our cities. But these...
VC’s Cy Richter maps out engineering future with summer internship
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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August 18, 2025
VC’s Cy Richter maps out engineering future with summer internship Published 11:15 am Monday, August 18, 2025 By By Lila Stanley | VC Marketing and Communications Victoria College student Cy Richter turned his summer into a hands-on learning...
Trump's D.C. 'crisis' enters 2nd week with more soldiers — and no exit strategy
NPR Illinois
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August 18, 2025
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. capital braces for a second week with soldiers and masked federal agents conducting "roving patrols" on the city streets, President Trump says he knows some Americans fear he's crossed a dangerous line. "Already they're...
Microbial Me: A Look Inside Microbiome Research
Utne Reader
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There’s a story that Jack Gilbert, a microbial ecologist at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, likes to tell about a bacterium called Enterococcus faecalis. It’s sort of a love story gone wrong. Squat and vaguely...