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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Fighting Childhood Obesity: A Comic Tool for Minority Preadolescents

Childhood obesity is still a big problem, especially among kids from racial and ethnic minority groups with less money. This issue is mostly due to unhealthy eating habits, like eating lots of junk food and sugary drinks and not enough fruits and veggies. Scientists are looking into new ways to help

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Jan 15 2025SCIENCE

Two Moon Landers, One Launch: What's the Big Deal?

Early morning on January 15th, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Aboard were two lunar landers, one from the U. S. and one from Japan, each with their own unique journey to the moon. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 and ispace's HAKUTO-R M2 'Resilience' are bo

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

AI Makes Lung Ultrasounds Easier for Everyone

Ever felt like you're not breathing quite right? Doctors use something called lung ultrasound, or LUS, to figure out what's wrong. The problem is, it's tricky to get good images. You need to be really skilled. But researchers found that artificial intelligence, or AI, can help even beginners get cle

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

What New Moms Say About Social Media: A Peek Inside Their Experiences

You might think that having a new baby would make moms want to escape social media. But hold on, it's not that simple! A group of researchers sat down with 20 new moms, aged 23 to 42, to chat about their social media habits. These moms had babies between 0 to 6 months old and were part of a bigger s

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Jan 15 2025EDUCATION

Gifted Kids' Classes: A Mysterious Past?

Years ago, some kids were in special classes called GATE. Now, adults who were in these classes are wondering if they were secretly trained by the CIA! One of these adults, Anna Mills, shared her old school work on TikTok. People were surprised to see assignments about codes, graphs, sign language,

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Jan 15 2025POLITICS

Meet Justice Roberts: The Surprising Truth About the Supreme Court’s Chief

Sometimes, things aren't what they seem. Take Chief Justice John Roberts, for example. Many probably thought he was a political puppet after he helped out a certain former president in a high-profile legal case. But hold on a moment! Looks can be deceiving. Let’s dig into what really happened. Chie

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Robots and Bias: A Feminist View

Have you ever thought about how robots learn? Well, they use models that humans create, and these models can be biased. This means the robots might copy the unfairness we see in society. For example, they might treat some people worse than others based on things like race or gender. This is a big pr

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Jan 15 2025POLITICS

What Happened After Trump's Election Investigation?

You might have heard about the big report that came out recently. Special Counsel Jack Smith looked into Donald Trump's efforts to change the result of the 2020 election and the attack on the Capitol Building on January 6. The report found lots of evidence that could have led to Trump being found gu

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Jan 15 2025FINANCE

Seeing Color in Mortgages: A Tale of Inequality

Homeownership has long been a dream for many. But for some, this dream is harder to achieve. Research has shown that racial and ethnic inequalities in wealth can have big effects on our lives. Buying a home is a big part of this. It can affect how safe we feel, the schools we go to, and the jobs we

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Jan 14 2025BUSINESS

Elon Musk: Potential Peacemaker in TikTok's US Showdown

In the midst of a potential ban on TikTok in the US, China is considering a unique move. They're discussing the possibility of using Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul, as a middleman to broker a deal. The goal? Keep TikTok operating in the US without being forced to shut down. This comes just da

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