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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Congress's Real Power: The Money

Money talks, and in the U. S. government, it's Congress that speaks the loudest. The Constitution spells it out in black and white. It's all about the money. Congress has the power to control federal spending. This is a basic rule of the game, written clearly in the Constitution. Presidents can

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Feb 12 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Molecular Excitement with Smart Range-Separated Hybrids

Imagine trying to understand how molecules get excited. Scientists have come up with a clever way to do this using something called range-separated hybrids (RSHs). These RSHs are part of a bigger idea called time-dependent density functional theory. This new method doesn't force things to f

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

The Remarkable Story of Fighting Back with Faricimab

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) is no joke, it's a disease with abnormal blood vessels in the eye that can mess up your vision. Doctors wanted to know if a new treatment, Faricimab, would work better than what was already out there. They had a patient who had tried other treatments. These

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Tremors and Tiny Tots: How Vitamin B12 Deficiency Affects Kids

Kids need certain vitamins and minerals as part of their diet to grow up strong and healthy. When babies and young children do not get enough vitamin B12, a serious problem can come up. Those early signs of a vitamin B 12 shortfall include tremors, developmental delays and anemia. Some children ma

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Feb 12 2025SPORTS

Eagles Fans Celebrate with a Shopping Spree

Fans of the Eagles were thrilled after their big win. The excitement of the championship win was most evident in the sales of Eagles merchandise. Fanatics, which sells officially-licensed NFL gear, reported record sales in the 24 hours after the win. This win brought them a new record for 24-hour sa

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Feb 12 2025SPORTS

Orange Clash: City vs Madrid Showdown

In the heart of the Champions League playoff round, Manchester City and Real Madrid faced off in the first leg. Early on, City had the ball more, but De Bruyne's shot went poorly after a good pass. City were also unlucky not to get a penalty. Despite the low key start, both teams had their chances,

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Feb 12 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Hard Landing: Rockstar's Jet and Plane Collide

First, let's talk about the crash. It is quite concerning to see private jet crashes. On Monday, a private jet owned by rockstar Vince Neil struck another plane at Scottsdale airport, Arizona. In this plane crash, Four people were on board the arriving jet, and one person was in the parked plane. Th

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Zika Virus: A Global Health Check-Up

Zika, a virus carried by mosquitoes, is still out there. It doesn't show up in most people, but it can cause big problems for babies in the womb. The peak time for Zika was back in 2015-2016 in the Americas. Since that time, the number of cases has gone down worldwide. However, there are st

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

Trump's Big Talk: What Does It Really Mean for Gaza and Jordan?

King Abdullah II stepped into the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. Alongside this visit, came Trump's yet another audacious idea to transform Gaza. The plan, no less than grand. Control Gaza, strip it of residents, and transform it into a tourist paradise! However, things are not as

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Feb 12 2025POLITICS

USAid's Shake-Up: What Happened to the Overseas Aid Agency?

Last week, Paul Martin, the federal watchdog overseeing the US Agency for International Development (USAid), was suddenly fired. This happened after he released a report saying that the agency's work had been disrupted. The report highlighted some serious issues. It said that a big reduction in sta

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