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Apr 13 2026ENVIRONMENT

Salmon Fishing Back in California Waters After Three-Year Break

Three years after commercial salmon fishing vanished from California’s coast, the pause has finally lifted. Federal officials recently gave the green light for limited fishing to restart in 2024. The decision follows a boost in salmon numbers, thanks partly to wetter winters that ended a severe drou

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Apr 13 2026FINANCE

Will Bitcoin and Ether Break Free or Get Stuck Again?

Bitcoin and Ethereum are hovering close to points that might flip the script on their price stories this year. While many voices in crypto keep warning of tougher times ahead, one analyst sees a different path. If Bitcoin pushes past $76, 000 and Ethereum clears $2, 400, that could mark the start of

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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

Keeping muscles strong as you age isn’t complicated

Muscles naturally weaken with time, but the decline speeds up after 30 and jumps sharply after 60. This process, called sarcopenia, doesn’t just make movement harder—it can steal independence. Research shows two simple habits make a huge difference: how much protein you eat and how active you stay.

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Apr 13 2026ENVIRONMENT

Nature’s Classroom: How Outdoor Education Builds Youth and Community

Kids today spend far more time staring at screens than exploring outdoors—sometimes up to seven hours daily. That’s a trend that worries educators, especially when combined with the growing political divide over how much we should even care about environmental issues. A new documentary, however, doe

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Apr 13 2026SPORTS

A golfer's beginning: Tyrrell Hatton's roots and rise

Tyrrell Hatton plays golf with a passion that stands out. He was born in England in 1991 and started swinging a club before he could even walk properly. His father, who knew golf inside out, introduced him to the sport early on. Hatton grew up in Marlow, a small town where he spent a lot of time pra

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Apr 13 2026RELIGION

How America's Early Ideas Shape Its Success Today

Back in the 1700s, many leaders saw education as key to building a strong nation. Noah Webster, famous for his dictionary, was one of them. He believed schools should teach values that match the country’s beliefs. For America, he argued, that meant following Christian principles. Some people still p

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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

How gene tests and old-school scores team up to guess prostate cancer’s next move

Doctors have two common tools to guess if prostate cancer will come back after surgery. One tool, CAPRA, looks at PSA numbers, how fast the cancer is growing, and whether it has spread. The other, called CAPRA-S, does the same but after the tumor is removed. Both tools are handy, but they ignore the

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Apr 13 2026OPINION

How Close-To-Home Violence Shapes Our View of Crime

Fear doesn’t always come from faraway places. For a young kid, it can creep in through familiar faces - the uncles who looked like killers, the scout leaders who didn’t seem dangerous until they were. The first time crime felt intimate was when news reached a 7-year-old about a monster hiding in pla

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Apr 12 2026ENVIRONMENT

Community Green Day Sparks Hope in DeKalb

The campus of Northern Illinois University buzzed with excitement on Saturday as DeKalb County Earth Fest returned for its third year. The celebration, built through a partnership between DeCarbon DeKalb and the university, aimed to connect people with nature without heavy guilt. The opening keynot

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Apr 12 2026SCIENCE

Quorum Breakers: New Molecule Helps Antibiotics Fight Tough Bacteria

A common hospital bug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often ignores many drugs and sticks together in protective layers called biofilms. Researchers made a new type of chemical that stops the bacteria from talking to each other, a process known as quorum sensing. This “talk‑stopper” is based on N‑acyl homo

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