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A Czech court blocks the signing of a deal with South Korea’s KHNP to build 2 nuclear reactors
PRAGUE (AP) — A court in the Czech Republic blocked on Tuesday the government from signing a deal with South Korea’s KHNP to ...
A model employer no more? Disabled workers question the federal government's commitment to inclusion
Trump also rescinded a Biden-era executive order that required federal agencies to create action plans to hire more diverse ...
Canadian Prime Minister Carney arrives in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression ...
'It's God's church': Why Second Baptist members filed a suit against the Houston megachurch
Disgruntled members of the Houston house of faith want "independent oversight" of church business after a shocking succession ...
Flight operations at 4 Moscow airports temporarily suspended due to Ukrainian drone attack
Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen regions of Russia, the Defense Ministry in ...
Texas-based Sunoco makes $9 billion deal to buy Canadian fuel distributor
Energy company Sunoco is buying Canada-based Parkland in a deal valued at approximately $9.1 billion, creating a massive fuel ...
Running with a stroller: 2 biomechanics researchers on how it affects your form − and risk of injury
Pushing down on the handlebars redirects some impact through the stroller’s wheels, reducing the load on the legs. This lower impact force decreases the risk of common injuries such as shin splints, ...
Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the termination of taxpayer support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that helps fund American ...
Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
Given the challenges in using predictive machine learning effectively and fairly, predictive policing raises significant ethical concerns. Absent technological fixes on the horizon, there is an ...
Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle − a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life
Carbonate minerals contain carbon dioxide, which, when present in the atmosphere, warms a planet. These minerals suggest that carbon dioxide could have previously existed in the atmosphere in larger ...
How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes
Yet the U.S. depends heavily on imports for most critical materials. In 2024 the U.S. imported 80% of rare earth elements it used, 100% of gallium and natural graphite, and 48% to 76% of lithium, ...
Even judges appointed by Trump are ruling against him
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ...