US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID

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NEW YORK — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and...

EXPLAINER: How will insurers cover a new Alzheimer’s drug?

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Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle...

Senate aims to boost tech industry in competition with China

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WASHINGTON — The Senate was on pace to approve legislation Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence...

Spacecraft buzzes Jupiter’s mega moon, 1st close-up in years

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter’s largest moon in two decades. ...

Autopsy: Texas boy’s cause of death ruled a homicide

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HOUSTON — A 5-year-old Houston boy whose body authorities say was kept hidden in a storage unit before being discovered in an East Texas...

Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time

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The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....

Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time

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The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....

Mine-sniffing rat Magawa ends years of hard work in Cambodia

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. ...

Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril

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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have...

Turkish president vows to save sea from ‘sea snot’ outbreak

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president promised Saturday to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of “sea snot” that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists. ...