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Rivian to get $827 million in state incentives to support R2 expansion and more hiring in Normal
The electric automaker Rivian will hire over 550 additional full-time workers in Normal within five years as it begins ...
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Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?
Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in ...
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NYC mayor says 'outside agitators' are co-opting Columbia protests—students disagree
In an NPR interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he had a 'gut reaction' that outside agitators were leading Columbia anti-war ...
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Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45
Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at a key Boeing supplier who raised concerns about improperly drilled holes in the ...
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U.S. v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for
Is Google an illegal monopoly that's thwarted rivals to remain on top or is it simply a beloved search engine? Now it's up to ...
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Who will pay to replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The legal battle has already begun
Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has ...
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House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic ...
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After downsizing healthcare for years, Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty
Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less ...
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As abortion looks like a key issue in 2024, voters more divided by party than ever
In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are ...
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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties
Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that ...
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The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during ...
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College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast
This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade ...