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Mar 22 2026POLITICS

A Rough Road: How Mentors Shaped a Controversial Legacy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grew up in the shadow of tragedy and chaos, a young boy who lost his father to assassination and later his wife in 2013. He turned to drugs at fourteen, was expelled from boarding schools, and drifted toward a life of public scrutiny. Yet his path was not walked alone; three ke

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Mar 22 2026ENVIRONMENT

Land changes boost farm health in semi‑dry Turkey

In many dry farming areas, tiny plots of land can make growing crops hard. A new study looked at how joining these small pieces into bigger, regular fields changes the land’s health. The research focused on four villages in Kızıltepe, a part of Mardin Province that lies inside Turkey’s GAP program.

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Mar 22 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Keeping the Crew Calm: A New Approach to Film Sets

A director of a recent movie based on a popular romance novel said she has a plan to stop drama from ruining a film. The story follows a woman who comes out of prison after causing her boyfriend’s death, and she wants to make amends with his family and meet the daughter she had while incarcerated. T

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Mar 22 2026POLITICS

A Hospital Hit in Sudan: A Tragic Toll

In the western part of Sudan’s Darfur region, a recent attack on a teaching hospital resulted in at least 64 deaths, including more than a dozen children, according to the World Health Organization. The strike also wounded around 89 people and left the facility unable to operate, officials noted on

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Mar 22 2026POLITICS

Future CDC Leader: A Mix of Politics and Public Health

The U. S. faces a choice for its top public‑health officer as the White House weighs options amid vaccine debates and upcoming elections. One candidate is Ernie Fletcher, a former governor of Kentucky who has experience in state politics and crisis management. Another possibility is Daniel Edn

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Mar 22 2026HEALTH

Covid’s Hidden Lessons: What We Learned and Forgot

The pandemic’s most devastating moments unfolded behind closed hospital doors, where patients fought for breath on machines while loved ones waited outside. Those quiet scenes were rarely captured by the media, so many people only saw the pandemic through indirect signs—empty streets with ambulances

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Mar 22 2026SCIENCE

Exploring Better Ways to Analyze Batches in Stepped Wedge Trials

Batched stepped wedge trials let groups start a study in separate waves, not all at once. Because each wave can differ—maybe the groups have different ages or backgrounds—the effect of the treatment might change from one batch to another. Researchers need tools that can handle this variation when th

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Mar 22 2026HEALTH

The foods nutritionists once warned you about but you should actually eat

For years, people have followed food rules they didn’t question—like avoiding certain foods because “experts” said so. But what if those warnings were wrong? Many foods once called unhealthy are actually packed with nutrients that most diets lack. The problem started when food companies pushed low-f

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Mar 22 2026POLITICS

Iran’s leader pushes for Middle East peace talks to stop rising tensions

Iran’s president called for an end to attacks linked to the U. S. and Israel, saying the violence must stop right away if there’s any hope of ending the fighting in the region. Speaking to India’s prime minister, he argued that future attacks can only be avoided with strong promises and clear rules.

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Mar 22 2026POLITICS

TSA workers struggle through pay delays as airports step in to help

The latest funding delay for the Department of Homeland Security has left TSA workers in a tough spot. Many of these screeners are still recovering from the 43-day government shutdown last year, where some went without pay for over a month. Now, five weeks into another funding freeze, they face miss

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