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Apr 02 2026ENVIRONMENT

Forever chemicals in honey: How hidden pollution affects bees and our food

Scientists recently found traces of PFOS, a long-lasting chemical, inside honey and the bees that make it. These substances stick around in nature for years, building up in the environment and even inside living things. For bees, even small doses can mess with their growth. Young bees exposed to PFO

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Apr 02 2026OPINION

City Park Golf Course: A Baton Rouge staple worth keeping

Baton Rouge has long been known for its community spaces that bring people together, and City Park Golf Course stands out as one of them. This course isn’t just about golf—it’s where many locals learned the game, practiced their swings, or enjoyed a quick nine holes after work. But as cities grow an

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Apr 01 2026POLITICS

Bahrain Moves to Protect Shipping in the Hormuz Strait

Bahrain has shared a new version of a United Nations draft that aims to keep ships safe in the Strait of Hormuz. The change removes a clear link to strong enforcement rules, but still keeps wording that could allow countries to act if needed. The waterway is vital because about 20 % of the world’

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Apr 01 2026SCIENCE

Moon‑bound Mission: A 10‑Day Journey Around the Moon

The Artemis 2 flight will carry four astronauts on a ten‑day voyage that circles the Moon, marking the first human flyby since 1972. They travel in NASA’s Orion capsule, which will perform a series of tests and observations while the crew stays mostly inside the ship. Launch day is all about speed.

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Mar 31 2026BUSINESS

UK regulator launches probe into Microsoft’s business software

The UK competition watchdog has opened a new investigation into how Microsoft sells its office tools to companies. The probe, called an SMS investigation, will look at how the firm licenses software like Windows, Word, Excel and Teams. More than half a million UK firms and government bodies re

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Mar 31 2026POLITICS

Iraq’s Hidden Power Players: Why Washington Can’t Trust the Surface

In Iraq, the official government picture is only half true. Behind ministries and formal chains of command lie hidden groups that pull the strings, many with ties to Iran’s military forces. These insiders shape decisions from within, making the real power structure far more complex than it appears.

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Mar 31 2026SCIENCE

Water‑Strider’s Fan Helps It Ride Fast Rivers

A small insect called the water‑strider has a special fan on its back. The fan is made of many thin, overlapping plates. Each plate has tiny branches that split again into thinner ones. The fan lets the insect push against fast water with less effort. Scientists studied how the fan moves

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Mar 30 2026HEALTH

Birmingham Water Switches Off Fluoride, Residents Upset

The city of Birmingham found out that its tap water had stopped containing fluoride, a fact that was actually decided years earlier without the public’s knowledge. Some treatment plants began removing fluoride as early as 2023, and a third stopped in March 2024. The utility company, Central Alabama

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Mar 29 2026BUSINESS

EPL Joins Forces With Indovida in a $2 Billion Packaging Deal

The Indian packaging firm EPL is set to merge with Indovida, a plastics company backed by Indorama, in a deal worth around $2 billion. The new group will bring together EPL’s packaging operations and Indovida’s plastic products, creating a stronger presence in the market. Under the agreement, EPL

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Mar 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Buzzy Bluetooth Speakers: A Tiny Friction

The story starts with a simple complaint about a bright‑new pair of Dayton speakers that the reader bought for his desktop. The problem is not the sound quality, but a loud “ding‑dong” that rings every time the speakers connect or disconnect via Bluetooth. He searched online for a way to mute

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