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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a government spokesperson.
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The future of AI and music is coming into focus. It does not look good for human artists
This past week may go down in history as when we as a species decided that the future of music lay in music created by artificial intelligence.
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Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good?
With every step on the trail, fallen leaves crinkle underfoot. The path follows a stream, rushing and burbling over smooth, gray stones, while a breeze rustles the branches overhead. Now compare that blissful mental image to what you might walk past in a city — traffic, crowds, concrete and glass. Which seems better for you?
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FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his deputies against a chemical that is a mainstay of dental care.
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Super greens powder supplements sold at Sam’s Club linked to salmonella outbreak
At least 11 people have been sickened, including three who were hospitalized, with salmonella infections linked to powder supplements sold at Sam’s Club stores nationwide and online, federal health officials said Friday.
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Kim Kardashian invited to NASA launch after moon landing conspiracy claims
Conspiracy theories that the moon landings did not take place have existed for decades, despite being consistently debunked.
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New deaths and illnesses reported in listeria outbreak tied to recalled pasta meals
Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores including Walmart and Trader Joe’s in many states.
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How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, you’ll get a shot at an extra hour’s sleep. But even with that, it might be one of the most dreaded weekends on the American calendar: the end of daylight saving time.
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From errant birdseed to mint mishaps, gardening can be as scary as any Halloween night
There may be a 20-foot-tall skeleton on your next-door neighbor’s lawn and zombies in the yard across the street, but the real horrors often lie in unmarked graves in the gardens of those you least suspect — maybe even your own.
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Kelsey Grammer welcomes his 8th child at age 70
Kelsey Grammer revealed that he and his wife Kayte Walsh ‘just had our fourth one, so it just became eight kids.’
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