The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optog...
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Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports. While Russian authorities have not confirmed her exact cause of death, the count...
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A late-night homecoming celebration ended in tragedy Sunday when gunfire erupted across a four-block span in a historic small South Georgia city.
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Wanying Zhang, 34, was charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China after allegedly sending photos and video.
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The Fort Worth Police Department is seeking the public's help to identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 35W that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries....
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The search for six people who were aboard an air ambulance that was bound for Boston when it disappeared off the Massachusetts coast has been suspended....
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Nuts are one of the most popular snack foods, and for good reason. They’re delicious, nutrient-dense and portable. Plus, there’s dozens of varieties to choose from. Botanically, nuts are considered dry fruits that are enclosed in a hard shell with a protective husk, according to ...
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A Florida man who is accused of accessing women’s personal information, including private chats and banking details, and posting about them on TikTok is back behind bars and faces a new charge....
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A Cornell University student gave campus police leads in the alleged rape of Jane Doe in 2024 but expressed dismay over how the authorities handled the case. The student, who spoke to NBC News on Sunday on condition of anonymity over concerns about repercussions, said she first h...
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A Stephensville businessman’s fraudulent scheme has left him with more than a decade of prison time, and he will have to give up over 90 collector vehicles in order to pay the victims back....
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The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America . The latest attack brings the number o...
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Brendon Burfield, 16, was a junior at Kennedale High School and died in a motorcycle crash on September 26. “Brendon and his friends did what he loved most,” The principal of Kennedale High School wrote on a social media post. “They went out riding their motorcycles. Near the end...
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A juvenile is dead after being shot in Dallas on Sunday afternoon. Dallas Police responded to a Shooting call in the 600 block of Edgedale Drive at approximately 4:10 p.m. Responding officers found that a juvenile suffered a gunshot wound. Police said that the person was pronounc...
