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Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a controversial Trump administration proposal to eliminate the ATF and merge its functions into the Drug Enforcement Administration. The plan, outlined ...

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Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

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A protein involved with cell death can be manipulated to slow or reverse tumor growth, a pair of new studies in mice found.

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Under the influence of global warming, the Arctic is transitioning from a state dominated by multi-year thick ice to a "New ...

The vote to end the government shutdown has divided Senate Democrats. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is one of the eight who voted ...

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When presented with multiple clues about the location of food, chimps revised their choices based only on stronger clues, indicating they were comparing the worth of pieces of information ...