Science

Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to
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Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds

In early February, Vishvaa Rajakumar, a 20-year-old Indian college student, won the Memory League World
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More migrant workers seek help over UK farm exploitation claims

United Voices of the World Julia Quecano Casimiro campaigns for better protections for migrant workers
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Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time

Hummingbirds are tiny and delicate, but don’t be fooled: They are among the most aggressive
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BP profits drop as it says it will reset strategy

Tom Espiner Business reporter Getty Images Oil giant BP has said it will “fundamentally reset”
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Abortion Provider Won’t Be Extradited to Louisiana, N.Y. Governor Says

Louisiana officials seeking to prosecute a New York doctor who sent abortion medication to a
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Shell ignored warnings of spill clean-up ‘scam’, whistleblower tells BBC

Simi Jolaoso BBC News, Niger Delta Getty Images A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that
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California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says

The warnings, on thousands of products sold in California, are stark. “Use of the following
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Avian flu outbreaks see 1.8 million farmed birds culled

Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months
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Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas

A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine
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