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Why are vet costs getting so high?

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2025/11/20

. Pet healthcare costs have nearly doubled in the past five years, and that's leading many animal lovers to skip necessary care.

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'House of Beauty' examines how the beauty industry...

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2025/11/20

The book explores some of the darker sides of the beauty industry while recognizing the ways in which beauty has been a source of caretaking and cultural tradition.

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Jobs report shows employers added 119,000 jobs in...

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2025/11/20

The government shutdown delayed the release of these numbers until now.

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Who actually took the famous 'Napalm Girl' photograph?

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2025/11/20

One of the most powerful photographs from the Vietnam War shows a young girl running down a street-naked and in anguish. Her skin is burning.

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Inside the connection between economist Larry Summers...

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2025/11/20

A trove of emails showed Larry Summers' relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Trump's latest attacks on the free press

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2025/11/20

Trump dismissed the brutal killing of a journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. He told off a female reporter by calling her a "piggy."

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National Book Award puts Gaza in the spotlight

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2025/11/20

Omar El Akkad took home the 76th National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night for his book "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This."

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Book explores how an aphorism often contains 'The...

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2025/11/20

Author James Geary loves aphorisms, those short, witty statements that often contain profound truths.

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How weight loss drugs impact the brain

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2025/11/20

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are highly effective for shedding pounds. But researchers at the Society for Neuroscience meeting say they are only beginning to understand how these products affect the brain.

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Displaced Lebanese architect driven from home by a...

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2025/11/20

Israel says the attacks are to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping. And while most drones have carried out surveillance or dropped explosives, one recent drone flight took a surreal turn.

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Helping students experiencing homelessness in Cincinnati

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2025/11/20

More than 4,000 students in the Cincinnati Public School System are experiencing homelessness, and approximately 300 students are sleeping outside or in vehicles.

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What is Congress doing about health care reform?

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2025/11/20

The pressure is building on members of Congress to do something about health care reform, the issue that shut down the government for 43 days.

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U.S., Russia draft 28-point plan for Ukraine peace

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2025/11/20

The plan would require huge concessions from Ukraine, both in land and military preparations.

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