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The Link Between Trauma, Drug Use, and Our Search to Feel Better


Sree VijaykumarAs long as humans have experienced emotional crisis (which is to say: for all of human history), they’ve attempted to ease their pain with drugs—plant-based psychoactives like marijuana in preindus…

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Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
The network’s removal of Mr. Kimmel’s show last week almost immediately morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America.


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White House Denies Homan Took Bag of Cash in F.B.I. Inquiry
White House Denies Homan Took Bag of Cash in F.B.I. Inquiry
People familiar with an undercover F.B.I. investigation say Trump’s border czar was recorded on audio tape accepting a Cava bag with $50,000 in it last year.


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Seeking Savings and Darker Skies, Pittsburgh Dims Lights
Seeking Savings and Darker Skies, Pittsburgh Dims Lights
After passing a Dark Sky ordinance to curb light pollution and save energy, Pittsburgh is installing adjustable streetlights.


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Sweden, Norway, Finland Power Firms to Cash in on Europe Data-Center Boom
Sweden, Norway, Finland Power Firms to Cash in on Europe Data-Center Boom
Nordic power companies stand to win big from Europe's data-center boom, as cool weather and lower power prices entice more mega-projects northward.




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Hindu Council of Australia accused of Islamophobia in complaint to Australian Human Rights Commission
Hindu Council of Australia accused of Islamophobia in complaint to Australian Human Rights Commission
The complaint includes a copy of an X post from Robinson, which was reposted by Neelima Paravastu, that included the words: “I’ve been warning America of the problems Islam brings for many years, hoping they’re not blind-sided like we in Europe were.”


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The White House stands by H-1B visa changes and abrupt rollout
The White House stands by H-1B visa changes and abrupt rollout
The abrupt, $100,000 one-time fee is likely to generate legal headaches for the Trump administration


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Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them
Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them
Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.


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Tied tides? Canadian towns battle it out over tidal world record
Tied tides? Canadian towns battle it out over tidal world record
For years Nova Scotia's Burntcoat Head Park claimed the highest tides, but now a challenger from the far north is seeking the title


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The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook
Conservative efforts to call out and punish educators over liberal ideas have grown for years, led in part by Charlie Kirk himself.


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United Nations Seen as Necessary but Ineffective
United Nations Seen as Necessary but Ineffective
Americans believe the United Nations is doing a poor job but think it plays a necessary role in the world.


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A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user
A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user
The reins of the Internet are handed over to ordinary users—with uneven results.


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Retired Lobbyist in Federal Custody in ABC Affiliate Shooting in Sacramento, California
Retired Lobbyist in Federal Custody in ABC Affiliate Shooting in Sacramento, California
Prosecutors say that the suspect, a 64-year-old Sacramento man, had a note critical of Trump administration officials and a separate calendar reminder to “Do the Next Scary Thing.”


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Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men - but Gen Z may show a shift
Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men - but Gen Z may show a shift
The religion gap between American men and women may be narrowing, a scholar explains - reflecting a seeming 'God gap' in US politics.


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American Investors Will License and Oversee TikTok's U.S. Version, White House Says
American Investors Will License and Oversee TikTok's U.S. Version, White House Says
The change is part of a deal to bring TikTok under U.S. ownership to avert a looming ban.


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Commonwealth Fusion Systems books a $1B+ power deal for its future fusion reactor
Commonwealth Fusion Systems books a $1B+ power deal for its future fusion reactor
The fusion startup has inked a deal with Italian energy company Eni. The move is likely intended to set a price for fusion power.


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High Holiday Reflections on the State of American Jews
High Holiday Reflections on the State of American Jews
“I never would have imagined the splinters inside of the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Elan Babchuck, whose work includes research on polarization.


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Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta
Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta
While the Argentine hiker and entrepreneur, Matias Augusto Travizano, was descending the mountain, he fell down a glacier, the authorities said.


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U.S. Pledges Support for Argentina's Economy and Javier Milei
U.S. Pledges Support for Argentina's Economy and Javier Milei
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said “all options” are under consideration to help President Javier Milei.


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Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says
Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says
Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony.


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At 102, 'Zelda the Welder' Is Still Good at the Job
At 102, 'Zelda the Welder' Is Still Good at the Job
Michelle Cohen worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II and led a rebellion over equal pay for women. She hasn't lost her skills.


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Harris-Biden Rift Outlined in '107 Days' Reflects Long Pattern of History
Harris-Biden Rift Outlined in '107 Days' Reflects Long Pattern of History
Many presidents and vice presidents fall out by the end of their tenures, a fraught dynamic that goes back to the early days of the republic.


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Tiger Handler Linked to Joe Exotic Is Fatally Mauled by Tiger
Tiger Handler Linked to Joe Exotic Is Fatally Mauled by Tiger
Ryan Easley, 37, was performing at his family-run private zoo in Hugo, Okla., when a tiger attacked him, the authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.


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Trump cuts programs that help migrant students in college : NPR
Since 1972, the CAMP program has helped tens of thousands of migrant students succeed in college. The Trump administration has cut off funding for it, forcing some colleges to reduce or eliminate services.


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Behind Charlie Kirk's Spiritual Journey That Fused Christianity and Politics
Behind Charlie Kirk's Spiritual Journey That Fused Christianity and Politics
Sunday’s memorial showcased how Mr. Kirk’s experience dovetailed with the broader story of American evangelicalism over the past decade.


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Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women's Rights, and Democracy
Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women's Rights, and Democracy
With her rallying cry for gender equality turning 30 this year, Mrs. Clinton says President Trump and autocratic leaders abroad are steadily dismantling decades of progress.


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Uber CEO Predicts How Self-Driving Car Fleets Could Work Financially - Business Insider
Uber CEO Predicts How Self-Driving Car Fleets Could Work Financially - Business Insider
One of the biggest questions facing Uber and other companies experimenting with self-driving cars is who will own and maintain all those vehicles without gig workers.


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Earthquake Jolts Bay Area Residents Awake
Earthquake Jolts Bay Area Residents Awake
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was strong enough to rattle nerves in the middle of the night, especially in the heavily populated East Bay where it was centered.


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New Eye Drops Sharpen Aging Eyes in Just One Hour
New Eye Drops Sharpen Aging Eyes in Just One Hour
A few daily drops may bring back the clear, youthful vision lost with age.


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Dominican Republic Says It Recovered Cocaine From Boat Struck by U.S.
Dominican Republic Says It Recovered Cocaine From Boat Struck by U.S.
The Dominican Republic said it was the first time it had carried out a joint operation against “narco-terrorism” in the Caribbean with the United States.


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French entrepreneurs decry 'communist' wealth tax proposal
French entrepreneurs decry 'communist' wealth tax proposal
French business leaders have billed the left's proposal for a new tax on the very wealthy as "insane" and "communist", as the Socialist party pressures Emmanuel Macron's new prime minister to ensure the rich pay their fair share in efforts to narrow the public deficit.


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Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war
Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war
The Israeli military has in recent days intensified its operation in Gaza, where it has killed more than 65,000 people over the last 23 months. Many thousands more are feared dead, their bodies buried in the rubble. A former Israeli army commander confirmed recently that more than 200,000 Palestinians had been killed or injured in the war.


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Family offices still keen on direct deals but dial back early-stage investing
Seven out of 10 family offices make direct investments in private companies, and nearly half of them doubled down in 2025, per a new Citi survey.


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Doctors are more tied to pharma astrust erodes
Doctors are more tied to pharma astrust erodes
Pfizer is paying $47.50 a share in cash for Metsera, a 43% premium on the startup’s closing price on Friday that gives the deal an enterprise value of $4.9 billion. The pact also includes a contingent value right worth up to $22.50 a share based on potential clinical and regulatory milestones for Metsera’s medicines. 


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Citing possible link to autism, Trump urges limiting use of Tylenol during pregnancy
Citing possible link to autism, Trump urges limiting use of Tylenol during pregnancy
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11.


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Author of gender-affirming care reviews says politics are twisting his work
Author of gender-affirming care reviews says politics are twisting his work
“Our leaders’ bodies have become sites for projection and speculation, as if the health of presidents, rather than the health of democracy, determine the nation’s future,” Reinhart writes. He says Americans should spend less time analyzing blurry Trump footage and more time confronting the ways  his administration’s policies are upending health care in the U.S. Read more.


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The Job Market Is Hell for Us, and Heaven for Scammers - Business Insider
The Job Market Is Hell for Us, and Heaven for Scammers - Business Insider
Two years after graduating at the top of her class in college, Amisha Datta could not believe she'd lost $4,300 in a job scam.It wasn't just her 4.0 GPA that made her think she was impervious to fraudsters. It was also because the scam started when Datta, now 26, did what she's done dozens of times and what millions of people do daily: She applied to a job on LinkedIn.


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Moflin, an Adorable, $400 AI Robot Pet, Is Selling Out in Japan
Moflin, an Adorable, $400 AI Robot Pet, Is Selling Out in Japan
Moflin, created by Casio, is a fluffy AI pet with 40,000 personalities that learns from your interactions and loves you back.


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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC
Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC
Deep Fission had been seeking to raise $15 million in a seed round as recently as April. The reverse merger will raise twice that amount.


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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner
The justices said they will consider whether to overrule a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency.


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With New Plan, Hochul Fast-Tracks Housing Supply
With New Plan, Hochul Fast-Tracks Housing Supply
A new program will put manufactured homes at the center of a statewide effort to make housing more affordable.


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UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago
UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago
More than half of UK banks still rely on computer code written in or before the 1970s, and which is understood by only a few of their staff


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Trump's Tax Cut Is Underwater. Can a 'Refund Boom' Save It?
Trump's Tax Cut Is Underwater. Can a 'Refund Boom' Save It?
Republicans are hoping a new name, along with larger refunds for many Americans next year, can buoy an economic agenda that polls show is unpopular.


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Cuba suffers fifth nationwide blackout in a year as crisis deepens
Cuba suffers fifth nationwide blackout in a year as crisis deepens
Cubans were left in the dark Wednesday after the island endured its fifth nationwide power outage in a year, the latest blow in the country's worst economic crisis in decades, triggered by the shutdown of its largest thermoelectric plant.


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North Carolina Republicans Unveil Broad Crime Bill After Stabbing
North Carolina Republicans Unveil Broad Crime Bill After Stabbing
The state measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack.


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Europe's cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it.
Europe's cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it.
The European Commission wants to take a bite out of privacy rules that force websites to run cookie banners.


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Kim Jong Un's proposition to Trump: Let's talk - but not about nukes
Kim Jong Un's proposition to Trump: Let's talk - but not about nukes
SEOUL--North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he would sit down with President Trump, but with one major condition: he won't discuss giving up the country's nuclear weapons.For months, Trump has repeatedly extolled what he says is the good relationship he enjoys with Kim and has expressed interest in a summit with him.


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Trump's Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience
Trump's Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience
Lindsey Halligan worked as a personal lawyer for President Trump and then led the effort to scrutinize the Smithsonian for “improper ideology.”


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'Everyone's at risk': Donald Trump's immigration crackdown reaches Bethlehem
'Everyone's at risk': Donald Trump's immigration crackdown reaches Bethlehem
When federal immigration agents swooped on a construction site in Bethlehem and arrested 17 undocumented foreigners in June, Jon Irons felt a flash of fear that has stayed with him ever since.Born in Ecuador and adopted as an infant by an American family, Irons, a local school official, thought he might easily share their fate.


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Innovative earbuds for sleep with no charging needed
Innovative earbuds for sleep with no charging needed
Discover Somni's tiny earbuds for sleep, no charging required, offering comfort and noise reduction with unique magnetic technology.


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Nuclear power could be a $10 trillion industry that 'holds the answer to the world's power shortages'
Nuclear power could be a $10 trillion industry that 'holds the answer to the world's power shortages'
Global energy demand is growing. Nuclear power could be the answer and, with it, a $10 trillion market opportunity.



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