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This popular sex trend is far more dangerous than you think

When did sexual choking become almost as mainstream as the missionary position?  Nobody knows for sure, says Debby Herbenick, a…

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This awkward fish works harder than you

A rainbow parrotfish swims in the shallow waters of Bonaire, a small Dutch island in the south Caribbean. The ocean…

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Leaked recordings detail a major environmental agency quietly gutting its workforce

Temporary workers for the US Forest Service work in areas like timber, wildlife, watershed, botany, recreation, and visitor services. Facing…

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Why absolutely everyone is obsessed with Moo Deng

Two-month-old pygmy hippo Moo Deng tries to bite her keeper’s knee at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. The cute little hippo…

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Biden’s push for child care failed. What lessons are there for Kamala Harris?

Activist group Community Change Action displays a banner supporting child care funding near the Capitol, in December 2023 in Washington,…

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The strategy that might decide Pennsylvania — and the election

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on September 13. | <span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe…

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Florida criminalized homelessness. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton.

A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in…

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How Hurricane Milton exploded into a terrifying Category 5 storm in just hours

A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton, now a Category 5 storm, churning in the Gulf of Mexico. | NOAA In…

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The Rings of Power and the trouble with orc babies

Robert Strange as orc dad Glûg. | Ross Ferguson/Prime Video In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Sauron is…

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Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?

Smoke rises from an Israeli army attack near Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza on October 4, 2024. | Hassan Jedi/Anadolu…

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