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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (261+ words) Weir was a singular rhythm guitarist who rarely played solos, choosing instead to create his own particular style of chording and strumming that gracefully supported Garcia's distinctive guitar explorations especially during the extended jams which were the heart of the…...
Can Americans learn to love tiny, cheap kei cars?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1245+ words) A driver takes a Honda Life on a ride during a meeting of the Capital Kei Car Club in Clifton, Virginia. Kei cars are ultracompact Japanese vehicles defined by strict size and engine limits. Michael Noble Jr. for NPR hide…...
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
4+ week, 2+ day ago (765+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with other senior military leaders, listen as President Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption U.S. service members " including staff officers and at least one drone pilot " are…...
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1126+ words) The Independent Center is using AI to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win over the Democratic or Republican candidate. Its goal is to elect at least a handful of independents to disrupt the two-party system on Capitol Hill....
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (887+ words) Voters arrive at the Buck Creek School to vote on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in rural Perry, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas " where the party has suffered…...
Can weed help you drink less? Scientists study how well 'California sober' works
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1073+ words) Hayley Buckey, who works in Jane Metrik's lab at Brown University, measures alcohol in the Bar Lab. Nick Dentamaro/Brown University hide caption Could smoking pot lead people to drink less alcohol? In an elaborate and provocative experiment, scientists doled…...
Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1224+ words) The body of the young wooly mammoth known as Yuka was so well-preserved that scientists were able to recovery ancient RNA molecules. Valerii V Plotnikov hide caption It was 2012 when Love Dal'n, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University, first laid eyes…...
Museums had a rough 2025: Report shows lower attendance, lost grants, less money
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (248+ words) Museums faced a whirlwind of brutal challenges in 2025. It wasn't just the federal government cancelling grants, leaving museums with holes in their budgets to fill. But President Trump's targeting of museum programming led to downstream effects on funding, putting a…...
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1171+ words) As birds fly south for the winter, they're carrying with them some unwelcome cargo: the H5N1 virus, or bird flu. In the past 30 days, the virus has struck 66 poultry flocks, leading to the deaths of more than 3.5 million turkeys, chickens and…...
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (830+ words) A year ago, in explaining why he had blocked the publication of an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos conceded that "When it comes to the appearance of conflict, I am…...