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Pollen is getting worse, but you can make things better with these tips from an allergist

Blooming spring flowers signal the beginning of spring, but for millions of people, they also signal the onset of the misery: allergy and asthma season. Itchy, watery eyes; sneezing, runny nose; cough and wheezing are triggered by an overreaction of

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Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef: scientists

The world’s southernmost coral reef has been hit by bleaching this summer, Australian scientists said Wednesday, as they warned rising sea temperatures from climate change were affecting even the most isolated ecosystems. The corals off Lord Howe Island — some

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Five potential impacts if President Trump closed the US-Mexico border

In response to a surge of Central American migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump is threatening to close the Southern border unless Mexico stops the record number of asylum-seekers. Across the country, experts and interest groups opposed to a border

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Tick, tock: The countdown to peak tick season is here

With spring comes glorious sunshine, warmer weather — and ticks. Ticks and some insect pests can carry bacteria, viruses and parasites that may cause disease in humans. One in particular, the blacklegged deer tick Ixodes scapularis, is well-known for its

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WATCH: All of Trump’s bad tics were on display during his NATO meeting

President Donald Trump fumbled repeatedly during his meeting with the secretary of NATO on Tuesday with mispronounced words, phony claims about his father’s nationality and a strange directive about getting rid of judges. Vox’s Aaron Rupar reported Tuesday that “even

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Chinese national lied her way into Mar-a-Lago – with 4 cellphones and a malware loaded thumb drive: Report

Woman Entered President’s Florida Home and Golf Club While He Was There As if news more than two dozen officials in President Trump’s administration failed their security clearances yet were granted them anyway isn’t bad enough, how’s this worrisome breach of national

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Tomi Lahren mercilessly mocked for ‘one of the dumbest tweets’ after raging over ‘illegal immigration bum-rush’

Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren is back – and back making ridiculous accusations. On Tuesday the 26-year old anti-LGBT, racist vlogger took to Twitter to share her “Final Thoughts” on illegal immigration. Lahren never takes a position without making it a

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U.S. military admits civilian deaths in Somalia airstrike

Just weeks after insisting that American airstrikes in Somalia had killed no civilians, U.S. Africa Command said Friday that new information reveals that a woman and a child died last April when a U.S. strike targeted al-Shabab militants.

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WATCH: Biden hugs union leader, quips ‘I had permission’

In his first public appearance since several women said he had behaved physically inappropriately, former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his tendency to be affectionate while delivering a nostalgia-drenched speech aimed at winning back the white,

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How social media is trying to contain misinformation over vaccines

In social media’s battle against misinformation, bogus claims about the dangers of vaccines are the next target.

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