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Maine, Texas are Latest Fronts in Voting Battles on the Ballot
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Pure Oldies 105.5 - Maine
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s elections in recent years have been relatively free of problems, and verified cases of voter fraud are exceedingly rare. That’s not stopping Republicans from pushing for major changes in the way the state conducts...
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WuXi AppTec to shutter Texas-based clinical research business
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Texas A&M AgriLife reopens research and extension facilities at Vernon
Texas A&M AgriLife reopened several upgraded facilities in Vernon, including office, laboratory and storage spaces, which sustained damage from a tornado in May 2022. The storm damaged or destroyed eight buildings crucial to the operations of the...
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Humanoid robots are coming: Foxconn’s Houston factory is set to lead the next AI manufacturing revolution
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The Times of India
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In a move that could redefine industrial production, Foxconn has announced plans to integrate humanoid robots into its upcoming AI server manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas. The facility, which will build servers for Nvidia, is expected to...
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160 Husker undergrads receive stipends for research projects
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 160 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the fall and spring semesters. Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences...
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Scientists Found An Exoplanet Just 18 Light-Years From Earth That Could Be Home To Alien Life
iStockphoto A recently discovered exoplanet, a planet that exists beyond our solar system, called GJ 251c is a super-Earth located just 18 light-years away from our planet. Bonus: it’s in its star’s “habitable zone,” which means it may be home to...
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Texas sues Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, claiming they hid drug's autism risks
New York: The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, were sued on Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug's supposed links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder....
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Texas sues Johnson & Johnson over Tylenol-autism link claims
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CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas, led by Attorney General Ken Paxton, has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, the company that produces Tylenol, alleging that they failed to adequately warn women about the risks associated with...
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Texas high school volleyball playoffs 2025: Class 4A-1A matchups
The Texas High School Volleyball playoffs start this week. The first games will be played on Oct. 30 and will be an almost month-long march to the state championships, which will be held Nov. 20-22 in Garland. High School on SI will provide...
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March of Dimes Opens Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center
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WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Latest center in international network established to accelerate clinical breakthroughs in maternal and infant health launches in Texas, home to one of the highest preterm birth rates in the US ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- March...
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Texas A&M reshapes meeting and event hospitality education
As the global meetings and event industry grows past $100 billion annually, Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism is preparing the next generation of professionals to fill...
Owner: The Texas A&M University System
Texas Attorney General Paxton sues Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue for 'withholding evidence' of Tylenol's links to autism
Around a month after President Donald Trump and his administration made an announcement warning pregnant women not to take Tylenol, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit over the over the common pain relief medication....
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Tylenol Maker Over Unverified Links to Autism
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, an acetaminophen-based medication that the...
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Texas sues Tylenol for hiding autism risks after Trump's unsubstantiated claims
Medical groups claim Tylenol is the only medication that's safe to use during pregnancy The Texas attorney general sued the makers of Tylenol, citing President Donald Trump's unfounded claims the over-the-counter drug has ties to autism....
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Texas Attorney General Sues Tylenol, Citing Controversial and Debunked Claims It Causes Autism and ADHD
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday he had filed a lawsuit against Tylenol’s manufacturer, citing numerous controversial and debunked claims by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that...
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Texas's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson & Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical company of failing to warn consumers about the risk of taking Tylenol while pregnant. This lawsuit, the first of its kind from a state government, comes a...
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Texas AG Paxton to Newsmax: Tylenol Makers Hid Autism Risk
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told Newsmax on Tuesday that the state is suing Johnson & Johnson and its spinoff Kenvue for allegedly deceiving pregnant women about potential risks associated with taking Tylenol, asserting that the companies...
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Four years later, Texas broadband expansion for rural areas has stalled
FORT WORTH — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government made broadband expansion to rural communities a priority. But four years later, little has been done to bring dependable, high-speed internet to these underserved areas. So what...
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Texas Can't Force Book Vendors To Rate Books According to Sexual Content, District Court Decides
In a moral panic over allegedly damagingly filthy content in books that schoolchildren could access, Texas passed a law in 2023 known as the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources (READER) Act. Aspects of the law that...
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Texas Southern University Unveils Community Health Center
Texas Southern University recently unveiled a community hub in one of Houston’s historic African American neighborhoods, Third Ward, dedicated to addressing public health, affordable housing and community wellness, according to a university news...
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