Last Year
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Health
Heat-Related E.R. Visits Rose in 2023, C.D.C. Study Finds
The News The rate of emergency room visits caused by heat illness increased significantly last year in large swaths of…
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Books
And the Oscars Carpet Color Goes … Back to Red
Following the surprise of last year’s champagne-hued rug, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled a bright red…
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Finance
U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows
The drop was big, but emissions would need to fall three times as fast for the rest of the decade…
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News
China Auto Giant BYD Sells More Electric Vehicles Than Ever
Sales by BYD, the country’s dominant automaker, topped 3 million last year, including 1.6 million fully battery-powered cars in a…
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Finance
U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road
With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months.
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News
Where Mike Johnson Stands on Ukraine, Abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. Issues and More
The new House speaker, an evangelical Christian, has a staunchly conservative record on gay rights, abortion, gun safety and more.
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News
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines…