What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, held to celebrate press freedom, quickly descended into panic on Saturday evening when a man carrying multiple weapons charged past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and exchanged fire with law enforcement officials before being taken into custody. President Trump, attending the dinner for the first time in…

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Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding

Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding

The Trump administration on Friday dismissed members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, which finances much of the public scientific research in the United States. On Friday afternoon, National Science Board members received a terse email “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump” that said their position was “terminated, effective immediately.”…

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Harvard scientists link gut bacteria to depression through hidden inflammation trigger

Harvard scientists link gut bacteria to depression through hidden inflammation trigger

Scientists have increasingly recognized that the gut microbiome plays an important role in overall health, including the brain. However, researchers are still working to identify which specific bacteria are involved in disease and exactly how they influence the body. One bacterium in particular, Morganella morganii, has been linked in several studies to major depressive disorder….

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