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Props and sets are available to rent at EcoSet in Los Angeles. It's a resource for the creative industry that implements zero waste practices on productions and events.

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  • Art & Design

How Hollywood art directors are working to keep their sets out of the landfill

Sets are often discarded after productions, with thousands of tons of materials going into dumpsters each year. Now art directors and their allies are pushing for a more sustainable approach.

February 13, 2024
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His <em>Rhapsody in Blue</em> premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924.

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  • Music News

'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.

February 12, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Huizenga
The Supreme Court will hear the case against the abortion pill mifepristone on March 26. It's part of a two-drug regimen with misoprostol for abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.

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  • News

Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Psilocybin mushrooms jarred and ready for distribution at Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore. Oregon has decriminalized the use of the psychedelic drug.

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  • Mental Health

As 'magic mushrooms' got more attention, drug busts of the psychedelic drug went up

Busts of psilocybin mushrooms went way up from 2017 to 2022, a new study finds, even as the psychedelic drug's potential benefits have been explored by scientists.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
The Purple Tomato, a genetically modified crop created by Norfolk Plant Sciences, is available to home gardeners to start from seed.

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  • Health

Gardeners can now grow a genetically modified purple tomato made with snapdragon DNA

The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time gardeners have been able to grow a GMO crop at home.

February 08, 2024
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By:
  • Sasa Woodruff
Voters wait to cast their ballots on Jan. 23 in Loudon, N.H. Shortly before voting began, some voters in the state got calls from a faked version of President Biden's voice urging them not to vote, a sign of the potential that deepfakes could have on the electoral process.

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  • News

AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up

As AI-generated deepfakes are being used to spread false information in elections in the U.S. and around the world, policymakers, tech platforms and governments are trying to catch up.

February 08, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
President Biden greets staff and patrons at Regal Lounge, a Men's Barber & Spa, in Columbia, S.C., before speaking at a political event in the area on Jan. 27.

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  • Elections

Here's what matters to voters — and what could change their minds if it's Biden-Trump

Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.

February 07, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the Democrats' chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in December.

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  • Politics

Top Dem in immigration talks says Republicans are ignoring border chaos to help Trump

Republican senators are now casting doubts on the new border security and foreign aid deal. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says they're caving to pressure from Trump to boost his reelection bid.

February 06, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

Senate to consider bill pairing Ukraine-Israel aid with funds for border provisions

Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a $118 billion bill to pair funding for the U.S. Border with Mexico with security assistance for Israel and Ukraine. The bill faces long odds in the House.

February 06, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh

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  • Health

You can order a test to find out your biological age. Is it worth it?

Learning your DNA age sounds intriguing. But researchers caution the results might make you nervous. And they don't tell you much about what steps to take next.

February 05, 2024
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
A 737 Max 8 undergoes final assembly inside Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., on March 27, 2019. Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes the fuselages and ships them to Washington. A series of production issues at Spirit have led to problems.

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  • National

Why problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company's 737 Max 9 mess

Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month.

February 05, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Writer George Pelecanos reads <em>The</em> <em>Washington Post</em> every morning in his home.

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  • Author Interviews

Police raided George Pelecanos' home. 15 years later, he's ready to write about it

Crime fiction author and screenwriter George Pelecanos is known for his gritty realism. His latest short story collection takes that same unsparing look at his own past.

February 05, 2024
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
GPB  NPR

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  • Business

U.S. employers added a whopping 353,000 jobs in January — far more than expected

The Labor Department also reports the unemployment rate held steady at a historically low 3.7%.

February 02, 2024
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Scott Horsley

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  • Your Health

Scientists can tell how fast you're aging. Now, the trick is to slow it down

Longevity research is booming. Scientists are looking for ways to target the basic biology of aging. And here's the exciting part: Our biological age appears to be malleable.

February 01, 2024
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
Experts and creators weigh in on TikTok voice.

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  • National

Do you have 'TikTok voice'? It's OK if you don't want to get rid of it

If you end statements as if they're questions and speak with vocal fry, you may have "TikTok voice."

February 01, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima,
  • Leila Fadel,
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