The Excerpt
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Get context, not just headlines. Every weekday The Excerpt brings USA TODAY's award-winning journalists from across the nation together to unpack America's most pressing stories — from politics and culture to sports and entertainment — with host Dana Taylor.
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Which blockbuster movies defined 2025's year in film?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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The books we couldn’t stop reading in 2025
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Younger progressive Democrats will challenge older incumbents in 2026
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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RFK Jr. succeeds in changing hepatitis B recommendation
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Trump gets his peace prize at FIFA 2026 World Cup draw
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Now just plain Andrew. The former Prince’s fall from grace.
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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A US-backed peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine stalls
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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US military strikes against Venezuelan vessels face legal and operational scrutiny
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Inside the dismantling of the Education Department
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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DOGE is done. What did the agency accomplish?
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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For Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, truth has always been a matter of trust
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The enduring hope of Dr. Jane Goodall
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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DOJ charges against James Comey and Letitia James dismissed
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Army investigates Fort Hood OBGYN accused of abusing patients
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Politicians are fighting to redraw congressional maps across the country
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Dick Cheney’s power, controversies and legacy
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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When preventable infections turn deadly behind bars
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Can sports survive prop betting?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Why are young voters drawn to Mamdani?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Will the remaining Epstein files ever see the light of day?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Teens are turning to AI for connection, with dangerous results
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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What drives us to carry out acts of kindness for total strangers?
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The government shutdown caused a lot of pain for Americans
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Golden parachutes for failed college football coaches become the norm
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Migrants are heading south now, not north
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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How an unlikely alliance saved the U.S. fishing industry
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Are Trump's tariffs legal? The Supreme Court hears arguments
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Democrats escape the political wilderness with Mamdani win
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Thoughts on America's 250th birthday
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a scientific reason why.
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Government shutdown enters week five with no end in sight
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Is the AI boom fueling the next stock market bubble?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The NBA is reeling from an explosive gambling scandal
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Adult sleepaway camp and the high cost of feeling like a kid again
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Will changes to the H-1B visa program preserve jobs for Americans?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Why do US students continue to fall behind in reading and math?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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WNBA hits a new peak, but money is still a sticking point
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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California Prop 50 voting underway. Will the decision neutralize Texas redistricting?
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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John Bolton indicted
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Is Trump's deployment of the National Guard about order or overreach?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Voting Rights Act threatened in Supreme Court redistricting case
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Why Americans are making homegrown GLP-1s
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Another Senate vote fails as the shutdown rolls on
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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A triumphant Trump basks in Mideast praise
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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All remaining living Israeli hostages released
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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MrBeast is hugely successful on YouTube, but with ECU, not so much
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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One family, seven hostages, and the end of a two-year nightmare
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Who should decide which books, if any, are banned?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Hamas and Israel set to sign deal on ceasefire and hostage releases
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | The politics of shutdown
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Trump says some furloughed federal workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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National Guard troops in limbo as Trump battles courts over deployments
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland, Oregon
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Peace hangs in the balance as the second anniversary of 10-7 nears
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas accepts portion of his peace plan
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Peanuts turns 75 and still speaks to the child in all of us
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Trump approval ratings historically low compared to other presidents
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Charlamagne tha God emerges as a political force
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Lawmakers point fingers as the reality of a shutdown sinks in
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Jimmy Kimmel's right to free speech is not up for debate
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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A government shutdown begins. What's next?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Trump and Netanyahu agree to a peace plan
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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FBI probing Michigan church shooting as 'targeted violence'
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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With Comey's indictment, has the DOJ been weaponized?
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Victims shot by sniper at Dallas ICE facility identified
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges sought by Trump Justice Department
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | How Pac-Man ate his way into gaming history
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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1 detainee killed, 2 wounded in Dallas ICE facility shooting
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Commercial space travel is almost here
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Jimmy Kimmel returns, says he never meant to 'make light of the murder' of Charlie Kirk
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol citing unproved autism link
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Mourners celebrate Charlie Kirk
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Extremist Active Club network uses fitness to recruit its members
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Senate votes against government funding bill, raising shutdown prospects
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Trump suggests FCC should consider revoking TV licenses over negative coverage of him
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Why losing trust in expertise threatens democracy
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Fed announces quarter-point rate cut
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Could AI-generated art replace human creators?
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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New revelations in Charlie Kirk murder case as suspect is charged
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Israel launches ground assault in Gaza City
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk remembered in DC vigil; Utah governor says suspect is not cooperating
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk's assassination matters more than you think
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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White House mourns the death of Charlie Kirk
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk shooter
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | The 'dirtbag' who built Patagonia—and gave it away
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk fatally shot
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Can sharks help predict hurricanes? Researchers are hoping so.
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Sep 10, 2025 |