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Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren’t More People Getting Tested?
Even as the H5N1 virus evolves, gaps remain in the nation’s contingency plans for human testing, scientists say.
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World
Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Then Crashes
The commercial company Space Pioneer said the accident occurred because of a structural failure in the connection between the rocket and its testing platform.
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News
Banks Could Weather Even Extreme Economic Tumult, Fed Finds
The Federal Reserve for the first time tested major banks’ ability to withstand crisis scenarios — and the largest U.S. lenders stood tall.
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Newyork
Where the World Plans to Test Nuclear Weapons Next
A nuclear weapon doesn’t need to be used in war to have lasting impact. More than 2,000 such weapons were tested during the 20th century, leaving behind generational fallout that affects human beings, public health and the environment. The American ...
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Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.
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US
Harvard Will Require Test Scores for Admission
The university is the latest highly selective school to end its policy that made submitting SAT or ACT scores optional.
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Science
How a Snake Uses Its Sense of Smell
These reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior.
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World
North Korea Missile Test Hints at Greater Menace to U.S. Bases
The test, analysts said, may have involved a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile that is faster to launch and more difficult to intercept.
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Newyork
No, the SAT Isn’t Racist
That’s three down: Last week, Brown University reinstated standardized testing as a part of its admissions requirements, following Yale and Dartmouth, which did the same earlier this year. For all that we have heard about how standardized tests ...
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News
A Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Colon Cancer Detection
Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method.