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A startup is profiting off homelessness with tiny homes

4:10pm May 23, 2022

by Anna Scott

Tiny homes for the unhoused have become a big business for one startup. Pallet has built 82 villages. But the success of the for-profit company raises questions about making money off of homelessness.

Study finds microscopic life in 830-million-year-old crystal – and it might be alive!

4:10pm May 23, 2022

A recent study in the journal Geology finds microorganisms trapped in an 830-million-year-old salt crystal. The researchers say it might still be alive.

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In the fight against white nationalism, white people are key

4:10pm May 23, 2022

by Adrian Florido

White supporters of racial justice around Buffalo have watched white nationalist ideologies creep into their communities. They've mobilized to convince people that white nationalism is not the answer.

Low-dose COVID vaccine is safe and effective for young kids and babies, Pfizer says

4:10pm May 23, 2022

by Rob Stein

Pfizer and BioNTech say three shots of their low-dose pediatric COVID vaccine appears to safely stimulate the immune systems of babies, toddlers and young children to protect them against omicron.

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After a lockdown, students found comfort in humor. But what are the jokes hiding?

4:10pm May 23, 2022

This year's winner of our Student Podcast Challenge, junior, Teagan Nam, described how their friends and classmates turned to memes and social media as a coping method.

Multiple varieties of Jif peanut butter are being recalled after The J.M. Smucker Co. announced a voluntary recall on Friday.

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Jif peanut butter is being recalled for potential salmonella contamination

1:58pm May 23, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says current epidemiologic evidence points to a Lexington, Ky., facility as the likely cause of the outbreak.

A man looks at newly drawn congressional districts for Gwinnett County, Ga., at a meeting of county Democrats this month.

How 2 competitive districts in Georgia became a very red one and a very blue one

1:50pm May 23, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Redrawn congressional maps pit two Democratic incumbents against each other in the Atlanta suburbs.

People embrace near a memorial for the shooting victims outside of Tops grocery store on May 20, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.

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Buffalo plagued by economic neglect, segregation long before shooting, residents say

12:48pm May 23, 2022

by Alana Wise

Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

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Actor Johnny Depp waves to the gallery as he leaves for a break Monday during his defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

On social media, Johnny Depp is winning public sympathy over Amber Heard

12:07pm May 23, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

On TikTok, #IStandWithAmberHeard has garnered about 8.2 million views, while #JusticeForJohnnyDepp has earned about 15 billion views. A sociologist offers her views on the reasons why.

The Sacramento Police Department said 134 people dropped off firearms at a gun buyback on Saturday. The department offered gas gift cards in exchange for guns, but ran out less than an hour into the event.

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A California police department offered gas money for unwanted guns. It ran out

11:48am May 23, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Sacramento police had to cut Saturday's event short because of the "overwhelming response." Meanwhile, a buyback event in Brooklyn gave iPads to people who dropped off certain types of firearms.