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Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoGirls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than...
Gangs mix another potent sedative into US street drugs causing "mass overdoses"
WUSF 89.7· 3 days agoPublic health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous...
1 in 9 American Kids Were Diagnosed With ADHD, New Study Finds - Slashdot
Slashdot· 6 days ago"About 1 in 9 children in the U.S., between the ages of 3 and 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD," reports NPR: That's according to a new report from the Centers for Disease ...
Witnessing the spectacle of synchronous fireflies is ‘like magic’
WUSF 89.7· 6 days agoHrudaya Reddy and her husband Shiva Vanamala traveled here from San Francisco, Calif. Vanamala says...
Your future's in the trash can: How the plastic industry promoted waste to make money
NPR· 6 days agoPepsi says the case should be dismissed. It said in a statement to NPR that it's trying to cut down on how much plastic it uses. Here's one of Pepsi's recent ads. (SOUNDBITE ...
Teachers worry about getting hurt on the job when they intervene in student fights
NPR· 3 days agoBut he says he doesn't regret jumping in to help. CLARK: I'm there to help protect kids. It may not say that on my contract, but when I'm there, the kids are in my care, so ...
Guilty on all counts
Politico· 2 days agoAbout 275 covert sponsored posts with anti-Ukraine and anti-EU narratives reached more than 3 million Facebook users in France, Germany, Italy and Poland in May, said researchers< ...
Researchers study how the German cockroach spread globally
NPR· 5 days agoMARTÍNEZ: I guess... MARTIN: What? MARTÍNEZ: ...If you can't beat them, join them? MARTIN: No. MARTÍNEZ: Squish them? MARTIN: No. MARTÍNEZ: Brush them off? MARTIN: No. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MICHEL ...
Foster children fight to stop states from taking federal benefits - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoIt’s a long-standing practice for many states or counties to apply for the federal benefits of...
He frolicked in forests as a kid. Now he's saving them from a coal mine plan
NPR· 2 days ago“Civil society movements like these are like safety release valves for the voice of marginalized...