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The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know

In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision. (Image credit: Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images)

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Jan. 6 committee has new Trump documentary footage filmed before and after insurrection

New footage of former President Donald Trump and his inner circle taken both before and after Jan. 6, 2021, is now in the possession of the House committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol.

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Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Are Collecting Troves of Data That Could Be Weaponized Against Women

The first alarm bell went off in Ashley’s head when no one at the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center was wearing a mask. No one was in scrubs, no one’s hair was tied up, and every staffer was wearing a visible cross.

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French minister investigated after rape allegations

French prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a junior minister in President Emmanuel Macron’s government after two allegations of rape were brought against her. The rape allegations go back to when Chrysoula Zacharopoulou — who is now state secretary

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Alaska U.S. House candidate withdraws, scrambling special election race

An Alaska elections official says the fifth-place finisher in the special primary for the state’s U.S. House seat will not advance to an August special election following the withdrawal of independent Al Gross, who was in third place.

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Yellowstone park reopens after floods

Hundreds of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopened Wednesday morning following record floods. (Image credit: Matthew Brown/AP)

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Jim Obergefell Helped Secure the Right to Same-Sex Marriage. Now He’s Fighting to Keep It

Jim Obergefell never wanted to be famous. He was always the shy one, he says, the guy in the corner of parties wondering when he could leave. But that changed in 2015, when the world learned his name as the

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James Rado, who co-created the groundbreaking musical ‘Hair,’ dies at 90

Rado and two others wrote the groundbreaking hippie musical which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway. (Image credit: Peter Kramer/AP)

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Could New York City Lose Its Last Remaining Jewish Congressman?

Three decades ago, Jewish lawmakers made up just over half of New York City’s House delegation. Now there is one: Jerrold Nadler, who faces a tough primary battle.

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Heavy rainfall in South China floods cities, forces tens of thousands to evacuate

Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern China, with more rain expected.

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