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Why the Weather Service is playing catch-up before storm season

May 7, 2026

The National Weather Service is still rebuilding after major job cuts last year, just as tornado and hurricane season approaches. One forecasting hub in Oklahoma currently has five empty positions, and other offices are losing staff temporarily because experts are being reassigned to cover the World

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A New Social Media Leader Raises Questions at Homeland Security

February 11, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security has added a new social media manager from the Labor Department, sparking debate after his earlier posts raised concerns about extremist language. Peyton Rollins, 21, took on the role of digital communications director at DHS this month. His work in the Labor De

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When Cancer Trials Hit a Roadblock

March 9, 2025

Imagine this: A team of dedicated researchers at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Pittsburgh. They had spent months getting ready for a big clinical trial. The goal? To test a new drug for advanced cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box. These were cancers that had spread and left veterans with f