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C1 English News for Advanced Learners

Near-original journalism for advanced readers. Nuanced vocabulary, idiomatic phrasing, and the full texture of real news writing. C1 is the advanced level of the CEFR scale — for readers ready for full-strength journalism.

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A line of football players lined up on the field
SportAUG 28

Study: Quarter of Dead NFL Players Had CTE

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a black and white photo of a power pole
NatureAUG 27

Indiana City Endures Twelve Days Without Electricity

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Two cars loaded onto a car carrier truck
BusinessAUG 26

Trump Announces 50% Tariff on Canadian Cars, Steel

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a deer lying in the grass
HealthAUG 25

Tick Bites Hit Decade High, Meat Allergy Spreads

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a robot that is standing on one foot
CuriousAUG 24

Humanoid Robot Beats Usain Bolt's 100m World Record

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An audience in a dark cinema with red velvet seats facing a bright screen
TechnologyAUG 23

UK Cinemas Move to Restrict Meta Smart Glasses

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a large storm moving across the sky over a body of water
ScienceAUG 22

Met Office Forecasts Strongest El Niño Since 1800s

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snow covered mountains under blue sky during daytime
WorldAUG 21

Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Climbers Missing Since 1992

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woman holding tennis ball and racket
SportAUG 20

Venus Williams, 46, Receives US Open Wildcard

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A sequence of solar eclipse phases above a dark desert landscape at twilight
NatureAUG 19

Millions Watch Europe's Most Dramatic Eclipse in Decades

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a large amount of containers are stacked on top of each other
BusinessAUG 18

US Refunds $100 Billion in Tariffs to Companies

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two men riding kick scooters during daytime
HealthAUG 17

Study: Child E-Scooter Injuries in England Rise 20-Fold

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brown round coins on brown wooden surface
CuriousAUG 16

Belgian Builders Find €9m Gold Hoard in Cellar

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a rack of servers in a server room
TechnologyAUG 15

Zuckerberg Urges Sharing Superintelligent AI With Everyone

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The stars and galaxy as seen from Rocky Mountain National Park.
ScienceAUG 14

Astronomers Discover New Cosmic Object: Black Hole Star

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a couple of firemen standing next to a pile of rubble
WorldAUG 13

Rescuers Pull Baby From Rubble After Colombia Earthquake

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green soccer field
SportAUG 12

Lionel Messi's Father and Agent Dies at 68

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Man walks through flooded street with umbrella
NatureAUG 11

Typhoon Dolphin Hits China, Forcing One Million Evacuations

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Woman in glasses interviews man at office desk.
BusinessAUG 10

US Economy Unexpectedly Lost 23,000 Jobs in July

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man in white dress shirt using computer
HealthAUG 9

AI Designs First Working Viruses That Kill Bacteria

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a bottle filled with pills sitting on top of a wooden table
CuriousAUG 8

Pharmacists Say Medicine Waste Costs NHS £480m Yearly

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Autonomous vehicle driving on a city street.
TechnologyAUG 7

Uber and Wayve Win First London Robotaxi Licences

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green cabbage vegetable
HealthAUG 6

Michigan Reports First Deaths in Record Parasite Outbreak

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The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceAUG 5

Dead SpaceX Rocket Set to Crash Into Moon

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two man in blue and red pair of gloves on boxing ring
SportAUG 4

Boxer Lee Reeves Remains Critical but Stable

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a plane flying over a desert
WorldAUG 3

Tourist Plane Crash Near Nazca Lines Kills 13

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a computer chip with the letter a on top of it
BusinessAUG 2

Apple Warns of Chip Shortage, Shares Fall 7%

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White boat resting on a sandy beach under blue sky
NatureAUG 1

Record Low Danube Shuts Hungary's Only Nuclear Plant

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a sports stadium with a field
CuriousJUL 31

UEFA's 55 Nations Agree to Boycott World Cup

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a computer screen with a bunch of code on it
TechnologyJUL 30

Rogue OpenAI Agent Accessed Four More Services

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Woman playing guitar and singing on stage
HealthJUL 29

Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis at 83

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a very large satellite dish sitting on top of a train track
ScienceJUL 28

Funding Cuts Leave Jodrell Bank Telescope Facing Closure

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basketball shoot on the basket
SportJUL 27

LeBron James Signs Two-Year Deal With Philadelphia 76ers

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a fighter jet flying through a cloudy sky
WorldJUL 26

Romanian F-16 Shoots Down Drone in NATO First

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silver Android smartphone
BusinessJUL 25

EU Fines Google $1 Billion Over Search, Apps

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green corals under water
NatureJUL 24

Miami Scientists Move Elkhorn Coral Ashore Before Bleaching

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two hands holding each other with bracelets on them
CuriousJUL 23

Deaf Godzilla Star Kaylee Hottle Dies at 18

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Close-up of server cooling fans in a vibrant data center.
TechnologyJUL 22

Chinese AI Model Kimi K3 Halts New Subscriptions

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acupuncture needles inserted into skin
HealthJUL 21

Ear Acupuncture Shows No Edge Over Placebo

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a planet in space
ScienceJUL 19

Astronomers Confirm First Atmosphere on Habitable-Zone Planet

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soccer field
SportJUL 18

Argentina Beat England to Reach World Cup Final

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white and green Exit sign
WorldJUL 17

Bangkok Pub Fire Kills 32, Negligence Suspected

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person holding red box
BusinessJUL 16

Buffett Ends 20-Year, $47bn Gates Foundation Partnership

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firefighters near fire
NatureJUL 15

Wildfire Near Paris Empties 900 Homes, Arson Suspected

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a man and a child looking at a plant
CuriousJUL 14

Harry's Family Meets King Charles After Four Years

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Wooden gavel resting on a dark surface next to book
TechnologyJUL 13

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

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Two white devices on a rooftop against a cloudy sky.
HealthJUL 12

Legionnaires' Outbreak Sickens Dozens on Upper East Side

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astronaut floating in space
ScienceJUL 11

Wally Funk, Oldest Woman in Space, Dies

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woman in black and white soccer jersey kicking soccer ball on green field during daytime
SportJUL 10

Switzerland End 72-Year Wait for World Cup Quarter-Final

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woman standing in the middle of crowd
WorldJUL 9

Bombs Wound 18 Near Macron's Damascus Hotel

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white corner desk
BusinessJUL 8

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Overhauls Xbox Division

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A air conditioner sitting outside of a building
NatureJUL 6

Record European Heatwave Reignites Air Conditioning Debate

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bouquet of assorted-color flowers hanged on brown plank with white textile
CuriousJUL 5

Swift and Kelce Marry at Madison Square Garden

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silver compact disc on black cd rack
TechnologyJUL 4

Sony to End PlayStation Game Discs in 2028

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football players on field during daytime
HealthJUL 3

Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Reveals ALS Diagnosis

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an artist's rendering of a space station in orbit
ScienceJUL 2

NASA Launches Robot to Rescue Falling Swift Telescope

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man playing soccer game on field
SportJUL 1

Paraguay Stun Germany on Penalties to Reach World Cup Last 16

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a large pile of rubble next to a building
WorldJUN 30

Venezuela Quake: Father, Son Rescued After Four Days

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an apple laptop sitting on a wooden table
BusinessJUN 29

Apple and Xbox Raise Prices Amid Chip Shortage

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A swift bird flying in a clear blue sky.
NatureJUN 28

15-Year Study: 94% of Swifts Reuse Same Nests

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a coat of arms with a lion and a unicorn on top of it
CuriousJUN 27

King Charles Reveals £12.9m Tax Bill, a First

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rocket ship launching during daytime
TechnologyJUN 26

SpaceX Stock Falls 16% After Revealing Debt Plan

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The thermometer shows a very hot temperature.
HealthJUN 25

Doctors Warn Extreme Heat Can Cause Organ Failure

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Saturn and its rings
ScienceJUN 24

NASA Study: Titan Could Fuel Deep-Space Missions

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a green and white shopping cart
SportJUN 23

Cape Verde Hold Uruguay, Near World Cup Knockouts

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a large factory with a lot of smoke coming out of it
WorldJUN 22

Ukrainian Drones Set Moscow Refinery Ablaze

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Mobil gas station sign with fuel prices at night
BusinessJUN 21

Iran-US Deal Pushes Gas Prices Below $4

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two men riding on the back of a motorcycle down a street
NatureJUN 20

Delhi Surfaces Hit 64C Despite 43.5C Air Reading

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white and black sailboat on calm water
CuriousJUN 19

Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at British Yacht

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woman holding phone
TechnologyJUN 18

UK to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

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white blue and orange medication pill
HealthJUN 17

Study: Many Women Buy Wrong Painkiller for Cramps

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a great white shark swimming in the ocean
ScienceJUN 16

Divers Film First Underwater Great White in Mediterranean

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people inside soccer stadium during day
SportJUN 15

Vinícius Júnior Rescues Brazil in World Cup Draw

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white DJI quadcopter drone flying in mid-air
WorldJUN 14

Ex-President Yoon Gets 30 Years Over Pyongyang Drones

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rocket launch light trail at dusk
BusinessJUN 13

SpaceX Prices Record $75 Billion IPO at $135

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green grass field under gray clouds
NatureJUN 12

Severe Storms Threaten 90 Million Across US Midwest

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a black bear is sitting in the woods
CuriousJUN 11

Japanese City Closes 94 Schools After Bear Sighting

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a person holding a cell phone in front of a stock chart
TechnologyJUN 10

OpenAI Files Confidential IPO Paperwork With SEC

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a group of cars driving down a race track
SportJUN 9

Antonelli, 19, Becomes Youngest Winner of Chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

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woman in white and black polka dot shirt with face mask
HealthJUN 8

CDC Warns Congo Ebola Could Hit 20,000 Cases

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man in blue crew neck shirt holding black smartphone
ScienceJUN 7

Physicist First to Receive Full-Length 3D-Printed Bionic Arm

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white printer paper on brown envelope
WorldJUN 6

Zelenskyy's Open Letter Urges Talks With Putin

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a large warehouse filled with lots of boxes
BusinessJUN 5

Amazon Overtakes Walmart as Fortune 500's Top Company

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a snow covered mountain surrounded by pine trees
NatureJUN 4

Scientists Name Mt Rainier America's Most Dangerous Volcano

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low-angle photography of airliner during flight
CuriousJUN 3

Bluetooth Name Forces United Flight Back to Newark

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silhouette of mountain peak at nighttime
TechnologyJUN 2

Meteor Booms Over US Northeast, Shakes Buildings

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a gas station at night with no people around
BusinessJUN 1

Oil Tumbles 20% on US-Iran Ceasefire Breakthrough

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man playing soccer game on field
SportJUN 1

PSG Retain Champions League After Arsenal Shootout Heartbreak

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woman in blue shirt lying on bed
HealthMAY 31

Insomnia Triples Cancer Risk in Under-50s, Studies Find

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The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceMAY 30

NASA Picks Blue Origin to Start Moon Base

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cargo ship on sea under cloudy sky during daytime
WorldMAY 29

Iran War Halts Hormuz Shipping, Spikes Global Prices

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a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds UFC Octagon for 250th Anniversary

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A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

Delivery Bots Spread Across LA; Hologram Aids LaGuardia

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people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Lift Premier League Trophy After 22-Year Wait

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ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns Pacific Marine Heatwave Will Expand

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gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX IPO Reveals Mars Dreams and AI Warnings

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person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Declares Emergency as Rare Ebola Strain Spreads

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brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches 26 Chicks from Artificial Eggshells

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A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Final Italian Bodies Recovered from Maldives 'Shark Cave'

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Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna

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A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

US Jury Unanimously Rejects Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI

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a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor to Return Against Holloway After Five Years

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Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eaglets Hatch in Chicago After 100 Years

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a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Kevin Warsh Confirmed as New Federal Reserve Chair

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a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Should You Trust AI With Your Health?

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green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Inside the Pentagon's Newly Released UFO Files

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black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Indonesian Volcano Kills Three Hikers Defying Ban

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shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Long Hours Fuel Obesity, New OECD Study Finds

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person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Sues AI Chatbot Posing as Doctor

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boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley and Dubois Clash for Heavyweight Title

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white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

Mexico City Sinking Tracked by NASA Radar

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a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell's Profits Soar on Surging Oil Prices

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person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Early 2026 Hurricane Forecasts Show Below-Average Season

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a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Triggers WHO Response

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Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Launches 'Project Freedom' to Free Hormuz Ships

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Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

Miami Grand Prix Moved Earlier to Beat Storms

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a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Apple Earnings Soar on iPhone 17 Demand

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Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Faces Uncertain Future After Olympic Crash

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Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Soviet Venus Probe Crashes Back After 53 Years

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pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE Quits OPEC, Weakening Global Oil Cartel

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a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses Once Hunted Among the Dinosaurs

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brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Alzheimer's Drugs Disappoint as Eggs Show Promise

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a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

American Hunter Killed by Elephants in Gabon

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selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Bet on Raid He Helped Execute

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two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Robot Defeats Elite Players at Table Tennis

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Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Runners Sacrifice Personal Bests to Help Rival

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Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

Back from the Moon and Lost for Words

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A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

Fuel Prices Squeeze Workers and Small Businesses

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