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Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.
The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
Plus, why school music classes are under threat.
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It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera.
In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.
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The recipients of the six awards in science, literature, economics and peace work will be announced this week.
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By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.
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We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.