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Trump's exit from global climate treaty leaves U.S. without a voice in negotiations

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NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut's medical issue

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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct.

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Mysterious interstellar object '3I/ATLAS' makes its closest approach to Earth

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New technology helps paralyzed patients move

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Video shows wild wolf appearing to use a tool to steal fish

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Geomagnetic storm sparks rare northern lights display

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Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to research other well-known diseases like cancer. But now, one man is trying to change that. NBC News' Kate Snow has more.

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The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

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Welcome, 2026! Here are the landmark events that will happen in the new year.

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2026 will be the year NASA astronauts fly around the moon again — if all goes to plan

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'My jaw was completely locked shut': Doctors worry about rising tetanus cases as vaccine rates drop

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Cannabis reclassification could 'open the floodgates' for research, scientists say

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As storms inundated Washington state, federal grants for flood mitigation work sat on hold

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NASA's new leader makes his priorities clear on day one

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Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is confirmed as new NASA chief

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Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center

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Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue in Italy

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Washington infrastructure begins to fail as atmospheric rivers pummel the state

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Washington National Opera to leave the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump renaming

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Frantic diplomacy set up last-minute call between Trump and Colombia's Petro

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Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not'

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Demands grow for ICE accountability, but Trump administration cutbacks leave fewer options

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Trump's Minnesota focus: From the Politics Desk

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South Carolina measles outbreak surges past 300 cases

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Flu is particularly hard on kids this season

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'Overcompensating' star Mary Beth Barone tapped as Golden Globes red carpet correspondent

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New cellphone video shows victim interacting with ICE officer moments before fatal shooting

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Puerto Rico's forgotten military bases become crucial in Trump's plan for 'American dominance'

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'They're trying to break us': Trump's focus on Minnesota boils over with ICE shooting

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Maxim Naumov's emotional return to US Figure Skating Championships after parents' tragic death

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Mortgage rates just fell below 6% for the first time in years

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Neighbor of slain Ohio couple called 911 days before to report someone 'smashing on my door'

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Gains in health care, declines in manufacturing highlight tough year for U.S. job market

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Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes

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Minnesota woman dies following shark attack in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Swiss prosecutors order detention of owner of bar in deadly blaze

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Elon Musk's X limits some sexual deepfakes after backlash, but xAI's Grok still makes them

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'Quad God' Ilia Malinin soars to huge lead at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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