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Mara Fenwick
Mara Fenwick
@marafenwick.bsky.social
Independent, curious, and most of the time I prefer to be somewhere with good tea, an open view, and nowhere I need to rush to
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The EPA announced approximately $5.3 million in grants for coastal watershed restoration projects in southeastern New England
New research suggests staghorn coral may tolerate individual stressors better than combinations of environmental pressures
U.S. federal debt reached $40 trillion in August, while the fiscal 2026 deficit neared $2 trillion. Rising interest costs are intensifying scrutiny of the government's borrowing path
Proposed reliability standards for large AI data centers and crypto-mining facilities are moving closer to adoption, with thresholds of 50 MW and 100 kV
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh favors less forward guidance, while fellow policymakers argue that clear communication helps stabilize expectations. The debate matters because uncertainty about interest rates can shape real decisions across the economy
AI-linked stocks dragged markets lower again on Thursday. Investors are looking beyond the promise of the technology to the debt, infrastructure costs and valuations supporting the boom
AI is moving into the core of scientific research. The biggest change is not replacing scientists, but accelerating the speed of discovery
Applied Materials unveiled a major Silicon Valley R&D center. Is AI’s next bottleneck computing power or energy consumption?
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Moffitt Cancer Center is part of a $15 million federal initiative using microtumor and microtissue models to study cancer, predict treatment responses and advance personalized medicine
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The daughter of Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, works for a US lobbying firm with a $35K-a-month contract to represent Republika Srpska. Here she is with its interior minister, a figure aligned with the pro-Russian government. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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The 10-year Treasury yield briefly climbed to 5.36%, a level not seen since 2002, putting additional pressure on stocks and other risk assets
Paramount has completed its roughly $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a major new U.S. media conglomerate
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The Supreme Court declined to revive Roy Moore's $8.2 million defamation award, leaving the lower-court ruling intact.
Trump is campaigning in Nebraska for Sen. Pete Ricketts as food, fuel and rural economic concerns shape the midterms
The Energy Department continues work around the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The bigger question is whether the reserve remains an emergency buffer or becomes a more active market tool
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Seasonal king tides are bringing a renewed risk of coastal flooding across South Florida today, especially in low-lying areas
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The U.N. is holding a high-level pandemic preparedness meeting in New York today. Governments are discussing how to detect and respond to the next global health emergency before it becomes a crisis.
Washington State researchers are developing sterile rainbow trout that could grow more efficiently while reducing the genetic risk from escaped farmed fish
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were turned away from the White House after the administration revoked their access. The outlets say they are considering legal action.
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The U.S. military says it struck a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four people. The Pentagon has not publicly provided evidence that the vessel was actually carrying drugs.
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Northwestern researchers have developed a genetic toolkit that could make difficult-to-study Clostridia bacteria much easier to manipulate. That matters because these gut organisms can influence inflammation and disease but have been technically challenging to study.
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