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The tiny pteropods can look and feel like fiberglass for beachgoers who find them poking into their skin.
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Chronic kidney disease was long thought to be an old person's malady. Now it's a multinational health crisis among young Latino migrants who once worked on Central American farms and sugar plantations and now hold jobs in Texas and other parts of the United States. To avoid expensive treatment in the United States, many return home, only to discover limited care for the deadly illness.
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Data center development has picked up in the Austin area, and residents have voiced concerns about water and energy resources related to the construction. But experts say they can use those concerns to get the companies to build more sustainably.
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The drones were intercepted late Aug. 25 and early Aug. 26 by Joint Task Force-Southern Border using the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system, according to U.S. Northern Command. The operation took place in the Rio Grande Valley, though officials did not initially say whether the drones were over U.S. or Mexican airspace.
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Brian José Morales García said he repeatedly told authorities that he had copies of his birth certificate and Social Security number at his home in Austin. He was deported anyway.
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The Trump administration is taking the unprecedented step of creating lists of adult citizens who are eligible to vote in each state – but will not meet its own deadline 60 days before Election Day.
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The billionaire investor is under two subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee. But in his lawsuit, Black says the panel doesn't have the authority to compel him to share nondisclosure agreements.
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.
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Women in politics and pop culture are paying tribute to Gloria Steinem after her death at 92. Many called her not only an inspiration but a friend.
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In 2015, the trailblazing feminist told Fresh Air she that had entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem died Sept. 2 at the age of 92.