For a new study on microplastics, PennEnvironment collected and tested water samples from 15 sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They found microplastics in all of them.
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More than 200 faculty and staff across Commonwealth University’s three campuses are on notice for potential layoffs by the end of the academic year, as the university looks to balance its budget.
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"The Rising," the poet says, juxtaposes love of family with the horrors of war.
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The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.
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The victims included a surgeon, and dozens more were injured. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander and other militants.
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