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The entrance of the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption J. David Ake/Getty Images On Monday, the Trump administration notified …

Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker in people. Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker in people. Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images …

A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University’s campus in May. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images A Trump administration investigation has …

The WNBA logo on the ball is seen as it is tipped during the game between the Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces last year in Seattle, Wash. The …

Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, wants his firm to be the first to commercially mine the ocean floor. He applauded a recent executive order signed by President Trump, …

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will “sow distrust” in vaccines. SDI Productions/Getty …

A 5-year-old Customs and Border Protection beagle named Freddie, pictured in a CBP Facebook video in March, was kicked and injured by a traveler this week during a bag search …

Hurricane Erick hit Oaxaca, Mexico, in June. Hurricane forecasters used data collected by Department of Defense satellites to monitor the storm as it intensified more rapidly than computer models had …

An employee works on a solar panel inside a Qcells factory in Dalton, Ga. Mike Stewart/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP/AP A couple of years ago, Mick McDaniel started …

ModernewWorld/Getty Images ModernewWorld/Getty Images Since 2004, scientific research has shown that a full night of sleep may lend itself to a burst of insight in the morning. But what about …