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December 6, 2017 7:24 PM

Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk

The absolute risk is very low. But low-dose formulations of birth control pills and other hormone-releasing contraceptives pose about the same risk to breasts as older formulations, a big study finds.

by Patti Neighmond

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December 6, 2017 5:53 PM

Massive black hole reveals when the first stars blinked on

Scientists have detected a black hole thought to be about 800 million times as massive as our sun that is helping to reveal when the universe filled with starlight.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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December 6, 2017 6:03 AM

The year's most popular tweets: Obama, Harvey donations -- and chicken nuggets

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

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December 5, 2017 7:44 PM

First baby born to U.S. uterus transplant patient raises ethics questions

A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.

by Greta Jochem

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December 5, 2017 12:00 AM

'The Invention of Race'

"The Invention of Race." How, why and when was the notion of "race" developed? This special explores the construction of race, and racism, from the ancient world to today.

by MPR News Staff

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December 1, 2017 2:57 PM

Antibiotics are accumulating in Minn. lakes, posing health risk

A new University of Minnesota study found several antibiotics in sediment at the bottom of Minnesota lakes, and that might contribute to increased antibiotic resistance.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 30, 2017 6:49 PM

Automation could displace 800 million workers worldwide by 2030, study says

But in the long term, new technology could create more jobs than it eliminates, a new report says. It says governments and businesses have to prioritize retraining workers for the new economy.

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November 30, 2017 6:12 AM

Man who deactivated Trump's Twitter account: 'I didn't break any rules'

TechCrunch has tracked down the former Twitter employee who claims to be responsible for the famous 11-minute outage. He's a twenty-something from Germany who says it was all just a mistake.

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November 28, 2017 1:22 PM

What we're learning about the science of sleep

If you woke up this morning feeling less than refreshed, join the club: The CDC reports that more than a third of American adults don't get enough sleep.

by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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November 28, 2017 8:44 AM

Can police track you through your cellphone without a warrant?

The Supreme Court wrestles again with interpreting the rules of the digital era and whether police need to get a search warrant to obtain cellphone location information.

by Nina Totenberg

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