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A sunscreen ingredient used in Europe and Asia that blocks UVA and UVB rays has been approved for use in the U.S.
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4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
Maria Godoy
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
Adama Faye (right), a community health worker, weighs the son of Ndiolle Diouf at the health clinic in the village of Keur Mbar to determine if he is malnourished.
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A plan to get lifesaving food to hungry kids was working well -- until it wasn't
Jonathan Lambert, Rolando Arrieta
These ten women from a working-class neighborhood in Mumbai were completely new to film-making. They got smart phones and started filming their lives. Here they pose with filmmaker Shilpi Gulati, who taught them filmmaking basics. Gulati, wearing red, stands at the far right in the second row.
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'Cool Ladies Club' is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title
Neha Bhatt
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COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe
Maria Godoy, Connie Hanzhang Jin
Texas Standard
Here’s where things stand with New World screwworm in Texas
Eight cases have now been confirmed in Texas as officials expand surveillance efforts, release millions of sterile flies and mobilize resources to stop the flesh-eating parasite from spreading.
Texas Standard for June 12, 2026: A Texas Tech gambling case could test NCAA rules
Police: Gunman dead after Midland shooting leaves 10 people shot, 1 killed
How the Texas Tech, Brendan Sorsby betting scandal ‘risks crumbling the very foundation of the NCAA’
After divisive US Senate runoff, Texas Republicans seek unity at state convention in Houston
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