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Scott Page, pictured in the 1990s.
Scott Page
How the AIDS crisis helped create a multibillion-dollar death-speculation market
Vito Emanuel
Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.
Vehicles drive past a billboard with an illustration showing the Strait of Hormuz and the sewn lips of President Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 2.
Vahid Salemi
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Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?
Arezou Rezvani
Camp Cranium counselor Anvitha Tharra (right) helps participant Angelica Zander learn to use a bow and arrow. The weeklong event in Pennsylvania's Columbia County provides community, support and fun for children with brain injuries.
Sarah Hofius Hall
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WVIA News
Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux
Lydia McFarlane
While professional football and the degenerative brain disease known as CTE have long been linked, true prevalence has remained an open question. A new study finds that, among former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, at least a quarter had CTE.
Patrick Smith
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At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
Becky Sullivan
Texas Standard
Abbott asks court to reject Minnesota bid to force extradition of ICE officer
The Texas governor said he has doubts Christian Castro is a fugitive subject to extradition, adding the state is still investigating. A hearing on keeping him in custody is Tuesday.
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