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Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, then-pharmacologist at the Food and Drug Administration, holds three packages of Contergan, the German brand name for thalidomide, on Oct. 15, 1962. Kelsey prevented the FDA from approving the drug for general use in the United States.
William J. Smith/AP
The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
Tana Weingartner
In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children want recognition.
Clockwise from top left: former Google AI research scientist Timnit Gebru, Anthropic Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, Steve Bannon, computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey Hinton, researcher Fei-Fei Li.
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The AI safety debate is confusing. Here's our guide to the different factions
Katie McQue
Volunteers prepare food at Community Servings, a Boston nonprofit that produces medically-tailored meals.
Robin Lubbock
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WBUR
Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
Priyanka D McCluskey
Pope Leo XIV, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, attend a joint statement at the Elysee Palace, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
Teresa Suarez
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Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
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Texas Standard
Months after Texas’ most famous owl abandoned her nest, surviving owlet is released into the wild
After about five months of rehabilitation, rescuers say the owlet is ready to survive on its own.
Former Houston State Rep. Garnet Coleman dies at 65
After Texas DPS neglected tens of thousands of voter applications, Democrats demand an investigation
Military data centers are sparking opposition, but local leaders may be powerless to stop them
Texas Standard for Sept. 25, 2026: Texas voter registration backlog leaves thousands of applications unprocessed
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