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Warmer weather is fueling a rodent surge, straining public health systems and the economy. It's time for the federal government to step in.

U.S. intelligence agencies are funding a new scientific partnership that combines James Bond spy-craft and Silicon Valley wizardry.

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The dysfunctional response to the Zika virus lays bare a system that is increasingly ill-equipped to respond to outbreaks.

The courts agree: It's not a violation of your constitutional rights