A new way to talk about abortion? In Maine, using deep conversation to reach voters
Is it possible to have calm, in-depth discussions about a fraught issue like abortion? Maine's Planned Parenthood thinks so, and is using "deep canvassing" to garner support without confrontation.

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A millipede with 1,300 legs has been found in Australia. It's a new record by far
Entomologists discovered a new species far underground. Despite millipede meaning "a thousand feet," it's the first to have more than 750.

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There's a warrant for Alec Baldwin's phone over the Rust shooting
Authorities say the phone could hold evidence that might be helpful as they investigate a deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set. Baldwin was holding a revolver during rehearsal when it fired.

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Roger Stone appears before Jan. 6 panel and pleads the Fifth
The panel said Stone participated in "Stop the Steal" efforts related to the 2020 election. The political operative said he knows "nothing whatsoever about the illegal events that day."

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Lead pipes have contaminated water for decades. Biden's new plan will replace them
The White House released an action plan to replace lead pipes and lead paint in the U.S. within the next decade. Lead contamination is known to have detrimental effects on the brain and kidneys.

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This new space telescope should reveal what the universe looked like as a baby
The upcoming launch of NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope should let astronomers see what some of the universe's first stars and galaxies looked like soon after the Big Bang.

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The Jaguars fire Urban Meyer, after a former player says the coach kicked him
Josh Lambo, the Jaguars' former placekicker, went public with the latest in a string of stories that have depicted Meyer as disrespectful and abusive to his players and staff.

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A Texas oil company is indicted over a Southern California oil spill
U.S. prosecutors said the company and its rig operators were negligent, including failing to respond to eight leak detection system alarms that should have alerted them to the spill.

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