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Amanda Cavallaro's job is to keep 40,000 different strains of fruit flies alive. She was among a small number of Janelia employees who never stopped coming in to work in the pandemic.

It's Personal: Zoom'd Out Workplace Ready For Face-To-Face Conversations To Return

Before the pandemic, the Janelia Research Campus was a hive of collaboration. Now, as researchers return to their offices and labs, they're eager to restore the connections lost this past year.

Solid research has found the vaccines authorized for use against COVID-19 to be safe and effective. But some anti-vaccine activists are mischaracterizing government data to imply the jabs are dangerous.

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines

The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.

In this July 6, 2016 file photo, photos of Alton Sterling are taped to a makeshift memorial outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La. Sterling, was shot and killed outside the store by Baton Rouge police.

Family Of Alton Sterling Has Accepted $4.5 Million For His Killing By Police

Sterling's 2016 shooting by a Baton Rouge police officer was captured on video and sparked protests in the city's Black community. Neither officer involved in the shooting was charged criminally.

Police mark a security perimeter around the house where bones were found under the floor in the Atizapan municipality of the State of Mexico, on May 20, 2021. Police have turned up bones and other evidence under the floor of the house where a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and hacking up her body.

Investigators Find Remains of 17 Victims Under A Suspected Serial Killer's House

Authorities in Mexico say they have found nearly 4,000 bone fragments so far under a home on the outskirts of Mexico City. The 72-year-old suspect, now in police custody, is a former butcher.

City: Keep Grass Clippings Out of Roadways

Now that mowing season is in full swing, officials urge you to keep grass clippings out of the streets. The Evansville City Engineer’s Office says grass…

The infectious and contagious rabies virus, shown here in a colorized micrograph, can be transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal. Thanks to protective vaccination of pets, rabies was eliminated from the U.S. dog population in 2007, though a bite from infected bats, skunks and raccoons can still transmit the virus.

The U.S. Bans Importing Dogs From 113 Countries After Rise In False Rabies Records

A surge in pet adoptions has increased demand for dogs imported from around the world. Most are fine, but federal officials turned up 450 dogs in 2020 with false records — 50% more than in 2019.

Minks in a cage at a mink farm in Pushkino, Russia, more than 20 miles from Moscow.

Israel Has Become The 1st Country To Ban The Sale Of Most Fur Clothing

Israel has become the first country to outlaw the controversial clothing material that opponents say leads to the slaughter of millions of animals each year.

Warrick County Man Dies in Kayaking Accident

It happened Sunday on Little Pigeon Creek. UPDATE: 11am CDT 0615Authorities have now released the name of the victim. An autopsy determined that 25 year…

President Biden is set to leave Brussels on Tuesday for Geneva, the last leg of a trip where he sought to mend fences with allies and take a tougher stance on Moscow and Beijing.

Biden And The EU Call A Truce In A 17-Year Trade Fight To Focus On Threats From China

Biden tried to repair ties with European allies and convinced them to take a tougher stance on China. Next he'll confront Russia. But selling this at home remains the hardest part.

A systemwide outage Monday night affected Southwest Airlines flights across the country.

Southwest Airlines Grapples With Another Outage, Halting Flights

Southwest Airlines flights were delayed across the country Monday night because of a problem with the company's weather data provider. Flights were again delayed on Tuesday.

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