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Solar Eclipse

Media Tip Sheet: Why Your Head May Be Hurting After Viewing the Solar Eclipse

It turns out that eye health may not be the only thing you have to worry about after a total solar eclipse.

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Media Tip Sheet: Lawmakers Reveal Bipartisan Proposal to Expand Online Privacy Protections

U.S. lawmakers have announced a bipartisan proposal that would give consumers broad rights to control how tech companies use their personal data.

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Media Tip Sheet: Schumer Faces Delicate Balancing Act in Senate Amid Election Cycle

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer grapples with a complex agenda amidst the looming specter of the November elections.

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Media Tip Sheet: Engine cover falls off a Southwest Plane during takeoff in Denver

On Sunday, an engine cover fell off of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 and struck a wing flap during takeoff.

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Media Tip Sheet: Small Business Impact of the Key Bridge Collapse and Partially Closed Port

Small business owners in the area have expressed concern about the economic impact of the partially closed port for their local businesses.

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Media Tip Sheet: Challenges in the Race of Artificial General Intelligence

The pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is gaining momentum among tech giants and elite research institutions.

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Media Tip Sheet: Threatened by Climate Change, Concerning Number of Ski Resorts Could Have No Snow By End of Century

A recent analysis finds that one in 8 ski destinations will lose all of their natural snow cover because of climate change by the end of the century.

Carbon Emissions

Media Tip Sheet: GW Experts Available to Discuss New Report Linking 67 Countries & Companies to Most Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide

A new report out today by the think tank InfluenceMap links 80% of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions to just 57 companies and countries. The 57 entities are a combination of nation-states, state-...

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Media Tip Sheet: Final Four Play Kicks Off Tomorrow, Women’s Basketball Viewership Breaks Records

Iowa’s win against LSU in the Elite Eight on Monday drew 12.3 million viewers, the most in women’s college basketball history.

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Media Tip Sheet: Strain of Bird Flu Virus Detected in Human in Texas

A human case of the H5N1 bird flu has been found in Texas in a person exposed to dairy cattle.