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Secrets of Evolution Found in Ancient Plant DNA
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 14 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news:

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Secrets of evolution found in ancient plant DNA

The Takeaway

CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman and colleagues have identified more than 2.3 million conserved non-coding sequences across 314 genomes from 284 plant species--some more than 400 million years old. Their research provides an invaluable tool for plant breeders and a new understanding of plant evolution.

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You've heard of deep space, but what about deep time? Today's geneticists and evolutionary biologists ... Show Full Article

Maria Lazar Continues Courting Extreme Right-Wing
MONONA, Wisconsin, March 14 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release:

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Maria Lazar Continues Courting Extreme Right-Wing

Lazar's close ties to radical right-wing extremists continue to get more bizarre by the day

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Judge Maria Lazar continues to court extreme right-wing groups and election conspiracy theorists as she campaigns for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This weekend, Lazar is advertised as a featured guest at an event hosted by the 5Riders and Lake Country Patriots.

"Maria Lazar's ... Show Full Article

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Draft Evidence Report on Treatment for Narcolepsy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on March 12, 2026:

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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Draft Evidence Report on Treatment for Narcolepsy

-- Public comment period now open until April 7, 2026; Requests to make oral comment during public meeting also being accepted --

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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released a Draft Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of oveporexton (Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for narcolepsy type ... Show Full Article

FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples
WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:

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FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Official Trump Administration documents obtained by the Sierra Club reveal the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took steps to censor materials at its headquarters in Virginia and at a wildlife refuge in Oklahoma as part of Donald Trump's attempts to whitewash history via the executive order "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History".

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Demand Progress Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Close Surveillance Loopholes
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 14 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on March 13, 2026:

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Demand Progress Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Close Surveillance Loopholes

Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would close loopholes in the law that allow the government to conduct warrantless surveillance on people in the United States and buy their private communications in bulk. Specifically, ... Show Full Article

Catholic League Issues Commentary: Muslim Woman Quits Trump's Religion Panel
NEW YORK, March 14 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on March 13, 2026, by President Bill Donohue:

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MUSLIM WOMAN QUITS TRUMP'S RELIGION PANEL

Sameerah Munshi has quit President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission. She cited "two deeply troubling developments: the official removal of Carrie Prejean Boller for her deeply held beliefs about Palestine and the federal government's illegal war against Iran, undertaken ... Show Full Article

All Fizz, No Action: PepsiCo Slammed For Ignoring Abuse of Bulls in Its Sugar Pipeline
NORFOLK, Virginia, March 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:

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All Fizz, No Action: PepsiCo Slammed For Ignoring Abuse of Bulls in Its Sugar Pipeline

"Cut the Bull. Choose Cruelty-Free!" That's the message from PETA that will appear in a full-page spread in Crain's New York Business on Monday, blasting PepsiCo for failing to investigate whether its suppliers in India are contributing to the well-documented (and videotaped) suffering of bulls used to haul sugarcane that PepsiCo sources for its branded beverages.

PepsiCo's Indian bottling partner ... Show Full Article