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Thisura Ilukgoda Gedara, a Kansas State University graduate student at the time, samples water from a family’s well in Pratt County, Kansas, in 2024. Nitrate pollution, mostly from chemical fertilizer, has become a common problem in south-central Kansas.

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Nitrate is quietly polluting rural drinking wells. How researchers are working to help

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

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Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort

Brittney Melton

Two ships came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. And, Virginia voters approved a measure allowing Democrats to redraw the congressional map.
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Iran attacks ships in Hormuz Strait as the U.S. continues its blockade amid ceasefire

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Three vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump extended the ceasefire but kept the blockade.
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RFK Jr. is on a congressional hearing blitz, after a long absence from Capitol Hill

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September.

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