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Hummingbirds speed up pineapple family's evolution

Hummingbirds make bromeliad plants split into new species twice as fast as other pollinators do, scientists at the University of Reading have found. The research team gathered records of which animals pollinate 403 types of bromeliad, which include pineapples and more than

Zara Larsson Signs to RCA Records

Zara Larsson has left her decade-plus home at Epic Records and signed with RCA Records, Variety can confirm. Two sources tell Variety that the pop star has inked a new deal with RCA. The sources say that Larsson was entertaining offers from multiple labels but that Sony, which

Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators President Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, including nine people who were convicted of violating a federal air pollution law, a White House official confirmed to The

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine candidate Graham Platner (D) to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault. "I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on the

Chuck Todd: Trump 'ruined' July 4 celebration in DC

Former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd on Sunday accused President Trump of ruining the Fourth of July celebration of the country's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington. Todd said on his podcast "The Chuck ToddCast" that the president took over the celebration