Clare Roth

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Clare Roth

Reporter focused on science, migration and US politics

Clare Roth is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Person examining a mosquito

What is Oropouche fever? Symptoms and causes

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control cited 19 imported cases of Oropouche virus into the region.

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Hacking symbol picture shows red and blue code on a dark screen

Foreign interference threats facing the 2024 US election

Here's what we know about the extent of foreign interference in the 2024 US presidential election.

Woman in a doctor's office in Nairobi, Kenya

Woman in a doctor's office in Nairobi, Kenya

Diabetes is treatable — but in Africa, it's still deadly

Diabetes is surging in sub-Saharan Africa. Though treatment is available, many cannot afford it.

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Thailand Bangkok buildings collapsed

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake: What you need to know

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake: What you need to know

Myanmar is located in an earthquake hotspot. Why are these regions more at risk than others?

People at India's Maha Kumbh Festival, clamber on wooden partitions

People at India's Maha Kumbh Festival, clamber on wooden partitions

India Maha Kumbh stampede: Why these crowd events happen

India Maha Kumbh stampede: Why these crowd events happen

Researchers in Germany tried to explain why stampedes, as in India, happen after a crush at a rave here in 2010.

Donald Trump wearing a black suit, light blue shirt and tie.

Donald Trump wearing a black suit, light blue shirt and tie.

Why President-elect Trump has to wait for his inauguration

Why President-elect Trump has to wait for his inauguration

Donald Trump's election victory was clear November 5, so why is Joe Biden still in the White House two months later?

Young adult sucking holding a yellow balloon to her mouth, apparently sucking out nitrous oxide (laughing gas)

Young adult sucking holding a yellow balloon to her mouth, apparently sucking out nitrous oxide (laughing gas)

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the 'balloon drug'?

Laughing gas: How dangerous is the 'balloon drug'?

Governments want to regulate nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a party drug used by young adults in the US and Europe.

People line up to cast their votes in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in the morning

People line up to cast their votes in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in the morning

The Electoral College will determine the winner

The Electoral College will determine the winner

The US president isn't elected by a majority vote, but through a body called the Electoral College. How does that work?

Election booth, which have the US flag and the word "Vote" on them, are set up on a room. People stand at the booths with their ballots in front of them.

Election booth, which have the US flag and the word "Vote" on them, are set up on a room. People stand at the booths with their ballots in front of them.

How the US president is elected

How the US president is elected

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election on November 5, here's a look at the election process.

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