China’s defense budget shows Xi’s priorities as economy tightens
When China announced a 6.6% increase in its military budget last week while cutting substantially in other areas, analysts said it made one thing…
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Fugitive college student wanted in 2 Connecticut slayings is captured
(Editor’s note: The suspect’s father is a former UTEP football player. Details here.) HARTFORD, Connecticut — A college student sought by police as…
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The realities of being a black birdwatcher
Dudley Edmondson has long had to deal with people calling the police on him while out in nature. As a black birdwatcher and professional nature…
Continue Reading Meet the 13-year-old who graduated from college with four associate’s degrees
With his love for video games and petty arguments with his older sister, Jack Rico might seem like any other 13-year-old. But Rico is anything but…
Continue Reading NBA and players union are drafting a plan so family members can stay within ‘bubble’ with players, per report
As the NBA continues to explore options for the season’s return, including playing the rest of the season in a closed environment, news reports…
Continue Reading Eric Garner’s mother says George Floyd’s death feels like déjà vu
Almost six years ago, Eric Garner took his last breath after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer. His last words, “I…
Continue Reading He ran 100 miles in a day to raise nearly $17,000 for suicide prevention programs for veterans
Over Memorial Day weekend, Peter Makredes carried his cooler full of food and drinks to a park in Las Vegas. But he wasn’t there to grill, he…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s family says four officers involved in his death should be charged with murder
The family of George Floyd — who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with a knee on his…
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SpaceX’s historic astronaut launch postponed until Saturday due to stormy weather
UPDATE: CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Bad weather on Wednesday afternoon postponed the first launch of NASA astronauts from Florida in nine years. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong official defends controversial security law, but offers few details on how it will work
The second highest ranking official in Hong Kong insists a controversial new national security law being drafted by the Chinese government will not…
Continue Reading Graves of veterans vandalized with torn American flags, police say
The graves of veterans at Union Cemetary in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, were desecrated over Memorial Day weekend, police said. Over three days, police…
Continue Reading Times Square will go dark for one minute so businesses can shine light on their fight to get insurance money
Among New Yorkers and visitors alike, Times Square is known for its lights — a frenetic frieze of big-screen advertisements that can make…
Continue Reading LeBron James joins chorus of athletes speaking out about killing of George Floyd
NBA superstar LeBron James has joined the chorus of notable high-profile athletes that have voiced their outrage over the death of George Floyd. On…
Continue Reading Duuuuude? Scientists studied 100 billion tweets to find out why we stretch our words
When we speak, we routinely stretch our words to convey emotion or to strengthen their meaning. Excitement: “Yessssssss!” Fear:…
Continue Reading Bad to the bone: Cannibal dinosaurs turned to eating each other in tough times
Could theropod dinosaurs have eaten dinosaurs of their own kind? It looks like they did when food was scarce in ancient Colorado around 150 million…
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Eric Garner’s mother says George Floyd’s death feels like déjà vu
Almost six years ago, Eric Garner took his last breath after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer. His last words, “I…
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Vintage photo shows football fans wearing masks during 1918 pandemic
The image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them…
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Las Vegas waiter receives $2,000 tip on Memorial Day
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A Las Vegas waiter received a big surprise while working on…
Continue Reading Christian Cooper is asking people to stop making death threats against the woman who called the cops on him
Christian Cooper, whose video of a woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching went viral over the Memorial Day weekend, acknowledged…
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Christian Cooper is asking people to stop making death threats against the woman who called the cops on him
Christian Cooper, whose video of a woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching went viral over the Memorial Day weekend, acknowledged…
Continue Reading Scientists didn’t detect a parallel universe in Antarctica. But they are learning more about mysterious, ghostly neutrinos
Even though we can’t see them, we live our lives surrounded by neutrinos. These tiny, high-energy cosmic particles are often referred to as…
Continue Reading Mysterious fast radio bursts helped detect missing matter in the universe, study says
Mysterious fast radio bursts have been used to unlock another strange aspect of the universe: the case of the “missing matter.”…
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George Floyd’s family says four officers involved in his death should be charged with murder
The family of George Floyd — who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with a knee on his…
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Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis streets after George Floyd dies following police encounter
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds of protesters packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where…
Continue Reading There’s one epidemic we may never find a vaccine for: fear of black men in public spaces
Millions of Americans shrugged off their fear of the coronavirus this holiday weekend when they flocked to crowded beaches, lakes and restaurants.…
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There’s one epidemic we may never find a vaccine for: fear of black men in public spaces
Millions of Americans shrugged off their fear of the coronavirus this holiday weekend when they flocked to crowded beaches, lakes and restaurants.…
Continue Reading Riot police take zero tolerance approach to Hong Kong protests as tensions build
Around 300 people were arrested across Hong Kong Wednesday, as sporadic protests over a controversial new national security law were met by a massive…
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Hundreds gathered at the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died after police encounter
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds of protesters packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where…
Continue Reading With restaurants closed, rats are getting aggressive, the CDC says
With restaurants closed or open with limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, a certain subset of those establishments’…
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