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…
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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…
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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’…
Continue Reading A turtle smashed through a woman’s windshield while she was driving on the highway
A woman in Georgia was left shell shocked when a turtle went flying across the highway and through her windshield, nearly striking her passenger in…
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Hundreds gathered in 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…
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5 things to know for May 27: Antibody tests, coronavirus, RNC, SpaceX, George Floyd
New York reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began, and in this bizarre reality we live in now, that qualifies as…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 27: Antibody tests, coronavirus, RNC, SpaceX, George Floyd
New York reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began, and in this bizarre reality we live in now, that qualifies as…
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Christian Cooper says New York woman’s call to police as he was birdwatching was ‘definitely racist’
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 Officials moved slowly on workplace complaint as Tyson’s Perry plant Covid-19 outbreak grew
Officials in Iowa’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) waited over a week before contacting Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, Iowa…
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Riot police take zero tolerance approach to Hong Kong protests as tensions build
Around 250 people were arrested across Hong Kong Wednesday, as sporadic protests were met by a massive police presence and zero tolerance approach,…
Continue Reading An Arizona man was arrested after pointing a gun at a DoorDash delivery man
An Arizona man has been arrested and charged after pointing a gun at a DoorDash delivery man, Mesa Police confirm. Dimitri Mills said he had just…
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An Arizona man was arrested after pointing a gun at a DoorDash delivery man
An Arizona man has been arrested and charged after pointing a gun at a DoorDash delivery man, Mesa Police confirm. Dimitri Mills said he had just…
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