‘Mini Rover’ can wiggle and crawl its way across tricky terrain on other planets
Rovers exploring planetary surfaces like Mars or the moon can encounter soft, loose and steep soils, the perfect ingredients for getting stuck. But…
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‘Mini Rover’ can wiggle and crawl its way across tricky terrain on other planets
Rovers exploring planetary surfaces like Mars or the moon can encounter soft, loose and steep soils, the perfect ingredients for getting stuck. But…
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Dr. Rick Bright, ousted director of key vaccine agency, to testify before House panel Thursday
Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a crucial federal office charged with developing countermeasures to infectious diseases, will testify before…
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GOP senators release list of Obama officials in latest effort to undermine Russia probe
Senate Republicans on Wednesday released a list of Obama administration officials who sought to “unmask” names of Americans in…
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Doctors in Italy make a link between Covid-19 and rare ‘Kawasaki-like’ inflammatory disease in children
Doctors in Italy have become the latest to raise the alarm over a worrying spike in children getting sick with a rare but serious inflammatory…
Continue ReadingDoctors in Italy make a link between Covid-19 and rare ‘Kawasaki-like’ inflammatory disease in children
Doctors in Italy have become the latest to raise the alarm over a worrying spike in children getting sick with a rare but serious inflammatory…
Continue ReadingMelissa Etheridge’s son, Beckett Cypher, dies at 21
Beckett Cypher, the son of Melissa Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher, has died, a representative for the singer told CNN. He was 21. The…
Continue ReadingA priest rode around in the back of a pickup truck blessing people in Philadelphia
It’s not quite the popemobile, but it will have to do. For nearly two hours on Tuesday evening, Rev. Nicholas Martorano of St. Nick’s…
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Jerome Powell is asking for help. Will anyone listen?
Jerome Powell needs help. The chairman of the US Federal Reserve warned Wednesday that the economic shock from the coronavirus is “without…
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Analysis: What happened to Elon Musk?
Elon Musk truly entered the public consciousness just over a decade ago, when Tesla was a quirky upstart putting batteries in the chassis of a little…
Continue ReadingA suspect in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing had a confrontation with a black man days earlier, neighbor says
Less than two weeks before the February 23 shooting that left Ahmaud Arbery dead, a suspect arrested in the case had a confrontation with an…
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Nursing home workers warned government about safety violations before Covid-19 outbreaks and deaths
A flu shot will protect you from coronavirus, a worker reported being told by supervisors at a Rhode Island nursing home, where at least 60 residents…
Continue ReadingAbout 15 people, some armed, confronted the wrong black teen. Now an officer is fired
A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy is out of a job and facing charges after he and about 15 other people, some armed, harassed a black teenager…
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5 things to know for May 14: Stay-home orders, vaccines, Dr. Bright, Flynn, groceries
It may be hard, but you gotta keep moving! A new study finds you don’t have to be young and in great shape to reap the benefits of exercise.…
Continue ReadingMatt Damon discusses life under lockdown in ‘fairytale’ Irish town
Matt Damon has revealed that his daughter tested positive to Covid-19 in New York City, while he and the rest of his family have spent lockdown in…
Continue ReadingWith armed white men harassing his mother, a black teen had to remember he might be a threat
When Monica Shepard awoke to find her son trying to keep an armed man out of their home, she grabbed the 18-year-old and pushed him to the back of…
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Oscar-winning director Jimmy Chin on fear, risk and finding the edge
Having survived an avalanche and been tested in some of the most remote places on earth, Jimmy Chin knows what it’s like to be at the mercy of…
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The United Kingdom’s four countries take a divided approach to coronavirus crisis
The UK’s coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom of Great Britain…
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FBI seizes GOP senator’s phone in investigation of stock trades after coronavirus briefings
Sen. Richard Burr surrendered his cell phone to the FBI on Wednesday as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he made ahead of…
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Los Angeles Times: FBI seizes GOP senator’s phone in investigation of stock trades after coronavirus briefings
Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to Sen. Richard Burr on Wednesday night as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he…
Continue ReadingVideos show skydivers spiraling as they descend in Titusville, Florida
Harrowing eyewitness videos shows parachutes spiraling, moments before the Titusville Fire Department in Florida says two skydivers crashed in the…
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Videos show skydivers spiraling as they descend in Titusville, Florida
Harrowing eyewitness videos shows parachutes spiraling, moments before the Titusville Fire Department in Florida says two skydivers crashed in the…
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CDC guidelines shelved by Trump administration spell out far stricter road map to reopening
Guidelines to reopen the US drafted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were shelved by the Trump administration are far more…
Continue ReadingHow expensive will air travel be after the Covid-19 crisis?
When the state of Florida began enacting stay-at-home measures and closing beaches in mid-March, in response to the threat of Covid-19, Miami-based…
Continue ReadingUnsigned note left at the Ahmaud Arbery memorial: ‘I am so sorry. I should have stopped them’
An unsigned note reportedly left at the memorial marking the place where Ahmaud Arbery was killed is raising questions about who left it there and…
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Unsigned note left at the Ahmaud Arbery memorial: ‘I am so sorry. I should have stopped them’
An unsigned note reportedly left at the memorial marking the place where Ahmaud Arbery was killed is raising questions about who left it there and…
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Covid-19 infects intestines, kidneys and other organs, studies find
The new coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, researchers…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 infects intestines, kidneys and other organs, studies find
The new coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, researchers…
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States continue to ease coronavirus restrictions ahead of expert recommendations
Nearly every state in the US is moving toward reopening from pandemic closures, but a leading researcher warns that doing so puts the country on an…
Continue ReadingStates continue to ease coronavirus restrictions ahead of expert recommendations
Nearly every state in the US is moving toward reopening from pandemic closures, but a leading researcher warns that doing so puts the country on an…
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