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Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.

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Australian airline Qantas says customer data stolen by cybercriminal

Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday that a hacker made off with a trove of customers' personal data including passenger names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.

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The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.

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US judge says China's Huawei Technologies must face criminal case for racketeering and other charges

BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.

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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

Jul 1, 2025 10:14 PM Read more >

He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

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DOGE eats Musk? Billionaire entrepreneur's companies at risk as he reignites feud with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk may find out what happens when DOGE bites man.

Jul 1, 2025 2:36 PM Read more >

What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill that passed the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are getting closer to the finish line in getting their tax and spending cut bill through Congress with a final House vote possible on Wednesday.

Jul 1, 2025 2:06 PM Read more >

Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S.

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US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-Iran hackers have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump, according to a news report, a move that federal authorities call a “calculated smear campaign.

Jul 1, 2025 10:55 AM Read more >