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America's ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?

America's ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a gray March afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles, the largest in the U.S.
Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were barely known outside space circles when they strapped in for what was supposed to be a quick test flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule last June.
Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats

Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A member of a South African research team that is confined for more than a year at an isolated Antarctica base was put under psychological evaluation there after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues,
TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The videos roll through TikTok in 30-second flashes. Migrants trek in camouflage through dry desert terrain. Dune buggies roar up to the United States-Mexico border barrier.
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and one giant ocean away.
Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not.
What goes on in a Christian Science reading room?

What goes on in a Christian Science reading room?

In nearly every major American city and in many small towns, Christian Science reading rooms are found mixed in with storefronts.
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission . Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.
Telegram's CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app

Telegram's CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said Monday that he has travelled from France to Dubai as French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app. Durov revealed his whereabouts in a post on his Telegram channel.
Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub

Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub

MONTREAL — A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more important to invest in homegrown talent.
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