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Space weather satellites blast off to study the sun

Space weather satellites blast off to study the sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A cluster of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday morning to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communication...

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Trump leucovorin-for-autism announcement surprises doctor who proposed it

Trump leucovorin-for-autism announcement surprises doctor who proposed it

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would repurpose an old, generic drug as a new treatment for autism, it came as a surprise to many experts — including th...

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Lawmakers urge US tech firms to curb surveillance sales to Chinese police

Lawmakers urge US tech firms to curb surveillance sales to Chinese police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum called on American tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for Congress to examine the issue...

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Kimmel returns to late night with an emotional monologue

Kimmel returns to late night with an emotional monologue

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel offered no apologies in his return to late-night television and, in an emotional monologue where he appeared close to tears, said he was not trying to joke about the k...

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Costa Rica halts all flights after radar failure at main airport

Costa Rica halts all flights after radar failure at main airport

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — All flights entering and leaving Costa Rica were suspended Wednesday morning after an electrical failure knocked out the radar system at the capital’s main internationa...

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Iran’s rial currency hits all-time low of 1,074,000 to the US dollar before president’s UN speech

Iran’s rial currency hits all-time low of 1,074,000 to the US dollar before president’s UN speech

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s rial currency fell to a new all-time low on Wednesday, reaching 1,074,000 to the U.S. dollar just before Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was due to ad...

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