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Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek
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Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek
YouTube TV is hiking its monthly price, again. Here's what to know
Cantor Fitzgerald pays $6.75 million to settle SEC charges over misleading SPAC disclosures

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Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek

After a steep monthslong trek, the Perseverance rover has reached the top of Jezero Crater on Mars. The site is a region unlike anything Perseverance has encountered during its 3 ½-year journey on the red planet.Now, the robotic explorer is preparing to observe some of the oldest rocks on Mars, which could reveal the planet’s mysterious history, and potentially, whether its ancient environments were capable of supporting life. The rover is on a quest to determine if life ever existed on Mars by collecting samples that could contain ancient microfossils.During its 3 ½-month climb, Persevera

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Cantor Fitzgerald pays $6.75 million to settle SEC charges over misleading SPAC disclosures

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Battered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad

The bruised and battered bodies inside the morgue of Mujtahid Hospital are hard to look at — tangible evidence of the brutal regime of toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.But crowds of desperate people wait to see them, hoping finally for an answer to what happened to a loved one.“Where are they?” pleads one woman. “My mother, she’s been missing for 14 years, where is she? Where is my brother, where is my husband, where are they?”The 35 or so bodies were found in a military hospital in the Syrian capital of Damascus, days after the regime fell. They are believed to be among the

Amazon plans to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration

Nevada attorney general refiles charges against 2020 fake electors

Environment|Food|Health

A lowly vegetable rises to stardom in newly released dietary advisory report

A lowly vegetable typically associated with flatulence has hit the big time. No longer will beans will be infamous only for their fiber content — as in the children’s song “Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot” — they’ll also be known for their role as a major source of protein.Beans and their legume cousins, peas and lentils, entered the nutritional spotlight Tuesday when the 2025 US Dietary Advisory Committee released scientific guidance that could shape federal nutrition advice for the next five years.“What we’re recommending is that the pr

Trump offers inauguration invites to foreign leaders through calls and back channels

NFL world reacts with excitement, surprise, questions after Bill Belichick is hired to coach UNC

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LeBron James ruled out of Lakers' game at Minnesota on Friday with foot soreness

LeBron James has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Minnesota on Friday night due to soreness in his left foot. James will miss his second straight game when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves, the Lakers announced Thursday. The top scorer in NBA history was away from the team this week with an excused absence attributed to “personal reasons,” coach JJ Redick said Wednesday. It's unclear whether James will even make the quick round trip to Minnesota before the Lakers' next game at home against Memphis on Sunday.

Crime|Political|Technology|US

What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?

A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that the drones don’t appear to be a threat to public safety, but many state and municipal lawmakers have nonetheless called for stricter rules about who can fly the unmanned aircraft. The FBI is among several agencies investigating, and it has asked residents to share videos, photos and other information they may have about the d

Some Republicans fear a DOGE dilemma is setting in

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

Health|Science|US

Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest

Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast cancer. Another in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a new approach to a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. The research was discussed Thursday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. DCIS and active monitori

Election|Political|US

Trump says he will use military for deportations to fullest extent of law

By Ted HessonWASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump will use the U.S. military to the fullest extent of the law to support his mass deportation effort, he told TIME magazine in an interview published on Thursday, committing to his plan to utilize troops to try to remove record numbers of immigrants in the U.S. illegally.When asked about a U.S. law that generally prevents the military from being used in domestic law enforcement, Trump said illegal immigration amounted to an invasion that needed to be stopped."I consider it an invasion of our country," Trump told TIME as part of an interv

Passengers experienced ‘hard jolt,’ then ‘free fall’ on turbulent flight. Investigators blame the pilots

Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

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Missing US man found in Syria says he was kept in prison after entering country as a pilgrim

A missing US man has been found in Syria, where he says he was kept in prison for months after entering the country as a pilgrim.Travis Timmerman spoke to several outlets Thursday, after locals saw him walking barefoot in the streets of southern Damascus.Thousands of people have been released from prisons across Syria this week, after rebels toppled the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad.Speaking to CBS News, Timmerman said he had been detained in a Syrian prison for several months after entering the country without permission, having crossed its border with Lebanon.He had decided to

Asia|Sports|World

Indian Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, becomes the youngest ever chess world champion

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.The 18-year-old Gukesh and defending champion Ding entered the last game tied and things appeared to be headed to rapid chess tiebreaks, but it was the youngster who was able to claim the crucial point after a blunder from Ding.As his victory was confirmed, Gukesh broke into tears as the emotion of his victory appeared to wave over him, while Ding could only sit with his head in his hands in disbelief.After standing wit

Blinken meets Jordan's king in Syria diplomacy push

Battered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad

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Trump Organization plans second Saudi Arabian tower in regional expansion

The Trump Organization plans to build a Trump Tower in the Saudi capital Riyadh as part of a real estate expansion in the region including in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, Eric Trump, the U.S. president-elect's son told Reuters on Thursday.Outlining two new projects in Riyadh in partnership with Dubai-based luxury developer Dar Global, The Trump Organization executive vice president declined to give details."What I'll tell you is one of them will definitely be a tower," Trump said in an interview, adding that his company plans to further expand its partnership with Dar Global across the

MidEast|Political|World

America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. But after nearly 14 years of civil war, putting that ideal into practice will not be easy. For Syria’s Kurdish minority, America’s closest ally in the country, the struggle for a new order is entering a potentially even more challenging phase. Over the course of Syria’s civil war, Kurdish fighters have fended off an array of armed factions, partnered with the U.S. to rout the Islamic State group and carved out a largely autonomous reg

Girl, 11, survives migrant shipwreck by clinging to tire tubes for 3 days

US scrambles to quell ISIS resurgence in Syria after fall of Assad

Cantor Fitzgerald pays $6.75 million to settle SEC charges over misleading SPAC disclosures

Education|Political|US

Affirmative action opponents sue US Air Force Academy

The group that successfully persuaded the U.S.

Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized by Time magazine as its person of the year

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Nevada attorney general refiles charges against 2020 fake electors

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Trump offers inauguration invites to foreign leaders through calls and back channels

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US watchdog caps bank overdraft fees over industry objection

The U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance on Thursday adopted new regulations capping the amount banks can charge for overdrafts, saying the rule would save depositors $5 billion

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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

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California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk. Here are the risks, according to health experts

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Hardline activist who raised the idea of jailing women for abortions gets top policy job in Trump administration

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Time magazine to name Trump 'Person of the Year'

Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday on the same day he is expected to be named Time

China's Xi is likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend

China experts say Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations

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