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Trump administration asks appeals court to let Kennedy pick vaccine panel members

The Trump administration is urging a U.S. appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked Health Secretary Robert F.

Trump administration asks appeals court to let Kennedy pick vaccine panel members
Business|Science|Technology

Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers

Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an

Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers
Environment|Health|Science

What pet owners need to know about New World screwworm

Screwworm, a parasitic fly whose flesh-eating larvae feed on living animals, re-entered the U.S.

What pet owners need to know about New World screwworm
Business|Science|Technology

Architect Labs raises $24 million to take on Broadcom, Marvell custom chip business

By Max A.

Architect Labs raises $24 million to take on Broadcom, Marvell custom chip business
Business|Science|World

Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of killing worker at Zaporizhzhia power plant in drone attack

The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom on Thursday accused Ukraine of killing a key worker in a drone attack on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear

Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of killing worker at Zaporizhzhia power plant in drone attack
Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Iconic Twin Cities rapper Eyedea finds new life with AI-generated album

Iconic Twin Cities rapper Eyedea finds new life with AI-generated album

Iconic Twin Cities rapper Eyedea finds new life with AI-generated album
Education|Environment|Europe|Science

New discovery may have been Stonehenge prototype

New discovery may have been Stonehenge prototype

New discovery may have been Stonehenge prototype
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills

Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern their communities.

How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills
Political|Science

Americans keep voting for scandal-prone candidates because they just don’t want the other party to win

Polarization and negative partisanship have lowered the standards for whom Americans are willing to support.

Americans keep voting for scandal-prone candidates because they just don’t want the other party to win
Education|Environment|Science|Technology|US

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change
Education|Opinion|Science|Technology

NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion

The Artemis program’s timeline and architecture has changed over the past year, so Artemis III will not land on the lunar surface.

NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion
Environment|Science|Technology

The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it

People don’t usually plan to hold onto their old devices, but that’s what many end up doing. Better information about recycling and reselling options could change that.

The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it
Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries

State lines are one way to picture the US, but natural history provides another – one that shows the ancient and living connections running across the landscape.

Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries
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Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years

Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years

Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
Health|Science

First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA – a skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works

Consumers in Europe and Asia have used sunscreen containing bemotrizinol for decades, and many say its approval in the US is long overdue.

First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA – a skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works
Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits

Workers are facing a preventable and incurable lung disease from a material being used to renovate kitchens in millions of American homes.

Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits
Science|Sports|World

How Messi, Mbappe and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup

A sport psychologist takes a look at disruption, tactical creativity and controlled mind-wandering in the modern game.

How Messi, Mbappe and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup
Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology|World

US signs $725 million loan pact with Energy Fuels to boost domestic rare earth production

The U.S. government signed a $725 million conditional loan commitment on Thursday with Energy Fuels to boost domestic processing of rare earth

US signs $725 million loan pact with Energy Fuels to boost domestic rare earth production
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed construction zones

Alphabet self-driving unit Waymo is recalling nearly 3,900 robotaxis in the U.S. because a software issue could cause the vehicles to enter a closed

Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed construction zones
Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, condemned a G7 call for the country's denuclearisation as a violation of its constitution and an

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty
Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for $202 million to help protect 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk

UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño
Health|Science|Sports|World

What experts say about the World Cup heat so far

What experts say about the World Cup heat so far

What experts say about the World Cup heat so far
Economy|Environment|Europe|Health|Science|World

This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years

This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years

This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
Political|Science|Technology|World

NATO says it agrees to modernise nuclear capabilities

NATO agreed on Thursday to modernise its nuclear capabilities and strengthen its nuclear planning capacity, the alliance's senior body for nuclear deterrence said in a

NATO says it agrees to modernise nuclear capabilities
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities

While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one.

Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities
Europe|Political|Science|World

UN nuclear watchdog chief welcomes Iran-US peace deal, says technical work starts now

The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Thursday welcomed the interim peace deal signed by Washington and Iran, saying it would now be involved in technical

UN nuclear watchdog chief welcomes Iran-US peace deal, says technical work starts now
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them

Drone incursions disrupting airports in Europe and strikes on oil fields in the Middle East are spurring a fast-growing market for

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them
Crime|Economy|Science|Technology

A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses

A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Business|Science|Technology

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, said on Wednesday that he will leave the company to join IPO-bound

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI
Environment|Science|World

Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast
Political|Science|Technology|World

The Latest: US-Iran deal takes ‘immediate effect’ after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says

Leaders of both the U.S. and Iran have signed a memorandum of agreement on ending the war in Iran

The Latest: US-Iran deal takes ‘immediate effect’ after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says
Business|Science|Technology

US Air Force awards production contracts to General Atomics, Anduril for drone wingmen

The U.S.

US Air Force awards production contracts to General Atomics, Anduril for drone wingmen
Business|Science|Technology|World

Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving company

A Meta executive overseeing a key piece of its AI-related restructuring is leaving the company, according to an internal announcement seen by Reuters on

Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving company
Science|Technology|World

Verification is key in US-Iran nuclear talks, Saudi foreign minister says

The most important issue in imminent nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is how Iran's nuclear programme will be policed, Saudi Arabia's

Verification is key in US-Iran nuclear talks, Saudi foreign minister says
Americas|Environment|Science|US|World

Tropical Storm Arthur forms near Texas coast, life-threatening flooding expected

Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the Texas coast and is expected to bring life-threatening flooding across portions of

Tropical Storm Arthur forms near Texas coast, life-threatening flooding expected
Health|Science

Indiana teen becomes first pediatric patient to receive bone marrow transplant from deceased donor

Indiana teen becomes first pediatric patient to receive bone marrow transplant from deceased donor

Indiana teen becomes first pediatric patient to receive bone marrow transplant from deceased donor
Health|Political|Science

Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group

The Federal Trade Commission and four states are suing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health

Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group
Environment|Health|Science

How Yuba-Sutter chickens serve on front line against West Nile virus

How Yuba-Sutter chickens serve on front line against West Nile virus

How Yuba-Sutter chickens serve on front line against West Nile virus
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Science|Technology

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies
Environment|Science|Technology

Aurora reservoir water levels only 55% full; Colorado city's storage is well below average

Aurora reservoir water levels only 55% full; Colorado city's storage is well below average

Aurora reservoir water levels only 55% full; Colorado city's storage is well below average
Environment|Science|Technology

Colorado's first rainwater harvesting pilot moves to water court, researchers look to the practice amid drought

Colorado's first rainwater harvesting pilot moves to water court, researchers look to the practice amid drought

Colorado's first rainwater harvesting pilot moves to water court, researchers look to the practice amid drought
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation

French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation
Business|Crime|Science|Technology|World

Military officials identify all 8 victims of fiery B-52 crash at California Air Force base

Military officials have identified all eight people killed in this week’s fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California

Military officials identify all 8 victims of fiery B-52 crash at California Air Force base
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Trump administration to pay $765 million to scrap four more offshore wind leases

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy to terminate four wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and

Trump administration to pay $765 million to scrap four more offshore wind leases
Environment|Science|Technology

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company

Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company

Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company
Education|Entertainment|Environment|Science

Kansas Corpse flower is now in bloom for a short time only

Kansas Corpse flower is now in bloom for a short time only

Kansas Corpse flower is now in bloom for a short time only
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

Qantas picks London for first record-breaking non-stop flights

Qantas Airways on Wednesday announced London as the first destination for the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, a roughly 20-hour trip

Qantas picks London for first record-breaking non-stop flights
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

AI lab Odyssey valued at $1.45 billion in latest funding round

 AI lab Odyssey said on Wednesday it has raised $310 million in a funding round that valued it at $1.45 billion.

AI lab Odyssey valued at $1.45 billion in latest funding round
Economy|Europe|Political|Science|Technology|World

'I'm the boss', Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine's war aims

U.S.

'I'm the boss', Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine's war aims
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US, Europe near approval of Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 airplanes

Europe and the U.S. are making progress toward approving two new variants of the Boeing 737 MAX for use, a top European aviation regulator

US, Europe near approval of Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 airplanes
Arts|Science|Technology

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

An archaeological dig at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill has revealed ammunition used in the fight along with the outlines of an earthen fort built to protect the patriots fighting the British

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill
Environment|Science|Technology

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet is aging. Senators want to make it bigger and newer

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet is aging. Senators want to make it bigger and newer

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet is aging. Senators want to make it bigger and newer
Health|Science|World

Congo Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency

Health workers battling an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack the personnel to

Congo Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency
Economy|Europe|Science|Technology|World

At G7, Macron says he expects progress on broadening access to Anthropic's Mythos

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he believed progress would be made in coming weeks on broadening access to

At G7, Macron says he expects progress on broadening access to Anthropic's Mythos
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

G7 sets up critical minerals alliance, platform to cut reliance on China

Group of Seven leaders agreed on Wednesday to step up coordination to cut their countries' reliance on China for critical minerals,

G7 sets up critical minerals alliance, platform to cut reliance on China
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Quantum tech firm EigenQ to go public in $3 billion SPAC deal

EigenQ will go public through a merger with blank-check company Silicon Valley Acquisition in a deal valuing the quantum tech firm at about $3 billion, they said on Wednesday.

Quantum tech firm EigenQ to go public in $3 billion SPAC deal
Health|Science

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes

Nearly 6% of U.S. middle and high school students vape

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes
Health|Science|World

A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo

A 16-month-old baby and his mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo

A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo
Economy|Education|Environment|Science

Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead

Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.

Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Environment|Health|Science|World

Africa's Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals

Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital

Africa's Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Big Tech-backed coalition for carbon removal increases funding by $915 million, adds Anthropic

A coalition backed by Big Tech companies

Big Tech-backed coalition for carbon removal increases funding by $915 million, adds Anthropic
Africa|Asia|Environment|Political|Science|World

Taiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya

Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said

Taiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money
Business|Economy|Education|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|Science|Technology|World

Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know

Less than half of American workers feel that they clearly know what their employers expect from them. And many employees are too discouraged to do their best.

Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know
Arts|Business|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Science|Travel

South Florida shark diving operators push back against Florida Safe Seas Act: "There's a huge double standard here"

South Florida shark diving operators push back against Florida Safe Seas Act: "There's a huge double standard here"

South Florida shark diving operators push back against Florida Safe Seas Act: "There's a huge double standard here"
Arts|Political|Science|Sports|World

How political leaders use combat spectacles to symbolize national power and purpose

For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice and human limits. That has led today’s fighters to right-wing politics.

How political leaders use combat spectacles to symbolize national power and purpose
Economy|Health|Science

Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview

Cancer deaths in the US have dropped steeply since 1991. But the medical and public health advances leading to these declines have been concentrated among high-income areas.

Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
Business|Science|Technology|World

AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says

Adoption of artificial intelligence has reached a "tipping point" in Britain, as companies move from experimentation to large-scale deployment and start

AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says
Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology|World

AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk

Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at the VivaTech

AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials

The U.S. government awarded $500 million on Wednesday to startup SandboxAQ to develop new chemicals and materials for domestic semiconductor

US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China's BYD ramps up battery production in Brazil

Chinese electric carmaker BYD is scaling up battery production in Brazil, a senior executive told Reuters, as it pushes deeper into local

China's BYD ramps up battery production in Brazil