Today: October 13, 2026
Today: October 13, 2026

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As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project

Standing knee-deep in the Ken River, with mud smeared on her face to symbolize a connection to land her family has farmed for more

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US reverses course on Britain's testing of AI models, Telegraph says

American AI developers can give the British government early access to AI models for safety testing

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Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, WSJ reports

Amazon is in talks to acquire AI startup Decart in a deal valued at around $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. 

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Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks after Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Panama Oct 11 - Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the

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Strong earthquake rocks Panama

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck southern Panama, according to the US Geological Survey. CNN's Patrick Oppmann shares what his family in Panama is experiencing.

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New video shows people pouring into the streets as a powerful quake hits Panama

A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 has struck Panama, according to the US Geological Survey. Videos show some buildings were also damaged.

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Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

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After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

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Halloween spider web decorations can trap and kill bats, experts warn

Halloween spider web decorations can trap and kill bats, experts warn

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Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll hoping to find her plane

A US-based team of marine archaeologists has set sail for a tiny island in the far western Pacific seeking to examine the latest tantalizing clue to one

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Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by wildfires in

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Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms

President Donald Trump shows no signs of budging from a trade policy that many Americans don't like as the midterm elections loom

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Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal

Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal

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Houthi strike on Saudi airport kills 12, worst attack on kingdom in a decade

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the

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AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

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Nvidia in talks to invest further in Reflection AI or buy it, FT reports

Nvidia is in talks to deepen its investment in open-source startup Reflection AI or acquire it, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the

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Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities

Panama's government has declared a state of emergency following two powerful earthquakes that shook the country

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Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases

The World Health Organization says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a Russian lab focused on plague and other illnesses

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At least 4 dead as Isaias pushes further inland across Southeast

At least 4 dead as Isaias pushes further inland across Southeast

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WHO unsure what caused pneumonia that killed plague-lab worker in Russia

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research center in Siberia

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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

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5 men died after being injured along a Michigan trail. Their deaths have raised questions about a possible serial killer

5 men died after being injured along a Michigan trail. Their deaths have raised questions about a possible serial killer

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Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said

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Adult acne is real, but there are ways to treat it. Here's what to know

Adult acne can be just as bad as teenage breakouts, but there are ways to treat it

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Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

Wildfires sweeping across Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive

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Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

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Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding

Isaias has crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to Alabama and the Florida Panhandle

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Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

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South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice

Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, has won the Nobel Peace Prize

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How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an extremely quiet 2026 season

An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.

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Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuations

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Panama, collapsing buildings and prompting evacuations

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge

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The Latest: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage

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Sequoia-backed chip startup Nuvacore raising funds at about a $2.5 billion valuation, sources say

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Super Micro contractor pleads guilty in scheme to divert AI servers with Nvidia chips to China

A contractor linked to Super Micro Computer has pleaded guilty in a scheme to illegally export computer servers containing advanced

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Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

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Powerful earthquake shakes Panama, followed by large aftershocks

Powerful earthquake shakes Panama, followed by large aftershocks

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Amazon shuffles Alexa leadership following high-end tablet release

Amazon on Friday confirmed it was shuffling leadership in its Alexa division, a day after the company announced its first tablet computers featuring

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Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 Edge interceptor designed to counter hypersonic threats

Lockheed Martin on Friday unveiled PAC-3 Edge, a missile interceptor designed to defend against hypersonic and advanced missile threats, as the US military looks to strengthen its

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Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip to a Philadelphia police website, among a string of incidents the AI company disclosed on Friday detailing

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Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law

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Tracking measles cases in the United States

Tracking measles cases in the United States

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Wall Street posts weekly gains with earnings, inflation data on tap

Wall Street ended higher on Friday as investors shifted their focus to next week, with third-quarter earnings season set to start and

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Pennsylvania says GSK to invest more than $800 million in biopharma hub, create 300 jobs

GSK will invest more than $800 million to expand its Upper Merion, Pennsylvania site into a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing and research hub, creating more than 300 jobs over the

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Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing

Fallen leaves provide essential winter habitat for native pollinators and provide natural mulch for the soil. If you have to clear some leaves, don’t get rid of them entirely: Move them out of sight.

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EU tech chief says bloc 'well equipped' to fend off rogue AI risk

European Union rules setting guardrails on AI use adopted by the bloc two years ago are more than capable of tackling rogue agents, EU tech chief Henna

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US FDA approves Asahi Kasei's drug for persistent herpes infections

The US FDA on Friday approved Japan's Asahi Kasei's drug for persistent herpes simplex virus sores in certain patients with weakened immune systems who have not responded to

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Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day

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EU and China strike interim trade deal that could cut Chinese hybrid exports, EU envoy says

China and the European Union have reached a broad initial agreement to ease trade tensions

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Severe turbulence injures at least 8 aboard Avianca flight, forcing emergency landing in Miami

At least eight people were injured when an Avianca flight encountered severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing in Miami

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Media witnesses recall what happened during Christa Pike’s failed execution

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Media witnesses observing from a separate room shared what they saw during the failed attempt.

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US measles cases rise to 4,080, CDC says

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,080 confirmed measles cases in the country as of October 8, up 193 from a week earlier.

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Tesla renames 'Full Self-Driving' to 'Assisted Driving' in Europe as it chases clearance for software

EV-maker Tesla has started calling its "Full Self-Driving" feature "Tesla Assisted Driving" on its European websites, dropping a name regulators have said was misleading, as CEO Elon

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US pledges tens of millions to UN bodies in Geneva, sources say

The United States has pledged tens of millions of dollars to UN organisations in Geneva, sources said - a move diplomats said showed

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Tornado hits Sicilian towns following summer heat-wave

Vehicles were overturned and two people seriously injured on Friday when a tornado swept through the Sicilian city of Marsala and neighbouring towns,

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Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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FBI arrests suspect in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau's jobs portal

The FBI has arrested an accused co-conspirator of the hacking group ShinyHunters

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Hurricane Simon strengthens to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center says

Hurricane Simon has strengthened to a Category 2 storm, approaching Mexico's coast as a major hurricane this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center

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Russian satellite activity raises concerns for Starlink, German space commander says

The shadowing of a Western satellite supporting Ukraine by a cluster of Russian military satellites earlier this year demonstrates

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China AI developers publish safety tests for just 3.6% of model releases, report finds

China's leading AI developers have publicly disclosed model-specific safety-test results for only a small fraction of their releases, a report by

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What is the low-band spectrum that SpaceX acquired for Starlink Mobile

SpaceX has agreed to acquire a nationwide portfolio of licenses in the low-band spectrum in a deal reportedly valued at $8 billion, as it looks to expand

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In parched Hungary, volunteers build their own dams to hold onto vanishing water

In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any

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How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

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El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias

A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning

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Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter

Rocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed.

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We blasted mobile homes with hurricane-force winds to test how they fail – and found clues for making affordable housing safer

Engineers are using a unique test facility called the Wall of Wind to develop housing that’s both affordable and disaster-resistant. Their tests show the magnitude of the challenge.

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Bets on midterm endorsements, rallies, debates and dropouts raise insider trading concerns

Bets on midterm endorsements, rallies, debates and dropouts raise insider trading concerns

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What is the International Criminal Court?

South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize on Friday, has been a judge on several international courts,

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OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks

OpenAI has fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the decision after the trio accused the company of prioritizing corporate interests over safety

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AI-centered US stock bull market nears four-year anniversary 

The US bull market is going strong as it nears its four-year anniversary, driven by an AI spending engine that is propelling corporate profits and

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New Trump rules will make it harder for farmers to access US funds for energy projects

President Donald Trump's looming changes to a rural energy program that has distributed billions of dollars in recent years will make it

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Bigger US corn stocks fuel doubts about USDA livestock feeding data

The US Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to lower its estimate of how much of last year's corn harvest was fed to livestock after it reported a

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One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

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Inside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body

The decision was expected to take minutes.

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OpenAI says it has fired three researchers for violating sensitive information policy

OpenAI fired three of its researchers last week after an investigation found they violated policies on handling sensitive information, the AI major said in a post on X on Friday.

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Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5 billion Australia IPO amid growing AI scrutiny

Australia's Firmus, a data centre operator backed by Nvidia, shelved its $5 billion IPO on Friday, adding to growing investor scrutiny of

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Ukraine fortifies its filling stations against Russian attacks

Sand-filled blast barriers and concrete shelters are multiplying at filling stations in Ukraine in a push by retailers to fortify their networks as Russia

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Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds

Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds

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Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back

The view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty's Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the

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SpaceX takes aim at US wireless carriers with spectrum acquisition

SpaceX struck a deal on Thursday to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, moving Elon Musk's satellite venture closer to mounting a

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Chinese developer makes ARTEX AI agent closed-source after Korean bank hack

The Chinese developer of ARTEX said they have converted the AI agent to a closed-source project after cybersecurity firms identified it as a tool used in a

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Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

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Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying

The brain’s acute response to the trauma of sexual assault can block a person’s ability to accurately assess what they experienced.

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US sued over plan to blast Utah canyon inscribed by 19th century 'Buffalo Soldiers,' European pioneers

Conservation groups sued the US government this week over plans to blast the cliff walls of an eastern Utah canyon and build an oil truck highway through an area

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AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say

Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-powered

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Character.AI chatbots encouraged users to cut and starve themselves, Kentucky alleges

Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve or kill themselves, according to a new filing by Kentucky’s attorney

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Fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were pushed out over ‘suspicious’ circumstances

Fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were pushed out over ‘suspicious’ circumstances

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US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

US Health Secretary Robert F.

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RTX's Raytheon wins up to $6.3 billion US missile contract

RTX's Raytheon said on Thursday it won a multi-year US military contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, as the Pentagon

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Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for 'bold and inventive' works that blend genres

Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature

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Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

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Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes

A U.S. Army report found systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. The military has also recommended numerous steps it should take to prevent future tragedies

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Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting season

Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004

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Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died

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Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order

Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order

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Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company

President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing

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RFK Jr. tasks researchers with studying vaccine injuries

RFK Jr. tasks researchers with studying vaccine injuries

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Nvidia-backed Iambic Therapeutics launches IPO as biotechs buck market gloom

Nvidia-backed Iambic Therapeutics, which uses AI to develop drugs, is aiming to raise up to $159.4 million in its US IPO, as the biotech sector