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Boeing's Beleaguered Starliner Returns Home Without Astronauts
Boeing's beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to the International Space Station, after NASA ruled the trip back too risky.
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US Calls on Big Tech to Help Evade Online Censors in Russia, Iran
The White House, aiming to persuade U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools, held a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare and others on Thursday.The tools have...
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Russia Jails Hypersonic Scientist for 15 Years After Treason Trial
A Russian court sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia's development of hypersonic missiles.
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US Voters Targeted by Chinese Influence Online, Researchers Say
A Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating U.S. voters, denigrating U.S. politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the United States, new research by intelligence company Graphika showed.
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Titanic Expedition Yields Lost Bronze Statue
A bronze statue from the Titanic , not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good , is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years.
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Boeing Starliner ISS Undocking Slated for No Earlier Than Sept. 6
NASA has confirmed that Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than the evening of Sept. 6, marking a significant milestone in its journey back to Earth - this time, without astronauts on board.
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Sen. Scott Presses Intel CEO on Chips Award After Job Cut Plan
Republican Sen. Rick Scott on Wednesday asked Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for more details on the company's plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs despite being set to receive nearly $20 billion in U.S. grants and loans to boost chip production.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Grounded After Failing Landing Attempt
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a routine Starlink mission, forcing the company's second grounding this year.
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Meta Considers New Mixed Reality Glasses as Headsets Alternative
Meta Platforms is planning a mixed reality device that resembles a bulky pair of glasses, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing two employees from the social media giant.
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Capt. Winston Scott to Newsmax: Starliner Service Module Won't Return
The investigation into what caused two astronauts to be stranded at the International Space Station will not include the specific system that caused the problem, former astronaut and retired Navy Capt. Winston Scott told Newsmax on Wednesday.
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SpaceX Mission to Feature First Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is poised for another attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first spacewalk by private citizens.
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Chinese Hackers Exploit US Internet Providers, Experts Warn
Chinese government-backed hackers have recently penetrated deep into U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) to spy on their users, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation and private security researchers.
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Trump Vows to Launch Space National Guard If Elected
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised to create a standalone Space National Guard if he's elected president in November.
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Scientist: I Know MH370's Location
A Tasmanian scientist is claiming he knows the location of the missing Malaysian plane MH370.
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About Mosquito-Borne Diseases EEE, West Nile, Malaria
The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying - they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person or animal they can pick up viruses or germs too. If they can go on to bite...
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NASA to Decide Sat. if Boeing Capsule Can Fly Back Pair
NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they've been waiting since June. Administrator Bill Nelson and other top officials will meet Saturday.
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Gwen Walz Reveals She Went Through Different Treatment, Not IVF
Gwen Walz has clarified in a statement that she did not use in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive, telling CNN that she and her husband, Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, went through a different fertility treatment, intrauterine insemination.
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1 Dead as Hurricane Ernesto Sends Rip Currents to US
Ernesto restrengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it traveled well off the shore of eastern United States, threatening wind and rain along the U.S. and Canadian coasts after pummeling Puerto Rico and Bermuda.
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US Undercounts Bird Flu in Cattle as Farmers Shun Testing
The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians, and farmers.
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AP Poll: Dems See Harris as More of Climate Hawk Than Biden
As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats have slightly higher trust in Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to address the issue of climate change than President Joe Biden.
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Report: Instagram 'Failing Women' by Not Addressing Abuse
Instagram is "failing women" by not addressing more than 90% of abusive comments that targeted female politicians, a new study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate found.
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Estates of Hollywood Icons Cashing In on AI Voice Cloning Deals
The estates of several Hollywood legends are now exploring opportunities to profit from artificial intelligence voice cloning, which will bring back the voices of deceased stars for new commercial ventures, according to reports.
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Study: TikTok Stacks Algorithm in Communist China's Favor
TikTok's algorithm promotes content favorable to the Chinese Communist Party and suppresses content that is critical of the CCP, The Hill reported Tuesday, citing a study by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) of Rutgers University.
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US Ponders Breaking Up Google, Bloomberg News Reports
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering options that include breaking up Alphabet's Google, a week after a judge ruled the tech giant illegally monopolized the online search market, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.Shares of the California-based company were down...
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Biden Targets Tumors With $150M for 'Cancer Moonshot' Program
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term and will visit New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's "moonshot" initiative aiming at dramatically reducing cancer deaths.