Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

GENEVA — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than…

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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year

Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers

LONDON — Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation Network said…

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Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

Australia’s online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

MELBOURNE, Australia — A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of…

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Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary

Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary

GENEVA — The research center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Tuesday, with the physicists who run it aiming to unlock…

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Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws

Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws

LOS ANGELES — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices….

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Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

HELENA, Mont. — An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and…

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US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says

US-China research has given Beijing’s military technology a boost, House GOP says

WASHINGTON — Partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical…

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Prince Harry: Harms of social media have created 'epidemic' for today's youth

Prince Harry: Harms of social media have created ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

NEW YORK — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his…

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Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them home next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the…

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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year

NASA's stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that'll bring them back to Earth next year

NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them back to Earth next year

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