Why NASA Is Blasting Water Bears And Bobtail Squid Into Space

The animals are being launched into the cosmos as NASA researchers attempt to learn more about how the conditions of spaceflight can affect biological organisms and, by extension, future astronauts.
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High School Valedictorian Swaps Speech To Speak Out Against Texas' New Abortion Law

"There is a war on my body and a war on my rights," Paxton Smith said. She was allowed to finish the well-received speech, but the school district says it will look into preventing future switches.
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Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wi-Fi Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out

The company says its Sidewalk system extends the range of low-bandwidth devices by pooling neighbors' Wi-Fi to improve connectivity. It's all in the customer's interest, Amazon says.
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Off-Duty L.A. Firefighter Kills 1 And Injures Another In Another Workplace Shooting

A 44-year-old fire specialist died and a 54-year-old firefighter was shot when the gunman opened fire on Tuesday at Fire Station 81 in Santa Clarita, Calf., about 45 miles north of Los Angeles.
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Amazon Will Stop Testing Job Seekers For Marijuana And Now Backs Legalizing Weed

The second-largest private employer in the U.S. is making the change as more states are moving to legalize cannabis or introduce laws banning employers from testing for it.
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On The First Day Of Pride Month, Florida Signed A Transgender Athlete Bill Into Law

The controversial law bars transgender females from playing on female sports teams at public schools. Democrats and LGBTQ advocates said the law is discriminatory and will be challenged in court.
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Fauci told Chinese official they would ‘get through this together,’ email reveals

Dr. Anthony Fauci corresponded with a Chinese health official early in the pandemic, acknowledging the "crazy people in this world" and vowing to "get through this together," a new report revealed Tuesday.
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BLM leader says he quit after learning ‘ugly truth’ about group’s priorities

Rashad Turner, the founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in Minnesota, said he quit after learning the "ugly truth" about the activist group's priorities.
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Inside the superyacht for history buffs with nearly $1 billion to burn

A lavish superyacht designed to resemble a centuries-old galleon — and featuring full-sized basketball, tennis and handball courts — is being pitched by a California ship designer.
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Prison inmates in India refuse parole over COVID-19 fears on outside

The grim reality on the outside has left some prison inmates clinging to the relative safety of their cells — to the point that 21 jailbirds recently refused temporary release, reports say.
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Denver man confronts beer drive-thru clerk with assault rifle

A man armed with an assault rifle confronted a beer store drive-thru clerk in Denver Sunday afternoon before threatening two police officers who had responded to the scene.  The officers had responded to a call from the Great American Beer Store in the 1300 block of West Alameda around 2:10 p.m., Division Chief Ron Thomas said. The clerk told...
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