This 9-foot Atari video game joystick claims the record as the world's largest

The giant controller, created Mary Flanagan of Dartmouth College, is nearly 14 times the size of an original classic Atari joystick. It made it into the Guinness World Records 2022 as the biggest.
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Coronavirus FAQ: It's cold and flu season — and COVID season! How do I stay unsick?

Last winter the number of flu cases was pretty low — likely a result of COVID precautions people were taking. Does that mean we have fewer antibodies — and a greater risk of catching something now?
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New coronavirus, likely from dogs, infects people in Malaysia and Haiti

It could turn out to be the 8th coronavirus known to spread humans. Some scientists think doctors and researchers should start actively looking for this virus in patients.
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University of Florida allows professors to testify in a voting rights case after all

The university is reversing its decision to bar three professors from serving as expert witnesses in a case against the state. The earlier decision was seen as an infringement of free speech.
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One Chinese town has started a fiery online debate about China's zero-COVID policy

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.
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Top officers of a Navy nuclear sub have lost their jobs over an undersea collision

The commander of the 7th Fleet found that the October incident could have been avoided with better management. The Navy said the sub collided with an underwater mountain in the South China Sea.
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Lawyers for Trump, Jan. 6 panel spar in federal court over records fight

The case the marks the first legal test that pits a current president against his predecessor over what records can be released.
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Borrowers say they were wrongly denied loan forgiveness. Now, help is on the way

An NPR investigation found that student borrowers were prematurely rejected under the revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The Education Department has promised a fix.
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The Senate has confirmed the 1st Latino to lead the U.S. census, Robert Santos

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, is set to lead the Census Bureau through 2026 during key preparations for the next head count that forms U.S. democracy's foundations.
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A Jan. 6 rioter who bragged that she wouldn't go to prison is sentenced to two months

Prosecutors said Jennifer Leigh Ryan's belief that she's shielded from punishment shows she doesn't grasp the seriousness of her crime.
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Soldiers train for cold war by plunging into bitter North Sea

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