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January 23, 2021

U of Louisiana-Lafayette mini-satellite zipping around Earth

A cubical satellite small enough to sit on the palm of your hand is zipping around the world and sending data about radiation ...

January 23, 2021

Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat

The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it ...

January 23, 2021

States ready for more from government vaccine supply

Western states are among those looking for the new Biden administration to help clear the way for more supplies of COVID-19 ...

January 23, 2021

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes 'Bigfoot' hunting season

A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a ...

January 22, 2021

Biden: US Economy is in 'a national emergency'

President Joe Biden signs a pair of executive orders meant to offer stopgap economic relief to an economy still being ...

January 22, 2021

Vaccine supply creates confusion in California

Some health officials complain that California is creating unreasonable expectations by pushing to inoculate those age 65 and ...

January 22, 2021

Biden orders stopgap help as aid talks start

President Joe Biden plans executive action providing stopgap relief to millions while Congress considers his $1.9 trillion ...

January 22, 2021

New cyclone poised to hit vulnerable central Mozambique

A cyclone is bearing down on a region of Mozambique that’s still recovering from a devastating storm two years ago.

January 22, 2021

Google's parent deflates internet-beaming balloon company

Google's parent company is letting the air out of an internet-beaming balloon company that was providing online access from ...

January 22, 2021

UN warns of 'serious' rape charges in Ethiopia's Tigray

The U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict says “serious allegations of sexual violence” have emerged in ...

January 22, 2021

Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to ...

January 22, 2021

Group urges climate adaptation funding in pandemic recovery

An organization that promotes efforts to adapt the environment to cope with the effects of climate change is calling on ...

January 22, 2021

Key West wants to ban people from feeding roaming chickens

Feral chickens run free in Key West, just one of those things that keep the Southernmost City charmingly weird. But what's ...

January 22, 2021

Fortunate few win coronavirus vaccine lottery

Some lucky people won the coronavirus vaccine lottery by getting leftover doses that would otherwise spoil. But high demand ...

January 22, 2021

California farmworkers get COVID-19 vaccinations

Hundreds of immigrants lined up to become some of the first U.S. farmworkers to receive COVID-19 vaccination shots during a ...

January 22, 2021

Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Amazon won't be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to ...

January 22, 2021

Trump gives permit to ranchers whose case led to occupation

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the final days of the Trump administration issued a grazing permit to Oregon ranchers ...

January 22, 2021

Bernie Sanders spawns splash of memes with inaugural attire

Wearing mittens made out of recycled materials and a warm winter jacket, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders pulled off a casual ...

January 22, 2021

Fauci: 'Liberating' to work with new team on virus

Dr. Anthony Fauci was back in the White House briefing room to talk about the Biden administration's COVID plans. Fauci said ...