Pair of linked spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decadelong voyage
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Boy, 6, died from hidden scurvy after multivitamin lacked vitamin C
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Claude, ChatGPT: AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
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Trump Heaps Praise on Gwynne Shotwell for SpaceX Stock Gift
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to thank SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell for her and her husband’s…
30 years and $3 billion later, ‘Toy Story’ still Disney’s surest bet
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Disney’s ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech
Walt Disney Co.’s ABC is forcefully resisting Federal Communications Commission efforts to soften the network’s programming, accusing the…
AI’s Growth Sparks Demand for Fiber Techs, Meta Offers Training
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Disney’s $70-million bet on ‘Bachelorette’ star Taylor Frankie Paul
In the summer of 2025, Walt Disney Co. executives placed a big bet on a reality TV star…
SCUSD board votes to cut mental health positions
OVERNIGHT SHELTER AT THE JACKSON CIVIC CENTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND IF NEEDED. NEW THIS MORNING, THE…
Tobias Jesso Jr. on ‘Shine,’ Justin Bieber and the aftermath of ‘Goon’
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State watchdog raises concerns on mental health in Nebraska prisons
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Eggplant, giant peach sprouting controversy in Ellicott City
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