Emma Bowman

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A worm that survived 46,000 years in permafrost wows scientists

Sunday, July 30, 2023

A nematode found deep in frozen sediment has proven its ability to survive extreme environments long term. Scientists studying the species say their work could inform the protection of other animals.

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Netflix's pop-up eatery serves up an alternate reality as Hollywood grinds to a halt

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

The new restaurant runs on star power from the streaming giant's unscripted programs. Dining there feels surreal, as striking writers and actors have brought the movie and TV industry to a standstill.

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Rabbits have overrun a suburban Florida community. Volunteers hop to the rescue

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Two years after a resident allegedly let loose lionhead rabbits, the fluffy animals now outnumber the homes in the Jenada Isle neighborhood. The bunny invasion has left some locals hopping mad.

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Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76

Sunday, July 16, 2023

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

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A punishing heat wave hits the West and Southwest U.S.

Saturday, July 15, 2023

A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.

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Miss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé

Sunday, July 09, 2023

The 22-year-old Dutch model will be the second openly trans woman to participate in a Miss Universe pageant.

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Admire the 'blue button jellyfish' washing ashore on Texas beaches, but don't touch

Sunday, July 09, 2023

A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.

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A plane crash in Southern California kills 6 people near site of earlier fatal crash

Saturday, July 08, 2023

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating after a Cessna business jet crashed in Riverside County and burst into flames. It's the second deadly crash near the same Riverside County airport within a week.

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The U.S. is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian warnings

Friday, July 07, 2023

U.S. officials maintained Friday that Ukraine has provided written assurances to minimize civilian casualties with the use of the controversial munitions.

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A North Carolina roller coaster closes for repairs after a crack is found in a pillar

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Visitors at the Carowinds amusement park noticed the crack almost a week before the park shut down the Fury 325. "The park's maintenance team is conducting a thorough inspection," the park said.

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CIA Director Burns says the Wagner uprising's fallout 'will play out for some time'

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Burns cast Wagner Group chief Prigozhin's revolt as "an armed challenge to the Russian state," a week after the head of the Russian paramilitary forces led a short-lived rebellion.

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Twitter users report problems accessing the site as Musk sets temporary viewing limits

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Many people who tried to access content on the platform were met with error messages. Twitter CEO Elon Musk said "extreme levels of data scraping" were affecting user experience on the site.

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Reddit says new accessibility tools for moderators are coming. Mods are skeptical

Saturday, July 01, 2023

In response to the new changes, set to roll out starting Saturday, moderators expressed a lack of confidence that Reddit's promises to improve accessibility will be substantial in the long run.

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Kamala Harris says fundamental freedoms are at stake with the Supreme Court rulings

Friday, June 30, 2023

In an interview with NPR, the vice president said the court's recent decisions on race, LGBTQ+ protections and student loans are "an attack on foundational freedoms and on the access to opportunity."

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Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Friday, June 30, 2023

Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.

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Meet Scooter, the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest

Monday, June 26, 2023

A Chinese Crested pooch born with backward hind legs — a rescue once destined for death — has been crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog."

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He once had motor skill challenges. Now he's the world's fastest Rubik's cube solver

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

What puzzles most people — like solving a Rubik's cube — makes sense to Max Park. And the world of speedcubing has helped the autistic 21-year-old crack the code on what might come easy to others.

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The FAA is investigating the latest close-call after Minneapolis runway incident

Sunday, June 18, 2023

An American Airlines plane was ordered to cancel its landing after a Delta plane that had been cleared for take-off was still on the runway. The FAA is investigating how close the planes got.

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9 more women sue Bill Cosby for alleged sexual assaults decades ago

Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Nevada lawsuit was filed shortly after the state eliminated its deadline for filing state civil sexual assault cases. The women say that Cosby drugged and assaulted them between 1979 and 1992.

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LGBTQ+ creatives rely on Pride Month income. This year, they're feeling the pinch

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Brands are rethinking how they nod to Pride after recent boycotts against companies that signal LGBTQ+ support. Influencers who work with brands for Pride now say they're seeing fewer opportunities.

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