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Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69.
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Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and ... cotton-candy colored? Those are all the hues of lobsters that have showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists' laboratories over the last year.
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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.
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A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer's NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it's up for grabs

A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer's NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it's up for grabs

NEW YORK (AP) — A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for more than 60 years could soon end up in pieces if conservationists can’t find a new home for it in
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Two NASA astronauts stuck in space have flown long missions before

Two NASA astronauts stuck in space have flown long missions before

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts left behind at the International Space Station following the return of Boeing's troubled capsule are Navy test pilots who have ridden out long missions before.
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A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer's NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it's up for grabs

A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer's NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it's up for grabs

NEW YORK (AP) — A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for more than 60 years could soon end up in pieces if conservationists can’t find a new home for it in
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Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and ... cotton-candy colored? Those are all the hues of lobsters that have showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists' laboratories over the last year.
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Stakeholder in Trump's Truth Social parent company wins court ruling over share transfer

Stakeholder in Trump's Truth Social parent company wins court ruling over share transfer

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of a firm seeking assurance that it will be able to sell its minority stake in the parent company of former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform .
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Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly

Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly

A federal judge on Friday gave the U.S.
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New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

AP Technology Writer (AP) — New Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site's design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation .
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