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Archaeologists hope a new search will unearth clues about what happened to 117 men, women and children who vanished from a North Carolina settlement. -
The Pittsburgh City Council will start implementing a plan to fight light pollution over the next two years. Scientists say light pollution in cities can make groups of stars hard to see.
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Hubble's iconic images captured the public's imagination. Will NASA's next big space telescope, which sees infrared light, produce astronomy scenes that pack a similar punch? -
Hospitals in Alaska, Idaho and Nevada are reporting increased strain due to the crush of new coronavirus cases and limited medical staff, forcing some facilities to ration care
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Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019's top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.
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Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who in 2018 became the first openly gay man ever elected governor in the U.S., wed his longtime partner on Wednesday.
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The first all-civilian space mission into orbit is expected to take flight from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening. Private company SpaceX is running the mission — not NASA.
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Republicans believe the 2022 midterms will hinge on President Biden's handling of the economy. Strategists and campaign officials say voters across the U.S. rank higher prices above all other issues.
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The Australian navy will be able to patrol faster and farther with the submarine technology. The rare move comes as the United States looks for ways to counter China.
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Only four governors in U.S. history have faced a recall election — and California's Gov. Gavin Newsom is one of two who managed to survive the vote.
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Pfizer is seeking the FDA's permission to offer a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to those 16 and older. There's data that the vaccine's efficacy is waning and evidence that a booster can reverse that.
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Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.
