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Truck driver rammed cruisers, killed Utah officer

The driver fled a traffic stop before turning around, driving the wrong way on a freeway and ramming two cruisers and an officer, who died at the scene

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Boeing faces critical launch ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station

Ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station has almost become routine—but not for Boeing and not on Monday, when after years of delay it’s finally set to launch two crew members to the orbiting platform on a critical test flight.

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Radio astronomers bypass disturbing Earth’s atmosphere with new calibration technique

An international team of researchers led by astronomers from Leiden University (Netherlands) has produced the first sharp radio maps of the universe at low frequencies. Thanks to a new calibration technique, they bypassed the disturbances of the Earth’s ionosphere. They have used the new method to study plasmas from ancient black hole bursts. Potentially, the […]

Boeing’s Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS

After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA.

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5 Mind-boggling mysteries about the Universe that science cannot explain

Why is it that the universe is expanding faster and faster? Are there other universes out there? What if black holes are in fact doorways to other worlds? Why is the universe filled with invisible matter? And why is gravity –one of the weaker fundamental forces— the only force that has no opposite […]

The Great Pyramid of Giza consists of a staggering 2.3 million blocks

Not only does the Great Pyramid of Giza consist of around 2.3 million blocks transported from quarries located all over Egypt, it is estimated that 5.5 million tons of limestone, 8000 tons of granite and around 500,000 tons of mortar were used thousands of years ago to build this massive ancient monument.

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Video: 2 Minn. officers earn Medal of Valor for water rescue of 4-year-old boy

“I wasn’t letting Eli out of my sight,” Officer Ashley Bergersen. “So when I put him on that gurney, I knew I was gonna…be with him until they told me to go home”

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Patrolling by day, singing by night: Texas officer charms community by moonlighting as local musician

“[Officer Willie Lain’s] talent is undeniable and showcases just one of the many interests our officers have outside of their law enforcement careers,” Chief Mike Hamlin said

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The mystery behind the 18 Giant skeletons found in Wisconsin

Their heights ranged between 7.6ft and 10 feet and their skulls “presumably those of men, are much larger than the heads of any race which inhabit America to-day.” They tend to have a double row of teeth, 6 fingers, 6 toes and like humans came in different races. The teeth in the front of […]

Tesla’s Time Travel Experiment: I could see the past, present and future all at the same time’

Apparently, Tesla too was obsessed with time travel. He worked on a time machine and reportedly succeeded, saying: ‘I could see the past, present, and future all at the same time.’

The idea that humans are able to travel in time has captured the imagination of millions around the globe. If we look […]

Neb. sheriff’s office seizes 200 pounds of meth in traffic stop

Seward County Deputies found several bags full of methamphetamines with a total value of $7.2 million

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Mich. trooper rescues drowning toddler, state police say

Trooper Tanner Harrison rescued a child, who was unresponsive after falling into a pond, by providing first aid until they regained a pulse

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Calif. sheriff’s office warns other agencies 1 year after cyberattack: ‘Don’t let this happen to you’

The 2023 attack, which “came in as a [phishing] email,” culminated in San Bernardino County paying a ransom of $1.1 million in cryptocurrency to the hackers

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Boeing’s Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission

Launch day is finally here: Boeing’s Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to the International Space Station on its first crewed mission—several years after SpaceX first achieved the same milestone.

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Boeing’s Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships

Throughout the annals of American space exploration, a select few spacecraft have had the distinction of carrying human beings beyond Earth.

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