More than 300 are arrested in a Capitol Hill protest urging a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
More than 300 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating and three people were charged with assaulting police after protesters descended on Capitol Hill to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
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Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds
Birds nesting in agricultural settings were significantly less likely to successfully raise their young during extreme heat events than birds nesting in forests under the same weather conditions, a new study finds
1970-01-01 08:00
Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them
Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death.
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Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests
Federal regulators have approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top West Coast officials
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden prepares Oval Office speech on wars in Israel and Ukraine, asking billions
President Joe Biden will deliver only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war
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Journalists in Gaza wrestle with issues of survival in addition to getting stories out
Journalists reporting in Gaza need to worry about basic survival for themselves and their families in addition to getting out the story of a besieged population
1970-01-01 08:00
FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program
Federal authorities say that thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program
1970-01-01 08:00
Manhunt underway as newlyweds killed on honeymoon in Uganda
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular tourist destination in the country.
1970-01-01 08:00
Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say
Two U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that a military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday
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Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona
The number of former Californians who became Texans dropped slightly last year, but some of that slack was picked up by Arizona and Florida
1970-01-01 08:00
Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here's why that's unlikely
Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans are issuing increasingly urgent calls for the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of Palestinians fleeing war in the Gaza Strip
1970-01-01 08:00
A classic El Niño winter is expected this year, forecasters say. Here's what that means for snow and cold
El Niño will drive what could be a warmer or wetter winter in parts of the US this year, according to an outlook released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday.
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