Scientists expand search for signs of intelligent alien life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Scientists have expanded the search for technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations by monitoring a star-dense
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Why Are Hyperlinks Blue?
Unpacking the reason hyperlinks are blue requires dipping into early internet history.
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Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent
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US expatriate arrested after allegedly threatening US senators and Marines
An American living abroad was arrested last week on a charge of threatening US senators and political groups over the number of unsolicited political emails he was receiving, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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US closely scrutinizing export requests to China -Commerce Dept
WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department is closely scrutinizing requests to send items to China and last year denied
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The Clever Reason Why Grocery Stores Change Their Layouts So Often
A grocery store’s layout strategy is very calculated—and rearranging inventory is meant to confuse you.
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Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here's what we know
Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors.
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Explainer-Why are Nvidia's shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom?
Nvidia Corp soared to a trillion-dollar market value on Tuesday as shares continued to surge after a bumper
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Have You Been Misled by ‘Misles’? The Linguistics Behind These Commonly Mispronounced Words
Learning how to pronounce ‘biopic’ is one thing. Understanding why it’s such a commonly mispronounced word is another.
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China urges Japan to end curbs on chip exports
China's commerce minister has urged Japan to end its newly announced curbs on exports of chipmaking equipment, saying it would hurt economic and trade relations between the two countries.
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Race and ethnicity can be hard to define. Here's why
If it seems like the distinctions between race and ethnicity are confusing, unsatisfying or unclear, you're onto something.
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China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station - state media
BEIJING China sent three astronauts to its now fully operational space station as part of crew rotation on
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