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Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

Enlarge / We’d like to avoid this. Science Photo Library/Andrzej Wojcicki/Getty Images In 2005, the United States Congress laid out …

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Apple’s new iPad ad has struck a nerve online. Here’s why

Technology
Michael Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which …

Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser …

Stock rally stumbles as consumer sentiment slides to 6-month low

Business
Jessica Roberts

US stocks lost steam in mid-morning trading on Friday after consumer sentiment hit a six-month low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), …

‘I’ve been a major contributor to it’

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Oprah Winfrey acknowledges she’s “been a major contributor” in perpetuating diet culture during a livestream event with WeightWatchers Thursday. “I have been …

Atlanta Hawks 2024 NBA offseason preview: There’s nothing left to do but compete

Sports
Daniel Miller

2023-24 season: 36-46 Highlight of the season: The play of Dejounte Murray when Trae Young missed 23 games. Murray, who averaged 24.8 …

Severe solar storm expected to supercharge northern lights on Friday

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A severe solar storm is expected to supercharge the northern lights on Friday, with forecasts indicating that auroras could be seen as …

The wasps that tamed viruses

Health
Rachel Carter

Enlarge / Xorides praecatorius is a parasitoid wasp. If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out …

Maddow Blog | Does Rick Scott really want to relitigate his Medicare scandal?

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The Senate was in session yesterday, though Sen. Rick Scott missed some of the proceedings on Capitol Hill. It wasn’t because of …