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SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart.
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Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland. Red states and blue states alike are poised to lose jobs in research labs and the local businesses serving them.
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Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health.
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NASA’s two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
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Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children
This year's harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children.
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Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it
Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.
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Katy Perry and Gayle King will join Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez on Blue Origin spaceflight
Katy Perry and Gayle King are headed to space with Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez and three other women.
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CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women
A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
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Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts
A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon's south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.
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EPA head urges Trump to reconsider scientific finding that underpins climate action, AP sources say
In a potential landmark action, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has privately urged the Trump administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change.
