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"Didn't Feel Seasick": Greta Thunberg In US After Sailing Across Atlantic
After voyaging thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, climate activist Greta Thunberg made landfall in the United States on Wednesday afternoon. The 16-year-old began the journey two weeks ago to reach the United Nations climate summit in New York without producing any carbon.
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Supernova Remnants Found in Antarctic Could Be 20 Million Years Old
A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos.
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Supernova Dust Found In Antarctic Could Be 20 Million Years Old
A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos. The "explosion," called a supernova, results in either a black hole or a small, dense star that no longer generates heat.
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Tourist With One Of The Most Contagious Viruses Visited Disneyland
A teenager with measles was infectious when she visited Disneyland, Universal Studios and other tourist hotspots in Southern California earlier this month, public health officials said.
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Endangered Panthers Seen Stumbling As If Poisoned. No One Knows Why
A mother panther walks into frame and pauses. She looks around, ears alert. One of her cubs appears and looks healthy and strong. Then her other cub stumbles into the frame and falls to the ground. The young cat doesn't have full control of its hind legs - as if a neurological disease, or even poisoning, is making the cub dangerously sick and vulne...
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Surfers Unaware Of Cyanide Leak From Steel Plant For Days In US Lake
Paul Grenchick was surfing with friends along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. Little did he know, just up the river, thousands of fish were dying, and investigators were struggling to determine exactly how much cyanide and ammonia had flowed into the lake after a spill at an industrial plant earlier in the week.
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A Baby Sea Mammal Captured People's Hearts. She Died From Eating Plastic
A beloved baby marine mammal in Thailand has died after consuming plastic and experiencing shock, Thai officials said Saturday.
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US Caregivers Taunt 91-Year-Old With Dementia On Video, Lawsuit Says
An Illinois family is suing a nursing home and two of its former employees after a video appears to show caregivers taunting a 91-year-old woman.
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"Sqawkzilla": 3-Foot Prehistoric Parrot Is The Biggest Ever Found
A collection of bird bones sat idly in lab storage for more than a decade, believed to be the remains of an ancient eagle. Little did scientists know what was hiding in the fossils - a "Squawkzilla."
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79-Year-Old Is Going To Jail For Feeding Stray Cats Who Gave Her Comfort
She said she feeds the stray cats in her neighborhood because it brings her comfort and companionship. Nancy Segula has been lonely, especially after the death of her husband in 2017.
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Video: Woman Sees Something Large Underwater - Human-Sized Jellyfish
Lizzie Daly was diving off the coast of Cornwall in Britain on Saturday when she saw something large in the distance, and did a doubletake. Daly had seen a barrel jellyfish before, but nothing of this size.
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"Transition Happens Quickly": Michelle Obama On Last Night In White House
Moving out of any home is chaotic, but at the White House, moving the president's family is especially complicated, according to former first lady Michelle Obama. The best-selling author spoke about those final moments, as well as the Democratic presidential campaigns, with Gayle King in a nearly hour long interview
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Mystery Space Object Probably Not Aliens
For a week in late-October 2017, data was collected as the object sped through the solar system.
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"Didn't Feel Seasick": Greta Thunberg In US After Sailing Across Atlantic
After voyaging thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, climate activist Greta Thunberg made landfall in the United States on Wednesday afternoon. The 16-year-old began the journey two weeks ago to reach the United Nations climate summit in New York without producing any carbon.
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Supernova Remnants Found in Antarctic Could Be 20 Million Years Old
A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos.
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Supernova Dust Found In Antarctic Could Be 20 Million Years Old
A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos. The "explosion," called a supernova, results in either a black hole or a small, dense star that no longer generates heat.
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Tourist With One Of The Most Contagious Viruses Visited Disneyland
A teenager with measles was infectious when she visited Disneyland, Universal Studios and other tourist hotspots in Southern California earlier this month, public health officials said.
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Endangered Panthers Seen Stumbling As If Poisoned. No One Knows Why
A mother panther walks into frame and pauses. She looks around, ears alert. One of her cubs appears and looks healthy and strong. Then her other cub stumbles into the frame and falls to the ground. The young cat doesn't have full control of its hind legs - as if a neurological disease, or even poisoning, is making the cub dangerously sick and vulne...
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Surfers Unaware Of Cyanide Leak From Steel Plant For Days In US Lake
Paul Grenchick was surfing with friends along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. Little did he know, just up the river, thousands of fish were dying, and investigators were struggling to determine exactly how much cyanide and ammonia had flowed into the lake after a spill at an industrial plant earlier in the week.
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A Baby Sea Mammal Captured People's Hearts. She Died From Eating Plastic
A beloved baby marine mammal in Thailand has died after consuming plastic and experiencing shock, Thai officials said Saturday.
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US Caregivers Taunt 91-Year-Old With Dementia On Video, Lawsuit Says
An Illinois family is suing a nursing home and two of its former employees after a video appears to show caregivers taunting a 91-year-old woman.
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"Sqawkzilla": 3-Foot Prehistoric Parrot Is The Biggest Ever Found
A collection of bird bones sat idly in lab storage for more than a decade, believed to be the remains of an ancient eagle. Little did scientists know what was hiding in the fossils - a "Squawkzilla."
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79-Year-Old Is Going To Jail For Feeding Stray Cats Who Gave Her Comfort
She said she feeds the stray cats in her neighborhood because it brings her comfort and companionship. Nancy Segula has been lonely, especially after the death of her husband in 2017.
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Video: Woman Sees Something Large Underwater - Human-Sized Jellyfish
Lizzie Daly was diving off the coast of Cornwall in Britain on Saturday when she saw something large in the distance, and did a doubletake. Daly had seen a barrel jellyfish before, but nothing of this size.
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"Transition Happens Quickly": Michelle Obama On Last Night In White House
Moving out of any home is chaotic, but at the White House, moving the president's family is especially complicated, according to former first lady Michelle Obama. The best-selling author spoke about those final moments, as well as the Democratic presidential campaigns, with Gayle King in a nearly hour long interview
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Mystery Space Object Probably Not Aliens
For a week in late-October 2017, data was collected as the object sped through the solar system.
