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Science Aug 15

These tiny worms can survive forces 400,000 times stronger than Earth’s gravity

By Katherine Kornei, Scientific American

Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs

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Stephen Hawking and billionaire plan interstellar cruise with $100 million initiative

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian-born billionaire announce new quest for space exploration.

By Nsikan Akpan

7 times that science explained aliens

You want to believe in aliens, UFOs, crop circles and Roswell, but science says not so fast. Happy Halloween!…

By Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas

Russian billionaire and Stephen Hawking announce $100 million search for aliens

Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the Breakthrough Initiatives.

By Nsikan Akpan

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U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr describes the Trump administration's effort to gain citizenship data during the 2020 census as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stands at his side during an event with the president in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on July 11, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Jul 17

WATCH LIVE: House votes on holding Barr and Ross in contempt

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, speaks to the media after a meeting with Justice Department officials about their decision to not prosecute NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York, on July 16, 2019. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Eric Garner’s mother says there’s been ‘no justice’ five years after his death

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Federal data shows 76 billion opioid pills were distributed from 2006 to 2012. Photo by Education Images/UIG via Getty Images

Health Jul 17

Federal data shows opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew

By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press

Undocumented immigrant families are released from detention at a bus depot in McAllen, Texas, U.S., July 4, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Science Jul 17

Analysis: Why the 2020 census doesn’t need a citizenship question to count the undocumented

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

A Honduran migrant with her child are stopped by members of the Mexican National Guard in Anapra, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 28, 2019. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

ACLU seeks to block Trump asylum rule

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted as he arrives at Long Island MacArthur airport in New York, U.S., January 19, 2017, after his extradition from Mexico. Photo courtesy: U.S. officials/Handout via Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison

By Tom Hays, Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) speaks at the Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC) in Chantilly, Virginia September 19, 2013. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Former Rep. Mark Sanford mulls 2020 bid, but observers question his motives

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire welcomes U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Chantilly, near Paris, France, on July 17, 2019. Photo by Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Economy Jul 17

U.S. objects to France’s tax on tech giants

By Thomas Adamson, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press

Migrants queue to request humanitarian visas to enter Mexico at the Rodolfo Robles international border crossing bridge, that connects Tecun Uman, Guatemala with Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico on July 15, 2019. Photo by Jose Torres/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Confusion and fear reign on Mexico border with new U.S. policy

By Maria Verza, Associated Press

Civilians walk past graffiti reading in Arabic "Freedom, Peace, Justice and Civilian" in the Burri district of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, on July 10, 2019. Photo by Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

World Jul 17

Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters sign power-sharing agreement

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, in 2012. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Nation Jul 16

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

By Mark Sherman, Connie Cass, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a piece of paper with tweets about U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. Photo by: Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Jul 16

Why ‘go back’ to your country isn’t a new sentiment in America

By Yasmeen Alamiri

Baton Rouge African American Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph gives a tour of the museum, formerly known as the Odell S. Williams Now and Then Museum of African- American History. Photo taken on May 2, 2018. Photo courtesy of Visit Baton Rouge

Nation Jul 16

Man arrested in slaying of community activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph

By Chevel Johnson, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, on July 16, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Jul 16

House votes to condemn Trump’s tweets

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 16

WATCH: Pelosi urges Republicans to condemn Trump’s ‘racist tweets’

By Alan Fram, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Planned Parenthood president Dr. Leana Wen speaks at a protest against anti-abortion legislation at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., May 21, 2019. Photo by: James Lawler Duggan/Reuters

Nation Jul 16

Planned Parenthood president forced out after 8 months

By David Crary, Associated Press

A container is unloaded from a China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) cargo vessel at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, China on January 21, 2019. Photo via Reuters

Economy Jul 16

Trump administration blasts WTO ruling on China

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Nation Jul 16

Some migrants allowed to cross southern border on first day of Trump’s new asylum policy

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Politics Jul 16

Top Senate Democrat announces support for reparations bill

By Yamiche Alcindor

Politics Jul 16

WATCH: Defense secretary nominee says U.S. should pursue diplomacy with Iran

By Robert Burns, Associated Press