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Governor McAuliffe announces significant gains in STEM-H workforce credentials

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia’s state agencies granted 5,778 more STEM-H Workforce…
Explosion at SpaceX launch pad destroys rocket, satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A massive fireball and explosion erupted Thursday at SpaceX’s main launch…
FDA tests confirm hepatitis A in scallops from Philippines

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the…
Rare Tyrannosaurus rex skull arrives at Seattle museum

SEATTLE (AP) — Paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex…
Body donations on the rise at US medical schools

Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies…
YouTube star PewDiePie back on Twitter after ISIS joke

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most popular YouTuber is back on Twitter after joking that his…
Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update

AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor’s iPhone…
Goodbye, herring? Biotech bait gives lobstermen alternative

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Lobster and crab fishermen have baited traps with dead herring for generations,…
Beats wins in case alleging double dealing before Apple sale

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that…
Good boy! Dogs know what you’re saying, study suggests

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed:…
EU orders Apple to pay up to 13B euros in back taxes

BRUSSELS (AP) — Apple has to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) — plus…
In drought, drones help California farmers save every drop

LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — A drone whirred to life in a cloud of dust, then…
Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update

AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor’s iPhone…
Gov. McAuliffe announces $1 million in cybersecurity scholarships

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, that applications are now being accepted for a…
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs selected by President Moore

NSU President and CEO Eddie N. Moore Jr. has selected Dr. Stacey Franklin Jones to serve…