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2 dams illustrate challenge of maintaining older designs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast…
New supercomputer aids climate research in top coal state

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new supercomputer in the top coal-mining state has begun critical climate-change…
SpaceX launches rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket soared from NASA’s long-idled moonshot pad Sunday, Feb…
Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin denied Friday that it has grown frustrated with a lack of…
Berkeley probes ‘hands-off’ police response to protest chaos

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — University of California, Berkeley police took a hands-off approach to protesters on…
North Korea reportedly test fires missile, challenging US

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Feb 12, 2017…
Senators try to speed up deployment of self-driving cars

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first major congressional attempt to address the advent of self-driving cars,…
Monarch butterfly numbers drop by 27 percent in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent…
Tech firms take stand against travel ban, risking backlash

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Through a Super Bowl ad, public statements and court filings, Silicon Valley’s…
Tiny move: Nasdaq notches new high as US stocks inch higher

Wall Street capped a subdued day of trading Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 with a tiny gain and…
Visa changes could stunt budding US-India ties under Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and India seem like a natural fit in the Trump era:…
GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans muscled through committee approval of President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and…
Sprint is buying a 33 percent stake in Tidal

NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint is buying a 33 percent stake of the Tidal, the music…
Revolutionary War artifacts crop up in Gloucester Point dig

GLOUCERSTER POINT, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists nearing the end of a prolonged Gloucester Point dig were…
Thousands of bird deaths draw focus on brimming toxic pit

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — It was an unusual and unfortunate confluence of events: A larger-than-normal number…