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Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents are calling the police

Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong

Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight

The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend

US releases sealed Brazil orders to X, shedding light on account suspensions

FBI Opens Criminal Investigation into Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Scientists use biodegradable straws to protect lab-grown coral from hungry fish

A congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom

U.S. imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS

Brazil Supreme Court orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news

10k miles and 352 days later, a UK man completes run the length of Africa

Citizen scientist has measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years

Heat-trapping CO2 and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs

Bridges in the US are threaten by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars

Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession into law

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft security in response to Chinese hack

A biased test kept Black people from getting a kidney transplant

Former exec given death sentence for poisoning founder of Chinese gaming company

Lego head mugshots add to California's debate on policing and privacy

Trump's social media company up nearly 50% in its first day of trading on Nasdaq

An AI robot is destroying sick tulips in Dutch bulb fields

Swedish court rules meteorite should stay with owner of property where it landed

European climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests