Wrapping up the third fully commercial visit to the International Space Station, a four-man crew sponsored by Houston-based Axiom Space undocked from the outpost early Wednesday and settled in for a marathon 47-hour free flight to re-entry and splashdown Friday off the Florida coast. Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, commander Michael López-Alegría, Italian co-pilot Walter Villadei, Swedish flier …
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7 February
Jellyfish with bright red cross found in remote deep-sea volcanic structure
Scientists say they have found a new species of Medusae — a type of free-swimming, umbrella-shaped jellyfish. The sea creature — which was first spotted in 2002 in a deep-sea volcanic structure in ocean waters south of Tokyo, Japan — has a bright red “X” on its stomach. The findings were published this past November in the scientific journalZootaxa. The …
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7 February
Family, U.S. seek information from Israel on detained Palestinian-American Samaher Esmail for alleged incitement
A Palestinian-American woman was pulled out of bed in her family’s home in the West Bank and arrested earlier this week. Now her family in the U.S. and the Biden administration are seeking information about her case. Israel’s military says Samaher Esmail, 46, of Gretna, Louisiana, was arrested for “incitement on social media.” Her son, who is in Louisiana, told …
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7 February
Super Bowl Sunday: The game, the parties, the teams—whats Americas favorite part?
Super Bowl Sunday famously brings people together — and for a lot of different reasons. For many self-described football fans, their favorite part is watching the game itself. Among non-football fans, more say their favorite part is watching the commercials, along with partying with friends and seeing the halftime show. Americans split over who they want to win the big …
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7 February
Super Bowl 2024 to be powered by Nevada desert solar farm, marking a historic green milestone
Super Bowl2024 is setting the stage not just for a showdown between top NFL teams, but also for a major environmental milestone. This year, the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host a Super Bowl powered entirely by renewable energy — a first in the history of the event. The seemingly desolate area of the Nevada desert is the source …
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7 February
Law enforcement cracking down on Super Bowl counterfeits
Las Vegas — On the hunt for Super Bowl fakes, Homeland Security Investigations agents swept through Las Vegas over the past few days, seizing 4,600 football forgeries and counterfeits in hours, worth nearly $1 million. “I think annually, the number of items out there, estimated to be in the trillions, and that’s trillion with a with a ‘T,'” said Katrina …
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6 February
Who might Trump pick to be vice president? Here are 7 possibilities
The presidential primary seasonis over, and now that former President Donald Trump has secured the Republican nomination, he’s getting questions about who’s on his VP short list and what qualities he’s looking for in a running mate. In February, while the primaries were still underway, Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that he wasn’t planning to announce his choice “for …
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6 February
3 surprising ways a gold IRA protects your finances
Gold has long been a popular investment asset, and the commodity’s safe-haven properties continue to attract investors today. And, it’s no secret that the precious metal is a good tool for portfolio diversification, either. If you structure your investment as a gold individual retirement account (IRA), investing in gold can have benefits you may not have considered. In fact, there …
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5 February
A total solar eclipse will darken U.S. skies on April 8, 2024. Heres what to know about the rare event.
Excitement is growing across the U.S. as a long-awaited total solar eclipse finally arrives today. Here’s where you can see theApril 8 solar eclipseand how and when to watch it. When is the total solar eclipse? The 2024total solar eclipsebegins on Mexico’s Pacific Coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT, on Monday, April 8. It then travels across parts of the …
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3 February
They met on a dating app and realized they were born on same day at same hospital. And thats not where their similarities end.
In the weeks before Valentine’s Day, CBS News is featuringstories about love that blossomed despite unimaginable odds. We call this seriesLove, Against All Odds. Millions of people turn to dating apps to look for love. But what one Minnesota couple found was more like an against-all-odds match. Elizabeth Christensen, a mom of two young kids who was recently divorced, matched …
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