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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.

Six consequences after six months of war in Iran
Science|Technology

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
Environment|Health|Science

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop
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SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean

SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
Education|Environment|Science

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century
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ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel

ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says
Arts|Education|Science

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work

Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work
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What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?

Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to

What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?
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Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical

The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying

Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical
Economy|Health|Science

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done
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Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky

Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky

Coffee culture is a class at University of Kentucky
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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry
Business|Environment|Science

Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May

Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find
Health|Science

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life
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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
Asia|Environment|Science

The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570

Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924

The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570
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Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says

Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said. 

Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says
Health|Science|Technology

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines
Arts|Science

Revolutionary War battlefields often romanticize combat, but this mass grave just outside Philadelphia shows the violence soldiers actually experienced

A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.

Revolutionary War battlefields often romanticize combat, but this mass grave just outside Philadelphia shows the violence soldiers actually experienced
Health|Science

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule
Opinion|Science|Technology

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for
Business|Health|Science|Technology

Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine breakthrough

Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on August 13 when he got the call.

Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine breakthrough
Environment|Science|Technology|World

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability
Science|Technology

US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting

(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)

US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting
Health|Science

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk
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Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover

A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment

Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
Science|Technology

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
Environment|Science|World

Rescue stopped after dammed lake near Nepal border started overflowing

Authorities in Nepal have stopped rescue operations for the next 90 minutes, an army officer said on Friday, after reports that a dammed lake in the flood-hit region began to

Rescue stopped after dammed lake near Nepal border started overflowing
Environment|Science|World

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal