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Study Reveals How COVID-19 Changed Australia’s Seasonal Virus Genetic Landscape

June 16, 2022
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Australian researchers are warning the country could face unexpected surges in previously minor seasonal viruses after a new study revealed that COVID-19 safety measures such as lockdowns have caused Australia’s seasonal virus landscape to change, with strains of some viruses dying out and new ones emerging. Researchers from the University of Sydney completing the first studies…

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Italy Creates New Museum for Trafficked Ancient Artifacts

June 16, 2022
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ROME—Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artifacts that were illegally exported from the country it has created a museum for them. The Museum of Rescued Art was inaugurated Wednesday in a cavernous structure that is part of Rome’s ancient Baths of Diocletian. The Octagonal Hall exhibition space was designed to showcase…

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SpaceX Plans Weekend Launches From California, Florida

June 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is planning three flights this weekend from California and Florida. The first flight is set to launch shortly after noon on June 17 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket will deploy 53 more Starlink internet satellites. The second flight will follow the next day…

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Yellowstone Floods a ‘Thousand-Year Event:’ All Entrances Remain Closed, Governor Declares Disaster

June 15, 2022
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Yellowstone officials claim a “thousand-year event” of extreme flooding as more than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of the nation’s oldest national park. The dramatic turn of natural events may forever alter Yellowstone’s terrain, along with that of surrounding communities. Above-average rainfall, combined with sudden temperature spikes and a rapid melting of snow in the…

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Panel Warns of ‘Chinese Subversion’ of US Economy

June 14, 2022
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Speakers including Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, discussed potential costs and benefits of decoupling from China at a June 14 American Enterprise Institute (AEI) forum dedicated to countering “Chinese subversion.” “China has a plan to replace us—but we are tied to them economically,” said LaHood, who…

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Vigna to Set out Ferrari’s Route Into Electric Vehicle Era

June 14, 2022
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MILAN—Nine months after taking the top job, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna will be expected this week to explain how the carmaker will preserve its cachet—and top tier prices—in a future of electrified cars. The Italian luxury sports carmaker is set to unveil its much awaited business plan on Thursday, heading into the new era of…

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Elon Musk’s Starship Must Take Over 75 Environmental Actions Before Its Granted Permission to Launch: FAA

June 13, 2022
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A U.S. federal agency announced on Monday that it would require SpaceX to take 75 environmental actions before permitting its Starship-Super Heavy program to launch. The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require SpaceX to take actions like monitoring plants and wildlife for launch impacts, removing launch debris from sensitive habitats in the surrounding Texas…

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European Star Survey Reveals Celestial Treasure Trove

June 13, 2022
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BERLIN—The European Space Agency released a trove of data Monday on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way, collected by its Gaia space observatory in an effort to create the most accurate and complete map of our galaxy. Astronomers hope to use the data to understand better how stars are born and die, and…

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Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life Could Account for Some UFO Sightings: Russian Space Chief

June 12, 2022
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Dmitry Rogozin, the director-general of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, said that some sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), colloquially referred to as UFOs, could be attributable to extraterrestrial intelligent life. Rogozin said in a Russian televised interview, aired on June 11, that the Russian Academy of Sciences had been investigating and gathering information about UFO sightings. About…

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Biden Admin Announces Plan to Conserve Largest Underwater Canyon Along US Atlantic Coast

June 12, 2022
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The Biden administration has announced plans to designate Hudson Canyon—the deepest U.S. submarine canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of New York and New Jersey—as a national marine sanctuary. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, said its plans to designate the site as a…

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