The ‘drinking bird’ makes a comeback and could power your gadgets with clean energy
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of…
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Estranged wife gives Gilgo Beach slaying suspect ‘the benefit of the doubt,’ visits him in jail
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The estranged wife of Long Island serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann says she believes he is not capable of the crimes he…
Continue ReadingHans Zimmer talks about first North American tour dates in 7 years, the magic of composing for film
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For generations, German composer Hans Zimmer ‘s film scores have soundtracked magic movie…
Continue ReadingUK high court rules Australian computer scientist is not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed,…
Continue ReadingRepublic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in…
Continue ReadingCould you be the next James Bond? UK spy agency releases puzzle for potential new recruits
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Do you have a burning desire to be the next real-life James Bond? GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence agency, is…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister is visiting Baghdad for high-level meetings, ahead of President…
Continue ReadingSchumer calls for new election in Israel and sharply criticizes Netanyahu
By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday criticized Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two…
Continue ReadingA basketball coaching family, dealing with grief, aims at New York and Connecticut state titles
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Linda Zullo would have loved Saturday. Jim Zullo, her husband, will coach in the New York state girls basketball…
Continue ReadingUS commerce secretary hails progress at year’s first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the…
Continue ReadingFar-right leader Geert Wilders abandons Dutch PM bid despite election victory
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Populist firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded that he will not become the next prime minister of the…
Continue ReadingPowerful storm buries Colorado under nearly 4 feet of snow and spawns tornadoes in central US
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A potent storm is unleashing snarling snow, tornadoes and massive hail in the central US Thursday…
Continue ReadingTop Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to…
Continue ReadingSpaceX’s Starship reaches new heights in monumental test flight but lost on reentry
SPACEX By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase…
Continue ReadingSpaceX’s Starship reaches new heights in monumental test flight but lost on reentry
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility…
Continue ReadingThe United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps…
Continue ReadingJaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins say a shipment carrying…
Continue ReadingSpaceX comes close to completing test flight of mega rocket but loses spacecraft near end
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega rocket has flown higher and farther than ever before. The nearly 400-foot Starship blasted off…
Continue ReadingHere’s why you might see a lot of records on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics
By LUCA BRUNO and ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press ALBA, Italy (AP) — The purple pieces of vulcanized rubber track being produced at a factory in…
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