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• Sam Bankman-Fried is sent to jail over alleged witness tampering - CNN

  11-08-2023 23:59 via news.google.com
  Sam Bankman-Fried is sent to jail over alleged witness tampering  CNNJudge revokes bail for FTX's Bankman-Fried sending him to jail  NBC NewsSam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail After Judge Revokes Bail  The New York TimesSam Bankman-Fried jailed over allegations of witness tampering  CBS Evening NewsSam Bankman-Fried's bail revoked as federal judge orders FTX founder to jail  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Texas to see 'the best meteor shower of the year' this weekend - Chron

  11-08-2023 23:50 via news.google.com
  
  Texas to see 'the best meteor shower of the year' this weekend  ChronHow to watch the perseid meteor shower, the year's best  The Washington PostHow to Watch the Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower  TIMEGet Ready for a Great Perseid Meteor Shower  Sky & TelescopeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Viet Dinh, Fox’s top lawyer who oversaw its $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down - CNN

  11-08-2023 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  Viet Dinh, Fox’s top lawyer who oversaw its $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down  CNNFox’s Top Lawyer, Viet Dinh, Will Depart  The New York TimesFox executive who oversaw Dominion case to leave  The Washington PostTop lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case  The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Health department: 'Widespread' West Nile virus detected in Nashville - WZTV

  11-08-2023 23:34 via news.google.com
  
  Health department: 'Widespread' West Nile virus detected in Nashville  WZTVWest Nile virus detected in Grant County, Washington: HealthLink  KING 5 SeattleWest Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Kent County  WOODTV.comWest Nile Virus-positive mosquitos found in East Knoxville area  WATE 6 On Your SideWest Nile virus presence widespread throughout Davidson County, Health Department says  WKRN News 2View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• JCPS superintendent hopes to have kids back in class by middle of next week - WLKY Louisville

  11-08-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  JCPS superintendent hopes to have kids back in class by middle of next week  WLKY LouisvilleJCPS bus fiasco: What happened, what are the district's next steps?  WHAS11Kentucky school system closes after ‘transportation disaster’ leaves kids on buses and in schools for hours  CNNParents deserve better than Louisville JCPS 'transportation disaster'  Courier JournalJCPS new bus plan proven a failure. School canceled, parents scramble.  C
  
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• Video of New PS5 Slim Model Posted Online - Push Square

  11-08-2023 23:04 via news.google.com
  
  Video of New PS5 Slim Model Posted Online  Push SquarePlayStation 5 Slim first look appears online, and it ain't small  GAMINGbibleIs this the PS5 Slim?  The VergeVideo Footage of New PlayStation 5 "Slim" Model Leaks Online  Insider GamingPS5 Slim: First images of alleged new console surface  DexertoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation - The Associated Press

  11-08-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  
  Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation  The Associated PressEcuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate assassination are Colombian  CNNEcuador Reels From Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio  The New York TimesOpinion | Assassination of Ecuador's presidential candidate signals worse is to come  The Washington PostEcuador presidential candidate Villavicencio’s murder may be wa
  
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• LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos

  11-08-2023 23:02
  
  Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok
  
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• Fox's top lawyer exiting company months after $787.5M Dominion settlement

  11-08-2023 22:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Viet Dinh, Fox's chief legal and policy officer, plans to step down from his role at the end of the year and become a special adviser to the company, Fox said.
  
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• Dulac: QB Kenny Pickett To Play One Series In Tonight's Preseason Opener (Update) - Steelers Depot

  11-08-2023 22:46 via news.google.com
  
  Dulac: QB Kenny Pickett To Play One Series In Tonight's Preseason Opener (Update)  Steelers DepotHow to Watch Steelers vs. Buccaneers: Kickoff Time, TV Channel, and Odds  Sports IllustratedWhy a Steelers win in preseason opener feels like a guarantee  Still Curtain2023 Preseason Game 1 Steelers Vs Buccaneers Live Update And Discussion Thread  Steelers DepotBuccaneers kickoff the preseason without Tom Brady  FOX 13 TampaView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Illinois top court upholds state's assault weapons ban - Reuters

  11-08-2023 22:34 via news.google.com
  
  Illinois top court upholds state's assault weapons ban  ReutersIllinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons  WGN NewsIllinois Supreme Court upholds state’s assault-style weapons ban  CNNIllinois Supreme Court announced decision on assault weapon ban this afternoon  WQAD News 8Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional  ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China’s Economy Battles Debt, Slowing Trade and Specter of Deflation - The New York Times

  11-08-2023 22:25 via news.google.com
  
  China’s Economy Battles Debt, Slowing Trade and Specter of Deflation  The New York TimesIan Explains: Why China’s era of high growth is over  GZERO MediaHow the West can take advantage of China's economic misfortune  Times RadioChina’s development model is unraveling before our eyes  The HillChina's Madoff economy could come crashing down — with worldwide effect  New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Bribery during war is treason’: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires army recruiters - Al Jazeera English

  11-08-2023 22:13 via news.google.com
  ‘Bribery during war is treason’: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires army recruiters  Al Jazeera EnglishUkraine fires all regional military recruitment chiefs in corruption clampdown  NBC NewsZelensky says all officials in charge of military recruitment offices dismissed amid corruption scandal  CNNZelensky sacks top Ukraine army officials following corruption allegations - BBC News  BBC NewsZelensky: All enlistment office chiefs to be dismissed in
  
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• Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case

  11-08-2023 21:49
  
  Judge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case
  
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• Webb telescope captures image of most distant star ever seen - CNN

  11-08-2023 21:31 via news.google.com
  Webb telescope captures image of most distant star ever seen  CNNA Quick Update On A Thing 28 Billion Light Years Away  Defector'Wrinkle in space-time' enables James Webb to capture stunning image of most distant star ever detected  Livescience.comWrinkle in Space-Time Helps Webb Reveal Earendel – Most Distant Star Ever Detected  SciTechDailyA Stellar Revelation: Unraveling the Identity of a Non-Elf Celestial Being and Her Hypothetical Cosmic Compani
  
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• The discovery promises to spark a revolution in physics, but more results are needed to know for sure. - Livescience.com

  11-08-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  
  The discovery promises to spark a revolution in physics, but more results are needed to know for sure.  Livescience.comScientists may be on brink of discovering fifth force of nature  The GuardianMuon g-2 experiment reinforces surprise result, setting up physics 'showdown'  UChicago NewsIs there new physics beyond the standard model of particle physics? Our finding will help settle the question  Phys.orgDoes the latest measurement of the muon hint at new p
  
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• YouTube channel bridges gap between underground and mainstream hip-hop artists

  11-08-2023 21:06 via nbcnews.com
  YouTube channel "On The Radar" provides a platform for underground and mainstream hip-hop artists to show their freestyle talent. NBC News' Maya Eaglin talks to the channel's CEO Gabe P about why it's important for him to build this platform to bridge the gap.
  
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• What to Know About the New Dominant Covid Variant - The New York Times

  11-08-2023 20:55 via news.google.com
  
  What to Know About the New Dominant Covid Variant  The New York TimesWhat to know about the new COVID variant EG.5  CBS NewsThe Most Common Symptoms of the New COVID Variant Eris  Parade MagazineMeet Eris, The COVID Variant Behind A Summer Resurgence In Cases: 3 Drugmakers Prep Fall Booster Shots -  BenzingaNew Covid variant Eris takes hold in France as holidays help spread infections  RFI EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson charged with murdering wife at Anaheim Hills home; prosecutors say he confessed in text - KABC-TV

  11-08-2023 20:33 via news.google.com
  
  Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson charged with murdering wife at Anaheim Hills home; prosecutors say he confessed in text  KABC-TVCalifornia judge who's charged with murder texted court staff that he shot his wife, prosecutors say  Yahoo NewsCalifornia judge texted bailiff 'I won't be in tomorrow' after allegedly killing his wife: Police  Fox NewsOrange County judge charged with murder in fatal shooting of wife at Anaheim Hills home  KABC-TV47 weapons s
  
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• Microsoft's Copilot AI can now help deploy field workers - The Verge

  11-08-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Microsoft's Copilot AI can now help deploy field workers  The VergeMicrosoft Integrates Copilot into Dynamics 365 Field Service App for Frontline Workers  Petri.comMicrosoft changes Services Agreement to add restrictions for AI offerings  VentureBeatMicrosoft Teams rolls out new generative AI tools to boost frontline productivity  HT TechMicrosoft launches AI-powered software for frontline workers  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Red, White and Royal Blue review – bland gay romance opts for beige - The Guardian

  11-08-2023 19:57 via news.google.com
  Red, White and Royal Blue review – bland gay romance opts for beige  The Guardian‘Red White & Royal Blue’ Is a Gay Romcom So Bad It Might Be Good  Rolling Stone'Red, White & Royal Blue' review: A sexy gay romance that will make you swoon  MashableRed, White & Royal Blue is 'a royal disappointment'  BBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hawaii governor says residents will be able to return to Lahaina today

  11-08-2023 19:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hawaii governor says residents will be able to return to Lahaina today
  
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• Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

  11-08-2023 19:43
  
  While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants
  
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• Photos: Wildfires rip through Maui, killing at least 55 and destroying historic town

  11-08-2023 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Images from Maui show the extent of the Hawaiian wildfires, the damage caused by the blazes and how residents are responding to the disaster in Lahaina and beyond.
  
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• Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole? - BBC

  11-08-2023 19:26 via news.google.com
  
  Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole?  BBCRussia launches Luna-25 mission in race to sample moon's south pole  Guardian NewsExplainer: Moon mining - Why major powers are eyeing a lunar gold rush?  ReutersRussia launches its first mission to moon in 47 years  CBS NewsOne giant step: Moon race hots up  Japan TodayView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• From 1996: Meet the man who invented a wearable computer

  11-08-2023 18:59 via today.com
  Steve Mann had a bold vision: One day we might wear computers on our heads. “Somebody’s got to explore the future,” he said. NBC’s Mike Leonard reports for TODAY back on Feb. 15, 1996.
  
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• Lahaina banyan tree emerges as charred but still standing in sign of hope, locals say

  11-08-2023 18:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing.
  
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• US government sanctions Russians on the board of Alfa Group in response to war in Ukraine

  11-08-2023 18:17
  
  The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed financial sanctions against four Russians on the board of Alfa Group
  
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• Prisoner Deal Could Smooth Effort to Contain Iran's Nuclear Program - The New York Times

  11-08-2023 18:13 via news.google.com
  
  Prisoner Deal Could Smooth Effort to Contain Iran's Nuclear Program  The New York TimesJason Rezaian discusses potential release of Americans held by Iran  PBS NewsHourSouth Korea hopes Iran's frozen funds will be resolved smoothly -foreign ministry  Reuters'The regime won't get a dime': Americans freed from Iranian prison for $6B humanitarian aid  MSNBCAmericans Held Prisoner in Iran Saw Promise of Better Relations  The New York TimesView Full C
  
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• Many Cancer Patients Turn To Binge Drinking — Even During Treatment, New Study Finds - Yahoo Entertainment

  11-08-2023 18:05 via news.google.com
  Many Cancer Patients Turn To Binge Drinking — Even During Treatment, New Study Finds  Yahoo EntertainmentStudy finds most cancer survivors drink heavily despite risks  Washington TimesRisky Drinking Behavior Common Among Cancer Survivors, Even During Treatment  Medpage TodayCancer patients often binge drink, even during chemotherapy: new study  New York Post Study finds no link between alcohol use and breast cancer recurrence or death  News
  
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• Unlike Metroid Prime, Quake II's Original Dev Team Is Credited On The Switch Remaster - Nintendo Life

  11-08-2023 18:01 via news.google.com
  
  Unlike Metroid Prime, Quake II's Original Dev Team Is Credited On The Switch Remaster  Nintendo LifeId Publishes Quake II 2023 Source Code on Github  NeowinQuake 2 Ultimate Strogg Edition Includes Mini Adrianator Ship, Physical Pre-Orders Go Live Soon  PlayStation LifeStyleQuake II Review (Switch eShop)  Nintendo LifeQuake II gets a remaster for PC and consoles—and it's exactly what it needs to be  Ars TechnicaView Full Coverage on Google N
  
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• Samsung US starts selling the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5, here are the SIM-free and carrier deals - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

  11-08-2023 17:55 via news.google.com
  Samsung US starts selling the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5, here are the SIM-free and carrier deals - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: This is the one to get!  SamMobile - Samsung newsSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough  The VergeSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: a big screen inside and out  The GuardianSamsung Galaxy Z Fold5 vs Galaxy Z Flip5: Specs Comparison  gizmochinaView Full Coverag
  
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• UPS drivers will earn about $170K a year in pay and benefits by the end of new contract, CEO says - 9News.com KUSA

  11-08-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  UPS drivers will earn about $170K a year in pay and benefits by the end of new contract, CEO says  9News.com KUSAUPS driver pay, benefits could average $170,000 annually with contract  USA TODAYWant to Make $170K? Drive for UPS  NewserFull-time UPS Drivers Will Reportedly Earn An Average $170000 A Year  CitizentribuneBig yearly earnings boost for UPS drivers  WTHRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• COVID cases and hospitalizations spike in Louisiana as new variant spreads - NOLA.com

  11-08-2023 17:27 via news.google.com
  COVID cases and hospitalizations spike in Louisiana as new variant spreads  NOLA.comAre COVID-19 Cases on the Rise Again?  Inside EditionOpinion | The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why the uptick in covid cases isn't cause for alarm  The Washington PostCOVID-19 bump followed July 4th holiday in Minnesota  Star TribuneRising COVID numbers: Haywood County medical director urges community vigilance  WLOSView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers - Ars Technica

  11-08-2023 17:09 via news.google.com
  California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers  Ars TechnicaCalifornia regulators approve expansion of robotaxi services in San Francisco  KTVU FOX 2 San FranciscoCalifornia regulators approve expansion of driverless robotaxi car service  KTLA 5Robotaxis are good for disabled people, advocates say. But are wheelchair users being thrown under the (autonomous) bus?  San Francisco ChronicleWall Street Breakfast: Summer Of Automation 
  
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• Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years

  11-08-2023 16:54
  
  A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft
  
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• Asylum-seekers removed from controversial UK barge after bacteria discovered - CNN

  11-08-2023 16:18 via news.google.com
  Asylum-seekers removed from controversial UK barge after bacteria discovered  CNNBibby Stockholm barge migrants moved over Legionella bacteria fears - BBC News  BBC NewsU.K. Evacuates Asylum Seekers From Barge Over Bacteria in Water  The New York TimesEditorial: The Bibby Stockholm fiasco has sent a clear message to voters  The IndependentBibby Stockholm evacuated over serious disease fears #shorts  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• Biden: China's economy is a 'ticking time bomb' amid growth, demographic issues - Business Insider

  11-08-2023 15:26 via news.google.com
  Biden: China's economy is a 'ticking time bomb' amid growth, demographic issues  Business InsiderBiden Describes China as a Time Bomb Over Economic Problems  The New York TimesBiden misstates China's GDP growth, calls its economy a 'ticking time bomb'  ReutersJoe Biden Goes on a Trumpian Attack on China Economy and Xi Jinping's Government  BloombergJoe Biden's China strategy is not working  The EconomistView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Discovering the Secrets of the Gilder Center

  11-08-2023 13:40 via nytimes.com
  
  A sculpture that could be Banksy’s, an astonishing vein of rock crystal, and Nabokov’s butterfly specimens — they are all found here.
  
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• Regulators give green light to driverless taxis in San Francisco

  11-08-2023 13:18 via cnn.com
  
  California regulators gave approval Thursday to two rival robotaxi companies, Cruise and Waymo, to operate their driverless cars 24/7 across all of San Francisco and charge passengers for their services.
  
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• Don’t Scrape Me, Bro, the Activists Sabotaging Self-Driving Cars and How Reddit Beat a Rebellion

  11-08-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Backlash to technology online and on the streets.
  
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• Worldcoin scans eyeballs and offers crypto. What to know about the project from OpenAI's CEO

  11-08-2023 08:47
  
  Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of privacy regulators around the world
  
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• Cruise, Waymo approved to operate robotaxi services in San Francisco despite safety concerns

  11-08-2023 05:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries.
  
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• Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concerns

  11-08-2023 04:22
  
  California regulators have approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi service to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours
  
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• California regulators approve expansion of robotaxi services despite concerns

  11-08-2023 03:41
  
  California regulators approve expansion of robotaxi services in San Francisco despite safety concerns
  
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• Northern Ireland's top police officer apologizes for 'industrial scale' data breach

  11-08-2023 03:18
  
  Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the personal information of more than 10,000 officers and staff was released to the public
  
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• A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

  11-08-2023 03:02
  
  A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft
  
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• Virgin Galactic's first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo

  11-08-2023 02:54
  
  Virgin Galactic has rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists
  
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• Connecticut school district lost more than $6 million in cyber attack, so far gotten about half back

  11-08-2023 02:34
  
  Officials in the city of New Haven, Connecticut say more than $6 million was stolen from the public school system in multiple cyberattacks earlier this summer
  
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• Maui residents escaped wildfires with little more than their lives

  11-08-2023 02:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many Maui residents escaped the wildfires with little more than their lives and waited for word about their missing loved ones.
  
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