Tag: science
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Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea
A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting and lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbles down its sides toward the sea
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Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders
A Colorado paramedic was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020
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Colorado paramedic gets five years in prison for death of Elijah McClain in rare prosecution of medical responders
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado paramedic gets five years in prison for death of Elijah McClain in rare prosecution of medical responders.
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New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over volcanic eruption
Tourist operators of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people have been ordered to pay nearly $7.8 million in fines and reparations
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Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
The most powerful Pacific storm of the season has started barreling into the Sierra Nevada
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Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race
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NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble
NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall
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Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out
Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn’t seen them in decades
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Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport
Each February, more than 2,000 players descend on Meredith, New Hampshire, for the three-day Pond Hockey Classic