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NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet takes quiet flight over California desert

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet takes quiet flight over California desert

A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step ...

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Radio Free Asia halting news operations due to funding woes

Radio Free Asia halting news operations due to funding woes

Radio Free Asia says it is shutting down its news operations on Friday with its financing in dire straits due to the U.S. government shutdown and the Trump administration’s moves against governmen...

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Recalled pasta meals tied to listeria outbreak: at least 6 dead, 27 sickened

Recalled pasta meals tied to listeria outbreak: at least 6 dead, 27 sickened

Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores including Walmart and Trader Joe’...

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Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by strong customer spending

Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by strong customer spending

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon posted higher fiscal third quarter profit and sales compared with a year ago, as the online giant kept attracting shoppers looking for good prices while inflation resurges. ...

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Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg team up for ‘Call of Duty’ film

Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg team up for ‘Call of Duty’ film

“Call of Duty,” one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, is becoming a feature film with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the adaptation, Paramount Pictures and Act...

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WADA launches ‘Operation Puncture’ to investigate leak about Chinese swimmers’ doping tests

WADA launches ‘Operation Puncture’ to investigate leak about Chinese swimmers’ doping tests

LONDON (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed on Thursday it is looking into a leak about an investigation that resulted in the agency clearing 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a...

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