Science & Technology

Brazil leader names new top diplomat amid Cabinet shake-up

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<p>RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; Amid a slide in his popularity, President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken up the Cabinet, including replacing Brazil's foreign minister who...

GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards

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PHOENIX — As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met...

Two space fans get seats on billionaire’s private flight

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<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college...

IRS warns of phishing scam targeting colleges, universities

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The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Tuesday about a phishing scam targeting students and staff at educational institutions who have an .edu email...

Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in funding

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<p>SILVER SPRING, Md. &mdash; Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some of it from current and...

New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed

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NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and...

Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine

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NEW DELHI — The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi....

Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

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<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. &mdash; Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at...

Family: Colorado boy in hospital after ‘blackout challenge’

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DENVER — A 12-year-old boy from suburban Denver is in critical condition after his family believes he tried a TikTok challenge that dares people...

Brazil leader names new top diplomat amid Cabinet shake-up

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Amid a slide in his popularity, President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken up the Cabinet, including replacing Brazil's foreign minister who...