After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale

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Virgin Galactic shares veered sharply lower Monday after the spaceflight company said it’s made arrangements to sell up to $500 million in stock. ...

Slovenia water law referendum seen as test for government

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians were voting Sunday in a referendum on changes to the country's water management law, in a test for the government...

Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards

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TURNER, Ore. — The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields...

FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer’s drug review

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WASHINGTON — The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday called for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between some...

EXPLAINER: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space

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Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes...

Washington state is latest to pass heat rules for workers

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state on Friday became the second state in the Pacific Northwest in as many days to announce emergency rules that...

Dig at Pilgrim and Native American memorial sparks intrigue

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Archaeologists combing a hill near Plymouth Rock where a park will be built in tribute to the Pilgrims and their Native American predecessors have...

Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy

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PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...

Bug experts seeking new name for destructive gypsy moths

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Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. ...

Podcast revisits how the biggest stories unfolded on TV news

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NEW YORK — For a broadcast journalist, they are the moments that MSNBC's Brian Williams says you can almost feel people watching you. ...