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Shriners Children's to open $153M medical research facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — The nonprofit that operates Shriners Children's hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million medical research facility in Atlanta, the group announced Wednesday.
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Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness
NEW YORK (AP) — Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk's political views continue to keep buyers away.
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Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature .
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Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.
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Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.
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Australian airline Qantas says customer data stolen by cybercriminal
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday that a hacker made off with a trove of customers' personal data including passenger names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.
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The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.
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US judge says China's Huawei Technologies must face criminal case for racketeering and other charges
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.
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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
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