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88-year-old veteran who was working five days a week can finally retire after crowdfunding raises $1M for him

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Internet “positivity influencers” have helped raise almost $1.2m for an 88-year-old veteran who was working five days a week…

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Weather Words: Sudden Stratospheric Warming

Weather Words: Sudden Stratospheric Warming

A Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event describes the rapid warming and disruption of the stratospheric polar vortex above the Arctic. By Hayden Marshall 2 hours ago Share A Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event is categorized by a drastic increase in temperatures in the stratosphere over just a few days. This occurs when large-scale atmosphere waves, known…

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'A strong buffer for … water supply'

‘A more militarized surveillance state’

Tech companies have been pouring billions into artificial intelligence this year in the wake of the AI and data center boom. But a coalition of Amazon employees says the company’s AI usage is happening alongside rising global temperatures, political instability, and “a more militarized surveillance state with fewer protections for ordinary people,” according to Fortune….

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Vincent Darrell Groves. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Her murder went unsolved for decades. DNA from paper bags now points to one of Colorado’s ‘most prolific serial killers’

For nearly 40 years, the identity of the person who sexually assaulted and killed a 30-year-old woman found along a quiet stretch of rural highway south of Denver eluded investigators. Now, small pieces of preserved evidence – a pair of paper bags placed over the victim’s hands – have provided the answer authorities had been…

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