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‘Things are going to get a lot busier near the moon’: Elon Musk rocket crashes as predicted

“There’s no doubt in my mind” that the rocket “is now in teeny, little pieces scattered over the moon,” said astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026
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It’s getting too hot to fly: climate‑driven heat waves are forcing airlines to dump passengers and cargo
By Rio Yamat, M.K. Wildeman and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026
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Leo DiCaprio teams with Jeff and Lauren Sanchez Bezos on $200 million plan to save 100 endangered species
By The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026
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OpenAI’s Greg Brockman gave $5.5 million to protect the home of an internet-famous bald eagle named Jackie
By Sydney LakeAugust 4, 2026
The remains of the German tugboat wreckage marked as UJ-106 in the Danube River.
Danube River’s shrinking water levels expose dozens of World War II ships
By The Associated Press and Marko DrobnjakovicAugust 4, 2026
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire.
Europe’s long, hot summer leads to thousands evacuated and fire operators dead
By The Associated Press, Derek Gatopoulos and Sylvie CorbetAugust 4, 2026
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SpaceX created a new class of ultrawealthy. Here’s what comes next
By Anastasia AtamanchukAugust 5, 2026
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Innovation
Why a friendlier robot loses your trust faster when It messes up
By Hasan Ayaz, Ewart J. de Visser, Frank Krueger, Yigit Topoglu and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Innovation
Is Elon Musk’s master plan with SpaceX to have rockets replace planes for global cargo delivery?
By Euihyeon Choi, Koki Ho and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Cybersecurity
Iranian hackers and America’s Achilles heel on water: default passwords
By William Akoto and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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5 years after NIL began, college coaches still out-earn the athletes they coach
By Brennan Berg and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Third time’s a charm for CDC director as Senate finally confirms Erica Schwartz as new agency head
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026
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After months of a public back and forth over Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, Ken Griffin isn’t ready to give up on New York after all
By Joshua HongAugust 5, 2026
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By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
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    By Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker, Adam Geller and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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Economy
A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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Environment
Despite Trump’s best efforts, an offshore wind farm just lit up New England
By The Associated Press and Jennifer McDermottMarch 16, 2026
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Environment
The ocean was once 10 times quieter. A 1949 whale recording proves it
By The Associated Press and Patrick WhittleMarch 16, 2026
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Energy
Massive wind farm offshore Massachusetts flouts Trump, finished construction
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
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Environment
America’s drinking habits are destroying Mexico’s environment: ‘It will take a long time for the ecosystem to recover’
By The Associated Press and Claudia RoselMarch 16, 2026
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    North America
    New York City-area blizzard warning suddenly upgraded, 2 feet of snow possible
    By The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
China’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
Energy
China’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
By BloombergMarch 15, 2026
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Economy
Getting Americans outside added 5 million jobs and $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2024, before staffing and budget cuts came for national parks
By Tristan BoveMarch 15, 2026
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Commentary
Kraft Heinz and the cost of narrow capitalism
By Paul PolmanMarch 14, 2026
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Commentary
The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
By Anthony PahnkeMarch 14, 2026
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Environment
The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 13, 2026
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    Real Estate
    Farmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: ‘It breaks my heart … the rest of every square inch is going to get built on’
    By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
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Commentary
The shadow fleet and illegal oil are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
By Charles Edward GehrkeMarch 11, 2026
King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
Environment
King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 11, 2026
President Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
Europe
President Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
By Kamal AhmedMarch 11, 2026
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Economy
Meet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much
By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
Energy
The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
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Commentary
Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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AI
Trump admits the hyperscalers ‘need some PR help’ because the American taxpayer is on the hook for their data centers
By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
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Environment
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By Michael Wysession and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
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Commentary
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By Sona KhoslaMarch 6, 2026
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Bill Gates-backed firm gets permission to build sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
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Energy
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By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026
Air France will suspend flights to Havana after the U.S. Venezuela strike chokes Cuba’s oil lifeline
Energy
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By The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
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Law
Exxon can sue California’s AG for defamation over recycling comments, judge rules
By Janie Hair and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
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By Kamal AhmedFebruary 26, 2026
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North America
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By Jake Offenhartz, Mike Catalini and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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North America
32 inches of snow were enough for the Boston Globe to call off print for the first time in 153 years
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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Health
Scientists are pushing back on warnings that microplastics damage your health, saying people are just obese and calling some studies ‘a joke’
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 24, 2026
Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It also takes a lot of energy to train a human’
AI
Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It also takes a lot of energy to train a human’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 24, 2026
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Environment
Supreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change
By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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