By Ashley Strickland, CNN The use of invisible lasers in space may sound like something from science fiction, but it’s real. NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration could revolutionize the way the agency communicates with future missions across the solar system. These lasers could lead to more high-definition videos and photos from space than ever before,
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator has given its backing to mixing different types of vaccines in initial vaccination and booster campaigns to battle the coronavirus. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement Tuesday that using different types of vaccines together known as heterologous vaccination can provide protection against COVID-19.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with a visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington. The Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and other locations in Hawaii killed 2,403 service members and civilians and was a defining moment that led
Continue Reading OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says her office won’t be the agency to conduct a planned third-party investigation into the events at Oxford High School that occurred before last week’s school shooting that left four students dead. Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne has said a third party will investigate. Michigan Attorney
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN As the pandemic stretches on, our collective ability to weather adversities and bounce back to emotional stability is being challenged daily. Many of us have suffered significant trauma from illness, hospitalization and death. Many more have experienced job loss, economic uncertainly and financial instability. And everyone has had to cope with
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By Jessica Schneider, CNN David Schoen has stepped forward to represent conservative firebrand Steve Bannon in his contempt of Congress case after two previous stints defending self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” Roger Stone, and even former President Donald Trump. But Schoen insists politics is not playing into his decision. Instead, Schoen says his three-decade-long career as a
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By Dr. Tom Frieden On Thanksgiving morning, Covid reminded us that neither death nor mutations take a holiday. And while the virus gathers strength, a pandemic of pandemic fatigue undermines our ability to stop the virus. The newly discovered Omicron variant quickly led to border closures, a stock market plunge, and a collective sigh of
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By Rob Shackelford and Taylor Ward, CNN Power has been restored to parts of downtown Honolulu after heavy rain flooded the area, but many residents and businesses will remain without power through Tuesday, according to a statement from Hawaii Electric. “Hawaiian Electric crews worked throughout the night to restore service to customers in downtown Honolulu
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Oregon, the state that produces the most Christmas trees in the US, has lost acres upon acres of seedlings due to the recent record heat. That means tighter tree supplies now and possibly for years to come — and higher prices to match. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Oregon, the state that produces the most Christmas trees in the US, has lost acres upon acres of seedlings due to the recent record heat. That means tighter tree supplies now and possibly for years to come — and higher prices to match. Here’s what you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Oregon, the state that produces the most Christmas trees in the US, has lost acres upon acres of seedlings due to the recent record heat. That means tighter tree supplies now and possibly for years to come — and higher prices to match. Here’s what you need to know to Get
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PARIS (AP) — French Open director Guy Forget has stepped down. The French Tennis Federation says Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of the year. The federation adds his replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon. Forget had been running Roland Garros since 2016. He also
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire next March and be replaced by the airline’s current president, Robert Isom. American said Tuesday that Parker will remain chairman. Isom had been the heir apparent for several years at the airline, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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By Cai Pigliucci, CNN While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint sound of a meow coming from pipes below. Roaming the sprawling basement of what was once the Winter Palace — the official residence of Russia’s ruling tsars — are nearly 50
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Doug Parker will retire in March as CEO of American Airlines, the airline that he made the world’s largest through a series of mergers that led to a massive consolidation of the US airline industry. Parker, 60, will be succeeded by Robert Isom, who has served as the company’s president
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday charged that Russia is sending tanks and snipers to the line of contact in war-torn eastern Ukraine to “provoke return fire,” an accusation that comes amid fears that a Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border might indicate plans for an invasion.
Continue Reading GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Aquarium is treating 40 endangered sea turtles that stranded in Massachustts when the water cooled down so quickly they couldn’t swim away. Vice president of veterinary services Alexa Delaune said Monday that the Kemp’s ridley turtles all are pretty small and most have symptoms of pneumonia. Mississippi Aquarium spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are looking for a driver after an SUV crashed into a Columbia home early Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cruisers around 2:15 a.m. at the scene of the crash near Leslie Lane and Newton Drive. Police said the driver wasn’t at
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Hertz has gone from bankruptcy court to buybacks in the span of five months. And Senator Elizabeth Warren is not happy about it. The Massachusetts Democrat wrote Hertz a letter Monday calling the company out for rewarding shareholders with up to $2 billion in stock buybacks despite skyrocketing rental car
Continue Reading The Associated Press A Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus. Medicago said Tuesday that its two-dose vaccine was 71% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in a large, late-stage study. It included several circulating variants, but not the emerging omicron variant. The company’s technology uses plants to grow virus-like
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