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Month: August 2023

German man accused of spying for Russia

By Radina Gigova and Chris Stern, CNN (CNN) — A German national who worked for a government agency that equips the German armed forces, has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. The man was employed the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information

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Found only in the Gulf of California

International Whaling Commission issues its first-ever extinction alert over endangered vaquita porpoise

By Amaya McDonald and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The International Whaling Commission released its first-ever extinction alert Monday to warn of the potential danger facing the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Known to be the smallest of porpoises and all species within the order Cetacea in terms of size, the vaquita can grow up to

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Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has urged thousands of his supporters at a rally to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.” Emmerson Mnangagwa also said on Wednesday that people who vote for his ruling

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Caminar un mínimo de 4.000 pasos al día puede reducir el riesgo de muerte, pero más pasos es mejor

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Caminar un mínimo de 4.000 pasos al día reduce significativamente el riesgo de muerte prematura, mientras que dar 2.337 pasos al día reduce el riesgo de muerte específicamente por enfermedades cardiovasculares, pero “más es mejor”, según un nuevo metaanálisis de estudios. “Cuantos más pasos se den, mejores serán los efectos sobre

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Contentious Mississippi GOP primary race for lieutenant governor exposes rift among conservatives

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Republican primary challenger spent months telling people that first-term Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is insufficiently conservative and labeling him “Delbert the Democrat.” That tactic fell short in Tuesday’s GOP primary as Hosemann defeated the challenger, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, in a contentious race that exposed

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A parasite egg found in the coprolite

Scientists sliced open ancient poop and discovered a story of coevolution

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Ancient reptilian carnivores that resembled modern crocodiles were fearsome hunters, but their scaly armor and sharp teeth couldn’t protect them from parasites, scientists have discovered. Paleontologists recently unearthed rare evidence of parasitic infection in a reptile that lived around 252 million to 201 million years ago during the Triassic

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