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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China's Tiangong space station . A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's Inner Mongolia region.

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 9 people

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least nine people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S.
The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.

Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending a 25-year-run for a pioneering semiconductor company that has fallen behind as Nvidia cornered the market for chips that run artificial intelligence systems.

Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending a 25-year-run for a pioneering semiconductor company that has fallen behind as Nvidia cornered the market for chips that run artificial intelligence systems.
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain

NORTH VANCOUVER, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — Heavy rain isn't unusual for the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the middle of the street she knew this storm was something different.