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How a bat disease may have led to the death of more than 1,000 kids

Bats have a bad reputation, but they deserve better. The flying mammals are nature’s pest control, swooping over…

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Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth

NEW YORK — when dinosaurs roamed Earth, volcanoes were still erupting on the moon, new research suggests. The…

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Hot, dirty and dangerous: Aerial firefighting is a labor of love

LOS ANGELES — Diving toward a burning hillside in his first season flying an air tanker for the…

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Shooter kills 4 at a Georgia high school, and 14-year-old student is in custody, officials say

WINDER, Ga. — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on…

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Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.…

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California declares state of emergency over Rancho Palos Verdes landslide

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday for the city of Rancho…

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Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of…

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At least 7 cars hit and 6 people injured in random gunfire on Interstate 5 near Seattle

SEATTLE — At least seven vehicles traveling along Interstate 5 just south of Seattle were hit by gunfire…

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China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

WASHINGTON — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a…

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Crews restore damaged landscape to more natural state

Yosemite National Park is famous for towering waterfalls, giant sequoia trees and massive granite cliffs. But at an…

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