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Wednesday February 28, 2018

Russia's Olympic Committee Reinstated After Doping Scandal

Russia's ban from the Olympic movement was lifted on Wednesday despite two failed doping tests by its athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption

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Russia's Olympic Committee Reinstated After Doping Scandal

February 28, 2018 • The International Olympic Committee says remaining test results from Russians who competed at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have come back negative. 168 Russians took part as neutral athletes.

Some Disneyland Employees Struggle To Pay For Food, Shelter, Survey Finds

Visitors walk toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Some Disneyland Employees Struggle To Pay For Food, Shelter, Survey Finds

February 28, 2018 • More than two-thirds of unionized workers at Disneyland in California tell surveyors that they are food insecure at the place advertised as the "happiest place on earth."

Monday February 26, 2018

Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate Change

A king penguin colony nests in 2007 at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption

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Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate Change

February 26, 2018 • The researchers say the problem is that the animals' primary source of food is moving farther away from places where they can breed. They're likely going to have to swim farther for their dinner.

Friday February 23, 2018

Seychelles Finds A Novel Way To Swap Its Debt For Marine Protections

The tiny island nation of the Seychelles is announcing a pioneering marine conservation plan as part of a debt swap deal with creditors, designating nearly a third of its ocean waters as protected areas and aiming to ensure its unique biodiversity. AP hide caption

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Seychelles Finds A Novel Way To Swap Its Debt For Marine Protections

February 23, 2018 • The Indian Ocean nation has brokered a novel deal that is intended to protect nearly one third of its marine area and is thought to be the first of its kind.

Thursday February 22, 2018

NPR Board Faces Tough Questions Over Sexual Harassment Handling

An outside legal review found a "perception of a culture at NPR that favors men," in a way that it said many employees believe "can foster harassment and bullying." Stephen Voss/NPR hide caption

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NPR Board Faces Tough Questions Over Sexual Harassment Handling

February 22, 2018 • NPR's senior management and board members faced skepticism as they sought to rebuild trust with the network's workforce. Some comments appear to have stoked fresh anger from staffers.

Thursday February 15, 2018

Borneo Has Lost 100,000 Orangutans Since 1999

Borneo has lost more than 100,000 orangutans in the last 16 years – about half of the critically endangered species native to the island. Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Borneo Has Lost 100,000 Orangutans Since 1999

February 15, 2018 • That's more than the number of the critically endangered species remaining. The orangutans have been hit hard by deforestation and hunting. The animals are native to the island.

Monday February 12, 2018

Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions In South Africa

The man was killed near Kruger National Park. Here, a lion and lioness walk along a trail in that park in 2010. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images hide caption

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Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions In South Africa

February 12, 2018 • Police say the animals ate much of the man's body and he is yet to be formally identified. They believe he was a poacher because a loaded hunting rifle was found near the remains.

WWII Bomb Shuts Down Flights At London City Airport

Flights from London City Airport, shown here last October, were closed Monday due to an unexploded World War II bomb. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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WWII Bomb Shuts Down Flights At London City Airport

February 12, 2018 • The unexploded ordnance, described as a 500 kg German bomb by local authorities, has prompted the cancellation of all flights on Monday from the airport. The bomb was found in the River Thames.

Sunday February 11, 2018

PHOTOS: These Images Were Captured Nearly 3.8 Billion Miles From Earth

These false-color images of Kuiper Belt objects now occupy a place in history: Never before have images been captured as far from Earth as these. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI hide caption

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PHOTOS: These Images Were Captured Nearly 3.8 Billion Miles From Earth

February 11, 2018 • The distance marks a record: the farthest from Earth an image has been taken. Before NASA's New Horizons probe caught these glimpses in December, the 1990 "Pale Blue Dot" image had held the record.

Friday February 9, 2018

Baltimore Shakes Up Police Force Amid Corruption Scandal

The Baltimore police commissioner says the department is starting a new police corruption unit, as well as a Inspectional Services and Integrity Division. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Baltimore Shakes Up Police Force Amid Corruption Scandal

February 9, 2018 • Commissioner-designate Darryl DeSousa announces a new anti-corruption unit as well as random polygraph tests for officers in specialized units.

Thursday February 8, 2018

Major Neurological Conditions Have More In Common Than We Thought, Study Finds

The scientists tested tissue samples from the brains of deceased patients who had from autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF hide caption

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Major Neurological Conditions Have More In Common Than We Thought, Study Finds

February 8, 2018 • Understanding the molecular basis of major disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder could help in developing better treatments.

Major Neurological Conditions Have More In Common Than We Thought, Study Finds

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Twitter Announces A Profit For The First Time

The good news for Twitter is tempered by a loss of about 1 million monthly active users in the U.S. compared to last quarter. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Twitter Announces A Profit For The First Time

February 8, 2018 • The company attributes the strong financial results to an expanding character limit – now 280 characters, rather than the previous 140 – and making it easier to thread a series of Tweets together.

Wednesday February 7, 2018

'Consumer Reports' Says Roku, Samsung Smart TVs Have Security Vulnerabilities

Consumer Reports says its testing found that Roku devices have security flaws that make them vulnerable to hackers. Brendan McDermid/Reuters hide caption

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'Consumer Reports' Says Roku, Samsung Smart TVs Have Security Vulnerabilities

February 7, 2018 • "We found that a relatively unsophisticated hacker could change channels, play offensive content, or crank up the volume," the consumer watchdog says.

Tuesday February 6, 2018

WATCH: SpaceX Successfully Launches Most Powerful Rocket In Decades

Falcon Heavy blasts off Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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WATCH: SpaceX Successfully Launches Most Powerful Rocket In Decades

February 6, 2018 • The private space company has launched the Falcon Heavy, a rocket more powerful than any other in use today. It's now bearing a roadster into an elliptical Earth-Mars orbit. Watch the rocket's flight.

Friday February 2, 2018

'Game Changer': Maya Cities Unearthed In Guatemala Forest Using Lasers

A LiDAR image from Tikal, the most important Maya city. PACUNAM/Marcello Canuto & Luke Auld-Thomas hide caption

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'Game Changer': Maya Cities Unearthed In Guatemala Forest Using Lasers

February 2, 2018 • The technology provides them with an unprecedented view into how the ancient civilization worked and lived, revealing almost industrial agricultural infrastructure and new insights into warfare.

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