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Map shows trajectory of US nuclear-capable missile test
The United States on Wednesday fired an unarmed but nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California over the…
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Trump's vision for Gaza gets a road test with Rubio's Mideast trip
JERUSALEM — The United States’ new top diplomat, Marco Rubio, is facing a quandary. The secretary of State has been handed a pair of…
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Tulsi Gabbard clears Senate test vote on path for confirmation as director of national intelligence
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard cleared a key Senate test vote on Monday, all but assuring she'll be officially…
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Amazon’s cloud business faces crucial test after rivals Microsoft, Google stumble
THE pressure is on Amazon.com to deliver on lofty expectations for cloud computing in its fourth-quarter results on Thursday (Feb 6),…
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Low math and English scores mark the nation's report card, California and L.A. included
Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era campus closures, math and English test scores of fourth- and eighth-graders largely…
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Philippine peso may test record low as central bank cuts rates
THE Philippine peso is veering towards an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of…
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Trump Sends Ominous Test Message to Every Federal Worker in Country
The Trump administration this week began a plan to send email alerts to every single federal government employee from a single email…
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A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet
If you’re looking for a new reason to be nervous about artificial intelligence, try this: Some of the smartest humans in the world are…
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New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test.
Even if the revenue from congestion pricing comes in under expectations—that is, if it’s more effective than predicted at keeping cars off…
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California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Wildfire Losses Mount
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend on the answer to a single…
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NATO turned to elite divers to test sabotage protections for critical undersea cables increasingly at risk
NATO pit elite divers against new sensors to protect undersea cables from sabotage. Foreign adversaries have increasingly targeted…
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Three House Republicans defy Trump in first 2025 test of his "mandate"
In the first test of President-elect Donald Trump's "mandate" over a unified Republican Party, three House Republicans defied him by…
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China faces first FX test of 2025 with yuan’s red line in focus
THE offshore yuan’s year-end slide to its weakest since 2022 is set to put the China’s daily reference rate for the currency in focus as…
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See the French AMX-10 fighting vehicle Ukrainian troops are putting to the test
France sent dozens of tank-killing armored vehicles to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion. The vehicles were designed for recon and fire…
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OpenAI unveils 'o3' reasoning AI models in test phase
OpenAI said on Friday (Dec 20) it was testing new reasoning artificial intelligence (AI) models, o3 and o3 mini, in a sign of growing…
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Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU
MILAN (AP) — An Italian naval ship carrying migrants was en route Wednesday to Albania to have asylum applications processed under a…
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China startup's kerosene-powered rocket fails test flight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Deep Blue Aerospace said on Sunday its first-of-its-kind reusable kerosene-fuelled rocket, Nebula-1, failed to…
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In a remote Ugandan region, a sacred circumcision ritual faces a contentious test of purity
NEAR MOUNT ELGON, Uganda (AP) — The dancers shook their hips to the beat of drummers who led the way, anticipating the start of mass…
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China planning asteroid re-direct mission for planetary defense test
After NASA's successful planetary defense test in 2022, China’s space agency plans to launch a spacecraft designed to redirect a…
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Watch India's reusable space plane prototype ace its final landing test (video)
India recently completed a series of tests aimed at demonstrating homegrown technology for autonomously landing its reusable launch…
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Beijing accuses 2 Chinese citizens of being British spies in latest test of relations
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing has accused two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, in the latest test of a relationship that has grown…
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China launches test satellite to very low Earth orbit (video)
China launched four satellites on Tuesday (May 21) to test out new technologies. A Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket lifted off into clear skies…