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As Burning Man Goes Virtual, Organizers Try To Capture The Communal Aspect
Burners can attend an art class, DJ dance party — or even join a virtual group hug — via webcam or virtual reality. In place of statue burning, the event will end with backyard fires and candles.
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Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent, Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the prominent Russian opposition leader was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent previously used by Russian agents, and says Moscow has some explaining to do.
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Legal Challenges Are Likely After CDC Bans Some Evictions Amid Pandmic
The Trump administration is trying to halt residential evictions through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but legal scholars are unsure it will stand up in court.
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Ridley Scott Directs New HBO Max Series 'Raised By Wolves'
The show is about a pair of androids who raise a group of children on a barren, distant world after Earth is destroyed by religious war. Our TV critic says the show is inspired and a little flawed.
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Famed New York Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75
Seaver, a baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship. He died of complications of dementia and COVID-19.
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It's A Bird, It's A Plane. No, It's A Guy In A Jetpack
A Fox TV affiliate in Los Angeles obtained audio of the moment a flight crew reported seeing a man flying alongside them in a jetpack. The FBI is investigating.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Delivers An Extraordinarily Quiet Ride
The $300,000 luxury sedan has extra insulation to block noise. But in testing, riders found it too unnervingly quiet. Engineers had to let some noise back in.
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Former DHS Official: White House Failed To Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.
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Meteorite Fragments Are A Boon For Residents In Brazilian Town
The fragments of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite that fell on Santa Filomena last month have been a literal windfall as locals sell them for thousands of dollars apiece.
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U.S. Open Action Is Underway Without Crowds And Some Star Players
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the U.S. Open and the changes to this year's tennis tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In High-Profile Mass. Senate Primary, Markey Fends Off Kennedy Challenge
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey survived the highest-profile Democratic primary contest of his decades in federal office, defeating Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a member of the legendary political dynasty.
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U.K. Students Begin To Return To Classes During COVID-19 Pandemic
Many parents in England are looking forward to this week's return to school, but the government's shifting policy on coronavirus precautions has some worried as infections rise.