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A powerful storm wiped out these baby pterosaurs 150 million years ago | CNN
A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This latest research also provides fresh clues that may unravel a broader enduring mystery surrounding the site where the specimens were found.
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American labor has a new challenge: Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s latest effort to overhaul America’s legal immigration system — raising the annual fee on H-1B visa applicants from $215 to $100,000 — could deal a major blow to some US industries that rely on skilled foreign workers.
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Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon | CNN
Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, if more detailed analyses verify preliminary observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says | CNN
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicenter was sentenced to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Can NATO innovate fast enough to counter Russia’s growing drone threat? | CNN
Days after the wail of air-raid sirens and the roar of NATO fighter jets punctuated a peaceful late-summer night in eastern Poland, the key question in Europe is not only whether Moscow deliberately sent nearly two dozen drones into NATO airspace, but what the military response reveals about the alliance’s long-term ability to deal with this growing threat.
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Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth | CNN
Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.
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Nearly a year after Helene, popular section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens near Asheville, bringing hope to communities | CNN
A 26-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in western North Carolina - just in time for the busy fall season - marking a major milestone in the state’s recovery nearly one year after Hurricane Helene devastated much of the region.
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New York Times: Justice Department closed probe into Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, for accepting bag of cash | CNN Politics
Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported.
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Michael Dell, Murdochs will also be involved in TikTok deal, Trump says | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said tech and media giants Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch will be a part of the group to take over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations.
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Trump goes into UN gathering isolated but defiant on path ahead for Gaza | CNN Politics
When President Donald Trump delivers the first address of his second term to the annual gathering of global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, he will be at odds with more than half of the member nations, including key allies, over the war in Gaza and possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.
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