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What we know about the computer update glitch disrupting systems around the world

3:17pm July 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

A tech meltdown left workers at airlines, banks and hospitals staring at the dreaded “blue screen of death” as their computers went inert in what is being described as a historic outage.

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

3:15pm July 19, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

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Science

A newly discovered dinosaur may have spent part of its life underground

3:09pm July 19, 2024

by Jordan-Marie Smith

A new dinosaur has been discovered in Utah by North Carolina researchers and paleontologists. They believe it was a burrowing species.

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World News

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

2:16pm July 19, 2024

by Charles Maynes

A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.

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'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie

11:10am July 19, 2024

by John Powers

This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

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Arts

Boston is shaking up its public art scene

9:29am July 19, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

The initiative aims to bring residents, artists and groups together to rethink public art — a challenge for a place so steeped in a Colonial past.

Science

Days are getting slightly longer — and it's due to climate change

9:25am July 19, 2024

by Lauren Sommer

So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.

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Politics & Government

Climate hasn't been core to the GOP. These conservatives are trying to change that

9:04am July 19, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.

As balloons fell after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accepted his party nomination last night, the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want' rang through the arena.

Politics & Government

How Biden’s campaign crisis looks from the inside. And, a tech glitch sows chaos

8:20am July 19, 2024

Top Democratic leaders are calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but his campaign says he is not going anywhere. And, key takeaways from the RNC.

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The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know.

5:03am July 19, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.