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A shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa district Friday, June 10, 2022. Japan on Friday eased its borders for foreign tourists.

Japan eases foreign tourism ban and allows guided package tours

2:39am June 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Japan on Friday began accepting applications for tourists on guided package tours who're willing to follow mask-wearing and other preventative measures as the country cautiously reopens.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Trump's record is split in South Dakota Republican primaries

10:50pm June 07, 2022

by Lee Strubinger

In South Dakota, Trump-endorsed Gov. Kristi Noem wins the primary for governor, as does Republican Sen. John Thune, an adversary of the former president.

New Mexico's Democratic governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham (center), smiles as supporters cheer during a campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., on June 3, 2021. The rally was cut short as protesters chanted loudly beyond the walls of the outdoor venue.

Former TV meteorologist sweeps the New Mexico GOP primary for governor

9:58pm June 07, 2022

by Nash Jones

Mark Ronchetti has won the GOP for primary in the N.M. governor's race. He'll take on Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is running for a second term, in November.

A volcano's song could contain clues to its future eruptions, scientists hope

4:29pm June 06, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

Scientists have recorded a song coming from a volcano. They think the musical notes may someday be useful for predicting when a dangerous eruption might occur.

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An illustration of the view at dawn on June 3 and 4.

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Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this month

2:15pm June 03, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.

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Kasha Patel: Why we should use comedy to explain science

9:25am June 03, 2022

Can humor help us learn about the world? Science writer and comedian Kasha Patel thinks so. She applies the scientific method to stand-up comedy, and uses humor to teach science.

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The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

10:33pm May 31, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

The green boxes show portions of the audio spectrogram that artificial intelligence has identified as marine mammal calls.

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A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep

12:19pm May 31, 2022

by Joe Palca

By converting sounds to images, scientists can use artificial intelligence to quickly find and assess animals' calls, even deep in the ocean.

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In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 11, 2021 in Spruce Knob, W.Va.

There's a chance of a meteor shower Monday night

5:28pm May 30, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Those in North America have the best shot at seeing the shower at about 1 a.m. on the East Coast or 10 p.m. on the West Coast.

A bounty of black holes surround the Sagittarius A supermassive black hole which lies at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

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What does a black hole sound like? NASA has an answer

1:53pm May 28, 2022

NASA began "sonifying" its famous photos of outer space to help people who are visually impaired enjoy the images. Recently, it recreated the sound of a black hole 240 million light-years away.

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