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Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box

Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box

Google is pointing its users to voting booths this presidential election. The search giant will provide a summary box detailing state voting laws.
by Associated Press

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NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded history

NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded history

Even after the fading of a strong El Nino, which spikes global temperatures on top of man-made climate change, July burst global temperature records.
by Associated Press

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Talk about an ancient mariner! Greenland shark is at least 272 years old

Talk about an ancient mariner! Greenland shark is at least 272 years old

This Arctic species can live longer than any other known animal advanced enough to have a backbone, scientists say -- maybe more than 500 years. Their muscles might hold clues that could help humans.

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How to see the Perseid meteor shower (it's going to be twice as nice)

How to see the Perseid meteor shower (it's going to be twice as nice)

The meteor shower will light up the skies this week, peaking late Thursday into Friday. This year, we're in for an even better show than usual, thanks to an "outburst."
by Nancy Yang

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The Chimera quandary: Is it ethical to create hybrid embryos?

The Chimera quandary: Is it ethical to create hybrid embryos?

The National Institutes of Health proposed lifting its moratorium on funding for research on part-animal, part-human embryos -- which raises a huge dilemma, says bioethicist Insoo Hyun.

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Grand Forks app allows residents to submit anonymous tips

The tip411 app is designed to help residents view alerts and submit anonymous tips. The program's technology removes all identifying information before tips are relayed to law enforcement.
by The Associated Press

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U student aims to cure bone cancer that killed his friend

U student aims to cure bone cancer that killed his friend

A clinical trial on the new therapy, scheduled to start later this year, would not have been possible if not for the money raised from the song, "Clouds."
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