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Pale auroras may be visible as far south as South Dakota, Iowa and New York — but the storms could still intensify or weaken over the weekend.

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You May Have A Chance To Spot The Northern Lights This Weekend, Courtesy Of The Sun

“There's still a fair amount of uncertainty"

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Study: Electric Car Drivers More Likely To Cause Wrecks

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Gray whales overhead in ocean

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Drone Video Of Gray Whales Offers New Insight Into How They Eat

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Luckey explained how he created the VR experience with Oculus by thinking ahead

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Pepperdine Awards Oculus Visionary Entrepreneur Palmer Luckey President’s Award For Excellence in Freedom

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Is Verizon Down? Thousands Of Users Report Service Outage Monday Morning

"Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to solve the issue."

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 Jesus Film Project

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AI Could Accelerate Translations For New Animated 'JESUS Film'

Gospel workers will have a new tool in their hands before long. The Jesus Film Project’s fully animated film of Jesus is underway.

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Did You Know Some EVs Can Be Used To Power Home Devices During Emergencies

EVs don’t emit dangerous car monoxide emissions like gas-powered generators.

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Boeing’s 737

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NTSB's Urgent Safety Alert After Boeing 737 Rudder Failure

Boeing’s 737 flight manual currently tells pilots to “overpower the jammed or restricted system [using] maximum force, including a combined effort of both pilots.”

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piles of crushed plastic bottles in a warehouse

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California Sues ExxonMobil, Alleging Deception About Plastics Recycling

In the lawsuit, the state's attorney general says ExxonMobil misled consumers into believing that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste, though it knew otherwise.

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Little girl with relieved dad

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10-Year-Old Found In Woods With Thermal Imaging Drone

A 10-year-old girl who went missing in the woods of Louisiana was found safely with the help of a thermal imaging drone.

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A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of a monumental recovery effort that has been ongoing following the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history.

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Volunteers Lead Efforts To Help New Mexico Bounce Back From 2022 Wildfire

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Thousands of huge, clear blobs have begun to appear on the beaches of the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas. Experts said Hurricane Francine and recent heavy rain may have caused the bloom.

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Stinging Moon Jellies An Imposing Sight For Texas Beachgoers

"I have been coming to this area since 1970 and have never seen anything like this. Still today they are everywhere!" Jodi Scott told the Houston Chronicle

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New Apple 16 phones in store

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Apple's iPhone 16 Available In Stores — But Without AI

Early sales of the new phones were down 13% compared with last year's launch of iPhone 15. Analysts say it's because iPhone 16 lacks AI.

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Watch: 25 Years Ago, The Cooking Craze Was Buying A Microwave Oven

Microwave ovens were the new must-have kitchen item. See throwback report from 1979.

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