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NaN Hours Ago · United States, United States
Trump backs away from plans to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks intensify
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dropped the idea of charging a 20% fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, and said he would instead take trade and investment deals with the Gulf states.
NaN Hours Ago · United States, United States
Astronomers discover sugar in space, offering hints to life’s origins
For the first time, astrobiologists have positively identified something sweet in outer space. According to a study published today in the journal Nature Astronomy, a team successfully pinpointed a type of sugar called erythrulose inside a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Here on Earth, the four-carbon compound is most often found in sunless tanning creams and raspberries.


NaN Hours Ago · South Dakota, United States
Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction, after fetching a record $50,130,000 at Sotheby’s in New York Tuesday.
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Grassley says he has records showing Jack Smith team reviewed 44 lawmakers’ text messages
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