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Study: Quake monitors can also track incoming space junk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms. Scientists reported Thursday that seismic readings from sonic booms that were generated when a discarded ...

‘America’s Notre Dame’ getting rehab, too

COVINGTON, Ky. — Gargoyles have watched over this small Kentucky city for more than a century from their lofty perches on a cathedral known as "America's Notre Dame." A new renovation will ensure they keep their posts for years to come on the meticulously restored facade of the towering stone ...

In ‘Mercy,’ Chris Pratt is on trial with an artificial intelligence judge

It's a bold filmmaking choice to have a countdown clock on the screen for most of your movie. In the best-case scenario for a movie like "Mercy," in which a Los Angeles detective has prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge within said time limit, it heightens the tension. Who ...

We Need Diverse Books launches Unbanned Book Network to fight school bans

NEW YORK — A grassroots organization founded to increase diversity in publishing is launching a program to counteract the nationwide wave of bannings in schools and libraries. On Tuesday, We Need Diverse Books, or WNDB, announced the formation of the Unbanned Book Network, which will donate ...