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The northern long-eared bat population at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, has plummeted by 90% over 20 years due to the devastating impact of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit joins Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station, setting a record with 19 people in orbit at the same time, including crews on the ISS, Tiangong space station, and SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience.
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Retired four-star general Jack Keane warns that the US faces its most challenging threats since World War II, citing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, and aggressive behavior from China and North Korea, which could lead to a "near-term major war"
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A bright fireball, confirmed to be an asteroid fragment, streaked across the Midwestern sky on Friday, breaking apart with a loud boom and leaving a lingering smoke trail, with a second, less bright fireball detected later that night.
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The remains of Pvt. George Coe Browning, a Marine missing in action for 80 years after the invasion of Iwo Jima, have been identified and will be laid to rest in New Jersey alongside his mother.
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A federal judge has overturned New Jersey's ban on AR-15 rifles, ruling it unconstitutional, while upholding the state's ban on higher-capacity magazines, in a decision that is expected to be appealed by both sides.
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ISIS attacks in Iraq and Syria surged in the first half of 2024, exceeding the total for 2023, according to U.S. Central Command.
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The U.S. Army awarded a $4.5 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for 870 Patriot missiles to boost production and reduce costs amid high demand.
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President Joe Biden heads to the G7 summit in Italy to address global challenges, including support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.
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