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Endurance: Antarctic explorer Shackleton’s ship found after 100 years

Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice during what proved to be one of the most heroic expeditions in history. A team of marine archaeologists, engineers and… Read More

Big changes coming to Bayer, the maker of aspirin

German chemical and health care company Bayer said Thursday it is selling a U.S.-based pest control business to private equity firm Cinven for $2.6 billion. Bayer is popularly known as the maker of aspirin. Bayer said the Environmental Science Professional business, which is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, had about… Read More

WHO: Corona cases, deaths continue to drop

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. In its latest report on the pandemic issued on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said new COVID-19… Read More

Cyber firm says China hacked six U.S. state governments

Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released Tuesday by a private cybersecurity firm. The report from Mandiant does not identify the compromised states or offer… Read More

Ukraine resistance strong; Russian advance bloody

Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine’s capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling, amid renewed efforts Wednesday to rescue civilians from besieged cities. With sporadic gunfire echoing behind them, firefighters dragged an elderly man… Read More

Putin underestimated Ukraine. Does it matter?

The United States believes Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties, the Biden administration’s top intelligence official told lawmakers Tuesday. The testimony, in a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, amounted to the first public disclosure by the… Read More

War and warming: Jerry Brown emerges from retirement

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he’s still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now are center stage globally: climate change and the threat of nuclear war. The 83-year-old Brown, who left office in 2019, serves as… Read More

McDonald’s to temporarily shut all 850 stores in Russia

McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia “who have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald’s brand.” But in an open… Read More

Ukrainian women flee — or fight

It’s a global day to celebrate women, but many of those fleeing Ukraine feel only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers, and fathers stay behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion. The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to… Read More

New Zealand reevaluates lockdown as case counts balloon

Back in August, New Zealand’s government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new daily cases hit a record of nearly 24,000, officials told hospital workers they could help out on understaffed COVID-19 wards even if they were… Read More