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7.0 earthquake rattles Northern California, spurs anxiety before tsunami warning is canceled

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8 mn readA magnitude 7 earthquake about 30 miles off the Humboldt County shoreline prompted a highly unusual tsunami warning for a wide swath of the Northern California coast Thursday, spurring widespread evacuations before it was canceled an hour later. The earthquake rattled large parts of the region — from San Francisco and Monterey to as far […]

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Key members of OPEC+ alliance are putting off production increases amid slack crude prices

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3 mn readEight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries decided Thursday to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year. The OPEC+ members decided at an online meeting to postpone production increases that […]

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European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

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3 mn readA pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Each fake eclipse should last six hours once operations begin next year. That’s considerably longer than the few minutes of totality offered by a natural eclipse here on Earth, allowing for […]

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Popular Mexican restaurant set to return, 20 years after closing all US locations

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2 mn readTwenty years after closing all of its locations due to bankruptcy and a foodborne illness outbreak, a popular Mexican restaurant is looking to make a comeback. Hormel Foods, who owns the trademark, worked out a deal to bring Chi-Chi’s back to life after every location closed in 2004. The son of the founder of Chi-Chi’s, […]

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Bitcoin price tops $100,000 for first time in its history

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2 mn readBitcoin’s price has hit the $100,000 mark for the first time in history as demand for the cryptocurrency surged following the election of Donald Trump and other crypto-friendly lawmakers in the US election. The world’s leading cryptocurrency is currently valued at close to $103,000, having risen over 7 per cent in the last 24 hours, as the president-elect announced plans to nominate pro-crypto businessperson […]

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week

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2 mn readA small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It’s the first of two expected asteroid fly-bys this week. The European Space Agency issued an alert for the 27-inch asteroid at 4:27 a.m. ET, with the agency saying the celestial rock would create a […]

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