Spiking U.S. gun sales deluge FBI’s background check system, cause delays
By Brad Brooks
(Reuters) – A surge in people buying guns since the coronavirus pandemic began has flooded the FBI’s (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Scientists create gene-edited animals as ‘surrogate sires’ to boost food production
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such (More…)
Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek – sources
By Julie Steenhuysen and Marisa Taylor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States (More…)
Trump EPA sides with farmers over refiners in biofuel waiver decision
By Stephanie Kelly
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. (More…)
Gilead bolsters cancer portfolio with $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics
(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc will acquire biotech company Immunomedics Inc for $21 billion, a move that will strengthen its (More…)
Pompeo says Trump administration eager for end to Gulf rift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the three-year rift between (More…)
Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus (More…)
Shooting of 27-year-old man under investigation in Pennsylvania
By Nathan Layne
(Reuters) – The mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Monday called for an overhaul of how the city (More…)
$100,000 reward offered in ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County deputies
(Reuters) – As the manhunt for the lone gunman who ambushed and shot two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies enters (More…)
Sea of Slush: Arctic sea ice lows mark a new polar climate regime
By Natalie Thomas and Cassandra Garrison
ARCTIC OCEAN (Reuters) – At the edge of the ice blanketing part of the (More…)
