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Tuesday, Apr 23

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Monday, Apr 8

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Total solar eclipse wows North America as clouds part just in time for most

Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight. Almost everyone in North America was guaranteed at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting.

Sunday, Apr 7

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So, what happens if you look at a solar eclipse?

Vision loss from an eclipse may heal over time, but can also be permanent.

Monday, Apr 1

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Sunday, Mar 31

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Tuesday, Mar 5

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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage

Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage

Monday, Mar 4

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Prime Video drops first trailer for Western Pa.-shot 'American Rust: Broken Justice'

Prime Video also revealed when “American Rust” season one will be available to stream.

Friday, Feb 23

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Private U.S. spacecraft is on its side on the moon, company says

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Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it’s communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data.

Thursday, Feb 22

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Private lander makes first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, but signal weak

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Intuitive Machines was striving to become the first private business to successfully pull off a lunar landing, a feat achieved by only five countries. A rival company’s lander missed the moon last month.

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AT&T says mobile network restored as U.S. starts investigation

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A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.

Friday, Feb 16

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Fishing Report: Waters mostly low and clear with some pushing 40 degrees

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Low clear water means the fish can you as well as you can see them.

Thursday, Feb 15

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Western Pa.-shot 'American Rust: Broken Justice' now slated for March release on Amazon

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All 10 episodes of “Broken Justice” will premiere on Amazon Prime Video next month.

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SpaceX launches a commercial lander to the moon in historic mission

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Another private U.S. company is taking a shot at the moon, launching a month after a rival's lunar lander missed its mark.

Friday, Jan 19

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Japan becomes the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon

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Space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its mission priority of making a pinpoint landing.

Thursday, Jan 18

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Monday, Jan 8

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Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic's Peregrine lander re-establishes lost connection after 'propulsion anomaly'

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic launched its Peregrine lander Monday as it aims to be the first American company to make a lunar landing.

Wednesday, Jan 3

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Artificial intelligence got a lot of attention in 2023, but not so much in the Pa. Legislature

At least eight measures with a primary focus on the rapidly expanding field – including ones governing the use of AI in processing of health insurance claims and punishing its use in child sex abuse exploitation – were introduced in the…

Thursday, Dec 21

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COVID variant JN.1 is rapidly spreading, but, so far, without increased symptom severity

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“There’s always going to be a new variant rising, an older variant falling, multiple variants circulating — that’s just how evolution works.”

Wednesday, Dec 20

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Tuesday, Nov 21

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Saturday, Nov 18

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Saturday, Nov 11

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92 cameras, capturing every inch: AHN's new Skin Cancer Center features a full-body scanning machine

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The VECTRA WB360 Whole Body Imaging System is one of just 15 such devices in operation in the country, per the hospital system.

Thursday, Oct 5

Wednesday, Sep 27

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Thursday, Sep 21

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Gov. Shapiro: How Pennsylvania will embrace generative artificial intelligence

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With Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order, Pennsylvania will embrace generative artificial intelligence

Friday, Sep 8

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Monday, Sep 4

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Driver's Seat: 2024 Lexus RZ 450e luxury: Taking range anxiety to the next level

As a standard EV range tends to be 250 to 300 miles per charge, having an admired brand offer 196 to 220 miles seems like a nonstarter. But with other brands being accused of range exaggeration, maybe it’s closer to even than we think.

Friday, Aug 18

Are nightmares keeping your kid up? Here's how you can help

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“It’s all about giving the child a sense of control over their nightmare.”

Sunday, Aug 13

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Analysis: Amid frustration, here's how Mitch Keller plans to evolve and recapture a ‘bully mindset’

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Mitch Keller hasn’t been good lately and knows it. Here’s how he plans to achieve different results.