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The White House denounces China’s demand to label Taiwan and Hong Kong as separate countries calling it Orwellian nonsense as Trump critiques immigration policy at a Cleveland roundtable. A $143 million Mega Millions ticket was bought in Moraine Ohio with 180 days to claim. Connecticut overturns Skakel murder conviction due to trial attorney alibi evidence. Indian police arrest 14 for kidnapping and burning a teenage girl after alleged rape. North Korea shifts time zone by 30 minutes aiming to align with South Korea after a summit.
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NASA launches unbelievable 1B mission to Mars
A car sized InSight lander blasted off from Vandenberg California just after 4 am local time on a first of its kind West Coast interplanetary launch. The nearly one billion dollar mission aims to probe beneath Mars surface to study quakes and planetary formation.
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Father of Parkland victim leads gun reform protest near NRA event
Fred Guttenberg spoke at Belo Garden Park four blocks from the NRA convention calling for universal background checks red flag laws high capacity mag bans and raising the age to buy guns from 18 to 21. Pro gun supporters heckled him with a bullhorn as the rally organized by NoRA unfolded with free NoRA T shirts and signs.
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CO2 Surges to Highest Level in 800000 Years
Scripps Institute reports atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 410.31 parts per million in April, the highest monthly Mauna Loa reading since 1958 and over 410 ppm for the first time. The rise reflects ongoing fossil fuel burning and a 30 percent increase since tracking began.
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