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Pilots aboard Hurricane Hunter plane chasing a winter storm experience strange phenomenon NOAA

Pilots aboard Hurricane Hunter plane chasing a winter storm experience strange phenomenon

An experienced hurricane hunting crew chasing a winter storm came across a far different discovery this past weekend. In what is known as St. Elmo's fire, footage of the forking electric discharge was captured on Saturday by pilots as the spectacle flashed throughout the cockpit.The video, captured by the National…
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February 19, 2020
Scottish government decries “devastating” effect post-Brexit border policy will have on economy Scottish National Party

Scottish government decries “devastating” effect post-Brexit border policy will have on economy

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a call for a Scottish visa, which overseas workers could use to settle in the country and to bypass the Tories’ proposed “points” immigration system. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the United Kingdom’s new post-Brexit border policy after it was released Wednesday, saying new…
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February 19, 2020
Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strains Antibiotics

Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strains

Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonized the potable water dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but a new study suggests that they are no more dangerous than closely related strains on Earth. Aubrie O'Rourke of the J. Craig Venter Institute and colleagues report these findings in a…
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February 19, 2020
Labour MPs threatening to quit party if Long-Bailey becomes leader ‘must trigger immediate by-elections’ Tories and Labour

Labour MPs threatening to quit party if Long-Bailey becomes leader ‘must trigger immediate by-elections’

Labour MPs threatening to quit the party if Rebecca Long-Bailey becomes leader should be forced to hold immediate by-elections, Dawn Butler has said. The deputy leadership hopeful attacked those considering a walkout if Ms Long-Bailey is elected, saying it was unacceptable for them to sit as independents if their constituents voted…
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February 19, 2020
Trump Ousts Top Defense Official Who Warned Against Withholding Ukraine Aid NATO

Trump Ousts Top Defense Official Who Warned Against Withholding Ukraine Aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration’s release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists. John Rood resigned Wednesday, saying he was…
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February 19, 2020