High temperatures make the air less dense, reducing engine performance and the amount of lift produced at a given speed.
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Comedians energize the picket lines as Hollywood actors and writers strikes enter second week
The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign of a swift ending
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Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns
President Biden’s administration told Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that the barrier installed this month near the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, was ‘unlawful.’
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with possible cash payout of $422 million
ST. LOUIS — Mega Millions has upped the ante by another $100 million. The lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game’s latest drawing on Friday night sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57, and gold Mega Ball 25. No tickets […]
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Florida Keys coral reefs already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs
Surface temperatures around the Keys have been averaging about 91 degrees, well above the normal mid-July average of 85 degrees.
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Fargo gunman searched online for ‘kill fast’ and ‘mass shooting events,’ officials say
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said investigators believe for now that there were no co-conspirators, and do not believe the shooting was religiously motivated.
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Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels
Her exit comes as Republican lawmakers across the U.S. are targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses.
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Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
Russia said it suspended the Black Sea Grain Initiative because the U.N. had failed to overcome obstacles to shipping its food and fertilizer to global markets.
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Brazilian petrochemical company settles with city where mining destroyed entire neighborhoods
Braskem is one of the biggest petrochemical companies in the Americas, owned primarily by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and construction giant Novonor, formerly known as Odebrecht.
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Prosecutors say FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is harassing a key witness at his upcoming trial
FTX entered bankruptcy in November when the global exchange ran out of money after the equivalent of a bank run.