Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur, but mining the water would be tough.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft launches ad campaign against antisemitism
Announcement of the $25 million national campaign comes in the wake of a report by the Anti-Defamation League asserting that antisemitic incidents in the U.S. rose 36% in 2022.
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Wind industry predicts it will grow rapidly in 2023
The Global Wind Energy Council points to incentives for renewable energy development in the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States, and policies in Europe and China that further expand the role of renewables.
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Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
The shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.
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Wells hotel is at center of disability rights lawsuit going before U.S. Supreme Court
The high court will decide whether a Florida woman who has filed over 600 federal lawsuits against hotel owners and operators over alleged ADA violations can sue hotels where she doesn’t intend to stay.
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Zelensky, atomic agency chief discuss nuclear plant fears
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s 6 reactors are in shutdown and it is receiving the electricity it needs to prevent a reactor meltdown through just 1 remaining power line.
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Manhattan grand jury investigating Trump hush money is back at work
The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over hush money payments is back in court and hearing evidence related to the case.
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Lawmakers open to Biden’s call to claw back SVB executive pay
Members of both parties say they’re open to legislation that would punish executives for their role in the bank failures.
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Prince Harry in court for phone-tapping, privacy suit against UK tabloid
A group of British tabloids will ask a judge to toss out lawsuits by the prince, Elton John and several other celebrities who allege phone tapping and other invasions of privacy.
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China’s global campaign to win friends blossoms in unlikely place: Utah
Utah’s lawmakers delayed legislation Beijing didn’t like, nixed resolutions that conveyed displeasure with its actions and expressed support in ways that enhanced the Chinese government’s image.