Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.

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A picture of the northern lights spotted in Riverton, Wyoming.

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What to do if orcas attack your boat: If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water' and turn off your engine

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People in a boat watching an orca whale swim toward them.
Orcas are curious animals that may approach your boat.

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Russia is putting its entire economy at risk to fuel its war 'above all else,' UK intel says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson once promoted software he used to monitor his porn usage. Josh Duggar and Lamar Odom used the same program.

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Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks with Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry in the House chamber after his election at the US Capitol on October 25, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Judge in Donald Trump's fraud trial expands his gag order, revealing that the court's been 'inundated' with threats

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Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Ames, Iowa, on September 9, 2023.

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. testified — within an hour of each other — that they had nothing to do with their father's net worth statements

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. at the New York fraud trial.
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. both testified within an hour of each other at the New York fraud trial.

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31 Democrats voted to spare George Santos. 1 of them went on Reddit to explain why.

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George Santos (left) and Jeff Jackson (right).

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What Tucker Carlson emailed his 'Tuckertroop' staff when Fox News fired him, according to a new book

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Tucker Carlson.

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Settler violence has been forcing Palestinians out of the West Bank and turning the area into a 'Wild West,' rights group says

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Palestinians cry during the funeral of Rawhi Sawafta, 70, after he was killed by Israeli forces during the raid on the West Bank Town of Tubas, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.
Palestinians cry during the funeral of Rawhi Sawafta, 70, after he was killed by Israeli forces during the raid on the West Bank town of Tubas, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.

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Jewish students are planning to sue elite universities like Cornell and Harvard, accusing them of not doing enough to stop 'explosion' of antisemitism on campus

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Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, October 25, 2023
Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on October 25, 2023

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