A NASA probe got slammed by a massive eruption from the sun — and caught it all on camera

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.

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Lauren Boebert's fondling incident may have violated Colorado's public indecency law, but an attorney said she probably won't be charged

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Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert.

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Both Ukraine and Russia are sending troops to fight over a bunch of small islands. It's a way to distract from the front lines, UK intel says.

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Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.
Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river in a video released in July.

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A Black student was suspended over his locs hairstyle. Now his family is threatening to call Child Protective Services on the Texas school.

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Dr. Candice Matthews, Darryl George, and Darresha George sitting next to each other
Dr. Candice Matthews, Darryl George, and Darresha George.

Dr. Candice Matthews

Boebert's 'Beetlejuice' incident at a Denver theater was beyond embarrassing and voters are sick of it, says her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch

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Adam Frisch; Lauren Boebert.
Adam Frisch; Lauren Boebert.

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Russia gave Kim Jong Un a bunch of attack drones as a present, violating a UN resolution that even Russian diplomats voted for

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un before a meeting April 25, 2019 in Vladivostok, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un before a meeting April 25, 2019 in Vladivostok, Russia.

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A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

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A stiff ball of brown fur sits in a pair of human hands wearing white surgical gloves.
This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.

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Ex-Russian general warns 'lies' may obscure the battlefield realities of how Ukraine's troops are gaining ground

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A 155-mm M109 self-propelled howitzer fires onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on August 17, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
A 155-mm M109 self-propelled howitzer fires onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on August 17, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ukraine alleges that Russian forces accidentally bombed their own occupied territory when an air strike went wrong and hit an apartment complex

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Damage seen after the bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Nova Kakhovka.
Damage seen after the bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Nova Kakhovka.

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A conservative appeals court just ruled against the federal gun law used to charge Hunter Biden

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Hunter Biden was indicted on three firearm charges that allege he lied about not using drugs when buying a revolver.

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