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USDA awards $6.3 million for Texas feral swine control projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $6.3 million to four Texas projects aimed at controlling feral swine, the agency announced Nov. 6. Three...

FAA puts digital air traffic control towers to work in Florida and Alaska

The Federal Aviation Administration says its first operational digital air traffic control towers are in use at Bartow Executive Airport in Florida and Kenai...

Report raises questions about who oversees federal AI safety testing

Staff at the federal center responsible for assessing advanced artificial intelligence systems have been reporting to the White House, The Associated Press reported Sunday....

October inflation report is due Tuesday. Here’s what to watch.

Update, Nov. 10 at 7:39 a.m. Central: Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 0.6% in September, the...

U.S. job openings hold near 7.5 million as more workers quit

U.S. employers reported 7.5 million job openings at the end of September, a level the Bureau of Labor Statistics described as little changed. Hiring...

NASA’s Swift observatory re-enters atmosphere after nearly 22 years

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Nov. 4, ending nearly 22 years in orbit. The U.S. Space Force placed the re-entry...

Spacewalkers finish the International Space Station’s solar power upgrade

Two astronauts installed the International Space Station’s final roll-out solar array Thursday, completing a power upgrade that began in 2021. NASA astronaut Anil Menon...

U.S. business productivity rose at a 3.6% annual rate in the third quarter

Output at U.S. nonfarm businesses grew much faster than hours worked in the third quarter, lifting labor productivity at a 3.6% annual rate, the...

Hubble revisits a star cluster that may predate much of the Milky Way

A new Hubble image brings together years of observations of Messier 30, a tightly packed group of stars about 27,500 light-years away. NASA released...

U.S. adds 165,000 jobs in October as unemployment holds near 4%

U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.1% from 4.2% in...

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