The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced that the state has closed bars, gyms, and movie theaters for 30 days, amid an increase in coronavirus cases. The state also closed water parks …
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Obama reportedly said Trump’s use of “insult to the kung flu” surprises and annoys me. “ James Crump writes: Barack Obama has reportedly criticized President Donald Trump’s use of the “kung flu” to describe the coronavirus. Trump, along with other Republicans, has repeatedly referred to Covid-19 as “kung flu” or …
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Chrysopelea paradisi, the paradise tree snake, does just that, propelling itself through the air from trees in South and Southeast Asia. Little was known about how these snakes “fly” before a team of Virginia Tech scientists published a new research article on Monday. Experts say snakes glide through the air, …
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Private calls between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have the tone of “two boys in a steam room,” according to an attendee’s account of the conversations described to CNN. The President of the United States is often mocked by his Russian counterpart, according to the adviser’s summary. It comes amid …
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Dimorphos got its name last week, just in time to reflect on the importance of understanding the threat from near-Earth asteroids. Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets whose orbits place them 30 million miles from Earth. In 1908, a powerful asteroid hit the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Russian …
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