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How common are earthquakes in Maine?

Maine experiences several noticeable earthquakes every year, but the one that hit about 6 miles offshore on Monday is in rarified air.
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Career US Justice Department official in charge of public corruption cases resigns

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Corey Amundson, the U.S. Justice Department’s senior career official in charge of overseeing public corruption and other politically sensitive investigations, resigned on Monday after the Trump administration tried to reassign him to a new role working on immigration issues, according to a letter seen by Reuters. “I am honored and blessed to have served
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Judge reverses order, grants Oath Keepers access to Capitol after Trump clemency

A judge had ordered the Oath Keeper members convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, to be barred from entering the U.S. Capitol court permission.
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Opinion | MAGA world is crowing at Colombia’s capitulation to Trump’s bullying tactics

For a fleeting moment, it looked like going after Trump was a political risk Colombian President Gustavo Petro was willing to take. But all his rhetoric was for naught.
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What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?

A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology.
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Map shows location of huge underwater volcano near coast set to erupt this year

A huge volcano at the bottom of the sea near the US’ northwestern coast is predicted to erupt this year. Named Axial Seamount, it’s more than a mile wide and stands 3,600 feet (1,100 metres) from the seafloor. One of the most active undersea volcanoes in the world, it has erupted three times over the past 30 years. In November, scientists found Axi…
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‘Back to 1897’: Latin America scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s aggression

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro finds little support for confrontational stance against US
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Coca-cola recalls drinks over safety concerns

The company says the drinks contain “higher levels” of chlorate, but says the risk is “very low”.
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Kendall Jenner Wore 2025’s Top Blazer Trend With This Chic Corpcore Staple

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Meta is reportedly scrambling multiple ‘war rooms’ of engineers to figure out how DeepSeek’s AI is beating everyone else at a fraction of the price

The engineers will study how DeepSeek accomplished its tech feat and how Meta can benefit.