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A judge halted NIH funding cuts that California and Democratic-run states say could harm life-saving medical research work at UC, Cal State and other universities. The suit said the cuts violated federal law.

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Mount Everest from SpaceMount Everest from Space

This view from space shuttle Columbia shows Mount Everest, which reaches 29,028 feet in elevation (8,848 meters), along with many glaciers. Mount Everest is to the left of the V-shaped valley.

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Motley Crue singer&s jet collides with plane at Arizona airport, killing one

Authorities say one person has been killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil collided with another jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.

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Minister blames monkey for triggering nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka

A monkey has been blamed for triggering a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka after the animal intruded into a power station.

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Venezuelan planes bring deported migrants back from US

Two Venezuelan planes returned from the United States on Monday carrying deported passengers.

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Fossils show early Europeans ate the brains of their enemies

Fossils unearthed from a Polish cave suggest early Europeans engaged in cannibalism, sometimes even eating the brains of their enemies, during a time of war about 18,000 years ago.

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