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BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. in a court hearing Wednesday.Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, appeared in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday for a probable cause hearing, where government and defense attorneys argued over whether she brought “biological materials” into the U.S., ABC News reported. She was returning from a vacation from France in February when she was questioned by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Boston Logan International Airport.Petrova, 30, had stopped at a lab specializing in splicing…

ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage.Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on a large, rotating wheel and rode a unicycle on a tightrope under the big top.“As I recall the hardship that I’ve gone through, I think I’ve done something significant,” Park Sae-hwan, the head of the circus, said in a recent Associated Press interview. “But I also feel heavy responsibility because if…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 10:45 AM ET, Wed June 18, 2025 Hotel giants have their eyes on Africa as the continent’s tourism industry continues to develop, with Marriott and Hilton taking significant steps to build their presence across the continent. Marriott will add over 50 properties comprising over 9,000 rooms by the end of 2027, focusing on entering into five key markets: Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar and Mauritania.  Over half of its projects are expected to open by 2027 in Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, and Nigeria.One such new property is the Mapito Safari Camp,…

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? It’s still the first half of the year, but so far it looks like 2024’s momentum will continue this year. There have already been multiple billion-dollar rounds this year, and more AI mega-rounds closed in the U.S. in Q1 2025 compared to Q1…

WASHINGTON — Five days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, seven Senate Democrats voted to confirm Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.Nearly five months later, most of them are critical of her, with some going as far as to say they regret their votes.”I’m very disappointed. I’m very disappointed in her,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told NBC News this week. “If I were voting on her today, I definitely wouldn’t vote for her.”Freshman Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., also said he would vote differently and oppose her nomination if he could do it again.”She’s weaponizing the Department of Homeland…

It’s been over four years since Spotify first announced its plans to launch a lossless audio tier that has yet to arrive. After numerous leaks and teases from company execs, we know better than to start hoping that the long-delayed service could be finally nearing arrival. But newly added references in the music app’s code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch. According to technologist and reverse engineer Chris Messina, a number of references to “lossless” have popped up in Wednesday’s build of the Spotify desktop app. Image Credits:screenshot…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state board that oversees Florida’s public universities has confirmed three more allies of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to become university presidents. It’s a move supporters say will grant the schools the political capital to secure critical state funding and navigate a rapidly shifting legal landscape, and one that critics see as another sign that alignment with the governor’s conservative education agenda has become a prerequisite for academic leadership in the state.The elevation of two Republican former lawmakers and a lobbyist comes after the state Board of Governors rejected the nomination of a longtime academic to…

With the 2025 hurricane season officially underway as of June 1, travelers may want to know which airports are most prone to weather-related delays before locking in their summer travel plans.Though we haven’t yet seen a major hurricane blow through, airports across the U.S. are already seeing a large number of flights disrupted or cancelled due to weather disruptions. According to DOT airport stats– analyzed by the experts at InsureMyTrip – these U.S. airports had the highest weather delay rates:Dallas/Fort Worth International – 1.44%Minneapolis–St. Paul International – 1.23%Detroit Metropolitan – 1.21%Will Rogers World, Oklahoma City – 1.02%Gerald R. Ford International,…

For some tense minutes on Wednesday, X users were surprised to see one of those crypto “airdrop” posts on Andreessen Horowitz’s blue check-marked account. A second tweet said that $5 million had already been given away. That account has 851,000 followers. A member of a16z’s crypto team saw the tweet and immediately posted a warning not to engage. X quickly took down the post. Airdrops are usually used as ways for cryptocurrencies to promote themselves. a16z tells TechCrunch, and posted on the account: “Earlier today, our X account was briefly compromised. During that time, the account promoted a token and…