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Earthquakes felt in Las Vegas strained major fault, study says

The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a web of interconnected faults and increased strain on a major nearby fault that has begun to slowly move, according to a new study.

3 win Nobel for work on lithium-ion batteries

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work developing lithium-ion batteries.

Apple’s new offerings: Cheaper iPhone, $5 streaming TV

Apple delivered the news Tuesday while also unveiling three new iPhones that won’t look much different than last year’s models.

Apollo 11 astronauts all had Silver State connections

Neil Armstrong’s astronaut training in Nevada went much more smoothly than his disastrous stops here in 1962, which ended with a stuck fighter jet and a hard landing.

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Lack of home internet a problem for millions doing homework

With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone?

Facebook bans Farrakhan, Alex Jones, other extremists

Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and others from its main service and from Instagram, saying they violated the company’s ban against hate and violence.

Giant Stratolaunch jet flies for first time

A giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan completed what company officials called a superb initial flight over California’s Mojave Desert.

Israeli team assesses what went wrong with lunar landing

The team behind the Israeli spacecraft that crashed into the moon moments before touchdown was working Friday to try and piece together what derailed the ambitious mission, which sought to make history as the first privately funded lunar landing.

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