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Scientists find most massive star ever discovered

LONDON -- A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered - hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time. Those behind the find say the star, called R136a1, may once have weighed as much as 320 solar masses.

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In-N-Out fans in the eastern United States finally have something to celebrate. After years of hoping the iconic West Coast chain would expand beyond its core territory, the company has officially opened its first restaurants east of the Mississippi.

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