Miami Ranks as America's Rudest City
A Manhattan Mental Health Counseling ranking of 70 U.S. cities places Miami first for rude behavior, ahead of Las Vegas and Memphis.
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US Offers $20 Million for Iran Nuclear Information
The State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $20 million for information on Iran's nuclear program, including possible relocation for informants.
Space
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Firefly Joins NASA's $10 Billion CLPS 2 Lunar Program
Firefly Aerospace has been onboarded as a vendor under NASA's CLPS 2 contract aimed at increasing commercial deliveries to the Moon.
Chemistry
Army Advances Copper-Based Replacement for Lead Azide
Researchers have progressed in developing DBX-1 to replace lead azide in military explosive initiators, a compound used since World War I.
Environmental
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NMFS Says U.S. Fisheries May Meet Whale Standard
New federal analyses suggest U.S. fisheries could satisfy the standard for protecting North Atlantic right whales.
Science — General
MacArthur Foundation Names 20 Fellows
The foundation has named 20 fellows, each receiving $800,000, for work spanning climate science, history, philosophy, chemistry, poetry, dance and jazz.
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