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“You didn’t mention camping on Mars.” My wife had a point: thin air, thinner soil, extreme UV, rocks straight from a Nasa red-planet image, jagged ranges – all ideal backdrops for a movie set. No wonder the place was considered for training by the Apollo program. Its sparse life forms include an intimidating shrub whose thorns mimic the stingers on …

ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35%, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on August 1, 2025. Shortly after returning to office, President Trump declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to address, among other things, the …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said. Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government, said rescuers were racing against time to reach Dahlmeier despite bad weather on the Laila Peak, where she has been …

Topline The northern lights have a moderate chance to appear for viewers in the northern United States on Sunday night, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted, coinciding with meteor showers potentially visible in the summer night skies. The aurora visible over Fairbanks, Alaska in March. Anadolu via Getty Images Key Facts Forecasters at NOAA issued a Kp index of …

Severe Storms, and a Possible Derecho, Threaten the Northern U.S. Plains  The New York Times Forecasters warn a rare derecho with hurricane-force winds could plow through part of the US  CNN Derecho Likely To Strike South Dakota, Minnesota On Monday  The Weather Channel Minnesota derecho threat: 100 mph winds, widespread damage possible  Bring Me The News Thousands Told to Expect ‘Considerable’ Damage as Severe …

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found the policies of five Northern Virginia school divisions regarding sports and locker rooms violated the Title IX requirements in the Education Amendments of 1972. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. FILE …

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has concluded its investigation of five Northern Virginia school districts (the Divisions) for allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex. OCR determined that the Divisions’ policies, which allow students to access intimate, sex-segregated facilities based on the students’ subjective ‘gender identity,’ violate Title IX of …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Northern Lights may be visible over New York state and other northern parts of the United States on Wednesday night. Auroras, like those including the Northern Lights, are brilliant ribbons of light weaving across Earth’s northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA. These natural light shows are caused by magnetic storms that have been …

Some people along the northern part of the United States could get a light show in the sky Tuesday night, when the view line for the northern lights dips all the way to the Oregon-Washington border. Tuesday night, the auroras could be visible along the edge of Oregon, as well as in parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, …

Northern D.C. area hit by flash floods. Here’s why it happened.  The Washington Post Heavy Rains in Washington Area Flood Roads and Prompt Water Rescues  The New York Times 20 rescued from building, dozens from vehicles as storms flood DMV  FOX 5 DC Saturday to be sticky and stormy in the DC region  WTOP GALLERY: Flash floods in DC metro area prompt dozens of …