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March 8 marks seven years since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished into the southern Indian Ocean. Despite an international search effort that spanned about four years and cost $200 million, the plane's wreckage has never been found. Jim Hall, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, discusses where the investigation stands.

By Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc | CNN Former President Donald Trump requested a mail-in ballot ahead of a local municipal election in Florida, according to Palm Beach County records, despite his frequent attacks on voting by mail. The records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website show the ballot was mailed on Friday to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, which he made his permanent residence in 2019. Pictures available through Getty Images show Trump was in New York City on Tuesday. CNN has reached out to representatives for Trump for comment. The request marks just the latest instance of...

A Microsoft-led team has withdrawn a controversial research paper into quantum computing, published in 2018. The research claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle Microsoft suggested could help the development of more powerful computers. But it now says mistakes were made. The journal Nature has published a retraction. And the paper's authors have apologised for "insufficient scientific rigour". But the company has said it remains confident of its wider efforts on quantum computing. The paper had been hailed as a breakthrough. But some scientists remained sceptical. Quantum computing has been seen as a potentially revolutionary leap forward,...

"We're still pinching ourselves - to believe that this actually happened on our drive!" Rob Wilcock, his wife Cathryn and daughter Hannah are astounded to find themselves at the centre of a major scientific discovery. It was their property in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, that was hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on the UK. The meteorite has had British scientists in raptures of joy. It's a carbonaceous chondrite - a dark stony material that retains unaltered chemistry from the formation of our Solar System 4.6 billion years ago, and, as such, could give us fresh insights on...

China and Russia have announced plans to build a lunar space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China's National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the moon, in orbit or both. A statement from both countries' space agencies says it will be available for use by other nations. It comes as Russia prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its first-ever manned space flight. The International Scientific Lunar Station will carry out a wide range of scientific research including exploration and utilisation of the moon, a statement from both agencies...

The con woman known as "the fake heiress" for posing as a wealthy socialite in New York says she is trying to make the best of her newfound infamy since her release from prison. When asked if crime pays, Anna Sorokin told BBC Newsnight: "In a way, it did." Sorokin was paid $320,000 (£230,000) by Netflix for her story and says she has been offered other deals. She went to jail after tricking banks, hoteliers and friends out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The story of her exploits - under the pseudonym Anna Delvey - went viral in New...

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Memphis lawmaker is pushing a bill that would make sexual abuse of a corpse a felony.</p><p>In 2018, Cameron Wright, a former St. Francis Hospital security guard was found on top of 37-year-old April Parham. She died of cardiac arrest.</p>

PHOENIX — Restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, bowling alleys, water parks and bars that serve food for dine-in can immediately open at 100% capacity, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday, lifting one of the state's mitigation strategies amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, businesses will have to enforce social distancing, mask requirements, increased cleanings, and continue to follow the CDC-recommended guidelines. "Today’s announcement is a measured approach; we are not in the clear yet. We need to continue practicing personal responsibility. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay home when you’re sick and wash your hands frequently," Gov. Ducey said in a...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. warned on "Hannity" Tuesday that President Biden's immigration policies could have major national security implications, suggesting that a porous southern border might serve as a "great way for terrorists to come into our country." Graham blamed Biden's rollback of Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for the recent surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico frontier. "Word is out that the Trump policies are being replaced by the Biden administration [policy] that if you get one foot in America, you are never going to leave," Graham said. "People will be coming ... by the hundreds of thousands by...

“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother” (Proverbs 10:1).

<p>UPDATE 3/9/21: Jeep has released a teaser photo of what looks to be a fully electric Jeep Wrangler concept. Called Magneto, this concept car will be revealed during the brand's Easter Jeep Safari, set to take place in Moab, Utah, from March 27 to April 4. It likely presages a production Wrangler EV that could arrive late this year or early in 2022.</p>

https://youtu.be/ZJZxiNxYLpc Extraordinary interview of Geert Vanden Bossche, Ph.d Internationally recognized vaccine developer. Worth every minute of time for those who want an excellent scientific explanation. Allan Farber: "Eye opening post mortem of public health policies -not to administer prophylactic vaccine in the midst of an already exposed population -harm to public health as virus becomes more robust -harm to individual as specific antibodies are not effective, compete with innate immunity Specific antibodies produced by the vaccine compete with non specific antibodies of the innate immune system. The individual who is vaccinated may loses secretory IgM function of the innate or...

The famous (well, I guess they’re infamous now) Looney Tunes were very much about teaching children moral and civil behavior. Bugs Bunny taught kids that keeping cool and using your brains was the best way to navigate life. Daffy Duck taught us that losing your temper always ends in disaster. Elmer Fudd taught us that violence doesn’t solve anything. Yosemite Sam taught us bullies eventually meet their match. Wile E. Coyote taught us the price of obsession. Porky the Pig taught us the virtue of earnestness. Foghorn Leghorn taught us the sin of bluster and ego and feuds. No one...

The dissidents use pseudonyms and turn off their videos when they meet for clandestine Zoom calls. They are usually coordinating soccer practices and carpools, but now they come together to strategize. They say that they could face profound repercussions if anyone knew they were talking. But the situation of late has become too egregious for emails or complaining on conference calls. So one recent weekend, on a leafy street in West Los Angeles, they gathered in person and invited me to join. In a backyard behind a four-bedroom home, ten people sat in a circle of plastic Adirondack chairs, eating...

A MAN goes to such extreme lengths to save money he even reuses his own mouthwash, with his wife branding him a total ‘cheapskate’. Kristina and Mason Roberts, from the US, live on a strict budget, with Mason watching every single penny - which includes keeping tabs on his wife’s spending. The pair appeared on TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates, with Mason revealing the shocking lengths he goes to to save 11p (15 cents). He shows off a giant bottle of mouthwash to the camera, and after taking a swig he spits it into another bottle to save for later. After doing...

Biotin is also known as vitamin H, named for the German words "Haar" and "Haut," which mean hair and skin. This was due to the fact that even slight deficiencies cause hair thinning, skin rash or brittle fingernails. New research, just published in PNAS, now shows that some forms of severe neurodegeneration, like the frontotemporal dementia seen in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can directly result from lack of sufficient biotin. The authors discovered this by looking at fruit flies with dementia. Now, before anyone chuckles, fruit flies actually make a nice model of Alzheimer's or other diseases when they are given...

Suspect claims it was regular candyA Florida man who nearly hit a gas pump pulled out a package of “Dank Gummies” instead of his driver’s license to show a deputy who was trying to help him, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they were called to a gas station on Pine Ridge Road in Naples shortly before midnight on March 1 because witnesses said a suspicious man had nearly hit a gas pump and appeared to be under the influence. Records show Demecio Lopez saw the deputy and immediately asked for help calling AAA because his car...

Clyburn comments on several things. His 'excuse' for Biden's dementia starts at 4:30. Click here for video..

Central Pennsylvania’s Pride Festival has been canceled again this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage communities across the country. The nonprofit organization, Pride Festival of Central PA, said the event cannot be held due to the “uncertainties” that come with hosting a large-scale event. “There is no joy in our hearts or voices in making this ugly announcement so early in the year but the enormous amount of planning, work and preparations that go into every festival could not be done sufficiently due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis’ longevity and the mitigation orders issued by Governor...

A former Santa Clarita Panda Express employee who was reportedly required to strip to her underwear and was subjected to other forms of “psychological abuse” during a training seminar has filed a sexual battery lawsuit against the companies involved. The plaintiff in the case, a 23-year old woman, is suing Panda Restaurant Group, headquartered in Rosemead and ALIVE Seminars and Coaching Academy in Pico Rivera for sexual battery, a hostile work environment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.