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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

Higher Baggage Fees Hit Travelers Amid Rising Fuel Costs

United Airlines has announced a hike in checked‑bag charges, raising the fee for the first two bags by $10 and adding an extra $50 for a third bag. The change, effective on tickets bought after April 3, follows a similar move by JetBlue earlier in March. Passengers traveling to the U. S. , Mexico, C

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

Iran’s Leaders Step Out in the Streets to Show They’re Still In Charge

In a bold move, Iran’s top officials have started walking openly through crowded streets in Tehran. The president and the foreign minister were seen mingling with hundreds of people, taking selfies on state TV and shaking hands with supporters. This public display follows a month of targeted kill

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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

Netflix’s Future: Why It May Not Keep Growing

Netflix has been a standout stock for years, with its shares surging over 22, 000% in two decades. The company’s biggest rise happened in mid‑2025, but since then the stock has slipped 30%. Three warning signs may show that Netflix’s peak years are behind it. First, the company almost bought Warner

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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

United Adds New Ticket Levels for First‑Class Flights

United Airlines is changing how it sells seats in its premium cabins. Instead of just one price, the airline will now offer three levels: base, standard and flexible. The plan starts on long‑haul international routes, across the U. S. , and some Hawaii trips. The base option is the cheapest

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Apr 03 2026TECHNOLOGY

Gemma 4 Now Runs Smoothly on NVIDIA RTX GPUs

Open‑source AI is moving from the cloud into everyday gadgets, and Google’s newest Gemma 4 model has joined this trend. By making the system work well on NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs, developers can run smart assistants and other AI tools right on their own computers instead of sending data to remote s

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Apr 03 2026SCIENCE

CHD4: The Switch That Controls Cancer’s Moves

CHD4 is a protein that helps rearrange DNA inside cells, making it easier or harder for genes to speak. It works as part of a larger team called NuRD, which uses energy from ATP to shuffle chromatin. When the cell faces damage, CHD4 steps in at the break sites to help rebuild and decide which

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Apr 03 2026ENVIRONMENT

Gardening: A Journey Through Time, Science and Community

When people step into a garden, they often see only flowers and vegetables. Yet behind every sprout lies a story of discovery that stretches back to ancient times. Early humans experimented with plants, learning which could feed them or heal wounds. This trial‑and‑error period was not painless; man

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Apr 03 2026SCIENCE

MOFs: Tweaking Shape and Inside to Separate Gases Better

Scientists used a single metal‑organic framework, PCN‑608, to separate its two main variables: the crystal’s shape and what sits inside its pores. They grew three kinds of crystals – tiny disks, flat sheets, and interlocked sheets – to see how shape changes the path a gas takes. They also adde

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Apr 03 2026OPINION

Safety Tech Helps Keep Riverton Secure

Riverton’s council members often think about how to protect the town and its families. A violent crime in the neighborhood a little over two years ago made everyone feel unsafe. After that, people called for help and worried about children playing outside or being alone at home. The town’s

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Apr 03 2026TECHNOLOGY

Stars, Clocks and the Secret Clockwork of America

On a hill above Washington, D. C. , a team of scientists watches the sky. They belong to the U. S. Naval Observatory, or USNO for short. Their job is simple: keep track of the stars and the exact moment in time. Since 1873 a telescope at USNO has watched bright stars every night. The data

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