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Wildlife biologist/crocodile specialist Michael Lloret demonstrates how he checks the sex of a baby crocodile that came out a crocodile nest on one of the berms along the cooling canals next to the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, Friday,…
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American Crocodiles Thriving Outside Nuclear Plant 
Turkey Point’s man-made canals are home to several hundred crocodiles, where a team of specialists working for Florida Power & Light monitors and protects them from hunting and climate change
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By Associated Press
July 20, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence, left, points to Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin during an event at the Kennedy Space Center in recognition of the Apollo 11 anniversary, Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Pence Lauds Apollo Astronauts on Anniversary of Moon Landing 
US has plans for future missions to the moon and Mars
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By VOA News
July 20, 2019
FILE - This Monday, April 8, 2019 file photo shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Hal Rogers are calling on the WHO to withdraw pain care…
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Progress Toward Ending HIV/AIDS Epidemic Is Receding
Key populations, including sex workers, drug users, men having sex with men, transgenders and prisoners, account for more than half of all new HIV infections
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By Lisa Schlein
July 20, 2019
Karen Frazier of Capitol Heights, Md., right, and her son Amari Rogers, 11, left, play in a fountain in Washington, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" was expected to break record highs in some places,…
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'Brutal' Heat Wave Descends Upon Eastern Half of US
Forecasters said storms, with rain and winds late Saturday, were expected to bring cooler temperatures to Midwest and Central Plains on Sunday
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By VOANews
July 20, 2019
In this April 1972 photo made available by NASA, John Young salutes the U.S. flag at the Descartes landing site on the moon during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity.
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Millions Still Believe the 1969 Moon Landing Was a Hoax
Conspiracies still thrive despite massive evidence
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By Ken Schwartz
July 20, 2019
Wild blueberries await harvesting in Fairfax, Virginia, July 10, 2019. (Photo by Diaa Bekheet). The EPA is rejecting legal challenges by environmental groups seeking a ban of a pesticide linked to brain damage in children.
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EPA Rejects Challenge of Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage
EPA is rejecting legal challenges by environmental groups seeking a ban of a pesticide linked to brain damage in children
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By Associated Press
July 19, 2019
June 2019 Blended Land and Sea Surface Temperature Percentiles. (NOAA)
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WMO: Earth Registers Warmest June on Record
Scientists say heatwaves such as the one Earth is currently experiencing are consistent with climate scenarios
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By Lisa Schelin
July 19, 2019