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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

Israel has ordered new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand its operation, saying it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped. Fighting is escalating across the enclave with heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of Rafah, leaving […]

Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

Israel has ordered new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand its operation, saying it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped. Fighting is escalating across the enclave with heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of Rafah, leaving […]

Air Zoo prepares to reopen after storm damage

PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Portage expects to reopen Saturday after staff spent days sifting through artifacts that were damaged by Tuesday night’s storms. Troy Thrash, Air Zoo CEO, said messages started coming in Tuesday night from people asking if the museum suffered any damage. The first thought […]

Sweden prepares for Eurovision with heightened security

Security is being tightened for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden’s third city Malmo, with large demonstrations planned to coincide with the event and the country already on high alert. Police and organisers say they’re well-prepared and hoping for a “joyful” event. The annual feel-good celebration of pop and showbiz is this year shrouded by […]

NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during ‘solar maximum’

Two NASA spacecraft will pay special attention to increasing levels of radiation that bombard Mars during this year’s approaching solar maximum, to better prepare astronauts for future missions to the Red Planet. Every 11 years or so, the sun experiences a peak in activity known as solar maximum, due to its strong and constantly shifting […]

China prepares to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station

China’s space agency is making final preparations to send the Shenzhou-18 crew into low-Earth orbit as part of its ambitious space program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030. In a press conference on Wednesday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) introduced the three astronauts: Commander Ye Guangfu, 43, a veteran astronaut […]

Cayuse Prairie School prepares to switch to four-day week

Apr. 21—Cayuse Prairie School is moving to a four-day week next school year to balance its budget. Located on Lake Blaine Road, Cayuse Prairie is the fifth rural K-8 school to go on a four-day school week in Flathead County. Fair-Mont-Egan wraps up its first year on a four-day schedule in June. Olney-Bissell made the […]