A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.https://www.wired.com/story/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/
The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to inspire new designs and technologieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/engineers-are-racing-to-harness-dazzling-magic-feathers-they-havent-solved-mystery-yet-180986759/
Victor Higgins' "Aspens" and Joseph Henry Sharp’s "Oklahoma Cheyenne" had been missing since March 1985, when they were snatched in broad daylighthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stolen-paintings-linked-to-retired-couple-who-supposedly-moonlighted-as-art-thieves-returned-to-new-mexico-after-40-years-180986765/
Archaeologists believe the piece was made by a skilled goldsmith and was potentially used as currencyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-gold-bracelet-fragment-found-british-isle-dates-when-vikings-ruled-land-180986761/
Hikers at Joseph D. Grant County Park, just outside of San Jose, saw an Argentine black and white tegu last week—and rangers are now searching for the out-of-place reptilehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-large-invasive-lizard-was-spotted-in-a-california-park-180986763/
The 10.38-carat gemstone, which carries an estimate of $3 million to $5 million, was owned by generations of European royaltyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smuggled-out-of-france-during-bloody-revolution-marie-antoinettes-shimmering-pink-diamond-is-heading-to-auction-180986764/
The perspective is what astronauts would see out their window if there was an International Space Station flying around the red planethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-spacecraft-orbiting-mars-captures-first-of-its-kind-image-of-giant-ancient-volcano-just-before-dawn-180986762/
Austrian police said Tuesday they were responding to reports of shots fired in a school, the BORG DreierschĂĽtzengasse, in the city of Graz.https://abcnews.go.com/International/austrian-graz-school-shooting-tuesday/story?id=122683996
The U.S. and China are holding a second day of talks in London aimed at easing their trade disputehttps://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-china-trade-talks-london-enter-day-122684540
The Gonatus antarcticus squid, a live, rare squid, has been sighted for the first time and caught on camera.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/video/deep-sea-squid-sighting-122687678
Most infections with Naegleria fowleri occur when people swim in contaminated water and submerge their heads, causing the amoeba to enter the nose.https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/rare-brain-eating-amoeba-naegleria-fowleri-122672420
More than 50 million people are on alert for severe storms from Texas to New York.https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/50-million-americans-facing-severe-weather-122675544
The Democrat governor said Trump has exploited the situation for political gain.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-great-arrest-newsom-stormy-relationship-politics-play/story?id=122655967
Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration crackdown in Los Angeles. His answer: "It depends."https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/insurrection-act-trump-quell-la-protests/story?id=122650690
President Donald Trump defended his decision to send the National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quash protests.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-la-siege-mayor-governor-paint-picture/story?id=122652268
Trump hosts a roundtable to announce the provision in his funding bill called the Trump Savings Accounts.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-updates-live/?id=122650591
Their weapons are not loaded with ammunition, a U.S. official said.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amid-la-protests-officials-rules-force-national-guard/story?id=122670457
More than 300 scientists from the NIH signed an open letter on Monday to director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, criticizing the Trump administration over recent moves.https://abcnews.go.com/Health/nih-scientists-sign-open-letter-criticizing-trump-administrations/story?id=122648212
Soft-pedaling disorder in the streets helps Trump’s deportation agenda.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-make-stephen-millers-day-6c430451
A criminal probe might give his former aides an excuse to clam up.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/investigating-the-biden-cover-up-house-and-doj-probes-b469048c