As thousands of rescuers continue sifting through the debris from Turkey's earthquake, the death toll rises above 5,500.
Welcome to Tuesday, February 7th, friends and foes...
** As thousands of rescuers continue sifting through the debris from Turkey's earthquake, the death toll rises above 5,500.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency. While more than 8,000 people have been rescued from underneath the wreckage, the death toll is expected to rise even more.
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** Watch & comment live on Biden's State of the Union Address
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LIVE Tuesday, February 7, 9 P.M. ET, 6 P.M. PT. Join us for live coverage of the 2023 State of the Union Address, delivered by President Joe Biden, and the Republican Response, delivered by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AK).
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** NY investors are grabbing water rights on the Colorado River as scarcity grows
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As Southwestern states struggle to abide by the federal government’s demanding water cuts, private Wall Street firms are showing interest in investing in the Colorado River.
One firm's CEO said that one of their main strategies is to purchase the water and sell it back to the farmers and cities that are increasingly desperate for the resource.
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** "The Last of Us" fungus actually exists - Are you concerned?
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In the hit HBO series, “The Last of Us,” people are turned into zombies by an infectious fungus that exists naturally in our world. The fungus currently only infects insects, such as ants and spiders, but does perform a form of “mind control” on its hosts.
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** And, In The End...
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Today is National Rose Day! Did you know that archaeologists have discovered rose fossils that date back as far as 35 million years?
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