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U.S. Air Forces Europe is considering adding “throwable robots,” which can scour a room or outdoor area and confirm whether there are people around, to its inventory. In a solicitation for information posted on the government’s acquisition and awards website beta.sam.gov last week, the service is asking defense and technology companies for their ideas on …

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For service members who develop exertional rhabdomyolysis, having sickle cell trait does not necessarily equate to increased risk for complications or long-term health problems, a new Air Force study has found. “Rhabdo,” as the condition is known, is a breakdown of muscle that can occur as a result of intense workouts. That releases protein into …

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BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanon‘s former army chief told the lead investigator of last year’s massive Beirut port blast on Thursday that he had recommended, years before the explosion, that tons of seized ammonium nitrate stored there be sold privately or sent back to importers. The military had no use for the volatile chemical, testified Jean …

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police are looking for a 29-year-old Massachusetts man as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Yale graduate student last weekend in Connecticut, authorities said Wednesday. The person sought for questioning in the case, Qinxuan Pan, should be considered armed and dangerous, New Haven police chief Otoniel Reyes …

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BERLIN (AP) – The German government decided Thursday to temporarily reinstate border controls along its southeastern frontier after designating the Czech Republic and parts of Austria as “mutation areas” due to their high number of variant coronavirus cases, German news agency dpa reported. The temporary border controls and certain entry restrictions will start Sunday at …

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