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80 feet
The confirmed length of the megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, based on rediscovered vertebrae that went missing in the 1980s. For scale, that is roughly the size of a city bus and a half — and about three times the length of a great white shark.
Source: Phys.org
Tuesday, July 1: Serena Williams plays her first Wimbledon match in four years Tuesday. It is the most-watched return to professional tennis in recent memory.
This week: Chicago Fire FC is expected to finalize the Robert Lewandowski signing this week -- one of the biggest transfer moves in MLS history.
- 1613The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground during a performance
- 1776Virginia adopts its first state constitution, days before American independence
- 1956President Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the Interstate System
- 1995Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Russia's Mir station for the first time
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump's new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
How the gutting of USAID left the U.S. flat-footed as devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, testing the administration's western hemisphere policy at a critical moment.
The Guardian · Andrew Roth
The GOP is souring on Israel
Why Republican support for Israel is eroding — and what Netanyahu's conduct of the Iran war has to do with a growing rift inside the GOP.
Axios · Mike Zapler
Inside the new political screening that's stalling NIH grants
How a new political screening process is delaying NIH grants, and what researchers say it means for the future of federally funded science.
Nature · Max Kozlov
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