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Felix Baumgartner, first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in paraglider crash

MILAN — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 39-kilometre leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, was killed in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official where the crash occurred. He was 56. Read More
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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches US$5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton stole the show when it fetched more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy. (All figures are in US dollars.) Read More
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Ex-NYPD commissioner sues NYC mayor, alleging he ran police department as a ‘criminal enterprise’

NEW YORK — A former New York City interim police commissioner filed a civil racketeering lawsuit Wednesday against his one-time boss, Mayor Eric Adams, and other top department officials, alleging they showered loyalists with unearned promotions, buried allegations of misconduct, and gratuitously punished whistleblowers. Read More
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