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"It's Moving, It's Huge": Watch 18-Foot Snake Slither On Detroit Roof

World News | Timothy Bella, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

If she'd wanted to, Juliet the snake could have probably eaten the dog that was barking at her on Thursday. But the 8-year-old is a friend, not a fighter. Instead, she climbed up onto the garage roof for safety.

Boston Dynamics' Latest Video Shows Herd of Robotic Dogs Hauling Truck With Ease

Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

Boston Dynamics appears to delight in dropping simple yet startling videos without warning, showing stunning advances in robotic technology without much context or comment.

Apple-Qualcomm-Intel Dance: What It Means for the Future of 5G

Brian Fung, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

The market for a critical component in next-generation smartphones is undergoing a dramatic shift at the dawn of the 5G era.

"I'm F****d," Trump Had Said On Mueller's Appointment, His Report Says

World News | Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

The report from special counsel Robert Mueller III lays out in alarming detail abundant evidence against President Donald Trump, finding 10 "episodes" of potential obstruction of justice but ultimately concluding it was not Mueller's role to determine whether the commander in chief broke the law.

This Startup Wants To Weigh Fliers To Save Carbon Emissions And Money

World News | Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

A British start-up would like to know what airline passengers weigh before they board their flights.

Ex-US Official Tricked NASA-Funded Lab Into Paying For Prostitutes

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Friday April 19, 2019

A former chief economist and consultant who worked for the United States' lab at the International Space Station has been charged by federal authorities with wire fraud for a pattern of expensing visits to escorts and prostitutes in cities around the world, officials say.

Satellite Confirms Key NASA Temperature Data: The Planet Is Warming - and Fast

Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

A high-profile NASA temperature data set has found new backing from independent satellite records - suggesting the findings are on a sound footing, scientists reported Tuesday.

Officials Travel 4 Days, 483 Km To Set Up Polling Booth, For One Voter

India News | Niha Masih, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

In the fading afternoon light, Gammar Bam glanced down nervously at a fast-flowing river in a corner of northeastern India. His team had already driven eight hours on one-lane mountainous roads and shaky bridges. Now they were trekking on a slippery path hugging a cliff. For Mr Bam and his team of polling officers, that meant a four-day journey of ...

Notre-Dame Paris: Firefighters Had a Secret Weapon - a Robot Named 'Colossus'

Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

Colossus is a 500-kg tank-like robot with the ability to venture into danger zones where conditions would quickly kill a person.

5 Things We Learnt About Beyonce From Homecoming: Difficult Pregnancy To Super-Strict Diet

Entertainment | Bethonie Butler, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

The Netflix film documents the singer's celebrated performance at the 2018 Coachella festival - and the grueling prep it took to get there.

Avengers: Endgame Is A Really Big Deal - For More Reasons Than You May Think

Entertainment | Michael Cavna, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

The new movie concludes an unprecedented run: the most successful Jenga game of interconnected films in Hollywood history.

Lost Sea Creatures Wash Up On California Shores As Climate Shifts

Science | Scott Wilson, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

The Pacific Ocean off the California coast is mixed up, and so are many of the animals that live there.

As Flames Engulfed Notre-Dame, Firefighters Employed A Secret Weapon

World News | Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

With a wall of red-orange flames rapidly advancing, and Notre Dame's vast chambers reaching oven-like temperatures, the commander of the Paris fire brigade made a painful choice Monday evening.

US Teen, Target Of FBI Manhunt After She "Threatened" School, Found Dead

World News | ennifer Oldham, Jessica Contrera, Ian Shapira, Reis Thebault, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

The frantic hunt for an armed young woman who threatened Columbine High ended Wednesday near the base of a mountain 40 miles west of the school. Sol Pais, an 18-year-old who was the target of a nearly 20-hour manhunt, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Ex-Peruvian President Dies After Shooting Self As Police Close In

World News | Simeon Tegel, Adam Taylor, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

Alan Garcia, a two-time president of Peru, died Wednesday morning after shooting himself as police attempted to arrest him in the wide-ranging corruption scandal that has implicated scores of leaders in Peru and Latin America.