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Business

Lawmakers advance measure to bring more booze to movie theaters in New York—’Someone should be able to enjoy a cocktail while they watch a movie,’ senator says

New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy…

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Science

NASA wants to measure moonquakes with laser-powered fiber optic cables

Even without any known active tectonic movement, the moon can still rumble. Its dramatic thermal changes, miniscule contractions from cooling,…

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Politics

Youngkin amends ‘skill games’ measure, proposing far stricter standards 

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) proposed far stricter standards for “skill games” legislation that aims to regulate and tax the…

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Science

Cellphone compass can measure tiny concentrations of compounds important for human health

Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical…

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Science

A teeny device can measure subtle shifts in Earth’s gravitational field

There’s a new entrant in the competition to develop ever-tinier instruments that can detect changes in our planet’s gravitational field…

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Science

Astronomers measure heaviest black hole pair ever found

Nearly every massive galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. When two galaxies merge, their black holes can…

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Science

Tiny magnet could help measure gravity on the quantum scale

All objects exert a gravitational pull, no matter how small Karl Dolenc/BeholdingEye/Getty Images A device that can measure the gravitational…

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Food & Drink

Banning horse exports for slaughter might take a ride on the Farm Bill or another big spending measure

The number of horses likely being exported for slaughter has not dropped off anywhere near enough for animal activists. It…

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Food & Drink

Banning horse exports for slaughter might take a ride on the Farm Bill or another big spending measure

The number of horses likely being exported for slaughter has not dropped off anywhere near enough for animal activists. It…

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Business

Lawmakers to vote on stopgap measure to fund US government until March

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…

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