The LZ dark matter experiment has ruled out weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs, with a wide range of properties.
A father introduces his daughter to the New York State Fair (photo of the week)

The New York State Fair will run through Sept. 2.
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Closings set in trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
Robert Telles won’t return again to the witness stand before a jury panel of seven men and seven women is pared to 12
School district, city finalize budgets

A Great Walls Montana muralist breaks down her process.
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Opposing Fairport rezoning
Village officials have not explained how changing Fairport’s zoning code can achieve the goal of maintaining the village’s character by destroying it.
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Bitcoin miner sues to keep plant running
Facing an order to shut down its Finger Lakes power plant by Sept. 9, Greenidge Generation has filed suit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds
A phenomenon occurring deep underground may explain how vast plateaus form far away from tectonic plate boundaries.
New school year brings heat, enthusiasm, and new challenges for Michigan schools
At Riverside Middle School in Dearborn Heights, the fifth grade hallway was punctuated with quiet whistles and “hellos!” of the new students on the first day of school.Amid it all, Sophia Nasser, 10, sat quietly against the lockers with her legs bent, …
Estudiantes crean organización para apoyar alfabetización de alumnos de bajos recursos
Para su primer gran proyecto, las alumnas de preparatoria organizaron una colecta de libros y reunieron más de 1,200 ejemplares.
Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases
Extreme Climate Update looks at the perfect storm climate change is creating for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, like dengue and West Nile.