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By JILL COLVIN
NEW YORK (AP) — Several of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks,” Trump’s transition said Wednesday.
“Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — This Thanksgiving, solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States.

It is an alignment that helped carry the Miami Heat to the Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship, a pairing that produced encouraging results during the preseason.

The Facts On Bird Flu Before Turkey Day  The Weather Channel

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Why "fart walks" after meals are good for you, experts say  Axios

Winter night skies will bring meteor showers and a possible return of the northern lights  Times Herald-Record

From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives  Livescience.com

Digestive contents and food webs record the advent of dinosaur supremacy  Nature.com

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