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World - / Aug 22, 2026 - Laptop fire sparks mid-air scare on American Airlines flight; passengers injured - An American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport faced a mid-air scare after a passenger's laptop caught fire during landing, with the pilot reporting that several passengers may have been burned. According to CBS18 minutes ago
World - / Aug 22, 2026 - 18-year-old builds AI model to predict tumors' response to chemotherapy - Mythreya Dharani's achievements in the high school science research arena are few and far between. The Society for Science, which organizes the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, announced that 18-year-old Mythreya from New Jersey developed18 minutes ago
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