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Volcano in southern Japan erupts for 1st time in 250 years
A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the first time in 250 years, and the authorities have set up a no-go zone around the mountain34m ago
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As doors close in the US, China's Huawei shifts to Europe
As doors close in the US, Chinese telecoms and smartphone giant Huawei shifts focus to Europe2h ago![In this March 13, 2018, photo, the logo of Huawei is displayed at its headquarters in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province. As trade disputes simmer between the U.S. and China, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is being squeezed out]()
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Apr 19
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Social media helps fuel teacher activism across the country
Social media is helping fuel activism by teachers seeking better wages and improved funding for education across the countryApr 19![Teacher Jennifer Galluzzo casts her ballot outside Paseo Verde Elementary Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Peoria, Ariz. Arizona teachers are weighing whether to walk out of their classrooms to demand more school funding after weeks of growing protests,]()
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Apr 19
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Cybersecurity expert's case delayed as new details emerge
Attorneys for a British cybersecurity expert credited with stopping a computer virus got more time to prepare for arguments on whether to suppress...Apr 19![Marcus Hutchins]()
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Apr 19
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The Latest: British cybersecurity expert's US case delayed
Attorneys for a British cybersecurity expert credited with stopping a computer virus got more time to prepare for arguments on whether to suppress...Apr 19![Marcus Hutchins]()
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Trump's divisive pick to run NASA wins narrow confirmation
The Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea party congressman to run NASAApr 19![This image provided by the office of Rep. Jim Bridenstine shows Bridenstine. The Senate on April 19, 2018, narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of Bridenstine to run NASA. It's an unprecedented party-line vote for the head of the normal]()
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Apr 19
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Officials eye ways to protect squirrels near Idaho dam
Officials are eyeing ways to protect a threatened squirrel species amid plans to expand a dam in western IdahoApr 19
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Los Angeles port commission approves SpaceX rocket facility
Los Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility to manufacture a Mars rocket that will...Apr 19
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Furniture-building robot assembles IKEA chair in less than 9 minutes
Scientists in Singapore designed the robot to do the delicate work quickly.Apr 19![VIDEO: Scientists in Singapore designed the robot to do the delicate work quickly.]()
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Musk's LA transport tunnel proposal takes step forward
A Los Angeles City Council committee has approved an environmental review exemption for a tunnel Elon Musk wants to dig to test a novel underground...Apr 19![Elon Musk]()
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Maryland bill seeks transparency in online political ads
A measure approved by Maryland lawmakers would create more transparency for online political ads on social media platforms like Facebook to help stop...Apr 19![In this Saturday, April 7, 2018 photo, Maryland Del. Alonzo Washington, D-Prince George County, who sponsored legislation in Maryland to increase transparency in online political ads, sits in his seat in the Maryland House of Delegates, in Annapolis,]()
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Apr 19
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Hubble's 28 years marked by shot of wild stellar nursery
NASA marks Hubble Space Telescope's 28th launch anniversary with peek into a wild stellar nurseryApr 19![This February 2018 image made available by NASA on Thursday, April 19, 2018 shows the Lagoon Nebula, about 4,000 light-years away from the Earth, with the star Herschel 36 at center. The young star, 200,000 times brighter than our Sun, is blasting po]()
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Apr 19
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Amazon reveals it now has more than 100 million Prime members
Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed for the first time a specific number of Prime memberships.Apr 19![VIDEO: Amazon reveals that they now have more than 100 million Prime members]()
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Belarus to require internet comments to be authorized
The parliament in Belarus has passed a measure prohibiting internet users from commenting on forums without authorization and requiring online...Apr 19
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China: Qualcomm plan 'has difficulty' resolving concerns
The Chinese government says Qualcomm Inc.'s plan for its $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors 'has difficulty' resolving concerns of...Apr 19
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Apr 18
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Team backed by Microsoft co-founder locates USS Helena wreck
Nearly 75 years after the USS Helena was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, an expedition team...Apr 18![This March 24, 2018 photo provided by Paul G. Allen shows part of the stern section on the light cruiser USS Helena. Nearly 75 years after the USS Helena was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, an ex]()
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Apr 18
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NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets
NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find planets around neighboring stars that might support lifeApr 18![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The satellite known as Tess will survey almost the entire sky, stari]()
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Apr 18
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Amazon's reveals its Prime service has 100 million members
Amazon has persuaded more than 100 million shoppers to subscribe to its Prime service as its empire and ambitions expandApr 18![FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon said Wednesday, April 18, 2018, it has more than 100 million paid Prime members, the first time the company has given out a specific number on its paid subscri]()
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Apr 18
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The Latest: SpaceX rocket booster lands on floating platform
NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft rockets away; SpaceX booster lands on floating platformApr 18
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Russia takes heavy hand to internet to block messaging app
The chief of the Russian communications watchdog has admitted to blocking access to millions of IP addresses in a so far futile attempt to block a...Apr 18![The website of the Telegram messaging app is seen on a computer's screen in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. A Russian court has ordered the blocking of a popular messaging app following a demand by authorities that it share encryption data wi]()
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Brain science institute at Brown receives $100M gift
Brown University's brain science institute has been given $100 million to advance the understanding of the brain and what causes Lou Gehrig's disease,...Apr 18
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Facebook adds privacy settings to comply with European rules
Facebook is introducing more privacy safeguards to users in Europe to comply with new rules meant to make it easier for consumers to give and withdraw...Apr 18![FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. A propaganda expert who has studied Cambridge Analytica says the company helped Donald Trump’s presidential campaign use false statements and anti-Mus]()
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EU renews call for Zuckerberg to testify over data scandal
The European Parliament is repeating a call for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about the internet giant's data privacy scandal, after...Apr 18
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Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile
A prominent biomedical ethics expert has a startling prediction about how children will be conceived in the future: Couples will choose from among...Apr 18
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Iran bans government bodies from using foreign message apps
Iranian state TV says government bodies have been barred from using foreign messaging appsApr 18![A man uses his cell phone while walking on a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Iranian state TV reported Wednesday that government bodies have been barred from using foreign messaging apps. State TV said the ban was impose]()
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Iceland: Bitcoin heist suspect has likely fled to Sweden
A man suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers used to mine bitcoins and other virtual currencies has likely fled to Sweden after...Apr 18![FILE _ In this file photo taken on Jan. 17, 2018, a worker walks along a row of computer rigs that run around the clock 'mining' bitcoin inside the Genesis Mining cryptocurrency mine in Keflavik, Iceland. A prisoner in Iceland suspected of mastermind]()
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Apr 18
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Wayfair follows Amazon with its own made-up holiday: Way Day
Wayfair follows Amazon with its own made-up holiday: Way DayApr 18![This Tuesday, April 17, 2018, photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. Wayfair, an online furniture seller, is calling April 25 Way Day, and will offer discounts that it says are comparable to its Black Friday deals. (AP Photo/Jenny]()
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Going deep to study exercise's molecular nitty-gritty
About 120 scientists from around the country are in Louisiana as part of a six-year, $170 million program to study the down-deep molecular...Apr 18
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Apr 17
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TaskRabbit offline after security breach
TaskRabbit says it's investigating a cybersecurity incident that has caused it to shut down its online on-demand services platformApr 17![FILE - This June 3, 2015, file photo shows an Ikea store in Miami. TaskRabbit says it's investigating a cybersecurity incident that has caused it to shut down its online on-demand services platform. The Ikea-owned service has been offline since Monda]()
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Apr 17
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Trump administration defends Obama's Atlantic monument
The federal government wants to judge to toss a lawsuit from fishermen trying to eliminate former President Barack Obama's Atlantic Ocean monumentApr 17
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Mudslide survivors find hope in recovered belongings
A Facebook page is helping connect Southern California residents with family photos, jewelry and other items they lost when mudslides nearly wiped out...Apr 17![Karen McDonald]()
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Suspect in Iceland's 'Big Bitcoin Heist' escapes prison
A prisoner in Iceland suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers used to mine bitcoin has managed to escape custody and flee the...Apr 17![FILE _ In this file photo taken on Jan. 17, 2018, a worker walks along a row of computer rigs that run around the clock 'mining' bitcoin inside the Genesis Mining cryptocurrency mine in Keflavik, Iceland. A prisoner in Iceland suspected of mastermind]()
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Apr 17
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Russia denies 'feeble' US, UK charges of internet tampering
Russia denies 'feeble' US, UK charges of subverting internet equipment for espionage, possible attacksApr 17![FILE - This Sunday, July 27, 2008, file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia. On Monday, April 16, 2018, Washington and London jointly accused Russia’s government of targeting internet equipment in the U.S. and U.K. for poli]()
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Apr 17
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Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO refuses to testify in UK
The British Parliament's media committee says Cambridge Analytica's former CEO, Alexander Nix, says he'll no longer testify at an upcoming session on...Apr 17![FILE - A Sunday, March 25, 2018 file photo shows an advertisement in The New York Times is displayed, in New York. University of Essex lecturer and propaganda expert Emma Briant says Cambridge Analytica helped Donald Trump’s presidential campaign use]()
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Tracking the river: Mississippi model may help save coast
Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new toolApr 17![This combo of photos shows the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway, above, a river diversion structure which diverts water from the rising Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain on March 8, 2018, top, and the same section on a replica of a portion]()
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Apr 17
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Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from 'lost planet'
Scientists say fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar...Apr 17![Photo provided by Hillary Sanctuary of EPFL shows a thin slice of the meteorite sample from a meteorite that fell to Earth more than a decade ago providing compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study p]()
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Bat key to tequila trade gets off US endangered species list
Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila has made a comeback and...Apr 17![FILE--This 2013 file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows nectar-feeding lesser long-nosed bats attracted to a hummingbird feeder during a citizen science bat migration monitoring project in southern Arizona. Wildlife managers in the Am]()
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Apr 17
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Online charter school heads back to court in funding case
Ohio online charter school makes another appeal to the state Supreme Court over order to repay $60 million in state aidApr 17
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Supreme Court dismisses Microsoft search case
The Supreme Court has dismissed a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails the government as part of a drug trafficking...Apr 17
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Tesla shuts down Model 3 assembly again to fix bottlenecks
Shares of Tesla Inc. traded lower Tuesday after reports that the company had shut down production of its Model 3 mass-market electric car again to...Apr 17
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Russia blocks some Google, Amazon servers after Telegram ban
Russia's communications watchdog says it is blocking access to the servers owned tech giants Google and Amazon in order to comply with a court order...Apr 17
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UK media committee: ex-CEO of Cambridge Analytica refuses to testify citing probe by information commissioner's office
UK media committee: ex-CEO of Cambridge Analytica refuses to testify citing probe by information commissioner's officeApr 17
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Zookeepers use puppet to raise endangered magpie
Zookeepers in Prague have turned into puppeteers in an effort to save the critically endangered Javan green magpieApr 17![A keeper using a glove puppet imitating a parent feeds baby critically endangered Javan green magpie at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The Javan green magpies are one of the most endangered birds on earth. (AP Photo/Petr]()
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Apr 17
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T-Mobile fined $40 million over false ring tones
The company admitted to misleading customers into thinking their calls were going through in rural areas by broadcasting false ring tones.Apr 17![VIDEO: T-Mobile fined $40 million over false ring tones]()
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China's Weibo site backtracks on gay censorship after outcry
One of China's top social networking sites has announced that it will no longer be "cleaning up" content related to homosexuality following strong...Apr 17![In this April 15, 2018 photo released by Jiangsu Tongtian Volunteer Group, more than 20,000 people take part in a]()
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US, UK say Russia targets internet hardware for espionage
US, UK accuse Russia of planting malware on internet equipment for espionage, possible attacksApr 17![FILE - This Sunday, July 27, 2008, file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia. On Monday, April 16, 2018, Washington and London jointly accused Russia’s government of targeting internet equipment in the U.S. and U.K. for poli]()
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Apr 16
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Backpage.com co-founder released from jail on a $1M bond
A co-founder of the classified advertising site Backpage.com who has been jailed for the last 10 days on charges of facilitating prostitution was...Apr 16
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Microsoft turns to former rival to improve internet security
Microsoft is turning to a former rival, Linux, to improve the security of computing devicesApr 16![FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2018, file photo, Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks during the panel Economic Development at the National Governor Association 2018 winter meeting in Washington. Microsoft is turning to a former rival to improve the securi]()
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