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NASA's first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the...38m ago![In this May 21, 2019 photo, two drones fly above Lake Street in downtown Reno, Nev., on, as part of a NASA simulation to test emerging technology that someday will be used to manage travel of hundreds of thousands of commercial, unmanned aerial vehic]()
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May 23
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Tesla shares bounce on leaked memo about rising sales
Shares of Tesla, suffering one of the worst stretches in company history, are rebounding after leaked memo reveals rising salesMay 23![Elon Musk]()
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May 23
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Serial cyberstalker who threatened women gets prison term
A man who posted a Facebook message threatening to kill "as many girls as I see" in retaliation for years of romantic rejection has been sentenced to...May 23![Christopher W. Cleary]()
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May 23
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Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B
Facebook says it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous 6 monthsMay 23![Facebook]()
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May 23
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Illegal killings, political opposition hobble wolf recovery
Poaching and political opposition are hobbling the return of two species of endangered wolves and undercutting government recovery efforts that have...May 23
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May 23
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China has more weapons in US tariff war - but do they work?
China has an array of options for retaliating for Washington's latest tariff hike in the two countries' escalating trade battleMay 23
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May 23
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US forecasters: Expect near normal Atlantic hurricane season
Federal weather officials say this summer, the Atlantic hurricane season should be slightly weaker than normal yearsMay 23![This Sept. 11, 2018 enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, upper left, in the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Isaac, center, and at right Hurricane Helene. On Thursday, May 23, 2019, The National Oceanic and Atm]()
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May 23
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Netflix isn't absent at Cannes. It's everywhere.
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Netflix is for the second straight year largely absent from Cannes, but it is hardy forgottenMay 23![Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu]()
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May 23
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Senate passes bill meant to combat robocalls
The Senate has passed a bill that aims to combat the robocalls torturing Americans, but it's not clear what happens nextMay 23![FILE - This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. The app helps locate and block fraudulent calls, although some robocalls do get through. The Senate has passed a bill that aims to combat]()
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May 23
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Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting, to some anger
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting, bringing anger from wildlife protection groupsMay 23![PHOTO: MA group of elephants in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Oct. 1 2007.]()
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May 23
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Rotten Tomatoes to link audience ratings to ticket purchases
Rotten Tomatoes to verify audience score ratings based on ticket purchasesMay 23![Mena Massoud, Will Smith]()
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May 23
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Facebook says it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous 6 months
Facebook says it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous 6 monthsMay 23
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May 23
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Chimpanzees spotted cracking open tortoises for meat
Scientists say they have observed wild chimpanzees tucking into an unusual snack: tortoises, whose hard shells they cracked against tree trunks before...May 23![In this photo provided by the Max Planck Institute a wild chimpanzee eats a tortoise, whose hard shell was cracked against tree trunks before scooping out the meat at the Loango National Park on the Atlantic coast of Gabon, May 20, 2019. Researchers]()
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May 23
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Baltimore recovers from ransomware slowly to ensure security
An official with the Baltimore mayor's office says the city's IT team is slowly bringing systems back online to ensure they're more secure following a...May 23
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May 23
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Apple invites media to developers conference
Plus: Walmart's android tablets have hit the market.May 23![VIDEO: Apple sent out invitation to the media for its developers conference]()
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May 22
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Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market
A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm violated antitrust lawsMay 22![FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, attendees look at the latest technology from Qualcomm at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Qualcomm’s stock is tumbling before Wednesday’s market open on May 22, 2019, after a federal judge ruled]()
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May 22
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Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Chinese national in Oregon obtained almost 1,500 new iPhones from Apple in exchange for fake ones, and now faces prison and a fine after pleading...May 22![FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over t]()
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May 22
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Mobile app to warn gropers, get help proves popular in Japan
A smartphone app developed by Japanese police is being downloaded by women trying to protect themselves from gropers in publicMay 22![Commuters wait to get on a train at a station Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Tokyo. A police-developed smartphone app with anti-sex crime alarms has won massive subscriptions as Japanese women try to arm themselves against gropers on packed rush-hour tr]()
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May 22
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2 elderly African lions die at San Francisco, San Diego zoos
Two beloved, elderly lions have died at zoos in CaliforniaMay 22![This undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows M'bari, an African male lion, who came to the zoo with his mate in 2009. The zoo announced that M'bari was euthanized Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at age 15, after being in declining health from age-]()
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May 22
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Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Chinese national in Oregon obtained almost 1,500 new iPhones from Apple in exchange for fake ones, and now faces prison and a fine after pleading...May 22![FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over t]()
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May 22
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Is Siri sexist? UN cautions against biased voice assistants
UN report warns that millions of people are getting accustomed to commanding female-voiced digital assistants that are 'servile, obedient and...May 22
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May 22
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Serial cyberstalker could avoid prison again under plea deal
A plea bargain calls for Christopher Cleary to avoid a prison sentence for posted a Facebook message threatening to kill "as many girls as I see."May 22![Christopher W. Cleary]()
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May 22
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Amazon rejects facial recognition, climate change proposals
Amazon said Wednesday that shareholders voted against proposals related to climate change and facial recognition technologyMay 22![Emily Cunningham, center, who works as a user experience designer at Amazon.com, speaks during a news conference following Amazon's annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Seattle held by the group]()
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May 22
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Consumer Reports: Tesla automated lane changes are risky
Consumer Reports says a new feature of Tesla's Autopilot that automatically changes lanes doesn't work well and could be a safety risk to driversMay 22![Tesla store, tesla logo]()
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May 22
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US, China appear to brace for long haul in trade dispute
War movies, farm aid and the Long March: US, China appear to brace for prolonged trade conflictMay 22![FILE - In this Saturday, March 30, 2019, file photo, workers assemble LED lights at a factory in Yushan county in central China's Jiangxi province. China is cutting taxes on its fledgling software and integrated circuit industries to spur development]()
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May 22
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Israeli scientists brew beer with revived ancient yeasts
Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay...May 22![Shmuel Naky]()
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May 22
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Construction workers find dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb
Construction workers have unearthed fossils in a Denver suburb that experts say could be from a rare horned dinosaurMay 22
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May 22
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Ohio power company fulfills Louisiana wetlands agreement
A power company headquartered in Ohio has completed an agreement to pay for potential pollution by reforesting wetlands for a national wildlife refuge...May 22
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May 22
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Nonprofits turn to cryptocurrency to help needy Venezuelans
Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies like EOS and bitcoin have become popular among investors looking to make large profits or anonymously store...May 22![In this April 11, 2019 photo, Bertha Dun shows medicine bought with cryptocurrency through online transfers, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Venezuela's political and economic crisis has now made it a prime testing ground using]()
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May 22
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The Latest: Qualcomm defeat might not lower phone prices
A federal judge has ruled Qualcomm violated antitrust lawMay 22![FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, attendees look at the latest technology from Qualcomm at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Qualcomm’s stock is tumbling before Wednesday’s market open on May 22, 2019, after a federal judge ruled]()
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May 22
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UK, Japan mobile operators suspend Huawei 5G phone launches
British and Japanese mobile phone companies say they're putting on hold plans to sell new devices from Huawei, in the latest fallout from U.S....May 22![Workers clean the front of the new Huawei flagship store due to open soon in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies that]()
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May 22
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2 rare mammals, Chacoan peccaries, born in Prague zoo
Prague's zoo says two Chacoan peccaries have been born there for the first time, a welcome step in efforts to save a rare mammal once considered long...May 22![This picture taken on May 8, 2019, shows two newly born Chacoan peccaries in their enclosure at the Prague zoo, Czech Republic. Prague's zoo says two Chacoan peccaries have been born in the park in May for the first time, a welcome step in efforts to]()
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May 22
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Threat or promise? E-auto boom could cost industry jobs
The world's largest carmaker is creating its first all-electric plant in a move that sheds light on how the global shift to battery-only cars could...May 22![In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019 photo, robot arms stand at the assembly line during the reconstruction for the electrical car body construction at a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, Germany. Volkswagen w]()
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May 22
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Seeking energy independence, Palestinians open solar plant
Palestinians inaugurate their first solar panel plant, part of plan to reduce dependence on Israeli power sourcesMay 22![This Tuesday, May 21, 2019 photo, shows solar panels at the newly inaugurated Nour Jericho solar plant, in the ancient West Bank city of Jericho. Mohammed Mustafa, head of the government's investment fund, said Wednesday that the plant is one of four]()
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May 22
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The Latest: China's Hikvision serious over US curbs on sales
Chinese surveillance company concerned over report it might be blocked from buying US componentsMay 22![In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, visitors are tracked by facial recognition technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision at the Security China 2018 expo in Beijing, China. The Chinese video surveillance company]()
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May 22
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Fake news changes shape as EU heads into elections
Fake news changes shape as EU heads into highly anticipated parliamentary elections.May 22![FILE - In this May 9, 2011 file photo, EU flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Disinformation has evolved beyond the playbook used by Russian trolls in the U.S. election. As the European Union gears up for a crucial ele]()
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May 22
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Lyft adding panic button for riders
Plus: The U.S. Postal Service is testing self-driving trucks, and summer camps for kids to learn how to use YouTube.May 22![VIDEO: Lyft adding a panic button for riders]()
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May 22
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Japan carriers delay sale of new Huawei smartphones
Two Japanese mobile carriers are delaying the sale of new smartphones from Huawei as they confirm the safety of the Chinese productsMay 22
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May 21
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Colorado won't halt drilling as it refocuses rules on safety
Colorado officials say they have no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to focus on...May 21![Storage tanks, well pad, home development in broomfield, colo, r m]()
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May 21
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California sues over $1B in canceled high-speed rail money
California has sued to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail projectMay 21![FILE - This Dec. 6, 2017, file photo shows one of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail under construction in Fresno, Calif. California has sued to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rai]()
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May 21
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Washington is 1st state to allow composting of human bodies
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a law making his state the first to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remainsMay 21![Katrina Spade, upper left, the founder and CEO of Recompose, a company that hopes to use composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains, looks on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, signs a bill into law]()
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May 21
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AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?
AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?May 21![A woman uses a smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing Monday, May 20, 2019. Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's services still will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing business with the]()
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May 21
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Wind developer seeks proposals for whale monitoring system
The developer of a wind farm off Massachusetts is taking steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whaleMay 21![FILE - In this March 28, 2018 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. The developer of a wind farm off Massachusetts is taking steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right]()
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May 21
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Huawei: US controls have 'no impact,' talking to Google
The Trump administration's order last week steps up pressure on HuaweiMay 21![In this photo taken Monday, May 20, 2019, a child plays with bubbles near the logo for tech giant Huawei in Beijing. The Trump administration's sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies th]()
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May 21
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The Latest: Huawei: US actions should worry other firms too
Chinese tech giant Huawei's top executive in Europe has slammed the Trump administration's decision to put trade restrictions on the company, and says...May 21![A woman gets her bearing outside a Huawei store in Beijing Monday, May 20, 2019. Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's services still will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing business with the]()
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May 21
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Tech is vital element in search for missing Hawaii woman
Technology becoming vital element in search for woman who went missing in rural Hawaii forestMay 21
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May 21
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Big boost for a major telecom deal
Plus, Google introduces next gen "Glass" and, more affordable research robots.May 21![VIDEO: Big boost for a major telecom deal]()
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May 21
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AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?
AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?May 21![A woman uses a smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing Monday, May 20, 2019. Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's services still will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing business with the]()
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May 21
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In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy
Snapchat's new photo filter that allows users to change into a man or woman with the tap of a finger is not necessarily fun and games for transgender...May 21![In this Wednesday, May 15, 2019, photo, Bailey Coffman shows her photo as a man in the Snapchat app during an interview in New York. Snapchat's new photo filter that allows users to change into a man or woman with the tap of a finger isn’t necessaril]()
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May 20
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Huawei apt to be stripped of Google services after US ban
The Chinese tech giant Huawei faces the loss of the Google-supplied software that sell smartphones, threatening its global saleMay 20![In this photo taken Thursday, May 16, 2019, a man handing out pamphlets is silhouetted against a advertisement for the latest smartphones from Huawei in Beijing. Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's services still wil]()
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