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  • Simulator helps experts understand how whales get entangled

    Scientists have developed a video simulation of how whales become entangled in fishing lines, and say the technology could help lead to new and safer...

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• Nov 21

  • European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google

    In the battle for online privacy, Google is a Goliath facing European Davids.

    Nov 21

• Nov 20

  • 'We need hundreds': Fire victims' families urged to give DNA

    Authorities are using a rapid DNA test that produces results in just two hours to help identify the scores of people killed in the Northern California...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • As Facebook faces fire, heat turns up on No. 2 Sandberg

    For the past decade, Sheryl Sandberg has been the poised, reliable second-in-command to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Backlash at Chinese university shows limits to surveillance

    A Chinese university's plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Dead whale had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach

    A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach including 115 drinking cups, 25 bags and...

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • AP Photos: Amur falcons protected where they had been hunted

    AP Photos: Migratory Amur falcons are now protected in an Indian village where they once had been hunted by the thousands

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Mars revisited: NASA spacecraft days away from risky landing

    Mars is about to get its first U.S. visitor in years: a 3-legged, 1-armed geologist

    Nov 20

• Nov 20

  • Let the bargain hunting begin

    Black Friday deals, Uber launches its bike sharing service and Martha Stewart has a rough ride.

    Nov 20

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• Nov 20

  • Amazon HQ expansion means tough fight for talent

    Amazon moving into the neighborhood means a fierce competition for tech talent across industries

    Nov 20

• Nov 19

  • Evacuations urged near Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire

    Authorities have asked 10 communities in Guatemala to evacuate.

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • The scoop on how your cat's sandpapery tongue deep cleans

    The science behind cat grooming: High-tech scans give a peek at how their sandpapery tongues clean through all that fur

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Russian, US officials say space cooperation remains strong

    Russian and U.S. space officials hail joint work, say cooperation remains strong despite political tensions between countries

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

    Screenhead Nation: The battle over screen time has become a rite of passage for America's youth, but how much is too much?

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Space station gets 2 cargo deliveries in record 15 hours

    International Space Station gets two cargo deliveries in 15 hours, a new record

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • UNESCO launches Holocaust education website

    The U.N. culture and education agency is teaming up with the World Jewish Congress to launch a website to counter Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

    Screenhead Nation: The battle over screen time has become a rite of passage for America's youth, but how much is too much?

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Big tech firms pledge training for workers in Southeast Asia

    Microsoft, Google and other major technology companies have promised to help provide training in digital skills for around 20 million people in...

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Could regulation be coming to Silicon Valley?

    Apple CEO Tim Cook said it's inevitable Congress eventually will pass regulation because the free market is not protecting user privacy.

    Nov 19

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• Nov 19

  • Authorities call for evacuations around Volcano of Fire in Guatemala after a warning of increasing eruption

    Authorities call for evacuations around Volcano of Fire in Guatemala after a warning of increasing eruption

    Nov 19

• Nov 18

  • Dig resurrects a feud over which town is a state's oldest

    An archaeological dig is rekindling a friendly feud between two towns over which was the first in Connecticut

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Ousted Sri Lankan PM's party asks Facebook to protect users

    The ousted Sri Lankan prime minister's party is urging Facebook to safeguard the identity of the party's supporters on the social media platform

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Explosion at Idaho hazardous waste site kills 1, injures 3

    Officials say an employee at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho was killed after an explosion Saturday that also injured three workers and...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • The Latest: Employee at waste site killed in explosion

    Officials say an employee at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho was killed after an explosion Saturday that also injured three workers and...

    Nov 18

• Nov 17

  • Swimmer in Australia dies after being stung by stingray

    A swimmer in Australia has died of a heart attack after he was stung by a stingray

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • Democrats gear up for more digital spending in 2020

    One of the largest outside Democratic groups says ramped-up spending on digital advertising played a key role in battleground races where seats were...

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • Climate change protesters block off 5 London bridges

    Hundreds of protesters have turned out in central London and blocked off the capital's main bridges to demand the government take climate change...

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days

    A rocket has blasted off from Virginia with space station supplies, the second shipment in as many days

    Nov 17

• Nov 17

  • Britain says Russian contractors have no say in visa process

    Britain's Home Office says that the company contracted to collect visa applications in Russia has "absolutely no involvement with the decision-making...

    Nov 17

• Nov 16

  • Fight over dinosaur fossils comes down to what's a mineral

    A fight over who owns the fossils of two dinosaurs that appear to have died while locked in battle hinges on the legal definition of "mineral"

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station

    A Russian Soyuz rocket has put a cargo ship en route to the International Space Station, a successful launch that clears the way for the next crew to...

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Take a weight off: Tears, joy as kilo gets historic update

    In a historic vote, nations on Friday unanimously approved a ground-breaking overhaul to the international system of measurements that underpins...

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Trump signs bill to elevate cybersecurity mission at DHS

    President Donald Trump is signing legislation that elevates cybersecurity work within the Department of Homeland Security

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • NASA accepts delivery of European powerhouse for moonship

    NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world's next-generation moonship

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Airbnb says revenue for 3Q was best ever, topping $1 billion

    Airbnb says it had its best quarter ever, even as cities across the U.S. have started clamping down on the short-term rental market

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Fashion show blends Cuban private enterprise, US sponsorship

    Models strutting in paint-stained shirts and leather construction boots have shed light on an unusual blend of Cuban private enterprise and American...

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • The Latest: Landmark change to kilogram approved

    The so-called "Grand K" kilogram, a cylinder of polished platinum-iridium alloy that has been the world's sole true kilo since 1889, is to be retired

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Facebook executive denies blocking investigations into election meddling

    Sheryl Sandberg released a statement saying that the company cut ties with the PR firm reportedly hired to discredit its critics.

    Nov 16

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• Nov 15

  • Smoke spreading from California fires sparks health concerns

    Smoke from major wildfires is spreading into California cities and raising concerns about the impact on people's health

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Study finds healthy group of polar bears in sea near Alaska

    A study of polar bears in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia finds that the population is healthy for now despite a loss of sea ice due to...

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Facebook says it's better at detecting rule violations

    Facebook says it is making progress on deleting hate speech, graphic violence, fake accounts and rooting out other violations of its rules, including...

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • The Latest: Facebook to create independent appeals body

    Facebook says it's setting up an independent body for people to appeal decisions to remove _ or leave up _ posts that may violate its rules.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Electronic driving systems don't always work, tests show

    Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not stay in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a...

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • City votes to impose restrictive rules on short-term rentals

    The Washington city council has voted to impose tight limits on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing

    'Castration-free' pigs and hornless dairy cows are the farm animals being brought to life by a gene-editing company

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Transit riders, drivers brace for influx of Amazon employees

    New York and Washington's clogged streets and creaky subway systems are about to feel more pain as 50,000 more people descend on the two metro areas...

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Apple investigating complaint iPhone X overheated and caught fire

    The owner of an iPhone X said his smartphone caught fire while he was upgrading the operating system.

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • Transit riders, drivers brace for influx of Amazon employees

    New York and Washington's clogged streets and creaky subway systems are about to feel more pain as 50,000 more people descend on the two metro areas...

    Nov 15

• Nov 14

  • Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up

    After facing near-extinction, the total number of mountain gorillas is slowly rebounding

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Feds subpoena Snap over shareholder lawsuit

    Snap Inc. has received federal subpoenas related to a class-action lawsuit stemming from its 2017 initial public offering

    Nov 14