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  • AP Exclusive: Billionaires fuel US charter schools movement

    Billionaires like Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and heirs to the Walmart retail fortune are influencing state education policy by giving money to...

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  • FCC head has 'serious concerns' with Sinclair-Tribune deal

    The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is raising "serious concerns" about Sinclair's $3.9 billion deal for Tribune's television...

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• Jul 16

  • EU says Airbnb must change booking system after complaints

    The European Union is giving Airbnb until the end of August to answer some EU complaints that the U.S. company's pricing presentation does not meet EU...

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  • Financial forum: Virtual currencies need close monitoring

    An international forum on financial regulation say virtual currencies such as Bitcoin do not now pose a threat to global stability but cautions that...

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  • Amazon Prime Day kicks off

    The massive annual online shopping event runs for 36 hours.

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• Jul 15

  • Sea turtle found dead with beach chair string around neck

    An endangered sea turtle has been found dead on an Alabama beach with a beach chair string tangled around its neck

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• Jul 14

  • Mueller probe IDs long-hidden hackers

    The special counsel's probe of the 2016 election is now directly linked to the Russian government.

    Jul 14

• Jul 13

  • Long-hidden hackers unmasked by US special counsel

    One of the Russian military intelligence officers indicted Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller was Lt. Aleksey Lukashev, an email phishing...

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• Jul 13

  • 12 Russians indicted for meddling in 2016 US election

    Indictment ties US election interference to Russian government for first time, charging 12 Russian military intelligence officers with hacking...

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• Jul 13

  • Rights group questions DEA exploit of encrypted cellphones

    Human-rights group questions DEA use of rigged smartphones designed to defeat encryption

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Microsoft raises alarms about face recognition

    Microsoft is calling on Congress to regulate the use of facial recognition technology to protect people's privacy and freedom of expression

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• Jul 13

  • Pennsylvania reveals cyber intrusion in birth, death records

    Pennsylvania officials have revealed they had to shut down the state's online system for birth and death records for about a week after someone with...

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  • Coast Guard Academy to offer new major in cyber systems

    The U.S. Coast Guard Academy beginning this fall is offering a new major in cyber systems

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  • Russia blasts Greece over cybercrime suspect's extradition

    A Greek court has agreed to extradite a Russian cybercrime suspect to France, a decision the Russian government protested and which could further sour...

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  • Iceberg 4 miles wide breaks off from Greenland glacier

    Scientists have watched an iceberg four miles wide break off from a glacier in eastern Greenland

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• Jul 13

  • 8 endangered black rhinos die in Kenya after relocation

    8 endangered black rhinos die in Kenya after relocation; loss is called 'a complete disaster'

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  • South Africa unveils new telescope aimed at galaxies

    South Africa unveils powerful new telescope with aim to give clearest views yet of galaxies

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  • Apple MacBook Pro 2018 upgraded

    Apple's new line of MacBook computers billed as 70 percent faster than previous models.

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• Jul 12

  • AP sources: Army chooses Austin for new Futures Command HQ

    U.S. officials say Army leaders will announce on Friday that they've chosen Austin as the location for a new command headquarters that will focus on...

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• Jul 12

  • Trump DOJ appealing judge's OK of AT&T-Time Warner merger

    Trump Justice Department is appealing US judge's approval of AT&T-Time Warner megamerger

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• Jul 12

  • New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom

    New remedies for sleep apnea are vying for a place in the bedrooms of millions of people craving a good night's rest

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• Jul 12

  • The Department of Justice says it is appealing the court ruling that paved the way for AT&T's merger with Time Warner

    The Department of Justice says it is appealing the court ruling that paved the way for AT&T's merger with Time Warner

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• Jul 12

  • Report: SEC probes Facebook privacy issues

    A report says the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Facebook adequately warned its investors about privacy lapses involving...

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  • Ancient 'Iceman' shows signs of a well-balanced last meal

    Scientists find animal fat, wheat seeds and wild meat of deer and goat in the stomach of an ancient frozen corpse

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  • Uber lays off backup drivers for self-driving cars

    Plus, the first ever Fortnite tournament is about to start.

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  • Africa's iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate

    Africa's iconic baobab, the 'tree of life,' dying off at alarming rate with no clear cause

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• Jul 11

  • US firm: Chinese hackers infiltrate Cambodia ahead of polls

    A U.S. cybersecurity firm has found evidence Chinese hackers linked to Beijing's government have infiltrated computer systems of Cambodia's election...

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• Jul 11

  • California meets greenhouse gas reduction goal years early

    Officials say California greenhouse gas emissions have fallen below 1990 levels, putting the state well on its way toward meeting long-term goals to...

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• Jul 11

  • Comcast, Fox both raise bids as they reach for Sky

    Comcast, Fox sweeten offers for Sky, raising the bidding to for European pay TV service to $34 billion

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• Jul 11

  • Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies for $18.9 billion

    Chipmaker Broadcom says it is buying IT management software company CA Technologies for $18.9 billion in cash

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• Jul 11

  • The Latest: Comcast sweetens Sky bid after Fox raises stakes

    Comcast ups the ante in the battle for European pay-TV network Sky after Fox increases its bid

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• Jul 11

  • Quake damage reveals older structure inside Mexico pyramid

    Archaeologists say damage to a pre-Hispanic pyramid in central Mexico from the Sept. 19 earthquake has revealed an older structure that was covered by...

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  • NASA needs backup plan as US crew launches slip: Report

    Report says NASA needs a backup plan for getting astronauts to space, as more delays likely for new commercial crew capsules

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• Jul 11

  • Whole Foods will take part in Amazon Prime Day

    Plus, reports that the iPhone X will be discontinued after sluggish sales.

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• Jul 11

  • Loon and Wing graduate from Alphabet's 'moonshot factory'

    Loon and Wing, Alphabet's attempt to deliver internet signals via hot air balloons and packages by airborne drones, are graduating from X, the...

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• Jul 11

  • Twitter to remove suspicious accounts from follower counts

    Twitter says it will begin removing suspicious accounts it has locked _ denying access to its owner _ from how it counts users' followers

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  • Chinese find suggests human relatives left Africa earlier

    Stone tools unearthed in China push back the date human relatives left Africa

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• Jul 11

  • Beach rarity: Loggerhead sea turtle lays eggs in Delaware

    A loggerhead sea turtle has laid eggs in Delaware and officials say it's a rare event for the state

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  • Uganda protest over new social media tax turns violent

    Uganda protest over new social media tax turns violent, with bullets and tear gas

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  • Coffee and conservation: Mozambique tries both on a mountain

    Conservationists on Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa are encouraging farmers to grow coffee in the shade of hardwood trees as a way to improve their lot...

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  • Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain

    Scientists find red spruce trees rebounding from acid rain with help from pollution controls, changing climate

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  • Facebook faces UK fine over its data privacy scandal

    Facebook faces U.K. fine over its privacy scandal

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  • Facebook faces U.K. fine over its privacy scandal

    Facebook faces U.K. fine over its privacy scandal

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  • Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain

    Scientists find red spruce trees rebounding from acid rain with help from pollution controls, changing climate

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• Jul 10

  • Tesla will build its 1st factory outside US in Shanghai

    Electric car producer Tesla will build its first factory outside the United States in Shanghai, becoming the first wholly foreign-owned automaker in...

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• Jul 10

  • Drug company's lawsuit could derail Nevada execution

    A drug company has sued over plans for Nevada to use its product in a lethal injection combination never before used in the U.S.

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• Jul 10

  • The Latest: Judge sets Wednesday hearing on execution drug

    A judge in Las Vegas says she'll hear same-day arguments and expects to decide just hours before a scheduled execution whether a drug company can at...

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• Jul 10

  • Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward

    Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer caused cancer have cleared a big hurdle

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• Jul 10

  • Judge says evidence seems weak that Roundup weed killer causes cancer but experts can make that claim at trial

    Judge says evidence seems weak that Roundup weed killer causes cancer but experts can make that claim at trial

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• Jul 10

  • Condition of man hospitalized in poisoning improves

    Authorities have broadened their investigation into the nerve agent poisoning of an English couple, seizing a car in a third community in southwestern...

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