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  • AP PHOTOS: Remembering the Exxon Valdez oil spill

    AP PHOTOS: The Exxon Valdez oil spill marred Alaska waters, beaches and wildlife 30 years ago this month

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• Mar 20

  • Mom with kids on YouTube channel suspected of child abuse

    Authorities say an Arizona woman who ran a popular YouTube channel featuring kids is facing allegations of using pepper spray to discipline her seven...

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  • Lithuanian man pleads guilty in $100M internet fraud case

    A Lithuanian man who duped Google and Facebook into transferring over $100 million into accounts he controlled has pleaded guilty to wire fraud

    Mar 20

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  • Report: Slain Mexican journalist's widow targeted by spyware

    An internet watchdog group says the widow of a slain Mexican journalist was the target of an attempted spyware attack 10 days after his death

    Mar 20

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  • Science Says: Tiny 'water bears' can teach us about survival

    The U.S. military hopes that humans can learn toughness from tiny 'water bears' that survive 300-degree heat, Antarctic cold and even the vacuum of...

    Mar 20

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  • Europe fines Google $1.7 billion in antitrust case

    The fine was for abusing its dominant role in online advertising.

    Mar 20

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  • Survey: Top CEOs report weaker economic outlook for 1Q

    Top U.S. CEOs are reporting that their economic outlook weakened in the first 3 months of the year although it remains above its historical average

    Mar 20

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  • Puerto Rico lures tech developers as hurricane season looms

    Young tech developers are roving Puerto Rico with laptops, transmitters and drones to test new systems that might help survivors communicate with...

    Mar 20

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  • EPA argues for shifting focus from climate change to water

    Environmental Protection Agency administrator says unsafe drinking water is the world's most immediate

    Mar 20

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  • National Guard to help protect California towns from fires

    California is pulling the National Guard away from President Donald Trump's border efforts and devoting many of them to protecting communities from...

    Mar 20

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  • Facebook's Oculus unveils new virtual reality headset and content for new console

    The Rift S and the Quest will cost $399 each and will be available this spring.

    Mar 20

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  • Ocean mission's emergency ascent caused by motor burning out

    Ocean mission's emergency ascent caused by motor burning out; sub has returned to the water

    Mar 20

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  • Supreme Court: Google class-action case should be revisited

    The Supreme Court is telling a lower court to take another look at a class-action settlement involving Google and privacy concerns

    Mar 20

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  • Peloton faces a lawsuit

    Plus, Google is diving into gaming and Instagram introduces in-app purchases.

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• Mar 20

  • Nexstar Media selling 19 TV stations for $1.32 billion

    Nexstar Media is selling 19 television stations for $1.32B as part of its buyout deal with Tribune Media

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  • EU regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.68 billion) for abusing its dominance in online advertising

    EU regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.68 billion) for abusing its dominance in online advertising

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• Mar 19

  • US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River

    Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a...

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • FBI tracked Michael Cohen's phones with controversial device

    The FBI used highly secretive and controversial cellphone sweeping technology to zero-in on President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer when...

    Mar 19

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  • The Latest: US official declares Colorado River plan done

    Reclamation commissioner declares yearslong, multistate effort to protect key Western river done

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Trump: Social media sites discriminate against conservatives

    President Donald Trump is directing his ire at the nation's major social media companies

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Why Facebook didn't block live New Zealand shooting video

    Facebook says no one flagged New Zealand shooting livestream, underlining tech companies' challenge policing content

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• Mar 19

  • In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood

    After more than eight decades of supremacy, the Hollywood's 'Big Six' major studios will be down one when the Walt Disney Co.'s $71.3 billion...

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Sub makes rapid ascent in Indian Ocean; crew safe

    Sub makes emergency ascent in Indian Ocean; 2-person crew is safe

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Court tosses $4 million copyright award against Zillow

    A federal appeals court has thrown out a $4 million copyright infringement ruling against the Seattle-based online real estate company Zillow

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Court: Online free speech rights trump stalking conviction

    A man imprisoned for stalking had his conviction overturned when North Carolina's Court of Appeals ruled the social media posts underpinning the...

    Mar 19

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  • NASA's plan to scoop up dirt from asteroid hits a snag

    NASA's plan to scoop up dirt and gravel from an asteroid hits a snag

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds

    An AP data analysis shows that in weather stations across America, hot records are being set twice as often as cold ones

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Google to launch video-game streaming platform Stadia

    Google says it will launch a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Facebook settles five lawsuits alleging that its ad systems enabled discrimination in housing, credit and employment

    Facebook settles five lawsuits alleging that its ad systems enabled discrimination in housing, credit and employment

    Mar 19

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  • Fish in river that famously caught fire now OK'd for dinner

    Federal environmental regulators say fish living in an Ohio river that became synonymous with industrial pollution when it caught fire in 1969 are now...

    Mar 19

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  • Dartmouth professor wins top religion prize

    A Dartmouth College professor of physics and astronomy has won one of the world's leading religion prizes for blending hard science and deep...

    Mar 19

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  • How diet affects the way you speak: Study

    Eating softer processed foods changed the position of humans' adult teeth.

    Mar 19

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  • SEC says Musk's contempt defense 'borders on the ridiculous'

    U.S. securities regulators are fighting back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, arguing that he should be held in contempt for brazenly violating a federal...

    Mar 19

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  • Norwegian aluminum producer hit by cyberattack

    Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro says it has been a targeted by "an extensive cyberattack" through a ransomware virus impacting its key...

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Fox Corp. begins trading as Disney completion looms

    Fox Corp., the Fox assets that are not part of Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets, debuts Tuesday with new board

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • US professor is first woman to be awarded math's top prize

    An American professor has become the first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize, one of the world's most prestigious international mathematics awards.

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Lyft seeks IPO before rival Uber

    The ride-sharing company would be the first to debut on the Nasdaq.

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  • Asia bracing for destruction by alien pest: fall armyworms

    Fall armyworms invade corn fields, turning cobs to mush.

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  • Report: National Enquirer paid $200K for private Bezos texts

    The Wall Street Journal reports that the National Enquirer's publisher to paid $200,000 to obtain intimate texts between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his...

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  • Orangutan mother blinded by air gun pellets in Indonesia

    An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered...

    Mar 19

• Mar 18

  • Lyft opens its IPO road show, to offer more than 30M shares

    Ride-hailing app Lyft says it will offer more than 30 million shares of its common stock for between $62 and $68 per share

    Mar 18

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  • Foxconn says Wisconsin factory will be operational in 2020

    Foxconn Technology Group says it will start building a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin no later than this summer, with production starting at the...

    Mar 18

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  • Woman sues hospital she says stored frozen embryo for years

    A Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against a Rhode Island hospital she says froze her embryo and kept it in storage for 13 years without her...

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  • Thousands of dead menhaden wash up in New Jersey shore town

    State environmental officials say thousands of dead fish have washed up in a New Jersey shore community

    Mar 18

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  • Apple refreshes iPad lineup, with larger entry-level model

    Apple has unveiled a new iPad that's thinner and slightly larger than its current entry-level tablet.

    Mar 18

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  • UN hosts powers to discuss preventing an arms race in space

    Government experts from 25 countries have opened off a meeting to look at ways of preventing an arms race in space, amid uncertainty whether some of...

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  • Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples

    Japan's space agency says its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow up last month's touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky mission _ dropping...

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  • Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news

    Facebook says that a service it established last year to provide users with local news has been hindered by cutbacks in the news industry

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Lyft hopes for big boost from upcoming IPO

    The ride-share company may be valued at $23 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

    Mar 18

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• Mar 17

  • Police issue 'virtual kidnap' alerts to California schools

    Police in California issue alerts to schools about two 'virtual kidnap' cases in Laguna Beach

    Mar 17