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  • Ransomware attack hits more than 20 Texas local governments

    Texas authorities say more than 20 local governments are facing a coordinated ransomware attack

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  • California freeway crossing to give wildlife room to roam

    Hoping to fend off the extinction of mountain lions and other species that require room to roam, California is building a mostly privately funded...

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  • Earth's future is being written in fast-melting Greenland

    Welcome to Greenland, where glaciers go to die and seas start to rise

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  • Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering

    Facebook launches 'clear history' tool in some countries under a new name

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  • European police bust site that hosted bomb-making manuals

    German police say together with officers in Lithuania and Croatia they have shut down a website hosting bomb-making manuals

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  • Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

    More than 200,000 accounts are believed to be linked to the Chinese government.

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• Aug 20

  • German FM 'grateful' for Swedish teen's climate activism

    Germany's foreign minister says he's "grateful" for Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg's climate protests

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears

    As Afghanistan peace deal nears, a rush to restore art shattered by Taliban amid fears over its return

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Amazon selling facial recognition program that detects emotions to police

    Plus: Wireless carriers may be slowing down video playback speeds, and Apple is spending $6 billion on new shows for its streaming service.

    Aug 20

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• Aug 20

  • Huawei founder says he expects no relief from U.S. sanctions but is confident it will thrive with its own technology

    Huawei founder says he expects no relief from U.S. sanctions but is confident it will thrive with its own technology

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Indian spacecraft launched last month is now orbiting moon

    An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month has begun orbiting the moon before it tries to land near the lunar south pole to study water deposits

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigs

    Scientists are working to develop a vaccine for a deadly virus that's devastating pig herds in Asia

    Aug 20

• Aug 19

  • UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info

    Britain's government is planning to pressure social media companies to do more to fight misinformation on vaccines following a spike in measles cases

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas

    A new US lawsuit seeks to establish a "whale protection zone" for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Congo to use second vaccine to fight Ebola

    The head of Congo's Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • US gives Huawei a 90-day reprieve on technology trade ban

    Huawei limited sanctions reprieve gets a 90-day extension

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Georgia voters challenge legality of new election system

    Georgia Voters who want hand-marked paper ballots are challenging the legality of the state's new voting system

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease

    The disease turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery.

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • After 17 years, West Virginia town has access to clean water

    The town spent the past 17 years living under a boil water advisory.

    Aug 19

• Aug 18

  • Wildlife roam where US once made nuclear and chemical arms

    Where some of the most lethal weapons known were made, now havens for wildlife.

    Aug 18

• Aug 18

  • San Francisco bison named Brunhilda dies

    A female American bison living in Golden Gate Park died of kidney disease.

    Aug 18

• Aug 18

  • Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

    Icelanders hike up a volcano to say goodbye to a glacier lost to climate change.

    Aug 18

• Aug 18

  • Trade war's losers could include microchips, energy, banks

    Investors concerned about the reach of the U.S.-China trade war.

    Aug 18

• Aug 18

  • Demolition levels UK power plant once named a top eyesore

    A British power station once voted one of the country's ugliest sights has been mostly destroyed in a controlled demolition

    Aug 18

• Aug 18

  • Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month

    Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming.

    Aug 18

• Aug 17

  • National lab details $13B in building plans over next decade

    Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have plans for $13 billion worth of construction projects over the next decade at the northern...

    Aug 17

• Aug 17

  • From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species

    Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues such as the trade in ivory and the...

    Aug 17

• Aug 17

  • Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plastic

    An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a...

    Aug 17

• Aug 16

  • Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

    Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE _ the latest in a year...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • NASA picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for lunar lander job

    NASA has picked Alabama's 'Rocket City' to manage astronauts' next lunar lander

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution

    Colorado is tightening its air quality regulations, requiring 5% of vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Amazon: Facial recognition program for cops detects emotion

    Amazon has announced that its facial recognition program used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Cuban state to absorb underground video-gamers' network

    After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island's state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline street network...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back

    Sailing team taking climate activist Greta Thunberg to US aboard a high-tech racing yacht will fly two crew across the Atlantic to bring the boat...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • UPS invests in self-driving cars

    The company announced an investment in TuSimple, an autonomous truck startup, on Thursday in an effort to cut costs and time in ground deliveries.

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• Aug 16

  • California sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart

    Scientists have installed an underwater sound system they hope will reduce collisions between whales and ships in the Santa Barbara Channel off...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Nevada will seek new court order to remove plutonium

    Nevada isn't giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near Las Vegas...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • County officials vote to favor mining near Okefenokee refuge

    Georgia county officials vote to support mining plan near edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Critics blast Oregon repeal of tsunami-zone building ban

    Earthquake geologists and others are blasting Oregon's recent repeal of a ban on new police stations, fire stations, schools and other "critical...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Data confirms growing dead zone in Chesapeake Bay

    Scientists in Maryland confirm a "dead zone" of little-to-no oxygen stretches across much of the Chesapeake Bay, potentially harming marine life

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Mark your calendars for the new iPhone

    Plus, a new feature for Google Assistant allows you to send reminders to friends, and a bed made for binge watchers.

    Aug 16

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• Aug 15

  • Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

    Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE _ the latest in a year...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Climate change still threatens key US river after wet winter

    U.S. officials say levels in a key reservoir on the Colorado River are low enough that Nevada, Arizona and Mexico will make voluntary reductions to...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • The Latest: Colorado River improves, but voluntary cuts loom

    Conditions on the over-taxed Colorado River have improved dramatically over the past year, but not enough to stave off voluntary cutbacks for some...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

    Scientists take to the skies to track how Greenland is melting at record levels

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Top NASA official gets look at next moon rocket

    NASA's top official says the rocket expected to power the next mission to the moon is about 90 percent complete

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Judge: Georgia must scrap old voting machines after 2019

    A federal judge has ordered Georgia to stop using its outdated voting machines after this year, and to be ready with hand-marked paper ballots if its...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Scientists confirm July set new global heat record

    Scientists say measurements show July set a new global temperature record

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Macy's teams with Google

    Plus, June smart ovens have been turning on by themselves prompting safety concerns, and Twitter says, "Free Dorothy!"

    Aug 15

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• Aug 15

  • Clarification: Facebook-Privacy story

    Clarification: Facebook-Privacy story

    Aug 15