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  • Russia sends robot into space to test out new booster rocket

    Russia has sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station as part of tests on a new rocket that is expected to replace the current vehicle

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• Aug 22

  • Off the hook: California king salmon rebounds after drought

    California fishermen are reporting one of the best salmon fishing seasons in years, thanks to heavy rain and snow that ended the state's historic...

    Aug 22

• Aug 22

  • Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof

    Brazil's official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President Jair Bolsonaro is suggesting that...

    Aug 22

• Aug 21

  • 2 top researchers quitting MIT Media Lab over Epstein ties

    Two prominent researchers are quitting MIT's Media Lab over revelations that the technology research hub and its director took money from Jeffrey...

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Weedmaps to stop advertising unlicensed pot businesses

    The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps says it will no longer allow unlicensed marijuana businesses to advertise on its...

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Putin says mysterious explosion posed no radiation threat

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says a recent deadly explosion at a military testing site in northwestern Russia hasn't posed any radiation threat

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Spacewalking astronauts adding parking spot to space station

    Spacewalking astronauts add another parking spot to the International Space Station

    Aug 21

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  • Correction: Alaska-Salmon Hatcheries story

    Correction: Alaska-Salmon Hatcheries story

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  • YouTube may stop ads targeting children

    Plus, Gmail is introducing new spell checking features, and wireless headphones that look like earmuffs have hit the market.

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  • Thailand to set up center to combat 'fake news'

    Thailand's government has announced a plan to set up a center to combat unverified news on social media platforms, rejecting concerns that it might be...

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • 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 21

• Aug 20

  • 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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• Aug 20

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

    Scientists studying the melting of the ice in Greenland this summer are finding themselves working in shirtsleeve weather without the need for gloves

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  • Trump attacks on Google recycle baseless claims

    President Donald Trump has been on a tear about Google that traces back to a series of unfounded claims about the technology giant circulating among...

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• Aug 20

  • 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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  • Justice Department sues to block merger of airline IT firms

    The Justice Department is suing to block Sabre Corp. from buying a rival that also provides airline booking services

    Aug 20

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  • After petition, Georgia to reexamine new voting system

    The Georgia secretary of state's office plans to re-examine the state's new election system after receiving a request from voters

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • The Latest: Some cities recovered from ransomware attack

    Texas officials have lowered the number of cities facing a coordinated ransomware attack

    Aug 20

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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?

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • California to build largest wildlife crossing in world

    California is planning to build the largest wildlife crossing in the world

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Autonomous vehicle company Waymo to test in Florida rain

    Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • 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

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

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

    Aug 20

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  • 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

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  • 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

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• 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.

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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 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

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• Aug 19

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

    Huawei limited sanctions reprieve gets a 90-day extension

    Aug 19

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  • 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

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  • Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease

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

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

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

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• 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.

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• Aug 18

  • San Francisco bison named Brunhilda dies

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

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• 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.

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

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

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  • 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

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  • Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month

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

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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

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

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  • 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

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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