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  • 7-Eleven to deliver Slurpees, other items to parks, beaches

    The convenience-store chain is launching a new service.

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  • Dutch telephone outage takes out nation's emergency number

    A major telephone outage took down the Dutch emergency number for more than three hours Monday, forcing police and other first responders to scramble...

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  • What's your data worth to Big Tech? Bill would compel answer

    As Congress bears down on big tech companies, two senators are proposing to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to tell users what data...

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  • GPS, special maps and the wild: Tech helps searchers zero in

    Technology is making it easier to find missing people in the wild by zeroing in on the best places for searchers to go

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• Jun 24

  • Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner's claims

    A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana 14½ years ago finds releases lower than other recent estimates

    Jun 24

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  • France hosts Mediterranean conference without heads of state

    France is hosting a conference aimed at boosting cooperation between northern and southern Mediterranean countries, with senior government officials,...

    Jun 24

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  • University of Iowa team wins $115M 'space weather' grant

    A University of Iowa team has won a $115 million grant to develop satellites for studying a system of radiation created by the sun _ 'space weather'

    Jun 24

• Jun 24

  • Medical groups warn climate change is a 'health emergency'

    As Democrats prepare for their 1st 2020 presidential debate, medical groups call climate change a 'health emergency'

    Jun 24

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  • Senior Facebook executive says it would favor regulation

    He said it was not for companies to balance free speech versus public harm.

    Jun 24

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  • SpaceX to launch most powerful rocket in the dark for 1st time

    Amazon has a patent on surveillance systems drones.

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• Jun 24

  • 50 years later, the moon is still great for business

    It's back to the moon for brands from Omega to Budweiser marking 50 years since Apollo 11

    Jun 24

• Jun 23

  • Aerial photos help census officials pinpoint faraway people

    The Census Bureau is using aerial and geographic technology to gather needed data about remote communities and other difficult populations to count

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Introducing the newest Ferraris

    The Portofino and F8 Tributo recently joined the Ferrari lineup.

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• Jun 23

  • Arizona fire highlights challenges for energy storage

    A fire and explosion at a massive battery west of Phoenix highlight the challenges and risks that can arise as utilities prepare for exponential...

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine

    Hundreds of climate activists have ended a protest inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave and...

    Jun 23

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  • A 'super-weird' beluga-narwhal hybrid skull was confirmed

    Skull was donated by an Inuit hunter in 1990.

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • The Latest: Climate protesters leave German coal mine

    Hundreds of climate activists have ended a protest inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave and...

    Jun 23

• Jun 22

  • Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout

    The president of the Oregon Senate ordered the state Capitol to close on Saturday due to a "possible militia threat" from right-wing protesters as a...

    Jun 22

• Jun 21

  • Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout

    The president of the Oregon Senate ordered the state Capitol to close on Saturday due to a "possible militia threat" from right-wing protesters as a...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • The Latest: 'Militia threat' shuts down Oregon statehouse

    A "possible militia threat" is shutting down the Oregon statehouse amid a walkout by Republican lawmakers who are blocking a vote on landmark climate...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • California to illegal pot shops: We're coming for you

    California is planning to get tough with the state's thriving illegal marijuana market

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing

    US adds 5 Chinese tech organizations to blacklist a week before Trump-Xi summit

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Scientists predicting record dead zone in Chesapeake Bay

    Some ecologists at the University of Maryland are worried that a large spot of low oxygen in the Chesapeake Bay could harm the state's seafood...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Foxconn chairman stepping down amid talks of political bid

    Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest contract assembler of consumer electronics, says he is stepping down amid speculation he could be...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Emaciated polar bear found in Russia taken for treatment

    An emaciated polar bear seen roaming around an industrial city in Russia far south of normal sea ice hunting-grounds is being transported to a zoo for...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • High-tech airplane makes flying a breeze

    The Icon A5 is a single-engine amphibious sport aircraft designed to be simple to fly.

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• Jun 21

  • Study: Lethal plastic trash now common in Greece's whales

    Scientists say a study of whales and dolphins that have washed up dead in Greece over a 20-year period has found alarmingly high levels of plastic...

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• Jun 21

  • UK lawmaker suspended after ejecting protester from gala

    British Prime Minister Theresa May's office has suspended Foreign Office Minister Mark Field while an investigation takes place into his treatment of...

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • UK study shows seal singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'

    Researchers in Scotland say gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Mother sperm whale and baby dead in fishing net off Italy

    An Italian environmental group says a mother sperm whale and its baby have died after becoming tangled in a fishing net in the Tyrrhenian Sea off...

    Jun 21

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  • Restaurants could be 1st to get genetically modified salmon

    The salmon are the first modified animals approved for human consumption.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Rot in peace: Sites lacking for whale corpses amid die-off

    Rot in peace: So many gray whales are washing up on the US West Coast that the federal agency that deals with the rotting carcasses is running out of...

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• Jun 20

  • Slack shows up for work and rallies in Wall Street debut

    Shares of work messaging platform Slack rose after it started trading under the ticker "WORK."

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • EU leaders fail to agree on 2050 climate goal

    European Union leaders have failed to agree unanimously on a decision to make the bloc's economy carbon neutral by 2050

    Jun 20

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  • Controversial telescope to be built on sacred Hawaiian peak

    After years of protests and legal battles, Hawaii officials have announced that a massive telescope will be built on a volcano that some consider...

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  • Gee whiz: Testing of sewage confirms rise in marijuana use

    Testing of raw sewage in Washington state has confirmed, not surprisingly, that marijuana use went up after pot was legalized there

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • The Latest: California vaccine bill moves ahead

    A California Assembly committee has advanced a bill to tighten the state's rules on vaccination exemptions

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Lost wallet? More cash means you're likelier to get it back

    People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money _ and the more cash, the better, a new study says

    Jun 20

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  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs red tide research bill

    Florida governor signs bill creating a public-private partnership to research how to control and alleviate red tide blooms that have hurt the state's...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • The Latest: Slack up 49% in value after 1st trading day

    Slack's shares debuted on the New York Stock Exchange at $38.50 and rose slightly to close at $38.62.

    Jun 20

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  • Bank of England to mull access for likes of Facebook's Libra

    Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is open to the idea of letting new payment services such as Facebook's upcoming Libra hold funds with the central...

    Jun 20

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  • Under pressure, plane industry vows cleaner flight _ someday

    Jet makers are trying to make flying less damaging to the planet but clean flying remains decades away

    Jun 20

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  • Endangered rhinos ready to be sent from Europe to Rwanda

    A group of five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries is ready for a transport back to their...

    Jun 20

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  • APNewsBreak: Texas says DNA technology jeopardizes cases

    Texas officials are raising concerns over Rapid DNA analysis that has been used to identify California wildfire victims and verify family connections...

    Jun 20

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  • Mother sperm whale and baby dead in fishing net off Italy

    An Italian environmental group says a mother sperm whale and its baby have died after becoming tangled in a fishing net in the Tyrrhenian Sea off...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US

    Google's driverless car spinoff joins forces with Renault, Nissan to work on its first ride-hailing service outside the US

    Jun 20

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  • AP-NORC poll: Asteroid watch more urgent than Mars trip

    AP-NORC poll released a month before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing finds Americans prefer focus on tracking potential asteroid...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Russia to release 100 illegally captured whales

    The whales' confinement has become a rallying cry for environmentalists.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Top tips to keep your smartphone safe

    Some helpful hints include always keeping your operating system updated and switching off Wi-Fi in public areas.

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