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Jan 21
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China seems to confirm scientist's gene-edited babies claim
Chinese authorities appear to have confirmed a scientist's unpublished claims that he helped to make the world's first gene-edited babies, and they...Jan 21![FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, He Jiankui is reflected in a glass panel as he works at a computer at a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. A Chinese investigation says Chinese scientist He, behind the reported bi]()
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Jan 21
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This day in history: Jan. 25, 1986
Voyager II discovers a 15th moon and another ring for Uranus.Jan 21![Voyager II discovers a 15th moon and another ring for Uranus.]()
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Jan 21
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Inside Science's top stories of 2018
Alistair Jennings sums up some key science stories in 2018.Jan 21![VIDEO: Alistair Jennings sums up some key science stories in 2018.]()
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Jan 21
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French watchdog slaps Google with $57M fine under new EU law
Franc's data privacy watchdog slaps Google with $57 million fine under new EU data privacy rulesJan 21![FILE - This Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo shows the Google logo at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. France’s data privacy watchdog has slapped Google with a 50 million euro ($57 million) fine, in the first penalty for a U.S. t]()
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Jan 21
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Following accidents, Dutch Uber lifts minimum driver age
Ride hailing firm Uber is raising the minimum age of its drivers in the Netherlands and taking other measures to increase road safety after a series...Jan 21
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Jan 21
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Europeans contemplating moon mission by 2025
Nearly 50 years after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the ArianeGroup wants a mission to return to the Earth's satellite before 2025Jan 21
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Jan 21
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2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse comes with supermoon bonus
The moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the only total lunar eclipse this year and nextJan 21![Photographers stage at Kenneth Hahn Park in Los Angeles as they wait to capture the supermoon, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth, i]()
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Jan 21
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Jan 21
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China says doctor behind gene-edited babies acted on his own
Investigators determined Dr. He Jiankui organized and handled funding.Jan 21![FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, He Jiankui is reflected in a glass panel as he works at a computer at a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. A Chinese investigation says Chinese scientist He, behind the reported bi]()
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Jan 21
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EU's antitrust cop lays groundwork for more tech scrutiny
EU antitrust enforcer and Silicon Valley nemesis Vestager lays groundwork for more tech scrutiny after term endsJan 21![The European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, poses during an interview Monday Jan. 14, 2019, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Vestager has challenged big Silicon Valley companies such as Google and Apple with high profile cases, and is l]()
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Jan 21
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EU's Vestager, Silicon Valley nemesis, doesn't shy from tech
EU antitrust chief Vestager, Silicon Valley nemesis, outlines her tech preferencesJan 21![The European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, poses during an interview Monday Jan. 14, 2019, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Vestager, who has challenged big Silicon Valley companies such as Google and Apple with high profile cases, is]()
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Jan 21
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Iraq says goodbye to its beloved archaeologist al-Gailani
Iraq mourns loss of beloved archaeologist al-Gailani who helped rebuild Baghdad museum after 2003 US-led invasionJan 21![Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist, Lamia al-Gailani, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Iraq is mourning the loss of a beloved archaeologist who helped r]()
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Jan 19
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US spy satellite launched into orbit from California
A U.S. spy satellite has been launched into orbit from California's Vandenberg Air Force BaseJan 19![A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. The rocket propelled the National Reconnaissance Office satellite at 11:10 a.m. Pacific time, arcing over the P]()
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Jan 19
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Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents
Seven weeks after a massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxietyJan 19![FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska Seven weeks after the massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endl]()
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Jan 19
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Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7
Police in Barcelona say they have arrested seven people for allegedly trashing cars working with ride-hailing apps like Uber and Cabify as part of a...Jan 19![FILE - This June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Police in Barcelona have arrested seven people on suspicion of attacking cars that work with ride-hailing apps like Uber and Cabify as pa]()
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Jan 19
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US says Congo's 20 days without internet '20 days too many'
US says Congo's 20 days without internet '20 days too many' amid disputed presidential voteJan 19
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Jan 18
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Snapchat fires 2 execs after alleged sexual misconduct
Snapchat head of security Francis Racioppi has been fired after having an inappropriate workplace relationship, The Wall Street Journal reportsJan 18![Snapchat, Snap]()
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Jan 18
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Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
Moon, Earth and sun line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and nextJan 18![FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Earth starts to cast its shadow on the moon during a complete lunar eclipse seen from Jakarta, Indonesia. Starting Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019, all of North and South America will be able to see the]()
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Jan 18
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Report: Facebook's privacy lapses may result in record fine
Report: Federal Trade Commission considering slapping Facebook with biggest fine in agency's history for privacy violationsJan 18![Mark Zuckerberg]()
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Jan 18
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Researchers come face to face with huge great white shark
Two shark researchers who came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their encounter as an...Jan 18![In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo provided by Juan Oliphant, Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and advocate, swims with a large great white shark off the shore of Oahu. Ramsey told The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 17 that images of her swimming next t]()
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Jan 18
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On the road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs
Tesla to cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car marketJan 18![FILE - In this March 31, 2016 file photo, Tesla Motors unveils the new lower-priced Model 3 sedan at the Tesla Motors design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla, recognizing as imperative its ability to produce a cheaper electric car, told employees Fr]()
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Jan 18
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Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
Moon, Earth and sun line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and nextJan 18![FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Earth starts to cast its shadow on the moon during a complete lunar eclipse seen from Jakarta, Indonesia. Starting Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019, all of North and South America will be able to see the]()
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Jan 18
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Swiss, German students protest inaction on climate change
Thousands of students are holding rallies across Germany and Switzerland to protest the lack of action against climate changeJan 18![Students demonstrate during a 'Youth For Climate' strike urging pupils to skip classes to protest a lack of climate awareness in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)]()
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Jan 18
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Oxford suspends research funding from China's Huawei
There are growing security concerns about the Chinese telecom giant.Jan 18![Ren Zhengfei]()
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Jan 17
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Pole held for China spying worked on security for pope visit
Polish radio station reports cybersecurity expert charged with spying for China cooperated with Polish government on security measures for visit by...Jan 17
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Jan 17
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US shutdown stalls training, other prep for wildfire season
Officials spend the winter months preparing for the upcoming wildfire season, and much of that work is on hold because of the U.S. government shutdownJan 17![In this Nov. 12, 2018 file photo a firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. A group of U.S. senators from around the American West sent a letter to President Trump warning that firefigh]()
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Jan 17
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Cohen says he rigged online polls for Trump in 2014, 2015
President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer is acknowledging paying a technology company to artificially boost Trump's standing in two online...Jan 17![Michael Cohen]()
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Jan 17
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The Latest: Giuliani: Trump didn't know about poll-rigging
President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer is acknowledging paying a technology company to artificially boost Trump's standing in two online...Jan 17![Michael Cohen]()
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Jan 17
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Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis
Microsoft says it will devote $500 million to address a problem its own success helped create: the severe need for affordable housing in the Seattle...Jan 17![FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2016 file photo, a man lies in a tent with others camped nearby, under and near an overpass in Seattle. Microsoft pledged $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing in response to the Seattle region's w]()
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Jan 17
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Scientists: Saturn spent billions of years without its rings
Scientists say Saturn spent billions of years _ almost its entire existence _ without its stunning ringsJan 17
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Jan 17
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Phoenix police: Dead newborn found in Amazon site's restroom
Phoenix police say a newborn baby girl was found dead in a women's restroom inside an Amazon distribution center and that investigators have located...Jan 17
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Jan 17
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Google to buy power from solar farms in Tennessee, Alabama
Google plans to buy power from Tennessee and Alabama solar farms under a deal with the Tennessee Valley AuthorityJan 17
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Jan 17
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Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before
A new study finds that we're still in a period when asteroids are crashing into Earth more than they used toJan 17![FILE - This Dec. 29, 1968 photo made available by NASA shows the large moon crater Goclenius, foreground, approximately 40 statute miles in diameter, and three clustered craters Magelhaens, Magelhaens A, and Colombo A, during the Apollo 8 mission. Fo]()
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Jan 17
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Hubble Telescope camera back in action after 1-week shutdown
Hubble Space Telescope's premier camera is back to work, after a 1-week shutdownJan 17![This May 13, 2009 photo made available by NASA shows the Hubble Space Telescope from the space shuttle Atlantis, orbiting the Earth. On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, the Space Telescope Science Institute says the instrument has resumed observations. It ha]()
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Jan 17
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The Latest: Phoenix police locate mother of dead newborn
Phoenix police say investigators have located and contacted the mother of a newborn baby girl found dead in a women's restroom inside an Amazon...Jan 17
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Jan 17
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Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts
Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages and accounts it says were part of two big disinformation operationsJan 17![FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens in New York's Times Square. Facebook announced Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, it would invest $300 million over three years in news initiatives with an emphasis in local cov]()
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Jan 17
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Desalination's leftovers may negatively affect oceans and ecosystems
About 700 million people worldwide lack reliable access to fresh water.Jan 17![PHOTO: A desalination plant in the Arabian Gulf.]()
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Jan 17
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Thousands skip school again to go to Belgium climate protest
More than 10,000 youngsters skipped school again in Belgium to join a march demanding better protections of the globe's fragile climateJan 17![Students and others hold up placards with climate messages during a demonstration against climate change in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Thousands of students as part of the Youth for Climate movement took time off school Thursday to call for s]()
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Jan 17
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Volcano in southern Japan erupts; no injuries or damage
A small island volcano in southern Japan has erupted, blasting rocks and ashes into the air but causing no damage or injuriesJan 17![A smoke column rises from Shindake volcano after its eruption in Kuchinoerabu island, southern Japan, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday's eruption caused volcanic rocks flying out of the crater and pyroclastic flows p]()
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Jan 17
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Battle lines forming ahead of a looming US privacy law fight
Battle lines are forming ahead of a looming fight over a US privacy lawJan 17![Federal Trade Commission]()
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Jan 16
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Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan
The Trump administration is rolling out a new strategy for a more aggressive space-based missile defense systemJan 16![FILE - This Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA),shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile, from the]()
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Jan 16
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SpaceX to build Mars spaceship in Texas, not Los Angeles
SpaceX says it will build test versions of its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles, dealing another blow to the local...Jan 16![FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2019 file photo, a motorcyclist rides near the SpaceX prototype Starship hopper at the Boca Chica Beach site in Texas. SpaceX says it will build its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles, dealing ano]()
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Jan 16
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Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago this week
Twenty-five years ago this week, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens...Jan 16![FILE - In this Jan. 17, 1994 file photo, Interstate 10, the Santa Monica Freeway, split and collapsed over La Cienega Boulevard following the Northridge quake in the predawn hours in Los Angeles. Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn e]()
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Jan 16
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Sinclair debuts streaming service for its local TV stations
Sinclair Broadcast, the nation's largest owner of television stations, is launching a free, ad-supported streaming service.Jan 16![FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcasting wants to “Stirr” up streaming. The regional TV network is starting a free ad-supported streaming service]()
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Jan 16
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Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature
Scientists have used a nearly 300-million-year old fossil skeleton and preserved footprints to create a robot model of prehistoric lifeJan 16![This image from video provided by John Nyakatura in January 2019 shows computer-generated and robotic simulations of an Orobates Pabsti dinosaur's footprints while walking. Nyakatura has spent years studying the four-legged plant-eater, which lived b]()
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Jan 16
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Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks
A consumers' group says an Italian tribunal has ordered a public information campaign about the possible health risks of cellular and cordless phonesJan 16
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Jan 16
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Snap to lose chief financial officer, its 2nd in a year
Snap Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone plans to leave the camera companyJan 16![FILE- In this May 2, 2018, file photo the logo for Snap Inc. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Snap Inc. is getting hit hard in premarket trading after the social media company said its second chief financial o]()
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Jan 16
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House Republicans question telecoms on location tracking
Several House Republicans question T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint on how they share location data of their cellphone customersJan 16![FILE- In this Feb. 15, 2017, file photo a hotel guest is dwarfed by the glass facade of the JW Marriott hotel as he looks at his phone on an escalator at the hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Several House Republicans are asking T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon]()
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