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Arizona auditors backtrack, say no election data destroyed
23:10 05/18
PHOENIX (AP) — Firms hired to run a partisan audit of the 2020 election for Senate Republicans in Arizona said Tuesday that data was not destroyed, reversing earlier allegations that election official...
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Rugby uses eye-tracking technology to tackle concussions
06:46 05/18
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A “shadow trial” of advanced eye-tracking technology will be conducted in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament in Australia and New Zealand as part of World Rugby’s b...
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DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
18:59 05/13
RICHMOND, Va. — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail demands of Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate.
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EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules
14:38 05/13
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration says will make it easier to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions.
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Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records
14:35 05/11
RICHMOND, Va. — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down and it will release sensitive information that could put lives at risk if more money is not offered...
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2 on trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
01:25 05/11
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two amateur computer coders taken by police from their Beijing homes last year were standing trial Tuesday in a case that illustrates the Chinese government's growing online censorship and heightened sensitivity to any deviation from the official narrative on its COVID-19 response...
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ESPN announces extension for Berman on his 66th birthday
20:48 05/10
Chris Berman will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN.
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Administration seeking to roll back tech company protections
22:01 06/17
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department proposed Wednesday that Congress roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, putting down a...
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NASA’s next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus
21:20 06/17
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s next Mars rover is honoring all the medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle around the world.
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Facebook removes another 900 accounts linked to hate groups
19:17 06/17
Facebook has removed another 900 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups after members discussed plans to bring weapons to protests over police killings of black...
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Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visas
05:06 06/16
BOSTON — Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in architecture thanks to temporary work...
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Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple
20:40 06/15
Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with threats and disturbing...
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Report: Bezos may testify on Big Tech, but with other CEOs
20:26 06/15
WASHINGTON — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with other tech industry CEOs, lawyers for the...
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Poll: Pandemic does little to alter US views on health care
12:04 06/08
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in the economic shutdown to slow the spread, but a new poll suggests Americans have...
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Personal mobility machine needs no help at Tokyo airport
07:30 06/08
TOKYO — An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic....
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Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups
21:00 06/05
Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people — in some cases...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump claim of saving space program off base
20:52 06/01
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is making claims on space that are off course from reality.
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The Latest: Basketball’s EuroLeague cancels season
12:31 05/25
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest
11:28 05/23
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
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Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy
17:36 05/18
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France agreed Monday on a one-off 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) fund to help the European Union recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a proposal that...
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US faces ‘truly daunting’ challenges on needed COVID tests
19:31 05/07
WASHINGTON — Despite a massive effort, the nation faces “truly daunting” challenges to deploy millions of coronavirus tests to safely re-open the economy, the head of the National Institutes...
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Nintendo marks profit jump as people stay home amid pandemic
08:40 05/07
TOKYO — Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games.
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Cyprus backs voluntary tracking app use to halt virus spread
15:39 05/02
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
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House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe
15:42 05/01
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its...
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Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertainty
19:05 04/30
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way its bigger rivals Facebook...
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Baltimore turns to aerial surveillance as homicides continue
17:24 04/30
BALTIMORE — Starting Friday, the roughly 600,000 people living in Baltimore will be constantly recorded whenever they step out under the open sky.
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Comcast profit slides as pandemic hits movies, theme parks
12:09 04/30
Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
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VW car sales, profits plunge during coronavirus crisis
09:06 04/29
FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Volkswagen saw car sales and operating profit plunge in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak closed dealerships and halted production. But the company...
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Facebook invests in India telecom giant Jio for e-commerce
11:44 04/22
NEW DELHI — Facebook says it plans to invest $5.7 billion in India’s telecom giant Reliance Jio.
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Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients
18:52 04/08
NEW YORK — As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they...
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Lost Time: How coronavirus spread while supply orders lagged
16:52 04/05
The government’s stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment is nearly drained just as the numbers of people infected with the coronavirus and in need of critical care is...
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Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
21:16 04/04
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was heading into what could be its “toughest” weeks as coronavirus cases swell nationwide. He warned states not to...
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High-tech growing systems bring joy of gardening indoors
19:05 04/02
Traditionally, growing your own herbs and veggies was reserved for those with the luxury of outdoor space and abundant light.
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Mercedes F1 team helps to develop breathing aid in pandemic
09:11 03/30
LONDON — Formula One team Mercedes has helped to develop a breathing aid that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pressure on Britain’s strained health...
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Trump boosts virus aid, warns governors to be ‘appreciative’
00:15 03/28
WASHINGTON — After days of desperate pleas from the nation’s governors, President Donald Trump took a round of steps Friday to expand the federal government’s role in helping produce...
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Europol: Criminals exploit virus crisis as fresh opportunity
14:53 03/27
PARIS — Criminals are preying on a fearful public and disrupting the provision of medical care during the coronavirus pandemic by selling counterfeit products, impersonating health workers...
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Govts pledge aid as global commerce seizes in face of virus
14:53 03/17
Governments and central banks are scrambling to find ways to keep businesses from going bankrupt as the virus outbreak grinds the world economy to a halt.
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U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge
15:52 03/14
BOSTON — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But...
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Twitter preps ephemeral tweets, starts testing in Brazil
17:02 03/04
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil.
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Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown
20:28 03/02
SAN FRANCISCO — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older...
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Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?
14:28 02/29
From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.
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Census hiccups in Alaska may offer preview for rest of US
15:24 02/28
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than a month into the start of the 2020 census in rural Alaska, some workers going door to door have grown frustrated by not knowing when they will get their next...
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