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VOLCANO KNOCKS MAUNA LOA CARBON MONITORING STATION OFFLINE
The eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano has temporarily knocked off power to the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but officials say it won’t be a problem.
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US FCC BANS SALES, IMPORT OF CHINESE TECH FROM HUAWEI, ZTE
The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an \"unacceptable risk\" to national security.
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UK WATERS DOWN ONLINE RESTRICTIONS AFTER FREE SPEECH OUTCRY
The British government abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.
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4 REASONS FOR THRIFT STORE GIFTS THIS YEAR
Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our own closet, gifting used goods still carries a stigma for some.
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SOUTH DAKOTA GOV. NOEM BANS TIKTOK FROM STATE-OWNED DEVICES
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order banning state employees and contractors from accessing the video platform TikTok on state-owned devices, citing its ties to China.
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STATES SETTLE WITH GOOGLE.IHEARTMEDIA OVER MISLEADING ADS
The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone.
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APPLE MUSIC REVEALS TOP MUSIC IN 2022 AND LISTENER CHARTS
\"Stay\" the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its endof-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
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SAN FRANCISCO WILL ALLOW POLICE T0 DEPLOY ROBOTS THAT KILL
Supervisors in San Francisco voted to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations -- following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement.
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CENSUS BUREAU CHIEF DEFENDS NEW PRIVACY TOOL AGAINST CRITICS
The U.S. Census Bureau's chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in the statistical agency's questionnaires against calls to abandon it by prominent researchers who claim it jeopardizes the usefulness of numbers that are the foundation of the nation's data infrastructure.
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BLOCKFI FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, LATEST CRYPTO COMPANY TO FAIL
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest casualty of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
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TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME VS. HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN
Since its debut for the 2021 model year, the Toyota RAV4 Prime has served as a benchmark for what a small SUV with a plug-in hybrid powertrain can be. It's efficient, fast and nearly as practical as a regular RAV4. But now SUV shoppers have another choice to consider: the Hyundai Tucson PHEV. It too offers improved performance and efficiency over the standard gas-only Tucson.
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DRUG SLOWS ALZHEIMER'S BUT CAN IT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE?
An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported this week -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.
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'STRANGE WORLD' EXPLORES BIG THEMES IN BOLD COLORS
Is Searcher Clade the most millennial dad in all of animated moviedom? He has that telltale hipster beard. A sensitive voice sorta like Jake Gyllenhaal. And he feeds his kid avocado toast, with an egg on top.
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CHINA LAUNCHES 3 ASTRONAUTS TO COMPLETE SPACE STATION
China launched a rocket Tuesday carrying three astronauts to complete construction of the country’s permanent orbiting space station, during which they will expand the facility to its maximum capacity of six crew aboard.
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COMPETITORS CHIP AWAY AT TESLA'S US ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHARE
New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla's dominance of the U.S. EV market, according to national vehicle registration data.
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MLB SELLS SHARE OF BAMTECH TO WALT DISNEY CO. FOR $900M
Major League Baseball has sold its remaining share of a streaming service technology company to the Walt Disney Co. for $900 million.
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CUBA'S INFORMAL MARKET FINDS NEW SPACE ON GROWING INTERNET
In the Telegram group chat, the messages roll in like waves.
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WHY ARE MAN UNITED AND LIVERPOOL SUDDENLY ON THE MARKET?
English soccer’s two most storied teams are suddenly in play.
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NETFLIX NIGHTS STILL COME WRAPPED IN RED-AND-WHITE ENVELOPES
Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic red-and-white envelopes.
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HOW STAY-AT-HOME SPOUSES CAN BUILD CREDIT
Spouses share a lot, but no matter your relationship status, your credit score belongs to you and you alone.
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November 26, 2022
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LG CHEM TO BUILD $3.2B BATTERY CATHODE PLANT IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee officials announced plans to invest $3.2 billion to develop a cathode materials plant for electric vehicle batteries.
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November 26, 2022
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FORD RECALLS OVER 634K SUVS DUE TO FUEL LEAKS AND FIRE RISK
Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot engine and cause fires.
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November 26, 2022
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BUFFETT DONATES OVER $750 MILLION TO HIS FAMILY CHARITIES
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family, but unlike his annual gifts to charity each summer, the recipients didn't include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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November 26, 2022
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FACIAL RECOGNITION CAN HELP CONSERVE SEALS, SCIENTISTS SAY
Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but scientists believe they've found a new use for it - saving seals.
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November 26, 2022
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SPACE DIVERSITY: EUROPE'S SPACE AGENCY GETS 1ST PARASTRONAUT
The European Space Agency made history by selecting an amputee who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident to be among its newest batch of astronauts - a leap toward its pioneering ambition to send someone with a physical disability into space.
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November 26, 2022
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JUDGE ORDERS AMAZON TO STOP RETALIATIONS AGAINST ORGANIZERS
A federal judge has ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, issuing a mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year.
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November 26, 2022
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'SLUMBERLAND' AIMS FOR ENCHANTMENT, BUT GETS LOST
An early 20th-century weekly comic strip created by Winsor McCay about Little Nemo's dream world and adventures provides the very loose inspiration for Netflix's latest big-budget spectacle, \"Slumberland.\"
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November 26, 2022
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CHAKA KHAN TELLS STORIES THROUGH APPLE'S TIME TO WALK SERIES
Chaka Khan wants people to walk with her while she tells inspirational stories.
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November 26, 2022
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HOW TO MITIGATE RISING AUTO LOAN INTEREST RATES
The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November.
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