Carbon dioxide hits a level not seen for 3M years

Scientists are sounding the alarm over the potential for catastrophic changes to our environment. | Continue reading


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Then the company used them to develop facial recognition tools

“The app developers were not clear about their intentions," one Ever user said. "I believe it’s a huge invasion of privacy.” | Continue reading


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SF journalist says police raided his home after he refused to identify source

"They took every electronic device that I own, every computer, every hard drive, every digital photograph that I have taken in the last 25 years," he said. | Continue reading


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Ever uses photo memories app for facial recognition

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Debunking the deficit hysteria with Stephanie Kelton: podcast and transcript

Chris Hayes talks with economist Stephanie Kelton about politicians' bad faith use of the deficit. | Continue reading


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Photo app Ever is now using 13B photos to develop facial recognition tech

“The app developers were not clear about their intentions," one Ever user said. "I believe it’s a huge invasion of privacy.” | Continue reading


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Ever app used uploaded photos to develop facial recognition tools

“The app developers were not clear about their intentions," one Ever user said. "I believe it’s a huge invasion of privacy.” | Continue reading


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Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg “unaccountable”, calls for breakup

Chris Hughes, who started Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, joins a growing chorus of privacy advocates and politicians who have called for antitrust action. | Continue reading


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Rhode Island students who owe lunch money get jelly sandwiches until debt paid

Warwick Public Schools, which has more than 9,000 students, said the district-wide policy will go into effect on May 13. | Continue reading


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Drugmakers will have to reveal prices in TV ads

The change is in response to a public outcry for government action to restrain medication costs. | Continue reading


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Students owing lunch money in RI will get jelly sandwiches until debt is paid

Warwick Public Schools, which has more than 9,000 students, said the district-wide policy will go into effect on May 13. | Continue reading


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A drone just flew a kidney to a transplant patient for the first time ever

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Euro, US authorities bust 'world's largest darknet marketplace for contraband'

The site trafficked documents such as identity papers and drivers' licenses but an estimated 60 percent or more of the business was drug-related. | Continue reading


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Squishy robots are designed to survive falls, save lives

The spindly bots carry video cameras and electronic sensors to gather information about conditions on the ground before emergency crews go in. | Continue reading


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Riley Howell, slain UNC Charlotte student who helped stop killer, was always a 'hero,' family says

"We are just beyond proud of what he was able to do," Riley's mother told "Today." "While kids were running one way our son turned and ran towards the shooter." | Continue reading


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Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign unveils tech tool to increase its voter database

He says the online organizing tool called BERN will give him an edge in the crowded Democratic primary field. | Continue reading


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Fusion power startups go small in effort to bring commercial reactors to life

After decades of research and development, fusion may be poised for its “SpaceX moment." | Continue reading


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Blame my brain: A killer's bold defense gets a court hearing

More criminal defendants are turning to brain science to argue that they shouldn't face harsh punishment. | Continue reading


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Bodycams improperly used after woman shot near Yale

"This is unheard of that we're putting it out so quickly. What's important is transparency and trust," State Police Commissioner James Rovella said. | Continue reading


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Biden set to announce presidential run in Thursday video

Biden will then appear in Pittsburgh on Monday for an event at a local union hall, NBC News has learned. | Continue reading


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Chalking tires to enforce parking rules is unconstitutional, court finds

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House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) talked about the next steps for the House Judiciary Committee now that they have the Mueller Report in hand, during an exclusive interview on Meet the Press. | Continue reading


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Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends

Facebook’s leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought. | Continue reading


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Large bird attacks and kills its fallen owner in Florida

The San Diego Zoo calls cassowaries the world's most dangerous bird with a four-inch, dagger-like claw on each foot. | Continue reading


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An ALS patient's dilemma: End his own life, or die slowly of the disease?

“You need not suffer this way,” the dying man told a friend who also had ALS. “You have a choice.” | Continue reading


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For Katie Bouman, One Day of Science Fame Turned into a Nightmare of Trolling

The situation highlighted the vitriol that women continue to face on the internet, and the continued vulnerability of major internet platforms to trolling campaigns. | Continue reading


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Fugitive taunts police on Facebook, reveals whereabouts, gets arrested

After spotting herself on a "Top Ten Wanted" list, Jones posted: "Do you guys do pickup or delivery??" Her message was followed by four emojis. | Continue reading


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Julian Assange Arrested in London

The founder of the group that published sensitive government files was arrested under an extradition warrant on behalf of the U.S. | Continue reading


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Jameela Jamil has done more to expose detox tea lies than the FDA

Society’s pseudoscience-fueled mythos of weight loss makes detox tea products attractive to celebrity influencers. And that's dangerous. | Continue reading


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Feds take down $1B Medicare fraud scheme

An international telemarketing network lured hundreds of thousands of elderly or disabled patients into a criminal scheme, prosecutors said. | Continue reading


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Poll: Americans give social media a clear thumbs-down

A sizable majority say social media does more to divide the country than unite it, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. | Continue reading


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A $230k debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer to spy for China

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First-ever photo of black hole may be coming within days

"Groundbreaking result" of astronomers' long effort to photograph a black hole to be unveiled April 10. | Continue reading


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Tesla shares tank after quarterly figures 'substantially worse' than expected

“Tesla continues to struggle as a ‘real car company,’" said one analyst. | Continue reading


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Key Greenland glacier growing again after shrinking for years, Nasa study shows

“That was kind of a surprise." | Continue reading


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Special Counsel Mueller Has Submitted His Report to Attorney General Barr

The transmission of the document ends a lengthy investigation in the president and Russian interference in the campaingn. | Continue reading


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Indonesian Airline cancels $6B in 737 Orders

Garuda Indonesia airline said the decision to cancel the multibillion-dollar order was due to fears “its business would be damaged due to customer alarm over the crashes.” | Continue reading


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Elderly drivers focus too much on the background of moving objects

Scientists may have found a clue as to why elderly people have trouble driving: They focus too much on the background of moving objects, and not enough on the actual moving objects in the foreground. | Continue reading


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A 30M page library is heading to the moon to help preserve civilization

The massive archive is aboard Israel's Beresheet spacecraft. | Continue reading


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Whether Mueller will answer that question is unclear. But House Intel Chair Adam Schiff said he is steering his probe in a new direction to focus on it. | Continue reading


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Days before his death, Wallace Broecker urged scientists to consider deploying a last-ditch solar shield to stop global warming. | Continue reading


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Why Instacart and Doordash workers don't always receive the tips you give them

“For a consumer to somehow glean that this tip is in fact just subsidizing what the company would have paid on the back end is a completely deceptive practice,” said one consumer advocate. | Continue reading


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Cruz: 'What Steve King said was stupid'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tells Chuck Todd that Rep. Steve King's supportive comments about white supremacy "need to stop" during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press | Continue reading


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Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard

Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard. | Continue reading


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Russian troll accounts deleted by Twitter pushed Qanon and conspiracy theories

The accounts’ tweets featured the hashtag #MAGA, usually in support of President Trump, almost 38,000 times — the most of any hashtag. | Continue reading


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Opinion | Yes, NYC subway trains are moving slower - and the MTA knows why

The good news is there's a fix, but it won't solve the bureaucratic rot that allowed this problem to fester for years. | Continue reading


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How the shutdown opened a window on poverty in America

Analysis: Furloughed workers are now getting paid, but economic insecurity remains top of mind for millions of Americans living on the financial edge. | Continue reading


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Foxconn may not build WI manufacturing plant

The 20-million square foot campus was praised by President Donald Trump as proof of his ability to revive American manufacturing. | Continue reading


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