Humidity causes problems for ballot tabulation machines in southern US

An unexpected problem has emerged at polling stations across the South: Moisture. | Continue reading


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Trolls struggle to get Twitter disinformation campaigns off the ground

The messages highlight the arms race between trolls and social media companies that are developing systems to stop them. | Continue reading


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Scientists say mysterious 'Oumuamua' object could be an alien spacecraft

Harvard researchers raise the possibility that it may be "a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization." | Continue reading


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Scientists say mysterious 'Oumuamua' object could be an alien spacecraft

Harvard researchers raise the possibility that it may be "a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization." | Continue reading


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Scientists say mysterious 'Oumuamua' object could be an alien spacecraft

Harvard researchers raise the possibility that it may be "a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilization." | Continue reading


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U.S. Supreme Court declines appeal against net neutrality laws

Justice Brett Kavanaugh took no part in the ruling because the appeal had come from his former court. | Continue reading


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Scientists are trying to bottle solar energy and turn it into liquid fuel

"A solar thermal fuel is like a rechargeable battery, but instead of electricity you put sunlight in and get heat out." | Continue reading


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Security experts say Georgia's voter database vulnerable to hackers

Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the GOP candidate for governor, has come under fire for his management of the system. | Continue reading


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Chinese company charged with stealing trade secrets from Micron

The theft of trade secrets from Micron, the Idaho-based company, was worth $9 billion, according to the feds. | Continue reading


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India unveils world's tallest statue, twice the size of the Statue of Liberty

The 597-foot steel and bronze "Statue of Unity" honors Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first deputy prime minister. | Continue reading


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Get the lead out of hair dyes, FDA orders

Many products such as Grecian Formula have replaced lead with bismuth. | Continue reading


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The forces are to be in place by the end of the week, just days before the midterm elections for control of Congress on Nov. 6. | Continue reading


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How plants and animals are teaching scientists to fight climate change

In the emerging field of biomimicry, scientists and inventors take inspiration from trees, whales and coral. | Continue reading


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After his latest barrage of tweets, Elon Musk signing off Twitter for a few days

After his latest barrage of tweets, Musk noted, "Signing off Twitter for a few days...." | Continue reading


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The data suggests enthusiasm among early GOP voters that could put a dent in Democratic hopes for a "blue wave" in the midterms. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk says his first tunnel will open in December

However, L.A. residents won’t be able to zip across town by tunnel just yet. | Continue reading


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Measles outbreak raging in Europe could be brought to U.S., doctors warn

“People are dying from measles. This was unbelievable five or 10 years ago.” | Continue reading


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Twitter pulls down bot network that pushed pro-Saudi talking points

Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with evidence of coordinated activity. | Continue reading


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Companies who don't stop hacks could be breaking the law, warns the SEC

The FBI estimates some e-mail scams have led to $5 billion in losses since 2013. | Continue reading


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Saudi Ties Entangle Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective

Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance has become a litmus test for business leaders, but some ties are more nuanced — and perhaps more complicated. | Continue reading


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Watch what happens when a drone smashes into an airplane wing

Dramatic experiment spotlights the growing risk of collisions between drones and other aircraft. | Continue reading


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Harvard Asian-American discrimination case opens with packed courtroom

The trial is expected to last three weeks. The final decision will be made by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs. | Continue reading


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Venezuela's mass migration is weighing on Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Venezuela's mass migration, one of the biggest ones ever, is weighing on Colombia, Ecuador and Peru — consequently reducing entry for Venezuelan migrants. | Continue reading


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Widower takes ban on military injury lawsuits to Supreme Court

Navy Lt. Rebekah Daniel bled to death after childbirth in a military hospital in 2014. But her husband, Walter, cannot sue because of a 1950 law. | Continue reading


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Facebook says hackers saw personal info of 14M people

The exposed data included relationship status, birth date, hometown, education and the 15 most recent searches, Facebook said. | Continue reading


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Chinese espionage in US Universities

Ruopeng Liu believes his work at a Duke lab was simply "fundamental research" that he brought back to China. His former professor thinks otherwise. | Continue reading


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YouTube profits while videos quietly radicalize large numbers of people

Extremism on YouTube is interwoven with the platform itself, allowing both extremists and executives to profit from dangerous content. | Continue reading


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A colossal elevator to space could be going up sooner than you ever imagined

Researchers are racing to make this science-fiction idea a reality. | Continue reading


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Is our universe a simulation within a simulation?

Scientists are looking for ways to put this mind-bending idea to the test. | Continue reading


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Productivity coach uses 'compartmentalization' to focus and reduce stress

Productivity coach Carl Pullein says the key to getting things done is to treat different types of work like they're separate rooms. | Continue reading


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Sperm-like robots swim for drug delivery

These flea-sized drones would swim through patients' blood vessels to deliver life-saving medication. | Continue reading


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Watchdog: DHS not prepared for family separations under zero tolerance policy

Children were held for long periods in facilities intended to be used for only short terms, according to the department's inspector general. | Continue reading


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Can't spot the bot? In California, automated accounts have to reveal themselves

The law comes as concerns about social media manipulation remain elevated. | Continue reading


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Mutual friend of Ramirez and Kavanaugh anxious to come forward with evidence

A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response. | Continue reading


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A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response. | Continue reading


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How to use 'compartmentalization' to focus and reduce stress

Productivity coach Carl Pullein says the key to getting things done is to treat different types of work like they're separate rooms. | Continue reading


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The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. | Continue reading


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White House limits scope of the FBI's Kavanaugh investigation

The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. | Continue reading


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Facebook says security flaw in 50M accounts let hackers take over profiles

Facebook said it had fixed the vulnerability since discovering it on Tuesday, and had also informed law enforcement authorities. | Continue reading


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Retired mathematician rocks math world with claim that he's solved $1M problem

Michael Atiyah says he has a proof for the Riemann Hypothesis, one of the most famous unsolved problems in mathematics. | Continue reading


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We were part of a close circle of cynical hard-right operatives being groomed for much bigger things. | Continue reading


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Senate probing new allegation of misconduct against Kavanaugh

Supreme Court Nominee has been asked privately about an accusation of physical assault, sources tell NBC News. | Continue reading


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Supreme Court Nominee has been asked privately about an accusation of physical assault, sources tell NBC News. | Continue reading


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Entire Acapulco police force disarmed due to links to drug gangs

The state government said it took the step "because of suspicion that the force had probably been infiltrated by criminal groups." | Continue reading


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Dr. Hoover wrote 335,000 opioid prescriptions in 7 years, says she did no wrong

She issued more than 335,000 opioid prescriptions — more than any other doctor in West Virginia. When the feds raided the clinic, she fled to the Bahamas. | Continue reading


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On Reddit, Russian propagandists try new tricks

The address-changing effort highlights how propagandists are employing new strategies to hide their origins as companies begin to crack down. | Continue reading


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Instagram founders' falling-out with Zuckerberg led to departure

"Kevin [Systrom] has been super-pissed-off at Mark," one high-level Facebook source said. | Continue reading


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Mastodon Bone Findings Could Upend Our Understanding of Human History (2017)

A mastodon carcass from 130,000 years old suggests that humans were in America tens of thousands of years before the history books say they were. | Continue reading


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