Auto-brewery syndrome caused man to produce alcohol in his gut, act drunk

As strange as it sounds, experts believe the condition may be under-diagnosed. | Continue reading


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Steve Wozniak says he does not expect fully autonomous cars 'in my lifetime'

Technology will need to be able to accommodate “the dumbest human behind the wheel to take control when an unusual situation comes up,” Wozniak said. | Continue reading


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Taking the pills at night appears to cut the risk of heart disease-related deaths. | Continue reading


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The Weirdest Idea in Quantum Physics Is Catching On: Many Worlds Interpretation

Even if you'll never meet those other yous, some physicists say they're out there. | Continue reading


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Would you give up Google for $17,000 a year? The Federal Reserve wants to know

The answer could help the central bank solve one of the most puzzling paradoxes of the modern economy. | Continue reading


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Visitors from deep space are buzzing our solar system. The race is on to explore

Interstellar objects such as 'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov may be raining alien life down on us. | Continue reading


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Robotic Mayflower to cross The Atlantic on 400th anniversary of Pilgrims journey

The event's organizers are hoping the autonomous voyage will capture the public’s imagination. | Continue reading


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Germany Averted an Opioid Crisis

Unlike in the U.S., opioids have never emerged as a front-line medical treatment in Germany. | Continue reading


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Lawmakers questioned why HUD kicked off a funding process for 17 states affected by disasters — but left out Puerto Rico. | Continue reading


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September 2019 was the hottest ever in North America

Temperatures across the continent were warmer than the 20th century average by 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit. | Continue reading


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U.S., U.K. sign deal to access data from tech companies like Facebook and Google

Currently, authorities must go through government agencies to access such evidence from companies, which the officials said can take “years.” | Continue reading


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NASA unveils new spacesuits astronauts will wear on the moon, Mars

The suits are designed to outperform those used during the Apollo program. | Continue reading


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Real estate sales sink as foreign buyers shy away from shaky political climate in U.S.

Luxury real estate has seen a dramatic downturn this year, with prices plunging to recession-era levels in some markets. | Continue reading


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Luxury real estate has seen a dramatic downturn this year, with prices plunging to recession-era levels in some markets. | Continue reading


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Fired EPA Scientists to Release Suppressed Air-Pollution Report

“In the history of the agency this has never happened. The new panel is unqualified and the new panel has said they were unqualified,” said a former EPA official. | Continue reading


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Stalking suspect studied pop idol's pupil images online to find her location

The man allegedly studied reflections of the woman's pupils in photos on social media and using Google Street View to find where she lived and what train stations she used. | Continue reading


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Discarded SD card with images of murder leads to arrest

The memory card was labeled "homicide at midtown Marriott" and contained 39 images and 12 videos of an assault and murder. | Continue reading


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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

"A peaceful, stable and successful Ethiopia will have many positive side-effects, and will help to strengthen fraternity among nations and peoples." | Continue reading


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Ancient lost city uncovered in Israel was the 'New York City' of its time

The 5,000-year-old metropolis was one of the first of its kind in the region. | Continue reading


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People with ties to Trump and his administration were pursuing business deals in Ukraine, an AP investigation found. | Continue reading


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3.6 magnitude earthquake hits about 9 miles southwest of San Francisco

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake occurred at 8:41 a.m. | Continue reading


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A RoboCop, a park and a fight: How expectations about robots clash with reality

When Cogo Guebara pressed a button on a robot to call the police, she was instead instructed to "step out of the way." | Continue reading


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Chinese camps thought to be detaining a million Muslim Uighurs

“Our center is to prevent terrorism thoughts from happening,” the director of one of the centers tells NBC News. | Continue reading


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CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral on whistleblower's complaint

Experts are raising questions about why the Justice Department did not open an investigation. | Continue reading


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Facebook: We need 'lawful access' to users' digital messages to fight crime

Facebook acknowledges the needs of law enforcement but wants to protect its users from unwanted snooping. | Continue reading


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Tiktok bans political and advocacy advertising from its platform

Political ads clash with its "positive, refreshing environment," says Blake Chandlee, Tiktok's vice president of global business solutions. | Continue reading


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Texas woman says potential employer shamed her over bikini photo

Emily Clow said the company, Kickass Masterminds, shared her picture and wrote: "I am looking for a professional marketer - not a bikini model," | Continue reading


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'A direct, toxic chemical injury': What vaping does to the lungs

Despite the recent surge in vaping-related illnesses, doctors suspect they've seen such cases in the past. | Continue reading


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Ex-Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking thousands of accounts

The man used his work access to search Yahoo accounts for private materials before branching out to Facebook, Gmail and other accounts, prosecutors said. | Continue reading


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Top White House aides planning impeachment response effort

“We’re not going to get caught flat-footed, and we're not going to take it lying down,” said one person familiar with the plan. | Continue reading


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Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide

NBC News commissioned laboratory tests of knock-off marijuana vapes that found a pesticide linked to hydrogen cyanide in 10 out 10 products. | Continue reading


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Why the focus of autism research is shifting away from searching for a 'cure'

More attention is on identifying autism in children as early as possible and support for the health and well-being of autistic adults. | Continue reading


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U.S. to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia

"The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature," Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday. | Continue reading


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A common numbing medication turned a woman's blood blue

"I'm weak and I'm blue," the woman told ER doctors. | Continue reading


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Navy confirms videos did capture UFO sightings but it calls them by another name

The U.S. Navy doesn't know exactly what the "unidentified aerial phenomena" seen in the videos are. | Continue reading


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This year's flu season may be a bad one. Here's why you need a flu shot

There are already signs the U.S. may be in for a nasty flu season. | Continue reading


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2017 marked the first time firearms killed more people than motor vehicle accidents, the report said. | Continue reading


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Russian spies in the US collected encrypted FBI radio traffic in operation

They may not have cracked the codes, but Russian agents gained insight into the activities of secret FBI teams tracking Russian operatives in the U.S. | Continue reading


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A new book by two New York Times reporters says there was more to an allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh than the Senate hearing uncovered. | Continue reading


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Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction in cigarettes

“Juul made my nicotine addiction a lot worse,” one user said. | Continue reading


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Ohio gamer sentenced to 15 months prison for fatal 'swatting' case

Casey Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, also is restricted from gaming activity for two years, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren said in announcing the sentence. | Continue reading


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A space elevator to the moon could be doable – and surprisingly cheap

New study suggests that a lunar space elevator could be built for about $1 billion using existing technology. | Continue reading


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Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison for role in college admissions cheating

The actress pleaded guilty in May to paying $15,000 to have her daughter's SAT scores boosted. | Continue reading


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Did another advanced species exist on Earth before humans?

New paper explains how we might go about looking for evidence of earlier civilizations. | Continue reading


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The report, compiled by the U.S. Air Force and obtained by NBC News, details the importance of each of the 51 military projects chosen by the Trump administration to lose their funding. | Continue reading


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Designed to distract: Stock app Robinhood nudges users to take risks

“I liken it to giving the keys of a sports car to a 12-year-old,” said Tara Falcone, a certified financial planner and the founder of ReisUP, a financial education company. | Continue reading


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'It is a pleasure to blog with you': Elizabeth Warren's early years online

When a bankruptcy reform bill that contained favorable terms for the credit industry was moving through Congress in early 2005, Warren logged on. | Continue reading


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The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat aren't healthier – that's just P.R

The fast food industry's latest trend is offering vegetarian takes on old standards, with none of the health benefits of vegetables. | Continue reading


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