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Facebook's 'inaccurate' HIV PrEP ads an 'imminent danger,' LGBTQ groups say

Dozens of LGBTQ and HIV and organizations signed an open letter claiming the ads are "causing significant harm to public health."

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Sinclair drops Boris Epshteyn and other political analysts

Sinclair, which owns 193 stations in the U.S., said it wants to focus on local news and investigative journalism.

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City of LED lights: How Carmel, Indiana, and other U.S. cities are trying to live up to the Paris Agreement

A new report released Monday by America's Pledge, a climate-focused research initiative, found that the actions of cities, states and businesses can add up.

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'The most contentious area in the field': Scientists split on how climate change has affected hurricanes

While scientists say global warming is to blame for wetter storms, no consensus exists for such a link to storm strength.

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Uber riders and drivers share fears about safety after company releases assault numbers

Uber noted in its report that assaults happen in a small fraction of rides, but a criminologist called the data "alarming."

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Birds are getting smaller. Scientists see the echo of climate change.

A separate study published in September in the journal Science found that human activities and ecological changes are already having a devastating impact on bird populations.

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Cellphone-related injuries on the rise, study says

Those aged 13 to 29 make up almost 40 percent of such patients. Distraction was a major culprit.

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China's Huawei to sue U.S. over blacklisting

The company denies it is beholden to the Chinese government and says an order from the FCC designed to hurt its U.S. sales was arbitrary.

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Video of spray-painted polar bear sparks concern, but experts say not to worry

Experts say that whether the graffiti is the result of scientific research or a prank, there's likely no cause for concern for the individual polar bear.

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Video of spray-painted polar bear sparks concern, but experts say not to worry

Experts say that whether the graffiti is the result of scientific research or a prank, there's likely no cause for concern for the individual polar bear.

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Four ex-Google engineers ask for federal probe of Thanksgiving week firings

The firings widened a growing rift between Google and some of its employees over the company's handling of employee activism.

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Campus activists find a target at the intersection of immigration and technology: Palantir

On Nov. 19, students at 16 universities in the United States and United Kingdom protested the company on campus.

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Amazon removes Christmas ornaments depicting Auschwitz concentration camp

The products were removed after the Auschwitz Memorial brought attention to them on social media.

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'Grinch bots' are here to ruin your Cyber Monday shopping

Didn't catch that hot item online? That's because you're competing with bots programmed to sweep up the best deals.

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Meet Dogor the 18,000-year-old puppy found in Siberia

A wolf or dog puppy has been found almost perfectly preserved - despite being around 18,000 years old.

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Shortcuts and a need for speed: Inside Amazon's delivery ramp up

NBC News spoke with 18 people in 11 states who detailed safety problems across the e-commerce giant's delivery operation as the company aggressively ramped up its delivery volume.

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot isn't dying, researchers say

Observations from the 1800s indicated that Jupiter's spot was once more than four times the diameter of Earth.

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Just when will we be able to buy lab-grown meat?

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station printed and ate cell cultured steaks. Is it coming to Earth soon?

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Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reaches record high, researchers say

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen sharply as a result of human activities.

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Uber loses license in London over safety concerns

In a statement emailed to NBC News, Uber called the decision "extraordinary and wrong."