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Starliner makes safe return to earth after clock error cuts trip short

"This marks the 1st time an American-made, human-rated capsule has landed on land," NASA stated.

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Trolls turned 911 into a weapon. Now cops are fighting back

Once viewed as a prank, police are now treating 'swatting' as a serious crime that wastes city resources and puts targets' lives at risk

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Pro-Trump media outlet used artificial intelligence to create fake people, Facebook says

Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to The Epoch Times, a media outlet that has spent heavily on digital ads to push pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

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Tech-driven start-ups deliver a boost to Angola's economy

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With a tech-driven approach, start-ups in Angola are turning the wheels of the economy faster, driving more investment and job-creation for Angola’s youthful population.

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Web-driven start-ups tap Angola’s youthful energy

An online ride service is helping to diversify Angola’s economy - and its workforce.

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Australia is on fire, literally — and so are its climate politics

Australia faces bushfires and record-setting heat, a double whammy of extremes that has amplified scrutiny of Australian climate politics.

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Australia is on fire, literally — and so are its climate politics

Australia faces bushfires and record-setting heat, a double whammy of extremes that has amplified scrutiny of Australian climate politics.

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More drivers sue Uber, saying they're employees, not contractors

The drivers allege that under California law they should have been considered employees, not contractors, at least since a 2018 ruling from the California Supreme Court.

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Security engineer says Google fired her for trying to notify co-workers of right to organize

"I was doing nothing more than notifying my co-workers about Google's obligations under labor law," said Kathryn Spiers, the former Google engineer.

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The world's oceans are acidifying — but it's happening twice as fast off California

Oceans play an important role in the planet's delicate carbon cycle, acting as a crucial reservoir that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere.

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Indigenous leader Alberto Curamil, a 'green Nobel' winner, acquitted in Chile

But supporters in Chile and elsewhere worry about his safety in a region where many environmental activists have paid with their lives.

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Intel broke ranks in releasing pay data. Will other tech companies follow?

Intel is so far the only company to release the data publicly, according to organizations that advocate for equal pay — and the numbers were not flattering.

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Facebook wants to integrate Instagram and Whatsapp. The U.S. government may try to stop it.

Facebook has been the subject of an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the federal government's main business regulator.

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Online posts tied to suspected New Jersey deli shooter pushed anti-Semitic conspiracies

Multiple years of social media posts connected to one of the suspects indicated that he also advocated for violence against police officers.

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Why New Zealand's deadly volcano eruption took people by surprise

While some warning signs were reported, scientists familiar with the area say they were not enough to halt public tours.

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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."