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Thought control tech lets paralysed man move fingers
Finger movement has for the first time been restored to the victim of a paralysing spinal injury using "thought control" technology. American Ian Burkhart, 24, is able to grasp objects, pour and stir drinks, and even play the Guitar Hero computer game using a wearable sleeve that sends...
Facebook aims to connect world with bots and virtual reality
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his company’s road map for the next decade on Tuesday, with ambitious plans to connect the world through apps, messaging, virtual reality and “bot” programs that talk to and shop for their human users. Zuckerberg said he envisions a future in...
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Top Republicans: Zika funding likely but timing uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans said Wednesday that they are increasingly likely to grant a portion of President Barack Obama's $1.9 billion request to combat the Zika virus. It's not clear how quickly Congress may act, however, despite the political urgency and a White House pressure...
Why getting a bikini body for summer shouldn't be your top priority
It's hard to believe it's April already. As with every year, there seem to be some set "health" mentalities in accordance with the season: a "new year, new me" mentality in the beginning of January, a "gotta work off all this chocolate" mentality following Valentine's Day, and a "time to get that...
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Formula One 2016: Lewis Hamilton gets grid penalty for Chinese Grand Prix
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton will be hit with a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's formula one Chinese Grand Prix due to a gearbox change, his Mercedes team confirmed on Thursday. "This...
Bayern Munich ousts Benfica, emerges as new Champions League title favorite
On a Champions League matchday that saw an immovable Atletico Madrid defense hold firm against the unprecedented attacking force of Lionel Messi's Barcelona in Spain, Bayern Munich was busy trying to overcome a similar challenge in Portugal during its own quarterfinal second leg on Wednesday. Bayern...
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Formula One 2016: Lewis Hamilton gets grid penalty for Chinese Grand Prix
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Chibok parents' unremitting distress
Chibok parents' unremitting distress
Two years after the abduction of 276 girls from their school in Chibok by Boko Haram,219 of them are still missing. The loss has left the parents traumatized. ......
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Libya migrant build-up alarms EU
Libya migrant build-up alarms EU
The number of would-be migrants in Libya is alarming, according to the EU, as Italy rescues 4,000 from the Mediterranean in two days. ......
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Is it safe to dump Fukushima waste into the sea?
Is it safe to dump Fukushima waste into the sea?
Japan has called for hundreds of thousands tonnes of irradiated water from the nuclear plant to be released into the Pacific Ocean. Karl Mathiesen looks at the potential impacts...
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Reaching for the stars, across 4.37 light-years
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-- Dennis Overbye Can you fly an iPhone to the stars? In an attempt to leapfrog the planets and vault into the interstellar age, a bevy of scientists and other luminaries from Silicon Valley and beyond, led by Yuri...
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David Cameron has defended a group of notorious British-controlled tax havens –...
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FBI Employed Hackers To Break Into San Bernardino Cell Phone, Report Says
FBI Employed Hackers To Break Into San Bernardino Cell Phone, Report Says
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) engaged the help of professional hackers to find at least one software flaw to break into an iPhone used by one of the terrorists responsible for the Dec. 2 San Bernardino...
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Torture Is Never Forgotten, Neither Should It Be
Torture Is Never Forgotten, Neither Should It Be
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling “Anyone who has been tortured remains tortured” wrote Holocaust survivor Primo Levi in “The Drowned and The Saved.” What‘s more, he knew all too well that in the shadowy,...
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South Korea's Ruling Party Loses Assembly Minority In Upset Vote
South Korea's Ruling Party Loses Assembly Minority In Upset Vote
South Korean voters handed President Park Geun-hye a stunning political setback by denying her conservative party a majority in the next National Assembly, poll...
Argentine Ex-president Denounces Political Persecution
Argentine Ex-president Denounces Political Persecution
Reuters BUENOS AIRES— Argentina's former president Cristina Fernandez accused the government of political persecution on Wednesday after testifying in court...
Strong Earthquake Strikes Northern Myanmar
Strong Earthquake Strikes Northern Myanmar
A strong earthquake has struck Myanmar, the US Geological Survey reports, with shaking felt across the region, BBC News reports. The 6.9 magnitude quake took...
Law Shields Fundamentalist Sects That Refuse To Allow Medical Treatment For Children
Law Shields Fundamentalist Sects That Refuse To Allow Medical Treatment For Children
Mariah Walton has pulmonary hypertension, and when she’s not bedridden, she has to carry an oxygen tank that allows her to breathe. She may soon have no option...
Germanwings plane crash: Families of victims sue U.S. flight school
Germanwings plane crash: Families of victims sue U.S. flight school
(CNN)Relatives of victims killed in a Germanwings plane crash last year are suing a U.S. flight school, saying the plane's pilot should never have been allowed...
USS Donald Cook reports ‘simulated attack’ by Russian jets
USS Donald Cook reports ‘simulated attack’ by Russian jets
Two Russian fighter jets have made “simulated attack” passes near a US navy guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea, says a US official. The...
'Arms supplier' to Paris attacker detained in Spain
'Arms supplier' to Paris attacker detained in Spain
Spanish police said on Wednesday they had detained a Frenchman suspected of heading a weapons trafficking ring that supplied arms to one of the attackers that...
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From Which States Are the Most People Threatening to Move to Canada?
From Which States Are the Most People Threatening to Move to Canada?
An analysis of the "Moving to Canada" tweets revealed some surprising results. Because everything we...
What did Megyn Kelly tell Donald Trump today?
What did Megyn Kelly tell Donald Trump today?
Fox News has issued a statement about the news-making trip that host Megyn Kelly made today to Trump...
Tavis Smiley Interviews Amy Goodman About Her New Book & 20 Years of Democracy Now!
Tavis Smiley Interviews Amy Goodman About Her New Book & 20 Years of Democracy Now!
On Tuesday, Amy Goodman appeared on the PBS show 'Tavis Smiley' to talk about her new book, ":...
Updates on Democracy Now's 20th Anniversary Tour & Book Launch
Updates on Democracy Now's 20th Anniversary Tour & Book Launch
Amy Goodman has just launched a 100-city tour to mark the 20th anniversary of and her new book, ":...
Hasn’t Team Cruz learned not to complain to cable news about Trump over-coverage?
Hasn’t Team Cruz learned not to complain to cable news about Trump over-coverage?
Ken Cuccinelli, the former Virginia attorney general who is entrusted with securing GOP delegates...
5 Reasons Why Trump's Poorly Educated Supporters Won't Get the Jobs He's Promised Them
5 Reasons Why Trump's Poorly Educated Supporters Won't Get the Jobs He's Promised Them
"We will get the skills!” Trump repeated, when confronted last night on Fox News with the...
5 Ways Bernie Might Be the Best Choice for the Environment
5 Ways Bernie Might Be the Best Choice for the Environment
Sanders burnishes his green scorecard with a key endorsement from one of the most pro-environment...
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