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  • Hawaii prep school grad aims to avoid jail in bird killings

    A college student who graduated from one of Hawaii's most prestigious high schools is hoping to avoid jail time for slaughtering vulnerable seabirds...

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• Animals

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  • 2nd pack of gray wolves spotted in Northern Calif.

    Wildlife officials say a female gray wolf and her mate have produced at least three pups this year in the wilds of Northern California

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  • California governor plans to host 2018 global climate summit

    California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to convene a climate conference next year, his latest action to position the state as a leader in battling global...

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  • Montana earthquake smashes bottles, jolts residents awake

    The strongest earthquake to hit Montana in more than half a century sent bartenders jumping over bars, food falling off grocery store shelves and woke...

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  • Trumpeting her new digs: Los Angeles Zoo debuts new elephant

    Visitors are getting their first glimpses of Shaunzi, the Los Angeles Zoo's newest elephant

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• Microsoft

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  • Microsoft laying off thousands of workers in sales shakeup

    Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees in a shake-up aimed at selling more subscriptions to software applications that can be used on any...

    Microsoft

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  • France wants to stop sales of gas and diesel cars by 2040

    French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot says he has set the country's carmakers of not selling petrol or diesel cars by 2040.

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• Jul 6

  • Vice president getting inside look at Kennedy Space Center

    Vice President Mike Pence is getting inside look at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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• Jul 6

  • Uber takes break in Finland ahead of new legislation

    Ride-sharing service Uber takes yearlong break in Finland because legislation, expected to open up transportation market for new businesses comes into...

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • Jellyfish invasion stirs debate over Egypt's Suez Canal

    Swarms of jellyfish have descended on Egypt's northern coast, keeping vacationers out of the water and stirring debate over a recent expansion of the...

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • The Latest: USGS says tremors followed Montana earthquake

    The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook western Montana at 12:30 a.m., and was followed by 10 smaller quakes over the next...

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • Physicists find new particle with a double dose of charm

    Physicists at Europe's Large Hadron Collider have discovered a new subatomic particle that has a special quality

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• Jul 6

  • Nokia maker partners with Zeiss on smartphone optics

    The company that's licensed to produce Nokia phones and tablets says it is partnering with Germany-based Zeiss to create high quality optics on its...

    Jul 6

• Jul 6

  • Ukraine official: Worm likely hit 1 in 10 state, company PCs

    A Ukrainian government official estimates that as many as one in 10 personal computers at companies and government offices across the country may have...

    Jul 6

• SpaceX

  Jul 6

  • 3rd SpaceX rocket launch a success after two aborted missions

    The commercial space company successfully sent a communications satellite into orbit.

    Jul 6

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• Jul 6

  • Germany shuts down darknet child porn site, makes arrests

    German authorities say they have shut down an online child porn site that had more than 87,000 members and arrested the man suspected of running it

    Jul 6

• Cyberattacks

  Jul 5

  • Ukraine says it foiled 2nd cyberattack after police raid

    Officials say Ukraine has dodged a second cyberattack, a development that suggests the digital campaign is ongoing

    Cyberattacks

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• Jul 5

  • SpaceX launches communication satellite on 3rd try

    SpaceX has launched a communication satellite on the third try

    Jul 5

• Jul 5

  • Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks

    Is this a bad year for ticks and Lyme disease? The evidence is patchy and the science complicated

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• Jul 5

  • North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defenses

    North Korea's newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon's missile defenses like never...

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• Jul 5

  • US won't fine company for spilling radioactive sludge

    The agency that regulates the U.S. nuclear industry will not fine a company for spilling radioactive sludge outside a disposal facility

    Jul 5

• Jul 5

  • Volvo goes electric, ditches cars powered solely by gas

    Volvo will start putting electric motors in all its cars from 2019, becoming the first major automaker to forgo traditional engines that rely...

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• Jul 5

  • As cyberattack hit, Ukrainians turned to Facebook, Google

    When departure information disappeared from a Ukrainian airport website after last week's cyberattack, employees trained a camera on to the physical...

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• Jul 5

  • Trump visit spotlights Three Seas plan for more energy ties

    During a visit to Warsaw, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with regional leaders participating in an initiative to improve trade, infrastructure...

    Jul 5

    

• Apple

  Jul 5

  • Apple to switch to facial recognition to unlock iPhone devices

    The tech company says eye scanning is faster and more accurate than fingerprint recognition.

    Jul 5

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• Jul 4

  • China rocket failure likely to set back next space missions

    The failure of China's Long March 5 rocket deals a rare setback to China's highly successful space program and almost certainly delays a mission...

    Jul 4

• Jul 4

  • Ukrainian police seize software company's servers

    Ukraine's national cybercrime unit says it has seized servers belonging to a small company at the center of a global outbreak of malicious software...

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• Jul 4

  • CT scans find possible tunnel in Mexico's Teotihuacan ruins

    Archaeologists at Mexico's Teotihuacan ruins site say they have found evidence that the city's builders may have dug a tunnel beneath the Pyramid of...

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• Jul 4

  • US denies visas to Gambia teens in global robotics contest

    US denies visas to Gambia teens in global robotics contest; 'disappointing and unfair'

    Jul 4

• Jul 4

  • Thai reform body suggests tight regulations on social media

    A policy-writing body advising Thailand's military government has suggested imposing stringent restrictions on internet usage, intended in part to...

    Jul 4

• Jul 4

  • 'Oyster wranglers' scout rivers for signs of shellfish life

    A New Jersey group that has re-established oysters in struggling waterways is trying a new tactic: checking rivers to see if oysters are already there

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• Jul 4

  • UK payments firm considers takeover by JPMorgan, US rival

    Britain's largest payment processing company is in takeover talks with both JP Morgan and rival Vantiv.

    Jul 4

• Technology

  Jul 4

  • Glitch in Nasdaq data

    Stock prices for Amazon, Google and other tech companies appeared to drop to $123.47 because of a glitch but no trades were actually affected.

    Jul 4

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• Jul 4

  • Robots to aid tourists, clean floors at South Korean airport

    Robots to roam South Korea's largest airport, helping travelers find their way and keeping floors clean as the country prepares for its first Winter...

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• Jul 4

  • Interpol president calls for unity in facing cyberattacks

    The president of Interpol says countries and law enforcement agencies must work together to counter rising threats, especially those in cyberspace

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• Jul 3

  • Samsung to sell recycled Note 7 phone in South Korea at $611

    Samsung Electronics says recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones to be recycled and sold starting this week

    Jul 3

    

• Cyberattacks

  Jul 3

  • Official: firm at center of cyberattack knew of problems

    The small tax software company that is accused of being the patient zero of a damaging global cyberepidemic is under investigation and will face...

    Cyberattacks

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• Jul 3

  • Scientists baffled by strange sea creatures near Alaska

    Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way...

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • UN chief: US may meet Paris climate goals despite exit

    U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United States may meet the Paris climate agreement's targets despite pulling out of the deal

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• Jul 3

  • Silicon Valley's sexism problem: Could the tide be turning?

    Sexism in Silicon Valley may be coming in for a reckoning, prompted by women coming forward with stories of sexual harassment by industry bigshots

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Iowa State worked with utilities to uproot key energy center

    Newly released emails show Iowa State University officials worked with utilities lobbyists for weeks to draft a law uprooting the state's premiere...

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • SpaceX craft returns to Earth after 2nd space station trip

    A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean

    Jul 3

    

• Jul 3

  • Trump tweets mock video of him beating CNN, sparks criticism

    Trump tweets mock video showing him beating on CNN, sparks charges of behavior beneath the presidency

    Jul 3

    

• Cyberattacks

  Jul 3

  • UK student, 18, arrested in international cyberattack

    A student in northwestern England has been charged in a series of cyberattacks on the websites of several multinational firms

    Cyberattacks

    Jul 3

• Hurricanes

  Jul 3

  • Forecaster says budget cuts could hurt hurricane predictions

    Retiring chief of hurricane specialist team at the National Hurricane Center in Miami: Further cuts to tropical weather research will undermine recent...

    Hurricanes

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• Jul 3

  • Angola slowly opens to conservationists after long civil war

    Angola slowly opens to conservationists after long civil war; wildlife was decimated

    Jul 3

    

• Facebook

  Jul 3

  • Facebook helps users find Wi-Fi locations

    The tech company's new "Find Wi-Fi" offering helps users locate hot spots.

    Jul 3

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• Jul 3

  • Dubai online retailer Souq.com says sale to Amazon completed

    Dubai's Souq.com, the Middle East's biggest online retailer, says its sale to Amazon has been completed

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Aid helicopter crash kills 8 after Indonesian volcano erupts

    A rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia's main island, killing all 8 people on board,...

    Jul 3

• Jul 3

  • Samsung to sell recycled Note 7 phone in South Korea at $611

    Samsung Electronics says recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones to be recycled and sold starting this week

    Jul 3