Feds: Man in Capitol attack tried to flee to Switzerland
A judge has ordered a Colorado geophysicist accused of dragging a police officer down steps to be beaten outside the
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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
Google is threatening to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government proceeds with plans to make tech
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Jack’s back: Chinese e-tycoon ends silence with online video
China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, has appeared in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from
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Biden: Science will be at `forefront’ of his administration
President-elect Joe Biden says “science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” and he’s elevating the post of
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US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China
The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links,
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Some Uber, Lyft drivers sue over California ballot measure
Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services are suing to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors
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Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery amid lawsuit
A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales for research amid a lawsuit by an
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Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems
DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. — When European settlers came to North America, fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty pines with footlong
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Doctors detail Navalny poison treatment in medical journal
German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was poisoned with a nerve agent have detailed the case
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Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’
BOSTON — It’s going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to be Russian out of the U.S.
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Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus
GUADALUPE CANYON, Ariz. — Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping
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Google says Australian law on paying for news is unworkable
A Google executive says a proposed Australian law to make the digital platforms pay for news is unworkable and its
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UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content
Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don’t limit the amount of harmful material
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Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists
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COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
The first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States are headed from Michigan to distribution
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Q&A: What’s next for Facebook in the antitrust case?
Could Facebook be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram? That’s what the U.S. government is seeking in a long-awaited
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Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and
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Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth
China’s government says a probe that landed on the moon has transferred rocks to an orbiter in preparation for returning
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UK to ban new Huawei gear installations after Sept
Wireless carriers in the U.K. won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September next
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Britain plans to create a new watchdog to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook to counter their market
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South Korean chat room operator gets 40 years for blackmail
The operator of an online chat room in South Korea has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for blackmailing
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EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic ties
European Union chief Charles Michel is inviting Joe Biden once he is U.S. president to meet up next and patch
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