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Putin pardons U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to pardon and free a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, receiving acknowledgment from Israeli Pr

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Tesla to begin deliveries of Model Y by end of first quarter

Tesla said Wednesday that production of the Model Y started this month with the first deliveries of the all-electric compact crossover to begin by the end of the first quarter as the company pushes t

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Trump to sign USMCA amid ongoing impeachment trial

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to celebrate his biggest legislative achievement since Democrats took control of the House in 2018 with the signing of a revi

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Spain's restive Catalonia heads toward snap regional election

The pro-independence head of Catalonia’s regional government said on Wednesday he planned to call a snap parliamentary election in the restive Spanish region, in a move

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Bangladesh grants Rohingya refugee children access to education

Bangladesh has confirmed it will lift restrictions on education for young Rohingya refugees, easing bans in place since the existing camps were established 30 years ago

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California swear-in first Asian American sheriff

01:35 Paul Miyamoto was sworn in as California's first Asian American sheriff early this year.Miyamoto has been a member of the states police department for more than two decades, but

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Nigeria confirms 41 deaths in Lassa fever outbreak

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu makes a speech during the Lassa fever conference marking the 50 years of discovering the virus in Nig

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Coronavirus vaccine may be available in 'eight to 12 months'

00:59 The novel coronavirus has spread across borders, with authorities taking measures to prevent the outbreak from becoming a pandemic. One of the avenues of urgent investigation is

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Small UK firms issue Brexit trade talks warning over staff and exports

02:42 British businesses have claimed that a lack of information about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit is preventing them from planning for the future. Business leaders

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Timeline: Coronavirus around the world

Scroll left and right to see how the 2019 novel coronavirus spread. Early December 2019:The first cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2

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Facebook shares fall as surging costs eat into profits

The social network reported financial results at the end of a tough year when it has come under scrutiny from regulators.

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Tesla shares jump on profitable quarter, Model Y production

Tesla continued its profitability streak in the fourth quarter, earning $105 million, results that beat expectations and sent shares higher in after market trading Wednesday.Tesla also announced Wedn

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Microsoft shares rise after it beats revenue, profit expectations, Azure posts 62% growth

Today Microsoft reported its fiscal 2020 second quarter (calendar Q4 2019) results, including revenue of $36.9 billion (up 14%), net income of $11.6 billion (up 38%), and diluted earnings per share o

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Facebook hits 2.5B users in Q4 but shares sink from slow profits

Facebook beat Wall Street estimates in Q4 but slowing profit growth beat up the share price. Facebook reached 2.5 billion monthly users, up 2%, from 2.45 billion in Q3

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Stanford’s Doggo quadrupedal robot and siblings Pupper and Woofer are coming to TC Sessions: Robotics+AI

Animal-like, four-legged robots have been a crowd pleaser since Boston Dynamics’ BigDog, and Stanford’s Doggo shows how the technology can be made open source, accessible, and educational

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Self-driving company Waymo teams up with UPS for package delivery

Waymo will start delivering parcels for UPS using its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans in Phoenix as part of a broader partnership with the shipping and logistics company.The companies said We

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Lyft confirms 90 layoffs as it targets profitability

Shares of popular American ride-hailing giant Lyft are off 3% today in regular trading after the New York Times reported that the company would cut some staff. TechCrunch confirmed with the company t