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Merkel calls on Germans to step up climate fight in New Year speech

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Patient set on fire during cancer operation in Romania

A hospital patient died after being set on fire during surgery in Romania, according to the BBC.Surgeons at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest reportedly used an alcohol-based disinfectant on a woman, b

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TRACED Act signed into law, putting robocallers on notice

The Pallone-Thrune TRACED Act, a bipartisan bit of legislation that should make life harder for the villains behind robocalls, was signed into law today by the President. It’s still possible to

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Tech Tent: Fake videos stir distrust

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Facebook could easily make privacy the default. It still hasn’t.

WhileFacebookchairmanandchiefexecutiveMarkZuckerbergwasboastingtoCongressonTuesdayandWednesdayabouthowmuchhisnetworkisdoingtoprotectprivacyforitsbillionsofusers

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After Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Experts Get to Say ‘I Told You So’

DocSearlsmetwithagroupoffellowinternetprivacyexpertsonerecentafternoonhereattheComputerHistoryMuseum.Onawhiteboardwerethewords“OUTRAGE”and“MAKEHAY”—capitalized,

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Giants open OTAs with Odell Beckham Jr. in the building

TheNewYorkGiantshaveopenedtheirfirstorganizedteamactivitiesundernewcoachPatShurmurwithstarreceiverOdellBeckhamJr.inthebuilding.SpeakingonaconferencecallMonday,S

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Sean Penn criticizes #MeToo movement in new book

"Andwhat'swiththis'MeToo'?"writesSeanPenninhisnewlyreleasedbook,"BobHoneyWhoJustDoStuff."IntheepilogueofPenn'sfictionalnovel,theactorpensapoeminwhichheseemstode

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Brexit: Government 'paranoia' over secret business agreements

SkyNewshasestablishedtheGovernmenthasbeensigningaseriesofsecretagreementswithcompaniesandindustrygroupsoverhighlycontroversialoutcomesoftheBrexitprocessforBrita

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Warriors coach Steve Kerr urges youth to keep fighting for gun safety

SteveKerrbelievesthevoicesofAmerica'syoutharefinallybeingheardenoughtocreaterealchangewhenitcomestogunviolence.KerrtoldstudentsataBayAreahighschoolthatsafetyins

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'In the water you’re weightless' the 99-year-old swimmer breaking record

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Cuba's 'sonic attacks' may have been a side-effect of spying

Rememberthose'sonicattacks'againsttheAmericanandCanadianembassieslastsummer,makingstaffqueasyandraisingallkindsofquestionsastowhathappened?Theremighthaveananswe

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Roger Federer: ‘You feel your privacy has been taken away but it’s OK’

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Federer 'no idea' how long he will go on

Age-defyingRogerFederersaysafterwinninghisthirdGrandSlamtitleinayearhehasnoideahowlonghewillcontinueplaying.The36-year-oldSwissmarvelcontinuestodefytheyearsanda

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China’s youth roasted for lack of desire, ambition

Thepost-80s’generationhasn’tcompleteditstakeoveryet.Meanwhile,thepost-90s’kidsofChinaaremakinganannouncement-theyarebecomingBuddha.Quasi-Buddha,thatis-declaredi

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Intel underfoot: Floor sensors rise as retail data source<br>

Thenextphaseindatacollectionisrightunderyourfeet.Onlineclicksgiveretailersvaluableinsightintoconsumerbehavior,butwhatcantheylearnfromfootsteps?It’saquestionMilw

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2018 is the year for protecting the planet – with or without the U.S.

ThiswillbeabigyearfortheParisclimateagreement.Thebroadoutlinesofthedealwerefiguredoutin2015,butthespecificrulesgoverningwhatitrequirescountriestodowillhavetobew