Government Releases 16 Years Of Data About Solar Weather

Government Releases 16 Years Of Data About Solar Weather
For years, the satellites of America's Global Positioning System have been carrying sensors that measure the weather in space. On Monday the government released 16 years of that space weather data to the public for the first time.

January 30, 2017 at 09:39PM
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Six reportedly killed in attack on Québec mosque

Six reportedly killed in attack on Québec mosque
The mosque’s president, Mohamed Yangui, said five people were killed. About 40 people were thought to be in the building — the Québec City Islamic cultural center on Sainte-Foy Street — at the time. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has condemned the shooting as a "terrorist attack."

January 30, 2017 at 06:31AM
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Thousands of people are protesting Trump’s immigration order at airports across America

Thousands of people are protesting Trump’s immigration order at airports across America
In the chaos that has followed President Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries — including green card holders — protests have broken out at airports across the country where foreigners have been detained.

January 28, 2017 at 09:55PM
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Immigrants, Green Card Holders Detained As Airports After Trump Refugee Order

Immigrants, Green Card Holders Detained As Airports After Trump Refugee Order
In addition to immigrants from the banned countries, human rights groups reported that legal permanent residents of the United States who hold green cards were being stopped in foreign airports as they sought to return from funerals, vacations or study abroad — a clear indication that Mr. Trump’s directive is being applied broadly.

January 28, 2017 at 02:23PM
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“You took so much time to joke me”-two hours trolling a Windows support scammer

“You took so much time to joke me”-two hours trolling a Windows support scammer
Tech support scammers in India got trapped on the phone with me for nearly two hours, and all they got was a revocation of their remote access software ID.

January 27, 2017 at 10:19AM
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Watch ABC's Full-Length Donald Trump Interview

Watch ABC's Full-Length Donald Trump Interview
In President Donald Trump's first feature-length TV interview since his inauguration, he talks to ABC's David Muir about voter fraud, the border wall, and his views on torture.

January 26, 2017 at 07:13AM
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Mossberg: What’s up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot?

Mossberg: What’s up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot?
After years of neglecting Firefox, misreading mobile users and putting most of its chips on a failed phone project, Mozilla says it is working hard to get Firefox off the mat.

January 25, 2017 at 08:29AM
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An Illustrated Guide to Trump's Plan for the Environment

An Illustrated Guide to Trump's Plan for the Environment
Our 45th president's contempt for environmental protections is well documented. So what will his first 100 days look like? Here's our educated guess on what could happen, based on what he's already said and done.

January 24, 2017 at 08:46AM
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After 8 years, here are the promises Obama kept — and the ones he didn’t

After 8 years, here are the promises Obama kept — and the ones he didn’t
See how Obama performed on 40 of the promises he made during his two presidential campaigns.

January 23, 2017 at 05:19PM
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How the town of Whitefish defeated its neo-Nazi trolls — and became a national model of resistance

How the town of Whitefish defeated its neo-Nazi trolls — and became a national model of resistance
"I find myself and my town under siege by hateful, cruel people, and while I'm trying to stay rooted in my values of kindness and fairness, it is getting harder."

January 23, 2017 at 06:31AM
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With False Claims, Trump Attacks Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift

With False Claims, Trump Attacks Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift
The president falsely accused journalists of inventing a rift between him and spy agencies and of deliberately understating the size of his inauguration crowd.

January 22, 2017 at 08:00AM
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Live-updating images from the historic Women's March on Washington, and what comes after statistics.

Live-updating images from the historic Women's March on Washington, and what comes after statistics.
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January 21, 2017 at 08:44AM
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Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump

Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump
As Trump threatens to defund and dismantle parts of the EPA and NOAA to hide the impact of climate change, a group of researchers are making an effort to save the data.

January 20, 2017 at 07:52AM
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This is how American health care kills people

This is how American health care kills people
Matthew Stewart thought he had good insurance. Then he started vomiting blood.

January 19, 2017 at 12:44PM
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No Hoax: 2016 Was the Hottest Year on Record

No Hoax: 2016 Was the Hottest Year on Record
This is the third consecutive year to set a new record. The streak is the steepest and most sustained surge in planetary temperatures in the modern age.

January 18, 2017 at 11:23AM
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First on CNN: Trump's cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it

First on CNN: Trump's cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it
Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.

January 16, 2017 at 09:16PM
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TV Guide's Description Of Trump Inauguration Is Painfully Hilarious

TV Guide's Description Of Trump Inauguration Is Painfully Hilarious
We know how Americans feel about Trump, but thanks to a TV guide entry in the Scottish Sunday Herald, we get a little window into how Trump is viewed around the world.

January 16, 2017 at 09:57AM
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What Would Happen in the Minutes and Hours After the US Invaded Canada? - VICE

What Would Happen in the Minutes and Hours After the US Invaded Canada? - VICE
Here’s a play-by-play of the unthinkable.

January 15, 2017 at 10:35AM
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The wildest inauguration of them all.

The wildest inauguration of them all.
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January 14, 2017 at 07:35AM
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Virginia man spends $1,000 to deliver 300,000 pennies to Lebanon DMV

Virginia man spends $1,000 to deliver 300,000 pennies to Lebanon DMV
The 300,000 pennies the Cedar Bluff, Virginia man took to the DMV Wednesday morning to pay sales tax on two new cars weighed in at 1,600 pounds. A mature Holstein cow weighs about 1,500 pounds.

January 13, 2017 at 10:39AM
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Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading

Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading
For certain infections, the only drug left is colistin. But just over a year after they were discovered in China, bacteria that can fend off colistin are being found all across the world.

January 12, 2017 at 09:31AM
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Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections

Everything You Need To Know About The Secret Report On Donald Trump And His Russian Connections
On Tuesday night, a blizzard of stories regarding Donald Trump's connections to Russia — and allegedly compromising materials about Trump possessed by Russian intelligence — blew across the internet. Here's a breakdown of what the hell is going on.

January 11, 2017 at 12:05PM
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The Concussion Diaries: One High School Football Player’s Secret Struggle with CTE

The Concussion Diaries: One High School Football Player’s Secret Struggle with CTE
Zac Easter knew what was happening to him. He knew why. And he knew that it was only going to get worse. So he decided to write it all down — to let the world know what football had done to him, what he'd done to his body and his brain for the game he loved. And then he shot himself.

January 10, 2017 at 07:58AM
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The iPhone Remade Apple 10 Years Ago. Now It’s Slowing Apple Down

The iPhone Remade Apple 10 Years Ago. Now It’s Slowing Apple Down
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 10 years ago today, and it made Apple the biggest company in the world. But it can't sustain Apple forever.

January 9, 2017 at 08:36AM
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I Dropped Acid and Saw Into the Future: My Surreal First Time At CES

I Dropped Acid and Saw Into the Future: My Surreal First Time At CES
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is where a small sliver of genuinely interesting new technologies make their public debut, next to shit like refrigerators that connect to Snapchat. It's probably not a good time to take your first acid trip.

January 8, 2017 at 09:33AM
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Of Ubers and lightsabers.

Of Ubers and lightsabers.
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January 7, 2017 at 07:39AM
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This 3,500-Year-Old Greek Tomb Upended What We Thought We Knew About the Roots of Western Civilization

This 3,500-Year-Old Greek Tomb Upended What We Thought We Knew About the Roots of Western Civilization
The Pylos grave offers a nearly unprecedented window into the Mycenaean period.

January 6, 2017 at 01:35PM
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The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers

The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers
The FBI did not examine the servers of the Democratic National Committee before issuing a report attributing the sweeping cyberintrusion to Russia-backed hackers, instead basing their report on forensics by a third-party company.

January 4, 2017 at 09:28PM
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The spy with no name

The spy with no name
Erwin Van Haarlem was a Cold War spy in '70s England. Erwin Van Haarlem is also not who he says he is.

January 4, 2017 at 09:29AM
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House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office

House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office
House Republicans voted behind closed doors Monday night to rein in the independent ethics office created eight years ago in the wake of a series of embarrassing congressional scandals.

January 2, 2017 at 09:33PM
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Titanic sank due to enormous uncontrollable fire, not iceberg, experts claim

Titanic sank due to enormous uncontrollable fire, not iceberg, experts claim
According to a group of experts, a massive fire that burned for weeks below decks made the steel hull weak enough for the ship’s lining to be torn open when it hit the iceberg.

January 1, 2017 at 10:13PM
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Hollywood Sign Vandalized to Read "Hollyweed"

Hollywood Sign Vandalized to Read "Hollyweed"
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said in an apparent New Year's prank, someone was able to climb onto the mountaintop and place tarps over the sign for it to read "Hollyweed."

January 1, 2017 at 11:00AM
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