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  Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria

  Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a ... 

• T-Mobile US sells 500,000 iPhones in a month

  T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday. T-Mobile US, ... 

• Dutch gov't website attacked; suspect extradited

  The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major ... 

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  Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

  When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his ... 

• Adidas: Asia laborers can send complaints via text

  German sports gear maker Adidas said Monday it is encouraging workers in factories of some of its Asian suppliers to anonymously share possible ... 

• EU: Motorola may have violated antitrust rules

  The European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology ... 

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  Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

  A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown. 

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  App lets amputees program their own bionic hands

  Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app instead. 

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  Platini: All-German final not proof of dominance

  UEFA president Michel Platini is distinctly underwhelmed by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final and does not see ... 

• Brooks's ex-bodyguard charged in UK hacking probe

  A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging ... 

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  China emerging as new force in drone warfare

  Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a ... 

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  UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

  Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. 

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  Police, politicians push surveillance after Boston

  Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as ... 

• Dutch ponder giving police the right to hack

  The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the ... 

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  France defends interest in blocking Yahoo deal

  The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers ... 

• Tough auto market dents BMW earns, sales in Q1

  Tough auto markets worldwide — including a deep slump in Europe — and investment in new technology dented first-quarter earnings at German automaker ... 

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  UK police to track dementia patients using GPS

  A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and ... 

• Mozilla: UK spyware company hijacking our brand

  The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a ... 

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  Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight

  Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the ... 

• Huffington Post to launch German edition

  The Huffington Post is expanding further with a German language edition, putting new pressure on media companies in Europe's largest economy as they ... 

• Cyberattack suspect to be sent home to Netherlands

  A Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what authorities have called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history is expected to ... 

• Dutch cyberattack suspect arrested in Spain

  A Dutch citizen has been arrested in Spain in connection with what experts described as the biggest cyberattack in the history of the Internet, one ... 

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  A look at North Korea's military capabilities

  North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of ...