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November 17, 2019

TS Raymond fizzles, heavy rain forecast for Mexico’s Baja

Tropical Storm Raymond has fizzled into a remnant low-pressure system over the Pacific off western Mexico and is forecast to ...

November 17, 2019

Venice braces for another exceptional tide, tourists flee

Venetians are bracing for the prospect of another exceptional tide in a season that is setting records. Officials are ...

November 16, 2019

Sandy Hook lawsuit could force Remington to open books

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry ...

November 16, 2019

St. Mark's Square reopens in Venice, but water remains high

Tourists and residents were allowed back into St. Mark’s Square in Venice on Saturday, a day after it was closed due to ...

November 16, 2019

Study links Asian carp with Mississippi River fish drop

Sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp, adding evidence ...

November 16, 2019

California rules set lower emissions for state vehicle fleet

California announced new rules Friday for its state vehicle fleet to reduce pollution and reward automakers that are siding ...

November 16, 2019

Anti-robocall bill likely as House, Senate reach compromise

It’s looking like an anti-robocall bill will get sent to President Donald Trump this year, helping tackle an infuriating ...

November 15, 2019

23 states widen challenge to Trump administration car rules

California on Friday broadened its effort to block the Trump administration from ending its authority to set greenhouse gas ...

November 15, 2019

High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art

Exceptionally high tidal waters rolled relentlessly through Venice again on Friday, forcing the closure of St. Mark’s Square ...

November 15, 2019

White House seeks disclosure of actual health care prices

New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices ...

November 15, 2019

Tropical Storm Raymond forms in Pacific off western Mexico

Tropical Storm Raymond formed Friday in the eastern Pacific off Mexico and strengthened on a forecast track in the direction ...

November 15, 2019

Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight

The Supreme Court said Friday it will referee a high-profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google.

November 15, 2019

Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector

Astronauts launched an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the ...

November 15, 2019

Free broadband? UK Labour Party promises nationalization

The British Labour Party's latest plan for public ownership of big industries sent shivers through the telecoms sector Friday ...

November 15, 2019

Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to ...

November 15, 2019

Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following ...

November 15, 2019

Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft

Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing ...

November 15, 2019

Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals

The Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from a ...