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Facebook takes moves to limit fake stories
Facebook is instituting new measures to help curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network.Facebook via Associated Press The social network will make it easier…
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Net-neutrality champion Wheeler to leave Jan. 20 as FCC head
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler says he will step down in January 2017 when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.Lauren Victoria Burke/Associated Press file “Serving as FCC chairman during this…
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Dems ready to battle Trump on conflicts
Lawmakers say president-elect must sell stake in D.C. hotel
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Trump tries to allay tech industry’s fears
his administration ‘will be there for you’
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Thousands rally in Gaza for anniversary of Hamas
Masked Palestinian militants from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, commemorate the 29th anniversary of their group in Gaza City on Wednesday.Adel Hana/Associated Press In a show…
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Fed raises key interest rate
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Fed raised a key interest a quarter of a point Wednesday because of an improving economy.Susan Walsh/Associated Press…
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Retail sales barely rise at start of holiday shopping
Hani Mikhail places a label on one of his mouth-blown glass ornaments for sale at his booth set up for the holidays at City Hall in Philadelphia.Matt Rourke/Associated Press Retail…
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Report finds risks from fracking
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency said evidence suggests that hydraulic fracturing can pose some risks to drinking water supplies.Keith Srakocic/Associated Press file The final report, released Tuesday,…
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U.S. agency rejects request for names
team sought information on Energy Department employees
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Offshore wind farm goes online
$300 million project will provide power to homes in Rhode Island
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U.S. wants cars to be able to talk to each other
a pedestrian crosses in front of a vehicle as part of a demonstration at Mcity on its opening day on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich. Cars…
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Suspect in Egypt chapel bombing had 2014 run-in with police
Coffins are taken into ambulances after a funeral service for victims of a Sunday cathedral bombing, , on Monday. Egypt’s president says a suicide bomber caused the explosion that killed…
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McConnell: Senate to probe Russian meddling ‘Any foreign breach of our cybersecurity measures is disturbing’
“Obviously any foreign breach of our cybersecurity measures is disturbing, and I strongly condemn any such efforts,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., said during a news conference on…
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U.S. judge rejects Green Party’s Pennsylvania recount case
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein blasted a federal judge’s decision to not order a statewide recount of votes in Pennsylvania, saying the state had set up unconstitutional barriers to…
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Trump studies withdraw from global warming pact
President-elect: ‘Nobody really knows’ if climate change is real
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How NASA is rehearsing for a mission to Mars
MIT aeronautics professor and former astronaut Jeff Hoffman stands on the slopes of Mauna Ulu, left. Like the volcano, much of Mars is made up of basaltic rock.Courtesy of Darlene…
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North Dakota pipeline foes bring their fears to Capitol Hill
Max Yamame, from San Antonio, Texas, is dressed to perform a dance on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday during a protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Although most…
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U.S. to send 200 more troops to Syria
Carterdu1-i-syn The extra troops will include special operations forces and are in addition to 300 U.S. troops already authorized for the effort to recruit, organize, train and advise local Syrian…
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Trump expected to tap Exxon’s CEO for secretary of state
Trump has privately signaled that he plans to tap Tillerson for the powerful Cabinet post, but had not formally offered him the job as of Saturday afternoon, said people who…
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Are conservatives more likely to fall for fake news?
It’s the latest example of the impact that “fake news” – untrue or wildly misleading stories masquerading as fact, usually to appeal to a particular worldview – is having on…
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Churches offer sanctuary to people in U.S. illegally
legal assistance to physical shelter
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Trump transition team seeks names of Dept. of Energy employees involved in climate meetings
wants names of those involved in climate talks
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Dems end threat over shutdown
Schumerdu1-i-syn Democrats relented late Friday and agreed to allow a vote on the spending measure hours before government funding was set to expire at midnight. The bill is expected to…
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Election hacking to be reviewed
President wants review completed before he leaves office