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July 20, 2018 12:08 AM

Astronauts' snapshots from space light up the Twitterverse

Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station are active on Twitter, posting photos of their daily lives and their out-of-this-world views of Earth. Take a look.

by Lacey Young

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July 19, 2018 7:49 PM

St. Paul to Bird: Get scooters off the streets by midnight

The city of St. Paul has asked scooter rental company, Bird, once again to remove their scooters from city streets. But Mayor Melvin Carter said a temporary regulatory framework going to the city council next month could keep the scooters around.

by Tim Nelson

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July 19, 2018 2:39 PM

How can the Midwest fix the ocean it has killed?

What Midwest agriculture puts into the soil is polluting a massive chunk of the Gulf of Mexico. Solutions to the massive ocean dead zone are out there, but they're not easy.

by Cody Nelson

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July 18, 2018 7:10 AM

EU hits Google with $5 billion fine for pushing apps on Android users

The European Commission found that the tech giant had broken EU antitrust rules by requiring manufacturers to pre-install the Google and Chrome apps. Google plans to appeal.

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July 18, 2018 4:00 AM

Cheap video systems open the door to home surveillance

Police say photos and videos taken by home cameras do help them solve crimes.

by Martin Moylan

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July 17, 2018 3:29 PM

Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons

Astronomers have found 12 more moons orbiting the planet Jupiter. These moons are all small — just 5 kilometers or less across — and one of them behaves very strangely.

by Joe Palca

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July 16, 2018 5:03 PM

Amazon's Prime Day runs into early snags

Shoppers clicking on many Prime Day links after the 3 p.m. ET launch in the U.S. got only images of dogs with the words, "Uh-oh. Something went wrong on our end." People took to social media to complain that they couldn't order items.

by The Associated Press

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July 16, 2018 2:55 PM

Rising seas could cause problems for internet infrastructure

The internet relies on a network of cables, many buried underground along U.S. coastlines. A new analysis finds sea level rise could put thousands of miles of cable underwater in the next 15 years.

by Rebecca Hersher

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July 14, 2018 12:00 PM

Archaeologists in Egypt discover ancient mummification workshop

Artifacts found in the 2,500-year-old workshop may reveal more about the oils used in the mummification process.

by Associated Press

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July 14, 2018 9:30 AM

In Ireland, drought and a drone reveal the outline of an ancient henge

As crops get thirsty in Ireland, some plants are faring better than others. Aerial photos show a pattern in crop growth near Newgrange, believed to be the footprint of a previously unknown henge.

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