How Davos Became a Climate Change Conference
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Google Cashes In on Law Enforcement Data Requests
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The American Dream — in Crisis
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Big Corporate Players Launch Electric Vehicle Group
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Apple Dropped Plan for Encrypting Backups After FBI Complained
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Australian Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses
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Dems to Use App for Caucus Results Despite Hacking Fears
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North Carolina County Sheriff Says He Will Refuse to Enforce ‘Unconstitutional’ Gun Laws
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The TSA Found a Record Number of Guns at Airports in 2019
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Brazil Opens ‘Spectacular’ Antarctic Research Base — but Will It Get the Cash Needed to Fulfill Its Potential?
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NSA Reveals Major Flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 Code
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Arctic Ice Melt Makes Permafrost Vulnerable: Scientists
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Raising the Minimum Wage by $1 May Prevent Thousands of Suicides
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Gardening Trends for 2020: Think Unconventional, Sustainable
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Study Suggests AI Can Help Diagnose Brain Tumors
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JetBlue to Power Some Flights Using ‘Sustainable’ Jet Fuel
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Iranian Cyberattacks Feared After Killing of Top General
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Australian PM Defends His Response to Deadly Fires
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The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2020
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New Year’s Eve Sees Nationwide Gun Violence, Ending Record-High Year of Mass Killings
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