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  WIRED

• Lawmakers Don't Grasp the Sacred Tech Law They Want to Gut 2 hours ago

  Decades ago, Section 230 gave tech companies sweeping power to police content on their platforms. Now some lawmakers want that power back.
  

• A Giant Iceberg Grounded Itself Near a Greenland Town 3 hours ago

  It’s retreated, but the risk of what happens with a grounded iceberg is almost luck of the draw.
  

• 6 Weird and Awesome Amazon Prime Day Deals 6 hours ago

  Already own an Echo Dot and an Instant Pot? We have a few fascinatingly strange Amazon Prime Deals for you.
  

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  NYT  Home Page

• Trump Now Says He Accepts U.S. Intelligence Reports on Russian Election Meddling 5 hours ago

  Mr. Trump was widely criticized — including by many in his own party — for what had been viewed as his unprecedented deference to the Russian president on Monday...
  

• Democrats Demand Action to Punish Trump, but G.O.P. Is Cautious 6 hours ago

  Democratic leaders in Congress pressed for tangible actions to punish President Trump, from new sanctions on Russia to the extradition of Russian agents...
  

• Trump, at Putin’s Side, Questions U.S. Intelligence on 2016 Election a day ago

  At the conclusion of what he called a “deeply productive” summit meeting, the American president offered his Russian counterpoint an extraordinary show of support...
  

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  India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

• Govt: Selection board meet on Lokpal search panel on July 19 29 minutes ago

  The Centre on Tuesday refused to give a timeframe by when Lokpal could be appointed but told the Supreme Court that the selection committee headed by the prime minister would meet on...
  

• SC to govt: Don’t arrest 2 Kerala priests till July 19 32 minutes ago

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear anticipatory bail plea of two church priests in Kerala sex scandal case and asked the state government not to arrest them till July 19 when...
  
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  Govt banks on new MicroDot technology to check vehicle thefts 39 minutes ago

  Government will soon notify a new standard for automobile industry to use a technology which involves spraying thousands of small dots laser etched with a vehicle identification...
  

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  BBC News - UK

• Sensible, family-loving teens behind pregnancy rate drop 21 minutes ago

  This may explain the sharp fall in teen pregnancies, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service says.
  

• Jo Swinson says Tories broke Brexit vote agreement 2 hours ago

  Lib Dem Jo Swinson says the Tory chairman broke an agreement not to take part in a Brexit vote.
  

• 'Netflix effect' poses challenge to British TV 24 minutes ago

  Video streaming services now have more subscribers than traditional pay TV services in the UK.
  

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  National Geographic News

• A Running List of How Trump Is Changing the Environment 12 days ago

  The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.
  

• 5 Reasons to Like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12 days ago

  It keeps a lot of dangerous stuff from being dumped in our air, water, and land.
  

• Living Fireworks, These Animals Produce Light Shows with Their Bodies 18 days ago

  A variety of animals produce bioluminescent light, creating signals that can be used for mating and communication.
  

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  Reuters: World News

• Nicaraguan police surround, attack anti-government stronghold 32 minutes ago

  Nicaraguan security forces on Tuesday moved to clear barricades in a suburb of Masaya, a stronghold of protests against President Daniel Ortega, with rights groups reporting gunfire...
  

• Commission probing Cuba plane crash rejects speculation about cause an hour ago

  The Cuban-led commission investigating the crash of a Cubana passenger jet in May said on Tuesday that reports on what caused it were premature, after the Mexican plane-leasing company...
  

• Syrian rebels, Iran reach deal to evacuate villages: sources an hour ago

  Syrian rebels and Iranian-backed negotiators have reached a deal to evacuate thousands of people from two rebel-besieged Shi'ite villages in northwestern Syria in return for the...
  

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SPACE.com

• Mars Curiosity: Facts and Information 13 hours ago

  The mission of the one-ton rover is to find out if Mars is, or was, capable of supporting life.
  

• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to Launch 'High-Altitude Escape Motor Test' Wednesday 15 hours ago

  Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company will perform a "high-altitude escape motor" test with its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Wednesday (July 18) at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), Blue Origin...
  

• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: Hubble's Cosmic Successor 16 hours ago

  Everything you need to know about NASA's Big Bang-probing space telescope.
  

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  CBC | Canada News

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  1 in 6 Canadians struggling with finances, Angus Reid survey finds 17 hours ago

  More than a quarter of Canadians are already facing serious financial hardship, according to the findings of a new study released today as part of an examination of poverty...
  
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  As the 'red forest' encroaches, Jasper steps up measures to protect itself from wildfire 10 hours ago

  Worries about wildfires are heating up in Jasper, as forests that have turned a rusty red colour due the mountain pine beetle offer a visible reminder of the area's vulnerability to...
  
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  Changes needed to death tracking in Ontario, chief coroner says at Wettlaufer inquiry 11 hours ago

  Budget cuts at the Ontario coroner's office mean fewer deaths in nursing homes are investigated, the chief coroner testified Monday at the Wettlaufer inquiry. In 2007, more than...
  

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