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Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike

Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Am
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Media entrepreneur unites young activists with power brokers for fight to make social media safe

NEW YORK (AP) — A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by the impact of social media on mental health with older power players to fight for change in how tech companies do business.
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Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

LONDON (AP) — Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry. The U.K.
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Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.
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1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds to the island, leading to school and office closures .
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Japan lifts a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake hit near its outlying islands

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory Thursday after a strong earthquake struck near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean, but lifted it about two hours later. No damage was reported.
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That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government's emergency alert system

That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government's emergency alert system

WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST": If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you should have seen that message flash across your screen as the federal government tested its emergency alert system used to tell people about emerge
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3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life include
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Oops! Nobel chemistry winners are announced early in rare slip-up

Oops! Nobel chemistry winners are announced early in rare slip-up

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The most prestigious and secretive prize in science ran headfirst into the digital era Wednesday when Swedish media got an emailed press release revealing the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry and the news prematurely went publ
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Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100

Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can also be altered by the technology.
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