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Would you let a robot park your car?

There are few technology trends more closely watched than that of driverless cars, but before that happens, robots will be parking your regular car. A 12-storey residential building in Abu

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Most fast food restaurants serve meat raised with antibiotics

New scorecard ranks popular restaurants on their policies for antibiotic use in the meat and poultry supply chain. Americans spend nearly half of their money devoted to food on meals

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Harry Potter’s family history revealed in new J.K. Rowling post

Harry Potter fans have some homework to do. J.K. Rowling has written a new article for the Pottermore website, posted this week, going into the family history of the Potter

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Kentucky inmates caught after using bed sheets to escape

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two inmates who used bed sheets to escape a Kentucky prison are now back in police custody, reports . Officials say the men escaped to the roof

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Russia threatens U.S. over German nuke allegations

MOSCOW – The Kremlin says Russia will take countermeasures if the U.S. places new nuclear weapons at a base in Germany. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s comments, reported Wednesday by Russian

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Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn Steps Down In Wake Of Emissions Scandal

The chief executive of Volkswagen AG said Wednesday that he is stepping down in the wake of the scandal that broke Friday over the company’s use of special software to

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Fed Is Playing ‘bad Baseball,’ Bullard Says

WASHINGTON – The U.S. central bank is playing “bad baseball” in its decision last week to hold interest rates steady, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. Bullard compared the

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Manchester United vs. Ipswich: Live Stream Info, Kickoff Time, For Capital One Cup Match

Louis van Gaal will come up against a painful reminder of one of his darkest days as a manager when his Manchester United side host Ipswich Town in the third

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Video game releases, more things to do, Sept. 8 and beyond

Video games out this week “Super Mario Maker.” In this sandbox game from Nintendo, players can edit and create their own levels from games including “Super Mario Bros.,” “Super Mario

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Thousands cheer Pope Francis during Washington, D.C. parade

After , Pope Francis embarked on his tour of Washington, D.C., riding the –a specially built, unarmored Jeep Wrangler. Late Wednesday morning, the Popemobile rode slowly along some of the

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Study Shows Programs Providing Heavy Campaign Coverage

NEW YORK — By one measure, the 2016 presidential campaign has made more news at this early stage than any of the six previous contests. ABC, CBS and NBC have

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Halliburton lays off Williston workers; how many not known

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Houston-based oil field services company Halliburton has laid off some of its workers in the western North Dakota oil patch hub of Williston, though the company

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