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• Dakota Access pipeline has first leak before it's fully operational

  10-05-2017 23:56
  
  The Dakota Access pipeline inspired huge demonstrations in 2016.The Dakota Access pipeline has suffered its first leak, outraging indigenous groups who have long warned that the project poses a threat to the environment.The $3.8bn oil pipeline, which sparked international protests last year and is not yet fully operational, spilled 84 gallons of crude oil at a South Dakota pump station, according to government regulators.
  
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• Dakota Access pipeline has first leak before fully operational

  10-05-2017 23:56
  
  The Dakota Access pipeline inspired huge demonstrations in 2016.The Dakota Access pipeline has suffered its first leak, outraging indigenous groups who have long warned that the project poses a threat to the environment.The $3.8bn oil pipeline, which sparked international protests last year and is not yet fully operational, spilled 84 gallons of crude oil at a South Dakota pump station, according to government regulators.
  
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• Microsoft’s day one Build keynote focuses on Cortana, Visual Studio, and intelligent cloud

  10-05-2017 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft wrapped up its first keynote address of Build 2017, and it was a long one. Spanning almost three full hours, the keynote focused on how developers can build solutions around Microsoft products and services.
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• Saturn's moon Titan looks like a pretty chill place in new photos

  10-05-2017 23:40
  
  Titan, Saturn's largest moon, captures the imagination.  The distant world plays host to lakes of liquid methane and ethane that look like they could be a nice spot for an alien yachting expedition, dunes of hydrocarbons, and clouds that sometimes rain methane down onto the surface of the world, feeding its lakes. Long story short, Titan is everything you could wish for in an alien world, and new photos taken by the Saturn-exploring Cassini spacecraft put that on stark display. SEE ALSO: NA
  
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• A bee emoji gets you Beyonce — Pandora will suggest artists for you based on emojis

  10-05-2017 23:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As part of Pandora's new Sounds Like You campaign, you can now tweet an emoji and the #soundslike hashtag to the Pandora Music account on Twitter and will get an automated suggestion to a station based on the emoji you choose.
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• Vermont could be about to legalise marijuana – and become first US state to do so without public vote

  10-05-2017 23:32
  
  Vermont lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure to legalise recreational use of marijuana, which if not vetoed by the governor would make the state the ninth to legalise the drug and the first to do so by legislation rather than ballot initiative.The U.S. state's House of Representatives voted 79-66 for the measure, which was attached to a bill increasing penalties for the possession and sale of the opioid drug fentanyl.The measure, which would take effect in July 2018 and allow adults 21 and
  
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• Bear vs. Dog: Who Comes Out on Top in This 'David and Goliath' Battle?

  10-05-2017 23:31
  
  Ba Bao was protecting his turf and did not want the curious bear interfering, leaving the wild animal to retreat back to its home in the woods.
  
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• United Passenger Captures Confrontation With Ticket Agent After He's Charged $300 for Excess Baggage

  10-05-2017 23:30
  
  The worker is heard saying, "You do not have my permission to videotape."
  
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• Rough Landing: Brawl Erupts on Southwest Plane as Flight Attendant Tries to Break Up Melee

  10-05-2017 23:15
  
  A passenger was seen throwing a series of punches until another passenger intervened.
  
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• Trump Camp Dismisses Russia Probe, Yet Panics

  10-05-2017 23:12
  
  Rachel Maddow recounts the instances in which the Donald Trump administration tried to block or derail the Trump-Russia investigation and wonders why they bothered if Trump's claim that there's nothing to the story is true.
  
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• Tesla solar roof tile defeats hail ‘cannonball’ in new slow-motion video

  10-05-2017 23:07
  Since being announced, some skeptics have expressed concern over the durability of Tesla‘s solar roof tiles. Elon Musk himself addressed those worries during the product’s unveiling, but some remain skeptical, wondering what would happen if something big and heavy — let’s say a big ball of ice — were to crash down onto the tiles. Tesla has once again addressed … Continue reading
  
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• Nielsen: Low Nintendo Switch awareness among non-gamers

  10-05-2017 23:04
  The Nintendo Switch may be enjoying some early success, but a new study from Nielsen shows that Nintendo may have some work ahead of it if it wants the Switch to be the second coming of the Wii. According to Neilsen’s Games 360 report for 2017, Switch awareness among people who identify among non-gamers is still pretty low. How low … Continue reading
  
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• Collapsible softbox uses a unique attachment to prevent flopping off the flash

  10-05-2017 23:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Manfrotto's latest accessories are designed for a big impact with a small, portable profile, with a softbox and backdrop that both collapse. The softbox is designed for hot-shoe flashes with a unique silicon attachment strap.
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• Trump had ‘great respect’ for Comey before he fired him

  10-05-2017 22:54
  
  During the latter part of the campaign, Trump was a vocal fan of the FBI chief, praising him from the podium at his massive campaign rallies.
  
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• Foul play not suspected in 2 deaths in Central Park waters

  10-05-2017 22:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The bodies of two men have been discovered over two days in Central Park, each floating in a lake, but investigators don't believe either was the victim of a crime, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Soundfloat inflatable chair plays tunes and keeps your phone dry in the pool

  10-05-2017 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Soundfloat is a new product on Kickstarter. This chair lets you lounge around the pool and video chat, watch movies, listen to music, or listen to an audio book without getting a drop of water on your phone or tablet.
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• Soundfloat inflatable chair keeps your phone dry in the pool

  10-05-2017 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Soundfloat is a new product on Kickstarter. This chair lets you lounge around the pool and video chat, watch movies, listen to music, or listen to an audio book without getting a drop of water on your phone or tablet.
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• Rising political star deals fresh blow to French far-right

  10-05-2017 22:48
  
  PARIS (AP) — The party of failed French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen suffered a new jolt on Wednesday as her niece, the country's youngest lawmaker and an icon of the far right, announced she plans to leave politics.
  
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• Tesla starts taking orders for premium solar roofs

  10-05-2017 22:46
  
  Tesla Incon Wednesday began taking orders for its solar roof tiles, a cornerstone of Elon Musk's strategy to sell a fossil-fuel-free lifestyle under the brand name of its luxury electric vehicles.Tesla said the product, which generates solar energy without the need for traditional rooftop panels, will be pricier than a conventional roof but will look better and ultimately pay for itself through reduced electricity costs.The solar roof tiles were unveiled in October as Musk sought to convince sha
  
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• 2017 Toyota Sienna FWD

  10-05-2017 22:45
  
  A self-improvement regimen keeps this aging entry surprisingly fit.
  
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• Self-proclaimed Nazi's name change to Hitler takes effect

  10-05-2017 22:44
  
  HUNTERDON, N.J. (AP) — A self-proclaimed Nazi officially became Isidore Heath Hitler with a name change that took effect this week.
  
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• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov meets Trump, and laughs off allegations of election meddling

  10-05-2017 22:42
  
  Lavrov told reporters at the Russian Embassy that he did not talk with Trump about the accusations Moscow meddled in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
  
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• White House says Comey committed ‘atrocities’ as FBI director

  10-05-2017 22:24
  
  The deputy press secretary had some trouble explaining why Donald Trump favored FBI Director James Comey last fall but decided to fire him this week.
  
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• This camera trained on award-winning images refuses to shoot a 'bad' photo

  10-05-2017 22:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  How is automated technology influencing artwork? That is what the artists behind the Trophy Camera are asking with this AI-based camera that won't take a photo unless the computer thinks it's "good."
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• This AI-powered camera refuses to take a ‘bad’ photo — all in the name of art

  10-05-2017 22:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  How is automated technology influencing artwork? That is what the artists behind the Trophy Camera are asking with this AI-based camera that won't take a photo unless the computer thinks it's "good."
  The post This AI-powered camera refuses to take a ‘bad’ photo — all in the name of art appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Anti-net-neutrality bots are spamming the FCC with bogus comments

  10-05-2017 22:19
  
  According to reports published by The Verge and ZDNet, identical anti-net-neutrality comments are being spammed to the Federal Communications Commission, using the names and addresses of real individuals. The identical comment has been posted tens of thousands of times in the last week, and the people who supposedly posted the comment have all said they had no idea where it came from.The comment reads:
  The unprecedented regulatory power the Obama Administration imposed on the inte
  
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• Deadpool animated series heads to the small screen via Donald Glover, FXX

  10-05-2017 22:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Deadpool sequel won't be our only chance to see more of the Merc with the Mouth. FXX has ordered 10 episodes of a Deadpool animated series from brothers Donald and Stephen Glover.
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• US to arm Syrian Kurds 'very quickly'

  10-05-2017 22:14
  
  The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a US military spokesman said.A first consignment of weapons is already in place for delivery and could be dispatched to the Kurds "very quickly," said US Colonel John Dorrian, a military spokesman for the anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition in Baghdad.The White House has already given the Pentagon the green light to deliver weapons to the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), a
  
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• Measuring the glaciers of Glacier National Park, and watching them disappear

  10-05-2017 22:14
  
  The glaciers in Glacier National Park are majestic, but they’re shrinking. Scientists, residents, and visitors all feel a sense of loss.
  
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• Guantánamo detainee to testify on 'unspeakable torture' by CIA agents

  10-05-2017 22:10
  
  Abu Zubaydah was not charged by the US despite being held captive for 15 years at Guantánamo Bay.Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo detainee who endured some of the most brutal CIA interrogation techniques in the post-9/11 era including waterboarding, has waived his immunity in order to testify at an upcoming hearing at which he will seek to expose “the unspeakable torture of an innocent man”.Zubaydah is set to testify at a pre-trial hearing of the Guantánamo war court
  
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• Here’s what it takes to drive a McLaren P1 LM supercar at the limit

  10-05-2017 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  See what it takes to set a record for production cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb. Test driver Kenny Bräck takes the McLaren P1 LM supercar up the hill in 47.07 seconds in this video.
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• These liquid-metal headphones are molded to perfectly fit your ear canal

  10-05-2017 21:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  HelloEar launched the world's first liquid metal custom in-ear monitors, with two models that are made using a special process that was first pioneered for manufacturing high-end jewelry.
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• Betsy DeVos gave a commencement speech at a historically black university and it went exactly how you'd expect

  10-05-2017 21:35
  
  It's unclear what administrators at Bethune-Cookman University were imagining when they invited Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to speak at their student's commencement ceremony, but it's far easier to guess what their students thought of the choice: No.  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was greeted with a deafening chorus of boos from students when she delivered her commencement speech at the historically black university on Wednesday. Some students turned their backs on the secretary an
  
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• McAfee’s antivirus software is coming pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy S8

  10-05-2017 21:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  McAfee and Samsung have formed a partnership and the result is that McAfee's software will come pre-installed on Samsung devices, such as the Galaxy S8 and some Samsung smart TVs. Is that a good thing? There is some debate.
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• Leak points to June release for Apple’s completely redesigned iPad Pro

  10-05-2017 21:27
  
  At this point, it's quite possible that the iPad is the most unsexy product Apple sells. It's a great product, don't get us wrong, but consumers by and large simply don't care about tablets anymore. iPad sales continue to decline each quarter, and the global tablet market has been sliding as well. While industry monitors like Gartner insisted time and time again that tablets were "the next big thing," the truth is that the fill a gap that many people just don't care about. Add to that the fact t
  
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• White House: If Hillary Clinton had fired Comey, Democrats ‘would be dancing in the streets’

  10-05-2017 21:19
  
  White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Democratic reaction to James Comey's dismissal shows they are guilty of "the purest form of hypocrisy."
  
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• Can’t wait for a new Microsoft Surface Pro? HP’s upcoming Elite x2 might be for you

  10-05-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  HP is introducing the second generation of its Elite x2 2-in-1, offering the usual tablet plus keyboard form factor, with all of the company's business-focused security and management features built-in.
  The post Can’t wait for a new Microsoft Surface Pro? HP’s upcoming Elite x2 might be for you appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• West Virginia reporter jailed after questioning U.S. health secretary

  10-05-2017 21:14
  
  Journalist Dan Heyman was grabbed by security and handcuffed after repeatedly calling out a question to Price as the health secretary visited the Charleston legislature with White House advisor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday, Heyman said at a press conference after the incident."I'm not sure why, but at some point I think they decided I was just too persistent in asking this question and trying to do my job, so they arrested me," said Heyman, who works for Public News Service, a nonprofit news oper
  
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• Blend in peace with Millo, an ‘air drive’ blender that’s easier on the ears

  10-05-2017 21:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You may be able to squeeze juice out of a packet, but you can't squeeze a smoothie out of a few pieces of fruit. But don't fret -- Millo will do it for you and promises to do so more quietly than any blender before it.
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• Graduates at Florida university turn backs in protest of DeVos speech

  10-05-2017 21:10
  
  Boos and jeers could be heard as DeVos, who drew ire in February when she said historically black colleges were "pioneers" of educational choice, was introduced.Live video of the ceremony in Daytona Beach showed many graduates facing away from DeVos, though it was not clear how many of the approximately 300 seniors participated in the silent protest."One of the hallmarks of higher education and of democracy is the ability to converse with and learn from those with whom we disagree," DeVos told t
  
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• Turkey leader calls on US to reverse decision to arm Kurds

  10-05-2017 21:06
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey slammed the Trump administration's decision to supply Syrian Kurdish fighters with weapons against the Islamic State group and demanded Wednesday that it be reversed, heightening tensions between the NATO allies days before the Turkish leader heads to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
  
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• Betsy DeVos met by boos at a graduation ceremony

  10-05-2017 21:03
  
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos did not receive a warm welcome from every graduating senior at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Many in the crowd booed and turned their backs on DeVos during her commencement speech.
  
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• With eye on future, Periscope brings 360-degree live-streaming to Android app

  10-05-2017 21:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Periscope has updated its Android app to finally include support for 360-degree video. Unfortunately, only a few cameras support the feature for now, but it's certain that more will be included in the future.
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• Bag uses the same weave as ballistic body armor to protect camera gear

  10-05-2017 21:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Repelica's new Camera Bag is designed to withstand the toughest conditions while keeping gear organized, from laptops to tripods. Launched this week, the backpack offers more durability than the typical nylon bag.
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• Tesla’s solar roof tiles cost the same as a nice roof, and you can preorder right now

  10-05-2017 20:58
  
  Tesla may be known for its insanely fast cars, but the company's overarching goal is to become an innovative energy company that changes the way the world generates and uses energy. Indeed, this was the driving force behind the company's recent decision to change its name from Tesla Motors to Tesla Inc.
  Regarding Tesla's energy ambitions, Elon Musk explained the following in part-two of Tesla's master plan: "The point of all this was, and remains, accelerating the advent of sustai
  
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• Apple snaps up sleep tracker Beddit to help fill out Watch activity suite

  10-05-2017 20:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Also today: Microsoft makes its case to developers, Snapchat's parent company faces first earnings report as a public company.
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• How Alcantara faux suede went from Lamborghini seats to lining Microsoft laptops

  10-05-2017 20:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft’s newly unveiled Surface Laptop uses a material called Alcantara to great effect, improving the user experience and instilling a sense of luxury.
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• Vizio SmartCast Mobile adds its first TV networks — TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network

  10-05-2017 20:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Vizio SmartCast Mobile users have new streaming options to look forward to. The app has integrated three Turner networks -- TNT, TBS, and Cartoon Network -- and will add more in the months ahead.
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• White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing on May 10, 2017

  10-05-2017 20:42
  
  On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing with the White House press corp.
  
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• Badass dog chases a huge bear off its property

  10-05-2017 20:34
  
  A doggo with a death wish had a standoff with a bear that wandered into its yard on Tuesday in Bradbury, California.  The bear is apparently notorious in the neighborhood for terrorizing residents. On this particular stint, the bear took a dip in a pool, broke into a home and ate a family's avocados, and had a face-to-face confrontation with a dog. The incident with the dog, named Ba Bao, was captured on camera from a news helicopter. In the clip, the bear and dog have a brief standoff at t
  
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