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Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?

Friday, October 26, 2018

To design a "moral machine," researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?

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Ethiopia Gets Its 1st Female President

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Sahle-Work Zewde, an experienced diplomat, is the first female head of state in Ethiopia's modern history. Women also now constitute half of the country's Cabinet ministers.

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California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.

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Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

Monday, October 22, 2018

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.

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As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Hundreds of people have arrived at a Guatemalan town just across the border from Mexico. It's uncertain how Trump would block the group from crossing at a legal port of entry.

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In Japan, A Strange Sight: Cherry Blossoms Blooming In The Fall

Thursday, October 18, 2018

"I have never seen anything like this," said tree surgeon Hiroyuki Wada. Two typhoons that recently struck the country are a likely cause of the sudden flowering.

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After 50 Years On 'Sesame Street,' The Voice Of Big Bird And Oscar Is Retiring

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Caroll Spinney, 84, has performed the roles since the show's very first episode. "I will always be Big Bird," he said. "And even Oscar, once in a while!"

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At Least 20 People Killed In Attack At School In Crimea

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Authorities say an 18-year-old student went on a shooting rampage and then killed himself. An explosion also reportedly went off in the school's cafeteria.

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New York City Had Its First Weekend Without A Shooting In 25 Years

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

"A city of 8.6 million people — not a single shooting for three days," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. The NYPD says it has been focusing on preventing retaliatory violence.

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'Rogue Killers' May Have Murdered Saudi Journalist, Trump Suggests

Monday, October 15, 2018

The Saudis have denied any knowledge of Jamal Khashoggi's whereabouts. "We're going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon," Trump said. He dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Riyadh.

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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Are Expecting A Baby

Monday, October 15, 2018

The announcement ended breathless speculation in the British tabloids since Friday, when Markle had the audacity to wear a coat and leave it partly unbuttoned. The baby is due in the spring.

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To Help Immigrants Feel Safer Around Police, Some Churches Start Issuing IDs

Thursday, October 11, 2018

"No one in our city should live in fear," said Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. The Catholic archdiocese program is modeled on one in Dallas, which aims to alleviate immigrants' fears of police stops.

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Recovery Work Begins After Hurricane Michael Carves Through Florida Panhandle

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Now a tropical storm, the system hit Virginia after striking North and South Carolina — two states that are still coping with the effects of flooding from Hurricane Florence.

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Trump Administration Presses Saudis For Information On Missing Journalist

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Turkish officials say a squad of Saudi men killed Jamal Khashoggi shortly after he arrived at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week. "We're going to get to the bottom of it," Trump said Wednesday.

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Nikki Haley Resigns As U.N. Ambassador

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been a fierce advocate for President Trump's policies at the United Nations. It is not immediately clear what prompted the move.

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A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box

Sunday, October 07, 2018

Because of its remote location, cartographers have long taken the same approach to representing the Scottish archipelago on maps: they draw a box around it, and put that box wherever it fits.

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Mystery Deepens Around Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Sunday, October 07, 2018

Turkish officials told reporters that Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations, calling them "baseless."

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8-Year-Old Girl Discovers Iron Age Sword In Swedish Lake

Thursday, October 04, 2018

The sword is about 33 inches long and "exceptionally well-preserved." The 1,500-year-old artifact even has a sheath made of wood and leather.

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Juan Romero, Busboy Who Cradled Dying RFK, Dies At 68

Thursday, October 04, 2018

The photo of the moment — light illuminating the fallen senator's face, the young immigrant crouched at his side — locked Romero into the public memory of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination.

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Illinois Governor Candidate Removed Mansion's Toilets To Dodge Taxes, Report Finds

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

J.B. Pritzker had five toilets removed so a property would be classified as "uninhabitable" on his taxes, according to the Cook County inspector general. Pritzker says he will pay the county $330,000.

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