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US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger

US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger

Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the U.S. Cox is the third largest cable television company in the country, with more than 6.
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Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Massachusetts

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Massachusetts

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Poland's Tusk says Russian hackers attacked party websites before election

Poland's Tusk says Russian hackers attacked party websites before election

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Russian hackers attacked the websites of parties in his ruling coalition on Friday, two days before a presidential election.
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

HONOLULU (AP) — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on TikTok and Instagram — are drawn to his story of quitting his 9-to-5 job and
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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence.
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Future of Sport Lab names 10 new startups to accelerator program

Future of Sport Lab names 10 new startups to accelerator program

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence is here to stay, at least in the world of sport tech, according to one industry expert. The Future of Sports Lab announced the selection of 10 innovative startups for its incubator program on Thursday.
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What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards.
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Air taxis to ferry fans and VIPs to venues at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Air taxis to ferry fans and VIPs to venues at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans and VIPs can fly their way to venues at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with the first air taxis ever to be used at a games.
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Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him.
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Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment

Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S.
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