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  WIRED

• The Physics of NASA's New Mars Helicopter 3 hours ago

  Needless to say, this coaxial, self-powered chopper is *not* your traditional helicopter.
  

• How 'Fortnite,' a 'Gamer's Game,' Took Over the World 4 hours ago

  Epic's free-to-play battle royale title defies all conventional wisdom about crossover gaming success.
  

• Jigsaw's Project Shield Will Protect Campaigns From Online Attacks 4 hours ago

  Project Shield already defends journalists and human rights groups from DDoS attacks. Now, Jigsaw will help political campaigns out as well.
  

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  NYT > Home Page

• North Korea, Fox News, Ramadan: Your Wednesday Briefing 7 hours ago

  Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
  

• New York Today: New York Today: One Ball and a Wall 7 hours ago

  Wednesday: The history of handball, a chance to camp in the park, and New York’s first bikes.
  

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  India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

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  Stephen Hawking’s final book will answer ‘big questions’ 27 minutes ago

  
  
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  Karnataka governor invites BJP's Yeddyurappa to form government in the state 32 minutes ago

  After a day of intense speculations, Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday evening invited BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to form government in the state. In a letter addressed to...
  
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  Govt upwardly revises foodgrain production figures; Output may touch record 280 million tonnes 33 minutes ago

  
  

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  BBC News - UK

• East Coast train line to be put into public control 3 hours ago

  Rail services on the East Coast Main Line to be brought back under government control.
  

• Ray Wilson: England World Cup-winning defender dies 4 hours ago

  Former Huddersfield and Everton left-back Ray Wilson, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, dies, aged 83.
  

• HIV hairdresser's victim denied compensation over austerity protest 5 hours ago

  The man, who was infected by Daryll Rowe, was denied compensation over his part in an anti-austerity protest.
  

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  National Geographic News

• Yanny or Laurel? Strange Audio Clip Explained. 16 hours ago

  Experts sound off about the science behind the viral tweet.
  

• Who Has the 'Cleaner' Bed: Chimps or Humans? 18 hours ago

  For the first time, scientists have compared microbes in human and chimpanzee sleeping areas. The findings may surprise you.
  

• How Giant Dinosaurs Sat on Their Eggs Without Crushing Them 18 hours ago

  Fossil nests from oviraptorosaurs show the special strategy these birdlike dinosaurs used to keep their young safe.
  

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  Reuters: World News

• U.S. still hopeful of Trump-Kim summit despite North Korea threat 29 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is still hopeful that an unprecedented summit with North Korea will take place, in spite of a threat by Pyongyang to pull out, but President...
  

• Myanmar policeman denies planting documents on Reuters reporters 3 hours ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar policeman told a court on Wednesday he met two Reuters reporters on the night of their arrest in December, but denied giving them secret documents to incriminate...
  

• A Venezuelan paradox: Maduro's critics long for change but won't vote 2 hours ago

  CARACAS (Reuters) - Months before Venezuela's opposition coalition called for abstention in Sunday's presidential election, college student Ana Romano had already decided not...
  

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SPACE.com

• Image of the Day 3 hours ago

  NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel (right) try on their spacesuits for a fit check ahead of today's spacewalk at the International Space Station...
  

• How Tom Wolfe, Who Wrote 'The Right Stuff,' Inspired a Generation of Astronauts 3 hours ago

  Tom Wolfe, who in 1979 chronicled the high-flying adventures of the first U.S. astronauts in his book "The Right Stuff," has died at the age of 88.
  

• Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More 3 hours ago

  Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel.
  

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  CBC | Canada News

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  'Brave' Calgary boy saved others from U.S. child predator, police say 5 hours ago

  An 11-year-old Calgary boy saved multiple U.S. victims from a child predator by taking the "brave step" of contacting police, officials say.
  
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  After mistakenly letting people buy prohibited guns, RCMP tells owners to give them up 9 hours ago

  The RCMP is trying to get 114 prohibited handguns out of circulation after mistakenly granting permits to 1,356 people, and then failing to notice the error for twelve years. Critics...
  
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  Parliament passes plain tobacco packaging law, regulates vaping 9 hours ago

  The Liberal government has passed a sweeping overhaul of the country's tobacco laws - legislation that will formally legalize vaping and give Health Canada the regulatory powers...
  

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