Canada heat wave death toll hits 54: officials
The death toll in a week-long eastern Canadian heat wave has reached 54, officials said on Friday.
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California fire kills 1 as heat stokes blazes in Western US
A wildfire raging through drought-stricken timber and brush near California's border with Oregon killed one person and destroyed 40 buildings as it burned largely out of control, authorities said Friday.
Environment
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Families of girls killed in fire sue hoverboard distributors
The families of two girls killed in a Pennsylvania fire that was blamed on a hoverboard have filed a lawsuit against the distributors of the device.
Business
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NASA's Aqua satellite spots the tiny, mighty Beryl
Tropical Depression 2 strengthened into a compact hurricane on July 6 as NASA's Aqua satellite gathered temperature data on the storm.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
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Bitcoin exchange brings on technology chief
A bitcoin exchange headed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss announced Friday it hired a former New York Stock Exchange executive to head its technology team as it seeks to bring cryptocurrency to a wider market.
Internet
Jul 6, 2018
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Beryl becomes first hurricane of Atlantic season
A hurricane has formed east of the Lesser Antilles, the first of the 2018 Atlantic season, according the US National Hurricane Center.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
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NASA satellite imagery finds Fabio fizzling fast
NASA's Aqua satellite revealed showed deep convection in Fabio dissipated by the morning of July 6. The system now consists of a swirl of low- to-mid-level clouds.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
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Training artificial intelligence with artificial X-rays
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But before clinicians can harness the power of AI to identify conditions in images such as X-rays, they have ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
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Aqua Satellite zooms into Super Typhoon Maria's tiny eye
Super Typhoon Maria's seven nautical-mile wide eye appeared very clearly in a visible image from NASA's Aqua satellite on July 6.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
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City size plays crucial role in migration patterns
People from smaller cities are more likely to migrate than people from larger cities, according to a new study by UCL academics.
Social Sciences
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