Panel approves bill to boost testing of self-driving cars
A House subcommittee has approved legislation designed to allow automakers to increase the testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 19, 2017
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Ohio county fair hogs to be destroyed after swine flu found
State officials have ordered the slaughter of nearly 300 hogs at a county fair in Ohio after at least two animals tested positive for swine flu.
Ecology
Jul 14, 2017
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Second pack of gray wolves spotted in Northern California
A female gray wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2017
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Some states review election systems for signs of intrusion
Officials in some states are trying to figure out whether local election offices were targeted in an apparent effort by Russian military intelligence to hack into election software last fall.
Security
Jun 8, 2017
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Nuke waste debate: Turn it into glass or encase in cement?
Congress should consider authorizing the U.S. Department of Energy to study encasing much of the nuclear waste at the nation's largest waste repository in a cement-like mixture instead of turning it into glass logs, according ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 4, 2017
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New tool for measuring police and law enforcement interactions reflects police-based discrimination experiences
Researchers have developed a new tool to catalog police and law enforcement interactions with black men, the Police and Law Enforcement (PLE) Scale, with the hope of documenting people's experiences and perceptions of police-based ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2017
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Third case of bird flu detected in Tennessee
A third commercial poultry breeding operation in Tennessee has tested positive for avian flu.
Ecology
Mar 16, 2017
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Up to 1.87M Michigan workers' info may have been compromised
Social Security numbers and other personal information of up to 1.87 million Michigan workers may have been compromised, the state said Friday.
Security
Feb 3, 2017
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California finishes safety review of wells after blowout
A California natural gas storage facility where a blowout spewed methane for nearly four months has completed a safety review required to resume operations, though it might never return to full capacity, state officials said ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2017
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Officials: More than 40 percent of California out of drought
More than 40 percent of California has emerged from a punishing drought that covered the whole state a year ago, federal drought-watchers said Thursday, a stunning transformation caused by an unrelenting series of storms ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2017
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