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Saturday 19 January 2019
FOX NEWS: Kansas snow plow driver dies after salt truck rolls on top of him
Kansas snow plow driver dies after salt truck rolls on top of him
A 25-year-old snow plow driver died Saturday after he was ejected from his vehicle which landed on top of him, ultimately killing him, officials say.
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FOX NEWS: Winter storm blankets the Midwest as it heads towards the Northeast
Winter storm blankets the Midwest as it heads towards the Northeast
Meteorologist Adam Klotz gives the latest update on the winter storm.
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FOX NEWS: Winter storm causes plane to skid off runway at Chicago airport
Winter storm causes plane to skid off runway at Chicago airport
Ice and snow from a massive winter storm hitting the Midwest caused a United Airlines plane to skid off of the runway at Chicaco O'Hare International Airport on Saturday morning.
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#10YearChallenge: Harmless Trend or Boon to Facial Recognition Technology?
By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2MkHU9F
FOX NEWS: Massive winter storm bearing down on the Midwest and Northeast
Massive winter storm bearing down on the Midwest and Northeast
Rick Reichmuth has your FoxCast.
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FOX NEWS: Was the Facebook 10-year challenge a way to mine data for facial recognition?
Was the Facebook 10-year challenge a way to mine data for facial recognition?
Facebook claims they were not using the photo challenge to collect data; The Hill cybersecurity contributor Morgan Wright weighs in.
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FOX NEWS: Russian hackers, firewall check-ups and more: Tech Q&A
Russian hackers, firewall check-ups and more: Tech Q&A
I want to send my hot girlfriend secret love messages. Is it possible to do this so when my wife snoops on my email, she thinks it is just a picture?
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FOX NEWS: Majority of Facebook users don't understand how ad targeting works
Majority of Facebook users don't understand how ad targeting works
About half of Facebook users are uncomfortable with how the social media site targets them for ads while a smaller number don’t like how their political leanings are described, new research says.
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Friday 18 January 2019
F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines
By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W3bntj
D.N.C. Says It Was Targeted Again by Russian Hackers After ’18 Election
By NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DkVU0o
These Species Were Said to Be Extinct. Really, They Were Just Hard to Find.
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2Dlw8sR
fox NEWS: Mystery of New Jersey 'meteorite’ found in crater on beach solved by astronomer
Mystery of New Jersey 'meteorite’ found in crater on beach solved by astronomer
A pair of New Jersey sisters were convinced they stumbled upon something "out of this world" during a recent stroll along the beach.
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fox NEWS: Scientists exploring Antarctic lake buried under 3,500 feet of ice find 'surprising' signs of ancient life
Scientists exploring Antarctic lake buried under 3,500 feet of ice find 'surprising' signs of ancient life
Researchers exploring a buried lake "twice the size of Manhattan" drilled through 3,500 feet of ice to learn more about the mysterious body of water — and made a stunning discovery along the way.
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fox NEWS: Researchers use robot to recreate movement of 290-million-old creature that existed before dinosaurs
Researchers use robot to recreate movement of 290-million-old creature that existed before dinosaurs
Scientists now have an idea of how an ancient creature likely moved thanks to a nearly 300-million year-old-fossil skeleton and a set of well-preserved footprints.
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FOX NEWS: 'World of Warcraft' pays homage to Marvel legend Stan Lee
'World of Warcraft' pays homage to Marvel legend Stan Lee
New character 'Stanley' seen strolling around town with trademark mustache and glasses.
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fox NEWS: Bald eagle in Missouri found caught in fence may have ingested poison, officials say
Bald eagle in Missouri found caught in fence may have ingested poison, officials say
A bald eagle found trapped in a fence this week may have ingested poison used to kill rodents, officials at Missouri zoo where the bird is being treated said.
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fox NEWS: Revolutionary War powder horn returned to museum it was stolen from in 1952
Revolutionary War powder horn returned to museum it was stolen from in 1952
An 18th-century gunpowder container made from an oxen horn has been returned to the Detroit-area museum it was stolen from more than 60 years ago.
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fox NEWS: Hawaii swimmers stealing dead whale's teeth, climbing on body warned to stay away as dozens of sharks swarm
Hawaii swimmers stealing dead whale's teeth, climbing on body warned to stay away as dozens of sharks swarm
Swimmers in Hawaii have reportedly stolen a dead sperm whale's teeth and have climbed on its body, state officials said in a warning this week.
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fox NEWS: NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter's massive storms, revealing planet's 'striking blemish'
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter's massive storms, revealing planet's 'striking blemish'
Deep in outer space, two powerful storms brewed near Jupiter's iconic Red Spot.
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FOX NEWS: Twitter CEO won’t reveal if tweet threatening murder would get Trump banned
Twitter CEO won’t reveal if tweet threatening murder would get Trump banned
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dodged a question about whether he’d ban President Trump from his favorite bully pulpit if he’d ask his followers to murder journalists.
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fox NEWS: Revolutionary War powder horn returned to museum it was stolen from in 1952
Revolutionary War powder horn returned to museum it was stolen from in 1952
An 18th-century gunpowder container made from an oxen horn has been returned to the Detroit-area museum it was stolen from more than 60 years ago.
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fox NEWS: Solved: Mystery of New Jersey 'meteorite’ found in crater on beach
Solved: Mystery of New Jersey 'meteorite’ found in crater on beach
Mystery solved after a reporter and her sister came across a crater and black rock in the sand on New Jersey’s Silver Beach.
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FOX NEWS: Can Apple Watch prevent strokes? New study aims to find out
Can Apple Watch prevent strokes? New study aims to find out
Apple Watch has already been credited with saving lives by alerting wearers about heart conditions.
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FOX NEWS: Facebook shocker: Unsealed docs will detail how social media giant made money off children
Facebook shocker: Unsealed docs will detail how social media giant made money off children
Facebook will surely be bracing itself for some fresh backlash from the public next week following a number of revealing legal documents being unsealed.
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fox NEWS: Scientists discover the carcasses of tiny animals preserved under ice that were buried in an Antarctic lake
Scientists discover the carcasses of tiny animals preserved under ice that were buried in an Antarctic lake
A look at what scientists discovered preserved under ice that were buried in an Antarctic lake
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fox NEWS: World’s largest great white shark
World’s largest great white shark
A diver and photographer Kimberly Jeffries swims alongside the world’s largest great white shark.
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fox NEWS: Asteroids have been hitting Earth for nearly 300 million years
Asteroids have been hitting Earth for nearly 300 million years
Scientist study why asteroids have been crushing Earth for nearly 300 million years.
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fox NEWS: World's largest great white shark 'Deep Blue' gives diver a close-up: 'Thought my heart was going to explode'
World's largest great white shark 'Deep Blue' gives diver a close-up: 'Thought my heart was going to explode'
Incredible images have surfaced after a diver was spotted swimming alongside the world's largest great white shark, a 20-foot behemoth known as "Deep Blue."
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fox NEWS: Gang of monkeys fatally chases Indian woman
Gang of monkeys fatally chases Indian woman
An Indian woman, 60, was chased to her death off of a rooftop by a gang of monkeys.
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FOX NEWS: Accused sexual predator used 'Fortnite' to target victims, authorities say
Accused sexual predator used 'Fortnite' to target victims, authorities say
A Florida man has been accused of having sex with an underage girl he met through the popular online video game “Fortnite,” authorities have said.
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fox NEWS: Asteroids have been crushing Earth for nearly 300 million years and no one knows why
Asteroids have been crushing Earth for nearly 300 million years and no one knows why
A new study notes that asteroids have been impacting the Earth at triple the rate over the past 290 million years they were previously and scientists aren't sure why.
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The Week in Tech: How Google and Facebook Spawned Surveillance Capitalism
By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TX53BF
FOX NEWS: Twitter 'very sorry' for security flaw that made private tweets public
Twitter 'very sorry' for security flaw that made private tweets public
Twitter has discovered a long-running security flaw that exposed private tweets for some users of the platform on the Android operating system.
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FOX NEWS: National forecast for Friday, January 18
National forecast for Friday, January 18
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
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FOX NEWS: Major winter storm to move across Midwest into Northeast, New England
Major winter storm to move across Midwest into Northeast, New England
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fox NEWS: Are UFO's real? Go inside Project Blue Book, the government's top-secret project about aliens
Are UFO's real? Go inside Project Blue Book, the government's top-secret project about aliens
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have long inspired curiosity and speculation, but when did our fascination with UFOs really take off? A new television drama explores the origins of the UFO phenomenon, drawing from the incredible true story of the U.S. government’s decades-long investigation of reported UFO encounters.
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FOX NEWS: How the government shutdown has put US at heightened risk for cyberattacks
How the government shutdown has put US at heightened risk for cyberattacks
Kurt 'The Cyber Guy' Knutsson explains how the partial government shutdown is impacting cybersecurity.
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fox NEWS: A rare kind of black hole may be wandering around our Milky Way
A rare kind of black hole may be wandering around our Milky Way
Scientists think that they've spotted a rare, Jupiter-size black hole casually strolling through the Milky Way galaxy .
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Thursday 17 January 2019
FOX NEWS: Pornhub reports jump in viewership amid partial government shutdown
Pornhub reports jump in viewership amid partial government shutdown
As the partial government shutdown heads into its 28th day, Pornhub has reported a spike in traffic — coinciding with the same time as some federal workers stay home from the work.
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FOX NEWS: Facebook employees caught posting 5-star Portal reviews on Amazon
Facebook employees caught posting 5-star Portal reviews on Amazon
Facebook employees were caught writing glowing reviews of the Facebook Portal on Amazon.
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Romeo the Frog Finds His Juliet. Their Courtship May Save a Species.
By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2DfJgzI
What Happened to Earth’s Ancient Craters? Scientists Seek Clues on the Moon’s Pocked Surface
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2QWrDZg
fox NEWS: Ancient 150,000-year-old buffalo skull found in England
Ancient 150,000-year-old buffalo skull found in England
An ancient 150,000-year-old buffalo skull was found in England.
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FOX NEWS: Air Force adjusts attack strategies to prep for fighter jet-fired laser weapons
Air Force adjusts attack strategies to prep for fighter jet-fired laser weapons
The U.S. Air Force is refining its combat strategy, tactics and concepts of operation to accommodate the rapid emergence of laser weapons, technologies which promise to alter the landscape of modern warfare and substantially expand the envelope of attack possibilities for fighter jets.
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FOX NEWS: New device prevents virtual assistants from eavesdropping
New device prevents virtual assistants from eavesdropping
"Project Alias" is a new user-driven project aimed at helping prevent our virtual assistants from hearing everything we say.
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fox NEWS: China's Moon plants are dead after freezing temperatures killed them
China's Moon plants are dead after freezing temperatures killed them
China has said that the cotton seedlings it planted on the Moon have died as a result of the extreme cold temperatures on the lunar surface, according to Hong Kong news outlet GB Times.
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FOX NEWS: Microsoft pledges $500 million to tackle Seattle's housing crisis
Microsoft pledges $500 million to tackle Seattle's housing crisis
In what is the largest pledge in its 44-year history, Microsoft is spending $500 million to address the housing shortage in Seattle that's been exacerbated by the influx of tech-fueled growth and the exponential rise in prices. The funds will be used to preserve affordable housing, spark construction of new units and work with nonprofits to improve the affordable housing issues facing the entire Puget Sound region.
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FOX NEWS: Winter storm to bring 'blockbuster' snow, ice to Northeast, Midwest ahead of Arctic blast
Winter storm to bring 'blockbuster' snow, ice to Northeast, Midwest ahead of Arctic blast
Winter is about to make a fierce return in parts of the country that have not seen much snow so far this season, with a pair of storms including a "blockbuster" set to bring over a foot of fresh powder by the time the weekend is over.
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