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CMU’s robotic arm attaches to a backpack to lend a helping hand

Carnegie Mellon’s Biorobotics Lab is probably best known as the birthplace of the modular snake robot. Initially designed to squeeze into tight spots for search and rescue missions and infrastructure inspections, the lab’s snake robot has given rise to an

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Supporters of Saudi women activists detained, including two U.S. citizens: sources

Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western condemnation, rights groups said on Friday.

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Boeing to Cut Production of 737 Max After 2 Fatal Crashes

The company also announced it would create a new board committee to review the design and development of new airplanes.

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Trump Heads to the Border After Backing Off His Threat to Close It

The president’s visit to a border town in California is intended to highlight what the president and his aides say is an out-of-control immigration crisis.

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1,000 replacements for Cuban doctors in Brazil quit program

Brazil’s health ministry says more than 1,000 doctors who signed up to replace Cuban doctors who served in rural areas have quit within three months. The doctors who quit represent … Click to Continue »

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South African FM: We will not bring ambassador back to Israel

Lindiwe Sisulu says country is in process of downgrading ties: ‘Liaison office in Tel Aviv will have no political mandate, no trade mandate and no development cooperation mandate’

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He posted signs giving himself authority, then began towing cars from hotel, cops say

A Boynton Beach tow truck driver faces grand theft auto and felony criminal mischief charges after Florida Keys cops say he set up shop at a Key Largo hotel with … Click to Continue »

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Australia Has Passed a Sweeping Law to Punish Social Media Companies for Not Policing Violent Content. Here’s What to Know

Lawmakers in Australia passed new legislation on Thursday to hold social media companies accountable for the spread of hate content on their platforms. With its implementation, companies such as Facebook and YouTube could be subject to huge fines, and their

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He killed a young boy in a drag race. Months later, the victim was an elderly retiree

When his football bounced into the street in December 2013, 12-year-old Nicholas Murrell darted out to retrieve it. A Chevy Camaro, drag racing through a residential Miami Gardens neighborhood, fatally … Click to Continue »

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