TECHNOLOGY |
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Ping-Pong Playing
Robot Shows It Can Beat Humans
Next test: to see if it can hustle humans. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Major Cultural Figure with Close
Ties to Nobel Panel Accused of Misconduct
Raising question: how many Nobel Prize
winners slept their way to the prize? |
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Gender Wage Gap Widens
For Women Under 40
Hush money hasn't kept pace with stock prices. |
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SPORTS |
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Trump on Paralympics:
It's a Little Tough To Watch ... But
I Watched As Much As I Could
After ceremony honoring paralympians (above), White
House releases statement saying he meant bad
TV reception made it tough to watch. |
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FEATURE |
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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt has directed
EPA to weaken fuel standards because they lead to cars that are
smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient, but more dangerous, despite
federal and California data showing fuel efficiency standards are
safe. This argument can best be described as: |
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Magical thinking. |
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Negligent. |
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Specious. |
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A bold-faced lie. |
Hint: where is all of
the above? you're probably asking. |
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ODDS 'N' ENDS |
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Bob Dylan Introduces
Own Brand of Whiskey
It will compete with Willie Nelson's own brand of
marijuana and Bill Cosby's own brand of Quaaludes. |
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