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Hawaii emergency worker threatened after misleading photo When an erroneous alert was sent out last month telling people in Hawaii that there was an incoming ballistic missile, Jeffrey Wong was an island away from the state's emergency management agency office where he works as an operations officer.

Yale dental students, professor seen in selfie with 2 severed heads An assistant professor at Yale said he was unaware of his surroundings last summer when someone took a selfie with him, graduate students and two severed heads on a table facing up.

Little place for arms control in Trump's nuclear strategy There's a place for arms control in the Trump administration's new nuclear strategy.

$560M Powerball winner refuses to claim prize as she fights for anonymity The New Hampshire woman who won the $560 million Powerball jackpot last month is refusing to claim her prize, saying in court documents that she first wants assurances she can remain anonymous when she collects her winnings.

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck Prosecutors are seeking to have criminal charges reinstated against the engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.

Girl Scouts to lobby over bridge named for segregationist Hundreds of Girl Scouts are expected to gather in the Georgia Capitol, offering milk and cookies as they try to persuade lawmakers to get their founder's name affixed to a Savannah bridge that's currently named after a white segregationist.

Marines secretly recorded hazing at Camp Pendleton barracks, report says At least seven noncommissioned U.S. Marines were punished last year after a secret recording revealed hazing of junior ranking service members at Camp Pendleton in California, according to a report Monday.

Deputy killed, officers wounded in Colorado Springs shooting One deputy was killed and three other law enforcement officers were shot in Colorado Springs on Monday, investigators said.

Ex-Virginia Tech student on trial in slaying of girl, 13 The trial of a former Virginia Tech student charged with killing a 13-year-old girl begins today.

Sharp losses for shares in London and elsewhere in Europe following heavy losses in Asia and in the US. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BcfDhX

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YouTube algorithm could be manipulated by 'bad actors,' used for 'fraudulent content,' senator warns YouTube’s powerful recommendation algorithm may be “optimizing for outrageous, salacious and often fraudulent content” or easily manipulated by “bad actors, including foreign intelligence entities,” a top-ranking Democrat on the Senate’s intelligence committee said.

New unmanned 'Sea Hunter' ship could revolutionize US Navy operations A revolutionary prototype vessel that could traverse thousands of miles of open sea without a single crew member on board has been handed over to U.S. Navy researchers.

Facebook, Google vets form organization to fight tech addiction A group of tech experts who used to work at companies like Facebook and Google are forming a coalition to fight tech addiction. The organization, called the Center for Humane Technology, will raise awareness about the negative effects of technology on kids and try to help engineers make products healthier.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday said that Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai is under "coercive measures", a euphemism for detention, after his daughter said Chinese police seized him last month. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EKyRei

Duterte wants foreign research ships out of offshore region A Philippine official says the president has ordered a stop to all foreign scientific research missions in waters northeast of the country after doubts were raised over the country's sovereignty there.

Ex-leader wants India to intervene to free Maldives judges The main political rival to the president of the Maldives has called for India to send an envoy — backed by its military — to free imprisoned Supreme Court justices and political prisoners.

Militant escapes from Indian police custody in Kashmir Police say assailants have fired at Indian police officers and freed a Pakistani militant they were taking to a hospital for a medical checkup in the Indian portion of Kashmir.

Abbas' government sued over alleged CIA-backed wiretapping A former Palestinian intelligence chief and the head of the West Bank bar association are suing the Palestinian Authority after a purported whistleblower alleged they were targeted, along with other allies and rivals of President Mahmoud Abbas, in a large-scale CIA-backed wiretapping operation.

Turkish soldier killed in attack in Syria's Idlib province Turkey's military says a Turkish soldier was killed in an attack in Syria's Idlib province where the Turkish troops are establishing an observation post.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian suspect in settler's killing Israeli security forces say they have killed a Palestinian they say was behind the killing of a West Bank settler last month.

Sweden FM slams China as missing bookseller row escalates Sweden has condemned China's "brutal" and "arbitrary" detention of a Swedish citizen who sold politically sensitive books and whose seizure while he traveled with diplomats has stunned Western governments.

First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium A group of young Afghan women in the deeply conservative western Herat province is breaking traditional barriers as their war-torn country's first female coders in an overwhelmingly male-dominated tech field.

Saudi Arabia, at war with Yemen rebels, sends aid to nation At a wind-swept camp for those displaced by Yemen's war, a young Yemeni woman named Leemi, who supports her child and eight others, gratefully accepted aid from Saudi Arabia.

Staid Sao Paulo is getting in on Carnival fun in Brazil For Dayana Barros, Carnival always meant leaving Sao Paulo for the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador, where she participated in its famous street parties throughout her childhood.

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Facebook, Google vets form organization to fight tech addiction A group of tech experts who used to work at companies like Facebook and Google are forming a coalition to fight tech addiction. The organization, called the Center for Humane Technology, will raise awareness about the negative effects of technology on kids and try to help engineers make products healthier.

Apple Music on track to overtake Spotify, report says More and more people are rocking out to Apple Music instead of Spotify.

Drone-catching drones to bolster security at Winter Olympics The Winter Olympics is about to start and security officials have put in place measures to deal with any rogue drones that show up, including an anti-drone "gun," a drone-catching drone, and, for extreme situations, a SWAT team.

MH370 search vessel mysteriously switches off tracking system and no one knows why The state-of-the art vessel tasked with finding missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 mysteriously switched off its Automatic Identification System (AIS) for more than three days, sending some observers into meltdown.

Tesla and Australia will turn 50,000 homes into a virtual solar power plant South Australia has once again teamed up with Tesla for a solution to their energy needs, this time to create a network of houses installed with solar power panels and batteries to create a renewable power grid.

Apple investigating iPhone X 'incoming call' bug Though most people likely spend their days texting, messaging, and posting pictures to social media, phone calls are the cornerstone of a smartphone.

Adobe Flash flaw was exploited in North Korea-linked hacks The Adobe Flash Player has a serious bug that North Korean hackers may have been exploiting to steal files from computers.

Analysts say the falls actually stem from signs of strength in the US economy. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BFo3Q1

Ex-business minister says she would be willing to quit the party if Johnson and Rees-Mogg take over. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BFm3Ht

Mahoney had a distinguished theatre career but is best known for his role in the hit US sitcom. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Bb9Bye

A review into e-cigarettes found they were far safer than smoking, Public Health England says. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E59cQq

Campaigners want posthumous pardons for women who were jailed while fighting for the right to vote. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E4loB5

The entrepreneur will attempt to fly the world's most powerful rocket with his own Tesla as payload. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nLYa7T

The families of those killed in the 1982 IRA attack are launching a civil case against suspect John Downey. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2C03xp8

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will end the contract after Stagecoach 'got its numbers wrong'. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BXRFEb

The Premier League is considering introducing a winter break when a television rights deal is next agreed. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BYjD2D

Police arrest the chief justice hours after the government declares a state of emergency. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BXh9S6

The UK is the world's 10th most congested country, according to traffic analysts Inrix. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E57avT

Moscow has had its heaviest snowfall in 100 years, leaving at least one person dead. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BXidW4

Delays over planned military reductions created uncertainty and risked reputation, says think tank. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FPl8SP

A campaign to clear women who fought for the vote and reaction to the US president's health service comments are on the front pages. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Bc8bDF

Former North Korean spy Kim Hyun-hui is unconvinced that Pyongyang is sincere in its overtures. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EolGSL

Your morning briefing for 6 February 2018. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EIbIcA

Meet the Swedish member of parliament with twice as many Twitter followers than the prime minister. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EKhHO9

The US National Institutes of Health is exploring the relationship between music and the brain. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E44wKP

The street dancers in Sierra Leone who are using their talent to try to make a living. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GQCfF7

Four generations from the same family talk about how working life has evolved for women. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nEuWID

Scottish suffragette Jenny McCallum was one of a group of women who stormed parliament in 1908. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nPFbJM

Extreme unicyclist Lutz Eichholz rides down from mountain tops and off cliffs. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nKPcYp

KSI called the YouTubers out following his fight against Joe Weller, and Jake has responded in a vlog. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EGARnU

Surveillance video shows the moment a dog starts a fire after reaching for a pancake atop a stove. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2sbpHVG

Three women explain their opinions on whether university is worth it. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nKoLC5

Social media users have mocked the CEO of PepsiCo's idea of crisps specifically designed for women from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EHprjH

Older women set up a skateboarding club to indulge in their love of the sport. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nEigBK

When Simon Cox was first diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), he feared the worst. But now there are promising developments. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2s8zwDT

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