Shiloh Hendrix got a $1,000 fine and 200 hours of community service for using a racial slur. The Somali man who filmed her had rape charges dropped "in the interest of justice". Only in Minnesota, says Steven Tucker.

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The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.

In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.

Paleontologists have described a new genus of small, bird-like dinosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico approximately 73 million years ago.

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Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.

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The president’s push for data centers is driving a boom in gas-burning power plants. Texas is leading the way.

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Paleontologists studying the La Brea Tar Pits, one of the world’s richest Ice Age fossil sites, have identified a previously unknown species of spadefoot toad that lived in what is now California during the latest Ice Age.

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Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of the best-studied fossil lineages in North America.

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The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.

The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.

Distillation Goes to Washington Five months ago, distillation was a term you heard on machine learning podcasts. Now

Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.

You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.

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You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.

Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.

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Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.

Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route.

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Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.

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The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

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