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Google forgot to notify customers it put microphones in Nest security systemsFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - The worst kind of microphone is a hidden microphone. Customers were caught off guard in early February when Google announced its home security system, Nest Secure, would...
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Family of Kentucky teen sues Washington Post over coverage of confrontationFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - The family of the Kentucky teen who was involved in an encounter with a Native American advocate at the Lincoln Memorial last month filed a defamation lawsuit against Th...
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Is your phone always low on battery and chewing through data? 'DrainerBot' could be to blame, Oracle says.Feb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A sneaky piece of advertising software may be responsible for driving up millions of Android users' mobile data usage and wasting their device's battery life, according ...
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Why concern about Trump and Russia likely spiked for FBI leaders in May 2017Feb 19, 2019 12:00 am - Since former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe began promoting his new book "The Threat," there's been an understandable focus on something that isn't even mentioned in ...
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Among 1-percent earners, where are all the women?Feb 18, 2019 12:00 am - The glass ceiling is even higher in the penthouse. Women earn enough on their own to qualify for 1 percent status in just one of every 22 top-earning households, new res...
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Millions of Americans could be surprised as their tax refunds shrinkFeb 17, 2019 5:25 am - Millions of Americans filling out their 2018 taxes will probably be surprised to learn that their refund will be less than expected or that they owe money to the Interna...
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Is automatic withdrawal the way to curb student loan defaults?Feb 17, 2019 5:17 am - What if student loan payments were treated like Social Security taxes - automatically withheld from a person's paycheck? Fewer people would fall behind and risk having t...
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Aurora shooter was convicted of beating girlfriend with baseball bat, stabbing herFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - A disgruntled employee who fatally shot five people and wounded five officers at an Illinois warehouse Friday severely beat a woman years ago in a domestic violence inci...
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Why more and more people don't want tech giants in their neighborhoodsFeb 16, 2019 5:22 am - When Amazon pulled out of its deal to construct half of its new headquarters in New York City on Thursday, the move was celebrated by the city's resurgent left. For mont...
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Bare walls, little furniture and big dreams: A year inside an esports gaming houseFeb 16, 2019 5:15 am - WASHINGTON - In most regards, the new Zillow rental listing boasting a “marble masterpiece” for $6,000 a month in upper northwest Washington, measures up to expectations...