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United States

New UK Snooper's charter still gives state wide hacking powers

Technology

New UK Snooper's charter still gives state wide hacking powers

The latest version of the Investigatory Powers Bill has failed to clarify tricky issues like encryption and gives police and security services wide-ranging powers

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A newborn baby wrapped in blue hospital drapes and held in a person's arms, lying down

Health

Push for natural birth a dangerous flaw in UK maternity review

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Building a new sea wall in the Queens borough of New York City, one year after Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the area with severe flooding and wind damage. It's just a pic of some workers and construction equipment with sea visible in the background

Earth

Why even catastrophic events can’t change attitudes to climate

CultureLab

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Health

UK task force hits out at mental health underspending

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A smoggy day in London

Earth

How Brexit could lead the UK to a dirtier future

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Newspaper article about Antonin Scalia's death

Environment

Death of Justice Antonin Scalia may shift US climate change laws

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The formula for carbon dioxide drawn on a chalkboard

Earth

Hey US science teachers, leave those climate myths alone

Comment

Chimneys emitting smoke

Earth

Is Paris deal in trouble now key US carbon cuts are on hold?

Comment

NASA administrator Charles Bolden

Space

$19 billion NASA budget for 2017 still not enough to get to Mars

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Woman hands out a leaflet on Zika prevention

Health

Person catches Zika via sex in US – here's what you need to know

A case of Zika in the US was contracted via sex, a development that could prompt new travel advice for partners of pregnant women and those trying to conceive

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Life

Obama's billion-dollar 'moonshot' aims to double cancer progress

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Humans

Did Facebook help Cruz beat Trump in crucial Iowa vote?

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Life

Trump's primate-like posturing got him to poll position in Iowa

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Technology

Planned surveillance bill could damage UK tech sector, warn MPs

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