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EU lawmakers to press Zuckerberg over data privacy

EU lawmakers to press Zuckerberg over data privacy

European Union lawmakers plan to press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday about data protection standards at the internet giant at a hearing focused on a scandal over the alleged misuse of the personal information of millions of people.
by The Associated Press

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State authority over internet service is challenged

Minnesota telecommunications companies say the state is going too far in attempting to regulate internet service.
by Mark Steil

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Spidey strength: Scientist hopes to harness the superpower of spiders

Spidey strength: Scientist hopes to harness the superpower of spiders

Spider silk is as strong as Kevlar and more elastic than nylon. Generations of scientists have tried to mass produce it and failed. But a North Dakota State University scientist might be close. Meet Amanda Brooks.
by Dan Gunderson

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'Reluctant Psychonaut' Michael Pollan embraces the 'new science' of psychedelics

'Reluctant Psychonaut' Michael Pollan embraces the 'new science' of psychedelics

Author Michael Pollan, who experimented with mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelics while researching his latest book, says: "I had an experience that was by turns frightening and ecstatic and weird."
by Terry Gross

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Asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon Tuesday (don't panic)

Asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon Tuesday (don't panic)

First spotted in 2010, a space rock is zooming toward Earth, making a close pass on Tuesday that will see it fly safely by - about halfway between our planet and the moon.
by Bill Chappell

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Climate Cast live special with Paul Huttner

Climate Cast live special with Paul Huttner

Climate Cast LIVE, hosted by MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner in MPR's UBS Forum in downtown St. Paul.

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Icy moon of Jupiter spews water plumes into space

Icy moon of Jupiter spews water plumes into space

Researchers have evidence supporting the existence of plumes of water shooting up from the interior of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
by Joe Palca

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Minnesota highlights texting to find mental health help

Minnesota highlights texting to find mental health help

May is national Mental Health Month, and Minnesota officials are using the opportunity to remind people about expanded services for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
by Mike Moen

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Trump says U.S. will help penalized Chinese company

Trump says U.S. will help penalized Chinese company

ZTE, which has more than 70,000 employees and has supplied networks or equipment to some of the world's biggest telecom companies, said in early May that it had halted its main operations as a result of a U.S. Commerce Department "denial order."
by Associated Press

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