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As FCC prepares net-neutrality vote, study finds millions of fake comments

As FCC prepares net-neutrality vote, study finds millions of fake comments

The federal agency is about to decide if all internet traffic should be treated equally. And yet among 22 million comments the FCC received, many were fake. Some are calling for a delay on the vote.

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Ice and snow present 'exciting' challenges as MnDOT tests state's first autonomous bus

Ice and snow present 'exciting' challenges as MnDOT tests state's first autonomous bus

MnDOT is poised to roll out the state's first autonomous vehicle, a low-speed shuttle it has been testing near Monticello. Self-driving vehicles might still seem a distant possibility, but this one is expected to be on the move in Minneapolis before the Super Bowl in February.
by Tim Nelson

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Amber-trapped tick suggests ancient bloodsuckers feasted on feathered dinosaurs

Amber-trapped tick suggests ancient bloodsuckers feasted on feathered dinosaurs

The tick was with a feather from a dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period. Modern ticks love to bite mammals, and scientists have long wondered what the tiny vampires ate millions of years ago.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk

Even low-dose contraceptives slightly increase breast cancer risk

The absolute risk is very low. But low-dose formulations of birth control pills and other hormone-releasing contraceptives pose about the same risk to breasts as older formulations, a big study finds.
by Patti Neighmond

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Massive black hole reveals when the first stars blinked on

Massive black hole reveals when the first stars blinked on

Scientists have detected a black hole thought to be about 800 million times as massive as our sun that is helping to reveal when the universe filled with starlight.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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The year's most popular tweets: Obama, Harvey donations -- and chicken nuggets

The year's most popular tweets: Obama, Harvey donations -- and chicken nuggets

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

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First baby born to U.S. uterus transplant patient raises ethics questions

First baby born to U.S. uterus transplant patient raises ethics questions

A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.
by Greta Jochem

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'The Invention of Race'

'The Invention of Race'

"The Invention of Race." How, why and when was the notion of "race" developed? This special explores the construction of race, and racism, from the ancient world to today.
by MPR News Staff

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Antibiotics are accumulating in Minn. lakes, posing health risk

Antibiotics are accumulating in Minn. lakes, posing health risk

A new University of Minnesota study found several antibiotics in sediment at the bottom of Minnesota lakes, and that might contribute to increased antibiotic resistance.
by Dan Gunderson

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