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Severe storms north and south; Metro in between; Cooler breezes Friday

Severe storms north and south; Metro in between; Cooler breezes Friday

A severe thunderstorm watch continues for southern Minnesota until 9pm tonight. Severe storms are also firing in north central Minnesota as strong storms rumble near Brainerd, Duluth and along the North Shore. The storms contain hail, high winds and local downpours. Expect strong to possibly severe storms in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this evening. The…
by Paul Huttner

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Author adds to his body of literature with literature of the body

Author adds to his body of literature with literature of the body

Aldersey-Williams takes readers through humanity's relationship with its own flesh and blood.

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ACLU warns privacy at risk from license-plate readers

ACLU warns privacy at risk from license-plate readers

Systems can track where you drive, and when, and where you go after that.

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Tech companies call for surveillance transparency

Apple, Google, Microsoft and a broad coalition of major tech companies are making a loud call for greater government disclosure of digital communications monitoring.

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Security experts to test phone anti-theft locks

Prosecutors in San Francisco and New York say they are bringing in state and federal security experts to test the newest anti-theft features designed to thwart the surge of stolen smartphones nationwide.

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Astronaut with flooded helmet felt like goldfish

Now he knows what it's like to be a goldfish in a fishbowl.

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Clever hacks give Google Glass unintended powers

Hackers are proving it's possible to re-engineer Google Glass in any number of creative ways. And in the process, they've put Google in an awkward position.

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Big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur unearthed in Utah

Big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur unearthed in Utah

Researchers in Utah said Wednesday they discovered a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago in the area of what is now the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

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Drones get crash avoidance tested to improve safety

Drones get crash avoidance tested to improve safety

Be observant. Don't hit anything. Pilots in the cockpit live by those rules. Take the pilot out of the plane, though, and things get complicated. That's the dilemma aviation researchers face as they navigate the future of unmanned aircraft.
by Dan Gunderson

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