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University of Minnesota students redesign walker for younger users

University of Minnesota students redesign walker for younger users

Four University of Minnesota students have come up with a new way for people to move around. They took the wheeled walker that many seniors use and reimagined it for a younger clientele.
by Peter Cox

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WhatsApp outage left Minnesota man with limited access to family in Honduras

WhatsApp outage left Minnesota man with limited access to family in Honduras

When an outage knocked Facebook and its various affiliate sites out for several hours earlier this week, it also took down WhatsApp, the main source of communication for a majority of people in Latin America.
by Vicki Adame

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St. Kate is pushing to double number of BIPOC women in STEM fields in next 5 years

St. Kate is pushing to double number of BIPOC women in STEM fields in next 5 years

St. Catherine University in St. Paul is working to double the number of BIPOC leaders in science in the next five years. The private women’s college will host a town hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, moderated by Minnesota Public Radio host Kerri Miller.
by Cathy Wurzer, Julia Franz and Lindsay Guentzel

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Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight

Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight

While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the dangers the company poses, from harming children to inciting political violence to fueling misinformation.
by The Associated Press

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Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Facebook along with its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms suffered a worldwide outage Monday that has extended more than three hours. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. Service has not yet been restored.
by The Associated Press

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Researchers share drone footage of what it's like inside Hurricane Sam

Researchers share drone footage of what it's like inside Hurricane Sam

Scientists dispatched a specially designed surface drone into the middle of a Category 4 hurricane to gather data and give scientists a better understanding of such storms.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Trailblazing tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

Trailblazing tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut.
by The Associated Press

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Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.
by James Doubek

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