| TECHNOLOGY |
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 Ping-Pong Playing
Robot Shows It Can Beat Humans
Next test: to see if it can hustle humans. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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Major Cultural Figure with Close
Ties to Nobel Panel Accused of Misconduct
Raising question: how many Nobel Prize
winners slept their way to the prize? |
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Gender Wage Gap Widens
For Women Under 40
Hush money hasn't kept pace with stock prices. |
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| SPORTS |
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 Trump on Paralympics:
“It's a Little Tough To Watch ... But
I Watched As Much As I Could”
After ceremony honoring paralympians (above), White
House releases statement saying he meant “bad
TV reception” made it tough to watch. |
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| FEATURE |
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| EPA Chief Scott Pruitt has directed
EPA to weaken fuel standards because they lead to cars that are
smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient, but more dangerous, despite
federal and California data showing fuel efficiency standards are
safe. This argument can best be described as: |
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Magical thinking. |
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Negligent. |
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C ) |
Specious. |
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D ) |
A bold-faced lie. |
| Hint: where is “all of
the above?” you're probably asking. |
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| ODDS 'N' ENDS |
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 Bob Dylan Introduces
Own Brand of Whiskey
It will compete with Willie Nelson's own brand of
marijuana and Bill Cosby's own brand of Quaaludes. |
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