Science & Technology

‘Britcoin’ digital currency being considered by UK

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LONDON — British authorities are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency that Treasury chief Rishi Sunak indicated could be known as...

Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs

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<p>SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves,...

Leadership shakeup continues at GameStop, CEO to depart

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The overhaul in the top ranks of GameStop continues with the announced departure of CEO George Sherman at the end of July. ...

The 12 jurors deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin

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<p>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; The jury deliberating in the trial of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin</a>, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7">George Floyd</a> 's death,...

Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday...

India’s electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles

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<p>NEW DELHI &mdash; H.S. Panno, an independent contractor living in a spacious two-story penthouse in New Delhi, had his doubts when he bought his...

NYPD agrees to limits on sound cannons, ending 5-year battle

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NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has agreed to limit its use of sound cannons on crowds, ending a five-year legal battle...

German Greens launch chancellor bid as Merkel bloc squabbles

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; Germany's environmentalist Greens were set to announce Monday who will make the party's first run for the chancellery in September's national election,...

Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs

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WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...

NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

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<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled...