Consumer privacy push in Florida limps forward
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Big Data won a key concession from Florida lawmakers Tuesday when it persuaded a legislative committee to defang a proposal advertised...
Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report
<p>Key lawmakers said Tuesday they're concerned they've been kept in the dark about what suspected Russian hackers stole from the federal government and they...
EU approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France
BRUSSELS — The European Union has approved $4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact...
Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
<p>HAVANA — If you don’t have potato, use malanga root. If you can't find zucchini, replace it with cucumber.</p>
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NJ blames bacteria for dead fish in rivers, bays since fall
RED BANK, N.J. — New Jersey environmental authorities are working to identify the bacteria that appears to be killing fish in several waterways.
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New Hampshire teen saves West Virginia boy via TikTok
<p>GILMANTON, N.H. — A New Hampshire teen has been credited with saving a boy more than 800 miles (1,290 kilometers) away — thanks to...
Woman recovering after rare windpipe transplant from donor
NEW YORK — Sonia Sein said she spent the last six years “trying to catch every breath at every moment" after extensive treatment for...
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
<p>A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it...
Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said Tuesday it has removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an Iranian exile group and a troll farm in...
Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were...