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August 21, 2026
U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”
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August 19, 2026
Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time
The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.
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August 2, 2026
For a Day, Google Made It Easy to Spoof Satellite Imagery
A new Google Earth tool allowed the creation of A.I. deepfake maps. The tech giant quickly pulled it back after a backlash and concerns about disinformation risks.
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July 28, 2026
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
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July 13, 2026
Bison Attacks Tourist at Yellowstone National Park, Tossing Him Into the Air
A man was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bull bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road.
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July 13, 2026
When Vital Weather Data Is Needed, Muppets Take Flight
“For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo.
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July 3, 2026
How the Heat Is Upending Plans for America’s 250th Birthday
A parade in Philadelphia, one of the largest in its history, was canceled on Friday, and the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington closed for several hours.
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June 25, 2026
Larry Sanger, a Wikipedia Founder, Is Barred From Editing on the Site
A vote to bar Larry Sanger indefinitely from the volunteer community of Wikipedia came days after he submitted a proposal on “intellectual diversity.”
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June 17, 2026
The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom
As tech giants rush to build big data centers, some residents who live near them say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
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June 7, 2026
Nearly 11,000 Bottles of Bourbon Are Stolen From a Philadelphia Warehouse
The bottles, worth about $500,000, were taken in what company officials called a “coordinated cargo theft operation carried out in broad daylight.”
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June 7, 2026
5 Takeaways From Scott Pelley’s Times Magazine Interview
Mr. Pelley, who was at CBS News for 37 years, including as a White House correspondent and a “60 Minutes” correspondent, spoke in his first extended interview since he was fired.
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