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Firm apologises as thousands report outage

Virgin Media O2 has apologised after thousands in the UK reported they were unable to access the internet. Downndetector, which tracks websites, showed more than 10,000 people reported their broadband was not working on Monday morning. Users first began reporting issues shortly after 10:00 GMT. “We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to fix […]

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Close Education Department, or shrink it? : NPR

President Trump says he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education. Some Republicans appear torn about the department’s fate. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry. President Trump says he wants to close […]

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Denver walloped by overnight snowstorm causing hazardous conditions on I-70, I-25

An overnight snowstorm blanketed the Denver metropolitan area and surrounding foothills, creating treacherous travel conditions and prompting widespread weather alerts.  DENVER – An overnight snowstorm blanketed the Denver metropolitan area and surrounding foothills, creating treacherous travel conditions and prompting widespread weather alerts.  Newsportual Weather Service in Denver upgraded those alerts to a Winter Storm Warning […]

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Trump names right-wing commentator as deputy FBI director

US President Donald Trump has appointed right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI. Trump posted on social media that Bongino was “a man of incredible love and passion for our Country” and would serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel. Bongino, 50, has worked for the New York police department and […]

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Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance plans for older Americans. “I’d be signing up,” he told viewers, directing them to a call center in an episode that is still available on his YouTube channel. What Dr. […]

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Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders

The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others. In a presentation to a Federal Trade Commission panel, Arthur C. Evans Jr., the chief executive of the […]

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Jonathan Reynolds in Delhi to relaunch trade talks

India and the UK will restart free trade talks on Monday, nearly a year after negotiations were paused ahead of general elections in both countries. Jonathan Reynolds, the UK’s business and trade secretary, is in Delhi, where he will meet his Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal to kick off the two-day discussions. Ahead of the meeting, […]

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