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  Scientists look at hangers-on amid mass die-off of bats
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 10:57 am

  ALTAMONT, N.Y. (AP) — As white-nose syndrome kills millions of bats across North America, there’s a glimmer of hope at hibernation spots where it first…
• Apple continues feud with government in New York iPhone case
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 9:55 am

  Apple says authorities have “utterly failed” to show they need the company’s help to get data from a locked iPhone in a New York federal…
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  AP Explains: How to clean up your online reputation
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 8:29 am

  NEW YORK (AP) — Messy party photos, offensive tweets, pepper spraying student protesters … sometimes, you just want a do-over when it comes to your…
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  Hawaii moves to crack down on campsite rentals on Airbnb
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 7:57 am

  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are taking aim at a burgeoning vacation rental market: online brokers offering up tents to tourists on the islands’ world-class…
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  AMC U-turns; texting in theaters now on ‘cutting room floor’
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 6:21 am

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oops. The idea lasted about as long as a Snapchat text: the head of AMC Theatres mulled openly about creating texting-friendly…
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  AP Explains: Privacy wars pit tech firms vs. the feds
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 5:28 am

  NEW YORK (AP) — Companies like Apple and Microsoft are pushing back against government surveillance in the courts, arguing that federal authorities have gone too…
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  Space station getting inflatable room, a cosmic 1st
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 2:02 am

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It’s a technology demo meant to pave…
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  Land mines of the sea: Cleaning up lost fishing gear
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 1:58 am

  WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — They are the land mines of the sea, killing long after being forgotten. Abandoned or lost fishing gear, including traps, crab…
• Police target hundreds of websites after Paris attacks
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 1:36 am

  PARIS (AP) — French police have targeted hundreds of websites suspected of “inciting or glorifying acts of terrorism” after the Paris attacks by ordering content…
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  Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
  

  Associated Press | April 15, 2016 12:41 am

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities…
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  Cambodia to repopulate forests with tigers from abroad
  

  Associated Press | April 14, 2016 8:46 pm

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has unveiled a plan to reintroduce tigers from abroad into the dry forests of the country, where the big…
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  French protesters rampage after Hollande sticks to labor law
  

  Associated Press | April 14, 2016 7:05 pm

  PARIS (AP) — Protesters in Paris smashed store windows and damaged cars after French President Francois Hollande said he would not abandon a labor bill…
• GM says it will phase out cars without air bags
  

  Associated Press | April 14, 2016 3:41 pm

  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. said Thursday it will phase out cars without air bags and other safety features after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact…
• Texas bans inmate social media profiles managed by others
  

  Associated Press | April 14, 2016 3:30 pm

  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prison officials are cracking down on social media accounts managed for inmates by friends or relatives while the prisoners themselves have…
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  Deep in the virtual world: A newbie’s first brush with VR
  

  Associated Press | April 14, 2016 2:00 pm

  NEW YORK (AP) — My descent from the boat, gliding through schools of fish and clouds of phosphorescent jellyfish, seemed to be going pretty smoothly.…