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Dog Collar Helps Owners Better Understand Pet's Barking
The collar uses artificial intelligence to determine the possible emotion behind a dog's barking. With the help of an app, owners can tell whether their pet is happy, relaxed, anxious, angry or sad.
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British Tech Company Unveils Robotic Kitchen Assistant
Moley Robotics unveiled a kitchen robot that can cook 5,000 recipes from scratch. The robot has arms, hands, cameras, and sensors that enable it to prepare full meals. It even does the dishes.
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Trump Visits Border Wall To Show Off A Signature Election Promise
President Trump on Tuesday made a quick trip to the southern border in Texas to highlight his immigration agenda, which he considers one of the major accomplishments of his presidency.
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After Booted By Big Tech, Parler Registers With Hosting Service
Parler, the messaging app favored by far-right activists, has a new home. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Friedberg of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. He tracks social media and hate groups,
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Coronavirus Surge Puts British Hospitals Under Tremendous Stress
Britain's National Health Service is said to be at breaking point, with twice as many COVID-19 patients in hospitals than there were during the worst weeks of the pandemic last April.
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Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87
Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.
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British Restaurant Attempts To Send Samosa Into Space
The eatery's owner and his friends attached a weather balloon, GPS and GoPro camera and sent the snack flying. It didn't quite make it into orbit — it crash landed in France.
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House To Vote On 2 Measures Designed To Remove Trump From Office
Democratic lawmakers want President Trump gone from office as soon as possible, but they may not have the time, or the support, to oust him before the inauguration.
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Russian Swimmer Claims World Record For Longest Under-Ice Swim
Yekaterina Nekrasova swam 279 feet beneath the ice of Lake Baikal in Siberia. She wasn't allowed to use a wet suit or flippers — just a regular bathing suit. It took her about a minute and a half.
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2021 Music Preview: 'Little Oblivions,' Collapsed In Sunbeams'
Another member of the NPR Music team previews two of the albums she's looking forward to hearing in 2021: Julien Baker's Little Oblivions and Arlo Parks' Collapsed In Sunbeams.
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Indonesian Divers Search For Flight Recorders Amid Plane Crash Debris
Investigators in Indonesia are trying to determine what caused a Boeing 737 airplane to crash into the Java Sea over the weekend, killing 62 people. The plane was a Boeing 737-500.
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Dominion Voting Systems Sues Ex-Trump Lawyer Over False Claims
NPR's Noel King speaks with John Poulos, CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, which found itself at the center of false claims and conspiracy theories about the presidential election.