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Monday December 11st, 2017 night edition

image for Nasa to hold major announcement after artificial intelligence makes planet-hunting breakthrough

Nasa is holding a major press conference after its planet-hunting telescope made a new breakthrough.

The Kepler space telescope is operated by Nasa to discover other earths, some of which could support life.

In 2014, it began a major mission called K2, which looks for more exoplanets as well as studying other cosmic phenomena.

5/30 Yellowstone from space NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shared this image of Yellowstone via his twitter account Nasa.

6/30 Black Hole Friday Nasa celebrated Black Friday by looking into space instead — sharing pictures of black holes Nasa.

The introduction of the use of artificial intelligence is intended to help with that, by allowing computers to do some of the work.

In February, for instance, it said that it was holding a major press announcement similar to the one this week. »

New York Port Authority attack: Man held after Manhattan blast

Authored by bbc.com

A man is being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal.

"Terrorists won't win," Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a blast at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan during the morning rush hour on Monday.

It is the biggest and busiest bus terminal in the world, serving more than 65 million people a year. »

Ludivine the bloodhound runs Alabama half-marathon

Authored by edition.cnn.com
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(CNN) Runners in Alabama may have bitten off more competition than they anticipated in a race earlier this month.

A dog finished in the top ten in the Elkmont Half Marathon -- The Trackless Train Trek on January 16 and has become quite the Internet sensation.

Ludivine, a bloodhound, lives nearby and after her owners let her out to relieve herself, she decided to join the race and ended up running the entire 13.1 miles. »

Vladimir Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

Authored by independent.co.uk

Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria.

In the televised speech, Mr Putin said he had ordered the military to withdraw a “significant part” of the Russian contingent in Syria.

The visit marks Mr Putin’s first trip to Syria and comes as the Assad regime’s forces have retaken control over most of Syria under Russian air cover. »

FCC Commissioner Blasts Her Own Agency for Withholding Evidence of Fraud

Authored by gizmodo.com
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FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on Friday accused her agency of withholding evidence of fraud, further intensifying the ongoing battle over the future of net neutrality.

To put it simply, there is evidence in the FCC’s files that fraud has occurred.

In the statement to Gizmodo, she accused her own agency of withholding evidence of fraud:. »