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Tests show problems with driver-assist systems in cars

Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.

Nevada’s mines could hold key to Question 6 energy standard

State is home to enough old mines and other former industrial sites to accommodate the new solar, wind and geothermal plants that would enable it to reach the 50 percent renewable energy standard, an analysis shows.

Earth’s ozone layer healing, United Nations report says

Earth’s ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The upper ozone layer above the Northern Hemisphere should be completely repaired in the 2030s and the Antarctic ozone hole should disappear in the 2060s, the report concludes

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NASA scientists say planet-hunting Kepler telescope dead in space

NASA’s elite planet-hunting spacecraft has been declared dead, just a few months shy of its 10th anniversary. Officials announced the Kepler Space Telescope’s demise Tuesday.

Man sentenced for role in vandalism at Devils Hole pupfish site

An Indian Springs man has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for breaking into a National Park Service site in Nye County and disturbing the only home for one of the world’s rarest types of fish.

Apple CEO Tim Cook supports privacy laws, warns data being ‘weaponized’

The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being “weaponized” against users.

Trump’s ‘Space Force’ grounded in real needs but details are scarce

With his demand that the Pentagon create a new military service — a Space Force to assure “American dominance in space” — President Donald Trump has injected urgency into a long-meandering debate over the best way to protect U.S. interests in space, both military and commercial.

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