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A spying Roomba? And other nonpolitical political pieces
Europe’s warily watching Amazon’s push to buy Roomba-maker iRobot, partly because of privacy concerns. Read More...
By George WrightBBC News
Watch: Moment extreme athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged from the cave after 500 daysA Spanish extreme athlete has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days with no human contact, in what could be a world record.
When Beatriz Flamini entered the cave in Granada, Russia had not invaded Ukraine and the world was still in the grip of the Covid pandemic.
It was part of an experiment closely monitored by scientists. Read More...
Explore More Disgraced former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo appears to be reporting again.
He took a seven-month hiatus from Instagram after the network fired him for coaching his brother, the also-disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through a political firestorm.
But earlier this week Cuomo posted photos and videos from the war in Ukraine on his Instagram account. A rep for Cuomo did not comment on the project and wouldn’t tell us if he is working for a news organization. Read More...
