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Dangerous Sound? What Americans Heard in Cuba Attacks

The Associated Press has obtained a recording of what some U.S. Embassy workers heard in Havana in a series of unnerving incidents later deemed to be deliberate attacks.

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Stanford U Engineers: Lives Lost in Mexico Quake Could Have Been Saved

Nearly two-thirds of the buildings that collapsed in Mexico City's monstrous earthquake last month were built using a construction method that is now forbidden in seismic hotspots in the United States, Chile and New Zealand, according to new data compiled by a team of structural engineers at Stanford University.

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U of Wisconsin-Madison Researchers Get $6M Navy Grant for Research

The U.S. Navy has awarded a team of computer science researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over $6 million to work on developing technology for better performance, management and security of container software.

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TOP STORY--Nate Marches Across US East Coast, Dumping Heavy Rains

Nate slogged its way across the U.S. East Coast on Monday, dumping heavy rains and bringing gusty winds to inland states as a tropical depression, a day after Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines

The following are the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page.

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In Hurricanes' Aftermath, Technology Eases Return to School

Smartphone exchanges, social media, messaging apps and websites rendered students and their teachers at once disconnected and connected in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

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APNewsBreak: Attacks in Havana Hit US Spy Network in Cuba

Frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America's spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among the first and most severely affected victims, The Associated Press has learned.

Technology October 2017

Mass Shooting on Las Vegas Strip Deadliest in Modern Us History

A mass shooting at a music festival resulted in 50 dead and wounded more than 200. In a closed-door Cabinet meeting, Catalonia's government is discuss the next steps to secede Spain. Jeffrey Hall, Michal Young and Michael Rosbash received the 2017 Nobel Prize in medicine. U.S. operatives in Cuba reported experiencing strange physical effects and hearing bizarre sounds.

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TOP STORY--AP Sources: US Urges No Travel to Cuba, Cuts Embassy Staff

Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not to visit due to "specific attacks" that have harmed U.S. diplomats.

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JOB NEWS--Robots Taking Our Jobs? Skill up for the Jobs of the Future

Pearson, in partnership with Nesta, and in collaboration with researchers from the Oxford Martin School, released a report entitled "The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030."

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Billionaire Gives $30M to Univ. of Arizona for Biosphere 2

Texas billionaire Edward P. Bass is giving $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the Biosphere 2 research facility.

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Hurricane Update: A Stunned Puerto Rico Seeks to Rebuild after Hurricane Maria

Rescuers fanned out to reach stunned victims Thursday after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island and triggering landslides and floods.