In launching its Charge Force wireless charging accessories last month, Mophie wanted to convince you that wireless charging was the future of everything that was lovely and good. On paper, it sounded like the perfect solution for people who can't stand plugging their phones in every three seconds, but I decided to take a closer look to see whether it lived up to its hype. Read More
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on efforts an impeachment investigation against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (all times local):
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A lawyer for Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says the governor is not under investigation by a state grand jury that heard testimony from Bentley this week.
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Immediately, a startup that built mobile sales tools, will be shutting down at the end of the month, while part of the team will move on to cloud-monitoring company New Relic. According to the official announcement, both the Immediately app (which offers a number of features, including phone logging and detecting when emails are opened) and the company's Gong app (a "pocket… Read More 
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - High-profile lawyers have been named to both sides in the impeachment investigation against Gov. Robert Bentley, and Alabama's taxpayers will foot the bill.
Bentley's office announced Friday that it is hiring Ross Garber, who represented the governors of South Carolina and Connecticut during impeachment proceedings.
Alabama's ...
Since the industrial revolution, economic advancement has been achieved by increasing efficiency and reducing human labor through greater mechanical autonomy driven by technological innovation. For many, commercial drones represent the next enabler of economic benefit using robotic platforms. Read More 
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There was significant military presence in Turkey on Friday, with reports of troops blocking bridges over the Bosporous in Istanbul and low-flying military aircraft in Ankara.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego is being called back to court on newly confirmed charges of fraud, bribery and perjury as the criminal corruption case moves toward trial.
New Mexico District Court Judge Brett Loveless has scheduled the arraignment for July 22 at ...
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Encrypted comms company Silent Circle, which also makes a security-focused Android smartphone called the Blackphone, has announced it's closed a $50 million Series C round of financing, led by Santander Bank. Read More 
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The Department of Energy now has a specific regulation for wine refrigerators.
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President Obama called French President Francois Hollande Friday to offer condolences on the latest horrific terrorist attack, and the White House struggled to explain why such attacks are multiplying even as the administration is claiming success in the fight against the Islamic State.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said ...
The rover NASA plans to send to Mars in 2020 is taking shape, and today its near-final design was revealed, along with details on several of its cool new instruments. The computer-generated image of all the rover's components is too cool to be missed. Read More 
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More than 80 people, including Americans, were killed Thursday night when an attacker drove through a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day, France's national holiday, in Nice.
The attack was the latest in a series of deadly assaults that have devastated Europe and the United States, and came eight months after coordinated bombings and shootings in Paris led France to declare a months-long state of emergency. Many leaders were quick to decry the attacks and attribute them to terrorism.
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WASHINGTON — The government is releasing a once-classified chapter of a congressional report about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that questions whether Saudi nationals who were in contact with the hijackers after they arrived in the U.S. knew what they were planning.
Later investigations found no evidence that the ...
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The federal government's budget deficit will hit $600 billion this year, according to White House projections, The Hill reported.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Sunoco has cleared one legal hurdle after a Pennsylvania appeals court upheld the energy company's power to take private property for a pipeline project, but others obstacles remain.
Commonwealth Court on Thursday upheld Sunoco Logistics Partners' power to take private property for its Mariner East 2 ...
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A team of scientists from Oxford University used a virtual prototype to demonstrate how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to turn cylindrical rotors and provide a steady power source. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, showed that the chaotic swarming effect of bacteria can be organized into biologically driven power plants, similar… Read More 
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said on Friday that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton could shore up support in the crucial battleground state by selecting Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential pick.
"I feel very confident we'll win the state," Mr. McAuliffe said. "I think she's in a very ...
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New data released this morning on the mobile phenomenon Pokémon Go shows that the popular game isn't only the biggest in U.S. history – it's also breaking records when it comes to its ability to monetize and retain its users, as well. According to a report from SurveyMonkey, Pokémon Go is seeing retention rates at more than double the industry average, and is pulling… Read More 
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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he has named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate.
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