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It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition Technology

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It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition

Nearly half of American adults have been entered into law enforcement facial recognition databases, a new report shows. But problems with the accuracy of the technology could affect innocent people.

'Trump Effect' Will Outlast His Campaign, Conservative Blogger Says

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Presidential Campaigns Blast AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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Presidential Campaigns Blast AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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Presidential Campaigns Blast AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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This Could Be (For the Travelling Soul) Theo Croker

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Transcend Theo Croker

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Askim Kamasi Washington

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Elizabeth Warren Rallies 'Nasty Women' To Vote For Clinton

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Elizabeth Warren Rallies 'Nasty Women' To Vote For Clinton

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Elizabeth Warren Rallies 'Nasty Women' To Vote For Clinton

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Dozens Dead After Gunmen Storm Pakistani Police Training Center

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Dozens Dead After Gunmen Storm Pakistani Police Training Center

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Symmetry Eversham

Chicago Art Institute's Bronze Lions Don Cubs Caps

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Of Southern Skies Eversham

Kurdish Journalists, Embedded With Peshmerga, Live-Stream Mosul Battle

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Campus Cop On Trial For Shooting Death During Routine Traffic Stop

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Law

Campus Cop On Trial For Shooting Death During Routine Traffic Stop

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Campus Cop On Trial For Shooting Death During Routine Traffic Stop

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LSP Teebs feat. Austin Peralta

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Patience Suduaya

Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide

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Politics

Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide

by Marisa Lagos

Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide

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Turning Glass America

Author Interviews

At Daughter's Insistence, Bourdain Includes Ratatouille Recipe In 'Appetites'

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In the Control Car Port Blue

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Under the Glass Observation Dome Port Blue

Middle East

U.N. Official Says War Crimes Are Being Committed In Aleppo

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Health Care

Obamacare Rates Will Be Approximately 22 Percent Higher For 2017 Policies

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Obamacare Rates Will Be Approximately 22 Percent Higher For 2017 Policies

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Asia

King's Death Slows Tourist Visits To Thailand

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King's Death Slows Tourist Visits To Thailand

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I Am Real Punk Gold Panda

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Casyam_59#02 Gold Panda

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Skylight Gramatik

Politics

With 2 Weeks To Go Before The Election, Trump Focuses On Florida

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With 2 Weeks To Go Before The Election, Trump Focuses On Florida

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Europe

Despite Plans To Turn London Into A 24-Hour City, Nightclubs Are Closing

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Despite Plans To Turn London Into A 24-Hour City, Nightclubs Are Closing

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Ghosts The American Dollar

Television

Wanna Dress Like David S. Pumpkins? Sorry. Suit Sells Out

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Acrobats The American Dollar

For Parents, New Newborn Sleep Advice Turns Babies Into Roommates

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Children's Health

For Parents, New Newborn Sleep Advice Turns Babies Into Roommates

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For Parents, New Newborn Sleep Advice Turns Babies Into Roommates

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All Tech Considered

It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition Technology

by Laura Sydell

It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition Technology

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Lo-velo Evenings

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Babe (Shigeto Remix) Evenings

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Can't Let Go, Juno Kishi Bashi

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Sports

Indians Vs. Cubs: Each Aims To End Decades-Long Championship Drought

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Indians Vs. Cubs: Each Aims To End Decades-Long Championship Drought

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