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Apple unveils $1,100 iPhone at showcase event

Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product’s appeal amid slowing sales.

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Astronomers see Mars, stars at Nevada’s Great Basin park

The annual Astronomy Festival at Great Basin National Park drew hundreds of attendees, including some from as far as North Carolina, who took in breathtaking views of the night sky over three days.

 
Drones increasingly being used for public safety

As the national drone industry continues to take off, unmanned aerial vehicle experts say it’s likely drones will be used by almost every law enforcement agency across the country within the next few years.

Facebook, Twitter vow to protect against foreign intrusion

Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out foreign intrusions aimed at sowing divisions in American democracy.

Nevada team flies glider to world record in South America

An experimental sailplane built by the Minden-based Perlan Project team soared to a new unofficial world altitude record for engineless flight on Sunday, then broke that record by climbing to an altitude of 63,776 feet two days later.

Google Maps accidentally renames Senate office building for McCain

Lawmakers are debating a proposal to rename a Senate office building after the late Sen. John McCain, but Google Maps already displays “McCain Senate Office Building” on its website.

I-11 near Boulder City features bridge, underpasses for sheep

A new stretch of Interstate 11 near Boulder City that opened this month has one overpass and three underpasses for wildlife. A similar project effectively eliminated collisions between cars and sheep on U.S. Highway 93 in Arizona.

Facebook bans 652 accounts linked to Russia, Iran

Facebook has identified and banned more accounts engaged in misleading political behavior ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.

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