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The following articles by various authors are of significant interest. They cover many important topics including current events, historical documentation, commentaries, subjects in law, natural rights, and more. Take the time to educate yourself and form your own opinions. You will find it to be time well spent.

New fissure near Yellowstone supervolcano causes Teton National Park closure!

MOOSE, Wyoming (PNN) - July 17, 2018 - A 100-foot-long fissure near the Yellowstone supervolcano has prompted the closure of parts of Teton National Park. Coupled with the Steamboat Geyser’s newly active status, fears of an eruption at the Yellowstone caldera are increasing.

Teton National Park has issued a statement regarding the newly opened fissure. “The Hidden Falls a

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Stolen plutonium still missing after more than a year!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 16, 2018 - An unknown amount of radioactive nuclear material that was stolen from the rental car of two Department of Energy security experts in San Antonio, Texas, more than a year ago is still missing.

A new report from the Center for Public Integrity details how the materials were stolen from the back of a rental car while parked overnight at a ho

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Lawsuits claim MGM has no liability to Las Vegas shooting victims!

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (PNN) - July 16, 2018 - MGM Resorts International has filed federal lawsuits against more than 1,000 Las Vegas mass shooting victims in an effort to avoid liability.

The company, which owns Mandalay Bay and the Route 91 Harvest festival venue, argues that it cannot be held liable for Oct. 1 deaths, injuries or other damages, adding that any claims against MGM partie

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Three cybersecurity tips from a white hat hacker!

July 9, 2018 - In 2014, Stephanie Carruthers won the Social Engineering Capture the Flag competition at DEF CON, one of the world’s largest hacking conferences.

Stephanie is known as a “white hat” hacker, meaning she’s an ethical hacker. She is one of the good guys who helps others protect their information by showing them their weaknesses.

Maj

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Commentary: Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society… or are they?

By Jairaj Devadiga

July 8, 2018 - A common sentiment among proponents of government and centralized authority is, “Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society.” In reality, however, the State’s hunger for tax revenue and control directly undermines well-intentioned human efforts to be civil to each other.

In Navi Mumbai, India, the terrorist

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AI-powered robot learns new skills in the same way as humans!

BERKELEY, Kalifornia (PNN) - July 5, 2018 - A new breed of artificial intelligence-powered robots could soon mimic almost any action after watching a human do them just once.

Scientists have developed a clawed machine that can learn new tasks, such as dropping a ball into a bowl or picking up a cup, simply by viewing a person perform them first.

Researchers said the trick

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Smart technology sees through walls to track and identify people!

BOSTON, Massachusetts (PNN) - July 1, 2018 - A group of researchers and students at MIT have developed an intelligent radar-like technology that makes it possible to see through walls to track people as they move around, a development that could prove useful for monitoring the elderly or sick as well as for other applications, but which also raises privacy concerns.

Tests show that t