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183 Countries Are Meeting to Discuss the Future of the World's Wildlife https://t.co/KZTmOAAe87 via @TakePart 
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http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/09/20/494765472/regulating-self-driving-cars-for-safety-even-before-theyre-built?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=technology  
Regulating Self-Driving Cars For Safety Even Before They're Built  

By outlining how manufacturers can ensure the safe design of driverless vehicles, the U.S. is taking a different approach than it has for conventional cars, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says.

 
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http://www.npr.org/2016/09/20/494765464/cell-phone-alerts-after-new-york-bombings-raise-racial-profiling-concerns?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=technology  
Cell Phone Alerts After New York Bombings Raise Racial Profiling Concerns  

Cell phone alerts used to warn people in the aftermath of bombings in New York and New Jersey this weekend are raising questions about profiling.

 
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http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/09/20/494283133/photos-a-peephole-into-the-lives-of-coal-miners-teen-moms-city-folk?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=technology  
PHOTOS: A Peephole Into The Lives Of Coal Miners, Teen Moms, City Folk  

A selection of winning photos from Getty Images second annual Instagram Grant highlights stories from Latin America, Ethiopia and India.

 
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http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/20/494631423/weight-loss-on-your-wrist-fitness-trackers-may-not-help?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=technology  
Weight Loss On Your Wrist? Fitness Trackers May Not Help  

Researchers were surprised that the young adults given fitness trackers lost less weight than their peers who didn't have the gizmos. Maybe they're not as motivating as we hope.

 
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http://twitter.com/DianePease/status/778558598691586048 
#183 Countries Meeting to Discuss the Future of the World's Wildlife https://t.co/pszOxho85Z via @TakePart-SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN SOON 
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http://twitter.com/TheEWT/status/778557478573314048 
We're counting down to the CITES CoP! The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna... https://t.co/nUub1AMuuv 
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http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/21/494748670/3-000-year-old-cooking-fail-found-at-a-danish-dig-site?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=researchnews  
3,000-Year-Old Cooking Fail Found At A Danish Dig Site  

Archaeologists have found the glassy remains of burnt cheese in an ancient pot. It seems trial and error is a timeless method to the madness of creating good food.

 
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nureco/29537956210/  
City of Westminster  

nureco posted a photo:

Bigben - London

 
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http://twitter.com/parishiggins86/status/778552959856697344 
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http://twitter.com/kometovski/status/778550824758837248 
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http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/21/welcome_to_the_world_of_the_hamdog/  
We live in a world where a 'Hamdog' burger hybrid is patented  

A meat and two meats

Rejoice! The eternal dilemma of whether to have a hot dog or a burger has now been answered.…

 
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/21/uk-to-crack-down-on-illegal-ivory-sales  
UK to crack down on illegal ivory sales  

New initiative closes loophole allowing dealers to claim ivory from recently killed elephants is antique without providing proof of age

Britain is to ban all sales of ivory which are not backed by proof that the item is over 70 years old.

Although it is already illegal to sell ivory from elephants killed after 1947, a loophole allows dealers to claim items are antique without providing documentary evidence of their age.

Related: Ban on domestic ivory trade passes at international summit

Related: Saving Africa's elephants: 'Can you imagine them no longer existing?'

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106331-fish-recorded-singing-dawn-chorus-on-reefs-just-like-birds/  
Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds  
Underwater recordings of vocal fish off the Australian coast reveal an ocean choir composed of at least seven distinct choruses  
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920085532.htm  
Sea otter survey encouraging, but comes up short of the 'perfect story'  
The southern sea otter,Enhydra lutris nereis, continues its climb toward recovery, according to the annual count. For the first time, southern sea otters' numbers have exceeded the threshold required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider de-listing the species as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.  
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