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Team Aist-Nedo's HRP2+ robot was able to open a door at the DARPA Robotics Challenge.
Technology
Eight simple tasks the US military has asked a new generation of robots to perform
Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” an independent candidate for governor of Nuevo Leon state, celebrates his victory after midterm elections, June 7, 2015.
Global Politics
‘El Bronco,’ elected without party backing, makes history in Mexico
"Kayaktivists" demonstrate in Seattle's Elliot Bay against the arrival last month of the Shell's massive Polar Pioneer oil rig, rising behind them above the city's waterfront. Shell is using Seattle as a staging area for its new offshore drilling operatio
Environment
The road to Arctic oil drilling runs through Seattle. People there are trying to block it.
Opposition supporters celebrate in eastern Turkey.
Global Politics
Election results shake up Turkish politics
Daymé Arocena is a rising 22 year old singer from Cuba
Music
A rising female singer in Cuba gets a shot at international fame
A haeynyo woman climbs aboard the boat. They wear orange diving suits so commercial ships can spot them more easily and steer clear.
Culture
Diving with the last generation of Korea’s Mermaids
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Global Politics
Twitter reacts: Despite being a man, Indian PM Modi manages to patronize a woman
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Health
How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work