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China Court Imposes Unprecedented Air Pollution Penalty

China has taken the first step to claim compensation from air polluters after a court in Shandong province ruled this week to impose...

Five Life Lessons My Cat Taught Me

1. It's Okay to Change Your Mind All the Time Cat parents have seen this a million times: you open the door, they just...

WSJ: Next iPhone ditches the headphone jack, other changes will be small

If you were hoping for an all-new iPhone design this fall, the Wall Street Journalsays you may be disappointed. Aside from the oft-rumored and controversial...

Detectives searching for Aloha shooter

CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINGOOGLE+PINTEREST ALOHA, Ore. -- A shooting in Aloha Monday morning left one person dead and detectives are looking for...

Check your spam folder, you might have some new Amazon credit

On Tuesday, Amazon began announcing settlement payments to customers who bought e-books between April 2010 and May 2012. (Some less-literate Ars staffers, like...

What Happens After the ‘Brexit’ Vote?

LONDON— Aside from guessing which side will win Thursday’s Brexit vote, London’s chattering classes are engaging in a favorite political game of “what ifs.”...

Sony agrees to pay millions to gamers to settle PS3 Linux debacle

After six years of litigation, Sony is now agreeing to pay the price for its 2010 firmware update that removed support for the Linux...

California utility announces plan to shutter state’s last nuclear plant

Nuclear power plants are the only current source of low-carbon electricity that can be built just about anywhere. But the Fukushima disaster has raised...

New FAA commercial drone rules require “pilot certificate”

On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled its long-anticipated rules for commercial use of small consumer drones. The rules call for a new "remote pilot...

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