Oregon's energy and climate outlook unmoved by Trump win and other top stories.

• Oregon's energy and climate outlook unmoved by Trump win

  

  The nation on Tuesday elected a president who describes man-made climate change as "a hoax" and green energy as "an expensive way to make tree huggers feel good about themselves." Donald Trump's win on Tuesday sent shares of renewable energy companies tumbling, and coal companies soaring. It also sent shock waves reverberating through the environmental community. Trump has pledged to dump the Paris climate accords, throw out President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan and declaw the Environmenta..

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• Nobel laureate Steven Chur to be honored at UMass Lowell

  LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Nobel laureate Steven Chu will receive an honorary degree from University of Massachusetts Lowell this week. The former U.S. secretary of energy is being honored for his contributions to scientific research and the nation's work to advance the pursuit of clean energy. Chu and two other scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light. Chancellor Jacquie Moloney will present Chu with the honorary degree ..

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• Mark Zuckerberg: We will rid site of fake news, but 'identifying the truth is complicated'

  

  Mark Zuckerberg still thinks it's "extremely unlikely" that Facebook swayed the presidential election — but he acknowledged that the social networking site has work to do when it comes to hoaxes on the platform. But after continued backlash, Zuckerberg took to Facebook to share his thoughts on the site's role in disseminating news, writing that the company will "continue to work on this to improve further" but must do so cautiously in order to avoid bias. Identifying what's true and what's not i..

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• Hands On With Snapchat Spectacles

  

  On Thursday morning, I woke up to texts from a friend. "Snapchat Spectacles Venice Beach vending machine. They're here!" Snapchat's Spectacles had arrived via a pop-up vending machine known as a Snapbot. There were long lines and people waited for hours, but my friend managed to get two pairs. Spectacles, revealed in September, are basically connected hipster sunglasses that record video snippets, which are wirelessly saved to your Snapchat Memories. The point? To "make memories, from your persp..

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• Android Central 314: OK Google, Home is a good start

  

  So much to talk about, we asked Google Home for some help! In this episode, Alex, Andrew, Jerry and Daniel talk about the post-Pixel releases of the year: Google Home, Chromecast Ultra, Daydream, and the new (and improved) Android Auto! There's so much to like, but many of the feature feel like half-measures. Also, Nougat is on the verge of getting released broadly, other than the Pixel and a couple recent phones you won't find it beyond beta. Finally, the Mate 9 is coming so..

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• Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 7: Apple to Skip the iPhone 7s? Specs, Features and Price Compared

  

  Will the iPhone 8 come out next year? Fans are looking forward to a faster and more unique installment.(Photo: Photo: Apple/YouTube) The iPhone 7 has just been released but many Apple fans are already anticipating the next smartphone offering of the company. Next year will be another exciting year for Apple as it is believed to skip releasing the iPhone 7s and proceed with the iPhone 8. With the rumored release of the iPhone 8 next year, many iPhone users are now curious on how it will be c..

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Pressure mounts on Ryan to delay vote on his future .	China is on track to reach Mars in 2020: Rocket that will carry a rover to the red planet blasts off for the first time .
Harvard suspends men's football team .	Facebook pulls in over $7 billion in quarterly revenue .