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• Simon Heffer shares an insight into Edwardian Britain

  05-10-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Heffer shares an insight into Edwardian Britain beyond the Old Guard to reveal how strikes and crisis introduced new change. He recalls the suffragettesand other advocates.
  
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• British tomatoes will be available all year round

  05-10-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British tomatoes will be available all year round with a move to grow them under LED lights in vast greenhouses through the winter.
  
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• FBI admits US 'should have seen' Russia hack coming

  05-10-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew McCabe said in Boston that though the efforts of Vladimir Putin's regime were surprising 'in some ways', the American government still 'sort of should have seen this coming'.
  
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• Rome The Eternal City Westin Excelsior gleaming in Italy

  05-10-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the last three decades, cities around the world have come to realize just how important it is to look after such historic attractions and Rome is no exception. The city is shimmering.
  
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• Microsoft declares war on Alexa with $199 Cortana speaker

  05-10-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Invoke, the $199 smart speaker uses the tech giant's Cortana digital assistant. It was accidentally leaked on Microsoft's own website as the firm gear up to release it.
  
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• Thousands of sharks have died in the San Francisco Bay

  05-10-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of leopard sharks and other marine life including rays and striped bass have been dying in the San Francisco Bay, and it may be due to a parasite that enters via the nose and eats the brain.
  
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• The Se77antasette superyacht unveiled by Italian designer

  05-10-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Se77antasette - which as its Italian name denotes is 77 metres (253ft) long - boasts a host of innovative design features including a glass dome on top of a massive sundeck.
  
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• Antibiotic resistant infections are rising in pets

  05-10-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From bacteria that ‘colonizes the skin’ of its victims to ear infections and persistent strains of E.coli and salmonella, experts say hard-to-fight afflictions are becoming increasingly common.
  
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• Netflix raises prices for first time in two years

  05-10-2017 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The £1 or $2 a month increases for a premium subscription are the first for two years.
  
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• Sex and flu jab best time is dictated by your body clock

  05-10-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily biological cycles called circadian rhythms dictate the best time for us to eat, drink, sleep, have sex and even to get vaccinations. And we defy them at our peril.
  
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• Mike Pence wants to see astronauts return to the Moon

  05-10-2017 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The US vice-president expresses the intention for America to send humans back to the lunar surface.
  
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• Pesticides linked to bee deaths found in most honey samples

  05-10-2017 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study finds traces of neonicotinoid chemicals in 75% of honey samples from across the world.
  
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• Scientists say we are in 'era of monster hurricanes'

  05-10-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis of 167 years of federal storm data by The Associated Press found that no 30-year period in history has seen this many major hurricanes.
  
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• Nasa reveals infrared look at Mars's Phobos moon

  05-10-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has gathered new information on the changing surface temps of the Martian moon over the course of a day, revealing how quickly the ground warms and cools.
  
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• Mike Pence says the US is going to the moon and Mars

  05-10-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States hasn't sent an American astronaut beyond low-Earth orbit in 45 years. The Space Shuttle program was terminated in 2011, during the Obama administration.
  
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• Check out how @BofAML_Careers’s #STEM workshops are opening children's minds ow.ly/Qf7X30fFs5L

  05-10-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Check out how @BofAML_Careers’s #STEM workshops are opening children's minds ow.ly/Qf7X30fFs5L
  
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• Cambridge study says early humans knew of inbreeding risks

  05-10-2017 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Academics from Cambridge University and the University of Copenhagen found prehistoric humans developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks.
  
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• At @eShopWorld, there’s a great atmosphere of collaboration ow.ly/HPeH30fFq1v

  05-10-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  At @eShopWorld, there’s a great atmosphere of collaboration ow.ly/HPeH30fFq1v
  
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• Switzerland could be hit by a tsunami, scientists say

  05-10-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nearest sea might well be around 400km away, but because Switzerland has some of the biggest lakes in Western Europe, experts believe it could fall victim to the natural disaster.
  
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• Reading makes you feel more empathy for others

  05-10-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by researchers at the University of Southern California found that reading stories is a universal experience, regardless of language, that may result in people feeling greater empathy.
  
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• We share even more DNA with Neanderthals than we thought

  05-10-2017 20:00
  
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• Three quarters of honey contains harmful pesticides

  05-10-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One leading British scientist from the University of Sussex warned it was impossible to predict the long term effects of consuming honey containing tiny amounts of the chemicals.
  
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• The most accurate clock ever made runs on quantum gas

  05-10-2017 20:00
  
  By Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• Quantum gas could change how accurately we measure time

  05-10-2017 20:00
  
  By Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• Expensive drugs can trick you into experiencing worse side effects

  05-10-2017 20:00
  
  By Matthew ReynoldsContinue reading...
  
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• Fantastic news for #Cork this evening! #Corkjobs #jobfairy #pharma ow.ly/5cQ430fFpHi

  05-10-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Fantastic news for #Cork this evening! #Corkjobs #jobfairy #pharma ow.ly/5cQ430fFpHi
  
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• Sand kittens in Morocco caught on footage

  05-10-2017 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In what’s thought to be the first-ever footage of sand cat kittens in the wild, researchers have recorded three young cats in the Moroccan Sahara, each estimated to be just six to eight weeks old.
  
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• Fifa 18 players complain that game keeps crashing

  05-10-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global users of one of the world's best-selling game franchises have taken to manufacturer EA Sports' support forums to complain after a bug rendered their copies of Fifa 18 unplayable.
  
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• Baby chameleons hatch at Chester zoo

  05-10-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time, reptile experts at Chester Zoo, near Liverpool, have successfully bred the Cameroon two-horned mountain chameleons, which are just 5cm (2 inches) long (pictured).
  
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• Surfaceskins door device disinfects itself when pushed

  05-10-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The low-cost device was developed at the University of Leeds, and dispenses alcohol gel onto a door pad when it is pushed and disinfects the surface before the next person uses the door.
  
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• Why does Ireland have the highest rate of overqualified workers? @pjo90 has some thoughts. ow.ly/JJQ030fFgpH

  05-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Why does Ireland have the highest rate of overqualified workers? @pjo90 has some thoughts. ow.ly/JJQ030fFgpH
  
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• Ultimate cold case: Who betrayed Anne Frank?

  05-10-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Algorithms will analyse a 'master database' to try and reveal new links and connections to find out who revealed where Anne Frank was hiding and sent her to her death in a concentration camp.
  
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• Draconid meteor shower to light up the skies this weekend 

  05-10-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viewers in Northern America, Europe and Asia are in the best place to see the Draconids although those closer to the Equatormay also be able to see few.
  
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• Artificial intelligence sector 'needs more brain power'

  05-10-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Workers worry robots will take their jobs, but manufacturers struggle to find qualified employees.
  
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• It seems the iPhone 8 Plus is bursting at the seams! #iPhone8Plus ow.ly/IDGL30fFg66

  05-10-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  It seems the iPhone 8 Plus is bursting at the seams! #iPhone8Plus ow.ly/IDGL30fFg66
  
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• Hypersonic missiles could spark World War 3, experts warn

  05-10-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report, by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation looks at the danger of hypersonic missiles - weapons capable of manoeuvring and flying faster than 5,000 kilometres/hour.
  
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• Post-Equifax ID Wasteland: Calls Emerge For A Universal Digital ID

  05-10-2017 18:39 via technocracy.news
  The final solution to implementing Technocracy would be a foolproof universal ID system for every human and everything else that moves. Thanks to massive breaches at Yahoo! and Equifax, the current ID system has completely failed, prompting renewed calls for a universal ID system. ⁃ TN EditorIn the wake of the massive Equifax data breach, once again a spotlight has been shone on the overuse of the not-so-secret number that passes for a national ID in the United States–
  
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• How bees always find their way home

  05-10-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have discovered neurons that detect speed and direction to help guide bees home.
  
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• Rate cuts considered to boost mobile network coverage

  05-10-2017 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Phone companies could have business rates reduced to encourage them to improve their networks.
  
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• Video of the world's largest tidal bore in China

  05-10-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese residents gather to watch the Qiantang River tidal bore on August 18th of the lunar calendar yearly. Here gigantic waves up to 10 metres (33 feet) travel up the river at 12 metres per second.
  
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• Have you seen the latest #madebyGoogle? siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog… #Google

  05-10-2017 18:30 via twitter.com
  Have you seen the latest #madebyGoogle? siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog… #Google
  
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• Sky Soundbox first listen: an impressive all-in-one speaker

  05-10-2017 18:19
  
  By Jeremy WhiteContinue reading...
  
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• Research from @UofA has dealt a blow to the 'alien megastructure' theory around Tabby's Star siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali… #TabbysStar

  05-10-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  Research from @UofA has dealt a blow to the 'alien megastructure' theory around Tabby's Star siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali… #TabbysStar
  
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• Lord Howe Island stick insect found after extinction

  05-10-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have used genetic analysis to confirm that insects found in the 1960s are the same species as Lord Howe Island's.
  
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• Neanderthal DNA blamed for mood swings and smoking habits

  05-10-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists studying British DNA found our Neanderthal inheritance affects our skin tone, hair colour, height, sleep patterns, mood, and even a person's smoking status.
  
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• Meet PLIMP: A hybrid craft combines a plane and a blimp

  05-10-2017 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A plane-blimp hybrid that can hover like a helicopter developed by Seattle-based aviation company Egan Airships could be used for applications such as agriculture, surveying, and filming.
  
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• Affordable cryonic head preservation 'within a decade'

  05-10-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Nottingham firm Stem Protect, which specialises in cryopreservation of stem cells for medical use, believes the cost of cryonics could more than halve in the near future.
  
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• What do peace and dynamite have in common?

  05-10-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday but where do the prizes come from?
  
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• Could this be the 'coolest' #NobelPrize ever? ow.ly/Gjue30fFcWQ

  05-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Could this be the 'coolest' #NobelPrize ever? ow.ly/Gjue30fFcWQ
  
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• Netflix raising US prices by 10 % for most popular plan

  05-10-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix will now charge $11 per month instead of $10 for a plan that includes HD and allows people to simultaneously watch programs on two different internet-connected devices.
  
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