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• Vinland Map is 'awash in 20th century ink' and deemed a fake, new analysis confirms 

  16-09-2021 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Vinland Map, which shows a section of North America's coastline southwest of Greenland, is famed for being the earlies imagery of the New World, but a new analysis finds it has ink from the 1920s.
  
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• Sir Clive Sinclair: Computing pioneer dies aged 81

  16-09-2021 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inventor, entrepreneur and ZX Spectrum creator died at his London home following a long illness.
  
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• Sir Clive Sinclair: Tireless inventor ahead of his time

  16-09-2021 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prolific innovator invented the pocket calculator and the ill-fated Sinclair C5 electric car.
  
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• Lucid beats Tesla in most miles on a single charge

  16-09-2021 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucid's ir Dream Edition Range can drive 520 miles on a full battery, beating the Tesla Model S Long Range, previously the car that could go the farthest on a charge, by more than 100 miles.
  
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• EIGHT additional miles of Kentucky's Mammoth Cave have been uncovered

  16-09-2021 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A non-profit found 8 additional miles of the Mammoth Cave. The team has been exploring the structure for the past 60 years and found nearly 400 miles of passageways.
  
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• Microsoft: Users can now delete all passwords from their accounts and log in with other methods

  16-09-2021 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The move by the Redmond, Washington-based firm follows an initial rollout of the feature to Microsoft's business customers back in the March of this year.
  
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• Ocean Photographer of the Year 2021

  16-09-2021 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An image of a green sea turtle surrounded by glass fish wins photo award.
  
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• Fossils: Footprints discovered in Spain reveal a NURSERY for elephants from 129,000 years ago

  16-09-2021 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tracks on the 'Matalascañas Trampled Surface', which was preserved near the city of Huelva, Spain, were analysed by researchers led from the University of Lisbon.
  
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• Legal Melee : Over Half Of States Vow To Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

  16-09-2021 17:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats in the Biden Administration gaslight the American people by saying that his vaccine mandates are “not political” but only seek “to save the lives of American people.” Hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits will prove otherwise. Biden’s policies expose the lawlessness of his Administration.
  Biden’s domestic policies are closely related to former Trilateral Commission member, Susan Rice, the current Director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council. Wiki
  
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• File-sharing crackdowns from lawyers and police

  16-09-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Piracy is once again in the spotlight as rights holders threaten legal action for illegal streaming.
  
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• Humans may have started making clothes 120,000 years ago, scientists say

  16-09-2021 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have found ancient bone tools in the Contrebandiers Cave in Morocco that they believe were used to work leather and fur into garments between 90,000 and 120,000 years ago.
  
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• Whales have five FINGERS hidden in their flippers that are a trait from their ancient ancestor

  16-09-2021 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from Denmark shared images of a dissected whale's flipper, revealing there are five finger-like appendages hiding inside that are a trait from its land-based ancestor.
  
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• States And Communities Can Fight Back Against Tyranny And Lawlessness

  16-09-2021 16:41 via technocracy.news
  
  TN declared war on Technocracy in 2018, but few responded. However, given today’s global pandemic of tyranny, many are recognizing that we must fight back whether we like it or not. This is not a war that we started or desired, but it is clear that Technocrats at all levels are being exposed for what they are: tyrants.
  There are positive solutions to fight back. TN has said for years that the battle must be local, defending communities, cities, towns, counties, etc. States also have incred
  
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• Sky is back online following outage that left customers in Scotland unable to access the internet

  16-09-2021 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky is back online following a two-hour outage that left users across East and Central Scotland unable to access the internet.
  
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• The War On Cash Is Very Real, Not Just Speculation

  16-09-2021 16:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy’s total surveillance ideology demands that anonymous cash transactions be removed from the economic system. Why? Because what cannot be monitored cannot be controlled, and cash transactions cannot be monitored! Thus, the future economy is being fully digitalized. ⁃ TN EditorIn our bizarre economy, we hear many things, and ideas are constantly being thrown out to us. This all tends to flow together and help us develop a strategy as to how we should cope with the changing t
  
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• Dundee: How the city would have looked 20,000 years ago under a 0.6-mile-thick ICE SHEET

  16-09-2021 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video was made by glaciologist Max Van Wyk de Vries of the University of Minnesota and design expert Kieran Duncan of the University of Dundee.
  
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• 58 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  16-09-2021 15:30
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• 55 of the best Netflix series to binge watch right now

  16-09-2021 15:30
  
  Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2021. Updated weekly
  
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• Facebook quietly changed its algorithm in 2018 to prioritise reshared material

  16-09-2021 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US tech giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the change was made in an attempt to strengthen bonds between users - particularly family and friends - and to improve their wellbeing.
  
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• OpenSea admits insider trading of NFTs it promoted

  16-09-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An employee was accused of buying digital art that would later be promoted on the homepage.
  
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• How to use Bluetooth audio on your Nintendo Switch

  16-09-2021 15:06
  
  So it turns out Bluetooth audio has always been possible with the Switch. Nintendo has finally graced us with its presence
  
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• Sky is DOWN across East and Central Scotland, leaving users unable to access the internet

  16-09-2021 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky has now confirmed that the outage is affecting internet access for customers in East and Central Scotland.
  
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• Fossils: School kids find remains of 4ft 7in penguin that roamed New Zealand 34 million years ago

  16-09-2021 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kairuku waewaeroa - which lived some 34.6-27.3 million years ago and stood at 4' 6" tall - was first unearthed in the Kawhia Harbour, on the North Island, in 2006.
  
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• UK funds hydrogen-powered cargo submarine to torpedo maritime emissions by 2050

  16-09-2021 13:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Green machine will also suck up microplastics between Glasgow and Belfast A hydrogen-powered cargo-carrying submarine has received taxpayer funding as part of the UK government's goal to slash maritime emissions by 2050.…
  
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• Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans

  16-09-2021 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The infiltration threatened the "very foundations of Wikipedia", BBC News is told.
  
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• The Great Bronze Age migration was fuelled by milk, study finds

  16-09-2021 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some nomads, known as the Yamnaya, went west across Europe to places such as Scandinavia, while others got as far east as Mongolia. They brought with them new languages and technologies.
  
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• Chances of alien life in our galaxy are 'much more likely than first thought', scientists claim

  16-09-2021 12:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These organic molecules resulted in life on Earth, and are 100 times more abundant than previously thought, according to research led by the University of Leeds.
  
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• Kew Gardens: Royal Botanic Gardens breaks record for largest plant collection

  16-09-2021 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Established in 1759, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has 16,900 unique plant species.
  
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• The UK is racing towards a winter energy crisis

  16-09-2021 07:00
  
  Gas prices are spiking and the energy markets are coming under increasing pressure. The combination may lead to a bleak winter
  
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• The pandemic showed we need a Green New Deal

  16-09-2021 07:00
  
  Adam Tooze’s new book, Shutdown, dissects the pandemic's economic damage – and highlights the chance for a Green New Deal
  
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• Covid gives us a chance to fix indoor air pollution forever

  16-09-2021 07:00
  
  The pandemic taught us the benefits of ventilation in stopping the spread of the virus. But keeping our indoor air clean has plenty of other benefits
  
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• SpaceX successfully sends four amateurs into orbit for three-day tour

  16-09-2021 03:40 via go.theregister.com
  
  Vision from window seats didn't stream, everything else worked SpaceX has successfully launched its first all-civilian crew into space.…
  
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• SpaceX successfully sends four amateurs into orbit for three-day cruise

  16-09-2021 03:40 via go.theregister.com
  
  Vision from window seats didn’t stream, everything else worked SpaceX has successfully launched its first all-civilian crew into space.…
  
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• Bitcoin protests in El Salvador against cryptocurrency as legal tender

  16-09-2021 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The demonstrators burn Bitcoin machines, a week after the cryptocurrency became legal tender.
  
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• Mangrove forests: Photography winners show beauty of ecosystems

  16-09-2021 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Mangrove Photography Award winners show unique ecosystems above and below the waterline.
  
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• Canadian prairie ranchers struggle with drought conditions

  16-09-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amid a severe drought in the Prairies, some ranchers are trying to find ways to work with nature.
  
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• Canada election: Lytton fire puts village at centre of debate

  16-09-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A village in western Canada recorded the country's highest-ever temperature. The next day it was gone.
  
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• Record high temperatures and drought have left California's Mt. Shasta without its usual snowcover

  16-09-2021 00:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Record heatwaves and droughts in California have left Mt. Shasta with almost no snow cover, a rare state that is only accelerating the melting of its already imperiled glaciers, experts say.
  
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