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• Elon Musk says SpaceX's 'Starship will be ready for its first orbital launch attempt next month'

  22-10-2021 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk is ready to send SpaceX's latest Starship prototype into orbit - just hours after the rocket's first static fire test. However, the orbital launch can only happen with FAA approval.
  
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• 'Heavily charred and blackened' nut cake baked during World War II found preserved in German town

  22-10-2021 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered a hazelnut and almond cake that became a 'heavily charred and blackened' after a British air raid hit a historic Germany city during World War II.
  
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• Former NASA administrator says flooding orbit with satellites could block humanity from space 

  22-10-2021 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is urging US and world governments to better manage the approval of new satellites in orbit due to risks of collisions in space.
  
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• Remains of 29 people buried as offerings 1,000 years ago discovered

  22-10-2021 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found four tombs in the Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucalá dig site, in the Lambayeque region of Peru, with the remains of children and teenagers.
  
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• Start-up develops a $92,000 flying vehicle dubbed Jetson One that 'anyone can own and fly' 

  22-10-2021 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The all electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was launched this month, three years after the firm released a 'proof of concept' prototype in 2018.
  
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• Some carnivores, such as bears, cats and civets change their hunting schedule to avoid each other

  22-10-2021 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some carnivores, such asbears, wild cats and civets, may avoid each other to conserve resources and survive, according to a newly published study from researchers in Japan.
  
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• Apple: Rare VIDEOPAD prototype set to be auctioned - and is predicted to sell for up to $12,000 

  22-10-2021 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plastic personal digital assistant mock-up - the only one of its kind known to have survived - shows how Apple once envisaged cornering the video call market.
  
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• 60 of the best Netflix series to binge watch right now

  22-10-2021 17:28
  
  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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• Rate of coal and gas power decline NEVER been achieved before, historical analysis reveals 

  22-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review of fossil fuel usage in 105 countries between 1960 and 2018 was carried out by researchers from Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  
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• Astronomers spot a star 60 million light years from Earth dying and going supernova in REAL-TIME 

  22-10-2021 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers havewitnessed for the first time a star dying and going supernova, using the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's TESS telescope.
  
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• Unpacking Propaganda: What Is It? What Can You Do About It?

  22-10-2021 16:14 via technocracy.news
  
  America is awash with harmful and dangerous propaganda, but few people understand what it is, how it works and what can be done to overcome it. This article examines the nature, structure and intent of propaganda so readers can increase awareness and discernment.
  Propaganda Defined
  According to The Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, “Since propaganda and public relations both share the goal of using mass communication to influence public perceptio
  
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• COVID Authoritarians Are Wrecking America, Not The Unvaccinated

  22-10-2021 16:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Writers are recognizing that the “blame game” points fingers away from the real perpetrators. Technocrats have triggered the base and dark instincts of would-be tyrants to completely disrupt the world’s economic system, thus playing into the so-called “Great Reset” to “Build Back Better”. ⁃ TN EditorIt’s an odd dynamic – One would think that if the covid vaccines were a generally benevolent program that actually “followed the scie
  
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• Human brain DECREASED in size 3,000 years ago when ancient beings started formed social groups

  22-10-2021 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The decrease was identified during thee Holocene era when human began to form social groups instead of living individually. This allowed them to share information instead of storing it.
  
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• Sam Altman Lays Out Global Infrastructure For Universal Basic Income

  22-10-2021 15:41 via technocracy.news
  
  Altman has shown himself to be both a Technocrat and Transhuman, convinced that Universal Basic Income is the answer to job-displacing automation, AI and robots. He is scanning irises all over the world to prove that no two persons’ eyes are the same, thus paving the way for a universal ID. ⁃ TN Editor
  It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie — metallic orbs that scan people’s eyes to pay them in digital currency.
  That’s what tech investor Sam Altman has been
  
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• Health: Babies who sleep longer and wake up less during the night are less likely to be OVERWEIGHT

  22-10-2021 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sleep habits and body mass indices of nearly 300 newborns were monitored by researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital.
  
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• AG Merrick Garland Admits Targeting Parents As ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Was Based Solely On Letter From National School Boards Assn

  22-10-2021 15:29 via technocracy.news
  
  Under sworn testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Garland was pried open by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to admit the only reason he targeted school student’s parents was a spurious letter that he received from the leftist National School Boards Association. The whole incident smacks of Technocrat manipulation. ⁃ TN EditorU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland admitted during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday he took the word of the National School Boards Association
  
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• Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, research finds

  22-10-2021 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social-media giant has found tweets from parties on the political right are "amplified" more.
  
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• SpaceX fires up its SN20 Starship prototype for the first time

  22-10-2021 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test took place at 20:16 EDT on Thursday (01:16 BST Friday) at SpaceX's Starbase facility, near Boca Chica in Texas, and initially involved the firing of one of SN20's two giant Raptor engines.
  
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• Stunning 2,000-year-old lilac amethyst stone discovered in Jerusalem

  22-10-2021 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable stone, which would have been worn on a ring, was discovered during excavation work on the Western Wall foundations in Jerusalem.
  
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• Robo-cat waiters come to restaurant chain and other news

  22-10-2021 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jen Copestake looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Nature: Giant owl that hasn't been seen in 150 YEARS is finally spotted in a rainforest in Ghana

  22-10-2021 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Shelley's eagle-owl was sighted in the Atewa forest on October 16 by Imperial College London biologist Joseph Tobias and freelance ecologist Robert Williams.
  
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• Kids need Covid vaccines. Canada has the answer

  22-10-2021 11:54
  
  While many countries have struggled to vaccinate children against Covid-19, Canada has boldly surged ahead
  
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• Microplastics are found in the blood of farm animals including cows and pigs for the first time

  22-10-2021 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say the research, which involved 12 cows and six pigs and was led by Heather Leslie, of Vrije University in Amsterdam, could have serious implications for public health.
  
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• The science that could help you live to 100

  22-10-2021 07:00
  
  This is what we’ve learnt from worms, fruit flies and centenarians about defying the steady march of time
  
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• Kenyan northern white rhino Najin retired from breeding scheme

  22-10-2021 03:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Najin, 32, has been part of a programme in Kenya trying to save her species from extinction.
  
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• COP26: PM warned over aid cuts ahead of climate summit

  22-10-2021 02:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government advisers express "deep concern" at planned reductions in aid spending before COP26.
  
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• How to plug the UK into desert sunshine

  22-10-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One company plans to build the world's longest electricity cable to connect Morocco to the UK.
  
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