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• Copper slave badge from 1835 is among the world's top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2021

  08-12-2021 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A small slave badge engraved with the year '1853' that was discovered in Charleston, South Carolina earlier this year is one of Archaeology Magazine 's top 10 discoveries in 2021.
  
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• Massive exoplanet orbiting a giant two-star system should NOT exist, scientist say

  08-12-2021 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers have discovered a massive exoplanet that they say should not exist. It is orbiting a two-star system that is the largest and hottest system found to date.
  
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• Fossils: First ever 3D visualisation of an ammonite's muscles show how it swam and evaded predators

  08-12-2021 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reconstruction was made from X-ray and neutron scans of an exceptionally well-preserved fossil found in Gloucestershire back in 1998.
  
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• Only The (Actually) Good Christmas Tech Deals Around Right Now

  08-12-2021 18:50
  
  Christmas is closing in and it's probably time to find that tech gift for your family and friends, from laptops to earbuds and tablets.
  
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• Shocking NASA animation shows plastic moving around Earth's oceans

  08-12-2021 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The animation shows a high microplastic concentration around the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, as well as Central America's west coast.
  
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• UK to phase out 2G and 3G by 2033

  08-12-2021 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's five largest mobile networks have agreed to the timeframe, with some aiming to phase out before.
  
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• Experts warn huge Amazon crash 'could impact an already tight delivery model'

  08-12-2021 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's outage reportedly meant delivery drivers were unable to do their job on Tuesday afternoon - but the Seattle firm denies packages will face delays leading up to Christmas.
  
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• Blue Origin's space tourist flight is DELAYED: Mission is moved to Saturday due to poor weather 

  08-12-2021 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin's third space tourism flight has been delayed until Saturday. The mission was set for Thursday. Liftoff is at 9:45am ET from Launch Site One in the West Texas town of Van Horn.
  
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• Divine Comedy: Robot Ai-da creates a poem to honour Dante

  08-12-2021 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ai-da is performing self-composed poetry readings to mark the 700th anniversary of poet's death.
  
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• Apple is 'forced to halt iPhone production for several days' during its busiest time of the year

  08-12-2021 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple was forced to shutdown iPhone production in October due to chip shortages, supply chain constraints and China's restriction on power use, a new report reveals.
  
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• Insects: Bumblebees are 'streetwise' and learn the bare minimum about where to land to find food

  08-12-2021 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, bees were first 'trained' to get a sugary treat from colourful fake flowers - and then University of Exeter-led experts observed which colours the bees were attracted to after.
  
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• Oregon Legislators Seek To Make Indoor Mask Mandate Permanent

  08-12-2021 16:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Oregon lawmakers have abandoned real science that shows the uselessness of masks against viruses, but are fully determined to make citizens to what they tell them to do. Expect boutique face mask stores and kiosks to pop up everywhere now.  ⁃ TN EditorOregon is moving to making its indoor mask mandate permanent, meaning the rule will only be able to be repealed in the highly unlikely event of Republicans winning the state.
  Authorities are progressing in making compulsory face covering
  
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• The New Normal: Biometrics Seen As Future Of Airline Travel

  08-12-2021 15:59 via technocracy.news
  
  You are forced to wear a face mask, to show proof of injection, to show your face, eyes and fingerprints in order to get to your destination. Technocrats believe more technology can solve all problems; if there are no problems to solve, then create some. ⁃ TN EditorIf it’s been a year or more since you traveled, particularly internationally, you may notice something different at airports in the United States: More steps — from checking a bag to clearing customs — are bein
  
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• Cost Of War: Excess Deaths Soaring Despite Mass Injections

  08-12-2021 15:39 via technocracy.news
  
  COVID injections were promised to be the path to normalcy, but the reality is far from it. Those who have already received the injection(s) have doubled their risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).  This is the ugly cost of Technocracy’s war against humanity, and there is no end in sight. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> In the week ending November 12, 2021, the U.K. reported 2,047 more deaths than occurred during the same period between 2015 and 2019; heart disease and stroke
  
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• World's largest pterosaur leaped in the air so it could fly, study finds

  08-12-2021 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have analysed fossils of Quetzalcoatlus found in Big Bend, a national park located in West Texas. The huge creature likely jumped 8 feet to get airborne before lifting off.
  
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• Crucifixion: 'World's best example' found in Cambridgeshire in form of slave with nail in his heel

  08-12-2021 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists unearthed the skeleton during an excavation at the village of Fenstanton back in 2017 and have just completed their analysis of the grisly find.
  
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• The Innovators Working to Reinvent Healthcare

  08-12-2021 13:00
  
  From AI drug-discovery to predictive medicine and mRNA’s next move, these are the people and technologies driving the future of patient care.
  
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• The Hottest Startups in Oxford

  08-12-2021 13:00
  
  Oxford is already home to one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Now its startup scene is finally getting the global attention it deserves.
  
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• Euros top Google's year in search in UK

  08-12-2021 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The three most searched for terms on Google UK this year were football-related.
  
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• 'Euros' is most googled term of 2021 in UK

  08-12-2021 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The three most searched for terms on Google UK this year were football-related.
  
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• Hubble telescope returns to full operations after more than a month

  08-12-2021 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hubble is now operating with all four active instruments for the first time since late October, said NASA, which is planning to launch its successor from Kourou, French Guiana this month.
  
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• Boffins demonstrate a different kind of floppy disk: A legless robot that hops along a surface

  08-12-2021 10:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  This is fine Those us who fear future enslavement by robot overlords may have one more reason not to sleep at night: engineers have demonstrated a few of the legless, floppy variety making some serious leaps.…
  
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• Chinese social media giant Weibo's shares fall in Hong Kong debut

  08-12-2021 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Last week, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi said it will move its listing to Hong Kong from the US.
  
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• TikTok jumps on online shopping bandwagon

  08-12-2021 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media app TikTok is producing its first live shopping and entertainment event in the UK.
  
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• Fish ‘whoops and growls’ recorded on restored reef

  08-12-2021 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Recordings of fish 'whooping, croaking and growling' reveal reef coming back to life, scientists say.
  
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• Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

  08-12-2021 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indonesia aims to use biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it may damage its forests in the process.
  
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• Fossils: Terrifying 14ft-long 'uncle' of modern crocodiles roamed Wyoming 155 million years ago

  08-12-2021 01:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil of 'Amphicotyleus milesi' was unearthed in the East Camarasaurus Quarry - named after the dinosaur finds from the site - in Wyoming's Albany County.
  
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• CEO Secrets: 'Call centre work trained me to be a CEO'

  08-12-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Bartlett, the 29-year-old co-founder of Social Chain, shares his business advice.
  
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• Women with an index finger shorter than their ring finger may be STRONGER, study claims 

  08-12-2021 01:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having an index finger shorter than a ring finger is already thought to indicate higher exposure to testosterone in the womb. Now, experts in Vienna report it's linked to high grip strength in women.
  
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