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• Forecasters predict a very active hurricane season

  24-05-2022 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
  
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• The Mystery of Monkeypox’s Global Spread

  24-05-2022 18:23
  
  Initial genomic sequencing suggests the virus hasn’t mutated to become more transmissible. So what explains its unprecedented rise across the world?
  
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• Men who pose topless on Tinder are seen as less competent and more promiscuous, study reveals 

  24-05-2022 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Colorado set out to test how sexualised images of males on the app affect viewers' perceptions of them.
  
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• EU Rules On Data Collection Don’t Apply To Police State

  24-05-2022 17:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented on May 25, 2018 to protect citizens from Big Tech, but Europol can do whatever it wants to vacuum up data from all sources, build AI programs to analyze it and then drive the results into a massive pre-crime system to catch evil-doers before they commit crimes.
  “Predictive policing” is reminiscent of Steven Spielberg’s 2002 movie, Minority Report. For all the high-tech emphasis, it was three psychics who p
  
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• Ancient Mayans stuck gemstones to their teeth to prevent infection and decay, study shows 

  24-05-2022 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has found that Ancient Mayans stuck gemstones to their teeth to prevent infection and decay. Research led by Cinvestav, Mexico found the sealants may have had therapeutic properties.
  
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• Kissinger Speaks: Ukraine Must Give Russia Territory

  24-05-2022 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Henry Kissinger was a founding member of the Trilateral Commission in 1973 and has been a kingmaker for globalization ever since. At 98 years of age, he is speaking out on the war in Ukraine at the WEF’s elitist conference in Davos, Switzerland and says the West has been too hard on Russia. ⁃ TN EditorVeteran US statesman Henry Kissinger has urged the West to stop trying to inflict a crushing defeat on Russian forces in Ukraine, warning that it would have disastrous consequ
  
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• Biden Proves Soaring Gas Prices Are Intentional To Transition To Electricity

  24-05-2022 15:57 via technocracy.news
  
  The cult of green promoting Technocracy are intentionally levering gas and diesel prices higher to achieve price parity with electricity. This will never happen since electricity prices are rising at the same time. The real goal is to destroy capitalism and free market economics to be replaced with Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorCan you feel the love? As everyday Americans are forced to live with the pain of gas prices spiking to record highs at the pump, President Jo
  
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• Time to ditch Apple Pay? People who use mobile payments are more likely to OVERSPEND, study reveals

  24-05-2022 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Puget Sound in Washington have revealed that people who use mobile payment methods are more likely to overspend.
  
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• Amazing video shows how salamanders glide like skydivers

  24-05-2022 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of South Florida researchers set out to discover why 'wandering salamanders' willingly jump from such great heights and what makes them aerodynamic.
  
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• Tired Old Offices Can Be Recycled Too

  24-05-2022 13:00
  
  Instead of buying new materials, companies can reuse old building parts to slash emissions.
  
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• Open Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School War

  24-05-2022 13:00
  
  Intelligence collected from public information online could be impacting traditional warfare and altering the calculus between large and small powers.
  
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• Horses and pigs can distinguish between negative and positive sounds in human speech 

  24-05-2022 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have found that pigs and horses, can actually tell the difference between negative and positive sounds in human speech.
  
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• Could hydrogen ease Germany's reliance on Russian gas?

  24-05-2022 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports.
  
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• Slashing carbon dioxide emissions isn't enough to avert catastrophic climate change, study warns

  24-05-2022 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Georgetown University say that strategies to avert climate change should also focus on reducing other 'largely neglected' pollutants including methane.
  
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• How the world's first organic farm nation has led to hunger and economic ruin, writes TOM LEONARD

  24-05-2022 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOM LEONARD: From the ethically sourced produce shops of Islington to the chemical-free acres of the Prince of Wales's Highgrove farm, you could almost hear the cheering three years ago
  
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• Jackdaws call to one another in the morning to reach a 'democratic consensus' about when to fly

  24-05-2022 10:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter claim that jackdaws call to one another to reach a consensus about when to fly off together.
  
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• Google Street View's top photos as it turns 15, from the White House at Christmas to Venice canals

  24-05-2022 09:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has calculated that over the past 15 years, Street View cars have travelled over 10million miles and collected more than 220billion images.
  
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• Elgin Marbles were not 'hacked' from the Parthenon but were rescued from rubble, British Museum says

  24-05-2022 08:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British Museum has insisted its contested 'Elgin Marbles' sculptures were rescued from the Greek Parthenon and not ruthlessly stolen as a row deepens over their return to Greece.
  
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• 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions

  24-05-2022 03:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The birds take to the skies en masse after calling out their 'vote', scientists have discovered.
  
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• Cryptocrash: ‘I was arrested for knocking on Luna boss's door'

  24-05-2022 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man says he lost millions, and then was arrested for trying to talk to crypto boss Do Kwon.
  
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• Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restrict tourism

  24-05-2022 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stays in China made up only 1% of Airbnb's revenue for the last few years, a source said.
  
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• What is tech neck? Why more Aussies are prone to bad posture more than ever before

  24-05-2022 01:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Australians are at risk of developing 'tech neck' as more spend countless hours scrolling on phones and hunched over computers.
  
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