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• Archeologists race against time to save a 1,300-year-old shipwreck in France

  17-06-2022 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 40-foot-long shipwreck,unearthed near Bordeaux, consists of beams that have not been in contact with oxygen or light for quite a while, resulting in them dehydrating and splitting.
  
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• Leaked audio of more than 80 TikTok meetings reveal China-based employees are accessing US user data

  17-06-2022 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The audio recordings are from more than 80 internal TikTok meetings where staff expressed concerns about China-based engineers accessing US user data.
  
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• Shoe of 10-year-old Jewish girl is unearthed in rubble of the Warsaw Ghetto

  17-06-2022 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The small shoe was found at a bunker site that was used by 300 Jews to hide from Nazi soldiers in 1943. The shoe is small and made of cheap material that is held together by nails.
  
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• Meteorite that landed on Earth 200 years ago upends previous theories of how Mars formed

  17-06-2022 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New analysis by the University of California, Davis suggests that the interior chemical make-up of Mars largely came from meteorite collisions, rather than from a giant cloud of gas as previously thought.
  
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• SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 booster for a record-setting 13th flight TODAY

  17-06-2022 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX has set a new record after it launched a Falcon 9 for its 13th flight. The booster took a new batch of 53 Starlinks to low Earth orbit, brining the constellation to more than 2,200.
  
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• SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 booster for a record-setting 13th flight TODAY

  17-06-2022 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today, which willbe this booster's 13th flight - setting a new record for the company. Liftoff is set for 12:08pm ET from Florida.
  
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• UK data laws will reduce 'annoying' website cookie banners

  17-06-2022 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Data Reform Bill, detailed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), means Brits will no longer have to click to close cookie alerts on every site they visit.
  
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• Wreckage from the legendary Spanish galleon that inspired The Goonies found off the coast of Oregon

  17-06-2022 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Timbers from the shipwreck that inspired 'The Goonies' have been recovered in Oregon, USAby the Maritime Archaeology Society, after a fisherman reported spotting them in sea caves
  
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• 46 of the Best Films on Netflix This Week

  17-06-2022 16:00
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here are our picks for the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly.
  
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• SpaceX reportedly fires staffers behind open letter criticising Elon Musk

  17-06-2022 15:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Asked for equitable treatment and a boss that doesn't embarrass them SpaceX has reportedly reacted to an open letter requesting accountability for Elon Musk by firing those involved.…
  
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• Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting fast and could raise sea levels by 11ft by end of century

  17-06-2022 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Maine and the British Antarctic Survey have measured the rate of local sea level change, which is an indirect way to measure ice loss.
  
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• Julian Assange Is Running Out of Options

  17-06-2022 15:21
  
  The WikiLeaks founder will appeal the UK Home Office's decision to extradite him to the US.
  
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• Seven 'rainbow birds' have flown to Norfolk - thousands of miles from their native home

  17-06-2022 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven rainbow bee-eater birds have been spotted making nest burrows in Norfolk, after they flew thousands of miles from their home in the Mediterranean, the RSPB has reported.
  
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• Perseverance rover captures photo of a discarded thermal blanket on Mars

  17-06-2022 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency discovered a discarded thermal blanket which they said was used to protect the car-sized vehicle from extreme temperatures it experienced during landing.
  
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• UK 'net zero' plan to remove CO2 from atmosphere relies on burning 120 million trees, report claims

  17-06-2022 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation by The Telegraph claims that under the Net Zero plans, 58 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would need to come from power station chimneys so it can be captured.
  
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• Nepal plans to move Everest base camp due to global warming

  17-06-2022 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say the Khumbu glacier, a 10 mile river of ice on which the campsite is located, is rapidly melting and thinning, which makes it unsafe for visitors.
  
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• Let Them Eat Bugs: Scientists Tell Africans How To Lick Climate Change

  17-06-2022 13:26 via technocracy.news
  
  Africa already contains the poorest people on the planet with the least economic activity, but even they would be punished for their part in causing global warming. Scientists say they should eat bugs like flies and locusts and get rid of all those smelly cattle. Meanwhile, Africa’s rich resources sit in the ground and its people stay locked in the poverty cycle. ⁃ TN EditorA group of scientists called the Malabo Montpellier Panel published a report in May that encouraged Africa to d
  
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• Sure, Crypto Is Crashing, but Everything Is Perfectly Fine

  17-06-2022 13:25
  
  Cryptocurrencies are behaving exactly like the rest of the stock market, but the faithful say that's no reason to jump ship.
  
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• Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone

  17-06-2022 13:00
  
  Contactless fingerprinting uses a smartphone camera to capture your prints—and opens up a whole new set of privacy concerns.
  
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• Professor Brian Cox doesn't think humans will get to Mars until the 2040s

  17-06-2022 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Putting humans on Mars will be an even bigger challenge for NASA engineers than getting to the moon 60 years ago, Professor Brian Cox has told MailOnline.
  
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• Is climate change really killing polar bears? Scientists find new population in ice-free sea

  17-06-2022 10:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered a new population of polar bears thriving in the ice-free sea in Southeast Greenland.
  
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• Bee-eaters in Norfolk 'worrying sign of climate change'

  17-06-2022 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bee-eaters trying to breed in the UK is an "unmissable sign" of the climate crisis, the RSPB says.
  
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• Chinese City Turns COVID-19 App Into Digital Handcuffs For Bank Protestors

  17-06-2022 08:09 via technocracy.news
  
  Whatever tool of repression is close at hand will suffice for Technocrat purposes. In this case the COVID-19 tracking app is being weaponized to suppress protestors who are protesting to get their rightfully-owned bank deposits back. Thus far, depositors have been cut off from 39.8 billion Yuan ($5.91 billion).
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  “It’s so scary,” one user wrote. “If the health code is abused … it could be putting digital handcuffs on us. Everyone will become
  
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• Limited Hangout: Bill Gates And The Frame Game

  17-06-2022 07:52 via technocracy.news
  
  Bill Gates is famous for speaking out of both sides of his mouth on an issue to lead you to a false conclusion. No, Bill, your “vaccines” have not saved millions of lives. In fact, on a net basis, they have killed a lot more people than they could have possibly saved. We see right through you, Bill Gates. ⁃ TN EditorA few weeks back, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Bill Gates said some surprising things. In the course of a 56-minute panel discussion the
  
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• Elon Musk hints at layoffs in first meeting with Twitter employees

  17-06-2022 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire also discussed aliens in his first address to the social media firm's staff.
  
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• Some Greenland polar bears adapt to hunt without sea ice

  17-06-2022 06:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several hundred Greenland bears survive by hunting seals from freshwater ice instead, scientists say.
  
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• Government set to miss air pollution goals - report

  17-06-2022 03:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People cannot easily find out how dirty the air is where they live, the National Audit Office says.
  
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• Nepal to move Everest base camp from melting glacier

  17-06-2022 02:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp as the glacier it stands on becomes less stable.
  
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• Congo peat: The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat

  17-06-2022 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carbon-rich peatlands are under threat from development, posing a risk for future climate change.
  
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