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• SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket, which is the world's tallest, is ready for launch pad tests

  28-06-2022 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX Starship's Super Heavy Rocket is ready for what could be its final launch pad test. The Super Heavy Booster 7 has 33 Raptor engines. A robotic armmounted the rocket to the pad.
  
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• Scientists cannot create drug for deadly pathogen that has killed THOUSANDS across 50 countries

  28-06-2022 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Candida auris reproduces sexually, creating new strains. This has hindered scientist's ability to create drugs because the pathogen is constantly changing.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram are slammed for censoring posts about mail-order abortion pills

  28-06-2022 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta is blaming the removal of posts with 'abortion pills can be mailed' on 'incorrect enforcement,' but it refuses to say why posts were removed from Facebook and Instagram.
  
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• Invasion of the 'rock snot': Gooey algae that suffocates organisms are infecting Michigan waterways

  28-06-2022 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Rock snot,' or didymo, is an algae that creates a matthat can grow over six inches thick on riverbeds, resulting in the suffocation of organisms that call Michigan waterways home.
  
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• UK decides AI still cannot patent inventions

  28-06-2022 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many experts doubted AI was currently able to invent without human assistance, a consultation found.
  
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• Stunning Roman mosaic featuring wild animals and marine scenes returns to Israel after tour 

  28-06-2022 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A beautifully detailed mosaic that adorned a wealthy person's villa in ancient Rome is finally returning home to Israel after touring major art museums worldwide
  
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• ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm

  28-06-2022 18:05
  
  A German ad-tech trial features what Vodafone calls “digital tokens.” Should you be worried?
  
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• Spotify is quietly testing a new 'karaoke mode' that judges how well you sing

  28-06-2022 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karaoke mode has not been officially announced by the company, but several users have shared screenshots of the new feature on social media.
  
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• Scientific Dictatorship: EU Technocrats Ignore 99% Negative Public Feedback, Renew Digital Covid Passport Anyway

  28-06-2022 16:42 via technocracy.news
  
  The EU is run by Technocrats for Technocrats and in the case of vaccine passports, the “science is settled” and their 447 million citizens are forced to be tracked, spindled, numbered, punched and stapled. This is a clear picture of the dystopian, hardline disposition of scientific dictatorship, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorActing on a proposal of the European Commission, the European Parliament, as expected, voted yesterday to renew the EU Digital Covid Certificate fo
  
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• Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry

  28-06-2022 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Gyrotrons can super heat plasma, and maybe vaporize 20km of rock too A piece of Soviet-era physics equipment may be the key to worldwide geothermal energy.…
  
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• Bank Data: Disability Rates Soar During mRNA Injection Rollout

  28-06-2022 16:27 via technocracy.news
  
  Taking disability data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and overlaying it on the timeline of mRNA shot rollout, a striking pattern is revealed, namely, permanent disability rates soared. Attending doctors always claimed that there was no connection to getting the shot, that the disability/injury was just coincidental. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The U.S. population, aged 16 years and over, with a disability remained stable from 2016 to 2020, but jumped sharply in early 2021
  
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• Cyberbullying has a worse impact on its young teenage victims than 'traditional' bullying in person

  28-06-2022 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that victims of online bullying in early adolescence are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and attempts than those who have experienced bullying offline.
  
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• Survey: More Than 750,000 Dead, 30 Million Injured Because of Covid Vax

  28-06-2022 16:01 via technocracy.news
  
  As the war with Technocracy expands, dead bodies and injured citizens pile up in record numbers. In WWII, America lost 405,000 soldiers with 670,000 wounded. This genocide is of epic proportions and yet the vast majority of people are in denial that there is even an issue, as they line up for their mRNA boosters. ⁃ TN EditorThe United States federal bodies responsible for the nation’s healthcare policies keep turning a blind eye to the devastating number of deaths and injuries associ
  
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• Now you can have a picnic on Wimbledon's famous 'Hill' in the METAVERSE

  28-06-2022 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The All England Tennis Club has launched The Virtual Hill - a metaverse-style socially interactive experience that allows people to set up a virtual camp on the mound.
  
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• NASA's mini-spacecraft CAPSTONE just launched on its journey to the Moon

  28-06-2022 14:10 via go.theregister.com
  
  25kg CubeSat the size of a bar fridge will plot course for Gateway space station, pave way for human boots on Moon Rocket Lab has sent NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft on its way to the Moon atop an Electron rocket launched from New Zealand.…
  
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• People who have similar body odours are more likely to make friends, study shows 

  28-06-2022 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By smelling clothes with a device called an 'eNose', experts at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel found people with similar odours are more likely to make friends.
  
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• The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King

  28-06-2022 13:00
  
  Zeng Yuqun is China’s most prolific battery billionaire. His ascent has major implications for a world increasingly reliant on electric vehicles.
  
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• NASA finally launches its 'CAPSTONE' spacecraft to the moon  

  28-06-2022 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CAPSTONE, which is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds,blasted off today from Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand at 10:55 BST.
  
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• Returning to the Moon on the European Service Module

  28-06-2022 11:53 via go.theregister.com
  
  Moving to series production and dealing with the US, where things are done slightly differently Interview  NASA has set late August as the launch window for its much-delayed Artemis I rocket. Already perched atop the booster is the first flight-ready European Service Module (ESM). Five more are in the pipeline.…
  
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• Ofwat investigates South West Water over sewage discharge

  28-06-2022 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the public often report seeing condoms and toilet paper in England and Wales's waterways.
  
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• NASA is set to launch its 'CAPSTONE' spacecraft this morning 

  28-06-2022 11:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CAPSTONE, which is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds, will blast off today from Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand at 5:55 EDT (10:55 BST).
  
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• Exoplanets rich in hydrogen and helium may host life, study says

  28-06-2022 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planets outside our Solar System with atmospheres dominated by hydrogen and helium have surfaces warm enough to host liquid water, say University of Zurich experts.
  
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• The abortion privacy dangers in period trackers and apps

  28-06-2022 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are a number of concerns around data protection following the US Supreme Court's ruling on abortion.
  
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• The abortion clues that can hide on your phone

  28-06-2022 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are a number of concerns around data protection following the US Supreme Court's ruling on abortion.
  
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• What parents need to know to keep their kids safe online

  28-06-2022 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers urgently want parents to understand the tech which could help to keep kids safer online.
  
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• Is arthritis making your life a misery? Try a workout... or a chat!

  28-06-2022 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exercise and talking therapy could help thousands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis combat crippling fatigue, a study suggests.
  
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• Instagram DELETES abortion service posts and Facebook RESTRICTS posts

  28-06-2022 00:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is restricting and deleting content in twoabortion-related hashtags. However, Facebook is deleting status updates that say 'abortion pills can be mailed.'
  
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