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• 'Invisibility cloak' made of a smoke-like obscurant would conceals US troops from enemies

  26-08-2022 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The war tool is being developed by the The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which aims to make it safe for both US troops and civilians caught in the crossfire.
  
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• Being around a dog boosts 'positive' serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain, expert says

  26-08-2022 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Jane Manno, a psychiatrist at the Cleveland Clinic extolled the benefits of dogs today saying walking, petting or even just sitting with them helps to boost positive emotions.
  
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• Rapid eye movements are you looking around the dream world your brain creates, study reveals

  26-08-2022 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the first evidence to prove rapid eye movements during sleep are shifts in gazes as you look around in dream world. Previous theories speculated they were just random movements.
  
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• Oldest case of genetic condition that leaves men with smaller testes FOUND

  26-08-2022 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DNA extracted from the 1,000-year-old skeleton reveals the man had Klinefelter syndrome, which is a super rare genetic condition that gives men and extra X chromosome.
  
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• Strictest targets pledged to tackle England sewage discharges

  26-08-2022 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the Liberal Democrats call the plans a "cruel joke" pointing to higher bills for consumers.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope finds first evidence of CO₂ in exoplanet atmosphere

  26-08-2022 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  This same tech could someday help us discover strange, new – and habitable – worlds NASA is reporting another James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first as the orbital observatory has found clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.…
  
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• Over HALF of people who regularly play video games experience 'gamer rage'

  26-08-2022 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from gambling site Time2Play has found that 56.3 per cent of regular gamersexperience bouts of extreme, uncontrollable anger at least once a week.
  
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• Amazon has made a bid to buy FIFA game publisher EA, report claims

  26-08-2022 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Stockholm-based gaming content agency GLHF, Amazon will confirm its bid to take over the gaming firm on Friday.
  
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• Cradle To Grave: The Massive Consolidation Of The Health Care Industry

  26-08-2022 17:34 via technocracy.news
  
  Forget personal choice and competition. Technocrat operators are busy consolidating health care into a monopoly that will dictate all health treatments and outcomes for the vast majority of Americans. This consolidation is similar to that seen in agriculture and banking. ⁃ TN EditorThe following is a summary of changing health care and the threat to national security. With the latest Inflation Reduction Act joining healthcare and climate change, the path toward global totalitarianism has b
  
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• Portugal dinosaur: Giant sauropod skeleton found in man's backyard

  26-08-2022 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists from the University of Lisbon have uncovered an 82-foot long sauropod dinosaur skeleton in a man's yard. The homeowner found the bones when doing construction work.
  
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• The Controlled Demolition Of Europe

  26-08-2022 17:14 via technocracy.news
  
  There are tectonic rumblings throughout Europe and there is no clear outcome just yet. Leaders and borders may change. However, it is clear that there is an orchestrated plan to deconstruct the existing world order to prepare for the “new”, i.e., the WEF’s Great Reset, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorAs I read through the multitude of daily news articles about Russia, Ukraine, NATO and EU, it’s getting ever harder to escape the idea that there is a controlled demolition
  
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• Instagram says precise location is never shared

  26-08-2022 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Responding to viral claims online, Instagram says it does not give out users' exact locations.
  
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• Changes to heart rate influence how quickly we experience the passage of time, study reveals

  26-08-2022 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University have found that our sense of how quickly time is passing is partly caused by changes in our bodies.
  
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• Early revenge porn site fell when expert found evidence of pedophilia and suicide on the platform

  26-08-2022 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James McGibney claims to have played a role in the takedown of the porn revenge site IsAnyoneUp, which was made into a three-part documentary on Netflix called The Most Hated Man on the Internet.
  
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• CDC Flip-Flop Creates Plausible Deniability For Crimes Against Humanity

  26-08-2022 15:57 via technocracy.news
  
  The CDC has vindicated “misinformation spreaders” by the wholesale reversing of society-killing policies that plagued us since early 2020. The pivot provides plausible deniability of “we have seen the light” for the current Administration and opens the door to blame Trump for starting the whole debacle in the first place.
  This is a “hail mary” play to ward off a 2020 midterm election disaster. Otherwise, nothing has changed at CDC. Whatever hubris they are lea
  
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• Climate change: Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket

  26-08-2022 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia is burning off millions of dollars in gas every day at a plant near the Finnish border.
  
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• Golf has a murky history linked to colonial exploitation, academics say

  26-08-2022 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Golf balls were the product of colonial exploitation, according to the University of St Andrews, while the game itself was was 'imposed' around the world by the British Empire.
  
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• Twitter and Meta take down pro-US propaganda campaign

  26-08-2022 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new report details attempts by an online campaign to push American interests abroad.
  
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• Scientists discover a woman buried in a CANOE in Argentina dating back 800 years

  26-08-2022 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Universidad Católica de Temuco say the woman was buried approximately 800 years ago and believe that boat may have helped her on her journey to the afterlife.
  
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• Keeping 'guilty' purchases secret from your partner may be GOOD for your relationship, study finds

  26-08-2022 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Indiana University has found that couples strengthen their relationships when keeping mundane secrets from each other, as the guilt drives them to invest more in their partner.
  
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• Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed

  26-08-2022 13:00
  
  An attack on Russian mercenaries shows how militaries are increasingly using open source data—with sometimes deadly consequences.
  
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• George Miller Knows the Power of a Great Story

  26-08-2022 13:00
  
  The ‘Mad Max’ director spoke with WIRED about the allegorical grace of his new movie, ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing.’
  
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• Europe Set Itself Up for This Energy Crisis

  26-08-2022 13:00
  
  The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past.
  
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• Director Owen Kline Calls ‘Funny Pages’ His ‘Self-Critical’ Debut

  26-08-2022 13:00
  
  The coming-of-age comedy has divided critics. But it’s undeniably true to the vision of its creator.
  
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• Enjoy sniffing other people's body odour? You may have an unusually high SEX DRIVE, study finds

  26-08-2022 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou have revealed that people who enjoy sniffing other people's BO may also have an unusually high sex drive.
  
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• Beauty goggles makes attractive people seem 'intelligent and trustworthy', study finds

  26-08-2022 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In experiments, peopledeemed attractive were also thought to be intelligent and trustworthy, says an expert at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Skeleton of 82ft-long dinosaur found in a man's backyard in Portugal could be Europe's biggest

  26-08-2022 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists from the University of Lisbon have uncovered an 82-foot long sauropod dinosaur skeleton in a man's yard. The homeowner found the bones when doing construction work.
  
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• Beaver dams in east Devon create area of wetland amid drought

  26-08-2022 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of beaver families have created the wetland in east Devon in less than a year.
  
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• California to ban sales of petrol-only vehicles by 2035

  26-08-2022 05:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The biggest state in the US has moved faster than the federal government to tighten emission rules.
  
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• Nato investigates hacker sale of missile firm data

  26-08-2022 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers are selling classified documents online after obtaining data belonging to missile maker MBDA.
  
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• Start-up denies using tech to turn call centre accents 'white'

  26-08-2022 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology that changes workers' accents is accused of making "the world sound whiter".
  
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• How to stay cool the Japanese way

  26-08-2022 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan's heatwaves are driving the need for ways to stay cool, from face masks to neck fans and vests.
  
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