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• Baby squirrels are falling out of their nests in search of relief during the scorching heatwave

  15-09-2022 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wildlife hospitals in the Bay Area were recently flooded with baby squirrels who plummeted out of their nests in search of relief from the scorching heatwave.
  
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• Fireball in night sky was meteor, experts say

  15-09-2022 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The "shooting star" was reported by hundred of people across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  
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• NASA-funded spacesuit technology can provide hot flash relief for menopausal women 

  15-09-2022 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Space technology funded by NASA may help menopausal women experiencing discomfort from hot flashes.
  
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• Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 'Once in a lifetime' picture of comet wins award

  15-09-2022 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Winning images of the mysterious and beautiful parts of our Universe are on display in London.
  
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• Stunning photo of Comet Leonard wins Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022

  15-09-2022 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A photograph of Comet Leonardthat shows its gas tail being disconnected and carried away by the solar wind, has won the top prize at Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
  
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• World's oldest heart is found in a 380-million-year-old fossil of an ancient jawed fish

  15-09-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Curtin University found the heart alongside a separate fossilised stomach, intestine and liver, with the position of the organs similar to modern shark anatomy.
  
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• World's oldest heart found in prehistoric fish

  15-09-2022 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists say the 'jaw-dropping' discovery gives an insight into the evolution of human hearts.
  
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• Saturn's rings could be the result of a moon that smashed into the planet 160 million years ago 

  15-09-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT researchers claim that Saturn's rings and 26.7° tilt are the result of a moon falling out of orbit and colliding with the planet around 160 million years ago. Debris from the moonformed its icy rings.
  
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• Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure

  15-09-2022 19:45 via go.theregister.com
  34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways Electric vehicle charging is about to get easier in 34 US states and Puerto Rico, as government officials have approved plans to start spending infrastructure bill money on building support for EVs.…
  
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• Refreezing the poles would be 'feasible and cheap', study says

  15-09-2022 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A unique concept for keeping the north and south poles cool has been outlined in a new study led by a researcher at Yale University in in New Haven, Connecticut.
  
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• Whitehead: It Is Duty To Resist Tyranny And Unconstitutional Government

  15-09-2022 18:50 via technocracy.news
  The Bill of Rights is being effectively overturned from top to bottom by a government gone rogue against its own nation. It is Technocracy’s goal to destroy government completely, leaving them in total control. Both Democrats and Republicans have been thoroughly coopted by Technocrats.
  For those who just cannot believe this is true, just answer this: How did Biden’s Executive Order, ” National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative”, get written and signed, co
  
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• Zoom is back online following an hour-long outage

  15-09-2022 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zoom is back online following an hour-long outage that left thousands unable to use the video conferencing app.
  
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• Apple iPhone 14 Plus pre-orders drop - analyst blames strategy of ditching minis for big models

  15-09-2022 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's pre-orders for the iPhone 14 Plus have dropped, which shows its strategy of offering base models in standard and larger 'plus' sizes, as opposed to last year's 'mini'- is not working.
  
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• Unexpected Death Rate Rising Across Europe

  15-09-2022 18:24 via technocracy.news
  When scientists and statisticians say that they “cannot ascribe a reason” for skyrocketing death rates, they ignore the elephant in the room and say “we refuse to ascribe a reason”. All of this could be stopped in a myocardial minute with the worldwide cessation of mRNA injections. ⁃ TN EditorEuropean countries are currently experiencing an unusually high death rate, and coronavirus deaths are not the direct reason for this increase. Known as “excess mortality
  
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• FBI And Facebook Colluded To Spy On Americans Who Questioned 2020 Election Results

  15-09-2022 17:57 via technocracy.news
  The Biden administration has virtually suspended the First Amendment by colluding with media giants to spy on Americans who are considered political enemies. This is a continuation of other discoveries of multiple government agencies and officials working with Facebook and other platforms to censor speech. ⁃ TN EditorAccording to Department of Justice sources, Facebook has been spying on the private messages and data of Americans who questioned the 2020 election results and reporting them
  
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• Zoom crashes for thousands of users around the world

  15-09-2022 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 16:25 BST, and are affecting users around the world.
  
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• Telescopes more powerful than NASA's James Webb could discover aliens in 25 years, says scientist

  15-09-2022 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A scientist said we can find alien life outside of our solar system in 25 years, but the James Webb Space Telescope is not quite powerful enough to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.
  
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• Extinct lizard-like reptile that lived among dinosaurs 150 million years ago is unearthed

  15-09-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new species, named Opisthiamimus gregori, measured about 6 inches from nose to tail. It lived alongside dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Allosaurus in North America 150m years ago.
  
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• US school app accounts hacked to send explicit image

  15-09-2022 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The Seesaw app is used by millions of parents, students and teachers across America
  
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• Joe Biden's $3.8M Delaware holiday home 'will be FLOODED within five years,' experts say

  15-09-2022 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change is partially to blame for the rising sea levels, but they are increasing at a faster rate because President Joe Biden's vacationhome sites on land that is naturally sinking.
  
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• The Apple iPad 9th Generation is less than $280 on Amazon including 64GB and WFi plus 4G LTE

  15-09-2022 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: This is the lowest price the 9th Generation Apple iPad has ever been as Amazon reduces the price by 15% ahead of the 2022 Apple iPad release - snap it up now to bag a bargain.
  
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• Queen lying in state queue tracker: Mourners directed to California due to location code error

  15-09-2022 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Government officials blamed human error for the gaffe on Wednesday evening which directed people to cities in America instead of the back of the queue in London.
  
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• New battery for electric cars charges in 3 minutes and lasts 20 years

  15-09-2022 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adden Energy, a start-up based in Waltham, Massachusetts, has been granted a licence to build the battery design at scale to fit in electric vehicles.
  
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• Study finds using the suggestive aubergine emoji makes you appear less likeable 

  15-09-2022 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adobe's Emoji Trend Report 2022 has revealed the results of a survey of emoji users. It found that the Aubergine makes you less likeable while flirting, but the Pile of Poo emoji even less so.
  
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• TikTok is back online following an hour-long outage

  15-09-2022 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok finally appears to be back online following an hour-long outage the left thousands of users around the world unable to access the app.
  
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• Teaching ‘Selfish’ Wind Turbines to Share Can Boost Productivity

  15-09-2022 13:00
  A software update can help turbines become less disruptive to their neighbors and distribute the wind more efficiently.
  
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• Amazon workers in Coventry 'making history' with strike ballot

  15-09-2022 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff at the Coventry warehouse are voting on whether to strike amid a row over a pay offer.
  
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• Fossilised VOMIT found in Utah reveals a banquet of prehistoric amphibians

  15-09-2022 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists in Utah were in for a surprise when they discovered a fossilised pile of small bones in Utah's Morrison Formation.
  
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• TikTok is DOWN: Video app crashes for thousands of frustrated users around the world

  15-09-2022 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 10:40 BST and are affecting users globally.
  
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• Primary school children lose one full night's sleep a week due to staying up late on social media

  15-09-2022 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, which is the first to look at social media, sleep and fear of missing out in young 'pre-teen' children, found one in eight use social media during the night when they should be asleep.
  
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• Scientists try to teach a robot when it is appropriate to LAUGH

  15-09-2022 10:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kyoto University have trained a robot to recognise laughter in conversation, then decide whether to laugh in response and what kind of laughter would be appropriate.
  
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• Meet the world's most realistic humanoid ROBOTS

  15-09-2022 10:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline takes a look at the world's most realistic humanoid robots - and what they could be used for in the near future.
  
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• Giant meteor spotted over Scotland as space object crashes to earth in a yet unidentified location

  15-09-2022 10:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video shot form a back garden in Motherwell shows  large bright object flying from let to right an a downwards angle followed by a long tail.
  
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• Boffins spot baby planet forming around young star – and that's rather cool

  15-09-2022 09:27 via go.theregister.com
  In dust, we trust Astronomers have found a baby planet hidden in clouds of gas and dust swirling within a young solar system, by studying the accumulation of material around Lagrange points.…
  
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• Philippines Space Agency warns flyers, fishing boats, to avoid falling Chinese rockets

  15-09-2022 07:32 via go.theregister.com
  The red rocket menace is real: Beijing's already sprayed the region this year The Philippines has closed some of its airspace and warned local seafarers not to ply their trade for fear of having bits of a Chinese rocket land on them.…
  
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• South Korea 'cryptocrash' boss faces arrest warrant

  15-09-2022 05:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Do Kwon is behind the Terra Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies that plunged in value in May.
  
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