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• Colossal one-million-mile-long plume shooting out from the sun' is captured by astrophotgrapher

  07-10-2022 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew McCarthy told DailyMail.com witnessing the giant prominence and one-million-mile-long 'are the moments solar astronomers live for.'He watched the event for six hours.
  
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• Biden’s Privacy Order Slaps a Band-Aid on the EU-US Data Crisis

  07-10-2022 21:04
  A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance.
  
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• 'Screamingly high levels' of toxic forever chemicals are found in SIX out of 10 US pesticides

  07-10-2022 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texas researchers found the chemicals in seven out of 10 insecticides - but six had extremely large quantities of a particularly dangerous type that has been strongly linked to cancer.
  
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• Child drownings could be prevented by new wearable waterproof sensor

  07-10-2022 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sensor sits on the skin and detects signals of the wearer like movements and heart rate. When no movement is detect, the sensor sends a red alert message to a smartphone app.
  
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• Meta's metaverse app Horizon Worlds is 'buggy' and employees are BARELY using it, docs reveal 

  07-10-2022 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta's virtual reality network Horizon Worlds, currently the centerpiece of its metaverse endeavor, is suffering from bugs and not being used very much by the very employees who are building it.
  
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• Young activists urge focus on cash for climate damage at COP27

  07-10-2022 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners meeting ahead of the summit say it must deal with the long-running issue of 'loss and damage'.
  
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• Big Wind, Big Fail In Hawaii’s Lanai Paradise

  07-10-2022 18:07 via technocracy.news
  The power of just saying “No!” is powerful and effective, but only if it is said. Do not comply, do not submit, do not “go along to get along”. Citizens in local communities have tremendous power over their future if they would just stand up and get involved. Complaining after the fact doesn’t cut it. ⁃ TN EditorKirstin Downey’s recent article (“The Struggle Over Towering Wind Farms Is At The Center Of A Honolulu City Council Debate,&rdqu
  
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• Juno what? Jovian moon Europa is looking rugged

  07-10-2022 18:00 via go.theregister.com
  Probe takes highest resolution surface shot yet while citizen scientists get busy with their coloring pencils NASA's Juno probe had a close encounter with the Jovian moon Europa on September 29 and this week the space agency released the highest resolution photograph ever taken of its icy crust.…
  
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• Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan

  07-10-2022 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  UN member states pledge to decarbonise air travel, but green groups say the deal is weak and non-binding.
  
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• EVs Exploding In Florida After Water Damage

  07-10-2022 17:39 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats pledge to put everyone in an electric vehicle by 2030 or 2035. What insanity would promote exploding cars full of toxic and unstable metals like lithium? Alternative energy and turning everything to electricity is the biggest Technocracy scam of the century. ⁃ TN EditorA top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian.
  EV batteries that have been waterl
  
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• Electric vehicles are exploding in Florida as Hurricane Ian's water damage makes batteries corrode

  07-10-2022 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Firefighters in Florida are dealing with a new problem in the wake of Hurricane Ian's damaging floods - explosive fires caused by waterlogged batteries in electric vehicles.
  
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• Legends of 'Negrito' people living in Taiwan CONFIRMED, study says

  07-10-2022 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A DNA analysis on the skull found in Taiwan shows it's close to African samples and features of the cranium resemble Negritos of the Philippines and South Africa, who are short in stature.
  
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• UK wardrobes stuffed with unworn clothes, study shows

  07-10-2022 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A quarter of our clothes haven't been worn for a year but we are keeping garments for longer.
  
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• Moderna, Pfizer Seek EUA Booster Authorization For Children

  07-10-2022 16:51 via technocracy.news
  Moderna and Pfizer are again seeking Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA on “vaccines” for young children who are not at risk for COVID in the first place. Trial data are already deemed worthless, meaning that the children are being used as guinea pigs. Thus extends the crimes against humanity. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCEPfizer and Moderna are both seeking emergency use authorization for their bivalent COVID boosters for children. Moderna is seeking authorization for chi
  
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• Humanoid robot Ameca mimics facial expressions in real time

  07-10-2022 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ameca, developed by Falmouth, Cornwall-based firm Engineered Arts, can be seen copying a range of expressions, including blinking, grimacing and smiling.
  
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• Could NASA now stop a doomsday asteroid hitting Earth?

  07-10-2022 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft soared into a  small asteroid called Dimorphos at 15,000mph last week, in the hopes of tweaking its orbit.
  
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• Diners choose more sustainable meals when eco-labels are on the menu, study finds

  07-10-2022 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Bristol found that putting 'eco-labels' on a menu caused diners to choose a more sustainable meal, and are calling for a regulated labelling system for food products.
  
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• Vets warn against 'dangerous' TikTok trend that sees dog owners barking at their pooches

  07-10-2022 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Videos listed under thehashtag #barkatyourdog currently have nearly 160 million views. Veterinary Nurse Shauna Spooner, from charity PDSA, says it could have 'dangerous consequences'.
  
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• Electric vehicles can be fully charged in just FIVE MINUTES using NASA technology

  07-10-2022 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Purdue researchers used the NASA technique as a blueprint, in which they released a liquid coolant into charging cables to reduce heat, allowing for an intense current to flow that quickly charges cars.
  
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• Elon Musk: Twitter won't 'take yes for an answer'

  07-10-2022 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter said it did not trust the billionaire's promises to proceed with the takeover.
  
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• 'Electronic stethoscope' smartphone app can monitor your heartbeat

  07-10-2022 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An app developed by a team including King's College London records not only the basic 'lub-dub' of a beating heart but the sounds in between of its valves opening and closing.
  
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• UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences

  07-10-2022 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 100 licences are expected to be granted for new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.
  
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• It’s Time to Treat Housing Insecurity as a Health Risk

  07-10-2022 13:00
  A new study shows that cancer patients in precarious living situations are twice as likely to die from their illness, underscoring the harms of unstable housing.
  
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• Tesla's first Semi trucks will be delivered to Pepsi in December

  07-10-2022 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pepsi ordered 100 of the Tesla Semi trucks shortly after Musk's firm revealed the vehicle in Los Angeles in 2017.
  
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• Chernobyl is spawning MUTANT frogs: Bizarre black amphibians are spotted near the nuclear plant

  07-10-2022 11:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eastern tree frogs are meant to have bright green skin but scientists working near Chernobyl have found many with darker or black pigmentation.
  
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• Meet Updown Girl: 10-year-old child buried in Kent in the 7th century was of West African descent

  07-10-2022 10:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called 'Updown Girl' because she was laid to rest at Updown, near Eastry in Kent, the child was buried with a pot, a bone comb, a knife and a spoon.
  
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• Samsung warns of 32% hit to profits on chip slump

  07-10-2022 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Meanwhile, US chip maker AMD said its third quarter revenue would be $1bn less than forecasts.
  
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• SpaceX gives another four astronauts a lift to International Space Station

  07-10-2022 03:13 via go.theregister.com
  Two Americans, a Japanese bloke and a Russian float into a lab. The bartender says... SpaceX has dropped off another four astronauts at the International Space Station, their Dragon capsule successfully docking just now with the orbiting lab.…
  
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• Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists

  07-10-2022 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.
  
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• Dancers' moves help to power Glasgow music venue

  07-10-2022 02:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Heat energy is being captured from people dancing to help a Glasgow venue reduce its carbon emissions.
  
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• The LA kids who started behind and then flew ahead

  07-10-2022 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A new scheme in Los Angeles is proving effective in helping teenagers with poor English.
  
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• Britain's butterfly numbers are 'worryingly low', report warns

  07-10-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has released data from The Big Butterfly Count, which records the number of butterflies and day-flying moths across the UK.
  
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• If someone weaponizes our robots, we'll be really, really sad, says Boston Dynamics

  07-10-2022 00:57 via go.theregister.com
  Maybe finally a good use for DRM, eh? Preventing armed modifications Boston Dynamics and five other robot makers have promised in an open letter they won't allow their machines to be weaponized by either themselves or their customers. …
  
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• Low-sugar alcoholic drinks 'are luring young women into a false belief they contain less booze'

  07-10-2022 00:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian researchers say claims on packaging create a 'health halo' effect with consumers wrongly believing they contain less alcohol than regular alcoholic drinks.
  
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