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• World's oldest star map that was lost for 2,000 years is FOUND hiding in an ancient manuscript

  19-10-2022 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star catalog was found hiding under other writings on the parchment that had been reused for centuries. Experts compared the measurements to the layout of stars in 129 AD.
  
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• Founder of zero-emissions truck venture Nikola found guilty of $1b fraud

  19-10-2022 20:15 via go.theregister.com
  Verdict in for trial where promo vid showed gravity rather than batteries or fuel cells keeping electric truck moving A federal jury has found the founder of eco-truck outfit Nikola, Trevor Milton, guilty of deceiving investors with exaggerated claims about how close his company was to producing working prototypes of zero-emission 18-wheelers.…
  
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• People with unique dating profiles are rated as more attractive, intelligent and funny, study finds

  19-10-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tilburg University asked users of online dating sites to rate dating profiles, and found that those who used metaphors and more concrete information were rated more highly.
  
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• See the stunning Pillars of Creation through the 'eyes' of James Webb

  19-10-2022 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The James Webb image is the first to capture the gas and dust clumping together within the Pillars of Creation, along with populations of forming stars with some still encased in dust.
  
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• GM unveils 'audacious' $300,000 2024 Celestiq EV that design boss refers to as a 'spaceship'

  19-10-2022 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GM, with the help of singer Lenny Kravitz, pulled the wrapping on its new 2024 Celestiq EV, which is being touted as the carmakers most audacious new model since the 1930 Cadillac Sixteen.
  
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• Pictured: fetus cell tissue in its first nine weeks - a point when abortion is banned in 14 states 

  19-10-2022 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos of fetal cells show that an embryo in the early stages of gestation lacks discernible human characteristics like fully formed organs yet abortions at this stage are restricted in 14 states.
  
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• Mercola: Technocracy’s Digital Dictatorship Is Ever So Close

  19-10-2022 18:20 via technocracy.news
  Private companies that harvest unimaginable amounts of data from the Internet, sell that data to governments who in turn use it to spy on citizens. External data is not enough, however, so now the quest is for psychographic data about your state-of-mind and propensity for “wrong think”. The corral gates are closing at an alarming rate, making escape increasingly difficult. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> A little over a year ago President Biden proposed the establishment of a
  
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• James Webb telescope spies 'Pillars of Creation'

  19-10-2022 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most famous scenes in the cosmos is viewed by the new, Nasa-led super space observatory.
  
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• The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, study says

  19-10-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By studying the teeth of plague victims, experts at the University of Chicago were able to identify genetic differences that dictated who survived and who died from the Black Death.
  
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• First Neanderthal family with father, daughter and two other relatives discovered in Russian cave

  19-10-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany analysed the DNA of 13 Neanderthal individuals from two caves in the the Altai Mountains of Siberia, Russia.
  
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• Factory sealed iPhone 1 from 2007 sold at auction for $39,000 - over 50 TIMES its original price

  19-10-2022 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first iPhone was introduced by Apple founder Steve Jobs in January 2007 at MacWorld San Francisco, and could be bought for $599 or £269.
  
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• Bill Gates Approves Of European Energy Crisis To Drive Faster Adoption Of Alternative Energy

  19-10-2022 16:37 via technocracy.news
  Gates is the narcissistic poster child of Technocracy, devoid of common sense and having no capacity for compassion for fellow humans. Regarding “Net-Zero” CO2 goals, he says “we need a plan to speed the process up” and millions of homes going dark and cold this winter will serve that purpose. ⁃ TN EditorWhile people in Europe face the prospect of not being able to afford to heat their homes this winter, and experiencing freezing dark blackouts, Bill Gates declared
  
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• Don't panic about the 'most vaccine-resistant Covid strain ever'!

  19-10-2022 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The XBB mutant strain - which has been detected in England - has mutations that make it harder for Covid-fighting antibodies to spot.
  
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• Missouri Yanks $500 Million In Pension Funds From Blackrock

  19-10-2022 16:15 via technocracy.news
  The head of Blackrock, Larry Fink, is a member of the Trilateral Commission and totally dedicated to the Great Reset, Carbon Zero and, Technocracy. Investors are realizing that Blackrock’s policy is not to maximize shareholder value, but to use ESG to force compliance with the Technocrat agenda. Three cheers for Missouri for yanking their pension funds. ⁃ TN EditorMissouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement Syste
  
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• The new JBL Clip 4 portable Bluetooth speaker is reduced to $59.95 to kickstart the party season

  19-10-2022 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Amplify all events with a small but powerful speaker that can play loud without losing clarity. It's waterproof, dustproof and has a built-in carabiner so you can clip it anywhere
  
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• TikTok to ban children from livestreaming

  19-10-2022 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News found hundreds of accounts going live from Syrian camps, with children begging for donations.
  
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• Melting glaciers could cause the next pandemic, study says

  19-10-2022 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists investigated how climate change may affect the risk of 'spillover' - a virus jumping to another species - by examining samples from Lake Hazen in the Arctic.
  
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• TikTok's 'Board Parties' May Have Reached Their Apex

  19-10-2022 13:00
  Now that brands are getting on board, the trend—wherein friends show up at someone’s home with a slab covered in similar foods—could be on its way out.
  
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• The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs

  19-10-2022 13:00
  Dancers say a law to protect people working at ride-hailing and food delivery apps has been used to undercut their livelihoods.
  
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• Ruja Ignatova: Leaked police notes may have alerted FBI-wanted Cryptoqueen

  19-10-2022 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Europol records suggest Ruja Ignatova knew about efforts to arrest her before she fled.
  
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• Why grandparents don't understand jokes: Ability to recognise emotional cues declines with age

  19-10-2022 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Across three experiments researchers from the University of Essex found over-65s are less accurate at detecting emotions compared to those in their 20s.
  
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• Champagne bottle unveiled that can dispense bubbly in space

  19-10-2022 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar can dispense champagne in zero-gravity conditions, and a bottle will join the upcoming Axiom Space crewed missions into low Earth orbit.
  
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• Social media is causing spats among primary school pupils to escalate into violence, report finds

  19-10-2022 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arguments are continuing online after the school day has finished and 'amplifying' as children are goaded by their peers watching online, a major report by Crest Advisory has found.
  
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• Zombie mushroom which kills insects and grows out of their corpses may help cure CANCER

  19-10-2022 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cordyceps are parasitic mushrooms that infect and kill insects in the wild. Korean researchers have figured out how to cultivate the fungus in a lab setting using insects rather than traditional grains of rice.
  
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• Kakao outage: Co-chief executive quits South Korea internet giant

  19-10-2022 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A fire shut down Kakao services for more than eight hours on Saturday.
  
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• Amazon UK makes cautious move into insurance sales

  19-10-2022 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The store will initially focus on home insurance and has just three insurers on board.
  
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• Google Lamda: A glimpse at the ultra-realistic chat tech

  19-10-2022 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Earlier this year, the company fired an engineer who claimed the Lamda AI language system had feelings.
  
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• Only 3% of England under nature protection - report

  19-10-2022 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  "Little progress" has been made in protecting nature despite a government commitment, concludes a new report
  
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• HSBC climate change adverts banned by UK watchdog

  19-10-2022 05:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The regulator said two of the bank's posters “omitted material information and were therefore misleading".
  
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• Jim McDivitt, NASA Apollo mission astronaut, dies at 93

  19-10-2022 01:52 via go.theregister.com
  Tributes paid to Air Force veteran who helped make first US spacewalk possible Jim McDivitt, a US Air Force pilot and NASA veteran, best-known for flying in the pioneering Gemini and Apollo human spaceflight programs that led to the first manned Moon landing, has died at 93.…
  
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• Tomb of 'Santa Claus' is FOUND: Burial spot of Saint Nicholas discovered underneath Turkish church

  19-10-2022 00:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tomb has been hiding underneath a Byzantine church in Turkey that was built atop an ancient basilica, which was destroyed by rising sea levels during the Middle Ages.
  
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• Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid is spinning FASTER every year

  19-10-2022 00:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phaethon completes a single rotation in about 3.6 hours, but the near-Earth asteroid is now shaving off four milliseconds each year - but scientists are baffled about why this is happening.
  
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