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• Great Scott! Photographer recreates scene from the 1985 film Back to the Future in his home

  11-11-2022 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A photographer recreated a miniature scene from the film Back to the Future inside his home using a LEGO made DeLorean, lighter fluid, a can of smoke and a single sparkler.
  
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• Waymo's driverless robotaxis can now be hailed by ANYONE in downtown Phoenix in major expansion

  11-11-2022 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo has opened up its fully driverless ride-hail service in downtown Phoenix to all members of the general public in a significant expansion of the technology in a major city.
  
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• Image of 'St Elmo's Fire' is captured by Airbus pilot while flying through Hurricane Ian

  11-11-2022 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  St Elmo's Fire happens during thunderstorms. It occurs when the atmosphere becomes charged and an electrical discharge of plasma is created between an object and the air around it.
  
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• NASA's moon rocket SURVIVES 100 MPH winds during Hurricane Nicole and will launch November 16

  11-11-2022 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA announced its Space Launch System moon rocket survived the 100mph winds it experienced during Hurricane Nicole. Several issues were found, but the launch is still on.
  
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• Remains of 'America's first veterans' who died in the Revolutionary War are found in South Carolina

  11-11-2022 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Human remains belonging to American soldiers who died during the 1780 Battle of Camden have been found. These men are deemed heroes, as many of their fellow men fled - but they stayed to fight.
  
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• Rats can bop their heads in time to the beat of music, study reveals 

  11-11-2022 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Tokyo played ten rats a Mozart Sonata and four pop songs at different tempos, and found they could best keep in time when it was 120 to 140 beats per minute.
  
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• Amazon's new robotic arm uses AI and suction cups to pick up and sort MILLIONS of diverse products

  11-11-2022 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's new robotic arm is capable of handling and sorting millions of unique items - a major milestone - and a sign that it could one day replace a large number of its human warehouse workers.
  
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• The Fallout of the FTX Collapse

  11-11-2022 19:01
  As Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire crumbles, its customers, and other crypto traders, are paying the price.
  
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• Crypto giant FTX collapses into bankruptcy

  11-11-2022 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Bankman-Fried also stepped down as chief executive, capping a tumultuous week for the firm.
  
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• Ancient Egyptian women got 'tramp stamp' tattoos to protect them and their child during labor

  11-11-2022 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two female mummies that died between 25 and 34 years old at death bear tattoos on their lower backs that depict the god Bes, who was believed to protect women and children during labor.
  
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• COP27: Joe Biden issues climate rallying cry to world leaders

  11-11-2022 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president also defends his country's climate leadership at the UN summit COP27.
  
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• Affairs boost self-esteem and life satisfaction - but only if you're a woman

  11-11-2022 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men are more likely to report low self esteem and a decrease in life satisfaction after having an affair - while for women it's the opposite, according to researchers from Tilburg University.
  
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• Haunting new image of 'star-factory' Cone Nebula makes it appear like a mythological creature 

  11-11-2022 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A haunting image of the Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the Milky Way Galaxy about 2,500 light-years from Earth, makes it appear like a mythological creature.
  
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• Bouncy pavement in Telford harnesses energy from runners' footsteps to charge smartphones

  11-11-2022 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Telford & Wrekin Council installed the stretch of pavement beside a footbridge on the walkway from Telford railway station into town.
  
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• Why we love John Lewis at Christmas: The psychology behind festive adverts

  11-11-2022 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This year, John Lewis' Christmas advert shows a man learning to skateboard to impress his foster daughter. MailOnline takes a look at why we connect so much with its annual festive offering.
  
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• How Election Integrity Has Been Destroyed In Arizona (And Elsewhere)

  11-11-2022 16:42 via technocracy.news
  Because I live in Arizona, I have wondered and scratched my head as to why a fundamentally “red” state ends up with “blue” politicians. Such was the case during the 2020 election when Donald Trump was overwhelmingly popular and yet lost the state. Such is the case right now with the Governor’s race between Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs. Now I know the answer.
  Republicans seek voters, Democrats seek ballots.
  This is so simple and obvious that it has escaped everyone&rsqu
  
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• Nord Stream methane leak will NOT increase global warming, study says

  11-11-2022 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Methane that leaked from pipes in Northern Europe will cause a 'tiny' and 'negligible' rise in global warming, say experts at Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Beijing.
  
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• Big Pharma Technocrats Use COVID Model To Push RSV Vaccines

  11-11-2022 15:02 via technocracy.news
  Medical Technocrats embedded in government hierarchy are running the same game plan as with COVID to mandate vaccines wherever they can direct the needle. In this case, it is for babies and toddlers and a common but mild virus known as RSV. Will they ever stop? No, not until it is unprofitable for them to continue. ⁃ TN EditorSouthern California’s Orange County Health Department this month declared a local health emergency over concerns around the rising number of pediatric case
  
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• Some Europeans Are Waking Up To Lunacy Of “Ideology-Driven” Energy Crisis

  11-11-2022 14:48 via technocracy.news
  It may be too little, too late, but some European politicians are waking up to the fact that a politician-hating fifth column of environmental ideologues have taken them for a ride into energy oblivion. Killing energy kills people, disrupts societies, destroys trust between government and people, etc. ⁃ TN EditorA German MEP has blamed the European Union’s Green Deal for causing its current energy crisis, describing the climate project as an “ideology-driven monster”.
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• Twitter boss Elon Musk 'not above the law', warns US regulator

  11-11-2022 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The warning from a US regulator came as Mr Musk reportedly warned bankruptcy is not out of the question for Twitter.
  
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• Twitter Is on a Collision Course With Europe

  11-11-2022 13:00
  Layoffs leave only two people in the company’s Brussels office, just as Europe prepares to enforce sweeping new tech rules.
  
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• Truffles Are Becoming Even More Expensive. Blame Climate Change

  11-11-2022 13:00
  Harvests of the fungi are plummeting as Europe gets drier, pushing the prices of some varieties to eye-watering heights.
  
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• The Great Truffle Shortage Is Coming

  11-11-2022 13:00
  Harvests of the fungi are plummeting as Europe gets drier, pushing the prices of some varieties to eye-watering heights.
  
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• ‘Dark Ships’ Emerge From the Shadows of the Nord Stream Mystery

  11-11-2022 13:00
  Satellite monitors discovered two vessels with their trackers turned off in the area of the pipeline prior to the suspected sabotage in September.
  
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• NASA checks Space Launch System after it was battered by 100mph winds on the launch pad

  11-11-2022 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 322ft rocket is currently still scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, November 16, pending the safety of the area and post-storm inspections.
  
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• Chris Rock to host Netflix's first live show

  11-11-2022 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The comic will front a stand-up special as Netflix begins to experiment with screening live events.
  
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• Australian police to Medibank hackers: 'We know who you are'

  11-11-2022 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Authorities say they know the names of cyber-criminals behind "morally reprehensible" hack.
  
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• Inside the UK's biggest IMAX with a 85ft-wide screen and laser projections 

  11-11-2022 11:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The legendary cinema in London's Southbank district has a jaw-dropping screen measuring 85 feet wide and 65 feet high - taller than four double decker buses.
  
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• Businesses warn research cuts will stall UK economy

  11-11-2022 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Leading scientists and businesses have said that cuts to the government's research risks "stalling" efforts to make the UK a science superpower.
  
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• You wait for an aurora on Mars and MAVEN spots two arriving at the same time

  11-11-2022 07:21 via go.theregister.com
  Boffins baffled: There's, like, zero magnetic field and very little atmosphere. What gives? A coronal mass ejection from our Sun sent a shower of charged particles to Mars, generating two types of ultraviolet auroras astronomers have never seen at the same time before.…
  
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• COP27: Key climate goal of 1.5C rise faces new challenge

  11-11-2022 03:17 via bbc.co.uk
  There is a 50% chance dangerous warming limit will be breached in nine years, experts say.
  
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• Ukraine war: Russians kept in the dark by internet search

  11-11-2022 03:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Why users of Russia's top search engine are unlikely to get to the truth about the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Ros Atkins On… Elon Musk and Twitter

  11-11-2022 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Ros Atkins looks at the twists and turns of Elon Musk’s early days in charge of the social media platform.
  
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• Why smart thermostats don't always save you money

  11-11-2022 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The makers of smart thermostats says the devices can cut energy bills but the evidence is not conclusive.
  
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• Global carbon emissions show no sign of decrease needed to limit warming to 1.5°C in 2022

  11-11-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These stark warnings come in the annual Global Carbon Budget report,prepared by over 100 international scientists, which predicts what our carbon emissions will be by the end of 2022.
  
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