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• How America's love of avocados is destroying the planet: Shocking before and after images show forests in Mexico wiped out by over-farming

  28-11-2023 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forests in Mexico are being wiped out for avocado orchards. As United States consumers eat more avocados each year, Mexican growers are illegally destroying forests to meet the demand.
  
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• Tech mogul Bryan Johnson's creepy 'baby face' photo leaves social media users unimpressed

  28-11-2023 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johnson, who has become famous for his $2 million-a-year anti-aging regimen, claims he has overcome the hurdle of living in a 46-year-old body. But his followers on social media are not convinced.
  
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• Drugs that extend dogs' lifespans by at least a YEAR show signs of 'effectiveness', says FDA - and they could be available by 2026

  28-11-2023 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A San Francisco biotech firm has created a drug that can make your dog live longer - and humans are the next step in their groundbreaking life longevity research.
  
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• They did it for science: 40 years since Spacelab module first launched

  28-11-2023 18:44 via go.theregister.com
  The legacy lives on, but best not mention that landing, eh? This week marks the 40th anniversary of the first launch of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Spacelab module aboard astronaut John Young's final Space Shuttle mission.…
  
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• Most school shootings are carried out using stolen pistols NOT high-powered machine guns, according to US study that 'may influence gun control policy'

  28-11-2023 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most school shootings from 1990 to 2016 involved lower- to moderate-powered firearms, and 98 percent resulted in 1 or 2 deaths. Most guns were stolen from relatives.
  
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• Check your Google Drive NOW: Glitch sees months of personal files VANISH from some accounts - here's what to do if your data is missing

  28-11-2023 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports posted to Google's support forums claim that dozens of files have vanished from personal accounts without a trace.
  
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• How Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has driven British users away: X has lost almost three MILLION monthly UK visitors this year, figures reveal

  28-11-2023 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although it's the fourth most popular app among UK adults, Twitter/X is losing users, data from Ofcom reveals.
  
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• Debunking the myth of the male hunter: Prehistoric women were BETTER at hunting than men, study claims

  28-11-2023 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While women have long been seen as child-rearers and gatherers and men as hunters, researchers from the Univeristy of Notre Dame have debunked this theory.
  
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• A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn DURING the working day, report reveals

  28-11-2023 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Of the 13.8 million people who watch porn online, more do so between 9:00am and 5:30pm than at any other time of the day.
  
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• Trainline is back online following a one-hour outage that left thousands of frustrated Britons unable to access the app

  28-11-2023 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainline has confirmed the app is back online, and has apologised for the outage.
  
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• The Humanoid Invasion Is Coming, Like It Or Not!

  28-11-2023 05:26 via technocracy.news
  
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• Revealed: What NOT to say when consoling the bereaved, according to scientists

  28-11-2023 03:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When a person is grieving, the wrong kinds of comments can harm more than they help. In a study of bereaved parents, researchers explained which comments helped and which hurt.
  
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• Google will start deleting 'inactive' accounts in...

  28-11-2023 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gmail accounts that haven't been used in the last two years will disappear Friday, along with all content in the connected Google Drive, Docs, Calendar, Meet, and Google Photos apps.
  
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