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• Sex-crazed 'zombie cicadas' infected with a STD fungus called Massopora could infest US, experts say

  11-04-2024 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sex-crazed 'zombie cicadas' will emerge with the billions set to infest the US this month. The insects will be taken over by a mind-controlling fungus that eats through their bodies until they die.
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at Bafta Games Awards

  11-04-2024 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Super Mario Bros Wonder won two, while Star Wars Jedi: Survivor missed out despite six nominations.
  
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• Doctor reveals he's had an influx of patients with eye problems after the solar eclipse: 'It's like getting a sunburn on your RETINA'

  11-04-2024 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New Jersey eye doctor has received 25 calls and visits from patients who complain of eye problems after watching the solar eclipse. He warned it only takes a few seconds to damage the retina.
  
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• Doctor reveals he's had an influx of patients with eye problems after the eclipse: 'It's like getting a sunburn on your RETINA'

  11-04-2024 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New Jersey eye doctor has received 25 calls and visits from patients who complain of eye problems after watching the solar eclipse. He warned it only takes a few seconds to damage the retina.
  
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• Officials release update about Charlotte the virgin stingray's pregnancy as concern grows among fans

  11-04-2024 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Aquarium & Shark Lab in North Carolina posted another update on Charlotte's progress as they wait for her to give birth. Charlotte conceived via parthenogenesis, also called a virgin birth.
  
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• New witness of 1973 alien abduction in Mississippi featured in new Netflix doc claims she saw the 5ft creatures with 'pincer-like' claws that performed 'examinations' on two fishermen

  11-04-2024 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Netflix's new doc 'Files Of The Unexplained' re-examined the case this month, DailyMail.com has obtained the first-ever on-camera interview of key new witness, Maria Blair
  
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• What would happen if the 'Big One' hit California? Video shows how 7+ magnitude earthquake would rip through Los Angeles in seconds causing up to $300bn in damage and killing thousands

  11-04-2024 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists warn that the next major earthquake to hit California is likely to occur near Los Angeles - displacing 270,000 people and causing 1,800 deaths. The magnitude will likely exceed 6.5.
  
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• Inside the Cold War-era nuclear bunker built 700ft below luxury hotel in West Virginia that can fit every member of Congress inside

  11-04-2024 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Greenbrier Hotel, 250 miles from Washington DC, conceals a massive bunker where US politicians would seek shelter during a nuclear attack. It was decommissioned in 1992.
  
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• Flashback 1992: What The Washington Post Wrote About The Trilateral Commission

  11-04-2024 18:19 via technocracy.news
  
  This sickening and scurrilous faux-expose of the Trilateral Commission talks about the “far-right” and “far-left” critics such as Lyndon LaRouche, Holly Sklar, and the rabidly anti-Semitic rag The Spotlight; but not single word about Antony Sutton and I, who provided the only authoritative analysis of the Trilateral Commission in the late 1970s.
  To wit, I am glad to announce the immediate availability of The Genesis of Modern Globalization (1978-1979), which contains the
  
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• Regulator fears big tech firms' power in AI market

  11-04-2024 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CMA points to "interconnected web" involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.
  
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• The end of unsolicited d*** pics? Instagram makes a major change to protect users from receiving unwanted nude photos in their direct messages

  11-04-2024 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is releasing a tool called 'nudity protection' that blurs naked photos received via direct messages (DMs).
  
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• The Elle Woods effect: Good looking lawyers have more success in court, study finds

  11-04-2024 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study suggests that good looking lawyers really are more likely to win their cases and receive favourable rulings from judges.
  
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• The original Mafia-style murders: Women in Neolithic Europe were killed by having their legs bent behind their backs and tied to their necks 5,500 years ago, gruesome study finds

  11-04-2024 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have uncovered a grisly secret from Europe's past as they reveal the 2,000 year history of human sacrifices done with a method now associated with the Mafia.
  
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• Pompeii's stunning secret is uncovered after 2,000 years: Archaeologists are amazed to discover a 'high quality' fresco depicting Helen of Troy during excavations at the ancient Roman city

  11-04-2024 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archeologists uncovered the remarkably preserved 'fresco' painting on a wall at a former private residence along Via di Nola, one of Pompeii's longest streets.
  
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• Instagram trying nudity blurring to stop 'sextortion'

  11-04-2024 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform will use AI-powered systems to detect nude images and identify sextortion accounts.
  
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• Forget what you saw in Sex and the City! Most singletons are actually introverts, study finds

  11-04-2024 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's often regarded as the ultimate depiction of single life. But a new study suggests that Sex and the City got it wrong - most singletons aren't extraverts like Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte.
  
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• Sky Mobile is back online following a five-hour outage that left hundreds of frustrated customers unable to use the internet on their smartphones

  11-04-2024 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky Mobile is now back online after experiencing problems this morning that left hundreds of users unable to access the internet on their smartphones.
  
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• Hidden painting is discovered at Pompeii after 2,000 years: Stunning fresco depicting Helen of Troy is revealed during excavations at the ancient Roman city

  11-04-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archeologists uncovered the remarkably preserved 'fresco' painting on a wall at a former private residence along Via di Nola, one of Pompeii's longest streets.
  
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• Digital Realty ditches diesel for salad dressing in US to cut datacenter emissions

  11-04-2024 10:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Hydrotreated vegetable oil to power bit barns stateside after successful Euro trial Datacenter operator Digital Realty is replacing diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) at sites in the US in a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions following a successful trial in Europe.…
  
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• Sky Mobile is DOWN: Outage leaves hundreds of frustrated customers unable to use the internet on their smartphones

  11-04-2024 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It appears that Sky Mobile is having problems this morning that have left hundreds of users unable to access the internet on their smartphones.
  
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• Dazzling artwork found at ancient city of Pompeii

  11-04-2024 08:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the ancient Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79.
  
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• Elon Musk to visit India for meeting with PM Modi

  11-04-2024 07:30 via bbc.com
  
  The Tesla boss is expected to announce major investment plans in India as the firm faces slowing demand.
  
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• All you need to know for tonight's Bafta Games Awards

  11-04-2024 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  Zelda, Baldur's Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 are among the frontrunners at this year's ceremony.
  
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• The shocking extent of Earth's plastic crisis: 220 MILLION tonnes of waste are set to be generated this year - the equivalent of 20,000 Eiffel Towers

  11-04-2024 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The charity EA Earth Action have released their annual study showing that across the globe, 28kg of plastic waste per person will be created in 2024.
  
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