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• Deadly 'heat dome' weather event scorches parts of the US with up to 111F temperatures this WEEK - here are the cities most at risk

  29-05-2024 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A heat dome is extending up to the US from Mexico this week, bringing extreme temperatures and possible droughts. The heatwave has already caused dozens of deaths in Mexico.
  
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• US is hit by radio blackouts caused by powerful solar storm - and NOAA predicts more disruptions are on the way

  29-05-2024 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NOAA's warnings showed radio blackouts over a large portion of the US that was caused by the sun releasing powerful flares toward Earth in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
  
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• Scientists push for algorithms to make judicial decisions as MIT economist suggest AI could help improve trial outcomes

  29-05-2024 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One new paper said that replacing a judge's bail decision with one crafted by an algorithm could make the American justice system more fair.
  
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• Would you get a third thumb? Humans quickly get used to having an extra digit to open drinks and pick up objects, study finds

  29-05-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Third Thumb' can be used to pick up objects, open drinks bottles, sift through playing cards and even peel a banana - all with just one hand, reveal experts at the University of Cambridge.
  
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• Warning as researchers find popular chocolate products contain cancer-causing chemical

  29-05-2024 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Commercially available desserts can contain harmful chemicals that could alter your DNA that can lead to cancer. Desserts containing chocolate host the chemical, a study showed.
  
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• Concern for Iceland town following new eruption

  29-05-2024 19:37 via bbc.com
  
  Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.
  
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• Your DOG can get seasonal allergies too - here's how to tell if your pup is affected and how to help them

  29-05-2024 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seasonal allergies like 'hay fever' hit our canine companions differently, according to vets - and your pet's symptoms may manifest as itching, rashes and trouble sleeping
  
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• ‘You Will Not Surely Die’: Transhuman Scientists Buy Into Devil’s First Lie

  29-05-2024 17:51 via technocracy.news
  
  ‘Moonshot” and ‘Longevity escape velocity” (LEV) theories draw billions in taxpayer and private investments, but they are proving to be a “fool’s errand.” LEV is just the latest theory and a testament to the folly, but it is enough to stimulate new interest and excitement. As other scientists play God with the genetic makeup of mankind, millions are dying and harmed by mRNA injections. Both ends of the science will end with broken promises and death. 
  
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• Revealed: How hummingbirds can always hover near a flower without bumping into it

  29-05-2024 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clever birds create a '3D body map' to hover near a flower with surgical precision, report experts at University of California, Los Angeles.
  
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• Neuralink wants 3 more quadriplegic patients for its brain control interface trial

  29-05-2024 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sign up for your turn with the R1 robot if you qualify Elon Musk's Neuralink is recruiting another three subjects for its brain implant study.…
  
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• Neuralink seeks 3 more quadriplegic patients for its brain control interface trial

  29-05-2024 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sign up for your turn with the R1 robot if you qualify Elon Musk's Neuralink is recruiting another three subjects for its brain implant study.…
  
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• Worst states for tick-borne illnesses REVEALED… is your hometown at risk?

  29-05-2024 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in the US, infecting more than 476,000 people in the US every year. A new study revealed the top US states you need to watch out for ticks this summer.
  
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• Revealed: Terrifying images show the dangerous worms that could be lurking inside your pet magnified 180 times

  29-05-2024 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts who produced the images urge cat and dog owners to get their beloved pets wormed regularly.
  
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• From eating rocks to putting glue on your pizza and smoking while pregnant, here's what Google's new AI tool is (incorrectly) telling users to do

  29-05-2024 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI Overviews - which started rolling out this month - is returning bizarre and downright dangerous suggestions to users.
  
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• Old people should be encouraged to have sex in care homes if they want to, experts say

  29-05-2024 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Care staff should be trained to give support to the elderly who wish to have an active sex life, say academics at the University of Sheffield.
  
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• Evidence mounts that Venus has multiple active volcanoes

  29-05-2024 14:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Data from 1990s adds to previous modelling to show lava-spewers widespread on second planet from Sun New research on data collected in the 1990s shows that on Venus, volcanoes are likely to be both more active and widespread than scientists previously understood.…
  
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• Call of Duty to go to Game Pass in gaming shake-up

  29-05-2024 13:14 via bbc.com
  
  The videogame is the biggest title ever to be made available on a subscription service from day one.
  
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• Pompeii's hidden graffiti revealed: Ancient drawings depicting gladiators were made by children as young as five after watching the Roman fighters 2,000 years ago, experts say

  29-05-2024 11:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archeologists have uncovered etchings made in charcoal on the wall of a building at Pompeii, the Italian city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
  
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• Samsung Electronics union calls first-ever strike

  29-05-2024 06:34 via bbc.com
  
  A full-scale strike at the firm could have an impact on the global supply chains of electronics.
  
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• The ancient Egyptians tried to treat CANCER: 'Extraordinary' 4,000-year-old skull has cutmarks that indicate doctors attempted to perform surgery on a tumour

  29-05-2024 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cutmarks on the skull could be indications that the ancient Egyptians tried to operate on excessive tissue growth, say scientists.
  
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• Top lieutenant to 'Crypto King' jailed for seven years

  29-05-2024 03:12 via bbc.com
  
  Ryan Salame is one of four former top bosses from Sam Bankman-Fried's firms to plead guilty to charges.
  
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• Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

  29-05-2024 00:31 via bbc.com
  
  Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
  
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