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• How the FBI identified Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks within hours - and how they could do the same for YOU

  18-07-2024 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While rapid identification of the 20-year-old gunman provided a stunning victory for justice, privacy advocates warned DailyMail.com about the risks of DNA databases
  
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• Researcher takes magic mushrooms for scientific study and watches his brain 'FALL APART'

  18-07-2024 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers studied the effects of psychedelic drugs' impact on the brain to treat anxiety and other mental health disorders. The study reported that the drug triggered the emotional part of the brain.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 16 set for 'mind-blowing' camera upgrade

  18-07-2024 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is set to unveil its iPhone 16 in the fall, but rumors about the smartphone are flooding the web. And the latest speculation suggests the camera is poised for a major upgrade.
  
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• NASA cancels VIPER mission to the  moon - in major boost for China's space race

  18-07-2024 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA announced the cancellation of a major mission to the moon that was slated for 2025. The US space agency cited costs and major delays that have occurred since announcing the venture.
  
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• Two dead and 10 sick from ALMOND milk and other dairy-free drinks contaminated with deadly bacteria

  18-07-2024 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patients were in Canada , where another ten people have also been sickened in the outbreak, nine of which were hospitalized - mostly in Ontario.
  
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• Pi goes to spaaaaace... for a bit longer than planned

  18-07-2024 19:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Ariane 6 might have had some APU problems, but the Pi hardware on YPSat worked well A Raspberry Pi camera is orbiting the Earth, attached to ESA's YPSat, a week after both were supposed to have burned up upon re-entering the atmosphere with the upper stage of the Ariane 6.…
  
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• UK coal mine fights for future in court

  18-07-2024 17:44 via bbc.com
  
  The coal mine promises to be net zero but a recent major ruling has cast doubt on its future.
  
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• Archaeologists move closer to unveiling exact room where Jesus ate Last Supper as search zeroes in

  18-07-2024 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists are working to uncover whether the Upper Room in Jerusalem is the official site of Jesus's Last Supper. It is also believed to be where Jesus reappeared after he died.
  
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• You're taking the p***! Bizarre toilet seat embedded with retro smartphones goes on sale for £976 - so, would YOU buy it?

  18-07-2024 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The toilet seat is embedded with nostalgic device, including a Blackberry, Motorola flip phones, and even vintage charging cables.
  
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• 1000s Of Marylanders Furious About Eminent Domain Risk For New Transmission Line Powering AI Data Centers

  18-07-2024 16:52 via technocracy.news
  
  AI data centers draw massive amounts of power. When construction sites are selected, power is apparently an afterthought.  No problem for near-sighted Technocrats who can simply force the state to make massive land grabs from farmers and property owners to erect power lines from afar. Residents are furious about “devastating businesses, farms, and property values.”
  The alternative, of course, would be to build clean natural gas power generation plants in close proximity to the A
  
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• Are YOU wasting these food essentials? The 10 most common freezable items thrown out by Britons - including herbs, cheese, and potatoes

  18-07-2024 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new survey led by AO.com has revealed that the average Briton bins £450-worth of freezable foods a year.
  
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• Is there life on Venus? Scientists detect traces of phosphine and ammonia in the planet's clouds - and say they could be coming from microbes

  18-07-2024 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With its boiling temperatures and acidic clouds, Venus is no doubt a formidable worlds. But exciting new findings suggest life may exist there.
  
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• NASA swings budget axe, kills $400M+ VIPER lunar trundlebot

  18-07-2024 13:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Creeping costs, launch delays mean almost completed rover 1) will never see Moon, 2) will be stripped for parts The budget axe has swung, and NASA's VIPER rover will not be trundling around the lunar surface any time soon.…
  
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• Is this the anti-ageing elixir we've all been waiting for? Scientists reveal whether it could REALLY slow human aging too - as 'supermodel granny' drug that extends lifespan of mice by 25% is created

  18-07-2024 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say that a new anti-ageing elixir which extends life in mice could produce the same effects in humans, but warn it is too early to know if the treatment will be harmful.
  
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• Can YOU spot the fake? Warning as scammers use computer generated images and voices of TV medics including GMB's Hilary Jones and late Doctor Michael Mosley to promote health scams

  18-07-2024 11:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scammers are using AI to fake videos of TV doctors like Hilary Jones, Michael Mosley and Rangan Chatterjee to push products to unsuspecting member of the public on social media.
  
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• See Dover Castle like NEVER before: Incredible digital model reveals the original entrance, lost towers and long-gone defensive walls for the first time in almost 1,000 years

  18-07-2024 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But a stunning new 3D model recreates the original Dover Castle as it likely looked just before the attack by the French forces.
  
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• Can we make work meetings more bearable?

  18-07-2024 09:01 via bbc.com
  
  The providers of video meetings software are now offering AI tools that help the participants.
  
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• Chip stocks drop on fears US to toughen China rules

  18-07-2024 08:13 via bbc.com
  
  The sell-off came after a report that the US may further tighten rules on equipment exports to China.
  
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• Vesuvius eruption in AD 79 was immediately followed by an earthquake which may have killed Pompeii's survivors, study claims

  18-07-2024 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who lived in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius exploded also had another natural disaster to contend with, a study suggests.
  
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• Moment fireball meteor blazes over New York City at 35,000mph causing skyscrapers to shake is captured on video

  18-07-2024 03:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two videos have surfaced that appear to capture the blazing, 34,000 mile-per-hour 'daylight fireball' that soared over New York's Statue of Liberty on Tuesday
  
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• Make electricity cheaper to boost heat pumps - climate advisers

  18-07-2024 02:33 via bbc.com
  
  Cutting electricity bills would persuade more people to install heat pumps, the government is told.
  
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• Dinosaur skeleton fetches record $44.6m at auction

  18-07-2024 02:26 via bbc.com
  
  The near complete skeleton of a stegosaurus - named Apex - is 11ft (3.4m) tall and 27ft long, Sotheby's says.
  
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