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• Warning as 'diablo wind' could trigger fires and power outages across California

  16-10-2024 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a 'red flag' warning for northern California as a 'diablo wind' sweeps across the state, increasing risk of wildfire and blackouts for at least 30,000 people.
  
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• Scientists discover dogs are entering a new phase of evolution

  16-10-2024 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two canine experts say that dogs are entering a third wave of domestication as humans require them to be friendly and well-suited to a sedentary lifestyle, like service animals.
  
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• Warning signs your ex was a narcissist

  16-10-2024 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists have revealed the two main reasons narcissists can't stay in a committed relationship. Narcissists often go from person to person and are unfaithful to their partner.
  
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• 'Storm Oscar' is now brewing in the Atlantic at same time Nadine causes hurricane fears

  16-10-2024 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hurricane trackers are keeping a watchful eye on a system that could develop into Tropical Storm Oscar in the coming days, saying it could bring flash flooding 'not unlike Hurricane Helene.
  
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• Twelve breathtaking pictures of Britain smothered in autumn colours, from meandering rivers to magical tree 'tunnels' and spectacular Highland valleys

  16-10-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Feel inspired to book an autumn trip in the UK with these incredibly beautiful pictures of seasonal colouracross the country.
  
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• Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire

  16-10-2024 19:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition With energy scarcity threatening to derail datacenter ambitions, cloud providers are looking for salvation in the atom.…
  
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• Boeing jet with two Navy personnel on board crashes during training exercise in Washington- sparking frantic search

  16-10-2024 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Navy is searching for two missing pilots who crashed during a 'routine training flight.' The service members were flying in a Boeing EA-18G Growler near Washington's tallest mountain.
  
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• I died for 11 minutes and went to heaven and hell - I was sent back by God to deliver a message to the living

  16-10-2024 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Wichita, Kansas woman has come forward with her harrowing personal story of literally going to Hell and back: 'God took me to the edge of Hell,' the 68-year-old told cable news
  
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• Apple services go down with users across US reporting issues

  16-10-2024 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is experiencing a nationwide outage plaguing operations with the iPhone, iPad and the tech giant's online store.
  
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• Viable fusion power in a decade? Tokamak Energy dares to dream

  16-10-2024 18:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Brit biz updates world on why tech might not be forever 30 years away Brit nuclear fusion biz Tokamak Energy has detailed early progress in a US Department of Energy (DOE) project that aims to deliver commercial fusion energy in the next decade.…
  
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• Hurricane watchers say storm Nadine is 'showing signs of life' in new radar footage

  16-10-2024 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Storm Nadine is growing as it moves across the mid-Atlantic while meteorologists are tracking a second storm off the coast of Costa Rica and Panama.
  
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• New skin research could help slow signs of ageing

  16-10-2024 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  The research could also be used to produce artificial skin for transplantation and prevent scarring.
  
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• If AI Companies Are Trying To Build God, Shouldn’t They Get Our Permission First?

  16-10-2024 16:58 via technocracy.news
  
  When a handful of innovators rise up to literally change the world, for better or worse, shouldn’t the public have a say beforehand? AI is an oxymoron: only humans possess intelligence, not machines. Perhaps machines need a god to police themselves, but to say the machine god is, therefore, suitable to serve as the god of humanity is a logical disconnect, if not outright stupid. Yet, this is exactly where the AI titans are headed. Does the public have a right to informed consent, or should
  
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• Shocking images reveal what smoking does to your BONES as scientists discover cigarettes change their molecular make-up FOREVER

  16-10-2024 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From lung cancer to heart disease, the effects of smoking cigarettes are well documented. But a new study warns that the risky habit can even leave traces in your bones for centuries after death.
  
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• Scientists reveal why you should NEVER flirt with others to make your partner jealous

  16-10-2024 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instead of strengthening your relationship, flirting with others is likely to backfire and damage your connection, scientists say.
  
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• Snowdon is turning into a garbage dump: Heartbreaking images show 'waterfalls' of litter cascading down Wales' highest mountain

  16-10-2024 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heartbreaking images show 'waterfalls' of litter cascading down Wales' highest mountain, having been dumped by careless climbers.
  
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• Firm hacked after accidentally hiring North Korean cyber criminal

  16-10-2024 16:13 via bbc.com
  
  The hacker downloaded sensitive data from the company and used it to send a ransom demand.
  
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• Testing spacecraft material the Sandia way: Setting it on fire with mirrors

  16-10-2024 16:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Who said Archimedes' death ray was a busted myth? The future of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission may be uncertain, but don't tell that to boffins at Sandia National Laboratories that tested heat shield prototypes by blasting them with rays of focused sunlight so strong Archimedes would blush.…
  
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• Now THAT'S what you call high fashion! Prada helps design a futuristic spacesuit for NASA astronauts to wear to the moon on the 2026 Artemis III mission

  16-10-2024 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the collaboration the fashion world never saw coming. Prada has turned to designing a spacesuit to be worn on the next mission to the moon.
  
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• Tricky brain teaser can only be solved by people with an IQ of 135 and over in under 10 seconds

  16-10-2024 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who can solve this mathematical brain teaser in nine seconds or less have an IQ of 135 or higher. Studies have shown that brain teasers can boost your IQ levels.
  
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• Scientists find 'missing link' animal that sparked rise of dinosaurs as they discover oldest-ever fossil

  16-10-2024 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the oldest fossils ever discovered in the world might just help paleontologists finally unravel the mystery of how ordinary lizards evolved into dinosaurs
  
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• Nadine has a 50% chance of forming into a tropical storm that could hit Florida, experts warn

  16-10-2024 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tropical depression is heading toward Florida and could be upgraded to a hurricane in the coming days. The storm could bring major thunderstorms and flooding, damaging infrastructure.
  
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• Twitch streamer Asmongold suspended after Palestinian rant

  16-10-2024 13:25 via bbc.com
  
  The streamer, real name Zach Hoyt, later apologised online for his comments.
  
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• Chances of storm Nadine developing just got higher as Florida braces

  16-10-2024 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A storm surging across the Atlantic could develop into a hurricane as it approaches Florida. The storm now has a 60% chance of evolving into a tropical storm.
  
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• Odds storm Nadine develops by Thursday TRIPLE in latest update

  16-10-2024 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chances of a hurricane reaching Florida in the next 48 hours have tripled, meteorologists warned. The storm, which will be called Nadine, is crossing the Atlantic
  
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• Now THAT'S what you call high fashion! Prada designs a futuristic spacesuit for NASA astronauts to wear to the moon on the 2026 Artemis III mission

  16-10-2024 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the collaboration the fashion world never saw coming. Prada has turned to designing a spacesuit to be worn on the next mission to the moon.
  
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• Earth's ancient APOCALYPSE: Huge comet hit Earth 12,000 years ago - sparking an ice age that decimated humans, expert claims in controversial Netflix series

  16-10-2024 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest season of 'Ancient Apocalypse', controversial author Graham Hancock argues that a huge comet struck Earth 12,000 years ago and destroyed an ancient civilisation.
  
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• Top secret X-37B space plane will execute a 'never-before-seen-manoeuvre' - in novel exercise that could let it evade detection by hostile nations

  16-10-2024 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Department of Defense has revealed that the unmanned craft is about to execute a 'first-of-a-kind' manoeuvre to alter its orbit.
  
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• Revealed: The FATTEST dog breeds in the UK - as vets warn half of pooches are now obese

  16-10-2024 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from UK Pet Food warn that 50 per cent of dogs are overweight - with four popular breeds topping the list.
  
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• Revealed: The least-used railway stations in Britain - with the quietest seeing just 34 passengers a year

  16-10-2024 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The list is by everylaststation.co.uk, which analysed data from the Office of Rail & Road to reveal which stations in England, Wales and Scotland are the loneliest.
  
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• Joe Rogan in shock as whistleblower reveals US military has mastered 'alien anti-gravity' technology

  16-10-2024 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'I have interviewed people who are not comfortable coming forward yet that say that we have,' Rogan's guest told him, 'and claim direct evidence' that the US mastered anti-gravity
  
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• Flies, rats and offers of hush money - the price of living next to a ‘monster’ incinerator

  16-10-2024 06:45 via bbc.com
  
  The UK's burden of waste is disproportionately falling on deprived areas, where residents have spoken to the BBC.
  
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