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• Air Force vet shockingly describes how he helped retrieve a UFO for the US government

  16-01-2025 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Air Force veteran said he witnessed alien craft while working for a secret UFO retrieval program. Jake Barber also claimed that three high-level military veterans corroborated his story.
  
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• Americans reveal who they think is behind New Jersey's drone invasion in new poll

  16-01-2025 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new poll has revealed who Americans think was really behind the mysterious drone sightings that have plagued New Jersey since November. Nearly half believe the activity is not normal.
  
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• Scientists reveal whether tap or bottled water is safer after reviewing toxic chemicals

  16-01-2025 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in the US have revealed whether bottled or tap water is safer from harmful microplastics and toxic forever chemicals amid a mountain of recent research comparing the two.
  
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• Scientists closer to bringing woolly mammoth back from extinction with scientific breakthrough

  16-01-2025 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of scientists says they will bring back the woolly mammoth by late 2028, and they just announced that they raised $200million to do it. The new funding brings them closer to their goal.
  
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• Tech expert reveals hidden way Facebook and Instagram are mining your data... and how to stop it

  16-01-2025 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tech expert has revealed exactly how Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook and Instagram are mining your data and steps users can take to stop the behind-the-scene activities.
  
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• US intelligence agency issues urgent warning to iPhone users about settings that let spies track you

  16-01-2025 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US intelligence agency has warned iPhones to change certain settings to stop third-party apps from tracking their every move. Hackers can also use the function to spy on users.
  
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• Iceland's second-largest volcano is 'preparing to ERUPT' - sparking fears of travel chaos across Europe

  16-01-2025 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bárðarbunga - the second-largest volcano in the country - has been hit with a swarm of 130 earthquakes within just five hours - a key sign an eruption could be imminent.
  
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• NASA's stranded astronaut leaves the ISS for first time in months... but there's a catch

  16-01-2025 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunita Williams, one of NASA 's stranded astronauts, has finally left the International Space Station after being stuck inside for eight months. But there's a catch.
  
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• Parents DO have a favourite child, scientists say - and it's bad news for boys

  16-01-2025 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most parents will try to maintain that they don't have a favourite child. But a new study suggests that many are actually lying.
  
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• Capital One goes DOWN with customers struggling to send payments or access cash

  16-01-2025 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A major US bank has been hit by a nationwide outage, preventing customers from sending payments or accessing their money.
  
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• AI Facial Recognition Software Resulting In False Arrests

  16-01-2025 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrat-influenced Police departments routinely hide the fact that they are using AI software to collar suspects, but too many innocent people are being wrongly charged. Part of the problem is that law enforcement management doesn’t understand AI in the first place, which encourages a culture that encourages sloppy police work and an over-reliance on AI to do their work for them. Pre-crime and facial recognition are the bane of law enforcement.  ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.“
  
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• The most accurate weather app has finally been identified

  16-01-2025 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Which weather app is the most accurate? According to scientists from the University of Reading, the answer depends on what you're looking for.
  
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• Social media users are BAFFLED after learning that the moon looks different from other countries

  16-01-2025 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although the moon always stays the same, its appearance changes drastically depending on what hemisphere you are in.
  
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• Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside

  16-01-2025 14:58 via bbc.com
  
  Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.
  
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• Finally, a cure for screen addiction that's turning our teens into the basket case generation: Respected neuroscientist's solution offers hope for despairing parents

  16-01-2025 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research is clear: screens are making us stupid. And the ones suffering the most are Gen Z and Gen Alpha. But there's hope, with experts saying they have found a cure to 'brain rot'.
  
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• BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed one

  16-01-2025 13:35 via bbc.com
  
  It hoped to turn 60,000 roadside green cabinets into chargers - but now says it will focus on wifi instead.
  
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• What happens if TikTok is banned?

  16-01-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  
  Could there be ways to bypass the ban - and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law?
  
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• Blue Origin reaches orbit with New Glenn, fumbles first-stage recovery

  16-01-2025 12:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Jeff Bezos' space company achieves milestone with payload delivered Jeff Bezos joined the orbital elite with the launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket this morning.…
  
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• Sound of a meteorite striking Earth is revealed for the first time - as baffled residents record the historic noise on their Ring doorbell

  16-01-2025 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ring doorbells have captured a lot of strange events, but now one couple's security camera has witnessed the live impact of a meteorite for the first time.
  
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• Britain is FINALLY joining the space race! First ever launch from UK soil gets the green light - with a satellite set to blast off from the Shetland Islands

  16-01-2025 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RFA One launch will blast off from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands.
  
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• Shrine from the Bible sealed up by Jesus' ancestor is OPENED for the first time in 3,000 years

  16-01-2025 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carved into the rock near Temple Mount, the structure comprises eight rooms, containing an altar, a sacred standing stone, and presses for olive oil and wine.
  
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• All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

  16-01-2025 10:41 via bbc.com
  
  Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.
  
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• What the world wants to do for a living: Fascinating map shows how being a pilot is the globe's number one dream job, while 'YouTuber' and attorney also prove popular

  16-01-2025 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the map, countries have been colour-coded to indicate the jobs their residents most want information about with a view to taking up that career.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket lifts off from Florida on debut mission in first step to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX

  16-01-2025 09:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin took a major step into the satellite launch market this morning with the successful debut of its New Glenn rocket from Florida .
  
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• Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

  16-01-2025 09:12 via bbc.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
  
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• India becomes just fourth country to dock satellites in orbit

  16-01-2025 08:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  As the ESA celebrates planned break-up of its solar blotter-spotter India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully docked a pair of satellites, making the nation the fourth to achieve the feat.…
  
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• India successfully conducts historic space-docking test

  16-01-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  India is only the fourth country in the world with such technology after United States, Russia and China.
  
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• Inside the disturbing US Army base where people disappear and murders, suicides and drug use is rampant

  16-01-2025 03:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The military base where the New Orleans terrorist and Cybertruck bomber once worked has been hiding a dark secret for decades that is making soldiers and their families sick.
  
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• Why birds love a good chat during migration - and how they 'buddy up' with a pal for the long journey

  16-01-2025 02:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year, a team of scientists discovered that birds seem to 'buddy up' with other species at stopover sites during migration.
  
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