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• Mystery as major US city is hit by public health emergency with toxic chemicals filling the air

  23-04-2025 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A concerning air quality mystery has broken out, as the city was reportedly blanketed with toxic chemicals - although not everyone is convinced that the emergency actually took place.
  
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• REVEALED: The UFO sightings taken seriously by the US government

  23-04-2025 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether the strange sightings are classified as 'drones' or 'unidentified aerial phenomena' (UAP), government officials are taking these current and historic cases seriously.
  
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• Scientists discover just 19 bites of popular 'health' food per week could kill you

  23-04-2025 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's America's most popular protein, loved by health nuts, comfort food aficionados and everyone in between. But a new study suggests eating too much of it could increase your risk of death.
  
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• Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion

  23-04-2025 20:01 via bbc.com
  Experts say the discovery provides the first physical evidence of gladiatorial combat with animals.
  
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• Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say

  23-04-2025 18:01 via bbc.com
  Instagram promised more "built-in protections" for young people but researchers say users are still exposed to sexualised images and negative stereotypes.
  
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• Apple and Meta attack 'unfair' €700m EU fines

  23-04-2025 17:46 via bbc.com
  The tech giants have reacted with fury, accusing the EU of unfairly pursuing US companies.
  
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• Apple employee reveals why you should NEVER close the apps on your iPhone

  23-04-2025 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For many iPhone users, swiping at the screen to get rid of open apps is a daily ritual. But this common habit may actually be draining your device, according to an Apple employee.
  
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• Revealed: The number of times you should have sex every week to beat depression- are you hitting the target?

  23-04-2025 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report by researchers at Shantou University Medical College, China, reveals how many times per week people should be having sex for maximum mental health benefits.
  
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• WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off

  23-04-2025 16:26 via bbc.com
  While Meta says the AI chatbot is a "good thing", some users have shared their frustrations.
  
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• Scientists discover lost Shakespeare letter that upends what we know about playwright's life - leaving biographers with a 'horrible problem'

  23-04-2025 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For years it was assumed that William Shakespeare's marriage was an unhappy one. Now, new evidence suggests that it wasn't so miserable after all.
  
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• Scientist discovers 7 secret messages hidden on Paris' Egyptian Obelisk

  23-04-2025 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier, an Egyptologist at Paris-Sorbonne University, claims to have found seven secret messages on the obelisk.
  
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• Woke scientists claim you should only eat two chicken breasts a WEEK to save the planet

  23-04-2025 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to experts from the Technical University of Denmark, you can only eat 255g of chicken or pork a week without harming the planet.
  
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• A sustainable diet should only include two chicken breasts a WEEK, scientists claim

  23-04-2025 13:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to experts from the Technical University of Denmark, you can only eat 255g of chicken or pork a week without harming the planet.
  
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• Experiments to dim the SUN in bid to curb global warming will be approved by the UK government within weeks

  23-04-2025 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experiments to reflect sunlight away from Earth will be given the green light by the Government within weeks. Trials could include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere or brightening clouds.
  
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• Meet the British daredevil swimming over 1,000 miles around Iceland's entire coastline: MailOnline joins Ross Edgley on a swim in the Scottish sea to find out just what it takes to face one of the most extreme environments on Earth

  23-04-2025 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline's Science and Technology Reporter, Wiliam Hunter, joined Ross on a training swim to see what it takes to prepare to face one of the most extreme environments on Earth.
  
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• Climate change is sparking bizarre 'temperature flips' around the world - with countries experiencing rapid changes from hot to cold

  23-04-2025 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have warned that climate change is sparking bizarre 'temperature flips' all around the world.
  
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• Mystery of the 'Dial of Destiny' is SOLVED after 2,000 years: Scientists finally uncover the true use for the ancient device that inspired Indiana Jones

  23-04-2025 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It served as the inspiration for the 'Dial of Destiny' in the final Indiana Jones movie. And now scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism.
  
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• ChatGPT-maker wants to buy Google Chrome

  23-04-2025 11:54 via bbc.com
  An OpenAI executive told a US judge the company would be interested in buying the popular browser.
  
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• NASA scientists are BAFFLED after spotting a mysterious 'Skull Hill' on Mars

  23-04-2025 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a mysterious rock on the Red Planet, which the space agency has named 'Skull Hill'.
  
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• Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge

  23-04-2025 11:16 via bbc.com
  The tech boss says he intends to spend only one to two days a week on Trump administration matters.
  
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• NTT creates a drone that triggers and catches lightning – then keeps flying

  23-04-2025 09:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Because nobody wants a bazillion volts zorching critical infrastructure Japanese tech conglomerate NTT has created a drone that triggers lightning, is then struck by a heavenly bolt it instigated, and survives the experience – all in the name of preventing damage from natural lightning.…
  
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• The 6 most common dreams - and what they REALLY mean

  23-04-2025 08:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While some people sink into a dreamless slumber every night, others experience vivid, realistic visions. Here, we reveal the nation's most common dreams.
  
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• Trilateral Commissioner Eric Schmidt Warns That AI Is About To Escape Human Control

  23-04-2025 06:29 via technocracy.news
  Consider the source: Eric Schmidt is heir apparent to the late Henry Kissinger, who was a founding member of the Trilateral Commission in 1973 along with David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Personally, I think that AGI is already achieved and will be generally available by year-end 2025. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Jail Breaker
  Artificial intelligence keeps getting smarter — and soon, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, it won’t take orders from us anymore.
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• Vatican's secret links to UFOs laid bare as Pope Francis' successor is urged to share 'the truth'

  23-04-2025 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the death of Pope Francis, UFO researcher and film maker Mark Christopher Lee has called on his successor to finally reveal the Vatican's hidden knowledge of alien phenomena.
  
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• Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens

  23-04-2025 02:15 via bbc.com
  Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists.
  
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