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• Trump says 'no folding' in trade negotiations with China

  16-05-2018 23:52 via abcnews.go.com
  President Donald Trump says there has been "no folding" in his trade negotiations with China, as he addresses his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions
  
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• The Latest: US, Chinese officials try to head off trade war

  16-05-2018 23:44 via abcnews.go.com
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will lead talks Thursday and Friday with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He aimed at heading off a trade war between the world's two biggest economies
  
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• Five kitchen tools that can remove the seeds from just about anything

  16-05-2018 23:22
  
  GadgetsAny implement that shortens the time it takes to eat pie or guacamole is OK with us.
  Before you can enjoy culinary delights like guacamole and cherry pie, you first have to endure the tedious and finger-numbing process of pit removal. These things make…
  
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• Senate backs effort to restore 'net neutrality' rules

  16-05-2018 23:00 via abcnews.go.com
  Senate Democrats, joined by three Republicans, have pushed through a measure intended to revive Obama-era internet rules that ensured equal treatment for all web traffic
  
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• Senate votes to save net neutrality — but House vote looms

  16-05-2018 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  Open-internet advocates continue to battle on the federal and state level.
  
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• Ancient 'made in China’ label pushes back the date of shipwreck by 100 years

  16-05-2018 21:30
  
  ScienceUpdated carbon dating techniques helped, too.
  An inscription on ancient shipwrecked artifacts pushes back the date of the shipwreck by 100 years.
  
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• Emergency 911 technology struggles to keep up with the times

  16-05-2018 21:10 via abcnews.go.com
  In this era of active shooters, police shootings and global terrorism, a patchwork of technology around the country can make the experience of calling 911 vastly different depending on where you live
  
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• WATCH: Twitter implements new filter that demotes trolls' tweets

  16-05-2018 20:33 via abcnews.go.com
  "The View" co-hosts discuss Twitter's new policy and whether we should be monitoring harassment on social media.
  
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• The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses

  16-05-2018 20:30
  
  ScienceOur editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
  On this week's episode of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, three PopSci editors go on a curiosity voyage that starts with tobacco enemas and ends with an…
  
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• Robotic Insect Finally Flies Wirelessly

  16-05-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  We've seen robot insects fly, land and even swim. But they weren't doing that all by themselves. Until now, a tether of wires held them back.A group of researchers from the University of Washington made the first wirelessly powered robotic insect. The bot, called RoboFly, weighs just 190 mg — it's barely heavier than a toothpick and just slightly larger than a real fly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DXuxGErs9k
  How RoboFly Flies
  The idea for these bioinspired robo
  
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• Bill Gates gives $44M to influence state education plans

  16-05-2018 20:25 via abcnews.go.com
  Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates saw an opportunity with a new federal education law that has widespread repercussions on American classrooms
  
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• Trump's decision to eliminate role of cybersecurity czar rattles experts. Here's why.

  16-05-2018 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  "This is definitely not the signal you want to send to your allies and your adversaries," a former cyber czar says.
  
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• Quantum Entanglement Between Two Ultra-Cold Atomic Clouds

  16-05-2018 18:27 via scitechdaily.com
  The prestigious journal Science has echoed a novel experiment in the field of quantum physics in which several members of the Quantum Information Theory and...
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• Scientists Uncover Important Genomic Info on Extinct Ground Sloth

  16-05-2018 18:11 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have uncovered important genomic data from the remains of an ancient giant ground sloth, or Mylodon darwinii, the emblematic creature named after Charles Darwin,...
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• Astronomers Discovered Unusual Laser Emission in Ant Nebula

  16-05-2018 17:59 via scitechdaily.com
  An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of...
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• A tiny spacecraft nicknamed 'Wall-E' shot this pale-blue-dot shot of Earth from more than 600,000 miles away

  16-05-2018 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  'Wall-E' is one of a pair of CubeSats that's following a lander spacecraft as it cruises toward Mars
  In 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft was cruising outward in the solar system, heading toward interstellar space. The late Carl Sagan, a member of the Voyager imaging team, had the idea of pointing the spacecraft back toward home for one last look.The result was an image that Sagan made famous in his 1994 book "Pale Blue Dot" — an image showing Earth as a barely visible bluish d
  
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• Hepatitis B Was Circulating in Europe 7,000 Years Ago

  16-05-2018 17:47 via scitechdaily.com
  An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Kiel has...
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• New Map Provides Unprecedented Detail of the Orion A Molecular Cloud

  16-05-2018 17:30 via scitechdaily.com
  A Yale-led research group has created the most detailed maps yet of a vast seedbed of stars similar to Earth’s Sun. The maps provide unprecedented...
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• Two New Missions Will Go Closer to Our Sun Than Ever Before

  16-05-2018 17:15 via scitechdaily.com
  As we develop more and more powerful tools to peer beyond our solar system, we learn more about the seemingly endless sea of faraway stars...
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• First Image Captured by One of NASA’s Mars Cube One CubeSats

  16-05-2018 17:05 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Voyager 1 took a classic portrait of Earth from several billion miles away in 1990. Now a class of tiny, boxy spacecraft, known as...
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• Study: Authoritarian Countries Like China Are Fudging Their GDP Reports

  16-05-2018 16:01 via technocracy.news
  TN has long-held that as a Technocracy, China was faking economic data about its fully-engineered society. This is a natural result of insisting that your predicted outcomes must be correct, so data to the contrary is simply ignored. In short, the Technocrat mind cannot be wrong, so always make it look ‘right’. ⁃ TN EditorChina, Russia and other authoritarian countries inflate their official GDP figures by anywhere from 15 to 30 percent in a given year, according to a new analy
  
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• Tech Insider: Technocrats Are True Believers As Radical As Any Terrorist

  16-05-2018 15:42 via technocracy.news
  This is a letter to the editor published in a Colorado Springs newspaper, and it nails Technocracy for what it is: a super-radical ideology designed to exert control over everything in sight. Technocrat technological solutions will not save the world, but will more likely enslave it. ⁃ TN EditorOne thing in particular troubles me lately, namely that computer people (myself included), and especially the Silicon Valley set (and I’ve worked with plenty of them), think that technology wi
  
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• Uber ends forced arbitration for sex misconduct victims -- but only for individuals

  16-05-2018 15:31 via abcnews.go.com
  An attorney criticized the move.
  
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• You might not actually need a new computer. Try these upgrades first.

  16-05-2018 15:30
  
  DIYGive new life to an old machine.
  When your old computer starts slowing down, you don't have to spend big on a new one. First, try to boost its performance with one of these affordable upgrades.
  
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• United Nations Is Quietly Pushing International Gun Control

  16-05-2018 15:24 via technocracy.news
  The United Nations knows better than to rile Americans over gun control, but that has not stopped them from quietly discussing how to do an end-run around the U.S. Constitution with crippling rules and regulations. Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy, has no room for resistance of self-defense. ⁃ TN EditorThe United Nations’ International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is finishing up their Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence. According to IANSA, the goal
  
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• WATCH: Deep summer discounts for Amazon Prime members in Florida

  16-05-2018 15:13 via abcnews.go.com
  Amazon Prime members will get an additional 10 percent off already-on-sale items at Whole Food.
  
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• Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact

  16-05-2018 14:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation
  
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• What’s the difference between indoor and outdoor allergies?

  16-05-2018 14:00
  
  Allergic Reaction The allergy aisle can be confusing.
  The allergy aisle is filled with products purporting to be your springtime savior. “All day relief!” “Non-drowsy!” “Indoor and outdoor!” But wait, hang on—are indoor and…
  
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• Trump eliminates job of national cybersecurity coordinator

  16-05-2018 06:03 via nbcnews.com
  Top congressional Democrats immediately introduced a bill to restore the position of cyber czar.
  
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• Facebook: We're better at policing nudity than hate speech

  16-05-2018 03:58 via abcnews.go.com
  Facebook report reveals its screening system is better at detecting some forms of offensive content than others
  
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• Uber shifts policy for alleged sexual misconduct on service

  16-05-2018 02:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Uber's ride-hailing service changes US rules governing riders, drivers seeking to pursue claims of sexual misconduct
  
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• ‘Yanny’ vs. ‘Laurel’ is ‘The Dress’ of 2018—but one sound expert says he can end the debate right now

  16-05-2018 00:37
  
  ScienceWe asked scientists to weigh in on this viral ear-worm.
  Some here a deep rich voice saying "Laurel." Others here a tinny voice delivering "Yanny." Which do you hear? Which is correct? We talked to some scientists who special…
  
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• Yanny vs. Laurel is ‘The Dress of 2018'—but these sound experts think they can end the debate right now

  16-05-2018 00:37
  
  ScienceWe asked some scientists to weigh in on this viral ear-worm.
  Some hear a deep rich voice saying "Laurel." Others hear a tinny voice delivering "Yanny." Which do you hear? Which is correct? We talked to some scientists who…
  
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• Probiotics might help your allergies, but we’re still not sure how

  16-05-2018 00:00
  
  Allergic Reaction We're still figuring out how the bugs in your gut make you sniffle.
  While there’s evidence to suggest that the bacteria that live inside our guts play a key role in our immune systems, there’s no evidence that any individual probiotic…
  
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