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• Car bomb kills at least 8 in Colombia - CNN

  17-01-2019 20:50 via cnn.com
  Car bomb kills at least 8 in Colombia  CNNBogotá blast: Deadly car bomb rocks Colombia capital  BBC NewsBogotá car bomb kills at least eight people  Guardian NewsColombia Car Bomb Hits Police Academy  The New York TimesBogota explosion: Nine dead and dozens injured after car bomb attack at police station in Colombia capital  The IndependentView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rudy Giuliani just contradicted 18 months of 'no collusion' from Donald Trump - CNN

  17-01-2019 20:20 via cnn.com
  Rudy Giuliani just contradicted 18 months of 'no collusion' from Donald Trump  CNNRudy Giuliani Gets Heated With Chris Cuomo: ‘I Never Said There Was No Collusion’  HuffPostRudolph Giuliani says Trump didn’t collude with Russia, but can’t vouch for campaign staff  Los Angeles TimesWhen Trump said ‘no collusion,’ he meant between himself and the truth  The Washington PostSome of the many times Trump and his associates hav
  
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• Google will buy Fossil smartwatch tech for $40 million - Engadget

  17-01-2019 20:11 via engadget.com
  Google will buy Fossil smartwatch tech for $40 million  EngadgetFossil shares jump after Google agrees to buy smartwatch tech for $40 million  CNBCGoogle just spent $40 million for Fossil’s secret smartwatch tech  The VergeGoogle is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40 million  TechCrunchGoogle ramps up bet on wearable tech with Fossil deal  Financial TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Cassini Reveals the Surprisingly Young Age of Saturn's Rings

  17-01-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Exploring Saturn's Rings
  During NASA's Cassini spacecraft’s Grand Finale, the craft dove between the planet and its rings. In doing so, it collected new insights into the ringed planet, including the surprising age of Saturn’s rings. According to a new study, scientists have found that Saturn’s rings are actually much younger than the planet itself. And they most likely formed in the last 100 million years.Before swooping in between the planet and its rings, Cassini orbited the
  
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• The speed of light is torturously slow, and these 3 simple animations by a scientist at NASA prove it - Business Insider

  17-01-2019 19:59 via businessinsider.com
  The speed of light is torturously slow, and these 3 simple animations by a scientist at NASA prove it  Business InsiderA scientist at NASA animated how long it takes light to travel around Earth, to the moon, and to Mars. The movies show just how slow light can be.
  
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• NASA's Cassini Data Show Saturn's Rings Relatively New - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  17-01-2019 19:58 via jpl.nasa.gov
  NASA's Cassini Data Show Saturn's Rings Relatively New  Jet Propulsion LaboratorySaturn's Rings May Have Formed Relatively Recently, Scientists Say  NPRSaturn's Rings Could Have Formed During the Dinosaur Age, New Analysis Suggests  GizmodoLord of the rings: Saturn's halo may be relatively recent trait  Yahoo NewsThe Massive Mystery of Saturn's Rings  The AtlanticView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ford is developing hybrid and all-electric F-150 pickup trucks it says won't skimp on power - CNBC

  17-01-2019 19:39 via cnbc.com
  Ford is developing hybrid and all-electric F-150 pickup trucks it says won't skimp on power  CNBCThe F-150 won't be Ford's first electric pickup, it already made one  Fox News'We're going to electrify the F-Series,' Ford exec says  Detroit Free PressFord planning fully-electric F-Series pickup  Fox BusinessAn Electric Ford F-150 Is Happening  JalopnikView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Live Gameplay Reveal: Schedule and Livestream Times - IGN

  17-01-2019 19:30 via ign.com
  Mortal Kombat 11 Live Gameplay Reveal: Schedule and Livestream Times  IGNMortal Kombat 11's Reveal Event: All The News  GameSpotMortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Reveal - IGN Live  IGNMobile Version of 'Mortal Kombat X' Gets Name Change For Future Content  Bloody DisgustingMortal Kombat 11 Character Roster: All Fighters Confirmed So Far  GameSpotView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 2019 NFL Playoff Bracket Projection: Chiefs top Saints in Super Bowl to give Andy Reid his first title - CBS Sports

  17-01-2019 19:17 via cbssports.com
  2019 NFL Playoff Bracket Projection: Chiefs top Saints in Super Bowl to give Andy Reid his first title  CBS SportsWill the Chiefs' defense stop Tom Brady and the Patriots in the AFC Championship? | First Take  ESPNTurn up your TV, Evansville native Dale Carter will announce AFC Championship game  Evansville Courier & PressYour guide to the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday  WDAF FOX4 Kansas CityJustin Houston realizes not many players get to
  
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• Stephen A. hints that Kyrie Irving might join the Lakers in free agency | First Take - ESPN

  17-01-2019 19:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Rep. Tom Marino from Pa.'s 12th congressional district to resign - Philly.com

  17-01-2019 19:12 via philly.com
  Rep. Tom Marino from Pa.'s 12th congressional district to resign  Philly.comGOP Rep. Tom Marino resigns from Congress | TheHill  The HillPennsylvania Republican congressman, Rep. Tom Marino, resigns  CNNRepublican Rep. Tom Marino announces resignation; says he's taken job in private sector  Fox NewsCongressman who worked on Trump's PA campaign is resigning  ABC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Federal Immigration Agents Separated More Migrant Children Than Previously Thought - NPR

  17-01-2019 19:05 via npr.org
  Federal Immigration Agents Separated More Migrant Children Than Previously Thought  NPRThousands More Migrant Children Were Separated From Parents, New Watchdog Report Finds  HuffPostIG: Trump administration took thousands more migrant children from parents  The Washington PostThousands more migrant children may have been separated than previously reported  CBS NewsThousands More Migrant Children Were Probably Taken From Families Than Reported  T
  
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• Les Moonves Really Wants That $120 Million Severance CBS Said He Can't Have - HuffPost

  17-01-2019 18:59 via huffingtonpost.com
  Les Moonves Really Wants That $120 Million Severance CBS Said He Can't Have  HuffPostLeslie Moonves to Fight CBS Decision to Withhold $120 Million Severance  The Wall Street JournalLes Moonves not going away quietly, fighting CBS for $120M exit package  USA TODAYLeslie Moonves is going to arbitration with CBS over his $120 million exit package  CNBCLes Moonves will fight for $120 million CBS exit package  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Newspaper apologizes to family for not publishing mother's anti-Trump obit - NBC News

  17-01-2019 18:53 via nbcnews.com
  Newspaper apologizes to family for not publishing mother's anti-Trump obit  NBC NewsThe Louisville Courier Journal apologized to a Kentucky family after the paper refused to run a paid obituary mentioning the dearly departed's less-than-fond ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• CBS Launching Weekly 'Star Trek: Discovery' Facebook Live Events, Starting Tonight From NYC Premiere - TrekMovie

  17-01-2019 18:15 via trekmovie.com
  CBS Launching Weekly 'Star Trek: Discovery' Facebook Live Events, Starting Tonight From NYC Premiere  TrekMovie‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Premiere: Ruffling Feathers  The New York TimesStar Trek: Discovery Season 2 Is the Best the Show Has Ever Been  TV GuideStar Trek: Discovery Season Two Is More Typical and Less Interesting  VultureCan Star Trek: Discovery's Crew Trust Captain Pike After Lorca's Betrayal?  IGNView full coverage
  
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• Video: UFC on ESPN+ 1 media day face-offs - MMAjunkie

  17-01-2019 18:05 via mmajunkie.com
  Video: UFC on ESPN+ 1 media day face-offs  MMAjunkieFight Night Brooklyn: Media Day Faceoffs  UFC - Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipHenry Cejudo The nights I won gold  ESPNLive: UFC on ESPN+ 1 press conference video from Brooklyn  MMA ManiaESPN execs ready for the dawn of a new UFC era  MMA FightingView full coverage on Google News
  
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• These Bacteria Might Make A Better Mosquito Repellent

  17-01-2019 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the search for new compounds to fight off mosquitos, researchers have struck pay dirt in an increasingly common location: Soil bacteria.A pair of molecules produced by a species of insect-infecting bacteria appear to convince mosquitos not to feed on human blood, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison report Wednesday in Science Advances. The find could eventually serve an alternative to chemical insect deterrents like DEET.The researchers were looking at a genus of
  
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• James McAvoy's muscles are the only strong thing in weak 'Glass' - New York Post

  17-01-2019 17:54 via nypost.com
  James McAvoy's muscles are the only strong thing in weak 'Glass'  New York Post Review: 'Glass' Is A Superheroic Slog  NPRM. Night Shyamalan mashes up two past hits into the wacky superhero sequel Glass  The A.V. ClubReview: M. Night Shyamalan's eccentric thriller 'Glass' doesn't break new ground  Los Angeles TimesHow ‘Glass’ Demystifies—and Discounts—Our Superhero Movie Fascination  The RingerView full coverage on Google
  
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• Sears gets saved but still same ol' retailer - Fox Business

  17-01-2019 17:48 via foxbusiness.com
  Sears gets saved but still same ol' retailer  Fox BusinessIt's official: Sears chairman wins bid to buy company that owns Sears and Kmart  USA TODAYSears announces Lampert's hedge fund, ESL, as winning bid in bankruptcy court auction  CNBCSears Just Narrowly Escaped Death. Here's What the New Owner Has in Store for Shoppers  Yahoo FinanceLampert wins Sears bankruptcy auction with $5.2B bid  AOLView full coverage on Google News
  
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• France launches $57m plan for no-deal Brexit - Aljazeera.com

  17-01-2019 17:27 via aljazeera.com
  France launches $57m plan for no-deal Brexit  Aljazeera.comTheresa May survives no-confidence motion by 19 votes  Guardian NewsBrexit: France activates no-deal plan  BBC NewsBrexit chaos makes for great drama, a frightening future | TheHill  The HillBritain Races Toward a Cliff. Time to Slow Down.  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump's tariff war is all self-inflicted pain, and likely no gain - Washington Examiner

  17-01-2019 17:26 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Trump's tariff war is all self-inflicted pain, and likely no gain  Washington ExaminerU.S. Weighs Lifting China Tariffs to Hasten Trade Deal, Calm Markets  The Wall Street JournalStocks trade well off the highs of the day but remain higher on report about US easing China tariffs  CNBCTrump’s Tariffs Are Producing Billions, But China Isn’t Paying  BloombergTemporary lull doesn't heal the wounds of trade war | TheHill  The HillView full
  
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• Miley Cyrus Crushes It Singing 'Say Hello 2 Heaven' at Chris Cornell Tribute - TMZ

  17-01-2019 17:00 via tmz.com
  Miley Cyrus Crushes It Singing 'Say Hello 2 Heaven' at Chris Cornell Tribute  TMZChris Cornell honored with five-hour, 42-song tribute concert: Video + Setlist  Consequence of SoundChris Cornell’s Passion Dominates Star-Studded Tribute Show  Rolling StoneAt Last Night’s Star-Studded Chris Cornell Tribute Show, Miley Cyrus Outshined Everybody  StereogumChris Cornell’s Daughter Gave A Tender Performance Of ‘Redemption Song’ At H
  
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• Clark County measles outbreak: 14 kids sickened so far: Morning Briefing for Thursday, Jan. 17 - OregonLive

  17-01-2019 17:00 via oregonlive.com
  Clark County measles outbreak: 14 kids sickened so far: Morning Briefing for Thursday, Jan. 17  OregonLiveNew York Confronts Its Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades  The New York Times14 measles cases confirmed in Clark County  KOIN.comMeasles outbreak growing in Washington and Oregon  Q13 News SeattleN.J. measles outbreak declared officially over after 33 confirmed cases  NJ.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Aerospace startup making 3D-printed rockets now has a launch site at America’s busiest spaceport - The Verge

  17-01-2019 17:00 via theverge.com
  Aerospace startup making 3D-printed rockets now has a launch site at America’s busiest spaceport  The VergeRelativity Space to launch from historic Florida site  Ars TechnicaVenture-backed Relativity Space gets Air Force approval to use Cape Canaveral launch site  AxiosRelativity to build launch site at Cape Canaveral  SpaceNewsAir Force grants 3D rocket printer Relativity Space a 'premier' launch pad in Florida  CNBCView full coverage on G
  
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• Gates urges donors to invest in health for global security and growth - Fox Business

  17-01-2019 16:57 via foxbusiness.com
  Gates urges donors to invest in health for global security and growth  Fox BusinessBillionaire Bill Gates says this is the best investment he's ever made  CNBCMelinda Gates reveals a disturbing US trend that will be highlighted in her 2019 annual letter  Business InsiderBill and Melinda Gates: World's youngest are being saved by global health funds  AxiosBill and Melinda Gates say they've found something better at curbing immigration than a wall  
  
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• This Robot Skeleton is Helping Scientists Learn How Prehistoric Animals Moved

  17-01-2019 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  A robot mimicking a prehistoric fossil suggests the ancestors of reptiles, birds and mammals might have walked more efficiently on land than previously thought.Nowadays, the most widespread tetrapods, or four-limbed animals, are the amniotes -- creatures that lay eggs on land or give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs in water as amphibians typically do. Previous research suggested the freedom that amniotes had to move on land helped support the evolution of a more energy-effic
  
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• Johnson & Johnson partners with Apple to see if Watch can prevent strokes - VentureBeat

  17-01-2019 15:54 via venturebeat.com
  Johnson & Johnson partners with Apple to see if Watch can prevent strokes  VentureBeatJohnson & Johnson teams with Apple on Apple Watch study to help reduce the risk of strokes  USA TODAYApple teaming with Johnson & Johnson for stroke prevention study  AppleInsiderJohnson & Johnson study to determine whether Apple Watch can diagnose stroke risk  9to5MacApple, Johnson & Johnson Team Up for Healthcare Project Involving Apple Watch &n
  
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• Now India Tries Universal Basic Income For 600K Citizens

  17-01-2019 15:20 via technocracy.news
  Failed and abandoned experiments aside, Universal Basic Income continues to be promoted by Technocrats around the world. India’s smallest state, Sikkim, is launching the largest trial ever with 610,577 citizens getting “free” money. ⁃ TN EditorHigh in the Himalayas, Sikkim is one of the tiniest states in India. But it is about to embark on an experiment of global interest.
  Sikkim’s ruling party has announced an ambitious plan to implement a universal basic income fo
  
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• Miley Cyrus shuts down pregnancy rumors: 'I'm not egg-xpecting' - AOL

  17-01-2019 14:56 via aol.com
  Miley Cyrus shuts down pregnancy rumors: 'I'm not egg-xpecting'  AOLMiley Cyrus Shuts Down Pregnancy Rumors With 'Egg-cellent' Response  HuffPostMiley Cyrus Just Responded to Reports That She's Pregnant...with an Egg Meme  Cosmopolitan.comMiley Cyrus Denies She's Pregnant: 'Can Everyone Leave Me Alone'  PEOPLE.comMiley Cyrus Shuts Down Reports She's Pregnant with Egg-cellent Twitter Response  TooFabView full coverage on Google News
  
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• WATCH: How to fight the flu with your phone

  17-01-2019 14:30
  ABC News' Paula Faris shares apps that can help you track your symptoms and find the cheapest options for medications.
  
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• Facebook removes hundreds of Russia-linked accounts, pages

  17-01-2019 14:15 via nbcnews.com
  Facebook said the pages and accounts were linked to employees of Russian news agency Sputnik.
  
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• WATCH: Fortnite hit by major data breach

  17-01-2019 14:09
  Epic Games announced that a flaw in the game's log-in system may have allowed hackers to pretend to be actual players and purchase in-game currency using credit cards already on file.
  
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• WATCH: Return of the Motorola Razr

  17-01-2019 13:49
  The $1,500 flip phone will feature a foldable screen.
  
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• Maria Butina 'wanted to influence society,' sister says - NBC News

  17-01-2019 13:40 via nbcnews.com
  Maria Butina 'wanted to influence society,' sister says  NBC NewsAccused Russian spy Maria Butina wanted to 'influence society': parents  New York Post View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

  17-01-2019 13:21 via nbcnews.com
  The initiative comes as Microsoft and other tech giants that have driven the region's economic boom face increasing pressure to help mitigate affordable-housing shortages.
  
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• Red meat report slammed by industry - GlobalMeatNews.com

  17-01-2019 13:20 via globalmeatnews.com
  Red meat report slammed by industry  GlobalMeatNews.comLess beef, more beans: Experts say world needs new diet  Fox NewsEating Red Meat Is Wreaking Havoc on Earth. So, Stop It!  Live ScienceA bit of meat, a lot of veg - the flexitarian diet to feed 10bn  BBC NewsExperts Say World Urgently Needs a New Diet  NewserView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Left Behind - Science 2.0

  17-01-2019 13:19 via science20.com
  Scientists Left Behind  Science 2.0CERN plans to build a massive particle collider that dwarfs the LHC  Digital TrendsNew atom smasher would be world's biggest by far  NBC NewsCERN unveils plans for 62-mile-long 'super collider'  Mother Nature NetworkWhy CERN’s plans for a €20 billion supersized collider are a bad idea  New ScientistView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook takes down anti-NATO pages linked to Russian news agency Sputnik

  17-01-2019 12:42 via rss.cnn.com
  Facebook removed hundreds of pages on Thursday it said posed as independent news sites in eastern Europe and elsewhere but were actually run by employees at Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik.
  
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• Fin24.com | SPECIAL REPORT This is why data still costs you twice what it could

  17-01-2019 11:18
  
  Why is data in South Africa so expensive? Why does it 'expire'? And is there anything that anyone can do about it? Fin24 unpacks the issues in the first of this four-part series that will be published daily this week on the cost of data in SA.
  
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• Fin24.com | SPECIAL REPORT Data costs are falling, say Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom

  17-01-2019 11:18
  
  Why is data in South Africa so expensive? Why does it 'expire'? And is there anything that anyone can do about it? Fin24 unpacks the issues in the second report in this four-part series published daily on the cost of data in SA.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook takes aim at data brokers

  17-01-2019 11:05 via nbcnews.com
  In an essay about privacy, Cook said there should be a way for customers to learn about the data that has been gathered about them and a way to delete it.
  
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• As Shutdown Drags On, Some Step Up to Help Unpaid Federal Workers - The New York Times

  17-01-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  As Shutdown Drags On, Some Step Up to Help Unpaid Federal Workers  The New York TimesGovernment Shutdown: Unpaid Federal Workers Are Now Turning to Food Banks to Feed Families  NewsweekFederal employees turn to food banks to feed their families during shutdown  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Carlos Ghosn to Stay in Jail After Tokyo Court Denies Bail Again - The Wall Street Journal

  17-01-2019 10:31 via wsj.com
  Carlos Ghosn to Stay in Jail After Tokyo Court Denies Bail Again  The Wall Street JournalFrench government seeks replacement for Carlos Ghosn at Renault  FRANCE 24 EnglishJapan court rejects ex-Nissan chief's bail appeal  DAWN.comFrance wants Renault to replace its jailed CEO Carlos Ghosn  CNNFrench govt calls for scandal-hit Ghosn to be replaced as Renault boss  FRANCE 24View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Microsoft is investing $500 million to tackle Seattle housing crisis

  17-01-2019 08:59 via rss.cnn.com
  Microsoft, which is headquartered in the Seattle region, said it will partner with nonprofit groups to address "the affordable housing crisis." The money will go toward building new homes and preserving existing housing.
  
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• SpaceX ditches plans to develop Mars spaceship at Los Angeles port

  17-01-2019 06:17 via rss.cnn.com
  SpaceX has abandoned plans to open up shop at the Port of Los Angeles.
  
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• Hypernova Observations Reveal the Death of the Massive Stars

  17-01-2019 03:50 via scitechdaily.com
  The end of a star’s life can occur in a tranquil manner in the case of low mass stars, such as the Sun. This is...
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• New Movie Shows the Propeller-Like Rotation of Ultima Thule

  17-01-2019 03:30 via scitechdaily.com
  This movie shows the propeller-like rotation of Ultima Thule in the seven hours between 20:00 UT (3 p.m. ET) on Dec. 31, 2018, and 05:01...
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• SpaceX to build Mars spaceship in Texas, not Los Angeles

  17-01-2019 03:28
  SpaceX says it will build test versions of its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles, dealing another blow to the local economy only days after the company announced massive layoffs
  
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• Cleaning New York's filthy harbor with one billion oysters

  17-01-2019 02:22 via rss.cnn.com
  The New York Harbor for years has been polluted and depleted of marine life. But one nonprofit is working to clean the murky water and revive its long-lost ecosystem — one oyster at a time.
  
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• news Drew Brees - NewOrleansSaints.com

  17-01-2019 01:13 via neworleanssaints.com
  news Drew Brees  NewOrleansSaints.comAtlanta mayor responds to criticism after saying 'anybody other than the Saints' for Super Bowl  Yahoo SportsNFL picks against the spread, Conference Championship Round: Are the underdog Patriots Super Bowl bound?  For The Win'It was a joke,' Atlanta Mayor welcomes Saints fans  KLFYRams' Jared Goff against Saints' Drew Brees is full of superlatives  Los Angeles TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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