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• What Causes Hallucinations? The Brain May Be OverInterpreting a Lack of Info

  26-03-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mental illness affects millions of Americans. Many people with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia suffer hallucinations, the perception of something that is not present. From phantom smells to hearing voices and seeing things that are not there, hallucinations can take many forms and stem from many causes. It's not just mental illness, either. Strokes, migraines and inner ear diseases can also lead to hallucinations. And obviously, psychedelic drugs do as well.Yet surprising
  
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• Drink Your Beets: The Science Behind the Vegetable's Surprising Benefits

  26-03-2019 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Carnitine, chromium, anabolic steroids: Athletes have experimented with a broad array of aids in pursuit of a performance edge. A popular — if unglamorous — one today that seems safe and backed by solid data: the juice of beets, for the nitrate it contains.Inorganic nitrate (NO3-) is added to cured and processed meats to extend their shelf life and give them their distinctive pink color. It’s also naturally found in spinach, arugula and beets. In the past decade, new evidence h
  
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• Did Climate Change Help Take Down the Byzantine Empire?

  26-03-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Inside Science) --  By examining the literal dustbins of history, archaeologists have now shed light on how a 125-year "little ice age" might have wreaked havoc on the Byzantine Empire -- an example of how climate change might influence human civilization.Although the Roman Empire is often said to have fallen in 476 A.D., that was only the end of its western part. Its richer, stronger eastern half continued as the Byzantine Empire for almost another thousand years until it fell to the
  
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• Pence: America Will Put Astronauts Back on the Moon in Five Years

  26-03-2019 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Trump administration wants to put Americans back on the moon by 2024, Vice President Mike Pence announced Tuesday at a meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama."The first woman and the next man on the moon will both be American astronauts launched by American rockets from American soil,” he pledged. It's an audacious pledge, given NASA's current capabilities, and especially in light of recent setbacks to the Space Launch System (SLS), the ag
  
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• Lyft's latest driver perks: bank accounts and car repairs

  26-03-2019 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  Lyft continues to look for new ways to lure drivers to its platform.
  
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• Europe's controversial new copyright law is as clear as mud

  26-03-2019 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  Europe has approved new copyright laws that will change the internet. The problem is that nobody seems to agree on how.
  
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• Europe goes its own way on 5G and Huawei

  26-03-2019 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  The European Union says it has developed a strategy to keep its 5G networks secure. It does not include a blanket ban on Huawei equipment.
  
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• Apple promises customers a safer digital world — for a price

  26-03-2019 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  For years, Apple has gone after the luxury market with its hardware products. Now the latest luxury may be digital safety.
  
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• NASA Shuffles Crew, Nixing Historic All-Female Spacewalk

  26-03-2019 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  NASA’s first all-female spacewalk is on indefinite hold. After Anne McClain and Nick Hague’s successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station on March 22, NASA discovered that they don’t have enough suits of the right size to fit both McClain and Christina Koch, who were scheduled for a spacewalk together on March 29. Earlier this month, the space agency announced it would be the first all-female spacewalk.The spacewalk will continue, but with Hague and Ko
  
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• Biggest T. rex Ever Discovered Was Covered in Battle Scars

  26-03-2019 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  During its heyday 66 million years ago, Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest creatures on Earth. Now, one specimen discovered almost 30 years ago is revealing that the animals grew even larger than fossils have led some to believe.Scientists estimate the behemoth dinosaur weighed close to 10 tons and was about 30 years old. Its age is likely what allowed it to grow so big, the researchers say. Tyrannosaurs kept growing throughout their lives.“Tyrannosaurs seem to be an anima
  
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• Blacklisted In China: Lifelong Sentence Is Worse Than Prison

  26-03-2019 15:45 via technocracy.news
  China’s Social Scoring System is Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy, in action. Blacklisted citizens are shamed and shunned by friends, employers, banks and social services, and their ‘sentence’ is permanent. ⁃ TN EditorDavid Kong was feeling crumpled after a recent business trip to Chongqing, which took more than 30 hours on a hard sleeper known locally in China as the “green-skin train” for its distinctive dark olive hue. The same journey would have t
  
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• E.U. lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

  26-03-2019 15:41 via nbcnews.com
  Google said the reforms would lead to legal uncertainty and hurt Europe's creative and digital economies.
  
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• Sweden Expected To Force Banks To Handle Cash Transactions

  26-03-2019 15:17 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats pushing for a cashless society are seriously conflicted as its flagship experiment in Sweden is coming unravelled. The people in Sweden have spoken, and cash stays. ⁃ TN EditorSweden will likely push through a proposal to force banks to keep offering cash to customers who require it as the Nordic nation grapples with how to balance the rapid transformation into a cashless society.Key lawmakers said in interviews over the weekend that the government will probably seek to enact
  
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• Massive Coalition Backs Trump’s Climate Science Committee

  26-03-2019 15:07 via technocracy.news
  Global warming zealots, including Green New Deal advocates, are throwing an enraged fit against president Trump’s Climate Science Committee that seeks to establish the factual truth about climate change. ⁃ TN EditorA massive coalition of environmental organizations, activists, and think-tank leaders signed a letter to President Donald Trump supporting the proposed Presidential Commission on Climate Security (PCCS), as well as the work of Trump climate and national security
  
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• Samsung's profit warning will worry other smartphone makers

  26-03-2019 13:16 via rss.cnn.com
  Samsung is warning investors that 2019 is off to an even gloomier start than it feared because of slumping demand for the memory chips and displays it makes for smartphones.
  
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• Apple just made one of its boldest bets ever. It will have to do a lot more

  26-03-2019 13:16 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple badly needs something to sell other than the iPhone. How badly? It just made its splashiest, most star-studded announcement ever and didn't bring up the iPhone.
  
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• Feeling vindicated by Mueller report, Trump's supporters turn their fire on the media

  26-03-2019 12:49 via nbcnews.com
  “The press looks like partisan fools in this,” tweeted ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on Monday morning.
  
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• Dramatic drone footage reveals Cyclone Idai's devastating power - CNN

  26-03-2019 11:41 via cnn.com
  Dramatic drone footage reveals Cyclone Idai's devastating power  CNNThe Aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Zimbabwe  The AtlanticView the destruction from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique  The Washington PostSwaths of Southern Africa Remain Inundated Following Cyclone Idai  The Wall Street JournalCyclone Idai: Mozambique struggles with floodwaters | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera EnglishView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy A70 has a huge display and 32-megapixel selfie camera - Engadget

  26-03-2019 11:35 via engadget.com
  Samsung's Galaxy A70 has a huge display and 32-megapixel selfie camera  EngadgetUnboxing the 12GB Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus: Is it worth $1600?  Android AuthorityGalaxy Fold is coming to Europe  SlashGearThe best Galaxy S10 wallpapers for hiding the camera cutout  Android Police'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' had a different look on Monday. Here's why  USA TODAYView full coverage on Google News
  
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• I'm Going 30% Cash - Seeking Alpha

  26-03-2019 11:12 via seekingalpha.com
  I'm Going 30% Cash  Seeking AlphaThe main reason why I decided to trust my investing principles and select dividend growers for my portfolio is to avoid dilemma. I wanted to minimize human ...
  
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• NASA Cancels Historic All-Female Spacewalk Over Lack Of Spacesuits In Proper Size - HuffPost

  26-03-2019 10:55 via huffpost.com
  NASA Cancels Historic All-Female Spacewalk Over Lack Of Spacesuits In Proper Size  HuffPostNASA’s ‘historic’ spacewalk no longer all-female due to spacesuit availability: officials  Fox NewsNASA astronauts take the first spacewalk of 2019.  USA TODAYNASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Over Spacesuit Sizes  The New York TimesAstronauts Won’t Make the 1st All Female Spacewalk After All, NASA Says  Space.comView full cove
  
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• Conor McGregor announces retirement on social media - 10TV

  26-03-2019 10:41 via 10tv.com
  Conor McGregor announces retirement on social media  10TVConor McGregor says he's retiring from MMA  Fox NewsConor McGregor announces surprise retirement from MMA  Yahoo SportsUFC's McGregor says in tweet that he's retiring  ESPNUFC's Conor McGregor Announces Retirement from 'Mixed Martial Art' on Twitter  Bleacher ReportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Uber is buying its Middle East rival Careem for $3.1 billion

  26-03-2019 10:34 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber is buying Careem, the biggest ride-hailing app in the Middle East.
  
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• Physicists discover new class of pentaquarks - Phys.org

  26-03-2019 10:30 via phys.org
  Physicists discover new class of pentaquarks  Phys.orgTomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has uncovered new information about a class of particles ...
  
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• 5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 4 taken into custody - Fox News

  26-03-2019 10:19 via foxnews.com
  5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 4 taken into custody  Fox News5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 2 later caught  The Associated Press1 inmate remains at large after 5 escape from Nash County jail  WRAL.com'Lock your doors': 4 inmates captured, 1 still on the run after NC jailbreak  WSOC Charlotte5 inmates escape from North Carolina jail, deputies say  WSB AtlantaView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump, Republicans Want New Investigations Into Opponents, Investigators - NPR

  26-03-2019 10:01 via npr.org
  Trump, Republicans Want New Investigations Into Opponents, Investigators  NPRTrump moves to weaponize Mueller findings  CNNMueller report fallout: Trump, Russia, others react to Barr summary  The Washington PostBarr's memo didn't change anyone's mind about Trump -- We have to see the whole report  Fox NewsWhether Trump obstructed justice isn't the attorney general's call to make. It's Congress' decision.  NBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Green New Deal To Get Senate Vote As GOP Tries to Frame As Wedge Issue - NPR

  26-03-2019 10:01 via npr.org
  Green New Deal To Get Senate Vote As GOP Tries to Frame As Wedge Issue  NPRMcConnell to put Green New Deal to vote, forcing Democrats to go on record  Fox NewsGreen New Deal, backed by Ocasio-Cortez, to get its first vote on Capitol Hill Tuesday  USA TODAYView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump administration backs total overturn of Obamacare, will support states challenging the law - Fox News

  26-03-2019 09:32 via foxnews.com
  Trump administration backs total overturn of Obamacare, will support states challenging the law  Fox NewsTrump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down  CNNJustice Department sides with court ruling Obamacare invalid | TheHill  The HillTrump administration agrees with a Texas judge's Obamacare decision  USA TODAYTrump administration asks court to completely invalidate Obama’s Affordable Care Act  The Washingt
  
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• Uber is paying $3.1BN to pick up Middle East rival Careem - TechCrunch

  26-03-2019 09:06 via techcrunch.com
  Uber is paying $3.1BN to pick up Middle East rival Careem  TechCrunchUber announces $3.1 billion deal to buy Middle East rival Careem  CNBCApple, Samsung, McDonald's, Uber and Careem - 5 Things You Must Know  TheStreetUber is buying its Middle East rival Careem for $3.1 billion  CNNUber Buys Careem for $3.1 Billion to Conquer Middle East Market  The Wall Street JournalView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple Card: What you need to know now about Apple's new credit card for your iPhone - CNET

  26-03-2019 09:00 via cnet.com
  Apple Card: What you need to know now about Apple's new credit card for your iPhone  CNETApple announces Apple Card credit card  The VergeGoldman Sachs CEO says Apple Card 'completely changes the credit card experience'  CNBCGoldman Sachs says it is ‘exploring international opportunities’ to launch Apple Card outside the US in the future  9to5MacApple launches credit card  DAWN.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dana White reacts to Conor McGregor's retirement tweet: 'It totally makes sense' - MMAjunkie

  26-03-2019 07:47 via mmajunkie.com
  Dana White reacts to Conor McGregor's retirement tweet: 'It totally makes sense'  MMAjunkieConor McGregor announces retirement from MMA  Yahoo SportsConor McGregor says he's retiring from MMA  Fox NewsUFC's McGregor says in tweet that he's retiring  ESPNUFC's Conor McGregor Announces Retirement from 'Mixed Martial Art' on Twitter  Bleacher ReportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Uber announces $3.1 billion deal to buy Middle East rival Careem - CNBC

  26-03-2019 07:45 via cnbc.com
  Uber announces $3.1 billion deal to buy Middle East rival Careem  CNBCUber drives Middle East mapping push ahead of IPO  DAWN.comUber Buys Careem for $3.1 Billion to Conquer Middle East Market  The Wall Street JournalRead CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's email to Uber staff on the Careem acquisition  CNBCUber confirms it’s acquiring Middle East rival Careem for $3.1 billion  VentureBeatView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Pentagon authorizes up to $1B to start 57 miles of border wall construction - Fox News

  26-03-2019 06:45 via foxnews.com
  Pentagon authorizes up to $1B to start 57 miles of border wall construction  Fox NewsPentagon notifies Congress $1 billion authorized to begin new wall construction  CNNUS-Mexico border wall: Pentagon authorises $1bn transfer  BBC NewsShanahan Approves $1 Billion in Pentagon Funds for Trump's Wall  BloombergPentagon authorises transfer of $1bn for US-Mexico border wall  Aljazeera.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• The end for Obamacare? Trump administration says it will ask a court to throw out entire health law - USA TODAY

  26-03-2019 06:17 via usatoday.com
  The end for Obamacare? Trump administration says it will ask a court to throw out entire health law  USA TODAYTrump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down  CNNJustice Department sides with court ruling Obamacare invalid | TheHill  The HillIn shift, Trump administration backs judge's ruling that would kill Obamacare  POLITICOTrump administration asks court to completely repeal Obama’s Affordable Care Act  Th
  
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• Giuliani demands apology: CNN 'tortured' Trump for two years with collusion 'overreaction' - Washington Examiner

  26-03-2019 05:40 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Giuliani demands apology: CNN 'tortured' Trump for two years with collusion 'overreaction'  Washington ExaminerLate-night talk shows react to the Mueller report  CNNAnalysis: With Mueller report in, nothing's over. But for Trump, everything has changed  USA TODAYThe Reckoning Finally Arrives for the Trump Resistance  BloombergTrump-Russia collusion did affect an American election — the one in 2018 | TheHill  The HillView full coverage on Go
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple shows off Apple TV+ video service, taking on Netflix

  26-03-2019 05:30
  
  The service, called Apple Arcade, will be integrated into the App Store and will include more than 100 games exclusive to the service and Apple’s platform.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10 update improves Wireless PowerShare and camera stability - TechRadar

  26-03-2019 05:08 via techradar.com
  Samsung Galaxy S10 update improves Wireless PowerShare and camera stability  TechRadarUnboxing the 12GB Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus: Is it worth $1600?  Android AuthorityThere’s a clever app that puts a battery indicator around the Galaxy S10’s hole-punch camera  The VergeThe best Galaxy S10 wallpapers for hiding the camera cutout  Android PoliceSamsung takes pole position in 5G smartphone market - Tech News  The Star OnlineView full cove
  
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• A future visit to a McDonald's drive-thru will soon be similar to shopping on Amazon - USA TODAY

  26-03-2019 05:05 via usatoday.com
  A future visit to a McDonald's drive-thru will soon be similar to shopping on Amazon  USA TODAYMcDonald’s is acquiring Dynamic Yield to create a more customized drive-thru  TechCrunchMcDonald's $300 Million Tech Deal Will Revolutionize Menus  BloombergMcDonald's announces acquisition to personalize the drive thru  CNBCMcDonald's to acquire Israeli start-up Dynamic yield for $300 million  The Jerusalem PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 2 taken into custody - Fox News

  26-03-2019 04:57 via foxnews.com
  5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 2 taken into custody  Fox News5 inmates escape N. Carolina jail, 2 later caught  The Associated PressMassive manhunt underway after 5 inmates escape from Nash County jail  WRAL.com5 inmates escape from North Carolina jail, deputies say  WSB AtlantaManhunt underway for 5 inmates who escaped North Carolina jail, including 2 sex offenders  WGHP FOX 8 GreensboroView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Meghan Markle on How Men Should be Included in the Feminist Movement - The Cheat Sheet

  26-03-2019 03:40 via cheatsheet.com
  Meghan Markle on How Men Should be Included in the Feminist Movement  The Cheat SheetMeghan Markle, Prince Harry Snubbed By Palace; Kate Middleton Gets ‘Greater Publicity’  International Business TimesPriyanka Chopra Shut Down Rumours Of A 'Feud' With Meghan Markle  HarpersBazaarArabiaThe Super Sweet Meaning Behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Potential Baby Boy's Name  The Cheat SheetMeghan Markle's Pregnancy Diet Includes Clean Eating &am
  
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• Transgender, gay migrants allegedly suffer 'rampant' abuse at New Mexico ICE facility - NBC News

  26-03-2019 03:16 via nbcnews.com
  Transgender, gay migrants allegedly suffer 'rampant' abuse at New Mexico ICE facility  NBC NewsGay, transgender detainees allege abuse at ICE facility in New Mexico  Washington PostGay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre  NDTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA study shows melting glacier miraculously growing again - AccuWeather.com

  26-03-2019 02:58 via accuweather.com
  NASA study shows melting glacier miraculously growing again  AccuWeather.comKey Greenland glacier growing again after shrinking for years, NASA study shows  NBCNews.comGreenland's Jakobshavn Glacier Reacts to Changing Ocean Temperatures  NASA GoddardOne Greenland Glacier Has Started Growing Again, But That Doesn't Mean What You Think  ScienceAlertMelting Greenland glacier appears to be growing again  New York Post View full coverage on Google New
  
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• Michael Avenatti arrested on federal charges of wire fraud and extortion — live updates today - CBS News

  26-03-2019 02:56 via cbsnews.com
  Michael Avenatti arrested on federal charges of wire fraud and extortion — live updates today  CBS NewsMichael Avenatti arrested for trying to extort Nike for up to $25M, SDNY says  Fox NewsStormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank  CNBCTrump-era justice: Mark Geragos, attorney for Jussie Smollett and Colin Kaepernick, charged as Avenatti co-conspirator&
  
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• Yield Curve Update: 10-Year vs 1-Month Inversion Persists - MishTalk

  26-03-2019 02:39 via moneymaven.io
  Yield Curve Update: 10-Year vs 1-Month Inversion Persists  MishTalkYield curve inversion: recession sign sparks panic  Vox.comFormer Fed Chair Yellen says bond market could be hinting need for rate cut — not a recession  CNBCWhy the yield curve inversion might not signal a recession  The Week MagazineMarkets Are Confusing Correlation With Causation  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Over Spacesuit Sizes - The New York Times

  26-03-2019 02:39 via nytimes.com
  NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Over Spacesuit Sizes  The New York TimesNASA’s ‘historic’ spacewalk no longer all-female due to spacesuit availability: officials  Fox NewsNASA astronauts take the first spacewalk of 2019.  USA TODAYAstronauts Won’t Make the 1st All Female Spacewalk After All, NASA Says  Space.comFirst all-women spacewalk canceled over lack of medium-sized spacesuits  QuartzView full coverage on Goog
  
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• Apple TV+ makes Facebook Watch look like a joke - TechCrunch

  26-03-2019 02:34 via techcrunch.com
  Apple TV+ makes Facebook Watch look like a joke  TechCrunchApple Event Iced Out Netflix While Steven Spielberg Unveiled Apple TV+  UPROXXWhat We Know About ‘Amazing Stories’ And Other Shows Coming to Apple TV+  VarietyHere's your first look at 'The Morning Show,' 'See,' and other new Apple TV+ shows  Entertainment Weekly NewsApple Has Big Plans for TV, and Lots of Celebrities, But Few Details  IndieWireView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Women are diagnosed years later than men for same diseases, study finds - NBCNews.com

  26-03-2019 02:32 via nbcnews.com
  Women are diagnosed years later than men for same diseases, study finds  NBCNews.comStudy: Young Women Lack Knowledge About Risks of Heart Disease  Voice of AmericaView full coverage on Google News
  
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• How do Democrats solve their 'Mueller problem'? - CNN

  26-03-2019 02:32 via cnn.com
  How do Democrats solve their 'Mueller problem'?  CNNSupreme Court refuses to hear mystery grand jury fight | TheHill  The HillMueller told Justice Dept. three weeks ago he wouldn't reach a conclusion on obstruction  CNNThe Reckoning Finally Arrives for the Trump Resistance  BloombergMueller's work is done, but Democrats' work is just beginning | TheHill  The HillView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Vive Focus Plus Ships April 15 For $799 With Business License - UploadVR

  26-03-2019 02:30 via uploadvr.com
  Vive Focus Plus Ships April 15 For $799 With Business License  UploadVRHTC will sell Vive Focus Plus standalone VR headset for $800 starting April 15  VentureBeatHTC’s new Vive Focus Plus VR headset will cost $799 and ship next month  The VergeHTC's work-oriented Vive Focus Plus headset arrives mid-April for $799  EngadgetHTC’s stand-alone Vive Focus Plus will be out in April, and it won’t be cheap  Digital TrendsView full cover
  
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• Oprah, Spielberg tout Apple’s new streaming service but details are scarce - Los Angeles Times

  26-03-2019 02:30 via latimes.com
  Oprah, Spielberg tout Apple’s new streaming service but details are scarce  Los Angeles TimesOprah Makes Surprise Appearance At Apple Event And Everybody Loses It  HuffPostOprah Came Through Apple’s Press Event and Crushed the Buildings  The RootYou Get Oprah’s New Book Club, and You Get Oprah’s New Book Club, and You Get Oprah’s New Book Club  VultureOprah will release two documentaries on Apple TV Plus along with a new book
  
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