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• Investors hail Lyft shares in IPO, see profits down the road

  29-03-2019 23:48 via abcnews.go.com
  Lyft's shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry
  
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• Lyft rises 8.7% on its first day of trading

  29-03-2019 22:28 via rss.cnn.com
  For years, Uber tried to bulldoze ahead of Lyft and other rivals through a mix of aggressive fundraising and dirty tricks. At one point in 2017, Uber's former CEO Travis Kalanick was caught bragging on video that it was "a piece of cake" to compete with Lyft. "I've beaten them," he said.
  
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• Apple cancels plans for AirPower charging mat

  29-03-2019 22:28 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple's much-anticipated wireless charging mat AirPower won't be launching after all.
  
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• Here's What Scientists Hope to Learn as LIGO Resumes Hunting Gravitational Waves

  29-03-2019 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  After a year of downtime to perform hardware upgrades, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is ready for action and will turn on its twin detectors, one in Washington state and the other in Louisiana, on April 1. This time, it will also be joined by the Virgo collaboration based out of Italy, and possibly also by the KAGRA detector in Japan later in the year. Combined with the hardware upgrades, scientists expect these updates to allow LIGO to spot more observations
  
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• Apple cancels Airpower wireless charger a year after announcing the project

  29-03-2019 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  "After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project," the company said in a statement.
  
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• Hunting Cosmic Fireworks in the Magellanic Clouds

  29-03-2019 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are two of the most stunning naked-eye sights you can spot in the southern sky. Over the past few billion years, these two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way have been locked in a complex dance that has led to numerous interactions between them. And each time they get close, their gravitational forces disrupt the gas clouds within them, spawning the formation of thousands of new star clusters.Now, astronom
  
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• The Case for Trident: NASA's Shrinking Window for a Mission to Triton

  29-03-2019 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The last and only time astronomers got a close look at Neptune’s moon Triton was in 1989, when Voyager 2 sped by, taking images of just one side of the moon. But that brief encounter revealed plumes of material shooting out from a world so distant and cold that any activity was immediately fascinating. Scientists now think the moon has an underground ocean. This makes it a prime target for finding potential alien life in a frozen zone of the solar system well outside the standard
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts install better station batteries

  29-03-2019 19:55 via abcnews.go.com
  Spacewalking astronauts have installed new and stronger batteries outside the International Space Station.
  
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• Lyft jumps more than 20% in its Wall Street debut

  29-03-2019 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  For years, Uber tried to bulldoze ahead of Lyft and other rivals through a mix of aggressive fundraising and dirty tricks. At one point in 2017, Uber's former CEO Travis Kalanick was caught bragging on video that it was "a piece of cake" to compete with Lyft. "I've beaten them," he said.
  
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• Lyft drivers question company's future as a public company

  29-03-2019 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  As Lyft becomes a public company, there's one group of people that faces an uncertain future: its drivers.
  
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• Antihistamine-infused Contact Lenses Could Help With Allergies

  29-03-2019 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the warm weather upon us and the once-frozen plants coming back to life, springtime feels like a long-awaited oasis for most people. But for some, the resurgence of trees and grass can trigger seasonal allergies, and turn springtime into a sneezy, snotty mess. Instead of just popping your allergy meds and hoping for the best, a group of researchers think they may have just enabled a new approach to allergy relief.Research published on March 19 in the journal Cornea shows how conta
  
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• Science Says: Why scientists prize plant, animal genomes

  29-03-2019 17:36 via abcnews.go.com
  For scientists, finding an animal's DNA code opens the door to discoveries
  
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• Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Stew In Wastewater Treatment Plants

  29-03-2019 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Antibiotics save us from all kinds of unfortunate ailments, from strep throat to ear infections. But the bacteria that cause these and other ailments are gaining an edge. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are on the rise around the world and spreading in people as well as the environment, making it harder to treat infectious diseases.Antibiotic resistant bacteria grow in places that humans interact with, like our water systems. Urban wastewater treatment plants teem with antibiotic re
  
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• Facebook beefs up political ad rules ahead of EU election

  29-03-2019 17:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Facebook beefs up political ad rules ahead of EU elections but some politicians complain it will limit bloc-wide campaigning
  
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• Rising seas force 'underwater homeowners' to mobilize

  29-03-2019 16:58 via abcnews.go.com
  In the "Underwater Homeowners Association," neighbors become climate-change advocates by focusing attention on how rising seas will affect real estate
  
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• Lyft makes its Wall Street debut

  29-03-2019 16:54 via rss.cnn.com
  For years, Uber tried to bulldoze ahead of Lyft and other rivals through a mix of aggressive fundraising and dirty tricks. At one point in 2017, Uber's former CEO Travis Kalanick was caught bragging on video that it was "a piece of cake" to compete with Lyft. "I've beaten them," he said.
  
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• Forget everything you remember about BlackBerry

  29-03-2019 16:54 via rss.cnn.com
  BlackBerry is no longer a smartphone company. That's great news for BlackBerry investors.
  
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• The Latest: Shares of Lyft soar as company goes public

  29-03-2019 16:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Shares of Lyft, Inc. are soaring as the company goes public
  
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• 'I want snow for Christmas:' Students demand climate action

  29-03-2019 16:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Thousands of students are rallying in the German capital, skipping school to demand more action against climate change
  
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• Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science

  29-03-2019 16:35 via nytimes.com
  A mycologist hopes to show how a simple, silly experiment can illuminate fungal biology.
  
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• Technocrats At DEA Swept Up Data In Defiance Of Law

  29-03-2019 16:19 via technocracy.news
  Let this be a lesson that the Technocrat mind has no space for adhering to individual laws or more generally, the rule of law. We have seen consistent and repeated instances of willful disregard within the intelligence community for years, from the NSA, FBI, CIA, and now the DEA. ⁃ TN EditorThe administration “failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analysis” of three NSA-style bulk data collection programs, according to the Justice Department Inspector General.The Drug En
  
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• Pentagon Pursues AI-Powered Weapons Despite Public Outcry

  29-03-2019 15:58 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in the military who build simply because they can, are a threat to the entire world. Technology that serves and helps humans, not kill or control them, is what mankind desires. ⁃ TN EditorThe controversy surrounding military artificial intelligence is rooted in “grave misperceptions” about what the department is actually trying to do, according to current and former Defense officials.
  Protecting the U.S. in the decades ahead will require the Pentagon to make “
  
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• AI In Health Care Predicts Who Will Die Prematurely

  29-03-2019 15:22 via technocracy.news
  Predict. Henri de Saint-Simon,  the early father of Technocracy, defined Scientism: “A scientist, my dear friends, is a man who foresees; it is because science provides the means to predict that it is useful, and the scientists are superior to all other men.”
  Insurance companies will punish consumers with this technology as they measure risk, often falsely, to determine who will get sick with what disease and when they will die. The following study does not include DNA analysis,
  
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• What you can do right now to stop robocalls

  29-03-2019 14:20 via rss.cnn.com
  Billions of robocalls are vexing Americans — and it's not slowing down. Blocking apps and spam filters are far from perfect, and telecom companies are hopeful new call tracing technology will improve their efforts.
  
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• Here's who will get rich from the Lyft IPO

  29-03-2019 14:20 via rss.cnn.com
  As Lyft makes its debut as a publicly traded company, co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer will be rich. But they won't be billionaires just yet.
  
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• The Mueller report is more than 300 pages long. We've seen 101 words - CNN

  29-03-2019 13:00 via cnn.com
  The Mueller report is more than 300 pages long. We've seen 101 words  CNNRepublicans on House Intelligence Committee call on Chairman Adam Schiff to resign over Mueller report. They claim he promoted "false narrative" of Trump collusion  CBS NewsMueller Report Exceeds 300 Pages, Raising Questions About Four-Page Summary  The New York TimesThe Mueller Bitter Enders  The Wall Street JournalWhat will life be like for Trump, Democrats in post-Mueller report wo
  
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• March Madness roundup: Virginia beats Oregon in Sweet 16, advance to Elite Eight - Fox News

  29-03-2019 12:58 via foxnews.com
  March Madness roundup: Virginia beats Oregon in Sweet 16, advance to Elite Eight  Fox NewsVirginia vs. Oregon: Sweet 16 NCAA tournament extended highlights  NCAA March MadnessDon’t sleep on the Cavaliers, no matter how hard they make it to stay awake  The Washington PostOregon's Ehab Amin performs worst flop of 2019 NCAA tournament (Video)  Yahoo SportsMan with terminal cancer makes bucket list dream come true at Sweet 16 in Louisville  WLK
  
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• World first as living HIV patient donates kidney in US - BBC News

  29-03-2019 12:47 via bbc.com
  World first as living HIV patient donates kidney in US  BBC NewsDoctors Perform First Organ Transplant Between Living HIV-Positive Donor And Recipient | TIME  TIMEIn world first, HIV-positive woman donates kidney to HIV-positive recipient  CNNHIV-Positive Kidney Donor Makes History  Baltimore, MD PatchFirst living HIV-positive donor provides kidney for transplant in medical breakthrough  The Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei's profits jump by 25% despite US efforts to curtail its business

  29-03-2019 12:22 via rss.cnn.com
  Huawei's profits soared to nearly $9 billion last year, powered by its booming smartphone business, but a US-led campaign against the company weighed on sales of telecom equipment.
  
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• Authorities recover body of dead tourist who fell into Grand Canyon while taking photos - Fox News

  29-03-2019 12:12 via foxnews.com
  Authorities recover body of dead tourist who fell into Grand Canyon while taking photos  Fox News2 people dead at Grand Canyon after 2 incidents in single week  NBCNews.comGrand Canyon tourist taking photos falls 1,000 feet to his death  CBS NewsA tourist taking photos dies in fall at Grand Canyon. It's the 2nd death this week  CNNTourist taking photos presumed dead in fall at Grand Canyon  Philly.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lyft goes public; Wells Fargo fallout; Huawei earnings - CNN

  29-03-2019 12:01 via cnn.com
  Lyft goes public; Wells Fargo fallout; Huawei earnings  CNNLyft prices IPO at $72 per share  CNBCLyft Prices IPO at $72, the Latest Move In Its Money-Raising Battle With Uber  The Wall Street JournalLyft prices shares at $72, valuing company at $24 billion  The Mercury NewsTech IPOs Aren’t the Milestones They Once Were  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Michigan basketball underclassmen may face NBA draft decisions - Detroit Free Press

  29-03-2019 12:00 via freep.com
  Michigan basketball underclassmen may face NBA draft decisions  Detroit Free PressTexas Tech vs. Michigan: Sweet 16 NCAA tournament extended highlights  NCAA March MadnessHow Michigan defines a 30-win season that ended, banner-less, in the Sweet 16  MLive.comRed Raider defense stifles Michigan to advance to Elite 8  KCBDMichigan basketball's biggest flaw returns at the worst time  Detroit Free PressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Florida pet zebra fatally shot by owner after escaping its home - NBCNews.com

  29-03-2019 11:57 via nbcnews.com
  Florida pet zebra fatally shot by owner after escaping its home  NBCNews.comCALLAHAN, Fla. — A pet zebra escaped from a Florida home and was shot and killed by its owner, who wasn't licensed to own the animal, authorities say.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Buddhist Inmate Execution Blocked; Justices Say Religious Rights Were Violated - NPR

  29-03-2019 11:50 via npr.org
  Buddhist Inmate Execution Blocked; Justices Say Religious Rights Were Violated  NPRGorsuch, Kavanaugh on opposite sides again, this time on delay of Texas cop killer's execution  Fox NewsSupreme Court Stays Execution of Buddhist Inmate  The New York TimesThe Supreme Court suddenly developed a sense of basic human decency about religious liberty  ThinkProgressExecution of Texas death row inmate halted over Buddhist spiritual adviser  NBCNews.comVi
  
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• Britain's Brexit was meant to happen today. Instead everyone's confused. - NBC News

  29-03-2019 11:50 via nbcnews.com
  Britain's Brexit was meant to happen today. Instead everyone's confused.  NBC NewsBrexit: MPs asked to vote on withdrawal agreement only  BBC NewsParliament to vote again on Brexit - BBC News  BBC NewsBrexit shambles ever onward, destination unknown  The Washington PostCould Theresa May’s final gamble make today ‘Brexit day’ after all?  The IndependentView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Republican fury aimed at Schiff, face of the Russia investigation - CNN

  29-03-2019 11:19 via cnn.com
  Republican fury aimed at Schiff, face of the Russia investigation  CNNGOP zeroes in on Schiff | TheHill  The HillPresident Trump mocks, makes new nickname for Rep. Schiff  CNNTucker Carlson: Adam Schiff is an unbalanced collusion monger  Fox NewsPresident Trump calls on Adam Schiff to resign, accuses him of 'knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking'  Fox NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• ISS SHOCK: NASA Spacewalk feed CUT after anomaly spotted – sparking FRENZY - Express.co.uk

  29-03-2019 11:15 via express.co.uk
  ISS SHOCK: NASA Spacewalk feed CUT after anomaly spotted – sparking FRENZY  Express.co.ukNASA's live feed of the International Space Station (ISS) was suddenly cut after an anomaly appeared in the background of one of the astronauts working, ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Investigators Believe Boeing 737 MAX Stall-Prevention Feature Activated in Ethiopian Crash - The Wall Street Journal

  29-03-2019 11:05 via wsj.com
  Investigators Believe Boeing 737 MAX Stall-Prevention Feature Activated in Ethiopian Crash  The Wall Street JournalAutomatic anti-stall system activated before Ethiopian Airlines crash: report  CNNBoeing Ethiopia crash probe 'finds anti-stall device activated'  BBC NewsGrounded Boeing 737 Max also grounds FAA reputation  USA TODAYHave the Boeing crashes shaken our faith in flying?  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Teen dies of tapeworm egg infestation in brain, study says - WMUR Manchester

  29-03-2019 11:02 via wmur.com
  Teen dies of tapeworm egg infestation in brain, study says  WMUR ManchesterAn 18-year-old who complained of seizures in an emergency room turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello would have a very bad time if he punched Trump - Washington Examiner

  29-03-2019 11:02 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello would have a very bad time if he punched Trump  Washington ExaminerTrump discussed using nuclear football on North Korea during Puerto Rico trip: CNN | TheHill  The HillExclusive: Puerto Rico governor warns White House: 'If the bully gets close, I'll punch the bully in the mouth'  CNNLawmakers announce bill to grant Puerto Rico statehood  CBS NewsThe $91 billion question: Trump rages against a phantom dollar figure of aid
  
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• Journalist and Duterte Critic Arrested for Second Time in Philippines - The Daily Beast

  29-03-2019 10:43 via thedailybeast.com
  Journalist and Duterte Critic Arrested for Second Time in Philippines  The Daily BeastMaria Ressa, Journalist Critical of Duterte, Is Arrested Again in Philippines  The New York TimesPhilippines: Beleaguered journalist Maria Ressa arrested again  Aljazeera.comMaria Ressa, Rappler news boss, arrested again in Philippines as battle with Rodrigo Duterte continues today - Latest updates  CBS NewsPhilippine news site chief arrested again over foreign ownership
  
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• Beyonce And Jay-Z’s Emotional GLAAD Media Awards Speech Honors Family, Champions LGBTQ Rights - Deadline

  29-03-2019 09:15 via deadline.com
  Beyonce And Jay-Z’s Emotional GLAAD Media Awards Speech Honors Family, Champions LGBTQ Rights  DeadlineBeyonce reveals she lost her uncle to HIV in emotional speech  AOLBeyonce gets emotional at GLAAD Awards, honors gay uncle who died of HIV  USA TODAY‘Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes Drags Mike Pence, Jussie Smollett At GLAAD Media Awards  DeadlineBeyoncé goes braless in oversized blazer as she celebrates winning the Vanguard trophy&
  
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• Nicolas Cage Seeks Annulment 4 Days After Marrying Girlfriend Erika Koike - HuffPost

  29-03-2019 08:49 via huffpost.com
  Nicolas Cage Seeks Annulment 4 Days After Marrying Girlfriend Erika Koike  HuffPostNicolas Cage files for annulment 4 days after getting married: report  Fox NewsNicolas Cage Files for Annulment Just 4 Days After Marrying Girlfriend Erika Koike in Las Vegas  PEOPLE.comNicolas Cage files for annulment after Las Vegas Strip wedding  Las Vegas Review-JournalNicolas Cage files for annulment 4 days after fourth wedding  AOLView full coverage on Google
  
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• Huawei's profits grew by double digits again despite US efforts to curtail its business

  29-03-2019 08:42 via rss.cnn.com
  Huawei made bumper profits in 2018, but reported negative growth in its carrier business -- a potential sign of strain in the face of a US-led campaign against the company.
  
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• iOS 12.3 beta 1 changes / features - redesigned TV app! - 9to5Mac

  29-03-2019 08:23 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump and Moon to meet in Washington amid North Korea impasse - CNN

  29-03-2019 06:37 via cnn.com
  Trump and Moon to meet in Washington amid North Korea impasse  CNNKim showered Trump with flattery in letter before Hanoi summit  NBCNews.comTrump to host South Korean leader at White House summit on nuclear diplomacy  POLITICOS. Korean leader to meet with Trump in US on nuke diplomacy  ABC NewsSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in to meet with Trump in Washington  NBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• iPhone 11 schematics feed our biggest fear - SlashGear

  29-03-2019 06:32 via slashgear.com
  iPhone 11 schematics feed our biggest fear  SlashGearApple Leak Details New iPhone Design  ForbesAlleged Leaked Schematic Depicts 2019 iPhone With Triple-Lens Camera in Triangular Arrangement  Mac RumorsThese plans reveal the shape and camera setup of the iPhone XI  Pocket-lintiPhone 2019 Prototype Mold Shows Ugly Camera Cutout At Top Left  WccftechView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dealing Another Blow to Trump, Federal Judge Strikes Down Rule Skirting Requirements of Health Act - The New York Times

  29-03-2019 04:51 via nytimes.com
  Dealing Another Blow to Trump, Federal Judge Strikes Down Rule Skirting Requirements of Health Act  The New York TimesCourt blocks another Trump attempt to undermine Obamacare  CNNDonald Trump's major 2020 gamble on health care | With Chris Cillizza  CNNIf the GOP built their ideal health-care system . . . it’d be Obamacare  The Washington PostCapri Cafaro: If Democrats want to win in 2020 they should stop investigating Trump and focus on health care
  
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• NASA’s Hubble spotted an asteroid spinning so fast it’s self-destructing - BGR

  29-03-2019 04:19 via bgr.com
  NASA’s Hubble spotted an asteroid spinning so fast it’s self-destructing  BGRHubble Captures Rare Active Asteroid  Hubble Space Telescope at ESARare Disintegrating Asteroid Spied by Hubble Telescope (Photo)  Space.comNASA's Hubble nabs spectacular image of asteroid coming apart  CNETHubble watches spun-up asteroid coming apart  Phys.orgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Pakistan's Khan dodges questions on mass Chinese detention of Muslims - CNN

  29-03-2019 04:16 via cnn.com
  Pakistan's Khan dodges questions on mass Chinese detention of Muslims  CNNLegal American Residents Held In China Mass Detention Camps, Alleges US  NDTV NewsState Dept. believes US legal residents are being held in Chinese detention camps  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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