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• Who is NSO, the company tied to the WhatsApp security breach?

  14-05-2019 23:59 via rss.cnn.com
  WhatsApp has just pushed a significant update to its 1.5 billion users. That's because the messaging service has discovered a security flaw that enabled attackers to remotely install spyware, possibly without the target of the surveillance even being aware of it.
  
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• Senators question how to roll out 5G without Chinese technology

  14-05-2019 23:59 via rss.cnn.com
  With the imminent arrival of 5G to more US cities, several United States senators expressed concern over how to roll out the new technology without the help of Chinese equipment makers.
  
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• Earth's moon is shrinking and quaking, study says - KSL.com

  14-05-2019 23:54 via ksl.com
  Earth's moon is shrinking and quaking, study says  KSL.comThe moon is slowly shrinking over time, which is causing wrinkles in its crust and moonquakes, according to photos captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• You can now use Apple Pay for iTunes, App Store, Apple Music, and more - The Verge

  14-05-2019 23:43 via theverge.com
  You can now use Apple Pay for iTunes, App Store, Apple Music, and more  The VergeThe New Apple TV Is a Stuttering Step in the Right Direction  GizmodoApple releases iOS 12.3, macOS 10.14.5, watchOS 5.2.1, and tvOS 12.3  Ars TechnicaUse iOS 12.3 to Download HBO Shows for Offline Viewing  LifehackerEditorial: The new Services -- Why Apple created Apple TV+  AppleInsiderView full coverage on Google News
  
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• It's not just iPhones. More tariffs could be a 'gut punch' to U.S. tech sector

  14-05-2019 23:38 via nbcnews.com
  An iPhone could cost $160 more if Trump slaps additional tariffs on Chinese imports, analysts estimate.
  
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• Vladimir Putin praises Mueller report - New York Post

  14-05-2019 23:16 via nypost.com
  Vladimir Putin praises Mueller report  New York Post US does not seek war with Iran, says Mike Pompeo  BBC NewsPompeo, Lavrov butt heads over Russian election meddling  POLITICOMike Pompeo’s last minute trip to Brussels didn’t go to plan  ThinkProgressHow Trump Thinks He Can Outsmart Putin  The AtlanticView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Iran suggests oil attacks orchestrated to spark conflict - Al Jazeera English

  14-05-2019 23:14 via aljazeera.com
  Iran suggests oil attacks orchestrated to spark conflict  Al Jazeera EnglishYemeni Armed Drones Attack Saudi Oil Pipeline  U.S. News & World ReportFirst assessment blames Iran for Middle East ship explosions, official says  Fox NewsIt’s Time for the Leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to Talk  The New York TimesOil prices jump after Saudi Arabia reports drone attack on pumping stations  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Old versions of Windows get a new patch to stop WannaCry-style attacks - Engadget

  14-05-2019 23:08 via engadget.com
  Old versions of Windows get a new patch to stop WannaCry-style attacks  EngadgetMicrosoft warns of major WannaCry-like Windows security exploit, releases XP patches  The VergeHey, Windows 7 and XP Users -- You Need to Patch Now  Tom's GuideMicrosoft warns wormable Windows bug could lead to another WannaCry  Ars TechnicaMay 'Patch Tuesday' updates roll out with patch for new Intel security flaw  Windows CentralView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Accused San Diego synagogue shooter appears in court, may face state and U.S. death penalty - USA TODAY

  14-05-2019 22:53 via usatoday.com
  Accused San Diego synagogue shooter appears in court, may face state and U.S. death penalty  USA TODAYSynagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty to hate crimes  Fox NewsCalifornia synagogue shooting suspect has not guilty plea entered in federal court  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump’s Tariffs, Once Seen as Leverage, May Be Here to Stay - The New York Times

  14-05-2019 22:50 via nytimes.com
  Trump’s Tariffs, Once Seen as Leverage, May Be Here to Stay  The New York TimesWhy the US-China trade war won't last  CNNGOP angst grows amid Trump trade war | TheHill  The HillWhy Xi Jinping reneged on the trade deal with Trump | TheHill  The HillWe asked the Democrats running for president how they would negotiate with China on trade. Here's what they said  CNBCView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Teens get 20 years in prison, 20 on probation in school mass murder plot - Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

  14-05-2019 21:45 via tribuneledgernews.com
  Teens get 20 years in prison, 20 on probation in school mass murder plot  Cherokee Tribune Ledger NewsGeorgia high school attack plot: Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley sentenced to 40 years for plot to attack Etowah High School  CBS News2 teens sentenced to 40 years, 20 to serve for violent school attack plot  FOX 5 AtlantaTeens who planned school attack get 40 years in prison, will serve at least 20  WSB AtlantaMetro Atlanta teens sentenced to 40 years
  
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• WhatsApp spyware hack: What to do if you think your phone was affected - Business Insider

  14-05-2019 21:44 via businessinsider.com
  WhatsApp spyware hack: What to do if you think your phone was affected  Business InsiderWhatsApp was breached: Here's what users need to do  USA TODAYWhatsApp’s End-to-End Encryption Is a Gimmick  BloombergWhatsApp reveals major security flaw that could let hackers access phones  CNNWhatsApp was hacked and attackers installed spyware on people's phones  Business InsiderView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Classless Manchester City players should be ashamed of sick Liverpool chant - Liverpool Echo

  14-05-2019 21:40 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Classless Manchester City players should be ashamed of sick Liverpool chant  Liverpool EchoPremier League 2018-19 season review: our writers’ best and worst  The GuardianWill Liverpool be haunted after losing the title race to Manchester City? | The Debate  Sky Sports FootballManchester City 'extremely concerned' over reports of Champions League ban  ESPNLiverpool's biggest surprise of the season - and the individuals that defined their Premier Leagu
  
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• Pennsylvania sues Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma, says it targeted elderly and vets - NBC News

  14-05-2019 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  Pennsylvania sues Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma, says it targeted elderly and vets  NBC NewsPa. attorney general sues Purdue Pharma, saying it made more sales visits here than in all but one state  Philly.comPennsylvania attorney general sues Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic | TheHill  The HillPennyslvania sues maker of OxyContin, 'jet fuel' of America's opioid crisis  The GuardianPennsylvania attorney general sues Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic 
  
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• Carol Burnett remembers late friend and co-star Tim Conway: 'He'll be in my heart forever' - AOL

  14-05-2019 21:19 via aol.com
  Carol Burnett remembers late friend and co-star Tim Conway: 'He'll be in my heart forever'  AOLTim Conway, Star of The Carol Burnett Show, Dies at 85  PEOPLE.comPaul Batura: Yes, Tim Conway was 'lovable' but he was so much more to me and my family  Fox NewsTim Conway, Legendary Comedian Known for ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ Dies at 85  KTLA Los AngelesComedian Tim Conway, star of 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85  Yahoo Entertainment
  
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• Game of Thrones: Daenerys Targaryen Has Always Been a Mad Queen - OPINION - IGN

  14-05-2019 21:18 via ign.com
  Game of Thrones: Daenerys Targaryen Has Always Been a Mad Queen - OPINION  IGNHow "Game of Thrones" made fans root for a monster in season 8  CBS News'Game of Thrones' Fans Figured Out the Real Meaning of Arya's Horse in Episode Five  Yahoo EntertainmentEmilia Clarke And The "GoT" Creators Have Responded To The Daenerys Plot Twist Backlash  BuzzFeedWhy Does Game of Thrones Think Jon Snow Will Make a Good King?  Gadgets 360View full coverage on Go
  
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• Planning for war in Iran is very different from mobilizing for war in Iran - Washington Examiner

  14-05-2019 21:08 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Planning for war in Iran is very different from mobilizing for war in Iran  Washington ExaminerBernie Sanders says war with Iran would be "many times worse than the Iraq War"  CBS NewsIranian presidential aide says Trump will 'get a war' for listening to 'the mustache' John Bolton  Fox NewsNYT: White House reviews plan that would send up to 120,000 US troops to Middle East  CNNRising Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran  The New York TimesView full
  
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• Central Phoenix News Walmart picks Phoenix for roll-out of new delivery platform Brandon Brown, Phoenix - ABC15 Arizona

  14-05-2019 21:04 via abc15.com
  Central Phoenix News Walmart picks Phoenix for roll-out of new delivery platform Brandon Brown, Phoenix  ABC15 ArizonaWalmart launches free next-day delivery with no membership fee  Yahoo FinanceAmazon fires back at Walmart's next-day delivery rollout in a feisty tweet  Business InsiderWalmart aims at Amazon with no cost NextDay delivery  SlashGearWalmart ups the delivery game with next day shipping  AOLView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Danish politician: 'Yes it's me on Pornhub' - CNN

  14-05-2019 20:49 via edition.cnn.com
  Danish politician: 'Yes it's me on Pornhub'  CNNJoachim B. Olsen, a center-right Liberal Alliance party MP standing in the country's upcoming general election, knows where to find voters: on a popular porn ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei will sign 'no-spy agreements' to win contracts, chairman says - South China Morning Post

  14-05-2019 20:23 via scmp.com
  Huawei will sign 'no-spy agreements' to win contracts, chairman says  South China Morning PostExclusive: Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei  ReutersDid Huawei’s Chairman Just Admit that Huawei Spies?  National ReviewSenators question how to roll out 5G without Chinese technology  CNNHuawei willing to sign 'no-spy' pacts with governments: chairman  ReutersView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Venezuela top court accuses more lawmakers of treason as congress building blocked - Reuters

  14-05-2019 19:38 via reuters.com
  Venezuela top court accuses more lawmakers of treason as congress building blocked  ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's top court accused four opposition lawmakers of treason on Tuesday, following similar accusations against 10 legislators this ...
  
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• Gold Investors Should Keep An Eye On Fed Policy - DailyFX - Kitco News

  14-05-2019 18:45 via kitco.com
  Gold Investors Should Keep An Eye On Fed Policy - DailyFX  Kitco NewsDow Rallies 300 Points But Fed Insider Reveals Ominous Warning  CCNTrump says if Fed cuts interest rates, US will win trade war: 'It would be game over, we win!'  CNBCFed's Reaction to China Tariffs  NBRbizrptHow Congress Can Help the Fed Fight Recessions  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Amazon Aims To Put UPS Out Of Business

  14-05-2019 18:32 via technocracy.news
  While Amazon seeks to obsolete human labor in its distribution business, its next target is delivery of those packages and the establishment of a massive network of ‘independent’ businesses. Is there any money in driving? Just ask an Uber or Lyft driver! ⁃ TN EditorAmazon’s new robot packs 600+ boxes per hour vs humans at under 200. With that announcement comes a $10K offer to quit.
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• Tiger Woods on John Daly's PGA Championship Cart: 'I Walked with a Broken Leg' - Bleacher Report

  14-05-2019 18:31 via bleacherreport.com
  Tiger Woods on John Daly's PGA Championship Cart: 'I Walked with a Broken Leg'  Bleacher ReportPGA Championship preview  PGA TOURTiger Woods isn't a fan of John Daly's plan to ride in a cart  Yahoo SportsPGA Championship Preview 5-13-19  bctv.orgThey wanted this: A new era gets a shot at 'that' Tiger Woods  ESPNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gov. DeSantis: Russians hacked voting databases in two Florida counties

  14-05-2019 17:55 via nbcnews.com
  The GOP governor said the incidents took place in 2016 and no election results were compromised.
  
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• AI 90% Accurate For Predicting Death By Heart Attack?

  14-05-2019 17:34 via technocracy.news
  When insurance companies, HMOs, medicare, etc., implement this technology, patients will see rampant discrimination based on their AI health score; after all, who would sell a life insurance policy to someone who is going to die soon? ⁃ TN EditorAlgorithms similar to those employed by Netflix and Spotify to customise services are now better than human doctors at spotting who will die or have a heart attack.
  Machine learning was used to train LogitBoost, which its developers say can predict
  
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• Modeling Technocracy: Garages Seen As ‘Urban Mobility Hubs’

  14-05-2019 17:21 via technocracy.news
  The 1934 Technocracy Study Course (p. 244) proposed a “network of garages at convenient places all over the country from which automobiles could be had at any hour of the night or day. No automobiles would be privately owned. When one wished to use an automobile he would merely call at the garage.” ⁃ TN EditorWith cities looking at new ways to use garages and alleviate congestion, parking management company FlashParking says it has a different solution: convert garages into &ld
  
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• UN health agency highlights lifestyle choices that can prevent onset of dementia, as millions more succumb each year - UN News

  14-05-2019 17:06 via news.un.org
  UN health agency highlights lifestyle choices that can prevent onset of dementia, as millions more succumb each year  UN News6 Ways To Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia, According To A New Report  mindbodygreen.comEat well, exercise more: New global guidelines to reduce risk of dementia  CNNWhat helps prevent dementia? Try exercise, not vitamin pills  NBC NewsWHO issues first advice on dementia: exercise and don't smoke  ReutersView full coverage on G
  
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• China's Kunlun Tech agrees to U.S. demand to sell Grindr gay dating app

  14-05-2019 16:30 via nbcnews.com
  The gaming company, whose Grindr database contains personal information such as a user's location and HIV status, agreed to sell the app by June 2020.
  
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• Comcast agrees to sell its stake in Hulu to Disney

  14-05-2019 16:23 via nbcnews.com
  Comcast also the ability to enforce an option to sell its 33 percent stake in Hulu to Disney in 2024 at a valuation of at least $27.5 billion.
  
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• NASA chief vows to make ambitious, expensive plan to return to the moon "a reality" - CBS News

  14-05-2019 15:24 via cbsnews.com
  NASA chief vows to make ambitious, expensive plan to return to the moon "a reality"  CBS NewsShrinking Moon May Be Triggering Moonquakes, Study Says  The Weather ChannelTrump targets Pell Grant money for NASA's budget boost  Yahoo NewsAdministrator Bridenstine on Budget Amendment Supporting Humans on Moon in 2024  NASAA woman will walk on the moon for the first time by 2024, NASA says  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nor'easter heads out as late-season storm targets West Coast - ABC News

  14-05-2019 15:22 via abcnews.go.com
  Nor'easter heads out as late-season storm targets West Coast  ABC NewsHeavy rain, mountain snow and gusty winds are expected out West.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• WhatsApp reveals major security flaw that could let hackers access phones

  14-05-2019 15:14 via rss.cnn.com
  WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.
  
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• Sonos has put itself in the middle of the battle between Alexa and Google Assistant

  14-05-2019 15:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Sonos now has yet another voice. The speaker company now offers products in the US with Google Assistant built in.
  
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• Cannes Film Festival Diary: Does Anyone Still Care? - Hollywood Reporter

  14-05-2019 15:00 via hollywoodreporter.com
  Cannes Film Festival Diary: Does Anyone Still Care?  Hollywood ReporterSelena Gomez shows some skin at Cannes Film Festival in sleek white dress with thigh-high slit  Fox NewsSelena Gomez & Adam Driver - Cannes 2019 - 'The Dead Don't Die' Red Carpet  VarietyFive rising stars to watch for at Cannes film festival  Yahoo NewsSelena Gomez Wore the Coziest Cream Cardigan to Travel to Nice, France  ELLE.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple would need to raise iPhone prices significantly to offset next tariffs, analysts say - CNBC

  14-05-2019 14:35 via cnbc.com
  Apple would need to raise iPhone prices significantly to offset next tariffs, analysts say  CNBCThe worse seems over for the Apple iPhone in China  Phone ArenaView full coverage on Google News
  
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• WhatsApp voice call flaw could have let hackers access phones

  14-05-2019 12:43 via rss.cnn.com
  WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.
  
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• San Francisco could be first US city to ban facial-recognition technology

  14-05-2019 12:43 via rss.cnn.com
  San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is poised to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology.
  
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• WhatsApp discovers 'very scary' spyware, pushes patch to 1.5 billion users

  14-05-2019 10:31 via nbcnews.com
  Israel's NSO Group said that its technology is used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to fight "crime and terror."
  
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• WhatsApp flags vulnerability to sophisticated voice call attack

  14-05-2019 10:24 via rss.cnn.com
  WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.
  
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• Gay dating app Grindr is the latest victim of US-China tensions

  14-05-2019 07:52 via rss.cnn.com
  The United States doesn't trust a Chinese company to own gay dating app Grindr and will force it to sell by 2020, as tensions spike between Washington and Beijing over trade and national security.
  
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• Scientists Find Genetic Reason Why Store-Bought Tomatoes Taste So Bland

  14-05-2019 06:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Store-bought tomatoes taste horrifically disgusting — err, bland. Now scientists have discovered a version of a gene that helps give tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties. The discovery may help bring flavor back to tomatoes you can pick up in the produce section."How many times do you hear someone say that tomatoes from the store just don't quite measure up to heirloom varieties?" Clifford Weil, program director of the National S
  
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• 'Make them listen!' — the Brexit Annunziata - Washington Examiner

  14-05-2019 06:00 via washingtonexaminer.com
  'Make them listen!' — the Brexit Annunziata  Washington ExaminerTheresa May will put her Brexit deal to a vote—for the fourth time  CNNTheresa May’s Tories face huge defeat in EU elections; Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party surges  Fox NewsBrexit: PM and Corbyn holding meeting over cross-party talks  BBC NewsTeaming up with Nigel Farage would trash the Conservative brand  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hepatitis A outbreak declared in South Carolina, Aiken County has most cases - WRDW-TV

  14-05-2019 05:37 via wrdw.com
  Hepatitis A outbreak declared in South Carolina, Aiken County has most cases  WRDW-TVDHEC declares statewide viral infection outbreak  WYFF4 GreenvilleSC officials: Statewide Hepatitis A outbreak  News 19 WLTXSC health officials declare statewide Hepatitis A outbreak  WACH.com'Statewide outbreak' of Hepatitis A in South Carolina  WLTX.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Vaccine safety: The state of vaccinations in California and the debates around vaccine safety - The Union of Grass Valley

  14-05-2019 04:26 via theunion.com
  Vaccine safety: The state of vaccinations in California and the debates around vaccine safety  The Union of Grass ValleyAndrew Wakefield, others hold anti-vaccine rally amid raging measles outbreaks  Ars TechnicaHow A Measles Outbreak Was Halted In The 1990s : Shots - Health News  NPRLobbying firm hands out medical masks  Times Union US measles cases still climbing, topping 800 for year  KOAA 5View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Our Moon is Shrinking, Generating Wrinkles and Moonquakes

  14-05-2019 04:21 via scitechdaily.com
  The Moon is shrinking as its interior cools, getting more than about 150 feet (50 meters) skinnier over the last several hundred million years. Just...
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• Hubble Image of the Week – Settling Into Old Age

  14-05-2019 04:09 via scitechdaily.com
  NGC 3384, visible in this image, has many of the features characteristic of so-called elliptical galaxies. Such galaxies glow diffusely, are rounded in shape, display...
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• Infectious disease found in dogs of Marion County breeder - KMAland

  14-05-2019 03:52 via kmaland.com
  Infectious disease found in dogs of Marion County breeder  KMAlandDogs quarantined after officials detect a vicious disease. Humans could be at risk, too.  The Washington PostDog disease that can jump to humans was found in Iowa  BGRNational Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa Associated Press 10:32  KERO 23ABC NewsIowa Officials Confirm 'Multiple Cases' of Dog Disease that Can Infect Humans  Yahoo EntertainmentView full co
  
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• Apple is in a bear market

  14-05-2019 02:27 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple re-entered bear market territory in the midst of Monday's market sell-off, which was sparked by worries over an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Its shares were down 5.81% on the day and are off roughly 20% from a high of over $233 in October.
  
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• Amazon will pay $10,000 and 3 months' salary to help workers start delivery businesses

  14-05-2019 02:27 via rss.cnn.com
  Amazon wants its employees to quit their jobs and create their own delivery businesses. It turns out that's an expensive proposition. So Amazon is upping the ante.
  
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