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• Lunar Tales: The First (Imaginative) Moon Landings

  07-06-2019 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  This iconic shot from the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon shows the fabled Man in the Moon embedded with a massive, bullet-like spacecraft that was launched from Earth by a giant cannon. (Credit: drmvm1/Flickr)It’s been 50 years since humans first landed on the Moon. But for how long have we rehearsed those first steps in our imaginations? This we do know: We’ve been telling each other tales about our Moon-landing dreams for nearly 2,000 years.The earliest known written story about peop
  
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• Correction: Election Security-North Carolina story

  07-06-2019 23:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Correction: Election Security-North Carolina story
  
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• Police use of DNA leads to backlash, changes to big database

  07-06-2019 23:40 via abcnews.go.com
  A popular DNA database for finding relatives has tightened its policies for police access after a backlash over privacy
  
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• What network speeds do I need for Stadia? - Android Central

  07-06-2019 23:30 via androidcentral.com
  What network speeds do I need for Stadia?  Android CentralGoogle Stadia streaming requirements lack some key internet-connection details  CNETGoogle Stadia vs Nvidia GeForce Now: which is the best cloud gaming service?  TechRadarGoogle Stadia Will Eat 1TB Bandwidth Caps for Breakfast  ExtremeTechStadia’s Phil Harrison to give E3 interview on 6/9, here’s how to watch [Livestream]  9to5GoogleView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Partially electric airplane makes California test flight

  07-06-2019 23:22 via abcnews.go.com
  A California company has conducted a test flight of a hybrid-electric airplane capable of carrying six people
  
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• Uber's COO and CMO are leaving one month after disappointing IPO

  07-06-2019 22:58 via rss.cnn.com
  Two of Uber's top executives are leaving the company one month after its lackluster Wall Street debut.
  
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• Air Force allows first Sikh airman to wear turban and beard - ABC News

  07-06-2019 22:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Air Force allows first Sikh airman to wear turban and beard  ABC NewsSikh Airman Harpreetinder Singh Bajwa becomes first allowed to keep beard and turban during Air Force service while on active duty  CBS NewsAir Force allows Sikh airman to wear turban and beard while serving  CNNA Sikh airman petitioned the Air Force to let him wear a turban and beard. He just won.  Washington PostSikh-American becomes first Air Force member allowed to wear turban and bea
  
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• Nike's new day care plan angers hundreds of employees: report - Fox Business

  07-06-2019 22:44 via foxbusiness.com
  Nike's new day care plan angers hundreds of employees: report  Fox BusinessNike plans to close on-site daycare, triggering employee backlash  OregonLiveDay Care Drama: Why Some Employees Are Furious With Nike’s Childcare Plan  ForbesNike employees are campaigning against plans to move its kids' daycare center to a space off campus  Business InsiderNike's plan to expand childcare massively backfires  Fast CompanyView full coverage on Google
  
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• Covert videos of women walking at college campus found on porn site

  07-06-2019 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  The women's faces were not visible and those featured in them were not identified by name, officials said.
  
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• Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones

  07-06-2019 22:22 via abcnews.go.com
  Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones
  
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• Alec Baldwin is 'so done' playing Trump on 'SNL': 'I can’t imagine I would do it again' - Fox News

  07-06-2019 21:51 via foxnews.com
  Alec Baldwin is 'so done' playing Trump on 'SNL': 'I can’t imagine I would do it again'  Fox NewsAlec Baldwin “So Done” With ‘SNL’ Trump Gig: “I Can’t Imagine I Would Do It Again”  DeadlineAlec Baldwin says he's 'done' playing Trump on 'SNL'  CNNAlec Baldwin: 'I'm so done' playing Trump on 'SNL'  MassLive.comAlec Baldwin says he’s ‘done’ playing Trump on ‘SNL’  WTVR CBS
  
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• Texas A&M Aggies star arrested after fight over tacos: Report - KTRK-TV

  07-06-2019 21:50 via abc13.com
  Texas A&M Aggies star arrested after fight over tacos: Report  KTRK-TVA&M defensive back Derrick Tucker arrested on assault charges  Texas A&M The BattalionTacos tussle lands Texas A&M defensive back in jail  ChronTexas A&M football player charged with assault  Bryan-College Station EagleReports: A&M DB Derrick Tucker arrested after incident in March  247SportsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why the attack on lesbian couple in London is a big deal - Washington Examiner

  07-06-2019 21:31 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Why the attack on lesbian couple in London is a big deal  Washington Examiner5th suspect arrested in attack on lesbian couple for refusing to kiss  New York Post Lesbian Couple Assaulted On London Bus By Four Men Who Had Demanded The Women Kiss | TIME  TIMEFifth teenager, 16, arrested over homophobic bus attack  Metro.co.ukLesbian couple viciously beaten in homophobic attack on London bus  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Don't Worry About Asteroid 2006QV89. There's Only a 1 in 7000 Chance It'll Hit the Earth in September - Universe Today

  07-06-2019 21:23 via universetoday.com
  Don't Worry About Asteroid 2006QV89. There's Only a 1 in 7000 Chance It'll Hit the Earth in September  Universe TodayNo need to worry about the football-field-sized asteroid headed towards Earth, space agency says  FOX 5 AtlantaAsteroid nearly the width of a football field has small chance of hitting Earth this year  USA TODAYNo, You Shouldn't Freak Over The Asteroid With a Tiny Risk of Hitting Us in September  ScienceAlertNASA asteroid: LOOK OUT as a 360F
  
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• FDA targets vaping 'influencers' for online promotions

  07-06-2019 21:06 via abcnews.go.com
  The Food and Drug Administration is sending warnings to companies that inappropriately pushed their e-cigarette formulas online through paid social media influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other websites
  
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• 'Drunken Monkey' Hypothesis: Was Booze an Advantage For Our Ancestors?

  07-06-2019 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Manekina Serafima/Shutterstock)Worldwide, people drink over 65 billion gallons of alcohol each year.The United States’ share, if divided equally across the adult population, would amount to about two and a half gallons of pure alcohol per person, annually. And this thirst seems to be universal: Fermented beverages have been found in nearly every society, as far back as archaeologists can detect their existence.That’s the idea behind the “drunken monkey” hypothesi
  
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• NASA allowing commercial travel to International Space Station, but it'll cost you - Fox Business

  07-06-2019 19:11 via foxbusiness.com
  NASA allowing commercial travel to International Space Station, but it'll cost you  Fox BusinessPrivatizing space? Strapped-for-cash NASA to open International Space Station to tourists  RTNASA opens space station to tourists  Sky NewsOpening the International Space Station for Commercial Business on This Week @NASA – June 7, 2019  NASANasa to open International Space Station to tourists  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• A 'Ridge' of Plasma Connects These Merging Galaxies

  07-06-2019 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two galaxy clusters, Abell 0399 and Abell 0401, are merging about 1 billion light-years from Earth. This image shows the clusters' cores (red) in X-ray-light. The two are linked by a thin filament (yellow and blue), which glows faintly in microwaves and radio waves. (Credit: DSS and Pan-STARRS1 (optical), XMM-Newton (X-rays), PLANCK satellite (yparameter), F. Govoni, M. Murgia, INAF)Galaxy clusters are a great place to peer in on the physics that govern our universe. Not only are these cosm
  
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• There’s a Metabolic Limit on How Much Energy We Have for Endurance Events

  07-06-2019 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A runner on the 3,080-mile Race Across the USA (RAUSA) in 2015. Some of the RAUSA runners were included in a study to determine the metabolic limit for how much energy the body can absorb from food for endurance events. (Credit: Bryce Carlson)Many marathon runners know the boost that can come from popping a mid-race energy gel. (Mmmm, calorie-rich goop.) But according to new research published in Science Advances, when it comes to endurance events, there’s a limit to how much energy the hu
  
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• UN-Habitat Chief Praises China For Its Urban Innovation

  07-06-2019 18:00 via technocracy.news
  As a maturing Technocracy, China is praised and held up as a model for its innovation in urban innovation and development. Conveniently overlooked is ubiquitous surveillance, citizen oppression and religious persecution. ⁃ TN EditorThe executive director of the UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif on Friday lauded China for using innovation to transform its cities and making them more habitable and friendly to citizens.
  Sharif, who was speaking in Nairobi ahead of the first UN Habitat Assembly
  
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• Warsaw's plastic palm tree 'dies' to mark climate threat

  07-06-2019 17:42 via abcnews.go.com
  A giant plastic palm tree that has become an artistic symbol of Warsaw has "died" as part of a stunt to draw attention to climate change
  
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• Walmart wants to deliver groceries — and put them in your fridge

  07-06-2019 17:34 via nbcnews.com
  Starting this fall, almost one million people across three cities will have access to Walmart’s new in-home delivery option.
  
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• Europe shows challenges for US regulators targeting Big Tech

  07-06-2019 17:34 via abcnews.go.com
  Europe's experience reining in digital giants holds lessons, warnings for US regulators girding for tech war
  
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• Blockchain: What it is, why it matters, and whether it will change everything

  07-06-2019 17:21 via nbcnews.com
  Bitcoin, Ethereum and cryptocurrency dominated headlines in 2017 before an epic crash wiped out billions of dollars in wealth. After the bubble burst, cryptocurrency — and blockchain,the technology powering it — fell out of public view a bit. But in the background, some of the biggest companies on earth started investing in blockchain technology… heavily. So is blockchain destined to crash like Bitcoin, or will it truly change the world?
  
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• The Roots of Big Tech Run Disturbingly Deep

  07-06-2019 17:00 via nytimes.com
  Out of more than 350 mergers by Facebook or Google, none raised serious regulatory concerns. They should have.
  
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• Firearm Access Associated With Suicide Risk For U.S. Soldiers

  07-06-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock)Since 2004, the rate of death by suicide has exceeded that of death by combat injury for American soldiers. A review of more than 100 cases involving the suicide of an active-duty soldier found a significant association between firearm ownership, access and usage patterns and increased risk of suicide.The study, published today in the open-access, online-only journal JAMA Network Open, conducted psychological autopsies of 135 U.S. soldiers who committed
  
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• Amazon’s Bezos: Space Exploration Is Necessary To ‘Save The Earth’

  07-06-2019 17:00 via technocracy.news
  Apparently, AOC’s Green New Deal isn’t enough to save the earth; Jeff Bezos now says we must also send humanity into space. The logical end of Technocracy, which is based on Scientism, is always lunacy.  ⁃ TN EditorBezos said, “Predictions on a ten year-time frame are hard to make and often wrong. The only good thing is nobody goes and checks.” But then he offered a few broad predictions anyway.
  He said he believes robots will soon be able to grasp objects
  
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• France's Macron to promote climate effort at G-7 summit

  07-06-2019 16:59 via abcnews.go.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron wants an August summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies to take concrete initiatives on climate change despite divergences with the United States on the issue
  
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• No-say Nissan had tech that drove Fiat Chrysler-Renault idea

  07-06-2019 16:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Nissan wasn't consulted on the proposed merger between its alliance partner Renault and Fiat Chrysler, but the Japanese automaker's reluctance may have helped bring about the surprise collapse of the talks
  
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• Police: Give Up Your Phone Password Or Go To Jail

  07-06-2019 16:38 via technocracy.news
  If you are ever stopped and demanded to turn over your phone’s password, do not comply. Tell the officer that he must get a legitimate court-issued warrant, and then you will comply. Always be polite, but firm. but be ready to pay the price of non-compliance.
  Fourth Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supp
  
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• Authorities identify 3 bodies linked to suspected killer

  07-06-2019 15:51 via abcnews.go.com
  New Hampshire authorities have identified three victims of a deceased man suspected of killing at least six women and children several decades ago, including his toddler daughter
  
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• NASA's InSight team makes new attempt to help heat probe working - CGTN

  07-06-2019 15:40 via news.cgtn.com
  NASA's InSight team makes new attempt to help heat probe working  CGTNNASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch  FuturismNASA's Mars Helicopter Whirls Through Tests on Way to 2020 Launch  Space.comNASA’s Mars Helicopter begins final testing phase before 2020 mission  TechCrunchNASA is putting the finishing touches on its Mars helicopter  BGRView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Automakers urge California, US to restart mileage talks

  07-06-2019 15:39 via abcnews.go.com
  Major automakers are urging the Trump administration and California to go back to the negotiating table over vehicle mileage standards to prevent a legal battle
  
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• Amazon's Jeff Bezos interrupted by protester on stage

  07-06-2019 15:19 via abcnews.go.com
  A woman was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and yelling about chicken farms on stage at a conference in Las Vegas
  
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• Did Biden go green enough? Green New Deal advocates split

  07-06-2019 15:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Is Biden's climate plan a win for the Green New Deal? Climate activists split on front-runner's proposal
  
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• Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

  07-06-2019 15:08 via nbcnews.com
  Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to use its apps and receive updates.
  
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• Huawei smartphones will no longer come with Facebook apps

  07-06-2019 14:58 via rss.cnn.com
  Huawei can no longer pre-install Facebook apps on its smartphones after Facebook fell into line with a US ban on exporting software to the Chinese company.
  
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• The Latest: Protester arrested at Jeff Bezos Amazon event

  07-06-2019 14:20 via abcnews.go.com
  A woman was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and yelling about chicken farms on stage at a conference in Las Vegas
  
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• Phoenix Zoo flying high over 3-week-old baby pygmy owls

  07-06-2019 14:19 via abcnews.go.com
  Conservation specialists at the Phoenix Zoo say they are flying high over the recent arrival of four big-eyed baby pygmy owls
  
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• Huawei warns US would hurt itself by cutting off tech ties

  07-06-2019 14:07 via abcnews.go.com
  A senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei says he is hoping the company's animosity with the United States will be resolved and warned that the U.S. will be shooting itself in the foot if it were to shun Chinese technology
  
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• This CEO wasn't impressed with scooter start-ups. His retort? Pogo stick rentals.

  07-06-2019 13:51 via nbcnews.com
  Analysis: As the hype around micro-mobility grows, one too-weird-to-be-true company strikes a chord.
  
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• The police demanded he unlock his cellphone. He didn't — and spent 44 days in jail.

  07-06-2019 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  “The world should know that what they’re doing out here is crazy,” said a man who refused to share his passcode with police.
  
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• How to be more like Jeff Bezos, according to Jeff Bezos

  07-06-2019 09:20 via rss.cnn.com
  Even the richest man in the world can have trouble winning support for his ideas at work.
  
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• Google's gaming system Stadia is coming in November. Here's what we know

  07-06-2019 09:20 via rss.cnn.com
  Google's video-game streaming service, Stadia, will start rolling out in November, the company announced Thursday on a YouTube livestream.
  
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• Warriors ban their part owner from NBA Finals games after shoving Kyle Lowry

  07-06-2019 03:47 via nbcnews.com
  “He had no reason to touch me. He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me," Lowry said about Mark Stevens.
  
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• FCC votes to allow phone carriers to block robocalls

  07-06-2019 00:49 via nbcnews.com
  Now cell phone carriers can automatically block many unwanted robocalls by default, while letting calls from numbers deemed safe ring through.
  
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• Particle Colliders Help Prep Humans For Deep Space Radiation

  07-06-2019 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Particle accelerators provide a way for scientists to test cosmic ray strength particles in labs on Earth. (Credit: GSI GmbH/Jan Michael Hosan 2018)NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year in space while scientists monitored changes in his body, as well as that of his twin, Mark Kelly, who remained on the ground. Kelly came back to Earth in good shape, the experiment showed. And, some Russian cosmonauts have also spent even longer than Kelly in space without obvious long term ill effect from
  
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• The Mystery of Cosmic Cold Spots Just Got Even Weirder

  07-06-2019 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Recent analysis of Planck data upholds mysteries that have existed since the spacecraft’s first results in 2013. (Credit: ESA/Planck Collaboration)During its time in orbit, the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft gave humanity the most sophisticated measurements ever made of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, the first flash of light that rippled across the universe after the Big Bang. Plank told us the shape of the universe and confirmed crucial components of the Big B
  
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