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• Saturn in opposition Tuesday night, planet and its rings visible depending on weather visibility - KXAN.com

  09-07-2019 23:55 via kxan.com
  Saturn in opposition Tuesday night, planet and its rings visible depending on weather visibility  KXAN.comLook up to the sky Tuesday night for a chance to see Saturn, its rings and possibly its moons.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• India Set to Launch Moon Rover and Orbiter

  09-07-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: ISRO)India is expected to launch their second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 on July 14. The launch will take up an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, dubbed Pragyan, all designed to study the moon’s little explored south pole.
  Using the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) most
  powerful rocket, Chandrayaan-2 will reach Earth’s orbit, where it’ll spend
  about 16 days before it heads over to the moon.After a short time in lunar orbit, the lander and the rover wil
  
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• Conspiracy theory about slain DNC staffer was planted by Russian intelligence, report finds

  09-07-2019 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  A former assistant U.S. attorney told Yahoo that U.S. intelligence officials found Russia had planted and fomented the theory.
  
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• Atira Asteroids: Strange Family of Space Rocks Circle Close to Sun

  09-07-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The newly found asteroids circles entirely within Earth's orbit. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)Astronomers just found an asteroid circling surprisingly close to our home sun, adding one more sibling to a rare family of space rocks.
  Our solar system has a lot of rubble left over from its creation that's strewn haphazardly between and beyond the planets. But there is some order to the mess. At the outer extremes, the Oort Cloud encloses the solar system in a giant sphere made of comets that o
  
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• The Purpose of Mucus, the Body’s Unsung Hero

  09-07-2019 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mucus (shown in pink) is secreted by a cell in the stomach. (Credit: The Path to Digestion Is Paved with Repair. Underwood J, PLoS Biology Vol. 4/9/2006, e307. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040307)We know it best as a stringy slime dripping from noses and as viscous, discolored goop hacked up by sickened airways. But it’s so much more than that. Coating the surfaces of guts, eyes, mouth, nasal cavity and ears, mucus plays a range of important physiological roles — hydrating, cleaning, su
  
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• Why oddsmakers haven’t given up on Warriors winning a title - The Mercury News

  09-07-2019 22:07 via mercurynews.com
  Why oddsmakers haven’t given up on Warriors winning a title  The Mercury NewsThe Warriors to shop D'Angelo Russell? 'They can't trade him!' - Marc J. Spears | The Jump  ESPNWarriors won't let anyone forget unquestioned greatness of their dynasty  Yahoo SportsD'Angelo Russell Reacts To Warriors Trade: "Excited" To Get Started  HotNewHipHopRussell 'excited' to join Dubs, even for short term  ESPNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Interstellar iron isn't missing, it's just hiding in plain sight - Phys.org

  09-07-2019 21:25 via phys.org
  Interstellar iron isn't missing, it's just hiding in plain sight  Phys.orgAstrophysicists know that iron (chemical symbol: Fe) is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, after lightweight elements such as hydrogen, carbon, ...
  
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• UK proposes another huge data fine. This time, Marriott is the target

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Marriott faces a $124 million fine for failing to protect customer data, the second major penalty proposed this week by UK regulators under Europe's tough new privacy rules.
  
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• Uber expands 'no talking' rides and launches helicopter service

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber is turning down the volume — and looking to the sky — in its latest round of new services.
  
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• This European court case against Facebook could have implications far beyond tech

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Austrian lawyer Max Schrems is good at making life difficult for Big Tech. But his latest case could have major implications for all sorts of companies.
  
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• Spotify launches a 'lite' version of its app for users with slow connections

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Spotify is launching a new, slimmed-down version of its app as it works to win more users in developing countries.
  
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• Richard Branson is taking Virgin Galactic public

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Richard Branson is bringing Virgin Galactic to the stock market.
  
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• Alphabet's plans to track people in its 'smart city' ring alarm bells

  09-07-2019 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  Alphabet's plans to develop a Toronto neighborhood could set a dangerous precedent for the future of data-driven cities, according to data governance experts.
  
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• Top 5 Photos, July 9: Halep hits past Zhang; 'Murena' victorious again - Tennis Magazine

  09-07-2019 21:13 via tennis.com
  Top 5 Photos, July 9: Halep hits past Zhang; 'Murena' victorious again  Tennis MagazineSerena Williams Fined $10K For Allegedly Damaging Wimbledon Court  HuffPostSerena Williams needed to be tested ahead of big matches – Chrissie Evert | 2019 Wimbledon  ESPN UKSerena Williams fined $10,000 for reportedly damaging court ahead of Wimbledon  Fox NewsSerena Williams fined $10,000 for damaging Wimbledon court  CNN InternationalView full coverage
  
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• Arizona city played critical role in moon exploration history - Fox News

  09-07-2019 21:02 via foxnews.com
  Arizona city played critical role in moon exploration history  Fox NewsMoon landing bombshell: Apollo boss reveals NASA ‘secret’ 50 years on  Express.co.ukBuzz Aldrin is looking forward, not back—and he has a plan to bring NASA along  Ars TechnicaFrom the Family Station Wagon to the Apollo Lunar Rover, My Dad's Engineering Talent Had No Limits  Smithsonian.comReliving the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures  The New York TimesVie
  
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• Snowball the Cockatoo Shows Off His Dance Moves

  09-07-2019 20:49 via nytimes.com
  Snowball the cockatoo’s internet fame led researchers to study the bird’s dancing. Their findings show that Snowball’s musicality may have a biological basis.
  
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• The future of the Democratic Party isn't Nancy Pelosi, it's AOC - Washington Examiner

  09-07-2019 20:46 via washingtonexaminer.com
  The future of the Democratic Party isn't Nancy Pelosi, it's AOC  Washington ExaminerHannity: 'All-out war' going on within the Democratic Party  Fox NewsTensions Between Pelosi and Progressive Democrats of ‘the Squad’ Burst Into Flame  The New York TimesAOC sued over blocking Twitter users, following appeals court ruling on Trump  Fox NewsAOC wants to change the world through action. Nancy Pelosi wants to do it through pithy phrases  
  
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• Look up! Saturn reaches closest point to Earth Tuesday - KVOA Tucson News

  09-07-2019 20:34 via kvoa.com
  Look up! Saturn reaches closest point to Earth Tuesday  KVOA Tucson NewsSaturn and its rings will be visible tonight; here’s when and where to watch  The Mercury NewsSaturn’s rings will be visible as planet begins its closest pass by Earth  FOX 31 DenverNASA breakthrough: How space agency discovered planet has rings ‘just like Saturn’  Express.co.ukHow to see Saturn's rings tonight as it makes closest pass by Earth  PennLi
  
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• A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit - NBC News

  09-07-2019 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit  NBC NewsGovernment scientists are starting to peek into the brains of people caught in the nation's opioid epidemic, to see if medicines proven to treat addiction, do more ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Friends' and HBO shows headline AT&T's new streaming service

  09-07-2019 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  HBO Max will include shows and movies from Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW — as well as all 235 episodes of "Friends."
  
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• Home Depot co-founder supports Trump? Twitter mob will boycott, only 17 years too late - Washington Examiner

  09-07-2019 19:20 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Home Depot co-founder supports Trump? Twitter mob will boycott, only 17 years too late  Washington ExaminerTrump takes to Twitter to support Home Depot: 'Fight for Bernie Marcus and Home Depot!'  USA TODAYTrump attacks Home Depot boycott threats and defends Bernie Marcus  Business InsiderTrump defends Home Depot co-founder after shoppers threaten boycott | TheHill  The HillHome Depot co-founder supports Trump and shoppers are furious  cleveland.c
  
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• What Cleveland lacks in 'swagger,' it's making up for by showing off 'incredible assets' during MLB All-Star events - Crain's Cleveland Business

  09-07-2019 18:21 via crainscleveland.com
  What Cleveland lacks in 'swagger,' it's making up for by showing off 'incredible assets' during MLB All-Star events  Crain's Cleveland BusinessShane Bieber rocks, home crowd rules on Cleveland's All-Star night  ESPN2019 MLB All-Star Game score: American League tops National League at 90th Midsummer Classic in Cleveland  CBS SportsOpinion: Finally, an MLB All-Star Game that reminds us of what baseball once looked liked  USA TODAYFans erupt for Shane Bieber
  
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• Federal court: Trump can't ban critics from Twitter account

  09-07-2019 18:21 via nbcnews.com
  A three-judge panel agreed with a lower court judge who said the president violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics.
  
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• Scientists Claim: We Are Living In A Computer Simulation

  09-07-2019 17:42 via technocracy.news
  The Technocrat mind that is given over to such vain speculations should never be trusted to deliver scientific solutions that potentially effect all of society. It’s time for rational people to “just say no” to their schemes and dreams. ⁃ TN EditorWhat if everything around us — the people, the stars overhead, the ground beneath our feet, even our bodies and minds — were an elaborate illusion? What if our world were simply a hyper-realistic simulation, with all
  
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• Leaving France? Expect ‘Eco-Tax’ On Your Flight Out

  09-07-2019 17:17 via technocracy.news
  France claims that airplane contrails (ice crystals) contribute to global warming and therefore travelers should be punished with an eco-tax to offset their destructive travel habits. ⁃ TN EditorFrance will introduce an “eco-tax” of up to €18 (£16.19) on tickets for all flights leaving the country, the government has announced.
  Transport minister Elisabeth Borne told a news conference that the €180m (£162m) it is expected to raise
  
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• Ripped: Pre-Crime AI Bigger Scam Than Psychic Detectives

  09-07-2019 16:56 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats believed their own twisted logic and it came around to bite them. For all hype, promises and millions spent, predictive policing is finally being recognized as a total scam. ⁃ TN EditorLaw enforcement agencies around the world have recently begun extricating themselves from expensive, ineffective predictive policing systems. The machine learning equivalent of psychic detectives, it turns out, simply doesn’t work.
  AI can’t predict crime
  In Palo Alto, California a thr
  
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• Dust Storms Brew Over Mars' North Pole

  09-07-2019 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: ESA/GCP/UPV/EHU Bilbao)Near the north pole of Mars, a dust storm has been ravaging for over a month. The dark clouds have been moving around the ice cap at about 4.5 mph (2 m/s), as observed by The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft. The above image frames make up a timelapse covering about 70 minutes, as dust storms push across the planet's north polar ice cap.
  These storms usually last for a few days or weeks but can cover the entire planet when they’re
  
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• Infertile Women In Africa Are The Focus Of A Music Campaign From Merck : Goats and Soda - NPR

  09-07-2019 16:32 via npr.org
  Infertile Women In Africa Are The Focus Of A Music Campaign From Merck : Goats and Soda  NPRThe songs tell women they are "more than a mother" — then promote the pharmaceutical company's fertility treatment programs. But the music videos raise ...
  
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• John Daly withdraws from British Open after being told he can’t ride in a cart - The Denver Post

  09-07-2019 16:14 via denverpost.com
  John Daly withdraws from British Open after being told he can’t ride in a cart  The Denver PostDaly, denied use of cart, pulls out of The Open  ESPNJohn Daly withdraws from the Open Championship after being barred from using golf cart  Fox NewsAfter being denied use of cart and suffering spider bite, John Daly withdraws from British Open  Yahoo SportsBridgestone Senior Players golf tournament comes to Akron's Firestone Country Club  clevela
  
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• Should You Relocate in Retirement? - The Motley Fool

  09-07-2019 15:47 via fool.com
  Should You Relocate in Retirement?  The Motley FoolIt's a common practice among seniors -- but is it right for you?View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Greece’s Experiment With Populism Holds Lessons for Europe - The New York Times

  09-07-2019 15:33 via nytimes.com
  Greece’s Experiment With Populism Holds Lessons for Europe  The New York TimesHow family and politics shaped new Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis  Aljazeera.comConservative Politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis Sworn In As Greek Prime Minister | TIME  TIMEGood news — and bad news — from Greece  The Washington PostSyriza is down but not out. Now it must fight Greece’s march to the right  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• California quakes left a crack in the Earth so big it can be seen from space - USA TODAY

  09-07-2019 14:56 via usatoday.com
  California quakes left a crack in the Earth so big it can be seen from space  USA TODAYSupervolcano fears: 'Big One' is coming  Fox NewsEarthquakes today: Why we ‘need more earthquakes’ despite fears of Big One  Express.co.uk56-Year-Old's Death in Nevada Possibly Related to Ridgecrest Earthquake, Authorities Say  NBC Southern California5,714 aftershocks hit Southern California since Thursday’s earthquake  KRON4View full coverage
  
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• 'Stranger Things 3' breaks Netflix record for most-viewed series in first four days

  09-07-2019 13:51 via nbcnews.com
  The streaming giant said that 40.7 million households have been watching the third season of the sci-fi show since it hit the streaming platform on July 4.
  
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• PepsiCo results powered by demand for sodas, chips - Fox Business

  09-07-2019 13:01 via foxbusiness.com
  PepsiCo results powered by demand for sodas, chips  Fox BusinessPepsi’s earnings show the thirst for sparkling water is real  QuartzPepsi is 'back in growth' mode  Yahoo FinancePepsiCo's mini-sized sodas boost quarterly results  ReutersUPDATE 3-PepsiCo's mini-sized sodas boost quarterly results  Yahoo FinanceView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Uber will take 'years' to make a profit, CTO says

  09-07-2019 12:51 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber will take at least "a few years" to become profitable, according to one of the ride hailing firm's top executives.
  
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• Richard Branson plans to take Virgin Galactic public

  09-07-2019 12:51 via rss.cnn.com
  Richard Branson is preparing Virgin Galactic for a public listing.
  
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• Fin24.com | Facebook faces another blockbuster European privacy court fight

  09-07-2019 10:09
  
  The latest lawsuit challenges the legality of tools used by companies to move commercial data outside of the EU.
  
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• NYU professor: Regulators must keep Facebook's Libra from becoming a default currency

  09-07-2019 07:37 via rss.cnn.com
  NYU professor Scott Galloway said "mild horror" is an appropriate reaction to Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.
  
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• CNN Exclusive: Bill Gates calls Steve Jobs a 'wizard' who saved Apple

  09-07-2019 07:37 via rss.cnn.com
  Bill Gates said Steve Jobs was a wizard who took Apple off its "path to die" and put it on a path to becoming the world's most valuable company, despite his reputation as an abrasive leader.
  
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• Meat from a lab? Startups cook up alternative to slaughter

  09-07-2019 07:22
  A growing number of startups worldwide are making meat that doesn't require slaughtering animals
  
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• Activists worry about potential abuse of face scans for ICE

  09-07-2019 07:17
  Civil rights activists are complaining about the potential for abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  
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• Big earthquakes raise interest in West Coast warning system

  09-07-2019 05:20
  The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California have raised new interest in the early warning system being developed for the West Coast
  
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• The Latest: President declares emergency over Cal quakes

  09-07-2019 05:14
  President Donald Trump has declared an emergency for California after two major earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks
  
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• ALMA Provides First Bird’s-Eye View of Massive Star Growth

  09-07-2019 03:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers obtained the first detailed face-on view of a gaseous disk feeding the growth of a massive baby star. They found that it shares many...
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• Slog PM: Trump Wants to "Make America White Again" (Says Pelosi), Mayor Durkan Wants Megan Rapinoe to "Skip the White House" and Party in Seattle - TheStranger.com

  09-07-2019 03:00 via thestranger.com
  Slog PM: Trump Wants to "Make America White Again" (Says Pelosi), Mayor Durkan Wants Megan Rapinoe to "Skip the White House" and Party in Seattle  TheStranger.comMegan Rapinoe has message for President Donald Trump in CNN interview with Anderson Cooper  USA TODAYRapinoe to Trump: You need to do better for everyone  CNNMegan Rapinoe views Donald Trump's tweets as a positive: 'We do carry with us other people'  Yahoo SportsWorld Cup soccer champ Megan Rapino
  
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• New Kind of Solar Cell Opens the Door for Surpassing Efficiency Limit

  09-07-2019 03:00 via scitechdaily.com
  In any conventional silicon-based solar cell, there is an absolute limit on overall efficiency, based partly on the fact that each photon of light can...
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• Hubble Image of the Week – Galactic Cherry Blossom

  09-07-2019 02:51 via scitechdaily.com
  The galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble Picture of the Week. The many bright “blooms” within...
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• Women's World Cup final ratings surpass last year's men's final

  09-07-2019 00:35 via nbcnews.com
  The final was also a hit on social media, with the network touting 17.8 million views across various platforms.
  
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• Cameron Boyce's Final Interview Before Death Was All About Family, Heritage, And Giving Back - PerezHilton.com

  09-07-2019 00:20 via perezhilton.com
  Cameron Boyce's Final Interview Before Death Was All About Family, Heritage, And Giving Back  PerezHilton.comCameron Boyce's Family Confirms He Suffered From Epilepsy  E! NEWSCameron Boyce's roommates speak out after his death: 'I don't think words will come for a while'  Yahoo EntertainmentCameron Boyce's Autopsy Is Completed but His Official Cause of Death Is Still Unknown  PEOPLE.comLocal groundbreaker remembers Disney star grandson  WATE 6 On
  
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• Iran has already proven the nuclear agreement's uselessness - Washington Examiner

  09-07-2019 00:16 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Iran has already proven the nuclear agreement's uselessness  Washington ExaminerFrance sends top diplomat to Iran as Europe urges uranium enrichment cutback  Fox NewsEuropeans call for urgent meeting of Iran nuclear deal parties  ReutersThe Iran Hawks Are Circling  The AtlanticBehold the worst of all possible Iran policies  Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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