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• Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 2 - ESPN

  11-09-2019 23:54 via espn.com
  Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 2  ESPNFantasy Football Rankings, Week 2: Model that beat experts says start Tyrell Williams, sit Drew Brees  CBS SportsO.J. Worries for Fantasy Team Amid Antonio Brown Scandal  Inside EditionStart 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 2: Running backs  NFL.comFantasy Football Week 2 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Running backs  CBS SportsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• First human case of West Nile virus reported in Wisconsin - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  11-09-2019 23:50 via channel3000.com
  First human case of West Nile virus reported in Wisconsin  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3First human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Massachusetts  WCVB BostonUtah County reports first human case of West Nile virus  KSL.comMother of Man with West Nile Virus Says He's Completely Immobile  FOX 13 News UtahFirst human case of West Nile virus reported in Massachusetts  Turn to 10View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump Wants Negative Rates. Here’s How That Would Work. - The New York Times

  11-09-2019 23:38 via nytimes.com
  Trump Wants Negative Rates. Here’s How That Would Work.  The New York TimesTrump Calls on Fed to Lower Interest Rates to 'Zero or Less'  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceWhat's moving markets today: Live updates  CNNFor Donald Trump, it’s always about his bottom line  The Washington PostTrump Brags He's the 'King of Debt,' But He Doesn't Get It  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Aurora Cannabis Q4 Revenue Increases 52% to $98.9 Million - New Cannabis Ventures

  11-09-2019 23:16 via newcannabisventures.com
  Aurora Cannabis Q4 Revenue Increases 52% to $98.9 Million  New Cannabis VenturesAurora Cannabis' Q4 Shocker: What You Need to Know  Motley FoolAurora Cannabis stock drops after earnings, as pot sales miss revised target  MarketWatchMarijuana Stocks: Aurora Cannabis Earnings Are Due As Weed Giant Looks To Take Lead In Canada  Investor's Business DailyAurora Trades Down On Q4 Print, Company Preparing 'Robust Product Lineup' For December Launch In Canada 
  
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• A gene-editing first: scientists tried CRISPR to fight HIV

  11-09-2019 23:12
  Scientists are reporting the first use of a gene-editing tool called CRISPR to try to cure a man's HIV infection
  
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• Google advertising practices targeted in antitrust probe

  11-09-2019 23:08
  State attorneys general investigating whether Google is engaged in monopolistic behavior are planning to take a deep look into the tech giant's advertising business
  
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• Dallas defense has long way to go to be elite - Dallas Sports Fanatic

  11-09-2019 23:08 via dallassportsfanatic.com
  Dallas defense has long way to go to be elite  Dallas Sports FanaticFilm Deep Dive: Giants vs. Cowboys, NFL Week 1 | Chris Simms Unbuttoned | NBC Sports  NBC SportsThe Cowboys Look Fun As Hell  DeadspinThe Cowboys are taking advantage of Dak Prescott - Stephen A. | First Take  ESPNIs Dak Prescott Finally Ready To Be Consistently Great?  FiveThirtyEightView full coverage on Google News
  
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• To Combat Youth Vaping, Trump Administration Plans To Banish Flavored Vapes : Shots - Health News - NPR

  11-09-2019 23:07 via npr.org
  To Combat Youth Vaping, Trump Administration Plans To Banish Flavored Vapes : Shots - Health News  NPRWhite House moves to ban certain e-cigarettes  ABC NewsTrump administration readies ban on flavored e-cigarettes amid  CNBCTrump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes  CNNTrump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Many Cancer Drugs Don't Work Like Scientists Say They Do, New Study Suggests

  11-09-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Shidlovski/Shutterstock)Cancer therapies often fail to work when tested in clinical trials. As a result, a startling 97 percent of drugs designed for specific cancer treatments do not receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Now researchers say they may have figured out part of the reason why.
  In a new study out Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists report many cancer drugs don't work the way their designers assumed they did. The dis
  
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• Uber says drivers aren't core to its business after California bill moves forward

  11-09-2019 22:42 via nbcnews.com
  California lawmakers passed a landmark bill on Wednesday that threatens to reshape how companies like Uber and Lyft do business.
  
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• Who is Caroline Calloway? The Instagram influencer Twitter can't stop talking about

  11-09-2019 22:36 via nbcnews.com
  Caroline Calloway has been the hottest topic on Twitter since an article written by her ghostwriter was published by New York Magazine's The Cut.
  
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• State Department approves Poland’s $6.5 billion F-35 fighter jet order - The Washington Post

  11-09-2019 22:03 via washingtonpost.com
  State Department approves Poland’s $6.5 billion F-35 fighter jet order  The Washington PostLockheed Martin has received State Department approval to sell 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the Polish military in an estimated $6.5 billion order, the ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58: Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack - Music - Austin Chronicle

  11-09-2019 21:50 via austinchronicle.com
  Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58: Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack - Music  Austin ChronicleSinger-songwriter Daniel Johnston dead at 58  Fox NewsDaniel Johnston Dead at 58  PitchforkDaniel Johnston, Austin music legend and 'Hi, How Are You' artist, dies at 58  Austin American-StatesmanDaniel Johnston, Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 58  NPRView full coverage on Google News
  
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• A 'Brown Tide' of Seaweed is Choking the Caribbean and Worrying Scientists

  11-09-2019 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dead seaweed chokes beaches across the Caribbean every year. (Credit: Playa del Carmen/Shutterstock)(Inside Science) -- In the summer of 2018, thousands of tons of a prolific seaweed called sargassum invaded the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. In Mexico, the turquoise waters and clear, smooth sand of the touristy Mayan Riviera turned into a brown mess. The sight of sargassum -- a type of brown algae -- and its smell scared tourists away, and local ecosystems started to suffer greatly.
  
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• Post Malone Smears All the Genres Into One (Emotions, Too) - The New York Times

  11-09-2019 19:25 via nytimes.com
  Post Malone Smears All the Genres Into One (Emotions, Too)  The New York TimesPost Malone - Saint-Tropez (Official Video)  Post MalonePost Malone Drops the Official Video for "Saint-Tropez"  ComplexPost Malone Heads to the French Riviera for Scenic 'Saint-Tropez' Video: Watch  BillboardWatch Post Malone’s ‘Saint-Tropez’ Video  Rap-Up.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Giant Bubbles Spotted Rushing Out from Milky Way’s Center

  11-09-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The MeerKAT telescope is superimposed on a radio image of the Milky Way's center. Radiobubbles extend from between the two nearest antennas to the upper right corner, with filaments running parallel to the bubbles. (Credit: SARAO/MeerKAT)The Milky Way is blowing bubbles. Two giant radio bubbles,
  extending out from the galaxy for over 1,400 light years, were just discovered
  in X-ray data. Astronomers think the bubbles started forming a few million
  years ago due to some type of cataclysmic
  
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• Astronomers Find Water Vapor in Atmosphere of a Habitable-Zone Exoplanet for the First Time

  11-09-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The watery exoplanet K2-18 b is surrounded by water vapor in this artist's illustration. (Credit: Alex Boersma)Astronomers have finally uncovered water vapor in the atmosphere
  of a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of its star. The
  find means that liquid water could also exist on the rocky world's surface,
  potentially even forming a global
  ocean.
  The discovery, made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, serves as the
  first detection of water vapor in the atmosphere
  
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• California church leaders 'used homeless as forced labour' - BBC News

  11-09-2019 18:22 via bbc.com
  California church leaders 'used homeless as forced labour'  BBC NewsLeaders of California ministry charged with forced labor  AOLCalifornia Church Leaders Lured Homeless Into Forced Labor, U.S. Says  The New York TimesImperial Valley Ministries leaders indicted for labor trafficking targeting homeless  Los Angeles TimesA church lured in homeless people — then locked them in houses and forced them to panhandle, feds say  The Washington PostV
  
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• How the Government is Working to Combat Fake Images and Videos

  11-09-2019 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  It can be tricky to make it look like people are doing things they never did. (Credit: Alexander Sobol/Shutterstock)Lots of people – including Congress – are worried about fake videos and imagery distorting the truth, purporting to show people saying and doing things they never said or did.I’m part of a larger U.S. government project that is working on developing ways to detect images and videos that have been manipulated. My team’s work, though, is to play the role of th
  
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• Hurricane tracker: Three Atlantic storms could turn into MAJOR hurricanes en route Florida - Express.co.uk

  11-09-2019 18:02 via express.co.uk
  Hurricane tracker: Three Atlantic storms could turn into MAJOR hurricanes en route Florida  Express.co.ukA tropical storm might actually impact Alabama on Sunday and Monday  The Washington PostTropical weather forecast: Sept. 11, 2019  FOX 13 News - Tampa BayInvest 95L Near the Bahamas May Develop Into a Tropical Storm This Weekend Over the Gulf of Mexico  The Weather ChannelTwo Atlantic disturbances make for a thorny forecast | WeatherTiger  Tal
  
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• New Massive Pterosaur Named the 'Cold Dragon of the North'

  11-09-2019 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new pterosaur dubbed the "Cold Dragon of the North" is one of the largest ever. (Credit: David Maas)(Inside Science) -- A new species of giant pterosaur has been discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta, Canada, whose snowy, windy winters gave Cryodrakon its name. Based on the largest vertebra yet found of this species, adults may have possessed wingspans of roughly 10 meters (33 feet)."That's an animal probably comparable to a giraffe in height -- more than 4 meters [13 f
  
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• Americans Commonly Eat Orange Roughy, a Fish Scientists Say Can Live to 250-years-old

  11-09-2019 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Orange roughy live in the deep ocean, where they're often caught by trawling ships. (Credit: New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)Would you eat an animal if you knew it was as
  old as the U.S. Constitution?Scientists in New Zealand have aged a fish
  called an orange roughy at between 230- and 245-years-old, making it
  one of the longest-lived fin-fish on record.
  The ancient fish was born in the late 1700s
  — and then caught
  in 2015 by a New Zealand commerci
  
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• Trade optimism, Apple push Wall Street slightly higher - Investing.com

  11-09-2019 16:56 via investing.com
  Trade optimism, Apple push Wall Street slightly higher  Investing.comTrump Delays China Tariff Hikes; Dow Jones Futures Rise On China Trade War 'Gesture'  Investor's Business DailyUS STOCKS-Wall Street advances as China extends trade olive branch  Yahoo FinanceWall Street opens higher on upbeat trade move  ReutersAsian shares mixed after China eases trade tensions  The Associated PressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Study Finds Political Conservatives Make the Best Investors

  11-09-2019 16:48 via scitechdaily.com
  When it comes to investing, conservatives may have a built-in advantage, according to a study by business scholars at Rice University, the University of North...
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• “Impressive” Memory and Navigation Revealed by Mako Shark Tracking off West Coast

  11-09-2019 16:11 via scitechdaily.com
  These top predators travel far across the Pacific, returning to the same areas in the Southern California Bight each year. The largest effort ever to...
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• Reprogrammable Ink That Lets Objects Change Colors Like a Chameleon [Video]

  11-09-2019 13:30 via scitechdaily.com
  MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light. The color-changing capabilities of chameleons have...
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• Fin24.com | Prosus: New Naspers internet company starts with a bang in Amsterdam

  11-09-2019 12:12
  
  Prosus made a strong start to its first trading day in Amsterdam and Johannesburg.
  
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• Fin24.com | Naspers sets R1.5 trillion value for its new company, Prosus

  11-09-2019 11:43
  
  Naspers is all set to list internet assets including Tencent Holdings in Amsterdam after valuing the newly created group at about R1.5 trillion.
  
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• Alcohol Taxes Only Cover a Fraction of the Costs of Excessive Drinking

  11-09-2019 10:47 via scitechdaily.com
  The total harm caused by excessive alcohol consumption is a staggering $2.05 per drink in the United States, and, of this, the government ends up...
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• Apple takes on Netflix with a $5-a-month streaming service

  11-09-2019 10:45
  Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service, offering it at the bargain price of $5 a month beginning on Nov. 1
  
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• Medications Can Help As Opioid Treatment for Teens

  11-09-2019 09:38 via scitechdaily.com
  Teens who misuse prescription or illicit opioids might benefit from opioid treatment medications, according to a new study led by a Yale researcher. An estimated...
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• Using a DNA Construction Kit to Replace Expensive Antibody Medication

  11-09-2019 09:28 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks. This approach...
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• Teens Abusing Opioids May Benefit From Medication Treatment

  11-09-2019 09:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Although the effectiveness of medications to treat adults with opioid use disorder has been well established, there has been little research about how — or...
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• California passes bill for wage, benefit protections for gig workers

  11-09-2019 08:01 via nbcnews.com
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he supports the legislation, which now heads for his desk.
  
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• Revolutionary New Detector Made From Graphene for Next Generation of THz Astronomy [Video]

  11-09-2019 06:41 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have demonstrated a detector made from graphene that could revolutionize the sensors used in next-generation space telescopes. The findings...
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• Electronic Tracking Provides New Insight Into Behaviors of Two Largest Whale Species

  11-09-2019 06:29 via scitechdaily.com
  How long does a whale feed? New data gives insight into blue and fin whale behavior. Researchers using electronic tags were able to monitor blue...
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• Hubble Captures Deepest Optical Image of First Neutron Star Collision

  11-09-2019 06:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Afterglow sheds light on the nature, origin of neutron star collisions, as researchers use Hubble to capture deepest optical image of first neutron star merger....
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• Hot Air: Is Extreme Journalism Causing Global Warming?

  11-09-2019 02:22 via technocracy.news
  If you want to fight climate change, tell extremist journalists to stifle their constant flow of hot air. The rhetoric in this story is spun out of thin air and pure conjecture and yet is presented as if it will most certainly become reality.  Well, it won’t. ⁃ TN EditorTo live in the 21st century is to live with the threat of weather growing more and more wicked.
  Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires are growing more intense and dangerous from global warming and rising greenhouse
  
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• Apple expected to unveil iPhones echoing last year's models

  11-09-2019 01:37
  The phones may be upstaged by the firm's new streaming service.
  
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• University: Losing Hawaii telescope risks billions in funds

  11-09-2019 01:24
  A senior University of Hawaii official says losing the Thirty Meter Telescope could mean losing billions of dollars in research funding over the next few decades
  
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• Apple reveals new iPhone 11 -- along with a few surprises

  11-09-2019 00:59 via nbcnews.com
  The company announced that customers who purchase a new iPhone or iPad will receive a free year of Apple’s new streaming service Apple TV Plus -- which will otherwise retail at $4.99 a month.
  
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• What you need to know about Apple's iPhone 11 event

  11-09-2019 00:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple unveiled its new smartphone lineup which includes the iPhone 11 Pro, the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the iPhone 11.
  
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• Uber is laying off hundreds of staffers, again

  11-09-2019 00:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber laid off hundreds more employees -- this time, across its engineering and product teams in an effort to "reset."
  
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• Inside Apple's big September event: Live updates

  11-09-2019 00:32 via rss.cnn.com
  We're at Apple's big September event, where the company unveiled the iPhone 11.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 5 'never sleeps'

  11-09-2019 00:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple's latest watch, the Series 5, will sport a new look thanks to an always-on display. The Series 5 "never sleeps," which means it will constantly display the time and other information without having to be raised or tapped.
  
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• A new Google baby monitor could use AI to alert parents before infant awakes

  11-09-2019 00:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Baby monitors have come a long way. Where once parents were alerted to their baby's cries by a radio-like crackle, today's designs incorporate everything from video and motion sensors to temperature gauges.
  
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• Antitrust Probe: Led By Texas, 50 State AGs Piling On Google

  11-09-2019 00:22 via technocracy.news
  Shields up! Technocrats at Google have finally raised the alarm with the legal/political system who are waking up to the threat of Technocracy. Politicians and the Rule of Law are mortal enemies of Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorFifty attorneys general are joining an investigation into Google over possible antitrust violations, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the initiative’s leader, announced Monday.
  The news confirms reports last week about the bipartisan investigation into Google&rsq
  
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