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• Cuttlefish Have Complex Cognitive Abilities – Can Make Decisions Based on Future Expectations

  09-02-2020 23:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  When cuttlefish know that shrimp — their favorite food — will be available in the evening, they eat fewer crabs during the day. This capacity...
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• Ancient Meteorites Show Early Earth’s Atmosphere May Have Had 1,000x More Carbon Dioxide Than Now

  09-02-2020 22:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Very occasionally, Earth gets bombarded by a large meteorite. But every day, our planet gets pelted by space dust, micrometeorites that collect on Earth’s surface....
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• Police are considering surveillance planes to deter crime. Privacy advocates have concerns. (Part 2)

  09-02-2020 22:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  With this new technology, twelve high power cameras mounted on small planes will soar more than one-mile overhead and capture everything happening in a city below. After a crime is reported to 911, authorities can zoom in on footage and see the exact location of where a crime had been committed. Advocates tell NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez it would revolutionize policing, while critics say there are major privacy concerns.
  
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• Police are considering surveillance planes to help solve violent crimes. Privacy advocates have concerns. (Part 1)

  09-02-2020 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Baltimore will soon begin a pilot program using private surveillance planes to help solve and deter violent crime. Other cities are also considering using the small planes. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez travels to Dayton, Ohio to meet with the head of Persistent Surveillance Systems, the company behind the technology, to learn how it works.
  
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• Noise Reduction Algorithm Speeds Graphene Mapping 50 Times Faster

  09-02-2020 20:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Graphene is always raising high expectations, as a strong, ultrathin, two-dimensional material that could also be the basis for new components in information technology. There...
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• Amazon Flex drivers are using bots to cheat their way to getting more work

  09-02-2020 20:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Flex drivers are contract workers who use their own vehicles to deliver packages, and competition is so intense that some are using apps to cheat.
  
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• Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal

  09-02-2020 17:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission
  
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• What is Solar Orbiter and what's it going to do? - BBC News

  09-02-2020 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  What is Solar Orbiter and what's it going to do?  BBC NewsNASA's New Mission Will Explore Space Commerce's Biggest Threat: The Sun  QuickTake by BloombergA new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun to get a never-before-seen look at the star’s poles  The VergeSolar Orbiter: The US-European mission to explore the sun's poles in photos  Space.comSolar Probe to Launch Sunday on Mission to Map Sun’s Polar Regions  VOA NewsView full coverage
  
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• Thai military brought in mother of gunman who killed 26 people, in bid to negotiate with him - CNN

  09-02-2020 13:51 via news.google.com
  Thai military brought in mother of gunman who killed 26 people, in bid to negotiate with him  CNNThailand shooting: Soldier kills 21 in gun rampage  BBC NewsRogue soldier shot dead after Thai shopping mall massacre  The GuardianThailand police say soldier killed at least 20 people in shooting spree  CNNThai soldier kills 26 in rampage, most inside shopping mall  ReutersView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Final Galaxy S20 Ultra rumors: New colors, 5G guaranteed, $850 price - CNET

  09-02-2020 12:30 via news.google.com
  Final Galaxy S20 Ultra rumors: New colors, 5G guaranteed, $850 price  CNETSamsung Galaxy Buds Plus leak in full in hands-on video  TechRadar IndiaSamsung Galaxy S20 Unpacked event: How to watch and what to expect  ZDNetGalaxy Z Flip video leak shows a model headed to the US  EngadgetSamsung Galaxy S20 trio's European pricing surfaces - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Coronavirus testing will keep a Royal Caribbean cruise ship's passengers in NJ until Monday, company says - Fox News

  09-02-2020 12:24 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus testing will keep a Royal Caribbean cruise ship's passengers in NJ until Monday, company says  Fox NewsStranded Royal Caribbean cruise passengers slam liner amid coronavirus scare  New York Post First American dies from coronavirus  CBS This MorningNew Details After 27 In NJ Tested For Coronavirus; 4 In Hospital  Hoboken, NJ PatchCruise ship passengers stranded as concerns over spread of coronavirus grow  ABC NewsView full coverage on
  
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• How Bernie Sanders’ passionate base revitalized his campaign - Reuters

  09-02-2020 12:05 via news.google.com
  How Bernie Sanders’ passionate base revitalized his campaign  ReutersTakeaways from a raucous night in Manchester  POLITICOAmy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg were the debate’s two winners  The Boston GlobePelosi's miscalculation and Trump hatred | TheHill  The HillThe Donald Trump Theory of Bernie Sanders  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Impeachment fallout threatens to upend battle for Senate | TheHill - The Hill

  09-02-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  Impeachment fallout threatens to upend battle for Senate | TheHill  The HillTrump defends firing of key impeachment witness Vindman  CNNSenators’ handwritten notes offer a new view of President Trump's impeachment trial  USA TODAYEditorial: Trump’s impeachment further fractures civility in Washington  Los Angeles TimesDan Gainor: Anti-Trump media have a meltdown after president responds to impeachment acquittal  Fox NewsView full cove
  
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• Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Eastern Afghanistan - The Wall Street Journal

  09-02-2020 11:53 via news.google.com
  
  Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Eastern Afghanistan  The Wall Street JournalMultiple U.S. Troops Killed And Wounded In Afghanistan, Officials Say | NBC News  NBC NewsAfghanistan 'insider attack' leaves 2 US soldiers dead, 6 wounded  Fox NewsTwo US service members killed in Afghanistan attack  CNNAfghan soldier kills 2 US service members - The  The Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'I'm So Sorry': Coronavirus Survivor's Cross-China Travel Left Dozens Quarantined - Wall Street Journal

  09-02-2020 11:44 via news.google.com
  
  'I'm So Sorry': Coronavirus Survivor's Cross-China Travel Left Dozens Quarantined  Wall Street JournalFirst American citizen dies of coronavirus in China  CBS Evening NewsChina has deadliest day for coronavirus as US national becomes first foreigner to die  CNNThe coronavirus outbreak has exposed the deep flaws of Xi’s autocracy  The GuardianSen. Tom Cotton: Eliminating coronavirus requires Chinese Communist Party to make big changes  Fox N
  
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• Experts find how moderate 2019-nCoV infection ends with death - Focus Taiwan News Channel

  09-02-2020 10:28 via news.google.com
  
  Experts find how moderate 2019-nCoV infection ends with death  Focus Taiwan News ChannelHow a Wuhan nurse recovered from the coronavirus at home  CGTNMakeshift hospital in Wuhan receives coronavirus-infected patients - Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaCoronavirus Latest: How China's Doctors Get Infected  BloombergTemporary hospitals in full gear as more medical teams arrive in virus-hit Wuhan  SHINEView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dominick Reyes in disbelief over UFC 247 judging: 'You're going to do me like that?' - MMA Junkie

  09-02-2020 10:25 via news.google.com
  Dominick Reyes in disbelief over UFC 247 judging: 'You're going to do me like that?'  MMA JunkieJon Jones pressured by Dominick Reyes but pulls off another record-setting win  ESPNUFC's Jones says bro Chandler was born to be great  NFL.comIt's time for Jon Jones to move up to heavyweight  ESPNJoe Rogan and Dominick Cruz claim judge not paying attention during UFC 247 fight  MMAWeeklyView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Susan Rice tells Snoop Dogg to 'back the **** off' Gayle King after rapper's profane video; he later denies... - Fox News

  09-02-2020 09:43 via news.google.com
  Susan Rice tells Snoop Dogg to 'back the **** off' Gayle King after rapper's profane video; he later denies...  Fox NewsAmy Schumer defends Gayle King against backlash over Kobe Bryant interview question: 'Disgustingly unfair and unacceptable'  Yahoo EntertainmentKobe Bryant’s legacy is complicated, and interviews about him should reflect that  cleveland.comSusan Rice warns Snoop Dogg to 'back the **** off' attacks on CBS's Gayle King for Kobe Bryant interview
  
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• New vulnerability in Android will make you think twice before using Bluetooth - Gizchina.com

  09-02-2020 08:54 via news.google.com
  New vulnerability in Android will make you think twice before using Bluetooth  Gizchina.comBlueFrag security vulnerability allows code execution over Bluetooth on some Android devices  Android PoliceUpdate Android to Fix a Major Bluetooth Bug  LifehackerAndroid Bluetooth hack lets hackers into your phone  KomandoNew Bug Hacks Android Devices Via Bluetooth  PCMag.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sex Pheromone Alters Brain Circuitry to Drive Both Innate and Learned Sexual Behaviors

  09-02-2020 07:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Columbia-led study in mice maps brain circuitry that enables a sex pheromone named for Jane Austen character to alter brain in mouse courtship. The infamously...
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• Driver in Florida plows van into GOP voter registration tent, nearly hitting 6 volunteers: reports - Fox News

  09-02-2020 07:27 via news.google.com
  Driver in Florida plows van into GOP voter registration tent, nearly hitting 6 volunteers: reports  Fox NewsPolice investigating whether Trump campaign volunteers were targeted in van incident  CNNMan Plows Van Through Voter Registration Tent Narrowly Missing Trump Campaign Volunteers  NewsweekMan arrested after allegedly driving van into GOP registration tent  ABC NewsTrump taunts van driver who plowed into a group of volunteers at a Republican registrati
  
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• Why NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Has a SuperCam Laser Powerful Enough to Vaporize Rock

  09-02-2020 07:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  SuperCam is a rock-vaporizing instrument that will help scientists hunt for Mars fossils. NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the...
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• ‘Saturday Night Live’ Roasts Iowa Voting Snafus & Biden’s Age In Democratic Debate Cold Open - Yahoo Entertainment

  09-02-2020 06:22 via news.google.com
  ‘Saturday Night Live’ Roasts Iowa Voting Snafus & Biden’s Age In Democratic Debate Cold Open  Yahoo EntertainmentView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Moto Razr test gauges the phone's ability to survive 'pocket sand' - Engadget

  09-02-2020 06:13 via news.google.com
  Moto Razr test gauges the phone's ability to survive 'pocket sand'  Engadget2020 Moto RAZR Durability Test! - Will the Folding Icon Survive!?  JerryRigEverythingCNET's Motorola Razr test was flawed, and the results proffer no tangible deductions  Notebookcheck.netHow the Motorola Razr was nearly a smartwatch, but became a retro reboot instead  TechRadar IndiaSee what went wrong in our Moto Razr fold test  CNETView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Couple out thousands of dollars after wedding venue shuts down abruptly - KSAT San Antonio

  09-02-2020 05:34 via news.google.com
  Couple out thousands of dollars after wedding venue shuts down abruptly  KSAT San AntonioDenver-area couples say they're out thousands after wedding venue abruptly closes  Denver7 – The Denver ChannelCouples devastated after finding out wedding venue abruptly closes  FOX 31 DenverWedding venue closes suddenly  Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIVOklahoma Community Rallying After Brides Left Without Venue  News On 6View full coverage on Google
  
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• Coronavirus Outbreak Climbs to 34,886 Confirmed Cases Worldwide and 724 Dead

  09-02-2020 05:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  WHO Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 19 No new countries reported cases of 2019-nCoV in the past 24 hours. The infection prevention and control (IPC)...
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• New XFL kicks off with entertaining debut between DC Defenders, Seattle Dragons - Fox News

  09-02-2020 05:00 via news.google.com
  New XFL kicks off with entertaining debut between DC Defenders, Seattle Dragons  Fox NewsXFL’s D.C. debut is not the Redskins in Maryland, which might explain Day 1 appeal  The Washington PostSeattle Dragons vs. DC Defenders | Week 1 | 2020 XFL Highlights  ESPNXFL Week 1 scores, updates, highlights: Defenders beat Dragons, Roughnecks rout Wildcats  CBS SportsWhat we loved, hated from long-awaited XFL reboot  SportsnautView full coverage on
  
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• Noah Baumbach gushes over Greta Gerwig at Spirit Awards: 'My inspiration in everything' - USA TODAY

  09-02-2020 04:38 via news.google.com
  Noah Baumbach gushes over Greta Gerwig at Spirit Awards: 'My inspiration in everything'  USA TODAYAdam Sandler Laughs Off All the ‘Motherf—-ers’ at Sunday’s Oscars in Epic Spirit Awards Speech  Yahoo EntertainmentADAM SANDLER wins Best Male Lead for UNCUT GEMS at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards  Film IndependentEmily Ratajkowski Pulls Off the Ultimate Red Carpet Shoe Move at the Spirit Awards  VogueLaura Dern enjoying a musi
  
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• Stanford’s Oscar da Silva suffered scary, emotional head injury in loss to Colorado - Yahoo Sports

  09-02-2020 04:31 via news.google.com
  Stanford’s Oscar da Silva suffered scary, emotional head injury in loss to Colorado  Yahoo SportsNo. 24 Buffs men's basketball defeats the Card 81-74 in Boulder  Pac-12 NetworksStanford's Oscar da Silva lacerates head after colliding with Colorado's Evan Battey  ESPNColorado beats Stanford; Oregon State tops No. 14 Oregon  Los Angeles TimesStanford's Oscar Da Silva needs stitches after slamming head on floor in collision  New York Post View
  
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• To Understand High-Temperature Superconductivity, Scientists Make It Disappear

  09-02-2020 04:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have collected evidence suggesting that a purely electronic mechanism causes copper-oxygen compounds to conduct electricity without resistance at temperatures well above absolute zero. When...
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• Snow Moon stuns as one of the largest full moons of 2020 lights up the sky - msnNOW

  09-02-2020 03:45 via news.google.com
  Snow Moon stuns as one of the largest full moons of 2020 lights up the sky  msnNOWWhen and where to see this weekend's super snow moon  New York Post Full Snow Moon Will Peak In Baltimore Sunday  WJZSuper Snow Moon 2020: Bright, full moon will light up the night sky tonight  AL.comCredit 'moon illusion' for how close this weekend's Snow Moon will be  KOMO NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue

  09-02-2020 03:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Shares in Twitter have surged after the social media company said its revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts
  
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• Republican senators tried to prevent Trump from ousting Gordon Sondland - Washington Examiner

  09-02-2020 03:40 via news.google.com
  
  Republican senators tried to prevent Trump from ousting Gordon Sondland  Washington ExaminerView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police Officer Shot in the Bronx, NYPD Says - Spectrum News NY1

  09-02-2020 03:40 via news.google.com
  
  Police Officer Shot in the Bronx, NYPD Says  Spectrum News NY1A shooter is on the run after wounding NYPD officer in 'assassination attempt'  CNNNYPD officer shot, wounded in 'assassination attempt'  Fox NewsNYPD Releases Photos of 5 People Wanted in J31 Day of Action Protests  Spectrum News NY1Officials Offer Update On Police-Involved Shooting In The Bronx  CBS New YorkView full coverage on Google News
  
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• New Species of a Marine Reptile Discovered in Southeast Alaska

  09-02-2020 03:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Gunakadeit joseeae is the most complete thalattosaur ever found in North America Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a new species of...
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• Bloomberg meets with Democratic governors | TheHill - The Hill

  09-02-2020 02:36 via news.google.com
  Bloomberg meets with Democratic governors | TheHill  The HillMike Bloomberg, Man of the People?  POLITICO'This guy has some guts': Democratic establishment eyes Bloomberg as Biden falters  Washington ExaminerOnce-moderate Mike Bloomberg is joining in Democrats' race to the left  New York Post Michael Bloomberg is trying to buy the presidency – that should set off alarms  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• New study an eye-opener on how coronavirus is spreading and how little we know - CNN

  09-02-2020 00:48 via news.google.com
  New study an eye-opener on how coronavirus is spreading and how little we know  CNNChina nCoV cases continue at stable rate, concerns rise about spread in Singapore  CIDRAPCharlotte officials monitoring 4 people for coronavirus symptoms  WXII 12 NewsTrump's War Against the Coronavirus Is Working  Yahoo NewsTake off that facemask: You’re not protecting yourself from coronavirus  New York Daily NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gayle King received death threats after Kobe Bryant clip controversy, Oprah says

  09-02-2020 00:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A clip of Gayle King interviewing former WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case ignited a social media firestorm. Former UN Ambassador Susan Rice and Senator Cory Booker have spoken out in support of the news anchor after rapper Snoop Dogg attacked King on social media.
  
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• Sinn Fein Surges in Irish Elections, Exit Polls Predict - The New York Times

  09-02-2020 00:20 via news.google.com
  Sinn Fein Surges in Irish Elections, Exit Polls Predict  The New York TimesIrish general election: Exit poll predicts 'tie' between three main parties  BBC NewsIreland votes in 'three-horse race' to form next government  Al Jazeera EnglishConservatives must learn from Varadkar's mistakes  Telegraph.co.ukSinn Féin Sees Surge in Inconclusive Irish Election  The Wall Street JournalView full coverage on Google News
  
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