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• Trump's 2020 message behind his attacks on liberal Supreme Court justices - CNN

  25-02-2020 23:59 via news.google.com
  Trump's 2020 message behind his attacks on liberal Supreme Court justices  CNNCruz scorches Sotomayor over court critique, turns tables on her dissent  Fox NewsTrump Demands Sotomayor Recusal Following 'Inappropriate' Dissent  Bloomberg PoliticsTrump brings the autocrat’s logic to the Supreme Court  The Washington PostTrump and the Republicans have warped the courts  The Boston GlobeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Photos: Trump praises India’s religious freedom as Muslim-Hindu violence erupts - Vox.com

  25-02-2020 23:10 via news.google.com
  Photos: Trump praises India’s religious freedom as Muslim-Hindu violence erupts  Vox.comDid Ivanka Photoshop This Instagram of Her at the Taj Mahal?  Slate MagazineFive takeaways from Trump's trip to India | TheHill  The HillJames Carafano: Three big takeaways from Trump's successful trip to India  Fox NewsIndia’s politics of hate have erupted for all the world to witness  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Electrolyte Supplements Can’t Be Relied on by Endurance Athletes – “False Paradigm”

  25-02-2020 23:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Electrolyte supplements popular with endurance runners can’t be relied on to keep essential sodium levels in balance, according to researchers at the Stanford University School...
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• Jury convicts ex-Microsoft worker in digital currency scheme

  25-02-2020 22:46
  A jury has convicted a former Microsoft worker of wire fraud and other charges in what prosecutors described as a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency
  
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• Bob Iger steps down as CEO of Disney

  25-02-2020 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iger's move, announced Tuesday, is effective immediately. He’ll stay on as executive chairman through December 2021. Bob Chapek will take over as CEO.
  
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• Search for daughter of ‘Doomsday cult’ mom Lori Vallow turns to Yellowstone - New York Post

  25-02-2020 22:34 via news.google.com
  Search for daughter of ‘Doomsday cult’ mom Lori Vallow turns to Yellowstone  New York Post Lori Vallow relative knows 'whereabouts' of missing Idaho kids but is unwilling to 'cooperate': reports  Fox NewsJJ Vallow's nanny shares what Lori said about kids before disappearance  FOX 13 News UtahSearch for Lori Vallow’s daughter headed for Yellowstone  New York Daily NewsMissing Idaho Kids Search to Expand to Yellowstone: Police  In
  
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• Stabilizing freeze-dried cellular machinery unlocks cell-free biotechnology - Phys.org

  25-02-2020 22:18 via news.google.com
  Stabilizing freeze-dried cellular machinery unlocks cell-free biotechnology  Phys.org
  
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• The Walt Disney Co. names Bob Chapek CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective immediately.

  25-02-2020 22:10
  The Walt Disney Co. names Bob Chapek CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective immediately.
  
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• Former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak dies at 91 - ABC News

  25-02-2020 22:04 via news.google.com
  
  Former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak dies at 91  ABC NewsHosni Mubarak, Egyptian strongman undone by the Arab Spring, dead at 91  CNNHosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former autocratic president, dead at 91  Fox NewsHosni Mubarak is dead. But when will we get to bury Egypt’s authoritarian regime?  The Washington PostHosni Mubarak’s death evokes the paradox and pain of the Middle East  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung says it leaked data on handful of UK customers

  25-02-2020 22:03
  
  Samsung says a “technical error” caused its U.K. website to display other customers' personal information
  
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• People With Parkinson’s Experienced Significant Improvements From Playing Ping-Pong

  25-02-2020 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ping-pong may hold promise as a possible form of physical therapy for Parkinson’s disease. People with Parkinson’s who participated in a ping-pong exercise program once...
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• NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game

  25-02-2020 22:00
  The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone while his vehicle was being controlled by a partially automated driving system
  
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• Yankees’ Luis Severino to Miss 2020 Season After Elbow Surgery - The New York Times

  25-02-2020 21:53 via news.google.com
  Yankees’ Luis Severino to Miss 2020 Season After Elbow Surgery  The New York TimesLuis Severino requires Tommy John surgery, says Cashman  YESNetworkHow much will the Yankees miss Luis Severino? Not as much as you think  ESPNYankees' Luis Severino headed for Tommy John surgery  New York Post Yankees ace Luis Severino needs Tommy John surgery  Yahoo SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Study begins in US to test possible coronavirus treatment

  25-02-2020 21:35
  
  The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and is eventually expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the world
  
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• The Absurd, Almost Comic Folly of Michael Bloomberg’s Muslim Surveillance - Slate

  25-02-2020 20:48 via news.google.com
  The Absurd, Almost Comic Folly of Michael Bloomberg’s Muslim Surveillance  SlateView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Next Era of Computing: What if We Could Teach Photons to Behave Like Electrons?

  25-02-2020 20:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that could...
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• 'It's Not If, It's When': CDC Warns Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S. Is Inevitable | Katy Tur | MSNBC - MSNBC

  25-02-2020 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  'It's Not If, It's When': CDC Warns Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S. Is Inevitable | Katy Tur | MSNBC  MSNBCC.D.C. Officials Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks in the U.S.  The New York TimesCDC official warns Americans that coronavirus will spread  CNNCoronavirus will spread to US, health officials say. How worried should we be?  KCRWTrump’s incompetence makes coronavirus even scarier. Will the stock market tumble make him act?  Vox.comView Full C
  
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• Cosmic Bursts of Radio Static From Solar Storms Could Scramble Whales’ Navigational Sense

  25-02-2020 19:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Gray whales 4.3 times more likely to strand during a cosmic burst of radio static. When our sun belches out a hot stream of charged...
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• Amid changing claims from Evelyn Boswell's mother, authorities push back - Tennessean

  25-02-2020 19:17 via news.google.com
  Amid changing claims from Evelyn Boswell's mother, authorities push back  TennesseanEvelyn Boswell: Mother says toddler is in Virginia, authorities say still no sign of her  NewsChannel 5TBI: Mother of missing toddler Evelyn Boswell taken into custody  WATE 6 On Your SideEvelyn Boswell: What you need to know about the missing 15-month-old's case  WBIRCommunity organizes prayer vigil in Mendota, Va. Tuesday night for missing Evelyn Boswell  WJHL-T
  
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• After a Challenging First Year on Mars, InSight Shows Us that Mars is Seismically Active - Universe Today

  25-02-2020 19:11 via news.google.com
  
  After a Challenging First Year on Mars, InSight Shows Us that Mars is Seismically Active  Universe TodayNASA thinks alien life might be hiding underground in ancient caves on Mars  Fox NewsNASA has a new idea to get the InSight lander's 'mole' on Mars digging again  Space.comMars is seismically active!  ETH ZürichNASA's InSight Mission to Mars Releases Preliminary Results | Planetary Science, Space Exploration  Sci-News.comView Full Coverage
  
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• These startups raised billions and then laid off thousands. Workers are shocked and frustrated

  25-02-2020 18:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Just a few months ago, discount hotel chain OYO seemed unstoppable. The India-based startup touted plans for global expansion and saw its valuation double to $10 billion in October. But in mid-January, the company began sweeping layoffs that have seen thousands lose their jobs.
  
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• How Old Is a Fingerprint Found at a Crime Scene? Chemists Developed a Way to Measure

  25-02-2020 18:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind. Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops, and arches in...
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• Why hasn't the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a pandemic yet? - The Hill

  25-02-2020 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Why hasn't the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a pandemic yet?  The HillCould a coronavirus pandemic be stopped? US warns of ‘severe’ disruptions  USA TODAYThe Guardian view on the new coronavirus: buying time can save lives  The GuardianHow To Prepare For A Pandemic, According To U.S. Health Officials  HuffPostCoronavirus dangers loom. Complacency is one of them.  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• African Americans Are at Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s, But Why?

  25-02-2020 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  African Americans face higher risks for many diseases. This is partly due to poverty, discrimination and lack of access to care. But there may be something different about the higher rates of Alzheimer's.
  
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• These 26 words 'created the internet.' The US government is coming for them

  25-02-2020 17:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For decades, many of the biggest names in tech have leaned on a little-known law to avoid being held responsible for some of the most controversial content on their platforms. The companies have invoked this federal law, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, in one court case after another to dismiss potentially costly lawsuits over messages, videos and other content created by users.
  
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• Coronavirus Gives Boost To New Era Of ‘No Choice, No Voice’

  25-02-2020 17:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Big Tech companies censor any voice that does not support their technocrat agenda; in particular, anti-5G, anti-vaccine or anti-global warming will get you kicked off their respective platforms or shadow-banned. This has nothing to do with science, and everything to do with strong-arming.
  Here is one citizen’s personal journey and thoughts about ‘No Choice, No Voice’⁃ TN EditorMy wife worked at Henry Ford Hospital for 43 years and just retired 07/02/2019. About 8 years ag
  
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• Most Adults Don't Need to Get Routine Boosters for Tetanus, New Research Shows

  25-02-2020 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Adults who were fully immunized as children are protected against tetanus and diphtheria —and do not need booster shots.
  
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• WEF: Satisfaction With ‘Democracy At 25-Year Low’

  25-02-2020 16:35 via technocracy.news
  
  The World Economic Forum continues to bash democracy as being rejected by developed nations, in particular in the U.S. and Brazil where citizens are generally the most anti-technocratic. By comparison, Denmark, Switzerland and Norway are elevated as wonderful democratic states, which are already operating as Technocratic states. Expect a continuing propaganda push to bash democracy while leaving the door wide open for the only solution offered: Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. R
  
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• National Review: ‘Bloomberg’s Technocratic Threat’

  25-02-2020 16:10 via technocracy.news
  
  The author is correct to associate “technocratic” with Bloomberg, but for the wrong reasons. Bloomberg is an active member of the Trilateral Commission which elevated Technocracy to global prominence beginning in 1973. ⁃ TN EditorMike Bloomberg is cool, correct, and effective, and all the more worrisome for it.
  If November were to come down to a Trump-Bloomberg race — despite the former New York City mayor’s woeful debating skills — Americans would get th
  
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• Fin24.com | WATCH | Take two: Huawei has second try at folding phone

  25-02-2020 16:05
  
  Huawei launched the second version of its folding smartphone Monday, while Sony unveiled its first 5G handset.
  
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• Amazon to open its first full-size, cashierless grocery store

  25-02-2020 15:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shoppers can walk in, scan a QR code from their Amazon mobile app at a turnstile, carry or add whatever they want to their baskets — and walk out.
  
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• Thomson Reuters names Hasker as CEO, Eastwood as CFO

  25-02-2020 15:02
  Thomson Reuters says Steve Hasker will become its new CEO, succeeding Jim Smith
  
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• Katherine Johnson should also be remembered for desegregating higher education - The Washington Post

  25-02-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  Katherine Johnson should also be remembered for desegregating higher education  The Washington PostTaraji P. Henson Honors Late NASA Pioneer Katherine Johnson  msnNOWFormer NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies | WNT  ABC NewsPerspective | At 101, NASA star Katherine Johnson has passed away. She blazed a path for #Blackgirlmagic.  The Washington PostKatherine Johnson's inspiring life as a mathematician and barrier breaker is a model for all generations
  
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• Apple’s Secret Monopoly - OneZero

  25-02-2020 10:37 via news.google.com
  
  Apple’s Secret Monopoly  OneZeroThe best Apple rumor right now is Gmail  The VergeiOS 14 video shows how new iPhone 12 will be a rapid multitasking machine  T3iPad Pro 2020 leak reveals Apple's new design  Laptop MagApple's Research App Gains AirPods Pro Support for Hearing Study  MacRumorsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Judge blocks Instacart from misclassifying its California workers

  25-02-2020 07:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  San Diego officials said the company was not complying with a "gig economy" law and was not paying its shoppers a living wage.
  
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• Dow futures trade cautiously after Monday's market carnage - Fox Business

  25-02-2020 07:12 via news.google.com
  Dow futures trade cautiously after Monday's market carnage  Fox Business
  
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• US Supreme Court denies Apple's bid to avoid paying $440 million damages in patent fight

  25-02-2020 01:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The United States Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to Apple in a decade-long legal battle over whether the iPhone maker infringed on another company's patents.
  
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• Fintech company Intuit to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion

  25-02-2020 00:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Inuit has agreed to acquire Credit Karma for approximately $7.1 billion in cash and stocks, the companies announced Monday.
  
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• ‘Eco’ Super-Glue Made From Plant-Based Particles and Water – Single Drop Can Hold 200 Pounds

  25-02-2020 00:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers at Aalto University, the University of Tokyo, Sichuan University, and the University of British Columbia have demonstrated...
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