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• Cybercriminals are trying to cash in on the coronavirus, experts warn

  12-03-2020 23:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Criminals are exploiting the public's fears about the coronavirus to try to break into their email, social media, and banking accounts, cybersecurity experts have warned.
  
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• Fulton schools cancels classes ‘until further notice’ amid coronavirus fears - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  12-03-2020 23:40 via news.google.com
  Fulton schools cancels classes ‘until further notice’ amid coronavirus fears  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAmid coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco will close all public schools  Los Angeles TimesCoronavirus closures: Latest N.J. school closings, map of outbreak (Friday, March 13)  NJ.comCoronavirus forcing all metro Atlanta school districts to move online  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionCleveland schools and other districts closing Friday, sooner
  
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• Do Your Kids Have Cavities/Tooth Decay? It Could Be From a Chemical Found in Drinking Water

  12-03-2020 22:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Children with higher concentrations of a certain chemical in their blood are more likely to get cavities, according to a new study by West Virginia...
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• Western Gorillas’ Territorial Behaviors Suggest Their Social World Is More Complex Than We Thought

  12-03-2020 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In some spaces, neighbors share a tree while eating — and in others, things get violent.
  
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• A look at some of the hardest hit sectors in the S&P 500

  12-03-2020 22:03
  
  Wild swings in U.S. markets — mostly declines — are becoming the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Meet the woman fighting coronavirus misinformation online

  12-03-2020 21:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A global network of researchers and journalists spanning 40 countries has issued more than 800 fact checks related to the coronavirus in just seven weeks, one of the coordinators of the effort told CNN Business.
  
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• Cooped up at Home? Here Are 7 Ways to Take Part in Online Science Projects and Activities

  12-03-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Citizen Science Month is approaching fast. You can still get involved virtually in science projects.
  
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• Google’s Smart TV Turf War With Amazon Extends to Android TV Partners - Cord Cutters News, LLC

  12-03-2020 21:01 via news.google.com
  Google’s Smart TV Turf War With Amazon Extends to Android TV Partners  Cord Cutters News, LLCGoogle is pressuring TV and set top box manufacturers not to use Fire TV OS  Android PoliceGoogle Play Store gets Dark Mode: How to turn it on now  Tom's GuideGoogle's Android policy prevents TV makers from producing Amazon Fire TVs  Android CentralFrom Apple to Zoom: How to stay connected with your friends with video chats  USA TODAYView Full Cover
  
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• Astronomers Map Dark Matter Filaments Holding Universe Together With Some Help From Slime Mold

  12-03-2020 20:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The behavior of one of nature’s humblest creatures is helping astronomers probe the largest structures in the universe. The single-cell organism, known as slime mold...
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• McConnell delays Senate recess amid coronavirus crisis and FISA deadline - POLITICO

  12-03-2020 20:20 via news.google.com
  McConnell delays Senate recess amid coronavirus crisis and FISA deadline  POLITICOHouse Democrats' coronavirus bill delayed as GOP pushes to include Trump proposals  CNBCHopes of bipartisan deal rise as White House, Democrats negotiate coronavirus relief package  The Boston GlobeLiz Peek: Democrats attacking Trump coronavirus response hurt economy – they shouldn't politicize crisis  Fox NewsDid Pelosi and Schumer Learn Anything from Impeachment? 
  
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• Skull of Smallest Known Dinosaur Found in 99-Million-Year Old Amber - EcoWatch

  12-03-2020 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Skull of Smallest Known Dinosaur Found in 99-Million-Year Old Amber  EcoWatchSmallest Known Dinosaur Discovered Preserved in Amber  ExtremeTechComplete Skull of the Smallest Known Dinosaur Found Preserved in Amber - IGN  IGNSkull of smallest dinosaur found preserved in 99-million-year-old amber  WFTV OrlandoTeeny skull trapped in amber belongs to smallest dinosaur ever found  Santa Rosa Press DemocratView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Big tech firms ramp up remote working orders to prevent coronavirus spread

  12-03-2020 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Big tech companies are asking more employees to work from home as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.
  
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• Live Nation Planning to Pause Arena Tours Due to Coronavirus - Billboard

  12-03-2020 19:18 via news.google.com
  Live Nation Planning to Pause Arena Tours Due to Coronavirus  BillboardReport: Live Nation, AEG to Pause Tours Over Coronavirus Concern  LoudwireLive Nation Planning to Shut Down All Tours Over Coronavirus with Intent to Resume in a Few Months  Just JaredMajor Concert Promoters Suspend Big Shows Around the World  The Wall Street JournalLive Nation, AEG Suspend Artist Touring Until April as Coronavirus Spreads  Rolling StoneView Full Coverage on G
  
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• The Epidemic Outbreak of the Zika Virus Was Bad – Something in the Water Made It Worse

  12-03-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virus. Between 2015 and 2016, Brazil suffered from an...
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• Europe, Russia postpone joint rover mission to Mars

  12-03-2020 18:55
  The European Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos are postponing a planned joint mission to Mars until 2022, in part due to travel restrictions resulting from the new coronavirus outbreak
  
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• How to clean your iPhone to kill the new coronavirus and other germs - Yahoo Finance

  12-03-2020 18:51 via news.google.com
  How to clean your iPhone to kill the new coronavirus and other germs  Yahoo FinanceHere's how to disinfect your iPhone  Washington PostCleaning wipes are selling out—here’s where you can still get them  USA TODAYYour Phone is Filthy. Here's How to Clean it  The New York TimesHow to Keep Your Home Free of Coronavirus Germs  Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NHL suspends play over coronavirus

  12-03-2020 18:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Commissioner Gary Bettman said the news from the NBA that a player had tested positive had influenced the NHL's decision.
  
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• How to Care for a Loved One With Alzheimer’s

  12-03-2020 18:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Being the caregiver for a friend or family member with Alzheimer’s isn’t easy. Here’s what experts recommend.
  
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• Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Bear Of Global Transformation

  12-03-2020 17:12 via technocracy.news
  
  Yes, this is a play on words from the title of my 2014 book, Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation, but it fits perfectly.
  With the coronavirus as a trigger, the entirety of global equity markets have now entered a bear market, down 20% from their very recent peaks. The financial shock of peeling off up to $30 trillion of dollars in equity has barely been felt yet, but analysts are already warning of major structural faults that could turn out to be existential to th
  
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• Study Finds Western Gorillas Are Territorial and Their Behavior Is Very Similar to Our Own

  12-03-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research provides important clues for the evolution of human behavior. Scientists have discovered that gorillas really are territorial — and their behavior is very...
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• Food Poisoning Linked to Eating Fish Is on the Rise — Leaving Some Victims With Strange Neurological Effects

  12-03-2020 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ciguatera poisoning causes creepy symptoms that go beyond gastrointestinal distress. And unlike E. coli or Salmonella, you can’t kill ciguatera by cooking it.
  
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• ‘Geofence’ Warrant Traps Innocent Bike Rider At Scene Of Crime

  12-03-2020 15:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Police can now get warrants to demand that Google give up ‘geofence’ records of everyone who was near the scene of a crime. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time can get you busted as a suspect and possible arrest. ⁃ TN EditorThe email arrived on a Tuesday afternoon in January, startling Zachary McCoy as he prepared to leave for his job at a restaurant in Gainesville, Florida.
  It was from Google’s legal investigations support team, writing to let him know that local
  
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• T-Mobile: IoT And ‘The Transformative Promise Of 5G’

  12-03-2020 15:22 via technocracy.news
  
  T-Mobile paid to have this article appear on the CNBC website, and you can read for yourself that 5G is all about the IoT and tracking things that move. T-Mobile’s 5G network will operate at the ultra-high frequency of 600MHz. ⁃ TN EditorThe 5G future of networking promises high speeds, low latency and plenty of bandwidth to support concurrent connections, all of which will be transformative. But the excitement over this next-gen tech is about more than a speed or capacity bump.
  
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• New Flat Lens Enables Focus-Free Cameras With Drastically Reduced Weight, Complexity & Cost

  12-03-2020 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionality. Using a single lens that is about one-thousandth of an...
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• Worst-Case Climate Change Scenario: Greenland and Antarctica Losing Ice 6x Faster Than Expected

  12-03-2020 13:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  According to a new report, Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s – currently on track with the Intergovernmental...
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• Scientist links 2 state outbreaks with genetic fingerprints

  12-03-2020 12:52
  
  A scientist in Seattle is helping public health authorities understand and track the new coronavirus, turning up clues about how it arrived and spread through Washington state and beyond
  
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• New Minor Planets Discovered Beyond Neptune Using Dark Energy Survey Data

  12-03-2020 12:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects and the methods used to find them could aid in future searches for undiscovered planets in the far reaches...
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• Coronavirus scammers are seeking to profit off the deadly virus

  12-03-2020 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some scammers have impersonated the World Health Organization and the CDC, while others have masqueraded as health authorities in other countries.
  
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• Astronomers Find an Exoplanet Where Iron Rains From the Sky

  12-03-2020 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The extreme orbit of the gas giant exoplanet WASP-76 b gives it some truly terrifying weather.
  
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• Insurance group says systems like Tesla Autopilot and GM's Super Cruise need safety regulations

  12-03-2020 05:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is calling for the creation of safety regulations of partially automated driver assistance systems, like Tesla's Autopilot and GM's Super Cruise.
  
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• NBA suspends all games as coronavirus spreads

  12-03-2020 02:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The league said it will use the hiatus to determine next steps after a player for the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus..
  
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• Mountain lion bites Colorado deputy responding to attack

  12-03-2020 01:34
  Authorities in northern Colorado say a mountain lion attacked a person and bit a sheriff's deputy who was responding to help
  
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