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• Bill Gates stepping down from Microsoft board

  13-03-2020 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gates stressed that the move "in no way means stepping away from the company."
  
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• What Color Were Dinosaurs?

  13-03-2020 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We know a lot about dinosaurs. But this question has stumped scientists for decades.
  
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• Researchers Dig Up 3,400-Year-Old Ball Courts in Mexico

  13-03-2020 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The playing fields were hotspots for ancient Mesoamerican culture.
  
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• Why Coronavirus Is Turning People Into Hoarders: A Q&A on the Psychology of Pandemics

  13-03-2020 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting our mental health — and turning some of us into survivalists.
  
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• Protecting Yourself From Coronavirus: Separating Truth From Misinformation

  13-03-2020 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is changing fast, so it’s crucial not to let false information get the better of you.
  
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• Intelligence agencies use coronavirus information to target enemies, analysts say

  13-03-2020 19:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  “We’ve seen Russia use it against Ukraine, China use it against Southeast Asia, North Korea against South Korea,” one cybersecurity analyst said.
  
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• Minecraft hosts uncensored library full of banned texts

  13-03-2020 19:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A popular video game has become home to a virtual library where players can lay eyes on censored news articles from around the world.
  
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• How the Brain Shuttles Genetic Code Within Its Cells to Grow and Create Memories

  13-03-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  It is the first time scientists have revealed how the brain shuttles genetic code within its cells. Research published today (March 13, 2020) in Science...
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• Tax on internet ads gets traction in Maryland

  13-03-2020 18:48
  The Maryland Senate is planning to move forward with making the state the first in the nation to tax ads on the internet
  
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• Apple's massive WWDC developer event will be online-only this year

  13-03-2020 18:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple is shifting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to an online format because of the coronavirus outbreak, it announced Friday.
  
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• Remote South American Kelp Forests Surveyed for First Time Since 1973 – And They Are “Pristine”

  13-03-2020 17:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Kelp forest ecosystems at Tierra del Fuego remain relatively unchanged over 45 years. In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip...
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• American Astronomy’s Future Goes on Trial in Washington

  13-03-2020 16:50 via nytimes.com
  
  As competition with Europe heats up, astronomers pitch their dreams of giant telescopes astride the Earth.
  
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• After Decades of Trying, Physicists Observe Kondo Cloud Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time

  13-03-2020 16:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Physicists have been trying to observe the quantum phenomenon Kondo cloud for many decades. An international research team comprising a scientist from City University of...
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• Elon Musk’s Girlfriend Prefers Technocracy Over Government

  13-03-2020 16:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Where would Grime’s get such an idea? From Elon Musk, who is a dyed-in-the-wool Technocrat and whose grandfather that he grew up with, Dr. Joshua Haldeman, was the national leader of Technocracy, Inc. in Canada during the 1930s and 1940s. ⁃ TN EditorWe can never hold that much of a grudge against the pop savant who gifted our planet with “Oblivion” and Art Angels, but Grimes’s relationship with billionaire industrialist–mad scientist Elon Musk h
  
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• Minecraft unveils uncensored library full of banned texts

  13-03-2020 15:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A popular video game has created a virtual library where players can lay eyes on censored news articles from around the world.
  
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• Scientists Achieve First Step In Creating Cyborgs

  13-03-2020 15:36 via technocracy.news
  
  This tech breakthrough is revolutionary for Transhumanists who would like to build avatars, transfer their brains into them and live forever. If you have a hard time understanding this article, just think “The Borg” from the Star Trek series. ⁃ TN EditorScientists have linked up two silicon-based artificial neurons with a biological one across multiple countries into a fully-functional network. Using standard internet protocols, they established a chain of communication whereby
  
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• NASA’s 10 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day on March 14

  13-03-2020 15:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On March 14, NASA will join people across the U.S. as they celebrate an icon of nerd culture: the number pi. So well known and...
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• Are Automakers Are Coming For Your AM/FM Radio?

  13-03-2020 15:17 via technocracy.news
  
  With 250 million people tuning in daily to predominantly conservative AM/FM radio, the thought of removing the medium is inconceivable. To Technocrat social engineers, however, it is perfectly logical and efficient and is a direct way to silence conservative opinion. ⁃ TN EditorA new car without a radio?
  t sounds as unthinkable as a new car without floor mats or a heater. But there is a real danger that your next new car might come without an AM/FM receiver.
  Or, might cost you ex
  
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• Finding God online: People turn to live-streaming religious services during coronavirus pandemic

  13-03-2020 14:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For some families, observing the Jewish holiday of Purim this year was anything but traditional.
  
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• Coronavirus live updates: Buffett moves shareholder meeting online, English Premier League suspended - CNBC

  13-03-2020 14:16 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus live updates: Buffett moves shareholder meeting online, English Premier League suspended  CNBCPremier League suspended as coronavirus continues to trouble football  ESPNPremier League suspended due to coronavirus pandemic  Royal Blue MerseyFootball news - What does the Premier League suspension mean for the season?  Eurosport.comPremier League to hold emergency coronavirus meetings after Arsenal, Chelsea self-quarantine  New York Dail
  
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• The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge - The New York Times

  13-03-2020 14:15 via news.google.com
  
  The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Chinese diplomat promotes conspiracy theory that US military brought coronavirus to Wuhan - CNN

  13-03-2020 14:12 via news.google.com
  Chinese diplomat promotes conspiracy theory that US military brought coronavirus to Wuhan  CNNChina fuels coronavirus conspiracy theory blaming US army  QuartzU.S. Army brought coronavirus to Wuhan, Chinese Foreign Ministry suggests  Washington TimesChina Bought the West Time with the Coronavirus. The West Squandered It.  The New York TimesGordon G. Chang: China falsely blames US for coronavirus pandemic  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ExoMars Rover Launch Postponed Until 2022 Due to Coronavirus and Additional Testing

  13-03-2020 14:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red...
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• Stock market live updates: Futures 'limit up', S&P 500 ETF up 5%, rebound from worst day since '87 - CNBC

  13-03-2020 14:02 via news.google.com
  
  Stock market live updates: Futures 'limit up', S&P 500 ETF up 5%, rebound from worst day since '87  CNBCDow has worst day since '87, S&P, Nasdaq hit bear market  Fox BusinessThese stocks sank the most during Thursday's rout, with declines of up to 53%  msnNOWCoronavirus crash: The Dow had its worst day since 1987, plunging about 10%  Boing BoingWorst Day On Wall Street Since 1987 As Virus Fears Spread  ksltv.comView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 pandemic takes a fast-mounting toll on lives and the economy - CBS News

  13-03-2020 13:52 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 pandemic takes a fast-mounting toll on lives and the economy  CBS News
  
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• One man lost his life savings in a SIM hack. Here's how you can try to protect yourself

  13-03-2020 13:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell coverage. A few hours later, he had lost $1 million.
  
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• Canadian Prime Minister's Wife Tests Positive For Coronavirus : Goats and Soda - NPR

  13-03-2020 13:50 via news.google.com
  Canadian Prime Minister's Wife Tests Positive For Coronavirus : Goats and Soda  NPRSophie Trudeau, wife of Canadian Prime Minister, tests positive for coronavirus  CNNCoronavirus updates: Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tests positive for coronavirus  CBS NewsPM Justin Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus: Report  Fox NewsExperts explain what would happen if Trump, Trudeau catch coronavirus - Business Insider  Busi
  
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• Live updates: Trump administration announces steps to speed coronavirus testing; Australian official who met with Barr tests positive - The Washington Post

  13-03-2020 13:49 via news.google.com
  Live updates: Trump administration announces steps to speed coronavirus testing; Australian official who met with Barr tests positive  The Washington PostU.S. to Increase Testing; Germany Pledges Billions: Virus Update  BloombergCoronavirus Live Updates: The Virus Reaches Into Halls of Power Around the World  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Market crash has reached the ‘panic’ stage, and ‘demoralization’ is still to come, Wall Street strategist says - MarketWatch

  13-03-2020 13:45 via news.google.com
  Market crash has reached the ‘panic’ stage, and ‘demoralization’ is still to come, Wall Street strategist says  MarketWatch
  
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• European Markets Rally as Germany Pledges Debt Package - Investing.com

  13-03-2020 13:31 via news.google.com
  European Markets Rally as Germany Pledges Debt Package  Investing.com
  
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• Mystery of the Expansion of the Universe Solved? Theoretical Physicist Offers Hypothesis to Resolve Scientific Controversy

  13-03-2020 13:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A UNIGE researcher has solved a scientific controversy about the speed of the expansion of the universe by suggesting that it is not totally homogeneous...
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• Trump condemns CDC for lack of coronavirus testing, blames Obama - NBCNews.com

  13-03-2020 13:24 via news.google.com
  Trump condemns CDC for lack of coronavirus testing, blames Obama  NBCNews.comDan Crenshaw rips Biden coronavirus tweet slamming Trump actions: ‘Walls quite literally stop a virus’  Fox NewsIn speech, Biden shows how a normal president responds in crisis  CNNIt’s Time to Declare a National Emergency  The New York TimesYou need to stop saying Joe Biden has dementia  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Here’s which Michigan counties have confirmed cases of coronavirus as of March 12 - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  13-03-2020 13:06 via news.google.com
  Here’s which Michigan counties have confirmed cases of coronavirus as of March 12  WDIV ClickOnDetroitView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Peter Weber and Madison Prewett announce split just two days after 'Bachelor' finale - Page Six

  13-03-2020 13:05 via news.google.com
  Peter Weber and Madison Prewett announce split just two days after 'Bachelor' finale  Page SixChris Harrison Was 'Shocked' and 'Saddened' by Peter Weber's Mom Barb at The Bachelor Finale  PEOPLE.comPeter Weber Is 'Having a TOUGH Time' After The Bachelor Finale, Chris Harrison Says (Exclusive)  Entertainment Tonight'The Bachelor': Hannah Ann Sluss and Peter Weber's Breakup Timeline Fills in Every Red Flag  Showbiz Cheat SheetThe reason Peter Weber's family
  
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• How a Mar-a-Lago member helped set up the Brazil summit that exposed Trump to coronavirus - Miami Herald

  13-03-2020 13:03 via news.google.com
  How a Mar-a-Lago member helped set up the Brazil summit that exposed Trump to coronavirus  Miami HeraldBrazilian official who posed for photo with Trump tests positive for coronavirus, reports say  CNBCTrump and Pence Won’t Be Tested After Meeting With Infected Brazilian Official  The New York TimesTrump could have been exposed to coronavirus and should be quarantined  Washington ExaminerBrazilian official who met with Trump tests positive for corona
  
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• FDA grants emergency approval for faster coronavirus test | TheHill - The Hill

  13-03-2020 12:54 via news.google.com
  FDA grants emergency approval for faster coronavirus test | TheHill  The HillUS gives emergency approval for Roche coronavirus test in the race to boost screening capacity  CNBCNew Coronavirus Test 10 Times Faster Is FDA Approved  BloombergRoche Gets Emergency FDA Approval to Make Coronavirus Test Kits  TheStreetShares of Swiss drugmaker Roche up 11% after FDA approval for coronavirus test  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Disney theme parks, American landmarks close amid coronavirus - ABC News

  13-03-2020 12:43 via news.google.com
  
  Disney theme parks, American landmarks close amid coronavirus  ABC NewsHealth officials to give new guidance to Mass. schools Friday  WCVB BostonWalt Disney World closes, paralyzing the company's tourism empire  CNNPopular Disney theme parks to close due to coronavirus  Fox NewsCoronavirus Updates: Disney, Universal Shutting Theme Parks in Florida, California; Infections Spread to 46 US States  The Weather ChannelView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Unexpected Approach Is Chemistry ‘Warp Drive’ for Creating Better Synthetic Molecules for Medicine

  13-03-2020 12:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An unexpected approach blurs the line between synthetic drug molecules and natural products, with the goal of achieving higher quality compounds for medicines. In a...
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• How Iron Carbenes Store Energy From Sunlight – And Could Make Solar Power More Efficient

  13-03-2020 11:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  These inexpensive photosensitizers could make solar power and chemical manufacturing more efficient. Experiments at SLAC offer insight into how they work. Photosensitizers are molecules that...
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• Bernie or Bust: the Sanders fans who will never vote for Biden - The Guardian

  13-03-2020 11:29 via news.google.com
  Bernie or Bust: the Sanders fans who will never vote for Biden  The GuardianBernie Sanders wins the California primary, defeating Joe Biden  Vox.comBiden lays out coronavirus plan, takes aim at Trump for 'severe shortcomings'  Fox NewsSanders and Biden need each other. Here’s how they can make peace.  The Washington PostThe One Democrat Joe Biden Would Be Clueless Without  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Cleveland Indians, MLB players react on social media to start of season delay due to coronavirus concerns - cleveland.com

  13-03-2020 11:08 via news.google.com
  Cleveland Indians, MLB players react on social media to start of season delay due to coronavirus concerns  cleveland.comMLB suspends spring training, delays Opening Day at least two weeks  ESPNCoronavirus forces these major US cancellations: Entertainment, NBA, MLB spring training and more  Fox NewsMLB's journey into the unknown: Here's how baseball's coronavirus-delayed season could play out  Detroit Free PressAnderson: Amid coronavirus, play all MLB base
  
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• How Chinese-language media in U.S. are debunking WeChat coronavirus misinformation

  13-03-2020 11:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  The coronavirus has offered ample fodder for WeChat stories that stoke fear among Chinese American immigrants, many of whom rely on the app for information.
  
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• Star Torn Apart and Devoured by Ravenous Supermassive Black Hole

  13-03-2020 10:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The subject of this Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, a spiral galaxy named NGC 1589, was once the scene of a violent bout...
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• How Much Worse the Coronavirus Could Get, in Charts

  13-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Play with a model of coronavirus in the U.S.
  
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• Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson share update after coronavirus diagnosis - CNN

  13-03-2020 09:21 via news.google.com
  Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson share update after coronavirus diagnosis  CNNTom Hanks and Rita Wilson's sons speak out after parents' coronavirus diagnosis  CNNTom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s kids share update after parents’ coronavirus diagnosis: ‘They will make a full recovery’  Yahoo EntertainmentTom Hanks and Rita Wilson treated for coronavirus  CBS Evening NewsTom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Isn’t Such a
  
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• Jazz's Donovan Mitchell who tested positive for coronavirus has Mets link - New York Post

  13-03-2020 08:19 via news.google.com
  Jazz's Donovan Mitchell who tested positive for coronavirus has Mets link  New York Post Amid COVID-19 outbreak, NBA star Rudy Gobert faces backlash for prank  CNN InternationalOpinion: How NBA's Thunder-Jazz game made coronavirus real for the rest of us  USA TODAYCoronavirus updates: UDOH gives guidance to Jazz players on self-quarantining  KSL.comMets Ask Donovan Mitchell Sr. Not To Report After Son’s Positive Coronavirus Test  NESNView F
  
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• MIT COVID-19 Diagnostic Could Aid Efforts to Detect and Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

  13-03-2020 05:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing....
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• Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Tops 125,000 in 118 Countries – 4,613 Deaths

  13-03-2020 04:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 53. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 52 Four new countries/territories/areas (French Polynesia, Turkey,...
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• NASA selects first science payloads for lunar Gateway - SpaceNews

  13-03-2020 04:44 via news.google.com
  
  NASA selects first science payloads for lunar Gateway  SpaceNewsNASA's Own Report Admits Its Non-SpaceX Rocket Is a Disaster  FuturismLindsey Stirling’s ‘Opportunity of Lifetime’ — Tours NASA Amid Plans to Send First Woman to Moon  PEOPLE.comNASA details its science experiments for the moon  CNETHuge Delays, $2 Billion in Cost Overruns Mar NASA’s Planned Return to Moon in 2024  The Epoch TimesView Full Coverage on Go
  
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• Launch of ExoMars rover delayed to 2022 - Spaceflight Now

  13-03-2020 04:31 via news.google.com
  Launch of ExoMars rover delayed to 2022  Spaceflight NowCoronavirus restrictions the final straw for ESA’s Mars Mission  Ars TechnicaEurope, Russia postpone rover mission to Mars  Associated PressExoMars Rosalind Franklin: Rover mission delayed until 2022  BBC NewsEurope, Russia postpone joint rover mission to Mars  WATE 6 On Your SideView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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