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• Infections Responsible for 20% of Childhood Deaths in England and Wales

  24-03-2020 23:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Infections are still responsible for one in five childhood deaths in England and Wales, with respiratory infections topping the league table of known causes, reveals...
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• A COVID-19 Treatment Might Already Exist in Old Drugs — and Researchers Are Using Pieces of the Coronavirus to Find Them

  24-03-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are 20,000 FDA approved drugs. One of them might fight COVID-19, if scientists can find it.
  
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• 8 European spacecraft put in hibernation amid virus lockdown

  24-03-2020 21:24 via abcnews.go.com
  The European Space Agency says it is putting eight of its spacecraft into hibernation as it scales down operations during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

  24-03-2020 21:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off pre-vaccine epidemics of flu, measles and other infections might work for COVID-19, too — using blood donated from patients who've recovered
  
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• It’s Wrong to Blame Bats for the Coronavirus Epidemic

  24-03-2020 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bats are a possible source of the coronavirus — but humans are to blame for the spread of the disease.
  
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• YouTube to reduce video quality worldwide to ease strain on internet networks

  24-03-2020 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Videos on YouTube will now default to standard definition for all users worldwide, a step down from the typical high definition that users normally see.
  
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• How Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Can Counteract a Legacy of Extinctions and Restore a Lost World

  24-03-2020 19:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study from international team of researchers, including University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist John Rowan, shows introduced species can restore a lost world. When cocaine kingpin...
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• Rats Can Smell Hunger on Other Rats – Give More Generously to Those in Need

  24-03-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  How do animals that help their brethren manage to prioritize those most in need? A study publishing March 24, 2020, in the open-access journal PLOS...
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• Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New Materials for Clean Energy and Carbon Capture

  24-03-2020 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  UMass Amherst researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores. Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into...
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• MIT Joins White House Supercomputing Effort to Speed Search for COVID-19 Solutions

  24-03-2020 17:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The White House has announced the launch of the Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium, a collaboration among various industry, government, and academic institutions which will...
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• Skulls Gone Wild: Secrets of How and Why Frogs Evolved Extreme Heads

  24-03-2020 17:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Many frogs look like a water balloon with legs, but don’t be fooled. Beneath slick skin, some species sport spines, spikes, and other skeletal secrets....
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• New 3D Images Reveal the Evolutionary Wonders Hidden in Frog Skulls

  24-03-2020 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some are bumpy. Some are smooth. Some are shaped like a garden spade. Researchers want to know why these amphibians’ noggins come in so many shapes.
  
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• Western North America Is Stretching, and That Causes Earthquakes

  24-03-2020 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two earthquakes struck Nevada and Utah, reminding us that the Western U.S. continues to stretch.
  
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• Researchers Warn on COVID-19: We Must Prepare Now for International Humanitarian Crises

  24-03-2020 16:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease...
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• Power Grab: The National Plan To Vaccinate Every American

  24-03-2020 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  The proper role of science is to advise government but not to be government. As this critical and fully sourced report reveals, the vaccine industry has totally usurped and compromised the role of government in order to promote its own business of selling vaccines.
  Further, this is the heartbeat of Technocracy and social engineering. In the 1930s, the Technocracy Study Course stated,
  Among the Service Sequences are education (this would embrace the complete training of the younger generation), a
  
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• Contactless card spending limit increased to tackle coronavirus spread

  24-03-2020 16:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The contactless limit for in-store spending will increase from £30 ($35) to £45 ($52) in the United Kingdom as retailers work to reduce physical contact in shops during the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.
  
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• Privacy Advocates Sound Alarms Over Coronavirus Surveillance

  24-03-2020 15:52 via technocracy.news
  
  When public-private partnerships are created around sensitive public data, the public will always lose because the private company is not limited by the expected ethics of government to protect and defend. The only way to stop this practice is to stop public-private partnerships. ⁃ TN Editor
  As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Asia, nations leveraged significant surveillance networks to trace the virus’s spread and forced governments around the world to weigh th
  
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• Pandemic Opportunity: It’s Time For A Global Green New Deal

  24-03-2020 15:28 via technocracy.news
  
  The United Nations is at the heart of the Green New Deal and is also controlling the global pandemic through the World Health Organization. It’s no surprise that Greens are trying to leverage their cause at the same time.
  The UN has sworn to destroy Capitalism and Free Enterprise, and the coronavirus is doing exactly that. The UN’s plan has always been to replace the economic system with Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorA burgeoning chorus of climate campaig
  
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• Which Dinosaur Is the Biggest Ever Found?

  24-03-2020 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To say these dinosaurs were ‘big’ is an understatement.
  
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• Welcome to the Virosphere

  24-03-2020 07:30 via nytimes.com
  
  SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the pandemic, belongs to one of 6,828 named species of virus. Hundreds of thousands more species are known, with perhaps trillions waiting to be found.
  
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• Arizona man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine to treat coronavirus - CNN

  24-03-2020 04:08
  Arizona man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine to treat coronavirus  CNNTrump’s dangerous promotion of a ‘miracle cure’: Coronavirus and a malaria drug  New York Daily NewsMan dies after ingesting chloroquine in an attempt to prevent coronavirus  NBC NewsNigeria records chloroquine poisoning after Trump endorses it for coronavirus treatment  CNNPhoenix man dies, wife in critical condition after self-medicating to treat coronaviru
  
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• Asia stocks rebound, Fed pits endless QE against economic reality - Reuters

  24-03-2020 04:07
  Asia stocks rebound, Fed pits endless QE against economic reality  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China's new coronavirus infections double due to imported cases - Reuters

  24-03-2020 03:57
  China's new coronavirus infections double due to imported cases  ReutersThe Comprehensive Timeline of China’s COVID-19 Lies  National ReviewTwitter Says Beijing's Coronavirus Lies Are Just Fine  The Daily BeastChina Is Not a Coronavirus Role Model  The Wall Street JournalChina's approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated  Al Jazeera EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Florida governor mandates self-quarantine for travelers coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - CNN

  24-03-2020 03:55
  Florida governor mandates self-quarantine for travelers coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut  CNNFlorida implementing mandatory 14-day isolation for anyone traveling from New York or New Jersey | TheHill  The HillFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Travelers From New York, New Jersey, Washington, and California Must Self-Isolate  Daily BeastThe Florida governor just got called out over his handling of coronavirus  CNNFlorida Gov. DeSantis orders travele
  
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• Boris Johnson issues stay-at-home order, sending UK into lockdown to fight coronavirus pandemic - CNN

  24-03-2020 03:37
  Boris Johnson issues stay-at-home order, sending UK into lockdown to fight coronavirus pandemic  CNNU.K. government imposes 3-week national lockdown, enforced by police, to contain coronavirus  NBC NewsBoris Johnson Tells the British People: You Must Stay Home  Bloomberg PoliticsThe moment a British prime minister put the whole nation under house arrest  The IndependentEditorial: Boris Johnson's response to coronavirus has been too little, too late &n
  
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• Colorado abolishes the death penalty - NBC News

  24-03-2020 03:32
  
  Colorado abolishes the death penalty  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Costco adds twice-weekly senior hour, beginning this week, to help meet coronavirus shopping demands - USA TODAY

  24-03-2020 03:24
  Costco adds twice-weekly senior hour, beginning this week, to help meet coronavirus shopping demands  USA TODAYHouston stores offering senior hours  Houston Chronicle These grocery store chains have special hours for seniors and those most vulnerable to coronavirus  WGHP FOX 8 GreensboroStores offering hours for seniors, at-risk groups during coronavirus outbreak  KATU“Senior hours” at stores aim to protect elderly shoppers [Updated]  
  
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• URGENT BAN: Cruise ships 'must' be banned after dozens of coronavirus infected passengers snuck into - Sky News Australia

  24-03-2020 03:07
  
  URGENT BAN: Cruise ships 'must' be banned after dozens of coronavirus infected passengers snuck into  Sky News AustraliaCDC says coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise ship cabins for up to 17 days after passengers left  CNBCDon’t bail out the cruise industry  The VergeCarnival Executive Gives Behind The Scenes Access  Cruise RadioTroubled cruise ship docks in Honolulu  Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Video of Lake Worth Beach City Commission Meeting Shows Coronavirus Frustrations - The New York Times

  24-03-2020 03:04
  Video of Lake Worth Beach City Commission Meeting Shows Coronavirus Frustrations  The New York TimesFlorida city meeting melts down as officials scream at each other over coronavirus response  Fox News'Banana republic': South Florida commissioner gets into shouting match with mayor over coronavirus response  Washington ExaminerFlorida official passionately takes down mayor for 'failure to lead' during health emergency  The IndependentView Full Coverage on
  
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• How Tom Brady, Bill Belichick Wanting Different Things Led To QB’s Exit - NESN

  24-03-2020 02:41
  How Tom Brady, Bill Belichick Wanting Different Things Led To QB’s Exit  NESNTom Brady's only request in Tampa Bay was his teammates phone numbers — Rick Stroud | NFL | THE HERD  The Herd with Colin CowherdWhy the Patriots aren’t rushing to replace Tom Brady with a proven quarterback  The Washington PostThe Bucs’ Tom Brady bump, in one graph  Tampa Bay TimesWho should start at QB for the New England Patriots next season? | Around Th
  
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• Gov. Newsom: California will need an additional 50,000 hospital beds to respond to coronavirus - CNBC

  24-03-2020 02:26
  Gov. Newsom: California will need an additional 50,000 hospital beds to respond to coronavirus  CNBCCoping with the coronavirus shutdown in Los Angeles  Washington PostCrowds packed California beaches despite shelter in place order  CNNWatch live: California Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the COVID-19 outbreak  The Mercury NewsCoronavirus: No, seriously. Stay. Home  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Gov. Gavin Newsom announces 'soft closure' of state parks by blocking off parking lots - Los Angeles Times

  24-03-2020 02:22
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom announces 'soft closure' of state parks by blocking off parking lots  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia’s coronavirus ‘stay at home’ order: Here are the guidelines  Fox NewsCalifornia governor issues stay at home order  CBS Evening NewsCoronavirus: California needs 50,000 more hospital beds, governor says  The Mercury NewsAs Coronavirus Cases Add Up, California Frantically Counts Tests, Beds and Masks  The New York T
  
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• US to cut $1bn of Afghanistan aid over failure to agree unity government - The Guardian

  24-03-2020 02:10
  US to cut $1bn of Afghanistan aid over failure to agree unity government  The GuardianTrump administration slashes Afghan aid after Pompeo visit | TheHill  The HillU.S. to cut Afghan aid by $1B over political rift that threatens Taliban deal  POLITICOPompeo visits Afghanistan - The Washington Post  The Washington PostTaliban, Afghan government held Skype call on prisoner releases, officials say  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook lowers video quality in Latin America, following Europe - Reuters

  24-03-2020 01:39
  
  Facebook lowers video quality in Latin America, following Europe  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Coronavirus: Loss of smell, taste might signal infection - The Mercury News

  24-03-2020 01:37
  Coronavirus: Loss of smell, taste might signal infection  The Mercury NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• No more votes expected Monday after Senate coronavirus stimulus bill fails again - CNBC

  24-03-2020 01:26
  No more votes expected Monday after Senate coronavirus stimulus bill fails again  CNBCTensions flare on Senate floor as coronavirus bill derailed for second time by Dem objections  Fox NewsMcConnell says no votes tonight as stimulus negotiations continue  CNNThe Coronavirus Bailout Stalled. And It’s Mitch McConnell’s Fault.  The New York TimesDemocrats try to hijack coronavirus stimulus for liberal Christmas in March  USA TODAYView Fu
  
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• HP teases 'next gen' VR headset made with Microsoft and Valve's help - Engadget

  24-03-2020 01:25
  
  HP teases 'next gen' VR headset made with Microsoft and Valve's help  EngadgetHP is teasing a new VR headset in partnership with Valve and Microsoft  The VergeHP Is Building A ‘Next Generation’ SteamVR Headset With Microsoft & Valve  UploadVRHP Teases New Reverb G2 Headset Made in Collaboration with Valve  Road to VRHP is working with Valve and Microsoft on a 'next-gen' VR headset  PC GamerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Livestream: Coronavirus News Conference At The White House - NPR

  24-03-2020 01:08
  Livestream: Coronavirus News Conference At The White House  NPRVP Mike Pence goes one-on-one with Hannity discussing COVID-19  Fox News'The Senate and the House must act': Pence | ABC News  ABC NewsPence says officials will weigh potential adjustments to social distancing guidelines | TheHill  The HillFirst lady Melania Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House says  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Taylor Swift uses leaked Kanye West video to raise money for charity, coronavirus efforts - NBC News

  24-03-2020 01:07
  Taylor Swift uses leaked Kanye West video to raise money for charity, coronavirus efforts  NBC NewsTaylor Swift & Kim Kardashian REACT To Leaked Call With Kanye West!  Clevver NewsKim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry All Seemingly Respond to Kanye West Full Phone Call Leak  Yahoo LifestyleWhy Kim Kardashian West Really Gets Butt Injections  Showbiz Cheat SheetTaylor Swift Just Broke Her Silence On The Leaked Kanye West Phone Call  Buz
  
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• Kenny Rogers: How Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and More Honored the Late Country Star - Entertainment Tonight

  24-03-2020 01:00
  
  Kenny Rogers: How Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and More Honored the Late Country Star  Entertainment Tonight'Remarkably talented': the epic photography of Kenny Rogers  The GuardianDolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Perform “Islands In The Stream” Live | CMT 100 Greatest Duets  CMTWATCH: When Kenny Rogers Knew How To Hold 'Em — Against Michael Jordan  The Daily WireKenny Rogers On "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"  Team CocoView Full
  
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• The scariest thing Anthony Fauci said about Trump - CNN

  24-03-2020 00:36
  The scariest thing Anthony Fauci said about Trump  CNNTrump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’  The New York TimesWhat to know about the Coronavirus Task Force briefing: 3/23/20  POLITICOAnthony Fauci is helping Trump win 2020  Washington ExaminerColumn: Trump’s new campaign rally? His daily coronavirus news conference.  Chicago TribuneView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Woody Allen's disgusting, tone-deaf, ridiculous memoir - New York Post

  24-03-2020 00:03
  Woody Allen's disgusting, tone-deaf, ridiculous memoir  New York Post Woody Allen details relationship with Soon-Yi in new memoir: 'Couldn’t keep our hands off each other'  Page SixThe Woody Allen book 'Apropos of Nothing' has the right to be published — and to not be read  NBC NewsWoody Allen’s memoir was published today, proving you can never muzzle powerful men  The IndependentAP Exclusive: Allen has new publisher, memoir out Monday&nb
  
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