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• Frontier Airlines is selling a social distancing upgrade for $39. Democrats in Congress are appalled. - Washington Post

  06-05-2020 23:53 via news.google.com
  
  Frontier Airlines is selling a social distancing upgrade for $39. Democrats in Congress are appalled.  Washington PostAirlines Start Making More Room to Keep Passengers Apart  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceFrontier advertises $11 flights -- with a catch, but it still might be just the deal you’re looking for  KPRC Click2HoustonFacing backlash, Frontier will not offer ‘More Room’ option for passengers  FOX31 DenverFrontier's $39 empty seat
  
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• Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX, and AT&T team up for summer drive-in series - EW.com

  06-05-2020 23:52 via news.google.com
  
  Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX, and AT&T team up for summer drive-in series  EW.comTribeca partners with AT&T and IMAX to launch summer movie drive-in series  The VergeTribeca Enterprises Partners With Imax, ATT on Drive-In Summer Series  Hollywood ReporterDrive-In Theaters Across the U.S. to Get the IMAX Treatment, Thanks to Tribeca  IndieWire'Tribeca Drive-In': Robert De Niro and IMAX unite for new summer drive-in film series  USA TODAYView
  
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• 'What are we doing this for?': Doctors are fed up with conspiracies ravaging ERs

  06-05-2020 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I left work and I felt so deflated," one doctor said about an effort to counter misinformation he saw on Facebook. "I let it get to me."
  
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• NYT says it can 'ride out' virus as subscriber numbers boom

  06-05-2020 22:56
  
  The New York Times Co. added new digital subscribers at a record rate in the first quarter as the coronavirus spread, helping offset shrinking ad revenues
  
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• Can Microsoft's new Surface Book 3 really rival the MacBook Pro 2020? - Creative Bloq

  06-05-2020 22:56 via news.google.com
  
  Can Microsoft's new Surface Book 3 really rival the MacBook Pro 2020?  Creative BloqSurface Go 2 first look: 3 big upgrades  The VergeWhy Microsoft needs an Xbox gaming laptop  PCWorldMicrosoft launches several new products to take on Apple  CNBC TelevisionMicrosoft Surface Book 3: new Nvidia GPUs, up to 32GB of RAM, and faster SSDs  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ahmaud Arbery update: Viral video depicts shooting of unarmed black jogger - Vox

  06-05-2020 22:40 via news.google.com
  
  Ahmaud Arbery update: Viral video depicts shooting of unarmed black jogger  VoxTrey Gowdy reacts to Ahmaud Arbery case: 'Why did it take the video' to recommend a grand jury review?  Fox NewsLeBron James speaks out on Ahmaud Arbery shooting death: 'We're literally hunted everyday'  Yahoo SportsGrand jury to consider Ahmaud Arbery case as video of fatal shooting surfaces  CBS This MorningThe Killing of Ahmaud Arbery  The New York TimesView Full Co
  
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• How Did Ancient People Keep Their Food From Rotting?

  06-05-2020 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Archaeologists have discovered methods that kept food fresh long before refrigeration.
  
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• Official: US must move ahead with nuclear weapons work

  06-05-2020 21:53
  A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal despite challenges tied to the coronavirus
  
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• The IRS Wants Its Money Back - Stimulus Checks Made To Dead Taxpayers Must Be Returned - Forbes

  06-05-2020 21:40 via news.google.com
  
  The IRS Wants Its Money Back - Stimulus Checks Made To Dead Taxpayers Must Be Returned  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• California pays $3.30 per coronavirus mask with China deal - Los Angeles Times

  06-05-2020 21:40 via news.google.com
  
  California pays $3.30 per coronavirus mask with China deal  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia to get $247M refund as masks face delivery delay  San mateo county timesGavin Newsom China mask deal hits snag  Washington TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How to Navigate a World Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  06-05-2020 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As we try to reengage with a changed world, a slew of fresh obstacles will force us to adapt our old habits and create new ones.
  
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• What’s the Difference Between Sourdough Starter and Yeast?

  06-05-2020 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If both can make a dough rise, why does your dough recipe call for both?
  
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• Xiaomi spinoff Poco has an event next week, could announce the rumored F2 Pro - Android Police

  06-05-2020 20:48 via news.google.com
  
  Xiaomi spinoff Poco has an event next week, could announce the rumored F2 Pro  Android PoliceXiaomi Japan apologizes for using nuclear bomb and 'Fat Man' imagery in ad  Android AuthorityPoco F2 Pro launch details leak, it will be on May 12 - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comLu Weibing explains why over 30 million units of the Redmi Note 8 series have been sold worldwide then cuts the price of the Redmi Note 8 Pro for good measure  Notebookcheck.netPOCO F2 Pr
  
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• What Is Remdesivir, the First Drug That Treats Coronavirus?

  06-05-2020 20:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Remdesivir is currently the world’s best hope for treating COVID-19. But it’s not a silver bullet.
  
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• Dozens of Russia probe transcripts poised for release after end of intel review - Politico

  06-05-2020 20:36 via news.google.com
  
  Dozens of Russia probe transcripts poised for release after end of intel review  PoliticoSources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: 'Schiff is in panic mode'  Fox NewsTranscripts from House panel's Russia investigation ready for release  New York PostByron York's Daily Memo: EXCLUSIVE - DNI to Schiff: The transcripts are ready to release  Washington ExaminerIntel chief tells Schiff transcripts of Russia probe intervie
  
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• College Basketball: Keion Brooks expects another pledge for UK; “Roster going to be legit” - A Sea of Blue

  06-05-2020 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  College Basketball: Keion Brooks expects another pledge for UK; “Roster going to be legit”  A Sea of BlueOlivier Sarr to transfer to Kentucky from Wake Forest  ESPNToday On KSR: This morning's show has a lot going on  kentuckysportsradio.comWhat you need to know about Olivier Sarr's transfer waiver request for Kentucky basketball  Courier JournalKentucky Wildcats Basketball: DeAndre Williams or Frank Anselem?  A Sea of BlueView Full C
  
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• Facebook finally reveals who will serve on its version of a Supreme Court

  06-05-2020 19:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nearly 18 months after announcing an independent board designed to hold it more accountable in content moderation decisions, Facebook has revealed the first members.
  
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• Facebook names oversight board, including former Denmark PM

  06-05-2020 19:52
  A year and a half after announcing its creation, Facebook has named the initial 20 members of its oversight board
  
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• Polar vortex to unleash winterlike cold across eastern half of nation, with snow in the Northeast - Washington Post

  06-05-2020 19:04 via news.google.com
  
  Polar vortex to unleash winterlike cold across eastern half of nation, with snow in the Northeast  Washington PostMetro Detroit weather: Here comes the cold front  WDIV ClickOnDetroitRecord heat in the west, record cold for the east  9NEWSPolar vortex to bring blast of cold air and May snow to eastern US amid heat wave in the West  Q13 FOXPolar Vortex Brings a Chance of Snow to the DMV on Saturday  Our Community Now at MarylandView Full Coverage
  
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• Facebook names 20 people to its 'Supreme Court' for content moderation

  06-05-2020 19:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The list includes nine law professors, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Yemen and journalists but no disinformation experts.
  
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• Astronomers Find the Closest (Known) Black Hole to Earth

  06-05-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This quiet black hole sits just 1,000 light-years from Earth. But the two stars that dance around it are possible to pick out with the naked eye.
  
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• Uber to lay off 3,700 workers and CEO to waive salary

  06-05-2020 18:16
  
  Uber says it will lay off 3,700 full-time workers, or about 14% of its workforce
  
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• WEF: Pandemic Can Lead To Sustainable, Low-Carbon Economic System

  06-05-2020 18:11 via technocracy.news
  
  The World Economic Forum promotes its action plan as bringing “multistakeholder leadership to the COVID-19 pandemic” but has the overarching goal of converting to a low-carbon, resource-based economic system such as Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN Editor
  As the coronavirus spreads throughout the world’s urban areas, governments, businesses and civil society are springing to action to help cities manage this crisis and mitigate the fallout.Share knowledge, s
  
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• Climate Scientists, Stars Call For ‘New Normal’ After Pandemic

  06-05-2020 17:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Radical climate change agenda has now completely dovetailed with the Great Panic of 2020, based on COVID-19. The goal is to drive the world into the United Nations’ Sustainable Development economic system, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorA host of celebrities and scientists including Madonna, Robert de Niro and a clutch of Nobel Prize winners have called for radical change in the world rather than “a return to normal” after the coronavirus lockdowns.
  Hollywood stars Cate Blan
  
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• Kylie Jenner buys 5 acres of land in Hidden Hills for record $15MILLION, adds to property empire - Daily Mail

  06-05-2020 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Kylie Jenner buys 5 acres of land in Hidden Hills for record $15MILLION, adds to property empire  Daily MailKylie Jenner Makes Record Purchase of Vacant Lot  TMZKylie Jenner Buys Vacant 5-Acre Lot in Hidden Hills  Architectural DigestKylie Jenner shares adorable photo of daughter Stormi playing tennis at new £29million mansion  HELLO!Kylie Jenner Buys $15 Million Vacant Hidden Hills Lot  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Exposed: Neil Ferguson’s Very Personal Connection To Radical, Left-Wing Activist

  06-05-2020 17:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Brits love a good scandal. The professor who blithely released faulty computer models that literally wrecked the global economy, has showcased his reprobate lifestyle by ignoring lockdown rules to have an affair with someone else’s wife.
  It’s not just a simple affair, however. His lover, Antonia Staats, has an “open marriage” with her own husband and is not bound to a monogamous relationship with him. Thus, she frolics with other lovers to fulfill her own lust.
  Staats is
  
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• Exclusive: Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining - sources - Yahoo News

  06-05-2020 15:56 via news.google.com
  
  Exclusive: Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining - sources  Yahoo NewsNASA plans to launch first two Gateway elements on same rocket  Spaceflight NowTrump administration drafting Artemis Accords moon mining pact: report  Fox NewsTrump Administration Drafts 'Artemis Accords' Agreement Regarding Mining on the Moon  NewserWhite House drafting 'Artemis Accords' for moon mining, report says  CNETView Full Coverage on Goo
  
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• Uber to lay off 14% of its staff

  06-05-2020 15:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber is laying off thousands of staffers as the ongoing pandemic continues to impact its business.
  
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• How your passwords can end up for sale on the dark web

  06-05-2020 15:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Last month, Zoom joined a long list of companies whose user data has fallen prey to hackers. More than half a million account logins for the hugely popular video conferencing platform were discovered on the dark web, either offered for free or for next to nothing.
  
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• News24.com | TymeBank and digital peers thrive in online shift prompted by coronavirus

  06-05-2020 15:00
  
  With 1.6 million customers and 850 000 active accounts and counting, TymeBank's growth in the first year of its launch surpassed its own projections. But can the bank maintain this momentum as the novelty of trying new things wears off for digitally savvy early adopters?
  
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• Fin24.com | TymeBank and digital peers thrive in online shift prompted by coronavirus

  06-05-2020 15:00
  
  With 1.6 million customers and 850 000 active accounts and counting, TymeBank's growth in the first year of its launch surpassed its own projections. But can the bank maintain this momentum as the novelty of trying new things wears off for digitally savvy early adopters?
  
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• Chastened Samsung heir will not hand the company down to his children

  06-05-2020 14:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung's de facto leader Lee Jae-yong says he will not be handing the company's management over to his children.
  
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• U.S., U.K. officials warn of cyberattacks on hospitals, research facilities

  06-05-2020 13:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two U.S. officials told NBC News that coronavirus patient information, as well as vaccine research, is sought after by hackers, including those working for China.
  
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• China plans to complete space station by 2022

  06-05-2020 10:30
  
  China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete work on its permanent space station within about two years
  
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• Possible Explanation for the Origin of Switchbacks Observed by Parker Solar Probe in the Sun’s Magnetic Field

  06-05-2020 04:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New analysis published April 29, 2020, in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides a possible explanation for the origin of switchbacks — sudden reversals in the...
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• Activision Blizzard CEO says people may turn to free mobile games during economic uncertainty

  06-05-2020 01:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  While much of the economy is hurting during the pandemic, video games are thriving. Activision Blizzard beat out its first-quarter outlook, mostly driven by the Call of Duty franchise, from the popular new game mode Warzone, to the mobile game release.
  
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• Paul Marks, Who Pushed Sloan Kettering to Greatness, Dies at 93

  06-05-2020 00:49 via nytimes.com
  
  A charismatic leader, Dr. Marks brought the fruits of a scientific revolution to an institution that, when he took over, was behind the times.
  
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• Paul Marks, Who Brought Sloan Kettering to Greatness, Dies at 93

  06-05-2020 00:49 via nytimes.com
  
  A charismatic leader, Dr. Marks brought the fruits of a scientific revolution to an institution that, when he took over, was behind the times.
  
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• Hidden Symmetry Discovered in Chemical Kinetic Equations – Significant for Drug Design, Genetics & More

  06-05-2020 00:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rice University researchers have discovered a hidden symmetry in the chemical kinetic equations scientists have long used to model and study many of the chemical...
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