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• French parliament passes law requiring social media companies delete certain content within an hour

  13-05-2020 22:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Social media platforms will now have 24 hours to remove hate speech, and just one hour to remove chid pornography and terrorist content or face hefty fines.
  
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• The Material Revolutionizing the Construction Industry? Wood

  13-05-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Architects and engineers are working on ways to swap steel and glass for strong, sustainable wood-based materials.
  
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• Global Warming on Vacation? Not Even Remotely Close.

  13-05-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last month tied for the warmest April, keeping Earth on track to reach a new, disturbing milestone this year.
  
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• The Importance of Sleep for Your Body

  13-05-2020 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The benefits of sleep go beyond brain health. Your body also depends on a good night’s rest to function properly.
  
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• Face masks and mandatory selfies for drivers: How Uber rides are about to change

  13-05-2020 19:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The experience of taking an Uber is about to change.
  
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• To Understand the Universe, Scientists Are Studying the Milky Way’s Cosmic Neighbors

  13-05-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Milky Way and Andromeda rule over a motley collection of a few dozen galaxies.
  
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• Anti-Vaxxers’ Social Networks are Ripe With People Susceptible to Their Misinformation

  13-05-2020 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, an anti-vaccination movement is gaining steam online.
  
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• How to protect yourself from cyberattacks while working from home

  13-05-2020 13:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The age of remote work is upon us.
  
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• Samsung's cheapest foldable could be called Galaxy Fold Special Edition - Android Authority

  13-05-2020 10:05
  
  Samsung's cheapest foldable could be called Galaxy Fold Special Edition  Android AuthoritySamsung Galaxy Fold Lite with $1,100 price and some downgrades possibly in the works  PhoneArenaExclusive: Galaxy Fold 2 to be available in these colors  SamMobileRumor: Samsung ‘Galaxy Fold Lite’ could skimp on extras to offer $1,100 price point  9to5GoogleSamsung offers a closer look at how the brushes help keep dust out of the hinge - GSMArena.com news&
  
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• PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release, says Sony - The Verge

  13-05-2020 08:27
  
  PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release, says Sony  The VergePlayStation Studios brand will launch alongside PS5  GamesIndustry.bizSony-made PS5 games will feature this MCU-style intro  TechRadar IndiaSony Does Not Want To Play ‘Price Chicken’ With Microsoft Ahead Of PS5, Series X Launch  ForbesNew PlayStation Studios Brand to Launch Alongside PlayStation 5 - IGN Now  IGNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Youtube star Colleen Ballinger apologizes for fat shaming and racially insensitive resurfaced videos - Daily Mail

  13-05-2020 08:13
  Youtube star Colleen Ballinger apologizes for fat shaming and racially insensitive resurfaced videos  Daily MailView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Elon Musk calls 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings a 'knucklehead' over 'arrest' joke - Fox News

  13-05-2020 08:10
  
  Elon Musk calls 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings a 'knucklehead' over 'arrest' joke  Fox NewsJim Cramer on Elon Musk's fight with California: It's time to open up that factory  CNBC TelevisionElon Musk's fight with Alameda County over social distancing rules: Chamath Palihapitiya  CNBC TelevisionEditorial: Elon Musk's dangerous coronavirus denialism  San Francisco ChronicleOpinion: Musk’s COVID-19 suit vs. Alameda County is badly needed  The
  
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• UK economy posts sharpest monthly decline on record as coronavirus lockdowns begin to take toll - CNBC

  13-05-2020 08:05
  
  UK economy posts sharpest monthly decline on record as coronavirus lockdowns begin to take toll  CNBCU.K. economy contracts 2% in first quarter biggest drop since financial crisis  MarketWatchUK GDP shrinks by record 5.8% in March, harder COVID hit ahead  Reuters.comUK’s coronavirus slump begins with 5.8% slide in March  KLFYUK economy shrank by a record 5.8% in March. Much more pain is to come  CNN InternationalView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Twitter Raises Censorship Bar Over COVID-19

  13-05-2020 07:32 via technocracy.news
  
  Twitter is full of Technocrats who want to control the narrative of every issue. Once censorship started over COVID-19, it has gone in only one direction: more of it. Now, Twitter will warn and/or censor you over anything that differs from the official WHO/CDC narrative. ⁃ TN EditorIt feels like it was just yesterday we pointed out that the Twitter censor machine had gone into overdrive, concerning itself with policing mean comments and curse words. Now, the censorship machi
  
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• Rappoport: China’s System Comes To America

  13-05-2020 07:16 via technocracy.news
  
  Jon Rappoport correctly understands that the Great Panic of 2020 is not about sickness or saving lives. Rather, it is about the restructuring of everything, including transportation, social relationship, work, public events, etc. Nothing is left untouched. ⁃ TN EditorThe plan: use the “pandemic” as the rationale for “re-imagining” the guts of society—education, the workplace, medical care, transportation, public events, social relationships, the family…
  
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• Kansas County Orders Businesses To Track Customers

  13-05-2020 07:08 via technocracy.news
  
  When petty tyrants trample on Constitutional rights as if they were nothing, only citizens can rise up and say NO! Silence becomes complicity and enablement to such activities. Kansas City is testing the limits of everyone. ⁃ TN EditorA rural eastern Kansas county has ordered businesses to keep track of their in-person customers by recording phone numbers and arrival and departure times during the pandemic – a move that has led to a federal lawsuit.
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• California council member cited after scuffle with coronavirus protesters at his home - NBCNews.com

  13-05-2020 06:26
  
  California council member cited after scuffle with coronavirus protesters at his home  NBCNews.comFresno City Council President Cited for Battery After Lockdown Protesters Tried to Storm His Home  The Daily BeastCity Council President Cited for Assault After Shoving COVID-19 Protestors  NewsweekMiguel Arias, protesters give different sides of story of confrontation  KFSN-TVCoronavirus live updates: Fauci warns of 'little spikes' becoming outbreaks &nb
  
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• Cave fossils show modern humans shared memes with Neanderthals - CNET

  13-05-2020 05:46
  
  Cave fossils show modern humans shared memes with Neanderthals  CNETA tooth changes everything we know about humans reaching Europe  HaaretzHumans Created Earliest Modern Artifacts in Europe, Research Shows | Archaeology, Paleoanthropology  Sci-News.comOldest evidence of modern humans found in Bulgarian cave  New York PostAncient humans arrived in Europe 'far earlier than previously thought'  sciencefocus.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Judge in Michael Flynn case delaying decision on DOJ request to abandon prosecution - USA TODAY

  13-05-2020 05:10
  
  Judge in Michael Flynn case delaying decision on DOJ request to abandon prosecution  USA TODAYI signed the call for William Barr to resign. This is why  CNN InternationalThree Flynn Thoughts  National ReviewAndrew McCarthy: Michael Flynn — 3 important points on the case and what's being reported  Fox NewsIn the midst of a pandemic, Trump is obsessing over Michael Flynn  Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• This business laptop doesn't quite rival the 13-inch MacBook Pro, but is less than half the price - TechRadar India

  13-05-2020 05:00
  
  This business laptop doesn't quite rival the 13-inch MacBook Pro, but is less than half the price  TechRadar India2020 13-inch MacBook Pro review: The standard macOS workhorse  Ars TechnicaWhat Happens When Your Apple Products Become 'Vintage' or 'Obsolete?'  Lifehacker AustraliaApple now considers your 2014 MacBook Air 'vintage'  EngadgetReview: Apple's entry-level 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro is yesterday's tech for today's prices  AppleInsiderView
  
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• Mike Garcia, G.O.P. House Candidate, Is Ahead in California - The New York Times

  13-05-2020 04:11
  
  Mike Garcia, G.O.P. House Candidate, Is Ahead in California  The New York TimesGOP poised to retake Katie Hill's California seat, as Trump-backed candidate wins big in Wisconsin  Fox NewsCalifornia Special Election Results: 25th Congressional District  The New York TimesChristy Smith deserves your vote in 25th congressional race  Los Angeles TimesRepublican takes lead in California special election  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NBA owners, execs hopeful for return after call with Adam Silver, sources say - ESPN

  13-05-2020 03:59
  
  NBA owners, execs hopeful for return after call with Adam Silver, sources say  ESPNOpinion: Competing more with MLB makes sense for the NBA as it tries to shift seasons  USA TODAYWhat will max contracts look like next season?  Blazer's EdgeReport - Poll of NBA players shows desire to resume season if safe  ESPNReport: NBA Return Gains Positive Momentum After Silver's Call With League Owners  Sports IllustratedView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'A pretty scary thing': Children's illness tied to coronavirus worries in New York - KSL.com

  13-05-2020 03:49
  
  'A pretty scary thing': Children's illness tied to coronavirus worries in New York  KSL.comMy son's fight with Kawasaki disease taught me to trust my instincts  CNN InternationalNew COVID-19 complication related in children  KGNS.tvAbout 100 N.Y. Children Treated for Illness Tied to Virus  The New York TimesKen Sunshine on Reopening: 'We've Got to Start From Scratch'  Spectrum News NY1View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pompeo condemns 'horrific terrorist attacks' in Afghanistan, calls hospital raid that killed 13 'act of she... - Fox News

  13-05-2020 03:25
  
  Pompeo condemns 'horrific terrorist attacks' in Afghanistan, calls hospital raid that killed 13 'act of she...  Fox NewsUnidentified gunmen attack maternity hospital in Kabul  The TelegraphAfghan President orders resumption of offensive operations against the Taliban in blow to Trump's deal  CNNGunmen attack Doctors Without Borders maternity clinic in Kabul  The SunAfghan president orders operation against Taliban  Aljazeera.comView Full Coverage
  
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• Joe Biden picks up more delegates in Nebraska primary win - CBS News

  13-05-2020 03:25
  
  Joe Biden picks up more delegates in Nebraska primary win  CBS NewsNY Times raises eyebrows with opinion section 'More advice for Joe Biden'  Fox NewsTrump is getting trounced among a crucial constituency: The haters  PoliticoWhy experience is crucial for Biden’s VP  Washington PostKlobuchar’s the one: Why Biden should pick the Minnesota senator as his would-be veep  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Space junk from Chinese rocket was about 15 minutes from hitting NYC - New York Post

  13-05-2020 03:24
  
  Space junk from Chinese rocket was about 15 minutes from hitting NYC  New York PostChinese space junk narrowly missed hitting New York City, report says  Fox NewsLarge chunks of a Chinese rocket missed New York City by about 15 minutes  Ars TechnicaA Chinese Rocket Fell Uncontrollably to Earth. It's One of the Largest Pieces of Space Debris Ever  The Weather ChannelCoronavirus Not Slowing Russian, Chinese Space Activities, US General Says  Defens
  
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• Stocks in India Soar After Modi Pledges $265 Billion Package - Bloomberg

  13-05-2020 03:17
  Stocks in India Soar After Modi Pledges $265 Billion Package  BloombergModi Announces $260 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Package for India  The New York TimesIndia's Modi announces $270bn coronavirus package: Live updates  Aljazeera.comAtypically Lacklustre Speech By Modi, Headlines But No Details  NDTVWhat Modi Got Wrong On Covid-19 And How He Can Fix It - By Ramachandra Guha  NDTVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Anderson Cooper on why he is raising his baby with an ex - Los Angeles Times

  13-05-2020 02:38
  
  Anderson Cooper on why he is raising his baby with an ex  Los Angeles TimesAnderson Cooper Was Asked Why His Ex-Boyfriend Is Helping To Raise His Son, And His Answer Was Really Thoughtful  BuzzFeedWhy Anderson Cooper Is Raising His Son With His Ex  The Howard Stern ShowAnderson Cooper reveals why he asked his ex to help raise his newborn son  Page SixAnderson Cooper says his ex will help raise new son Wyatt  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage
  
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• Rand Paul explains dust-up with Fauci at Senate coronavirus hearing: 'He's an extremely cautious person' - Fox News

  13-05-2020 02:35
  
  Rand Paul explains dust-up with Fauci at Senate coronavirus hearing: 'He's an extremely cautious person'  Fox NewsFauci Clashes In Tense Moment At Senate Hearing | NBC Nightly News  NBC NewsTop Health Experts Paint Bleak Picture of Pandemic  The New York TimesNfl Forges Ahead With Super Bowl LV Plans Despite Dr. Fauci Warning Football Season Likely to Be Disrupted  NewsweekGOP split on whether to back Fauci's or Trump's assessment on reopening economy 
  
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• NASA inks deal with Roscosmos to ensure continuous US presence on space station - Spaceflight Now

  13-05-2020 02:30
  NASA inks deal with Roscosmos to ensure continuous US presence on space station  Spaceflight NowTry to dock with the International Space Station with this SpaceX Crew Dragon simulator  The VergeNASA Working Remotely: How Astronauts Upgraded a Complex Experiment in Space  NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDragon solar array concerns driving duration of first crewed test flight  Spaceflight NowSpace Force troops preparing for possibility of having to rescue NASA
  
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• Spokesman For Russian President Putin Hospitalized With Coronavirus | NBC Nightly News - NBC News

  13-05-2020 02:09
  
  Spokesman For Russian President Putin Hospitalized With Coronavirus | NBC Nightly News  NBC NewsCoronavirus: Russia now has second highest virus case total  BBC NewsVladimir Putin’s spokesman in hospital with coronavirus  The GuardianPutin Spokesman Is Hospitalized With COVID-19 As Coronavirus Cases Spike In Russia  NPRKremlin Spokesperson Diagnosed With Coronavirus As Russia Records Second-Highest Number of Cases After U.S.  NewsweekView F
  
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• Boeing CEO Says COVID-19 Pandemic Could Force Major U.S. Airline Out Of Business | NBC Nightly News - NBC News

  13-05-2020 02:09
  
  Boeing CEO Says COVID-19 Pandemic Could Force Major U.S. Airline Out Of Business | NBC Nightly News  NBC NewsBoeing CEO predicts a major US airline will 'most likely' go out of business because of coronavirus  CNBCBoeing Predicts an Airline Bankruptcy. Here’s a Way to Calculate the Odds for Each.  Barron'sBoeing CEO discusses long recovery for airline industry  KING5.comCoronavirus pandemic could force a major U.S. airline out of business, says Boein
  
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• House Democrats' Bill Would Delay Census Data Due To COVID-19 : Coronavirus Live Updates - NPR

  13-05-2020 01:50
  House Democrats' Bill Would Delay Census Data Due To COVID-19 : Coronavirus Live Updates  NPRDemocrats unveil $3 trillion Covid relief package and plan to vote this week  CNNHouse Democrats propose another stimulus check in new relief bill - Business Insider  Business InsiderRepublicans are hobbling Congress amid the coronavirus so Trump can keep abusing power  USA TODAYDemocrats’ sweeping new rescue package is a challenge to Republicans  W
  
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• Uber considers buying Grubhub, according to newspaper report

  13-05-2020 01:42
  
  The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber is considering acquiring Grubhub in a deal that would give the companies control over a majority of the U.S. food delivery business
  
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• China’s Beef With Australia - The Wall Street Journal

  13-05-2020 01:34
  
  China’s Beef With Australia  The Wall Street JournalChina suspends Australian beef imports as public spat over coronavirus origin heats up  Fox NewsAustralia-China trade tensions raise fears over future of agricultural exports  The GuardianBristling at calls for coronavirus inquiry, China cuts Australian beef imports  Washington PostAustralian Meat Industry Council: Chinese Consumers Want Our Beef  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Woman falls into thermal feature in closed Yellowstone park - ABC News

  13-05-2020 01:30
  
  Woman falls into thermal feature in closed Yellowstone park  ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• What Is Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law? - The New York Times

  13-05-2020 01:15
  
  What Is Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law?  The New York TimesSurveillance Footage Emerges in Ahmaud Arbery Slaying  Bloomberg QuickTakeAhmaud Arbery was struck twice in the chest by shotgun blasts, autopsy shows  AOLAhmaud Arbery's Killing Shows Running Has Long Excluded Black People  The New York TimesNeighbor says he's 'not proud' of filming Ahmaud Arbery shooting  New York PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Column: Baseball will get black eye if owners, union can't reach deal - Chicago Tribune

  13-05-2020 01:15
  
  Column: Baseball will get black eye if owners, union can't reach deal  Chicago TribuneMLB Players Consider Whether To Start Baseball Season In July | TODAY  TODAYPassan's 20 questions - Why financial battle over 2020 MLB season is about to get really, really ugly  ESPNIgnore baseball’s labor squabbles. For once, the money isn’t what really matters.  Washington PostBreaking Down the MLB Owners Proposal to Get Baseball Back on the Field &nbs
  
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• Leaked White House data shows infections spiking more than 1000% in rural areas that backed Trump - Salon

  13-05-2020 00:44
  
  Leaked White House data shows infections spiking more than 1000% in rural areas that backed Trump  SalonTrump Claims U.S. Has Among Lowest Coronavirus Death Rates | NBC News NOW  NBC NewsUnreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities  AOLCoronavirus: US expert warns lifting lockdown early could cost many lives- BBC News  BBC NewsTrump ignores new warning signs in push to reopen the country  NBC NewsView Ful
  
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• Facebook to pay moderators $52M for psychological damages

  13-05-2020 00:34
  Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators whose job has them viewing graphic and disturbing posts and videos on its platforms
  
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• This security flaw puts millions of computers at risk for a serious (but unlikely) hack

  13-05-2020 00:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A new report from a Dutch security researcher details a hacking mechanism that targets a common feature on millions of computers: the Thunderbolt port.
  
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• Steve Nash remembers asking Michael Jordan for his sneakers during a game in 1996 - Fox News

  13-05-2020 00:14
  
  Steve Nash remembers asking Michael Jordan for his sneakers during a game in 1996  Fox NewsWhose NBA career is better? Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James  Yahoo SportsThe Legacy of Jerry Krause, the Villain of ‘The Last Dance’  The RingerFormer Chicago Bulls GM says team would have drafted this player in 1984 if Michael Jordan wasn't available  Fox NewsPresident Trump can learn something from Michael Jordan  Washington PostView Full Cove
  
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• Scheana Shay grateful for support after 'Vanderpump' editor cops to vendetta - Page Six

  13-05-2020 00:13
  
  Scheana Shay grateful for support after 'Vanderpump' editor cops to vendetta  Page Six‘Vanderpump Rules’ Editor Admits to Including ‘Embarrassing’ Scheana Shay Moments, Claims Stassi Schroeder ‘Doesn’t Care About Me’  Us WeeklyVanderpump Rules Editor Enjoys Humiliating the Easily Humiliated Scheana Shay  JezebelVanderpump Rules editor admits she likes to embarrass Scheana Shay  Daily Mail'Vanderpump Rules' Editor A
  
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• Experts dismiss worry about US 'murder hornets' as hype

  13-05-2020 00:06
  
  Bug experts are dismissing as media hype the recent worry about so-called murder hornets spotted in Washington state
  
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• A Meteorite Killed a Man in Iraq in 1888, Historic Records Suggest

  13-05-2020 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scientists searching through Ottoman Empire records found letters from high-ranking officials that describe a large fireball followed by meteorites that struck a village.
  
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