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• The W.H.O. Stumbles, and Some Scientists See a Pattern

  09-06-2020 23:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The agency’s advice sometimes lags behind rapidly evolving research into the coronavirus, experts contend.
  
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• In the W.H.O.’s Coronavirus Stumbles, Some Scientists See a Pattern

  09-06-2020 23:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The agency’s advice sometimes lags behind rapidly evolving research into the coronavirus, experts contend.
  
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• California coronavirus cases remain on upward trajectory - Los Angeles Times

  09-06-2020 23:22
  
  California coronavirus cases remain on upward trajectory  Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Gets Put On Coronavirus Watch List As Transmission Rate Concerns State Officials; Potential For Renewed Stay-At-Home Restrictions  DeadlineRacism fuels many L.A. County coronavirus-linked deaths, officials say  Los Angeles TimesCoronavirus: California adds 3,000 more positive tests, cases increasing rapidly  The Mercury NewsPandemic Updates: 10 New Bay Area Deaths, Study
  
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• Nintendo said a total of 300,000 accounts have been hacked

  09-06-2020 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nintendo said 300,000 accounts have been breached since April. Hackers used others' Nintendo Network IDs without permission.
  
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• New study on George Floyd protests finds massive support for Joe Biden - Business Insider - Business Insider

  09-06-2020 22:52
  New study on George Floyd protests finds massive support for Joe Biden - Business Insider  Business InsiderWave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump’s Support  The New York TimesTrump brings back 2016 veterans as his campaign makes aggressive turn  CNNColumn: Biden’s response to the George Floyd protests isn’t presidential. He should be tweeting more insults!  Chicago TribuneBiden should embrace transformative policies, not fear th
  
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• The police killing of Maurice Gordon during a New Jersey traffic stop, explained - Vox.com

  09-06-2020 22:19
  The police killing of Maurice Gordon during a New Jersey traffic stop, explained  Vox.comNew Jersey Attorney General releases recordings of officer-involved shooting after scuffle with black man  CNNVideo released in fatal shooting of unarmed black man by N.J. state trooper  NBC NewsMaurice Gordon's Mother Calls For Justice After Video of Shooting Is Released | NBC New York  NBC New YorkIn Gordon Fatal NJSP Shooting, Disclosures Prompt More Questions 
  
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• Nasdaq breaks above 10,000 for the first time as Amazon and Apple hit record highs

  09-06-2020 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Traders say the market’s hot streak is in large part thanks to confidence about the reopening of the economy.
  
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• Dow down nearly 300 points on losses in shares of Boeing, Raytheon Technologies Corp. - MarketWatch

  09-06-2020 21:52
  Dow down nearly 300 points on losses in shares of Boeing, Raytheon Technologies Corp.  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Volcanic activity and changes in Earth's mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen - Phys.org

  09-06-2020 21:34
  Volcanic activity and changes in Earth's mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen  Phys.org
  
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• Theater Artists Decry Racism in Their Industry - The New York Times

  09-06-2020 21:13
  Theater Artists Decry Racism in Their Industry  The New York Times'This ends today': over 300 stage figures call out 'anti-blackness' of US theatre  The GuardianLin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Sandra Oh And More Sign Open Letter Blasting Theater Industry’s Racism  DeadlineIssa Rae, Sterling K. Brown and Others Sign Open Letter About Racism in Theater Industry  VarietyLin-Manuel Miranda signs open letter calling out racism in theater&n
  
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• The Dalai Lama to Release Album of Teachings and Mantras, Shares First Song “Compassion”: Listen - Pitchfork

  09-06-2020 21:11
  The Dalai Lama to Release Album of Teachings and Mantras, Shares First Song “Compassion”: Listen  PitchforkThe Dalai Lama is releasing an 11-track album on his 85th birthday in July  USA TODAYDalai Lama to release album of mantras and teachings set to music  The GuardianAP Exclusive: The Dalai Lama to release 1st album in July  MSN CanadaThe Dalai Lama to Release First Album in July  Snopes.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Honda puts some manufacturing on hold over computer 'disruption'

  09-06-2020 21:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some cybersecurity researchers believe the company was at least targeted by cybercriminals after they found evidence Monday of customized ransomware.
  
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• Jared, Kay owner to permanently close hundreds of jewelry stores - AdAge.com

  09-06-2020 21:08
  
  Jared, Kay owner to permanently close hundreds of jewelry stores  AdAge.comSignet to permanently close about 400 jewelry stores, including Zales, Kay and Jared  The Dallas Morning NewsSignet Jewelers CEO on the company's turnaround plan  CNBC TelevisionSignet, parent company of Zales, Kay, and Jared, to close almost 400 stores  The WeekSignet Closing 380 Stores This Year as Sales Are Hit by COVID-19  JCKView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden delivers address at George Floyd's funeral in Houston: 'We can't turn away' | TheHill - The Hill

  09-06-2020 20:16
  Biden delivers address at George Floyd's funeral in Houston: 'We can't turn away' | TheHill  The HillAt George Floyd’s funeral, Sharpton calls out Trump in eulogy  The Washington PostGeorge Floyd protests have made police reform the consensus position  CNNHow George Floyd speaks to the shame of our history and the promise of our future  The Washington PostGeorge Floyd children: How many children did George Floyd have?  Express.co.ukView Ful
  
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• Reporter Details William Barr's Effort To Uphold Trump's 'Law And Order' Image - NPR

  09-06-2020 19:45
  Reporter Details William Barr's Effort To Uphold Trump's 'Law And Order' Image  NPRBarr says familiar names among those DOJ is investigating in Durham probe, calls findings 'very troubling'  Fox NewsBarr contradicts Trump: 'The Secret Service recommended that the President go down to the bunker' for safety  CNNTrump and Barr Violated Free Speech for a Photo Op  BloombergBarr says FBI was ‘spring-loaded’ to investigate Trump campaign, ignored &l
  
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• ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute For Racist Actions - Variety

  09-06-2020 19:36
  ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute For Racist Actions  VarietyStassi Schroeder & Kristen Doute Fired From "Vanderpump Rules" | E! News  E! News'Vanderpump Rules' Fires Stassi Schroeder & Kristen Doute  AccessReal Housewives spin-off Vanderpump Rules fires multiple cast members over racism scandal  digitalspy.comStars Fired From Reality Shows Through the Years  Us WeeklyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Google Meet takes on Zoom with AI-powered noise cancellation - Ars Technica

  09-06-2020 19:07
  Google Meet takes on Zoom with AI-powered noise cancellation  Ars TechnicaListen to Google Meet’s impressive new background noise cancellation feature in action  The VergeYou have to listen to Google Meet's amazing noise cancelling tool for video calls  BGRAI is here to mask barking dogs and screaming kids from your video calls  Popular ScienceGoogle Meet's noise cancellation feature is now rolling out on the web  PocketnowView Full Coverag
  
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• COVID-19: How Does It Affect You?

  09-06-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A look at what happens in the lungs — ground zero for COVID-19.
  
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• Trump tweets 'antifa' conspiracy theory that originated on anonymous blog

  09-06-2020 17:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump suggested that Martin Gugino, 75, who was pushed by two police officers at a protest, may be an "ANTIFA provocateur."
  
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• The first American woman to spacewalk has now conquered the deepest ocean - Engadget

  09-06-2020 17:27
  
  The first American woman to spacewalk has now conquered the deepest ocean  EngadgetAstronaut Kathy Sullivan Becomes First Woman to Reach Challenger Deep  The New York TimesFirst American woman to walk in space now first woman to reach deepest point of ocean  NBC NewsNASA astronaut from historic spacewalk becomes first woman to reach deepest point in ocean  USA TODAYGeologist And Former NASA Astronaut Becomes First Woman To Reach Earth's Deepest Point 
  
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• Alibaba to hire 5,000 workers as pandemic drives demand for cloud services

  09-06-2020 17:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  China's Alibaba will add 5,000 jobs to its cloud computing division between now and the end of the year as the coronavirus crisis stimulates demand for streaming, video calls and data storage.
  
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• Its Defenses Undone by a Virus, France Seeks Lessons From a Lost War - The New York Times

  09-06-2020 17:13
  Its Defenses Undone by a Virus, France Seeks Lessons From a Lost War  The New York TimesFrance tells police to stop using chokeholds as part of reforms sparked by death of black people in custody  CBS NewsFrance to ban chokehold arrests in drive to tackle police violence and racism  PoliticoAnger, Activism Grow Over Police Abuse Amid French Lockdown  The New York TimesFrance tells police to stop using chokeholds as part of reforms sparked by deaths in cust
  
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• Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC - Bloomberg

  09-06-2020 17:10
  Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC  BloombergApple breaks up with Intel as chip supplier for Macs  CNBC TelevisionApple will announce move to ARM-based Macs later this month, says report  The VergeThe Apple ARM move demands a classic Mac reboot  SlashGearApple’s Mac Chip Switch Is Double Trouble for Intel  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Killing Capitalism: Technocrats Spark Worst Economic Collapse In 150 Years

  09-06-2020 16:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The World Bank has spoken. As a primary agent of implementing global Technocracy, its report underscores the enormity of shutting down the planetary economic system. Simultaneously, the World Economic Forum has called for a complete “reset”. ⁃ TN EditorThe coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said Monday.
  The world eco
  
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• Rexburg Police: Chad Daybell booked into Fremont County Jail after human remains found on his property - KTVB.com

  09-06-2020 16:32
  Rexburg Police: Chad Daybell booked into Fremont County Jail after human remains found on his property  KTVB.comPolice find human remains in search of missing Idaho children  CBS Evening NewsHuman remains found in search for two missing Idaho kids; stepfather Chad Daybell taken into custody  Yahoo NewsHuman remains found on Daybell property  Post RegisterDetectives in Idaho have arrested Chad Daybell after human remains were found on his property. &nb
  
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• AI And Brain Scans Target American Schools

  09-06-2020 16:29 via technocracy.news
  
  In 1934, the Technocracy movement categorized education as a “continental system of human conditioning.” Today’s Technocrats think in exactly the same way as they mold young brains into the predetermined image of model workers. ⁃ TN EditorUltra-creepy technology that George Orwell could not have imagined in his most terrifying nightmares is invading government-school classrooms — and children’s minds — all around the world. While many of the Big Brother
  
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• Discovery of Complex Nanometric Geometric Shapes on Dragonfly Wings Improves the Efficiency of Antibacterial Surfaces

  09-06-2020 16:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers have developed a nanometric-scale theoretical model to create structures that kill bacteria by using elastic forces. The results of this...
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• IBM Stops Facial Recognition Unit Over Bias And Inequality

  09-06-2020 16:01 via technocracy.news
  
  Whatever IBM’s motive over dumping its facial recognition business, it makes a bold statement to the entire industry, including Amazon and Google, that this technology has no place in law enforcement in the first place. ⁃ TN EditorIBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced today that the company would no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” on whether it should be used at all. He also voiced support for a new bill aiming to reduce police violen
  
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• IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs

  09-06-2020 15:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs and calling for an urgent public debate on whether the technology should be used in law enforcement.
  
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• BabyNames.com makes a powerful statement in honor of the black lives lost to police violence

  09-06-2020 15:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Instead of the usual popular name rankings and photos of sweet babies, the site's homepage shows a black box with dozens of names, all belonging to black Americans who've died due to police violence or, in a few cases, at the hands of civilians.
  
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• Astronomers Discover Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space Are Organized in a Regular Pattern

  09-06-2020 15:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks to a four-year observing campaign conducted at the...
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• IBM quits facial recognition and urges debate on its use by law enforcement

  09-06-2020 14:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs and calling for an urgent public debate on whether the technology should be used in law enforcement.
  
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• Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide

  09-06-2020 14:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Although they receive a fraction of the attention devoted to state-sponsored groups or headline-grabbing heists, “cyber mercenary” services are widely used.
  
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• IBM steps back from facial recognition technology, calls for reforms

  09-06-2020 14:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  IBM CEO Arvind Krishna called on Congress to enact reforms to advance racial justice and combat systemic racism.
  
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• AGA Finds Lack of Evidence to Support Use of Probiotics to Treat Digestive Diseases

  09-06-2020 14:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New AGA guideline finds that evidence to support use of probiotics to treat digestive diseases is greatly lacking, identifying only three clinical scenarios where probiotics...
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• New Research Using ESA’s Hypergravity-Generating Large Diameter Centrifuge

  09-06-2020 13:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs have selected a team from Mahidol University, Thailand to carry out research using ESA’s hypergravity-generating...
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• Three Stunning New Views of Mars’ Moon Phobos Captured by NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter

  09-06-2020 13:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Taken with the infrared camera on NASA’s Odyssey orbiter, the images reveal temperature variations aboard the small moon as it drifts into and out of...
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• A Glimpse Into the Future of Diverse Tropical Forests

  09-06-2020 12:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forests. Tropical forests are a hotspot of biodiversity. Against the backdrop of climate change, their protection...
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• MIT Engineers Design Nanoparticles That Stimulate the Immune System to Attack Cancer Tumors

  09-06-2020 12:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Boost for Cancer Immunotherapy One promising strategy to treat cancer is stimulating the body’s own immune system to attack tumors. However, tumors are very...
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• Mysterious Australian Night Parrots May Not Be Much Better at Seeing in the Dark

  09-06-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Australia’s most elusive bird, the Night Parrot, may not be much better at seeing in the dark than other parrots active during the day. An...
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• Astronomers Acting on a Hunch Solve a Galactic Mystery

  09-06-2020 07:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers Find Elusive Target Hiding Behind Dust Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved a mystery about young, still-forming stars and regions rich in...
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• New Generation of Lightweight, Flexible Solar Cells and Display Screens Using Transparent Graphene Electrodes

  09-06-2020 06:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens. A new way of making large sheets of...
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• “Playing Hard to Get” Really Works – Here’s the Science

  09-06-2020 06:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  We tend to like people who like us — a basic human trait that psychologists have termed “reciprocity of attraction.” This principle generally works well...
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• Bon Appétit, Refinery29 editors step down as calls for racial justice reshape media landscape

  09-06-2020 03:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Adam Rapoport resigned from Bon Appétit over a photo of him in brownface, and Refinery29's Christene Barberich quit after employee alleged discrimination.
  
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• Citizen Scientists Discover Closest Young Brown Dwarf Disk Ever – Just 102 Parsecs Away

  09-06-2020 01:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Discovery made through the Disk Detective project could help the search for new planets. Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to...
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• DNA Increases Our Understanding of Stone Age Cultures and Battle Axe Cultural Influences

  09-06-2020 00:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  What kind of interactions did the various Stone Age cultures have with one another? In a new interdisciplinary study, researchers have combined archaeological and genetic...
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