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• Researchers Debate Infecting People With Coronavirus to Test Vaccines - The New York Times

  01-07-2020 23:50 via news.google.com
  
  Researchers Debate Infecting People With Coronavirus to Test Vaccines  The New York TimesResearchers Debate Infecting People on Purpose to Test Coronavirus Vaccines  MSN MoneyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Path to Ingenuity: One Man's Decades-Long Quest to Fly a Helicopter on Mars

  01-07-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NASA is about to fly a rotorcraft on another planet for the first time. And for the engineers who built the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, it's a Wright brothers moment.
  
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• From Bandanas to DIY Masks, This Is How Effective Your Face Covering Is, a Study Says - POPSUGAR

  01-07-2020 22:45 via news.google.com
  From Bandanas to DIY Masks, This Is How Effective Your Face Covering Is, a Study Says  POPSUGARNew Research Identifies Which Masks Are Most Effective Against Coronavirus | TODAY  TODAYStudy finds best face mask for protecting against corornavirus  New York Daily NewsWhich face masks provide best protection l GMA  Good Morning AmericaCoronavirus News: Which face masks prove best protection, according to researchers  WABC-TVView Full Coverage on Go
  
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• Italy confiscates $1B worth of amphetamines made by ISIS in Syria - Fox News

  01-07-2020 22:44 via news.google.com
  
  Italy confiscates $1B worth of amphetamines made by ISIS in Syria  Fox NewsItalian police seize £900m of 'Isis drug' fenethylline en route from Syria  Guardian NewsItaly seizes amphetamines allegedly made by Islamic State  Los Angeles TimesItalian police seize over $1 billion of 'ISIS-made' Captagon amphetamines  CNNItaly Seizes Record-Breaking $1 Billion Worth Drugs They Say Were ‘ISIS-Made’  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Trump, in a hole, digs deeper into racial incitement - Los Angeles Times

  01-07-2020 22:25 via news.google.com
  
  Trump, in a hole, digs deeper into racial incitement  Los Angeles TimesTrump: Black Lives Matter mural in NYC a 'symbol of hate' that would denigrate Fifth Avenue | TheHill  The HillTrump Calls Planned Black Lives Matter Sign By Trump Tower A ‘Symbol Of Hate’  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NFL cuts 2020 preseason in half - NBC Sports - NFL

  01-07-2020 22:20 via news.google.com
  NFL cuts 2020 preseason in half  NBC Sports - NFLSource: NFL shortens preseason to just two weeks as league continues to plot its 2020 strategy  ESPNCowboys Lose 2 More 2020 Preseason Games as NFL Adjusts to COVID-19  Inside The StarNFL cutting preseason in half, pushing back start: report  Fox NewsNFL shortens preseason from 4 to 2 games for 2020 | SportsCenter  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• August Alsina Addresses Past Alleged Relationship With Jada Pinkett Smith - Entertainment Tonight

  01-07-2020 22:13 via news.google.com
  August Alsina Addresses Past Alleged Relationship With Jada Pinkett Smith  Entertainment TonightWill Smith ‘gave blessing for wife Jada Pinkett Smith to have affair’ with singer August Alsina  The IndependentWill Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Deny August Alsina’s Claims About Their Marriage  VibeTisha Campbell Claps Back at Rumor That She Was Referring to Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina in a Post  Showbiz Cheat SheetDid Jada Pinkett S
  
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• Apple to re-close 30 more stores due to coronavirus outbreaks

  01-07-2020 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple was one of the first major retailers to close its stores amid the coronavirus pandemic, temporarily shuttering all retail stores outside of greater China in mid-March.
  
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• US gets almost all of the world's supply of key Covid-19 drug - CNN

  01-07-2020 21:55 via news.google.com
  
  US gets almost all of the world's supply of key Covid-19 drug  CNNCoronavirus: US buys nearly all of Gilead's Covid-19 drug remdesivir  BBC NewsSouth Korea to start talks on COVID-19 drug remdesivir purchases  ReutersUS buys nearly all global stock of coronavirus drug remdesivir  New York Post Trump buys up entire stock of coronavirus drug remdesivir – sparking fury among medics  The SunView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• McConnell urges Trump to 'reconsider' defense bill veto threat over amendment to rename military bases - Fox News

  01-07-2020 21:36 via news.google.com
  McConnell urges Trump to 'reconsider' defense bill veto threat over amendment to rename military bases  Fox NewsTrump Clashes With Congress On Military's Removal Of Confederacy Symbols  NPRWith veto threat, Trump dares GOP to back Confederate military leaders or risk his wrath  NBC NewsTrump vows to veto defense bill if it requires renaming military bases  Fox NewsHouse panel approves $740.5B defense policy bill | TheHill  The HillView Full Cover
  
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• Barr praises Seattle police chief as officers clear protest zone | TheHill - The Hill

  01-07-2020 21:34 via news.google.com
  Barr praises Seattle police chief as officers clear protest zone | TheHill  The HillMedia narrative of peaceful Seattle CHOP zone turned upside down as mayor sends in police to stop violence  Fox NewsSeattle police clear out 'lawless' protest zone  ReutersSummer of Unrequited Love  The Wall Street JournalSeattle police move into CHOP zone in attempt to remove protesters  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Germany to Shake Up Special-Forces Unit Harboring Far-Right Militants - The Wall Street Journal

  01-07-2020 21:31 via news.google.com
  
  Germany to Shake Up Special-Forces Unit Harboring Far-Right Militants  The Wall Street JournalGermany disbands elite special forces unit over right-wing extremist concerns  Fox NewsGermany Disbands Elite Military Unit Following Reports Of Right Wing Extremism  NPRGermany disbands elite army unit over extremism concerns  ABC NewsGerman commando company is disbanded due to far-right culture  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Google Glass 3.0? Google acquires smart glasses maker North - Ars Technica

  01-07-2020 21:10 via news.google.com
  Google Glass 3.0? Google acquires smart glasses maker North  Ars TechnicaGoogle buys smart glasses start-up North to support ‘ambient’ computing quest  South China Morning PostGoogle buys smart glasses company North  BBC NewsAR 1.0 is dead: Here’s what it got wrong  TechCrunchGoogle confirms acquisition of smart glasses maker North  Android PoliceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA astronauts conduct second spacewalk for space station power upgrades - CNN

  01-07-2020 20:24 via news.google.com
  NASA astronauts conduct second spacewalk for space station power upgrades  CNNSpacewalkers complete penultimate set of battery upgrades for space station  Space.comSpacewalkers complete another round of battery replacement work  Spaceflight NowAstronauts perform 2nd spacewalk to swap batteries | News  Omaha World-HeraldNASA astronaut Chris Cassidy set for next spacewalk days after losing a mirror in space  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• Fed revisits idea of pledging to keep interest rates low - Yahoo Finance

  01-07-2020 20:15 via news.google.com
  Fed revisits idea of pledging to keep interest rates low  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• These are the big brands that haven't pulled ads from Facebook yet

  01-07-2020 20:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hundreds of companies have promised to halt advertising on Facebook and its sibling platform Instagram as part of month-long boycott officially set to begin on Wednesday, according to the civil rights groups behind the protest.
  
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• Researchers Develop a New Ultrafast Insulin for Management of Blood Sugar in Diabetes

  01-07-2020 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Stanford University are developing a new insulin formulation that begins to take effect almost immediately upon injection, potentially working four times as fast...
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• Lunar eclipse visible Fourth of July weekend - WISHTV.com

  01-07-2020 19:46 via news.google.com
  
  Lunar eclipse visible Fourth of July weekend  WISHTV.comBuck moon eclipse will be visible in all of North America this weekend  Fox 59Science from home: How an eclipse happens  NBC4 ColumbusPartial lunar eclipse occurs Saturday night, full Buck Moon on Sunday morning  WWMT-TVPenumbral lunar eclipse to coincide with July 4th fireworks  The Denver ChannelView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Advertisers have Facebook's attention. Now here's what they want

  01-07-2020 19:16 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook is about to look a little different, whether users notice or not.
  
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• World’s Largest Telescope Detects Extragalactic Neutral Hydrogen Emission for the First Time

  01-07-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is the largest telescope with the highest sensitivity in the world. Extragalactic neutral hydrogen detection is one of...
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• Core of a gas planet seen for the first time - BBC News

  01-07-2020 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Core of a gas planet seen for the first time  BBC NewsFirst exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds  Phys.orgFirst planetary core discovered, astronomers announce  USA TODAYExposed planetary core spotted circling distant star  Space.comSurviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Edmond de Rothschild Achieves 4-year Goals for Sustainable Development

  01-07-2020 17:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Every global elite group that you can imagine has thrown their full weight behind Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. All central banks, all global corporations, all elite families, all major political structures, etc. As Alfred E. Neuman proclaimed, “What, me worry?” ⁃ TN EditorThe Edmond de Rothschild Group publishes its sixth Sustainability Report, which reflects how sustainable development challenges are integrated in all the Group’s activities.
  Edmond
  
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• Yale: Technocracy Has Fallen And Can’t Get Up?

  01-07-2020 17:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Yale University is saying that Technocracy is being rejected by the current administration, but nothing could be further from the truth. Technocrats are firmly in control, as evidenced by people like Dr. Anthony Fauci setting policies for economic destruction of America. ⁃ TN EditorAs the U.S. faces one of the most severe public health crises in its modern history, there are those who advocate for technocracy as a means to guide the country.
  Iziah Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Of
  
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• Do IQ Tests Actually Measure Intelligence?

  01-07-2020 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The assessments have been around for over 100 years. Experts say they’ve been plagued by bias, but still have some merit.
  
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• Swing state voters give Trump dismal marks as coronavirus cases spike, CNBC/Change Research poll finds - CNBC

  01-07-2020 17:07 via news.google.com
  Swing state voters give Trump dismal marks as coronavirus cases spike, CNBC/Change Research poll finds  CNBCEx-George W. Bush officials launch new group supporting Joe Biden  CNNBiden criticizes President Trump's response during COVID-19 pandemic | USA TODAY  USA TODAYHas Trump Already Lost the 2020 Election?  The New York TimesTrump is beating Biden on the most important factor in this campaign  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered – An Extremely Unusual Planet in the So-Called “Neptune Desert”

  01-07-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The newly discovered exoplanet TOI 849 b offers the unique opportunity to peer inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition. It...
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• Launch of NASA Mars rover delayed again, 2 weeks left to fly

  01-07-2020 16:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  NASA has delayed the launch of its newest Mars rover yet again, this time for a rocket issue
  
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• COVID-19 Accelerates The Great War On Cash

  01-07-2020 16:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Fintech is the heir apparent to become the financial system of Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Thus, cash has no place in this new system of total control and is targeted for extinction, thus forcing everyone into a digital world. ⁃ TN EditorThe corona crisis has already taken a very high toll and caused deep damage in our societies and our economies, the extent of which is yet to become apparent. We have seen its impact on productivity, on unemployment, on social cohesion and on
  
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• Trump's Approval Drops Among Christian Groups, Including White Evangelicals, Poll Shows - Newsweek

  01-07-2020 16:10 via news.google.com
  Trump's Approval Drops Among Christian Groups, Including White Evangelicals, Poll Shows  NewsweekBiden Gives Trump A Coronavirus Reality Check  HuffPostTrump in ‘fragile’ mood and may drop out of 2020 race if poll numbers don’t improve, GOP insiders tell Fox News  The IndependentCovid-19 turns battleground states into hotspots as Trump trails Biden in polls  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Specialized Telescope Proves a Binary Star Is a Very High-Energy Cosmic Particle Accelerator

  01-07-2020 16:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Evidence of very high-energy gamma radiation from Eta Carinae. With a specialized telescope in Namibia, a DESY-led team of researchers has proven a certain type...
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• COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in early human trials

  01-07-2020 16:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two doses on 24 healthy volunteers showed higher levels of COVID-19 antibodies than typically seen in infected people.
  
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• SpaceX: why Elon Musk is saying ‘your GPS just got slightly better’ - Inverse

  01-07-2020 14:57 via news.google.com
  SpaceX: why Elon Musk is saying ‘your GPS just got slightly better’  InverseEven amid a pandemic, SpaceX is launching more than ever  Ars TechnicaSpaceX Launches Air Force's Newest GPS Satellite  Military.comSpaceX GPS navigation satellite launch from Florida  FOX10 NewsSpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, sticks rocket landing  Space.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s Terra Satellite Sees Arizona’s Massive Bighorn Fire Burn Scar From Space

  01-07-2020 14:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  From the vantage point of the Terra satellite, the instrument can detect the scarred land that the wildfire, burning north of Tucson, is leaving in...
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• Spotify Premium Duo account launches for couples; Apple Music to follow? - 9to5Mac

  01-07-2020 14:22 via news.google.com
  
  Spotify Premium Duo account launches for couples; Apple Music to follow?  9to5MacSpotify is launching a premium plan for couples  The VergeSpotify Duo for couples is cheaper than the standard family plan  Ars TechnicaSpotify adds Premium Duo membership for couples  Deseret NewsSpotify launch ‘Premium Duo’ subscription deal for couples  NMEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hungry Black Hole Among the Most Massive in the Universe – 34 Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun

  01-07-2020 13:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  We now know just how massive the fastest-growing black hole in the Universe actually is, as well as how much it eats, thanks to new...
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• Sulfur Dioxide Concentrations Drop 40% Over India During COVID-19

  01-07-2020 13:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Concentrations of sulfur dioxide in polluted areas in India have decreased by around 40% between April 2019 and April 2020. Using data from the Copernicus...
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• 32 Cloth Materials Tested & Analyzed for COVID-19 Face Coverings by National Institute of Standards and Technology

  01-07-2020 12:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Face Coverings Made From Layered Cotton Fabric Likely Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Better Than Synthetics Researchers have completed a new study of how well...
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• Black Hole Swallows Much Smaller Mysterious Astrophysical Object

  01-07-2020 11:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A black hole around 23 times the size of the Sun has swallowed a mysterious, much smaller astrophysical object, according to new research announced today by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave observatories,...
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• Exclusive: Hundreds of George W. Bush administration officials to back Biden, group says - Reuters

  01-07-2020 11:11 via news.google.com
  Exclusive: Hundreds of George W. Bush administration officials to back Biden, group says  ReutersTrump news: President says he still hopes coronavirus 'will disappear' as US death toll closes in on 130,000 amid surge in infections  The IndependentTrump, RNC raised $131 million in June  POLITICO69 million clues Trump is nervous about November  CNNTrump exploring new attacks as Biden finally takes reporters' questions  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on
  
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• How to Explore the Stars Without Ever Leaving Home

  01-07-2020 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A "Dynamic Orbital Slingshot" could be just the thing for visiting interstellar comets while they're blazing through our solar system.
  
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• New Zealand’s Ancient Monster Penguins Had Doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada

  01-07-2020 04:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New Zealand’s monster penguins that lived 62 million years ago had doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada, a study published today in the Journal...
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• An internal Amazon memo shows how closely it's tracking coronavirus data at warehouses

  01-07-2020 03:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For months, Amazon has refused to reveal data on the number of coronavirus cases inside its warehouses by claiming the data itself "isn't particularly useful," frustrating workers and critics hoping for a clearer picture of infections within what have become critical hubs for home supplies.
  
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• India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border standoff

  01-07-2020 02:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  India is banning dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff in the remote Karakoram mountain border region
  
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• Pandemic delays Yahoo Japan, Line merger past October

  01-07-2020 02:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The merger between online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. is getting pushed back to later than the scheduled October date because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Light Drinking May Protect Brain Function: Could Help Cognitive Condition for Older People

  01-07-2020 01:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Light to moderate drinking may preserve brain function in older age, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The study examined the...
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• Here's how big Facebook's ad business really is

  01-07-2020 00:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Each day, more household names join the list of brands suspending advertising on Facebook to protest what they say are the social network's failures to stop the spread of hate. On Monday alone, Adidas, HP, and Ford added their names to a list that already had Unilever, The North Face, Coca Cola, Honda and many others.
  
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• Researchers Develop $500 Easy-to-use Emergency Ventilator for COVID-19 Patients

  01-07-2020 00:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is...
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• The Expedition to Heaven on Earth

  01-07-2020 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At the top of Mount Everest, where the ground juts up toward space, the highest-altitude weather stations are now taking stock of our changing planet.
  
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