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• Suspect in federal judge's home ambush railed against her in misogynistic book

  20-07-2020 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The writings are littered with language common among the most extreme anti-feminist communities on the web, some of which the man was a member of.
  
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• Top ABC News executive Barbara Fedida to leave after probe into 'racially insensitive comments'

  20-07-2020 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  During contract negotiations regarding "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, Fedida is accused of having said ABC was not asking Roberts to "pick cotton," an allusion to slavery.
  
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• Rap artist Logic signs exclusive streaming deal with Twitch

  20-07-2020 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The deal hints at how the gaming industry has grown to blur the lines between video games and other forms of media.
  
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• IBM shares jump after better-than-expected earnings

  20-07-2020 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  IBM shares jumped about 6% in after-hours trading Monday after a second-quarter earnings report that was not quite as painful as Wall Street had feared, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Deepfake footage of Nixon reading Apollo 'disaster' speech highlights misinformation dangers - The Independent

  20-07-2020 23:23
  Deepfake footage of Nixon reading Apollo 'disaster' speech highlights misinformation dangers  The IndependentApollo 11 'disaster' video project highlights growing danger of deepfake tech  Space.comTo the moon and back: Take this quiz on celebrities, groups with ‘moon’ in their names  KPRC Click2HoustonNeil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon 51 years ago  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandMoon landing co
  
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• A 440-mile-long "Megaflash" Enters the Record Books as the Longest Lightning Bolt Ever Observed

  20-07-2020 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New technology enables scientists to document megaflashes spawned by monster storms.
  
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• SpaceX to reuse rocket from historic astronaut mission to launch satellite

  20-07-2020 22:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The SpaceX rocket booster that carried two NASA astronauts on a historic journey to the International Space Station two months ago could take flight once again on Monday evening — this time to launch a hefty communications satellite into orbit.
  
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• Coronavirus transmission higher among older school children, study finds - MSN Money

  20-07-2020 22:30
  Coronavirus transmission higher among older school children, study finds  MSN MoneyReport: South Korean study finds older children spread coronavirus as much as adults  WJXT News4JAX What Is It That Keeps Most Little Kids From Getting Covid-19?  The New York TimesHow easily can teens spread COVID-19, and are they a risk to others if school starts?  Miami HeraldCOVID-19 infections in households highest among 10-19 year-olds - study  The Jerusalem
  
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• MLB doubles camera angles for umpire video reviews - ESPN

  20-07-2020 22:27
  MLB doubles camera angles for umpire video reviews  ESPN2020 MLB Preview: Who's Going to Win the World Series?  Sports Illustrated2020 MLB predictions: CBS Sports staff picks for divisions, World Series, MVP, Cy Young awards and more  CBS SportsMLB's release of starting lineup info will remain for 60-game season  ESPNApple, Google and Sony will be critical to MLB season shortened by coronavirus  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Rich Americans spew more carbon pollution at home than poor

  20-07-2020 22:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A comprehensive study of American homes finds that on average rich people produce nearly 25% more heat-trapping gases than poorer residents
  
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• Trump tweets 'Patriotic' photo of himself wearing mask - New York Post

  20-07-2020 22:20
  Trump tweets 'Patriotic' photo of himself wearing mask  New York Post Trump says face masks are 'patriotic' after months of largely resisting wearing one  CNBCTrump resuming regular coronavirus briefings amid sinking approval rating - Business Insider  Business InsiderTrump Cuts Legal Immigrants By Half And He’s Not Done Yet  ForbesPelosi Says Trump Will Be 'Fumigated Out' if He Refuses to Leave After White House Loss  U.S. News & World
  
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• Florida teachers sue as DeSantis distances himself from school openings - POLITICO

  20-07-2020 21:54
  
  Florida teachers sue as DeSantis distances himself from school openings  POLITICOFlorida's largest teachers union sues state over reopening schools  NBC NewsFlorida teachers union files lawsuit to stop DeSantis from reopening schools as coronavirus cases surge  Fox NewsHecklers, gaffes dog DeSantis as coronavirus rages in Florida  POLITICOTeachers Push Back on Reopening in Florida  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Transgender Facebook content dominated by right-wing sources, study finds

  20-07-2020 20:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Over the course of a year, anti-trans Facebook posts earned more engagement than positive and neutral trans content combined, Media Matters for America found.
  
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• Report: Disney cuts back on Facebook, Instagram ads

  20-07-2020 20:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Wall Street Journal reports that the Walt Disney Co. has “dramatically” slashed its advertising budget on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram
  
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• The United Arab Emirates says its 'Amal' space probe functioning after launch as it heads toward Mars

  20-07-2020 20:10 via abcnews.go.com
  The United Arab Emirates says its 'Amal' space probe functioning after launch as it heads toward Mars
  
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• United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasts off from Japan

  20-07-2020 19:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A United Arab Emirates spacecraft has rocketed away on a seven-month journey to Mars
  
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• CBS New York reporter Nina Kapur dead at 26 after moped accident

  20-07-2020 18:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fellow journalists expressed their grief following the young and promising reporter's death.
  
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• 'Wall of moms' at Portland protest formed to protect demonstrators - USA TODAY

  20-07-2020 18:31
  'Wall of moms' at Portland protest formed to protect demonstrators  USA TODAYViolence escalates overnight between feds, protesters after thousands march in downtown Portland  Fox NewsConservative Media Seizes on Portland-Is-Burning Narrative  Vanity FairRich Lowry: Why Pelosi and Dems are wrong on federal agents vs. mob in Portland  Fox NewsPortland mothers again form 'Wall of Moms' after being tear gassed by federal officers  Daily MailView Full
  
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• UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

  20-07-2020 18:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot
  
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• Hockey commentator claims NBC Sports firing was anti-straight discrimination

  20-07-2020 18:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jeremy Roenick sued for wrongful termination, claiming NBC Sports discriminated against him as a straight man following his sexual comments about a coworker.
  
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• Ankle Bracelets For Kentucky Couple After COVID-19 Test

  20-07-2020 18:26 via technocracy.news
  
  Tyrants of all shapes and sizes are turning America into a draconian police state. After testing positive for COVID-19, Elizabeth Linstott’s offer to self-quarantine wasn’t good enough for contact tracers, so they slapped ankle bracelets her and her husband, putting them under “house arrest”. ⁃ TN EditorA Kentucky couple has been placed on house arrest and made to wear ankle monitors after the wife tested positive for coronavirus and refused to sign papers that stat
  
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• Return Engagement: Donald Trump Says He’s Bringing Back Coronavirus Press Briefings - Deadline

  20-07-2020 17:56
  Return Engagement: Donald Trump Says He’s Bringing Back Coronavirus Press Briefings  DeadlineTrump tweets photo of himself wearing coronavirus mask: 'nobody more Patriotic than me'  Fox NewsTrump says he'll bring back his televised White House coronavirus briefings  POLITICOTrump tweets picture of himself wearing 'patriotic' mask in gloating message as US coronavirus death toll hits 140000  The IndependentTrump Tweets Photo Of Himself With Mask: "Nob
  
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• Robert F. Kennedy: Investigate Bill Gates And His Depopulation Agenda

  20-07-2020 17:54 via technocracy.news
  
  Robert F. Kennedy has been banned from most social media because of his calls for investigations of vaccine safety, Big Pharma and in particular, Bill Gates and his stealth eugenics program to vaccinate every person on planet earth. ⁃ TN EditorFor over twenty years Bill Gates and his Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have been vaccinating foremost children by the millions in remote areas of poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia. Most of their vaccination program had
  
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• Jack Ma's Ant Group chooses China for its IPO

  20-07-2020 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One of China's biggest tech firms has chosen to stay home for its blockbuster IPO, shunning Wall Street where Chinese companies are facing heightened scrutiny because of rising geopolitical tensions.
  
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• COVID-19 Groupthink: The Politicalization Of Pandemic Hysteria

  20-07-2020 17:07 via technocracy.news
  
  There is a mental virus far more dangerous than any coronavirus; that is, the one that leads to the elimination of reasonable thinking which in turn leads to the destruction of our economy and society at large. Technocrats who are orchestrating this madness are salivating for their day in the sun. ⁃ TN Editor
  There’s no reason to be walking around with a mask. When you’re in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel a little better and it might even block
  
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• Apollo 11 'disaster' video project highlights growing danger of deepfake tech

  20-07-2020 16:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nixon's speech is the centerpiece of a "complete deepfake" — one that includes manipulated audio and video.
  
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• Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine 'Safe' And Showing 'Promising Results' - HuffPost

  20-07-2020 15:57
  Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine 'Safe' And Showing 'Promising Results'  HuffPost
  
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• First human trial of Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows promise - Reuters India

  20-07-2020 15:48
  
  First human trial of Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows promise  Reuters IndiaPossible But Not Certain Of Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine This Year..  Greatandhra.comCoronavirus vaccine: The story of the race to solve the COVID conundrum  EuronewsWatch | Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine prompts immune response  The HinduCOVID-19 vaccine: $2.50 or $4? These are price indications per shot, but what happens to poor countries?  Gulf NewsView Full Coverage on Google N
  
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• Jack Ma's Ant Financial chooses China for its IPO

  20-07-2020 15:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One of China's biggest tech firms has chosen to stay home for its blockbuster IPO, shunning Wall Street where Chinese companies are facing heightened scrutiny because of rising geopolitical tensions.
  
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• Uber offers COVID-19 contact tracing help amid chaotic U.S. response

  20-07-2020 14:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Uber launched a service to give health officials access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
  
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• What's next for Hope Mars orbiter? UAE faces long journey to Red Planet. - Space.com

  20-07-2020 13:31
  
  What's next for Hope Mars orbiter? UAE faces long journey to Red Planet.  Space.comMission Mars: UAE launches Arab world's first interplanetary mission | Africanews  Africanews EnglishUAE's "Hope" mission launches to Mars - first of 3 planned this summer  CBS NewsHow TikTok is celebrating the UAE's Hope Mars Mission  Arab NewsUc Berkeley Lab Helps Uae To Become First Arab Country To Launch Interplanetary Probe  SFGateView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Alibaba-backed Ant Group to go public in Shanghai, Hong Kong

  20-07-2020 13:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Ant Group, the online payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has announced plans for an initial public stock offering that could become the world’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemic began
  
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• How to Identify Flawed Research Before It Becomes Dangerous

  20-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Scientists and journalists need to establish a service to review research that’s publicized before it is peer reviewed.
  
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• A United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasted off to Mars from Japan, starting the Arab world’s first interplanetary trip.

  20-07-2020 00:07 via abcnews.go.com
  A United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasted off to Mars from Japan, starting the Arab world’s first interplanetary trip.
  
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