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• Stone tools suggest earlier human presence in North America

  22-07-2020 23:30
  
  Stone tools from a Mexican cave suggest people were living in North America much earlier than most scientists think
  
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• Safety issues surge as Revel mopeds grow in popularity

  22-07-2020 23:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Revel, a New York-based moped sharing startup, said last week that it had suspended more than 1,000 of its riders in the past 30 days for violating its rules. "We can't believe we have to say this, but no running red lights," Revel said in an email to its New York customers on July 16.
  
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• Microsoft earnings beat forecasts, thanks to demand for remote-work tools

  22-07-2020 22:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Microsoft earnings easily beat analysts' expectations for the most recent quarter, as the pandemic drove demand for the company's cloud and remote collaboration tools.
  
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• How Viruses Evolve

  22-07-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pathogens that switch to a new host species have some adapting to do. How does that affect the course of a pandemic like Covid-19?
  
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• Twitter tries to catch the QAnon horse that bolted

  22-07-2020 21:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Almost three years after a conspiracy theory known as QAnon began spreading on dark corners of the internet, pushing unfounded claims about a so-called "deep state" and prompting concerns about targeted harassment, social media platforms are finally looking to do something about it.
  
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• How Antidepressants Work Is a Mystery Scientists Still Don't Understand

  22-07-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Antidepressants have many unknowns — from why different medications work for different people, why they take so long to work, and why they affect depression symptoms in the first place.
  
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• How Effective Does a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Need to Be to Stop the Pandemic?

  22-07-2020 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new study has answers. A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated.
  
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• The Technocratic Coup is Advancing Rapidly – Is this the America You Want?

  22-07-2020 18:50 via technocracy.news
  
  Time is of the essence for Americans to stand and proclaim, ‘We will not comply” with the crackpot science, policies and agendas of Technocracy and its deluded Technocrat practitioners. The time to reject all of it is…NOW! ⁃ TN EditorDo you know what “technocracy” means? If not, it is time you learn about it, because we are currently going through what technocracy expert Patrick Wood says is a Coup D’état as the technocrats take over th
  
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• Palantir's pandemic contracts stir concern ahead of IPO

  22-07-2020 18:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal procurement records reviewed by NBC News show that Palantir has been awarded pandemic response contracts worth more than $42 million.
  
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• Rediscovery of a Lost Planet Paves Way for Detection of a Habitable “Goldilocks Zone” World

  22-07-2020 18:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable ‘Goldilocks zone’ in a distant solar...
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• Animals Sense Earthquakes Before They Happen. Can They Help Us Predict Disasters?

  22-07-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are many documented cases of strange animal behavior before earthquakes. Scientists finally put some farm animals to the test.
  
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• Yale Professor: Hydroxychloroquine Could Save 100,000 Lives If Widely Deployed

  22-07-2020 18:08 via technocracy.news
  
  The Technocrat-induced propaganda war against the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 has cost tens of thousands of needless deaths. HCQ has treated tens of millions of people over 65 years with few side effects, and is dirt cheap. ⁃ TN EditorYale epidemiology professor Dr. Harvey Risch told Fox News‘s “Ingraham Angle” that he thinks hydroxychloroquine could save 75,000 to 100,000 lives if widely used to treat COVID-19, and that it’s
  
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• Huntington Beach Becoming Symbol Of ‘We Will Not Comply’

  22-07-2020 17:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Although this article is highly critical of “mask doubters”, the fact remains that Huntington Beach residents are in disbelief and fed up with coronavirus panic measures. The attitude is spreading throughout Orange County, which is traditionally more conservative than other parts of California. ⁃ TN EditorAs Brad Colburn whisked his metal detector over the tan sands of Huntington Beach, a rejection of Orange County’s spiking coronavirus infection rates surfaced.
  
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• Slack files antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Europe

  22-07-2020 17:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Slack is ratcheting up its battle with Microsoft, filing an antitrust complaint in the European Union against its rival.
  
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• Genetics of Bat Superpowers Revealed: How They Fly, Survive Deadly Viruses, Resist Aging and Cancer

  22-07-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The genetic material that codes for bat adaptations and superpowers — such as the ability to fly, to use sound to move effortlessly in complete...
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• World virus cases top 15 million; US labs buckle amid testing surge - KAUZ

  22-07-2020 16:51 via news.google.com
  
  World virus cases top 15 million; US labs buckle amid testing surge  KAUZView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Brace for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season

  22-07-2020 16:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Less than two months into hurricane season, the Atlantic basin has already produced six named storms, delivering some of the earliest activity in the past...
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• Apollo-Soyuz Mission: When the Space Race Ended

  22-07-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The space race formally ended on July 17, 1975, when the U.S. and Soviet Union linked up in orbit and shook hands during the Apollo-Soyuz mission.
  
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• To fight online child sexual abuse, tech companies turn to a nonprofit startup

  22-07-2020 15:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thorn, a nonprofit co-founded by actor and investor Ashton Kutcher, has already put its tools in the hands of many tech companies including Imgur and Slack.
  
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• VLT Telescope Captures First-Ever Image of a Multi-Planet System around a Sun-like Star

  22-07-2020 14:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has taken the first-ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets. Images...
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• Chinese and American Scientists Are Working Together More Than Ever to Study the COVID-19 Virus

  22-07-2020 14:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  American and Chinese Scientists Leading Efforts on COVID-19 Despite the political tensions between the United States and China, scientists in the two countries are working...
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• Exotic “Blinking” Crystals May Convert CO2 Into Fuels, Power Quantum Computers

  22-07-2020 13:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Unusual nanoparticles could benefit the quest to build a quantum computer. Imagine tiny crystals that “blink” like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key...
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• Stunning Photo Captures International Space Station Above Comet NEOWISE

  22-07-2020 12:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, is seen in this 10 second exposure above comet NEOWISE, Saturday, July 18, 2020 from...
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• Potent Neutralizing Antibodies Isolated From COVID-19 Patients – Could Be Mass-Produced to Suppress Virus

  22-07-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the...
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• Twitter takes down 7,000 accounts linked to QAnon

  22-07-2020 10:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter has removed thousands of accounts linked to QAnon, a group known for spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation online.
  
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• Mars is the latest arena in the US-China rivalry

  22-07-2020 08:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two years after humans last landed a probe on Mars, both the United States and China are launching missions to the red planet this month and setting up a new arena for their growing rivalry.
  
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• Twitter says it's cracking down on QAnon conspiracy theory

  22-07-2020 08:01
  Twitter said it would crack down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Donald Trump
  
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• Understanding the Spread of COVID-19 Through Physics-Based Modeling Used for Jet Engines

  22-07-2020 07:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS) normally spends his time thinking about the motion of fluids through jet engines. Now, that expertise is being used to understand...
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• Ultracold Mystery Solved: Researchers Crack a Molecular Disappearing Act

  22-07-2020 05:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing act. In a famous parable, three blind men encounter an elephant for the first...
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• Twitter cracks down on QAnon accounts

  22-07-2020 03:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter is cracking down on accounts linked to QAnon, a group known for spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation online.
  
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• Doctors Shocked by Heart Damage in COVID-19 Patients – Unique Pattern of Cell Death Revealed by Autopsies

  22-07-2020 02:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A series of autopsies conducted by LSU Health New Orleans pathologists shows the damage to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not the expected typical...
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• Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown

  22-07-2020 02:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The company will classify QAnon as coordinated harmful activity in part because of a rise in harassment targeting high-profile critics of the president.
  
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• Snap couldn't hold onto its pandemic user bump

  22-07-2020 01:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Snapchat's spike in users from coronavirus lockdowns has begun to taper off, despite a pause in reopening across many states forcing people to continue staying home.
  
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• Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Have a Diet Trick to Enhance Their Growth

  22-07-2020 01:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Crown-of-thorns starfish are renowned for eating coral and destroying coral reefs — but when juvenile crown-of-thorns first settle in reef environments they start out by...
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• Experts Warn of Growing “Hormone Disrupter” Chemical Threats

  22-07-2020 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Experts call for stricter regulation. A growing number of chemicals in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics have been linked to widespread health problems including...
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• Life in the Shallows: A Trap for Baby Sharks

  22-07-2020 00:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries — but, they also say these habitats face...
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