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• Black Hole Fails to Do Its Job, Unleashing a Remarkable Torrent of Star Formation

  08-08-2020 23:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered what can happen when a giant black hole does not intervene in the life of a galaxy cluster. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray...
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• An Ancient Reptile in Peril: The Curious Genome of the Tuatara, a Vulnerable Species That Is NOT a Lizard

  08-08-2020 22:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, revealing its unique evolutionary history. Summary International scientists and Ngātiwai, a Māori tribe, teamed up to sequence...
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• Large Hadron Collider Detects Evidence of a Rare Higgs Boson Process: God Particle Decaying Into a Pair of Muons

  08-08-2020 21:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider have seen evidence of a new type of decay not yet observed: the Higgs boson...
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• A US first, New Hampshire woman gets second face transplant

  08-08-2020 21:31
  
  A New Hampshire woman has received a second face transplant
  
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• What a WeChat ban would mean for Americans

  08-08-2020 21:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For Zhang Lianping, a 72-year-old retired small business owner in College Park, Maryland, WeChat is a lifeline for staying in touch with relatives, old classmates and friends spread across Beijing, Shandong and Liaoning provinces in China.
  
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• Irregular Outbursts From a Double Star System – Energy Equivalent to 10 Million Trillion Hydrogen Bombs

  08-08-2020 20:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light-years from Earth. V745 Sco...
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• COVID-19 / 5G Infodemic: A Perfect Storm for Conspiracy Theories

  08-08-2020 19:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has created what the World Health Organisation calls an ‘infodemic’, giving...
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• Overcoming a Fatal Flaw: Lasers on Earth Can Now Detect Space Debris in Daylight

  08-08-2020 18:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lasers on Earth are used to measure the position of space debris high above, providing crucial information on how to avoid in-space collisions. Until now,...
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• Instacart went on a hiring spree. These workers got squeezed

  08-08-2020 17:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After Kenneth Bloom retired from a career in the grocery business, he didn't stray far. The 61-year-old focused on delivering groceries for Instacart, a role he'd been doing as a side-gig before retirement. The work gave him more flexibility, a source of income to supplement his pension, and the chance to continue indulging in his fondness for food shopping.
  
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• Penguin Poo Is a Clue: Discovering New Penguin Colonies From Space

  08-08-2020 17:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have...
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• Why Electric Cars Are Getting Louder

  08-08-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Electric vehicles are notoriously quiet. But new laws are pushing automakers to experiment with unusual noises.
  
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• New Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel

  08-08-2020 16:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes.  For example, they are...
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• Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions

  08-08-2020 15:30
  
  An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei says it is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions
  
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• The Traumatic Loss of a Loved One Is Like Experiencing a Brain Injury

  08-08-2020 15:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What happens in the brain when someone you love dies — and how to overcome it with time.
  
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• NASA Advanced Rapid Imaging Satellite Maps Blast Damage: Beirut Explosion Aftermath

  08-08-2020 15:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists are using satellite data to map ground surface changes in the aftermath of the recent explosion. NASA’s Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team,...
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• Space-Time Refraction Defies Fermat’s Principle: New Class of Laser Beam Doesn’t Follow Normal Laws of Refraction

  08-08-2020 14:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The speed of a message traveling in these packets is no longer affected by traveling through different materials of different densities. University of Central Florida...
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• NIH Harnesses Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring

  08-08-2020 13:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health has launched the Medical...
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• Discovery Could Lead to More Potent Garlic, Boosting Flavor and Aroma

  08-08-2020 12:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For centuries, people around the world have used garlic as a spice, natural remedy, and pest deterrent — but they didn’t know how powerful or...
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• Their job didn't even exist 10 years ago. Now, these virtual cameramen entertain millions.

  08-08-2020 12:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  There are no players on a field, the cameras are digital and the slow-motion replays may feature an armor-clad ape attacking a hamster in a mechanical suit.
  
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• How Venus and Mars Can Teach Us About the Past and Future of Earth

  08-08-2020 06:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  One has a thick poisonous atmosphere, one has hardly any atmosphere at all, and one is just right for life to flourish – but it...
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• Easy, Efficient Way to Sanitize N95 Masks Using an Electric Multi-Cooker [Video]

  08-08-2020 06:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, a new study suggests: sanitization of N95 respirator masks....
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• 2020 PGA Championship leaderboard breakdown: Coverage, scores, highlights from Round 2 at TPC Harding Park - CBSSports.com

  08-08-2020 04:56
  2020 PGA Championship leaderboard breakdown: Coverage, scores, highlights from Round 2 at TPC Harding Park  CBSSports.comTiger Woods talking baseball: ‘That’s how much we hate the Giants’  San Francisco ChronicleRickie Fowler outside PGA cut line after stubbed tap-in  Yahoo SportsTiger Woods Highlights: Early start brings success | 2020 PGA Championship - Round 1 | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQInside Tiger Woods' utterly frustrating day at
  
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• Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses into the sea - Global News

  08-08-2020 04:45
  Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses into the sea  Global NewsCanada's last intact Arctic ice shelf has collapsed  CBS NewsCanada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to global warming  Honolulu Star-AdvertiserCanadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures  The GuardianCanada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses  NBCNews.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Riders begin to gather in South Dakota for 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - CNN

  08-08-2020 04:39
  Riders begin to gather in South Dakota for 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally  CNNSturgis rally roars ahead despite coronavirus concerns  Fox NewsBikers flock to enormous rally in South Dakota amid pandemic | WNT  ABC NewsNo masks required as 250,000 expected at 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Here's what to know.  USA TODAY'Screw COVID': 250000 Bikers to Defy Common Sense for Nine Days at Sturgis Rally  The Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?

  08-08-2020 03:50
  
  President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy
  
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• Ohio Gov. DeWine tells 'Your World' positive coronavirus test 'certainly scared me' - Fox News

  08-08-2020 03:41
  Ohio Gov. DeWine tells 'Your World' positive coronavirus test 'certainly scared me'  Fox NewsBiden and Trump trade attacks over religion and gun control  CBS Evening NewsOhio Gov. DeWine tests negative for COVID-19 hours after testing positive  Fox NewsPlease keep your promise, governor, and release the contact tracing data for coronavirus infections  cleveland.comHow Accurate Are Virus Tests? Gov DeWine's Results Show Positives and Negatives  Th
  
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• Attorneys for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger file appeal in Botham Jean murder case - CNN

  08-08-2020 03:39
  Attorneys for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger file appeal in Botham Jean murder case  CNNAmber Guyger appeals murder charge in death of Botham Jean  CBS NewsLawyers For Amber Guyger File Appeal For Lesser Charge Following Murder Conviction  CBSDFWEx-Dallas officer Amber Guyger appeals murder conviction, seeks shorter sentence  Fort Worth Star-TelegramAmber Guyger attorneys file appeal asking for acquittal of murder charge, request a lesser charge
  
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• Clever Trick Allows Precision Measurement of Exoplanet – Surprisingly High Density Challenges Planet Formation Theories

  08-08-2020 02:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Small telescope and inexpensive diffuser key to results. New detailed observations with NSF’s NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the...
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• Trump Promises Executive Orders On Unemployment, Student Loans And Eviction Ban After Stimulus Talks Fail - Forbes

  08-08-2020 02:30
  Trump Promises Executive Orders On Unemployment, Student Loans And Eviction Ban After Stimulus Talks Fail  ForbesStimulus talks break down on Capitol Hill as negotiators walk away without a deal  CNNTrump threatens executive action if no deal is reached in coronavirus stimulus talks  CNBCPelosi: Trump Admin's Stimulus Proposal 'Anorexic'  Bloomberg PoliticsPOLITICO Playbook PM: How far apart are the Covid relief negotiators? This far.  PoliticoVi
  
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• Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says - The New York Times

  08-08-2020 02:27
  Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Can Trump ban TikTok? What the executive order means – explained - The Guardian

  08-08-2020 02:20
  Can Trump ban TikTok? What the executive order means – explained  The GuardianTrump signs order banning TikTok and WeChat in 45 days  CNNTikTok Tug-of-War Ensnares App’s Affable Billionaire Founder  BloombergTrump Blew Up More Than Just TikTok and WeChat  BloombergSo What Does Trump Have Against TikTok?  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX and ULA win military launch competition worth $653 million -- and that's just the start

  08-08-2020 01:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX and Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture United Launch Alliance are the big winners in a stiff competition to secure military launch contracts, teeing up the companies to dominate the lucrative market for launching US national security satellites for years to come.
  
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• CDC Reports 10 Children Have Died From Mysterious Illness After Infection, Exposure To COVID-19 - NBC News

  08-08-2020 01:38
  CDC Reports 10 Children Have Died From Mysterious Illness After Infection, Exposure To COVID-19  NBC NewsCDC: Children Can Develop Severe Cases of the Coronavirus  U.S. News & World Report11 cases of rare COVID-19 related syndrome in kids confirmed in Washington  KOMO NewsRare syndrome linked to COVID-19 found in nearly 600 U.S. children: CDC  Yahoo NewsEleven children in Washington diagnosed with rare COVID 19-related syndrome  KPTV.comView
  
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• New Quantum Approach for Sharing Secrets Sets a Record With 11 Dimensions

  08-08-2020 01:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for the highest dimensions and parties...
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• Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges, released by Washington’s NFL team - The Washington Post

  08-08-2020 01:36
  Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges, released by Washington’s NFL team  The Washington PostWashington releases RB Derrius Guice shortly after arrest  ESPNCalls for DC football team to change name finally heard  ABC NewsWashington releases RB Derrius Guice after arrest on domestic violence, felony strangulation charges  Yahoo SportsFormer Tiger great Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges  KATC Lafayette NewsView
  
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• MTV Video Music Awards Opt Out Of Indoor Event At Barclays Center After Health Warnings - Deadline

  08-08-2020 01:06
  MTV Video Music Awards Opt Out Of Indoor Event At Barclays Center After Health Warnings  DeadlineThe 2020 MTV VMAs will not be held at Barclays Center  Page Six2020 MTV VMAs will no longer be at Barclays Center, network says  Fox NewsMTV Scraps Plans for Indoor VMAs, Switches to Outdoor Performances  TVLineMTV VMAS scraps indoor performances, moves to outdoor sets  Alabama's News LeaderView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Watch: BTS Meets QVC as the Group Posts Unboxing Video of Samsung’s Foldable Phone - Rolling Stone

  08-08-2020 01:03
  Watch: BTS Meets QVC as the Group Posts Unboxing Video of Samsung’s Foldable Phone  Rolling Stone24 hours with Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: first photos and that big display  TechRadarThese are our favorite accessories for Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra  CNNNote 20 Ultra unboxing  CNETThis Samsung Galaxy Watch deal sees the smartwatch drop to its lowest ever price  TechRadarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• At least 17 killed in Air India plane crash - CBS Evening News

  08-08-2020 00:51
  At least 17 killed in Air India plane crash  CBS Evening NewsDeadly plane crash in India: Live updates  CNNAir India plane crash lands in southern India, several wounded  Al Jazeera EnglishFlight Tracker Site Indicates Plane Tried To Land Twice At Kerala Airport  NDTVAir India flight skids off runway, splits in 2 while landing in southern India; 16 dead, more than 120 hurt  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar on HBO Max, the Restructure, and Whether ‘Tenet’ Will Go the Way of ‘Mulan’ - Variety

  08-08-2020 00:49
  WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar on HBO Max, the Restructure, and Whether ‘Tenet’ Will Go the Way of ‘Mulan’  VarietyWarnerMedia Shakeup: Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly & Keith Cocozza Out, Ann Sarnoff & Casey Bloys Upped  DeadlineAEW Loses Top Supporter Kevin Reilly At WarnerMedia After Major Restructuring  Wrestling Inc.Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly Out at WarnerMedia in Management Shakeup  VarietyWarnerMedia CEO shakes up company
  
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• Skywatchers Prepare To Peep The Perseids At Their Peak - MyMotherLode.com

  08-08-2020 00:46
  Skywatchers Prepare To Peep The Perseids At Their Peak  MyMotherLode.comThe 2020 Perseid meteor shower peaks soon: Here's how to watch the show  CNETPerseids meteor shower: Best days to view weather-wise, and what to expect  MLive.comDanger from the summer meteors  Hudson Valley OnePerseid Meteor Shower: Peak Dates For Fireballs Over Santa Cruz  Santa Cruz, CA PatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• At least 2 challenges filed against Kanye West's bid to be on the Wisconsin ballot - WMTV – NBC15

  08-08-2020 00:46
  
  At least 2 challenges filed against Kanye West's bid to be on the Wisconsin ballot  WMTV – NBC15Tucker: Most compelling voice against abortion is Kanye West  Fox NewsKanye West's nomination papers challenged in Wisconsin  Madison.comBar Complaint Claims Kanye West’s Campaign Lawyer is Violating the Rules by Simultaneously Working For Trump  Law & CrimeKanye West suggests presidential campaign is meant to hurt Biden  Fox NewsView F
  
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• California sorts through coronavirus data as glitch stymies policy decisions - POLITICO

  08-08-2020 00:28
  
  California sorts through coronavirus data as glitch stymies policy decisions  POLITICO'Broken' coronavirus tracking system leaves California in the dark: 'We have no idea'  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia governor seeks investigation into coronavirus data disaster  The Mercury NewsCalifornia Coronavirus Update: State’s Official COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 10,000  DeadlineCalifornia increasingly in the dark about COVID-19 spread  Los Angeles Time
  
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• Unusual Sound Waves Induced Using Laser Pulses – 140 Years After Alexander Graham Bell Reported That Light Can Be Converted Into Sound Waves

  08-08-2020 00:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ultrashort laser pulses induce unusual sound waves via a structural instability in a material. RIKEN physicists have initiated unusual sound waves in a flake using...
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• Bethesda Giving Away Free Games For Charity - ComicBook.com

  08-08-2020 00:10
  
  Bethesda Giving Away Free Games For Charity  ComicBook.comThe original Quake goes free for QuakeCon, and Quake 2 might, too  PC GamerQuakeCon 2020 | Welcome to QuakeCon at Home!  Bethesda SoftworksA whole lotta Quake is free – to keep – during QuakeCon  PCGamesNBethesda is giving away free in-game Fallout 76 stuff for QuakeCon  DestructoidView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Welcome to the 'splinternet': Trump adds to fractures in worldwide web

  08-08-2020 00:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. has mostly opposed the balkanization of the internet into global factions, but experts said two new executive orders may help change that.
  
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