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• Human, Bird and Reptile Tears Aren’t So Different – Critical to Healthy Eyesight Across Species

  14-08-2020 23:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into...
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• First Fortnite, now Facebook: Apple takes another jab over its app store

  14-08-2020 22:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The jab from Facebook came as it rolled out a new set of tools for small businesses, including a "Paid Online Events" feature.
  
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• Herd Immunity to COVID-19 Fails to Materialize in Sweden

  14-08-2020 22:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Sweden’s policy of allowing the controlled spread of Covid-19 viral infection among the population has so far failed to deliver the country’s previously stated goal...
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• Science Projects for Nature-Loving Kids to do Outdoors or Online

  14-08-2020 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These fun and easy science projects and experiments can help kids learn about nature either online or in the great outdoors.
  
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• The Causes of Adult Acne and How to Get Rid of It

  14-08-2020 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Persistent pimples in adulthood might be linked to hormones, genetics, diet or stress. Although acne treatments aren't one-size-fits-all, dermatologists recommend trying some time-tested methods.
  
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• Study hints, can't prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19

  14-08-2020 21:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover
  
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• US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now

  14-08-2020 21:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are projected to remain high enough to avert severe water cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River
  
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• MIT’s Azra Akšamija: Rebuilding Cultures Through Art, Design, and Community

  14-08-2020 21:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Once displaced by war, MIT’s Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face of social conflict. In the spring of 2016, a striking...
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• Man, 30, becomes 3rd Revel scooter fatality in New York City

  14-08-2020 20:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police say a 30-year-old man injured in a Revel scooter accident three days before the company suspended its New York City operations last month has died of his injuries
  
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• How Much Protein Do You Actually Need in Your Diet?

  14-08-2020 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Protein requirements change throughout life. But experts say it’s just as important to focus on the source of protein rather than the amount you're eating.
  
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• Scientists Build a Better Nanoscale LED – A Tiny, Bright Light That Can Transform Into a Laser

  14-08-2020 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New design overcomes long-standing LED efficiency problem — and can transform into a laser to boot. A new design for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) developed by...
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• 40 Years Ago: Detroit’s Brainy New Autos, Now With Microprocessors

  14-08-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this except from Discover’s debut issue in 1980, U.S. car makers were loading their new models with those "clever microprocessors."
  
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• Mystery of Auroral Beads Uncovered With NASA’s THEMIS Spacecraft

  14-08-2020 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras...
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• The Trilateral Commission’s Vain Attempt At Democratizing

  14-08-2020 18:14 via technocracy.news
  
  The elitist nature of the Trilateral Commission has not changed since its founding in 1973 by the late David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski. As its principals and original architects, they missed the “Great Reset” of the global economy by only a few years. ⁃ TN EditorIt was during the summer of 2019 that the Trilateral Commission published an eight page brochure called, ‘Democracies Under Stress: Recreating the Trilateral Commission to Revitalize Our Democracies to U
  
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• Are Technocrats The Quiet Revolutionaries In Government?

  14-08-2020 18:01 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy is forcefully asserting itself throughout the world and it’s no surprise that Technocrats have been laying this trap for decades. Started in the 1930s, the ideology grew as technology advanced to achieve its goal of total control over society.
  In Australia, the Technocracy revolution is highly visible and citizens are feeling the pressure as they slip into scientific tyranny and dictatorship.⁃ TN EditorThe familiar sight on television screens over the past few months of t
  
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• Fusion Centers: National Spying Operation On Citizens

  14-08-2020 17:36 via technocracy.news
  
  The national network of local Fusion Centers was created as a data gathering network to normalize state and local data to Federal databases. Instead of fighting terrorism, they have become a spy network on ordinary citizens. ⁃ TN EditorWhat has the public learned about Fusion Centers since the recent BlueLeaks hack was released over a month ago? Not a lot.
  The Feds have done a great job of keeping the public from finding out what DHS Fusion/Intelligence Centers are really doing. In a count
  
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• Miami man pleads guilty of defrauding foreign investors in Vermont’s largest fraud case, over biotechnology plant plan

  14-08-2020 17:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Miami man pleads guilty of defrauding foreign investors in Vermont’s largest fraud case, over biotechnology plant plan
  
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• Ultrathin Flat Lenses for High Resolution Imaging Using Monolayer Transition Metal

  14-08-2020 16:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lenses are one of the most commonly used optical components in daily life, including eyeglasses, microscopic objectives, magnifying glass, and camera lenses. Conventional lenses are...
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• Scientists Discover Simple Innovation to Make Quantum States Last 10,000 Times Longer

  14-08-2020 15:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Simple innovation expected to open multiple new avenues for quantum science. If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities. But first, scientists...
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• Scientists Have Been Warning About an “Insect Apocalypse” for Years – Not So Fast

  14-08-2020 15:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Long-term ecological site study shows no net insect changes. Scientists have been warning about an “insect apocalypse” in recent years, noting sharp declines in specific...
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• House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was 'correspondent' for conspiracy website

  14-08-2020 14:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote dozens of articles as a "correspondent" for a conspiracy news website.
  
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• Even TikTok has a white supremacy problem

  14-08-2020 14:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nazis and white supremacists have been using TikTok to spread hate speech and recruit followers, the Anti-Defamation League said in a report Thursday.
  
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• Quantum Materials Could Mimic Colossal Magnetic Fields Using Graphene That Buckles

  14-08-2020 14:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Cooled graphene mimics effect of enormous magnetic fields that would benefit electronics. Graphene, an extremely thin two-dimensional layer of the graphite used in pencils, buckles...
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• Facebook, Twitter and Google failed to protect the 2016 election. Now they want to prove they've learned their lesson

  14-08-2020 14:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For the past four years, tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter have invested massively in beefing up their election security efforts — creating new rules for political advertisers, hiring thousands of content moderators and building ties with law enforcement. The aim has been to avoid a repeat of the 2016 campaign, which was marred by foreign meddling and highlighted how woefully unprepared social media companies were for an attack on US democracy leveraging their platforms.
  
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• Perovskite and Organic Solar Cells Rocketed Into Space for the First Time

  14-08-2020 14:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions...
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• Quantum Researchers Create an Error-Correcting Cat – New Device Combines Schrödinger’s Cat With Quantum Error Correction

  14-08-2020 13:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Yale physicists have developed an error-correcting cat — a new device that combines the Schrödinger’s cat concept of superposition (a physical system existing in two...
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• A Crazier Crazy Straw for Cutting-Edge Science

  14-08-2020 13:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Curlicued research tool propels fast-moving fluids for study by neutrons. What do the loopy straws that children like to sip drinks through have in common...
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• Music is big on Twitch. Now record labels want it to pay up

  14-08-2020 12:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In 2018, Twitch streamer Ryann Weller played a 30-second snippet of 50 Cent's "In Da Club" on one of his livestreams. He showed viewers an animated e-card featuring his fans' faces dancing to the 2003 hit song. It became one of thousands of clips that fans have created of Weller's livestreams since he joined the Amazon-owned service in 2015.
  
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• 'China's Netflix' is being investigated by the SEC for alleged fraud

  14-08-2020 12:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Investors are getting nervous about iQiyi, the online streaming provider often referred to as the Netflix of China, as regulators examine allegations of inflated earnings.
  
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• After Four Months of Darkness, the Sun Finally Rises at Concordia Research Station

  14-08-2020 12:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After four months of darkness, the Sun finally rises on August 11, 2020, at Concordia research station in Antarctica. The crew is understandably reverent. ESA-sponsored...
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• Could a Belarus protest movement bring down Alexander Lukashenko? – podcast - The Guardian

  14-08-2020 12:03
  
  Could a Belarus protest movement bring down Alexander Lukashenko? – podcast  The GuardianBelarus election: 'Widespread torture' inflicted on jailed protesters  BBC NewsBelarus releases detainees in bid to quell protests  Reuters'They were smashing me with batons': detained Belarusians tell of jail abuse  The GuardianBelarus: Women hold flower protest against election result  The TelegraphView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How QAnon rode the pandemic to new heights — and fueled the viral anti-mask phenomenon

  14-08-2020 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers and experts say QAnon has emerged in recent months as a sort of centralized hub for conspiracy and alternative health communities.
  
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• The UAE's peace deal with Israel is a 'win-win solution,' says UAE minister - CNBC

  14-08-2020 11:31
  The UAE's peace deal with Israel is a 'win-win solution,' says UAE minister  CNBCTrump announces 'Historic Peace Agreement' between Israel, UAE  Fox NewsIsrael and UAE strike historic deal to normalise relations - BBC News  BBC NewsA Geopolitical Earthquake Just Hit the Mideast  The New York TimesJames Carafano: Israel-UAE agreement shows Trump’s Middle East policy succeeding  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Chiefs, Kelce agree to 4-year, $57.25M extension - Fox News

  14-08-2020 10:46
  Chiefs, Kelce agree to 4-year, $57.25M extension  Fox NewsBREAKING: Travis Kelce Agrees To Huge Extension - Full Contract Details | Kansas City Chiefs News  Kansas City Chiefs ReportTE Travis Kelce, Chiefs agree to four-year, $57.25 million extension  ESPNTravis Kelce rewarded by Chiefs with long-term extension  Arrowhead AddictGeorge Kittle and Travis Kelce Shattered the Ceiling for Tight Ends  The RingerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star's dimming. And it may be happening again - CNN

  14-08-2020 10:35
  Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star's dimming. And it may be happening again  CNNHubble Finds Cause for Betelgeuse’s Mysterious Dimming – Is Aging Red Supergiant About to Supernova?  SciTechDailyNASA telescope uncovers the cause of Betelgeuse's mysterious dimming  CNETThe bizarre dimming of bright star Betelgeuse caused by giant stellar eruption  Space.comAstronomers Finally Know What Caused That Mysterious Dimming of Betelgeuse&nbs
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Finally Confirms Third Baby with Adorable Video - TooFab

  14-08-2020 10:29
  Chrissy Teigen Finally Confirms Third Baby with Adorable Video  TooFabJohn Legend and Chrissy Teigen Are Expecting Their Third Child  PEOPLE.comJohn Legend - Wild (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) (Official Video)  johnlegendVEVOOMG, Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Just Revealed Surprise Pregnancy in New Music Video  Yahoo LifestyleChrissy Teigen and John Legend expecting third child  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Illinois COVID 19: Face mask guidance for children released by American Academy of Pediatrics - WLS-TV

  14-08-2020 09:41
  Illinois COVID 19: Face mask guidance for children released by American Academy of Pediatrics  WLS-TVRisk of infection from frozen food packages | China, New Zealand researchers | COVID-19 pandemic  WIONIllinois among top 7 states for rare childhood syndrome linked to COVID-19  Chicago TribuneWhy Are COVID-19 Cases in Kids Rising?  RADIO.COM'Definitely something to watch': Doctor weighs in on increase in COVID-19 cases among young people  KETV Om
  
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• New Zealand imposes 12-day lockdown in its biggest city as it battles fresh outbreak - CNN

  14-08-2020 09:40
  New Zealand imposes 12-day lockdown in its biggest city as it battles fresh outbreak  CNNNew Zealand Beat the Coronavirus Once. Can It Do It Again?  The New York TimesJacinda Ardern extends Auckland coronavirus lockdown by 12 days  Guardian NewsKiwi social media influencer Zoe Fuimaono slammed for spreading misinformation about COVID-19  Daily MailNew Zealand extends partial lockdown in Auckland for 12 days following coronavirus outbreak  The Tel
  
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• 'Fortnite' conquered the video game world. Now, it's taking on Google and Apple

  14-08-2020 08:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple, already the focus of antitrust scrutiny over its market power, is in a standoff with the maker of the one of the world's most popular video games.
  
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• New Miley Cyrus song declares ‘I don’t belong to anyone’ just hours after Cody Simpson split - Yahoo Entertainment

  14-08-2020 07:41
  New Miley Cyrus song declares ‘I don’t belong to anyone’ just hours after Cody Simpson split  Yahoo EntertainmentMiley Cyrus and Cody Simpson Split, Call Relationship Quits  TMZMiley Cyrus reveals she lost her virginity to Liam Hemsworth at 16  Page SixMiley Cyrus and Cody Simpson split after 10 months of dating: Reports  Fox NewsMiley Cyrus and Cody Simpson Split After 10 Months of Dating  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage
  
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• Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich: How Messi, Barca ended up Champions League underdogs -- and how they can win - CBS Sports

  14-08-2020 07:33
  Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich: How Messi, Barca ended up Champions League underdogs -- and how they can win  CBS SportsBarcelona Players Train Ahead Of Champions League Quarter-Final Clash With Bayern Munich  BeanymanSportsIs Bayern Munich over-hyped? Why the Barcelona game matters more than ever  Bavarian Football WorksLIVE Transfer Talk: Could Ronaldo really join Messi at Barcelona?  ESPNOpinion: Dembele is the key for Barcelona against Bayern  C
  
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• Video appearing to show Afghan troops brutality sparks outrage - Al Jazeera English

  14-08-2020 06:54
  Video appearing to show Afghan troops brutality sparks outrage  Al Jazeera EnglishAfghanistan to Investigate Video Showing Forces Mutilating Taliban Corpses  The New York TimesAfghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners  ReutersAfghanistan begins release of 400 Taliban prisoners  Al Jazeera English'Peace where rights aren’t trampled': Afghan women's demands ahead of Taliban talks  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies clinch spots in Western Conference Play-In - Sky Sports

  14-08-2020 06:51
  Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies clinch spots in Western Conference Play-In  Sky SportsDamian Lillard, Trail Blazers escape with win vs. Nets to reach play-in round  ESPNOpen Thread: Final Day of Seeding Games  Blazer's EdgeMemphis clinches play-in round behind Dillon Brooks' 31 points  247SportsGrizzlies’ other rookie, Brandon Clarke again leaping over expectations  ProBasketballTalkView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Premios Juventud 2020: Selena’s Tribute, Pitbull Gets Emotional & More Highlights - Billboard

  14-08-2020 06:32
  Premios Juventud 2020: Selena’s Tribute, Pitbull Gets Emotional & More Highlights  BillboardJ Balvin Reveals He Is 'Just Getting Better' After Contracting Coronavirus: 'I Got It Bad'  PEOPLEPremios Juventud 2020 Best Moments, From Natti Natasha to Ricky Martin and More  Entertainment TonightJ Balvin Reveals He's Recovering From Coronavirus  BillboardJ Balvin reveals he is 'just getting better' from 'bad' case of COVID-19... ahead of MTV VMAs show
  
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• New US sanctions could slowly strangle Huawei's smartphone business

  14-08-2020 06:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huawei recently became the world's biggest smartphone maker, beating Samsung and Apple at their own game by offering consumers state of the art phones with amazing cameras at competitive prices.
  
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• What killed the woolly rhino? - The Economist

  14-08-2020 05:51
  What killed the woolly rhino?  The EconomistAncient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting  Phys.orgClimate change spelled doom for woolly rhinos 14,000 years ago, study says  CNNAncient Genomes Suggest the Real Reason Woolly Rhinos Went Extinct  SciTechDailyHumans Didn’t Hunt Woolly Rhinos to Extinction, New Evidence Suggests  GizmodoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Rare ‘Boomerang’ Earthquake Tracked by Scientists in the Ocean for the First Time

  14-08-2020 05:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists observed a ‘boomerang’ earthquake along Atlantic Ocean fault line, providing clues about how they could cause devastation on land. Earthquakes occur when rocks suddenly...
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• Fortnite's maker sues Apple and Google after the game was removed from both app stores

  14-08-2020 05:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The maker of Fortnite is suing Apple and Google after the tech giants blocked the wildly popular online video game, which boasts hundreds of millions of registered players, from their app stores Thursday.
  
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• Dark Matter Breakthrough Allows Probing Three of the Most Popular Theories, All at the Same Time

  14-08-2020 05:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Observations of dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way have yielded simultaneous constraints on three popular theories of dark matter. A team of scientists led by...
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• Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks - CNN

  14-08-2020 05:17
  Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks  CNNTrump claims, without evidence, funding USPS will lead to ballot fraud  CNNJudge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania  CNNTrump is determined to rig this election, defraud voters and thwart the will of the people  USA TODAYThe Post Office’s Problem Isn’t Trump  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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