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• A Pandemic of Wildfire, Part 1

  29-08-2020 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Images from space reveal the scope and intensity of 2020's burning season — from Siberia to the western United States.
  
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• A Pandemic of Wildfire

  29-08-2020 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Images from space reveal the scope and intensity of 2020's burning season — from Siberia to the western United States.
  
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• So far, Instagram Reels is mostly a loop of TikTok's greatest hits

  29-08-2020 18:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As I check my Instagram account's Explore tab one afternoon, a 15-second video featured prominently at the top catches my attention. It's a comedy skit I watched on TikTok three weeks ago from one of my favorite TikTok stars about showing up to a family event and getting bombarded with questions about relationship status and life plans.
  
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• Flavored cigarettes and e-cigs will soon be banned in California - CBS News

  29-08-2020 17:39
  Flavored cigarettes and e-cigs will soon be banned in California  CBS NewsCalifornia Coronavirus Update: Governor Gavin Newsom Reveals Stricter, “Slower” COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines For Businesses And Schools  DeadlineCalifornia Gov. Newsom releases modified Covid-19 reopening guidelines  Fox NewsCalifornia bans flavored tobacco sales  Los Angeles TimesYou can get a haircut inside a salon again soon in California under new COVID-19 guidelines
  
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• What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers

  29-08-2020 17:36 via abcnews.go.com
  Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance
  
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• Humans Take a Step Closer to ‘Flying Cars’

  29-08-2020 17:22 via nytimes.com
  
  A Japanese company said it had completed a manned flight of its electrical vertical takeoff and landing machine. Experts say the technology needs work and that it will be expensive.
  
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• Former Portland Trail Blazers star Clifford Robinson dies at 53 - ESPN

  29-08-2020 17:22
  Former Portland Trail Blazers star Clifford Robinson dies at 53  ESPNCliff Robinson, former NBA All-Star, dead at 53  New York Post Trail Blazers, UConn great Cliff Robinson dies at 53  Yahoo SportsFormer Trail Blazers Great Cliff Robinson Passes Away at Age 53  Blazer's EdgeFormer Detroit Pistons F Clifford Robinson dies  Detroit Sports NationView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Hidden Science Behind 2020's Biggest Video Games

  29-08-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From the parasitic fungus in "The Last of Us Part II" to plant genetics in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons," examples of real-life science in gaming might be right under your nose.
  
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• Hurricane Laura: Donald Trump visits storm-lashed Louisiana and Texas - The Guardian

  29-08-2020 16:54
  Hurricane Laura: Donald Trump visits storm-lashed Louisiana and Texas  The GuardianAt least 14 dead in Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Laura  CBS Evening NewsLouisiana avoided Laura's 'wall of water'? Not so, says forecaster  ReutersHurricane Laura Passed, but Disaster Still Looms for Texas  The New York TimesForecasters eye two developing systems in the Atlantic: Nana, Omar could be next up on the heels of Hurricane Laura  USA TODAYView Full
  
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• PS5: The Controller Knows You - TheGamer

  29-08-2020 16:32
  PS5: The Controller Knows You  TheGamerSony’s PS5 release date might’ve finally just leaked  BGRPS5 May Revive Controversial PS2 Series  ComicBook.comPS5 and Xbox Series X will be great for PC gamers — here’s why  Tom's GuideSeriously Sony, just take our money. The PS5 pre-order circus is a mess  Digital TrendsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Chadwick Boseman, "Black Panther" star, has died at 43 - CBS News

  29-08-2020 16:30
  
  Chadwick Boseman, "Black Panther" star, has died at 43  CBS News'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43  CNNWhy Chadwick Boseman will always be remembered as Black Panther  The Indian Express'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Dies at 43 | THR News  The Hollywood ReporterChadwick Boseman, Marvel's Black Panther, dies after cancer battle  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Belarus authorities strip accreditation from foreign journalists - The Guardian

  29-08-2020 16:26
  Belarus authorities strip accreditation from foreign journalists  The GuardianPutin: Russian forces ready to enter Belarus to end protests  Al Jazeera EnglishBuild on existing laws to support Belarus  The Washington Post'Tightening The Screws': Belarus' Lukashenko Shows No Sign Of Bending To Protests  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple and Tesla Stock Splits Are Here: Should You Buy the Stocks Now? - The Motley Fool

  29-08-2020 16:21
  Apple and Tesla Stock Splits Are Here: Should You Buy the Stocks Now?  The Motley FoolStock Splits From Apple, Tesla: Reminders Of Qualcomm Warning  Investor's Business DailyWhat Tesla Investors Should Know Ahead Of Stock Split  Yahoo FinanceTesla stock could reach $7K by 2024: Ark Invest analyst  Yahoo Finance3 things to know about Apple’s stock split  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Obama counsels NBA players on forming a social justice committee - The Hill

  29-08-2020 16:14
  
  Obama counsels NBA players on forming a social justice committee  The HillSkip & Shannon react to LeBron's flipped decision to cancel the NBA season | NBA | UNDISPUTED  Skip and Shannon: UNDISPUTEDObama advised LeBron James, other NBA players to resume season: Report  Fox NewsLeBron James Shows Wife Savannah Love On Her 34th Birthday  The BlastColin Kaepernick Sends LeBron James Heartfelt Letter After Strike  HotNewHipHopView Full Coverage on
  
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• Coke, American Air, MGM: Big companies unleash pink slips as coronavirus reshapes global economy - Yahoo Finance

  29-08-2020 16:14
  Coke, American Air, MGM: Big companies unleash pink slips as coronavirus reshapes global economy  Yahoo FinanceMGM Resorts lays off 18,000 previously furloughed employees  CNBCJob Cuts at MGM, Coca-Cola, Boeing Herald Economic Pain Ahead  BloombergWynn Las Vegas offering working parents distance learning program  Las Vegas Review-JournalMGM Resorts lays off 18000 employees that were furloughed  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 123 coronavirus cases now linked to indoor wedding reception in Maine - CBS News

  29-08-2020 16:13
  123 coronavirus cases now linked to indoor wedding reception in Maine  CBS NewsCoronavirus Outbreak From Maine Wedding Spreads To Jail, Rehabilitation Center  NPR87 COVID-19 cases and 1 death are linked to a Maine wedding. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.  Boston.comHow a single wedding changed the contours of Maine's coronavirus outbreak  Bangor Daily NewsMaine reinstates license of Millinocket inn where wedding COVID-19 outbreak began &
  
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• D.C.-area forecast: Laura’s remnants pass with widespread showers today - The Washington Post

  29-08-2020 16:09
  D.C.-area forecast: Laura’s remnants pass with widespread showers today  The Washington PostPotentially powerful, possibly severe storms to sweep Chicago area  WGN-TVN.J. weather: Remnants of Hurricane Laura to bring heavy rain, gusty winds to state this weekend  NJ.comWhat's left of Laura leaves Kentucky  LEX18 Lexington KY NewsNational Weather Service: No tornado in Whitehall  Glens Falls Post-StarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A case of coronavirus reinfection shows the complexities of the pandemic - The Verge

  29-08-2020 16:00
  A case of coronavirus reinfection shows the complexities of the pandemic  The Verge1st documented COVID-19 reinfection identified in the US  ABC NewsCOVID-19 reinfection reported in Nevada patient, researchers say  Yahoo NewsDoctors find possible case of Covid-19 reinfection in US  CNNCOVID-19: First US Case Of Reinfection Confirmed, Scientists Say  Daily VoiceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Morning After: Elon Musk's brain implant is working -- in pigs - Engadget

  29-08-2020 15:48
  
  The Morning After: Elon Musk's brain implant is working -- in pigs  EngadgetElon Musk’s Neuralink demo shows a brain-machine interface in action  Vox.comNeuralink: Elon Musk's entire brain chip presentation in 14 minutes (supercut)  CNETSpecial Report: Elon Musk makes you think like a genius  Khaleej TimesNeuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Suburban Voters Say Trump Never Addressed COVID-19, Racial Unrest at RNC: 'Simply Ignored It' - Newsweek

  29-08-2020 15:41
  Suburban Voters Say Trump Never Addressed COVID-19, Racial Unrest at RNC: 'Simply Ignored It'  NewsweekBiden hits Trump where it hurts: in the convention speech ratings  CNNTrump's message discipline vanishes a day after convention  CNNTrump's warnings aren't about Biden's America. They're about his  Los Angeles TimesAllen Guelzo: Biden should debate Trump – and here's the radical format I'd like to see  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• How the University of Arizona used No. 2 to solve its No. 1 problem: The coronavirus - NBC News

  29-08-2020 15:40
  
  How the University of Arizona used No. 2 to solve its No. 1 problem: The coronavirus  NBC NewsUArizona researchers find wastewater useful for detecting coronavirus  12 NewsTesting poop in wastewater stopped COVID-19 outbreak at U. of Arizona - Business Insider  Business InsiderWith classes starting Monday, NAU confirms 7 COVID positive students  Arizona Daily SunResearcher speaks about slowing coronavirus spread at UArizona using wastewater  azfa
  
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• Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft Makes Progress Ahead of Flight Test With Astronauts

  29-08-2020 15:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA and Boeing continue to make progress toward the company’s second uncrewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft prior to flying astronauts to the...
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• The problem with banning TikTok - Vox

  29-08-2020 15:30
  The problem with banning TikTok  VoxView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple’s Massive iPhone 12 Upgrade Suddenly Confirmed - Forbes

  29-08-2020 15:25
  Apple’s Massive iPhone 12 Upgrade Suddenly Confirmed  ForbesiPhone 12 Pro leak just revealed all the biggest upgrades — but there's a catch  Tom's GuideHow to tell which iPhone model you have and find your exact model number - Business Insider  Business InsiderApple Loop: New iPhone 12 Leaks, iPad Pro Update Confirmed, Goodbye MacBook Pro  ForbesThe latest iPhone update is draining users’ battery: Here’s how to fix it  BGR
  
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• Kenosha Reels After Shootings and Violence - Wall Street Journal

  29-08-2020 15:12
  Kenosha Reels After Shootings and Violence  Wall Street JournalThis is why Jacob Blake had a warrant out for his arrest  New York Post Kenosha police union gives its version of Blake shooting  MSN MoneyWatch Now: Look back at this week's shootings, protests and aftermath in Kenosha  Kenosha NewsKenosha police shooting aftermath: Don’t make 17-year-old vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse a hero  Chicago Sun-TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Toni Braxton: ‘I regret not having more sex when I was younger’ - The Guardian

  29-08-2020 15:00
  Toni Braxton: ‘I regret not having more sex when I was younger’  The Guardian
  
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• Online school means online tests, along with computerized surveillance

  29-08-2020 14:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Amanda Kemper found out that artificial intelligence would help monitor students during her mechanical engineering class's final exam this summer, she was worried.
  
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• Zoo testing effect of hemp oil on elephants' stress

  29-08-2020 14:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scientists at Warsaw’s zoo have been taking blood, saliva and other samples from the zoo’s three elephants in recent days in preparations to test whether giving them hemp oil can reduce their stress
  
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• Extensive Search for COVID-19 Drugs Finds Promising Compounds Originally Developed for SARS

  29-08-2020 13:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An extensive search and testing of current drugs and drug-like compounds has revealed compounds previously developed to fight SARS might also work against COVID-19. Using...
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• This Stimulus Plan Would Give the Average American 42% Less COVID-19 Money and Hurt Social Security - The Motley Fool

  29-08-2020 13:47
  This Stimulus Plan Would Give the Average American 42% Less COVID-19 Money and Hurt Social Security  The Motley FoolIRS guidelines put employers on the hook for Trump's payroll tax break  CNBCReady to retire? Here are 4 signs you're ready to claim Social Security  USA TODAYThe White House wants companies to pay for the payroll tax holiday.  The New York TimesThis Social Security Misconception Could Leave You Cash-Strapped in Retirement  The Motle
  
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• Wheelock Readies NASA Astronauts for Moon Landing

  29-08-2020 13:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronaut  Doug “Wheels” Wheelock spent his NASA career expanding knowledge of living and working in space. His new mission is working to determine the best...
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• Adapting To A Pandemic, GOP Confab Sets Tone For Trump Re-Election Campaign - NPR

  29-08-2020 13:00
  Adapting To A Pandemic, GOP Confab Sets Tone For Trump Re-Election Campaign  NPRSE Cupp on Trump speech: Behind the curtain, things are bad  CNNWhat Is Ivanka Smiling About?  SlateTrump’s speech was nasty, brutish and interminable  The Washington PostThe five most terrifying performances by women at the RNC – ranked!  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Thousands protest in Mauritius over dead dolphins, demand resignations - Reuters

  29-08-2020 12:49
  Thousands protest in Mauritius over dead dolphins, demand resignations  ReutersDead whales wash ashore as Mauritius faces oil spill aftermath  NBC NewsAt least 40 dolphins killed near Japanese oil spill  Fox NewsDolphin deaths near Mauritius oil spill rise  ReutersDead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Hypocritical': Turkey slams EU warning over east Mediterranean - Al Jazeera English

  29-08-2020 12:28
  'Hypocritical': Turkey slams EU warning over east Mediterranean  Al Jazeera EnglishTurkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions  ReutersHow Dangerous Is Greece and Turkey's Mediterranean Standoff?  TIMEEU warns Turkey of sanctions as east Mediterranean crisis worsens  Al Jazeera EnglishNATO, Faced With Limited Options, Looks to Ease Greece-Turkey Tensions  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Internet Speed World Record: 178 Terabits a Second

  29-08-2020 12:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The world’s fastest data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of University College London engineers who reached an internet speed a fifth faster...
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• ULA launch of NRO satellite on hold after Delta 4 Heavy hot fire abort - SpaceNews

  29-08-2020 11:54
  
  ULA launch of NRO satellite on hold after Delta 4 Heavy hot fire abort  SpaceNewsLaunch of NRO spy satellite delayed at least a week – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight NowUS spy satellite launch delayed a week after abort in final seconds  Space.comUpdates: Engines ignite, but Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrubs at last second  Florida TodayUp to three launches planned this weekend from Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight NowView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• 'Three little pigs': Elon Musk's Neuralink puts computer chips in pigs' brains

  29-08-2020 11:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Implant could solve ailments such as memory loss, hearing loss, depression and insomnia, Musk said.
  
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• Aroldis Chapman's failure latest Yankees' bullpen implosion - New York Post

  29-08-2020 11:32
  Aroldis Chapman's failure latest Yankees' bullpen implosion  New York Post Rosario hits walk-off HR to sweep twin bill | Yankees-Mets Game Highlights 8/28/20  MLBPinstripe Alley open thread - 8/29/20  Pinstripe AlleyYankees get devastating Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres injury news  New York Post Darryl Strawberry in stands for Trump RNC speech  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Great friend': World leaders react to Japan PM Abe's resignation - Al Jazeera English

  29-08-2020 10:52
  'Great friend': World leaders react to Japan PM Abe's resignation  Al Jazeera EnglishShinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons - BBC News  BBC NewsIn race to replace Japan's Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender  ReutersShinzo Abe’s resignation could deal a blow to Japan and U.S. interests alike  The Washington PostShinzo Abe’s Legacy  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A wobble, luck and preparations lessened Laura's devastation

  29-08-2020 09:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hurricane Laura was a monster storm that wreaked a lot of damage
  
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• Trump's Army of Allies and TV Sycophants Is Crumbling - The Daily Beast

  29-08-2020 09:12
  Trump's Army of Allies and TV Sycophants Is Crumbling  The Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple Officially Terminates Epic Games' App Store Developer Account - HYPEBEAST

  29-08-2020 06:33
  Apple Officially Terminates Epic Games' App Store Developer Account  HYPEBEASTApple suspends Fortnite maker Epic Games' App Store account  CNBCHope you didn’t delete Fortnite or Infinity Blade because Apple just terminated Epic’s dev account  The VergeApple trolls Fortnite with PUGB plug as it kicks Epic off App Store  TrustedReviewsThis Week in Apps: Unreal Engine saved, Fortnite banned and TikTok talks to everyone  TechCrunchView Fu
  
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• Elon Musk shows off a working brain implant — in pigs

  29-08-2020 03:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk promised that he'd show a working demo of his latest technology moonshot, a new kind of implantable chip for the brain, on Friday. And he did, but it wasn't with a human subject: Rather, it was with a pig named Gertrude.
  
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• Watch These Vivid Views From Space as the Cyclonic Buzzsaw of Hurricane Laura Cut Into the Coast

  29-08-2020 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Higher resolution imagery from weather satellites reveals fine scale features within storms and is also playing a role in improving forecasts
  
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• Illinois COVID 19 Today: IL reports 2,149 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths as 30 IL counties reach 'warning level' - WLS-TV

  29-08-2020 02:56
  Illinois COVID 19 Today: IL reports 2,149 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths as 30 IL counties reach 'warning level'  WLS-TVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s James Webb “Powerhouse” Solar Array Reconnects to the Space Telescope

  29-08-2020 02:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave — or to power the largest and most technically advanced...
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• Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferment Plan Goes Into Effect - Forbes

  29-08-2020 02:39
  Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferment Plan Goes Into Effect  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• University of Alabama now has more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases -- with nearly 500 in the past three days - USA TODAY

  29-08-2020 02:38
  
  University of Alabama now has more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases -- with nearly 500 in the past three days  USA TODAYTuscaloosa mayor addresses rise in COVID-19 at Alabama colleges  ABC NewsUniversity of Alabama Reports More Than 1,000 New Student Coronavirus Cases Since Starting Fall Semester  PEOPLEAlabama updates COVID numbers, more than 1,000 students positive since return  AL.comCoronavirus cases among students at University of Alabama climbs to more than
  
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• Blue planet: Study proposes new origin theory for Earth’s abundant water - The Times of Israel

  29-08-2020 02:22
  Blue planet: Study proposes new origin theory for Earth’s abundant water  The Times of Israel“The Water Paradox” –Present from Earth’s Birth in a Forbidding Region of the Solar System  The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries ChannelEarth's Water Came from Enstatite Chondrite-Like Asteroids, Study Suggests | Geology, Planetary Science, Space Exploration  Sci-News.comBlue planet: Study proposes new origin theory for Earth's water - The Jakar
  
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• Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface

  29-08-2020 02:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Elon Musk's young startup, Neuralink, wants to one day implant computer chips inside people’s brain
  
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