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• Philippines' Duterte calls out Facebook after accounts taken down

  28-09-2020 23:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that Facebook could not stop him from promoting the objectives of his government.
  
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• Cold Neutrons Uncover “Floppy” Atomic Dynamics That Help Turn Heat Into Electricity

  28-09-2020 23:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ‘Cold neutrons’ uncover atomic dynamics that give thermoelectric materials low-heat conductivity. Materials scientists at Duke University have uncovered an atomic mechanism that makes certain thermoelectric...
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• Police need warrant to obtain WiFi location data, privacy activists argue

  28-09-2020 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will consider whether police should have gotten one in a marijuana robbery case.
  
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• US judge dismisses New Mexico privacy claims against Google

  28-09-2020 22:30
  A U.S. district judge has dismissed New Mexico’s privacy claims against Google
  
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• 66 Million Years of Earth’s Climate Changes Revealed in Unprecedented Detail From Ocean Sediments

  28-09-2020 22:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Changes in the Earth’s climate over the last 66 million years have been revealed in unprecedented detail by a team involving UCL researchers, highlighting four...
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• Cyberattack hits major hospital system, possibly one of the largest in U.S. history

  28-09-2020 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend.
  
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• Plastic-Eating Super-Enzyme “Cocktail” Offers New Hope for Plastic Waste Solution

  28-09-2020 21:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme ‘cocktail’ which can digest plastic up to six times faster. A second...
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• Salty Lakes Found Beneath Mars' Surface

  28-09-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New research adds fresh evidence for salty lakes below the red planet's south pole.
  
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• How Dogs Can Benefit Your Mental Health

  28-09-2020 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More and more Americans have been getting pups during the pandemic — which can actually boost your overall wellness.
  
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• Uber gets 18-month London license after winning court appeal

  28-09-2020 17:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital’s transit regulator.
  
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• Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hate

  28-09-2020 17:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two influential Democrats on Capitol Hill have urged Facebook to take stronger action against misinformation.
  
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• Inception: Scientists Learn How To Plant Ideas Into Your Dreams

  28-09-2020 17:25 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a demonstrated need to do so. In this case, learning how to plant ideas into people’s dreams is a dangerous and slippery slope. If administered against a person’s will or knowledge, it could change a person’s thinking. ⁃ TN EditorIt may sound like the plot of Inception, but scientists have figured out how to plant ideas into other people’s dreams.
  Researchers at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces have bee
  
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• China Begins Unproven But Widespread Vaccination Program

  28-09-2020 16:57 via technocracy.news
  
  As a Technocracy, China plays fast and loose with the health of its citizens. Whatever scientists in the West can do, China thinks it can do it better and faster. Chinese citizens are viewed as expendable, human capital. ⁃ TN EditorFirst, workers at state-owned companies got dosed. Then government officials and vaccine company staff. Up next: teachers, supermarket employees and people traveling to risky areas abroad.
  The world still lacks a proven coronavirus vaccine, but that ha
  
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• Uber can continue operating in London

  28-09-2020 16:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber has won the right to continue operating in London, a crucial market for the company.
  
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• Covidean Creed: The Gospel According To Technocracy

  28-09-2020 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Irreverent and cynical as it is, this parody points out that others recognize the religious nature of Technocracy that is based on Scientism, that is, that all truth about man, nature and the universe is discovered solely through science. All other traditional sources of truth such as the Bible, philosophy and logic are completely rejected. ⁃ TN EditorWe believe in one Virus, the SARS-COV-2, the Almighty, destroyer of heaven and earth, that is all there is, seen and unseen.
  We believe in o
  
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• Uber can continue operating in London, judge says

  28-09-2020 12:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber has won the right to continue operating in London, a crucial market for the company.
  
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• Shares in China's biggest chipmaker fall after reports that it could lose access to US technology

  28-09-2020 12:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Shares in Chinese chipmaker SMIC fell 6% in Hong Kong on Monday on fears that it will soon lose access to key US technology.
  
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• Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic

  28-09-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A week of talks, panels and discussions seeks to counter an impression “that this talent pool just does not exist.”
  
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• Packers vs. Saints final score: Aaron Rodgers shines again as Green Bay topples New Orleans on 'SNF' - CBSSports.com

  28-09-2020 05:39 via news.google.com
  Packers vs. Saints final score: Aaron Rodgers shines again as Green Bay topples New Orleans on 'SNF'  CBSSports.comAaron Rodgers Shows Why He's One of the Best Ever  NFLAaron Rodgers Appears To Send Clear Message After Danica Breakup  The SpunDave Schroeder's 'Fast 5 Pack Facts': Packers at Saints  WBAYPackers vs. Saints score: Live updates, game stats, highlights as Aaron Rodgers battles Drew Brees on SNF  CBSSports.comView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• World leaders call for end to clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh - Al Jazeera English

  28-09-2020 05:06 via news.google.com
  World leaders call for end to clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh  Al Jazeera EnglishAzerbaijan, Armenia fight over disputed region as tanks destroyed, helicopters shot down  Fox NewsViolence Erupts Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Over Long-Disputed Region  NPRAzerbaijan and Armenia in heavy clashes on border region  Al Jazeera EnglishClashes break out between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed region  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Donald Trump steps up wild attacks on Joe Biden as first debate looms - The Guardian

  28-09-2020 04:41 via news.google.com
  Donald Trump steps up wild attacks on Joe Biden as first debate looms  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Packers vs. Saints score: Live updates, game stats, highlights as Aaron Rodgers battles Drew Brees on SNF - CBSSports.com

  28-09-2020 04:39 via news.google.com
  Packers vs. Saints score: Live updates, game stats, highlights as Aaron Rodgers battles Drew Brees on SNF  CBSSports.comSource - Green Bay Packers consider Davante Adams a game-time decision for Sunday night game  ESPNSaints need the Bold and Aggressive Sean Payton versus the Packers  Bear MavenPackers News: Davante Adams ‘pushing to play’ vs. Saints  Lombardi AvePackers vs. Saints score: Live updates, game stats, highlights TV and streaming in
  
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• South Point 400 | Official Site Of NASCAR - NASCAR

  28-09-2020 04:27 via news.google.com
  
  South Point 400 | Official Site Of NASCAR  NASCARNASCAR at Las Vegas live updates: Denny Hamlin wins Stage 1, breaks slump  Charlotte ObserverLate-race wrecks in Las Vegas | NASCAR Cup Series Extended Highlights  NASCARSouth Point extends deal with NASCAR  News3LVNASCAR at Las Vegas live race updates, results, highlights from the South Point 400  Sporting NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• BTS will release new album in November - CNN

  28-09-2020 04:27 via news.google.com
  BTS will release new album in November  CNNBTS to Release New Album, ‘BE (Deluxe Edition),’ in November  VarietyBTS Announce New Album 'BE (Deluxe Edition)' To Be Released in November  Showbiz Cheat SheetBTS Announce New Album ‘BE (Deluxe Edition)’  Rolling StoneBTS Announce New Album BE (Deluxe Edition)  PitchforkView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US coronavirus: 21 states are reporting increased Covid-19 cases as experts warn of fall surge - msnNOW

  28-09-2020 04:06 via news.google.com
  US coronavirus: 21 states are reporting increased Covid-19 cases as experts warn of fall surge  msnNOWFauci Sees Covid-19 Vaccines For Different Patients With Five In Final-Stage U.S. Trials  ForbesDr. Fauci Reveals 'Best Way to Get the Economy Back'  Yahoo LifestyleCzechs Limit Gatherings; US Case Rise in Line: Virus Update  msnNOWVirus and Fauci: 'Bridge' Treatments May Help Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Treatments  BloombergView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized following reported suicide attempt - CNN

  28-09-2020 03:58 via news.google.com
  Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized following reported suicide attempt  CNNFormer Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized after threatening self-harm: report | TheHill  The HillTrump's ex-campaign manager Brad Parscale detained after threatening to harm himself: report  Fox NewsFormer Trump campaign manager involuntarily committed, Fort Lauderdale police say  Miami HeraldDonald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale 'b
  
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• Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now

  28-09-2020 03:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A federal judge has partially granted TikTok's request for a temporary injunction against the Trump administration, blocking a US government ban on downloads of the app mere hours before the policy was set to take effect at midnight Eastern time.
  
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• Judge gives temporary reprieve to TikTok, allows U.S. downloads to continue

  28-09-2020 03:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  A second, more comprehensive ban that would halt U.S. companies from working with the short-form video app was not ruled on.
  
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• Trump campaign questions why Biden is 'silent' on anti-Catholic bigotry aimed at Amy Coney Barrett - Fox News

  28-09-2020 03:28 via news.google.com
  Trump campaign questions why Biden is 'silent' on anti-Catholic bigotry aimed at Amy Coney Barrett  Fox NewsPresident Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats threaten to slow down the process  CBS Evening NewsTrump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett faces 'White colonizer' attacks, other criticism from left, media  Fox NewsThe Importance of Amy Coney Barrett  The Wall Street JournalAmy Coney Barrett will sail through confirmation and other comment
  
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• Donald Trump’s TikTok Ban Halted With Just Hours Until It Went Into Effect - Deadline

  28-09-2020 03:05 via news.google.com
  Donald Trump’s TikTok Ban Halted With Just Hours Until It Went Into Effect  DeadlineJudge blocks Trump administration's ban on new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores  CNBCJudge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now  CNNShow me who bans TikTok and I'll show you your (future) allies | TheHill  The HillU.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US-China tensions put Kioxia’s $3.2bn IPO on ice - Financial Times

  28-09-2020 03:04 via news.google.com
  US-China tensions put Kioxia’s $3.2bn IPO on ice  Financial TimesKioxia Delays Plan for IPO, Sending Toshiba Shares Lower  msnNOWJapanese chipmaker Kioxia delays IPO amid US-China tensions  Nikkei Asian ReviewChip Maker Kioxia Calls Off $16 Billion IPO After Huawei Fallout  The Wall Street JournalKioxia Is Said to Delay Its Plan to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Showtime's The Comey Rule: Where You've Seen The Cast Before - CinemaBlend

  28-09-2020 03:00 via news.google.com
  Showtime's The Comey Rule: Where You've Seen The Cast Before  CinemaBlendShowtime's 'The Comey Rule' makes the former FBI director into 'the good guy' he never was  NBC News‘The Comey Rule’ Review: Showtime’s Limited Series Is Weak Melodrama and a Jarring Monster Movie  Yahoo EntertainmentThe Comey Rule makes the fatal mistake of thinking James Comey's intentions matter  The Week‘The Comey Rule’ Will Give You 2016 Election PTS
  
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• Time Travel Theoretically Possible Without Leading To Paradoxes, Researchers Say - NPR

  28-09-2020 02:44 via news.google.com
  Time Travel Theoretically Possible Without Leading To Paradoxes, Researchers Say  NPRA Physicist Has Come Up With Math That Makes 'Paradox-Free' Time Travel Plausible  ScienceAlertA physicist says new math proves paradox-free time travel is possible  SlashGearStudent-Teacher Duo Just Proved Time Travel Is Possible Without Any Paradox  India TimesTime travel paradox SOLVED: Physicist reveals time can heal itself  Daily ExpressView Full Coverage on
  
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• Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix welcome baby named River, in memory of his brother, director says - NJ.com

  28-09-2020 02:44 via news.google.com
  Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix welcome baby named River, in memory of his brother, director says  NJ.comJoaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara Reportedly Picked The Sweetest Name For Their Baby Boy  BuzzFeedRooney Mara Gives Birth, Welcomes 1st Child With Fiance Joaquin Phoenix  Us WeeklyJoaquin Phoenix Names Newborn Son After Late Brother River Phoenix!  Perez HiltonJoaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara Have "A Beautiful Son Called River," Says Director Viktor Kossak
  
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• Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

  28-09-2020 02:39
  The nearly 1 million people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 also have given the world a gift: a better understanding of how to treat the disease
  
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• Blackpink Announces New Single From 'The Album' - Billboard

  28-09-2020 02:34 via news.google.com
  Blackpink Announces New Single From 'The Album'  BillboardBLACKPINK Tease Their Upcoming Album With Exclusive Playlist on Spotify  Showbiz Cheat SheetBlackpink before the fame: the origins of Jennie, Rosé, Lisa and Jisoo  South China Morning PostBLACKPINK Is Doing a Livestream Event Ahead of 'The Album' Release  BillboardBLACKPINK announces ‘THE ALBUM’ event, shares teaser videos featuring Rosé and Lisa  NMEView Full Cove
  
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• Paulo Costa vows to return 'stronger' after title-fight loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 - MMA Junkie

  28-09-2020 02:26 via news.google.com
  Paulo Costa vows to return 'stronger' after title-fight loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253  MMA JunkieIsrael Adesanya vs Paulo Costa: Adesanya retains title with TKO win | UFC 253 Recap| CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQIsrael Adesanya retains UFC middleweight title with TKO of Paulo Costa  ESPNUFC 253: Israel Adesanya Octagon Interview | Improves to 20-0  UFC - Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipJan Blachowicz on Dominick Reyes: ‘I will knock him out in the s
  
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• U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start - NPR

  28-09-2020 02:23 via news.google.com
  U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start  NPRJudge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now  CNNJudge blocks Trump administration's ban on new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores  CNBCShow me who bans TikTok and I'll show you your (future) allies | TheHill  The HillTikTok download ban temporarily blocked by US judge in a blow to the Trump administration - Business Insider  Business InsiderView Full Coverage o
  
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• NFL Week 3 Scores - The New York Times

  28-09-2020 02:20 via news.google.com
  NFL Week 3 Scores  The New York TimesDallas Cowboys fall to Seattle Seahawks 38-31 in a wild one.  Blogging The BoysGame Recap: Cowboys Lose in Seattle, 38-31  DallasCowboys.comPhilip Rivers hits two milestones as Colts throttle Jets 36-7  NBC Sports - NFL32 things we learned from Week 3 of the 2020 NFL season  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump, Biden have one debate goal: Don't lose | TheHill - The Hill

  28-09-2020 01:26 via news.google.com
  Trump, Biden have one debate goal: Don't lose | TheHill  The HillHow Trump's base appeals have backfired  CNNBiden camp clapback: Trump’s best debate case ‘made in urine’  POLITICOWhen will 'Basement Biden' get in the game? | TheHill  The HillNo debate handshake for Biden, Trump. First presidential showdown adapts to Covid-19  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Donald Trump slams Democrats for brazenly attacking Amy Coney Barrett because she is a Catholic - Daily Mail

  28-09-2020 01:22 via news.google.com
  Donald Trump slams Democrats for brazenly attacking Amy Coney Barrett because she is a Catholic  Daily MailTrump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett faces 'White colonizer' attacks, other criticism from left, media  Fox NewsLawmakers gear up for Supreme Court confirmation fight  Washington PostThe Importance of Amy Coney Barrett  The Wall Street JournalLeslie Marshall: On Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett would threaten rights of millions of Americans 
  
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• Packers missing injured Davante Adams, Kenny Clark for showdown at Saints - Packers News

  28-09-2020 01:21 via news.google.com
  Packers missing injured Davante Adams, Kenny Clark for showdown at Saints  Packers NewsAaron Rodgers Appears To Send Clear Message After Danica Breakup  The SpunPackers and Saints tied at 27 after three  Packers.comPackers and Bears competing for NFC North as Vikings lose again  Lombardi AveDavante Adams and Kenny Clark inactive vs. Saints in Week 3  Acme Packing CompanyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pelosi begins mustering Democrats for possible House decision on presidency - POLITICO

  28-09-2020 01:17 via news.google.com
  Pelosi begins mustering Democrats for possible House decision on presidency  POLITICOPelosi believes coronavirus stimulus deal still possible as Democrats prepare new package  CNBCPelosi preparing for House to decide presidency if neither Trump or Biden win electoral college: report | TheHill  The HillSecond Stimulus Check Mired in Congress Six Months After Trump Signed First  NewsweekPelosi expresses hope deal can be reached with White House on COVID-19 r
  
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• Ireland Brexit panic: Taoiseach 'not optimistic' for UK-EU trade deal as talks on brink - Express

  28-09-2020 01:15 via news.google.com
  Ireland Brexit panic: Taoiseach 'not optimistic' for UK-EU trade deal as talks on brink  ExpressBrexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made, says CBI boss  BBC NewsBusiness leaders urge UK government to avoid no-deal Brexit  The GuardianBoost for Brexit talks after both sides make key concessions as deadline looms  Daily MailBrexit: Gove heads to Brussels as EU trade talks resume  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Boris Johnson promises to protect 30% of UK's land by 2030 - BBC News

  28-09-2020 01:01 via news.google.com
  
  Boris Johnson promises to protect 30% of UK's land by 2030  BBC NewsU.K. tightens COVID-19 restrictions as new cases surge  CBS NewsHow Sunak wooed the press and sparked intrigue over No 10 challenge  The GuardianEditorial: It is a bit much for Boris Johnson to lecture the world on how to deal with pandemics  The IndependentRishi Sunak has taken a stand against public opinion on opening up the economy  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Week 3 notes: Eagles running out of excuses for Carson Wentz, Dave Gettleman's hot seat, Josh Allen MVP, more - CBS Sports

  28-09-2020 00:42 via news.google.com
  Week 3 notes: Eagles running out of excuses for Carson Wentz, Dave Gettleman's hot seat, Josh Allen MVP, more  CBS SportsShould the Eagles bench Carson Wentz? Jalen Hurts, Nick Foles add intrigue to Philadelphia's QB question  Sporting NewsEagles-Bengals: Start time, channel, how to watch and stream  The Philadelphia InquirerAnother tough day for QB Carson Wentz, offense  PhiladelphiaEagles.comWeek 3 non-Eagles rooting guide  PhillyVoice.comView
  
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• Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI exclusively licensing GPT-3 to Microsoft

  28-09-2020 00:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn't seem to approve of Microsoft's deal with OpenAI — the research company he co-founded in 2015.
  
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• Wisconsin Democrats to organize Veep reunion in latest dig at Josh Gad's YouTube channel - The A.V. Club

  28-09-2020 00:29 via news.google.com
  Wisconsin Democrats to organize Veep reunion in latest dig at Josh Gad's YouTube channel  The A.V. Club'Seinfeld': Julia Louis-Dreyfus Cried and Demanded the 'Fat Elaine' Story Arch Be Removed  Showbiz Cheat SheetJulia Louis-Dreyfus Announces Virtual ‘Veep’ Reunion To Benefit Democratic Party  DeciderThe Veep Cast Is Reuniting to Support Former Veep Joe Biden  TV GuideJulia Louis-Dreyfus announces Veep reunion fundraiser  The Independ
  
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• NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark - Engadget

  28-09-2020 00:23 via news.google.com
  NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark  EngadgetWe Finally Know How Much Radiation There Is on The Moon, And It's Not Great News  ScienceAlertNASA's Bridenstine: We really are going to the lunar south pole | TheHill  The HillRadiation on the Moon Is Alarmingly High, Study Shows | IE  Interesting EngineeringNASA would really like it if you stared at the moon on Saturday night  MashableView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stock futures rise in overnight trading following a 4-week losing streak - CNBC

  28-09-2020 00:08 via news.google.com
  Stock futures rise in overnight trading following a 4-week losing streak  CNBCHow TV networks will make election projections in 2020  CNN1 Must-Have Investment If You're Worried About a Stock Market Crash  Motley FoolBonds Are Beating Stocks in Topsy-Turvy 2020  The Wall Street JournalWhat to expect from debate moderator Chris Wallace  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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