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• Ousted WeWork CEO invests in 'future of living' startup Alfred

  14-10-2020 23:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One year ago, WeWork was getting bailed out by SoftBank after a disastrous attempt at going public that resulted in the ouster of its CEO and cofounder Adam Neumann.But it appears Neumann doesn't intend to stray far from real estate. Neumann's family office -- 166 2nd LLC -- has led a $42 million investment round in Alfred, a startup that works with residential buildings to provide a concierge-like services for residents, according to a spokesperson for Alfred.
  
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• Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year

  14-10-2020 23:46
  
  US Scientists calculate that Earth hit its warmest September on record last month
  
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• Smartphone voting is the security 'equivalent of curing cancer,' expert says

  14-10-2020 21:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Plenty of election work is computerized, but online voting risks centralizing a system that is secure in large part due to its "clunky" nature.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches first test of its tourism spaceship in a year

  14-10-2020 20:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Blue Origin, the rocket venture founded by Jeff Bezos, launched its space tourism rocket from its West Texas test site to the edge of Earth's atmosphere on Tuesday, marking the first test flight of the rocket in nearly a year.
  
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• How investigators found a jet engine under Greenland's ice sheet

  14-10-2020 20:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Four hours into a September 2017 Air France flight 66 from Paris to Los Angeles, one of the aircraft's four engines spontaneously exploded. "IS THERE A PROBLEM," read the message from air traffic controllers to the pilots. The plane, with over 500 people onboard, was flying four thousand feet below its previous altitude and, indeed, there was a problem. The front portion of an engine had fallen off, plummeting more than seven miles to the frozen Greenland ice sheet below.
  
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• The shocking Twitter hack this summer started with a tech support scam, New York regulators allege

  14-10-2020 19:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The hackers who took over a number of high profile Twitter accounts, including those belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk, for several hours this summer gained entry into Twitter's internal systems simply by posing as company IT officials making a support call, according to an investigative report Wednesday by New York regulators.
  
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• What the Bog Bodies of Europe Tell Us About Ancient Cultures

  14-10-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Peat bogs naturally preserve human remains, sometimes for thousands of years. The artifacts give archaeologists a rich source of information to understand how ancient people lived.
  
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• Shocking Twitter hack this summer started with tech support scam, New York regulators allege

  14-10-2020 18:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The hackers who took over a number of high profile Twitter accounts, including those belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk, for several hours this summer gained entry into Twitter's internal systems simply by posing as company IT officials making a support call, according to an investigative report Wednesday by New York regulators.
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Live updates - CNN

  14-10-2020 18:40 via news.google.com
  Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Live updates  CNNHarris presses Barrett over Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare  Yahoo NewsSally Pipes: Barrett hearing puts spotlight on ObamaCare — Trump health care achievements get scant attention  Fox NewsBarrett’s refusal to recuse on the election is disqualifying  The Washington PostThe GOP's bad faith SCOTUS diversions  The WeekView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Evidence of Link Between Blood Type & COVID-19 Susceptibility

  14-10-2020 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Individuals with blood type O may have lowest risk of infection; individuals with A and AB may have increased risk of severe clinical outcomes. Two...
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• iPhone 12 and 12 Pro 5G: Apple unveils super-speedy new phone lineup - CNET

  14-10-2020 17:55 via news.google.com
  iPhone 12 and 12 Pro 5G: Apple unveils super-speedy new phone lineup  CNETiPhone 12 - The iPhone is New Again  Unbox TherapyApple makes 5G iPhone seem like a good value, which could be a huge signal boost  MarketWatchIs iPhone 12's 5G feature enough to get consumers to upgrade?  CNBC TelevisionApple Arcade offers 3-month free trial with new Apple device purchase  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Shockingly, the 'Monster Hunter' movie trailer is full of giant beasts - Engadget

  14-10-2020 17:44 via news.google.com
  
  Shockingly, the 'Monster Hunter' movie trailer is full of giant beasts  EngadgetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Novel Quantum Circuit Calculates Fourier Transform Faster and More Efficiently

  14-10-2020 17:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists design a novel quantum circuit that calculates the fast Fourier transform, an indispensable tool in all fields of engineering. The Fourier transform is a...
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• Shocking Twitter hack this summer started with tech support scam, New York regulators allegeTwitter hack this summer started with tech support scam, New York regulators allege

  14-10-2020 17:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The hackers who took over Twitter accounts belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk for several hours this summer gained entry into Twitter's internal systems simply by posing as company IT officials making a support call, according to an investigative report Wednesday by New York regulators.
  
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• UK Paves Way For Smart Meters To Directly Control Home Appliances

  14-10-2020 17:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Absolute control over energy distribution and consumption is a core doctrine of Technocracy and England is upgrading their Smart Meters to allow direct shut-off access to all appliances in consumers’ homes. America is largely equipped to do this as well. ⁃ TN EditorThe Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected.
  A series of ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy
  
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• How Regional Personality Differences Divide America

  14-10-2020 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Where you live shapes who you are — to an extent. These subtle differences might add up and influence everything from politics to pandemic outcomes.
  
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• Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher - The New York Times

  14-10-2020 17:24 via news.google.com
  Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher  The New York TimesAmy Cooper made second 911 call about Black birdwatcher in Central Park, prosecutors say  CNNWhite woman who called 911 on Black birdwatcher made 2nd call claiming assault  Yahoo NewsCentral Park 'Karen' case: Details of previously unheard second 911 call revealed  New York Post Amy Cooper, Woman In Viral Central Park Confrontation, Appears In Court For Arraignment &n
  
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• Download Google Camera 8.0 from the Pixel 5 on other Pixel phones - XDA Developers

  14-10-2020 17:15 via news.google.com
  Download Google Camera 8.0 from the Pixel 5 on other Pixel phones  XDA DevelopersGoogle Pixel 5 review: new phone, old tricks  The VergePixel 5 review: Great camera, but underwhelming against the competition  CNETGoogle Pixel 5 Review – A flagship chip isn’t needed for a flagship phone  XDA DevelopersPixel 4a 5G review: The forgotten middle child is a better deal than the Pixel 5  Android PoliceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Carolina Panthers enter enhanced coronavirus protocol after Falcons DT tests positive - ESPN

  14-10-2020 17:15 via news.google.com
  Carolina Panthers enter enhanced coronavirus protocol after Falcons DT tests positive  ESPNFalcons vs Vikings Week 6 picks and predictions  CoversHow Many Wins Does Mike Zimmer Need to Keep His Job?  Zone CoverageRaheem Morris' message to 0-5 Falcons: 'Force your will' to 'win football games' - Atlanta Falcons Blog- ESPN  ESPNAtlanta Falcons head coaching search: Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy  The FalcoholicView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NFL Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 6: Tight ends - NFL.com

  14-10-2020 17:11 via news.google.com
  
  NFL Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 6: Tight ends  NFL.com
  
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• Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride - Nature.com

  14-10-2020 17:05 via news.google.com
  Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride  Nature.comPhysicists Discover First Room-Temperature Superconductor  Quanta MagazineFirst room-temperature superconductor reported  Ars TechnicaFinally, a Room-Temperature Superconductor  The New York TimesVolume 586 Issue 7829, 15 October 2020  Nature.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New MIT Solar-Powered System Efficiently Extracts Drinkable Water From “Dry” Air

  14-10-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have significantly boosted the output from a system...
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• OnePlus 8T announced with 65W fast charging and a 120Hz display for $749 - The Verge

  14-10-2020 16:47 via news.google.com
  OnePlus 8T announced with 65W fast charging and a 120Hz display for $749  The VergeOnePlus 8T Review  EngadgetOnePlus 8T, This is the Full Review  Droid LifeOnePlus 8T Review: One of the Best Phones You Shouldn't Buy  Digital TrendsOnePlus 8T Review: The T upgrade that makes sense  XDA DevelopersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Clean Energy’ Is Dirtier, More Expensive And Destructive Of The Environment

  14-10-2020 16:43 via technocracy.news
  
  Alternative ‘clean’ energy has been an intentional disaster for the planet, costing taxpayers trillions while disrupting inexpensive and reliable energy sources like natural gas, coal and oil. This is a must-read report to understand the facts of the matter. ⁃ TN EditorA meticulous new review published in the scientific journal, Energies, conducted by a team of Irish and US-based researchers including CERES researchers, raises surprising and unsettling quest
  
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• Portland protest shooter killed by cops in Lacey had gun in pocket - KOMO News

  14-10-2020 16:40 via news.google.com
  Portland protest shooter killed by cops in Lacey had gun in pocket  KOMO NewsHow a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist in Portland  The New York TimesNew eyewitness accounts: Feds didn’t identify themselves before firing on Portland antifa shooting suspect  OPB NewsOfficers fired more than 30 rounds at Michael Reinoehl, who was found with gun in pocket, investigation shows  OregonLivePolice who killed Portland shooting suspect fired fast, nearl
  
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• Should Jets hold Le’Veon Bell until the trade deadline? - NBC Sports - NFL

  14-10-2020 16:33 via news.google.com
  Should Jets hold Le’Veon Bell until the trade deadline?  NBC Sports - NFLSource - New York Jets trying to trade Le'Veon Bell  ESPNMiami Dolphins must replace DT Davon Godchaux  South Florida Sun SentinelAdam Gase says he might give up play-calling duties  New York Daily NewsLe'Veon Bell's ugly ending with Jets raises serious questions - New York Jets Blog- ESPN  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets - The Wall Street Journal

  14-10-2020 16:31 via news.google.com
  
  Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets  The Wall Street JournalStarbucks announces new diversity targets, links executive compensation to hitting goals  Yahoo FinanceStarbucks pledges to have 30% of corporate workforce identify as a minority by 2025  CNBCStarbucks to tie executive pay to diversity goals as it announces mentorship program, anti-bias training requirements  USA TODAYStarbucks pledges to have 30 percent of corporate employees i
  
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• How long is Amazon Prime Day 2020 - and the deals to get on the last day of the sale - TechRadar

  14-10-2020 16:16 via news.google.com
  
  How long is Amazon Prime Day 2020 - and the deals to get on the last day of the sale  TechRadarThese are the best Amazon Prime Day 2020 deals to shop under $50  USA TODAYHere are the best tech deals of Amazon Prime Day 2020  CNN4K TV deals: 7 of the best Prime sales on displays from Samsung, LG, TCL and more  TechRadarAmazon Fire HD 8 deals: Save a huge 50% in this top Prime Day tablet bargain  T3 (Australia)View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Airline Travel Goes Wild On Surveillance During ‘Pandemic’

  14-10-2020 16:16 via technocracy.news
  
  Airlines and governments are equally complicit in the total surveillance of travelers because they must carefully coordinate to operate airports owned by the government. Together, they are turning the world into a surveillance dystopia like China.
  This is no surprise because the full name of the facial recognition software creator that has offices around the world is dormakaba China Ltd. ⁃ TN EditorA recent IFSEC Global study gave the world a glimpse into a dystopian COVID-1
  
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• Small gatherings causing new COVID-19 infections, CDC director warns | TheHill - The Hill

  14-10-2020 16:14 via news.google.com
  Small gatherings causing new COVID-19 infections, CDC director warns | TheHill  The HillThe US is seeing a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Small household gatherings are helping drive it, CDC chief says  CNNWhy was it news that scientists finally confirmed airborne transmission of coronavirus?  The Dallas Morning NewsCovid-19 Death Rate Has Fallen, But Experts Caution Virus Is Not Milder  CBS BostonCDC Chief Warns COVID Could Be in Your Home  Yahoo
  
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• Dow Jones Today, Stocks Rise As Goldman Sachs Tops Analyst Views; Netflix Rallies On Target Hike - Investor's Business Daily

  14-10-2020 15:59 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Today, Stocks Rise As Goldman Sachs Tops Analyst Views; Netflix Rallies On Target Hike  Investor's Business DailyDow falls 200 points after Mnuchin throws cold water on hope for a stimulus deal before election  CNBCNasdaq Holds, S&P 500 Drops and Dollar Rallies: Stimulus, GDP and Trade Wars  DailyFXCORRECTED-US STOCKS-Wall Street dips on vaccine delay, fading stimulus optimism  ReutersDow Jones Futures Reverse Lower, Goldman Sachs Surges On E
  
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• Where do Altuve's yips rank among Dusty Baker's many October disasters? - theScore

  14-10-2020 15:57 via news.google.com
  
  Where do Altuve's yips rank among Dusty Baker's many October disasters?  theScoreHouston Astros 2B Jose Altuve's case of the yips sparks Tampa Bay Rays' ALCS Game 3 win  ESPNRays vs Astros MLB playoffs picks for October 14  CoversRays dazzle with defense, score five in 6th in win | Rays-Astros Game 3 Highlights 10/13/20  MLBThe Tampa Bay Rays are one win away from the World Series  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Bachelorette' front-runner Dale Moss reacts to Clare Crawley: 'I felt that' - Page Six

  14-10-2020 15:56 via news.google.com
  'Bachelorette' front-runner Dale Moss reacts to Clare Crawley: 'I felt that'  Page SixBachelor Nation’s Luke Parker Ordered to Pay Producers $100,000 for Breaching Contract  Yahoo Entertainment‘The Bachelorette’ Premiere Recap: The Game Is Rigged  The RingerClare Crawley's journey on 'The Bachelorette' 'doesn't end well'  CNN'The Bachelorette' Was Just Another Reminder That We're In A Pandemic  The FederalistView Full Coverage o
  
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• You can soon drive a real-life Mario Kart around your home using the Nintendo Switch

  14-10-2020 15:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nintendo has dreamed up a new way for Mario Kart fans to race each other.
  
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• Bill Gates: 'I was naive at Microsoft,' didn't realize success would bring antitrust scrutiny - CNBC

  14-10-2020 15:55 via news.google.com
  Bill Gates: 'I was naive at Microsoft,' didn't realize success would bring antitrust scrutiny  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Immune System’s Response to COVID-19 Was Just Revealed by Scientists Who Discovered SARS

  14-10-2020 15:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In this study, which was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, researchers used sequencing to characterize the immune system of patients who survive...
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• Virginia governor reacts to alleged kidnapping plot - CNN

  14-10-2020 15:41 via news.google.com
  Virginia governor reacts to alleged kidnapping plot  CNNFBI agent: Suspects wanted to take Whitmer out on boat and leave her in Lake Michigan  Detroit Free PressMilitias targeting Michigan and Virginia governors show rise of 'boogaloo' violence  Yahoo NewsGroup charged in Michigan governor kidnap plot discussed targeting Virginia governor, FBI agent says  CNN3 men signed up, trained, plotted ways to kill Michigan Gov. Whitmer, according to FBI testimony&nb
  
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• Greek court imposes jail terms on far-right Golden Dawn leaders - CNN

  14-10-2020 15:38 via news.google.com
  Greek court imposes jail terms on far-right Golden Dawn leaders  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe - Crux Now

  14-10-2020 15:31 via news.google.com
  Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe  Crux NowVatican: Italian woman arrested in fraud scandal  BBC News'Cardinal's woman' arrested in Italy after 500,000-euro payment  Yahoo! VoicesReports: Analyst linked to Cardinal Becciu is arrested  Catholic Review of BaltimoreVatican Financial Scandal Takes New Twist With Arrest Of Associate Of Cardinal  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump and Biden to hold dueling town halls after canceled debate - The Guardian

  14-10-2020 15:24 via news.google.com
  Trump and Biden to hold dueling town halls after canceled debate  The GuardianCovid crisis colors Wisconsin race  POLITICOBiden leads Trump by 17 points as election race enters final stage  The GuardianBiden Is Not Out of the Woods  The New York TimesWhy do Republicans still work for Trump? Especially when the White House is a COVID hotspot?  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Find Neurochemicals – Dopamine and Serotonin – Have Unexpectedly Profound Roles in the Human Brain

  14-10-2020 15:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognition. In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals —...
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• Russian-US crew launches on fast track to the space station

  14-10-2020 15:02
  
  A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours
  
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• New online dashboard tracks coronavirus cases in Maine schools - WMTW Portland

  14-10-2020 14:44 via news.google.com
  New online dashboard tracks coronavirus cases in Maine schools  WMTW PortlandMaine reports 47 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths  Press Herald“Time to winterize and immunize,” says head of Maine CDC  WABINew information released about ongoing coronavirus outbreaks in Maine  WGMEMaine reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, none from exposure to ice hockey referee  Press HeraldView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'It's extremely problematic': Republicans inject new chaos into 2020 election with unauthorized ballot dropboxes in California - CNN

  14-10-2020 14:37 via news.google.com
  'It's extremely problematic': Republicans inject new chaos into 2020 election with unauthorized ballot dropboxes in California  CNNControversy In California Over Republican-Installed Unofficial Ballot Boxes | NBC Nightly News  NBC NewsHow to Look for Official Drop Boxes in California  The New York TimesEditorial: California Republicans have met the enemy of election security, and it is them  San Francisco ChronicleEditorial: Voter beware. Fake ballot boxes
  
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• Is the COVID-19 Pandemic a Traumatic Stressor?

  14-10-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Have worries and experiences around COVID-19 caused a rise in PTSD?
  
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• Russia calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh - The Guardian

  14-10-2020 14:14 via news.google.com
  Russia calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh  The GuardianThe conflict we can't ignore  CNNKarabakh war leaves civilians shell-shocked and bitter  BBC NewsCheap drones from China, Turkey and Israel are fueling conflicts like Armenia and Azerbaijan's  NBCNews.comAzerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh is not disputed territory  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• High-Energy Signals From Extragalactic Stars Connect Optical Atomic Clocks Across Earth for the First Time

  14-10-2020 14:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Transportable radio telescopes could provide global high-precision comparisons of the best atomic clocks. Using radio telescopes observing distant stars, scientists have connected optical atomic clocks...
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• FDA reportedly found quality-control lapses at Eli Lilly plant making COVID-19 drug - New York Post

  14-10-2020 13:58 via news.google.com
  FDA reportedly found quality-control lapses at Eli Lilly plant making COVID-19 drug  New York Post U.S. pauses Eli Lilly's trial of a coronavirus antibody treatment over safety concerns  CNBCTufts doctor on vaccine trials, treatments being halted  WCVB Channel 5 BostonEli Lilly pauses COVID-19 antibody trial, stock slides  Fox BusinessBill Gates on Eli Lilly pausing antibody trial due to safety concerns  CNBC TelevisionView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Fans clap back after Billie Eilish is body shamed for photo showing 'what's underneath baggy clothes' - cosmopolitan.com

  14-10-2020 13:50 via news.google.com
  Fans clap back after Billie Eilish is body shamed for photo showing 'what's underneath baggy clothes'  cosmopolitan.comBillie Eilish Body Shaming Video Goes Viral As Singer Responds to Trolls  NewsweekEvery time Billie Eilish ditched her baggy outfits for tight clothes  Page SixNo Time to Die director discusses choosing Billie Eilish for the theme song  GamesRadar+Billie Eilish fans blast body-shamers after release of photo  RADIO.COMView Full Co
  
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• The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals in just 20 years, study says - NBC News

  14-10-2020 13:42 via news.google.com
  
  The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals in just 20 years, study says  NBC NewsAustralia's Great Barrier Reef might lose ability to recover from warming  ReutersThe Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals within 3 decades  CNNHalf of the Great Barrier Reef's corals have been killed by climate change since 1995, scientists say  CBS NewsThe 'Severe Ramifications' of Climate Change on the Great Barrier Reef Are Clearer Than Ever  GizmodoV
  
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