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• Aqueducts: How Ancient Rome Brought Water to Its People

  26-10-2020 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The water supply for up to 1 million residents of ancient Rome relied on the city's 11 aqueducts. And many more across the Roman empire used the technology.
  
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• Calif. Uber, Lyft measure could take toll on Asians, who are 1 in 3 drivers in Bay Area

  26-10-2020 21:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  “A lot of immigrant drivers just do whatever the company wants because we feel like we can’t do anything about it,” one driver in San Francisco said.
  
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• McDonald's social media person cries for help: I am more than just the McRib

  26-10-2020 19:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The McDonald's social media manager ignited a conversation on Twitter Friday, gathering people who run brand social accounts to vent and talk about mental health.
  
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• There's More to Technophobia Than the Fear of Technology

  26-10-2020 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pushback to new inventions and advancements has happened for centuries. Why haven't we learned our lesson?
  
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• Why Americans Fear They’re Playing Vaccine Roulette

  26-10-2020 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  If the 1976 Swine flu debacle and Polio’s Cutter incident didn’t sour Americans on vaccine safety, what did?
  
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• McDonald's social media person cries out for help and brands give a warm embrace

  26-10-2020 18:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The McDonald's social media manager ignited a conversation on Twitter Friday, gathering people who run brand social accounts to vent and talk about mental health.
  
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• Twitter launches 'pre-bunks' to get ahead of voting misinformation

  26-10-2020 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter will begin placing messages at the top of users’ feeds to pre-emptively debunk false information about voting by mail and election results.
  
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• Delta Airlines Has Banned 460 ‘Anti-Maskers’

  26-10-2020 16:55 via technocracy.news
  
  There are no laws or even FAA regulations that require airlines to enforce mandates to wear masks on flights. Rather, they obey arbitrary “guidelines” issued by a questionable quasi-federal agency, the CDC.
  The airlines are digging their own graves as passenger miles and economic conditions decline. ⁃ TN EditorIn a new memo, Delta Air Lines says it has banned more than 400 people from flying for not following the airline’s mask policy.
  “As of this week, we’ve
  
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• Technocrat Fauci: Now It’s Time For A National Mask Mandate

  26-10-2020 15:54 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats can flip-flop on their scientific crystal ball just as fast as any carpetbagger politician can read the political tea-leaves. The only reality they acknowledge is their own, and their goals justify the means to achieve them. ⁃ TN Editor
  Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate.
  “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott.
  Fauci, the director of the National Insti
  
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• Brave New Normal: Turning The World Into A Covid-Cult

  26-10-2020 15:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Regardless of your understanding of the Great Panic of 2020 (COVID-mania), there is little doubt that it has seriously messed with everyone’s psychological, mental and emotional states. Disjointed thinking, fractured reality, Hegelian Dialectic, group-think, etc., are hallmarks of today’s world. ⁃ TN EditorIn March, it was just a three-week lockdown, to flatten the curve so as not to overwhelm the NHS. The narrative has quickly evolved. It has progressed from what seemed a reas
  
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• Facebook launches cloud games but says Apple won’t allow it on iOS

  26-10-2020 14:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook announced on Monday the launch of cloud gaming on its desktop website and Android app.
  
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• Ant Group raises $34 billion in world's largest IPO

  26-10-2020 14:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jack Ma's Ant Group has just pulled off the biggest stock market listing in history.
  
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• Coronavirus live updates: El Paso County imposes curfew as hospitals and ICUs fill up - ABC News

  26-10-2020 13:59 via news.google.com
  
  Coronavirus live updates: El Paso County imposes curfew as hospitals and ICUs fill up  ABC NewsDr. Ashish Jha on rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S.  CBS This MorningCoronavirus live updates: U.S. hits record average daily high of 68,767 new cases  CNBCAs cases increase, US coronavirus deaths surpass 225,000  ABC NewsIllinois Sets Another Record With 6161 New Cases Of COVID-19  CBS ChicagoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Election live updates: Trump to stump across Pennsylvania, while Biden spends a day off the trail - The Washington Post

  26-10-2020 13:53 via news.google.com
  Election live updates: Trump to stump across Pennsylvania, while Biden spends a day off the trail  The Washington PostBiden says Trump can win because of 'how he plays'  CNNWhere will suburban women go after Trump?  The WeekLiz Peek: Biden's very bad week shakes up race against Trump  Fox NewsThe New York Post endorses President Donald J. Trump for re-election  New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Suspect arrested for allegedly abducting two daughters from home where two boys found dead - NBC News

  26-10-2020 13:24 via news.google.com
  Suspect arrested for allegedly abducting two daughters from home where two boys found dead  NBC NewsAuthorities find 2 abducted girls safe after 2 boys are killed  KAITAmber Alert canceled after 2 girls are found safe in Oklahoma  KCTV5 NewsSuspect in Leavenworth child abduction, double homicide in custody, yet to be charged  KSN-TVKansas man arrested with missing girls hours after boys found dead  True Crime DailyView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• The iPhone 12's ceramic shield screen is tough — but you can still break it

  26-10-2020 13:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Allstate tested the new iPhone 12 models' Ceramic Shield screen and found it to be the most durable smartphone display it ever tested — but it's not indestructible.
  
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• Facebook wants to add cloud games to its platform, but you won't find them on Apple devices

  26-10-2020 13:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook is diving further into games, and announced Monday that it has launched cloud gaming on its mobile and desktop platforms.
  
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• Ant Group sets new IPO record with $34 billion share sale

  26-10-2020 13:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jack Ma's Ant Group has just pulled off the biggest stock market listing in history.
  
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• Pope Francis appoints Wilton Gregory, first Black American cardinal - CBS News

  26-10-2020 13:22 via news.google.com
  Pope Francis appoints Wilton Gregory, first Black American cardinal  CBS NewsPope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st Black US prelate  Yahoo NewsWashington archbishop becomes first Black American cardinal  CBS NewsPope Francis still places heterosexual couples above LGBTQ people like me  The Washington PostPope's words on civil unions mean much, but LGBT Catholics deserve more  National Catholic ReporterView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dunkin' Brands, AstraZeneca, Hasbro & more - CNBC

  26-10-2020 13:18 via news.google.com
  Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dunkin' Brands, AstraZeneca, Hasbro & more  CNBCDunkin’ Brands Is in Talks to Sell Itself and Go Private  The New York TimesDunkin' Brands in talks to go private  CNNDunkin' Brands is discussing potential sale to Inspire Brands  CNBCGlobal Stocks Fall as Virus Cases Surge: Live Updates  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• OnePlus announces two new affordable Nord phones - The Verge

  26-10-2020 13:04 via news.google.com
  OnePlus announces two new affordable Nord phones  The VergeOnePlus Nord N10 5G and N100 announced, as two new super-cheap phones  TechRadarOnePlus expands Nord lineup with two new budget models  Android PoliceOnePlus Nord N100 specs leaked ahead of tomorrow's rumored launch  PocketnowThe budget OnePlus Nord N10 5G & N100 are official and coming to the US  PhoneArenaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook launches cloud games but says Apple won't allow it on iOS - CNBC

  26-10-2020 13:00 via news.google.com
  Facebook launches cloud games but says Apple won't allow it on iOS  CNBCFacebook takes its first small steps into the world of cloud gaming  The VergeFacebook leaps into cloud gaming, and the strategy is pretty laid-back  PolygonFacebook is rolling out a free cloud gaming service  EngadgetFacebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Top RAW Rumors: Randy Orton made a major blunder; Brock Lesnar to feud with former WWE Champion instead of originally planned opponent after return, and more (26th October) - Sportskeeda

  26-10-2020 12:41 via news.google.com
  Top RAW Rumors: Randy Orton made a major blunder; Brock Lesnar to feud with former WWE Champion instead of originally planned opponent after return, and more (26th October)  SportskeedaWWE Hell in a Cell results: Randy Orton becomes 14-time champion, Banks tops Bayley  ESPNWWE Hell in a Cell results: Drew McIntyre falls off the cell, Randy Orton wins WWE Championship  Wrestling News2020 WWE Hell in a Cell results, recap, grades: Two major title changes as Sasha Bank
  
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• Australia protests exams of women on Qatar flight after newborn discovered - NBC News

  26-10-2020 12:40 via news.google.com
  Australia protests exams of women on Qatar flight after newborn discovered  NBC NewsWomen on Qatar flight received 'inappropriate' treatment after abandoned baby found at Doha Airport  CNNWomen on Qatar Airways Flight Say They Were Strip-Searched  The New York TimesAustralia protests Qatar airport’s 'disturbing' exams of women passengers after finding abandoned newborn  USA TODAYFury after Qatar 'forcibly examined' women at airport  Yahoo N
  
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• Facebook eyeing tools used in Sri Lanka, Myanmar in case of election unrest in US: report | TheHill - The Hill

  26-10-2020 12:36 via news.google.com
  Facebook eyeing tools used in Sri Lanka, Myanmar in case of election unrest in US: report | TheHill  The HillFacebook Prepares Measures for Possible Election Unrest  The Wall Street JournalFacebook could slow down news feeds to curb civil unrest  New York Daily NewsFacebook Prepares Potential Emergency Measures for the Election: Report  New York MagazineFacebook planning ahead for potential unrest on Election day: report - Business Insider  Busin
  
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• Rare, 2-headed snake discovered by Florida house cat - Live Science

  26-10-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  
  Rare, 2-headed snake discovered by Florida house cat  Live Science
  
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• iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds - CNET

  26-10-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds  CNETAT&T thinks I'm not good enough for iPhone 12 and I think I'm insulted  ZDNetApple’s Massive iPhone 12 Pro Surprise Suddenly Confirmed  ForbesiPhone 12 Pro real-life speed test shows Apple’s secret upgrade in action  BGRThe iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR scanner can measure someone’s height  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Don’t expect the Steelers v. Ravens Week 8 game to get moved to SNF - Behind the Steel Curtain

  26-10-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  Don’t expect the Steelers v. Ravens Week 8 game to get moved to SNF  Behind the Steel CurtainThe Steelers Just Proved That They Are Very Much for Real  The RingerKovacevic: Steelers Titans column  DKPittsburghSports.comWhere do the Steelers stand in the AFC after Week 6? | Get Up  ESPNRobert Spillane earns his stripes with goal line stop on Derrick Henry  Behind the Steel CurtainView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Senate to vote on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to Supreme Court following all-night Senate session - USA TODAY

  26-10-2020 11:36 via news.google.com
  Senate to vote on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to Supreme Court following all-night Senate session  USA TODAYAmy Coney Barrett's first case as Supreme Court justice could be one that decides presidential election  Fox NewsSusan Collins says she is voting against Coney Barrett confirmation to be 'fair and consistent'  Fox NewsWe Were Clerks at the Supreme Court. Its Legitimacy Is Now in Question.  The New York TimesAmy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court conf
  
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• Microsoft quietly prepares to avoid spotlight under Biden - Reuters

  26-10-2020 11:06 via news.google.com
  Microsoft quietly prepares to avoid spotlight under Biden  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• AstraZeneca says its coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response among adults - CNBC

  26-10-2020 11:06 via news.google.com
  AstraZeneca says its coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response among adults  CNBC12-Year-Old is Youngest COVID-19 Vaccine Tester Ever  Inside EditionHealth Agency Halts Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold  The Wall Street JournalA COVID-19 vaccine is coming. Let's not fumble it  Los Angeles TimesIrish Examiner view: Reluctance to avail of vaccine bizarre and dangerous  Irish ExaminerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• House already won? Pelosi thinks so, and reaches for more - The Associated Press

  26-10-2020 11:03 via news.google.com
  
  House already won? Pelosi thinks so, and reaches for more  The Associated PressAOC won't say whether she'll support Pelosi for speaker  Fox NewsSecond coronavirus check: Negotiations continue; When could you receive a payment?  AL.comOcasio-Cortez Declines to Promise Support for Pelosi as Speaker, Will Back ‘Most Progressive Candidate’  Yahoo NewsPelosi says coronavirus relief agreement 'could happen' this week, accuses Republicans of moving go
  
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• Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Cardi B & More Potential Record-Setters at the 2020 American Music Awards - Billboard

  26-10-2020 11:02 via news.google.com
  Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Cardi B & More Potential Record-Setters at the 2020 American Music Awards  Billboard
  
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• Single Brain Region Links Depression, Anxiety and Heart Disease

  26-10-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Over-activity in a single brain region underlies multiple symptoms of stress-related disorders Targeting this region with ketamine only treats some of the symptoms The region...
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• Monday 4 am Tropical Update: Zeta almost a hurricane, moving northwest - WWLTV

  26-10-2020 11:00 via news.google.com
  Monday 4 am Tropical Update: Zeta almost a hurricane, moving northwest  WWLTVTropical Storm Zeta expected to strengthen into hurricane and make landfall on Gulf Coast  CBS NewsThe Weather Authority: More tropical rain for Alabama this week  Alabama's News LeaderTalking the Tropics With Mike: Strengthening Zeta aiming at Cancun  ActionNewsJax.comQuiet start to the week; tropical threat lurks for mid-week  KATC Lafayette NewsView Full Coverage on G
  
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• NASA to announce new discovery about the moon - WOODTV.com

  26-10-2020 10:40 via news.google.com
  NASA to announce new discovery about the moon  WOODTV.comNASA to Unveil 'Exciting' Moon Discovery at 9:30 pm IST Monday | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com  The Weather ChannelNASA to Announce "Exciting New Discovery" About the Moon Made by Airborne Observatory  SciTechDailyNASA reaches key milestone with US companies competing to provide moon landers  Fox BusinessNASA 'exciting new' moon discovery: Start time, how to li
  
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• Ariana Grande Takes Pole Position In U.K. Singles Chart Race - Billboard

  26-10-2020 10:38 via news.google.com
  Ariana Grande Takes Pole Position In U.K. Singles Chart Race  BillboardGuy Sebastian debuts at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart  The Music NetworkGuy Sebastian Dominates Australia’s Albums Chart With ‘T.R.U.T.H.’  BillboardTool's Maynard James Keenan Has a Not-So-Nice Message for Coronavirus Deniers  BillboardView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Attack Drones Dominating Tanks as Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Showcases the Future of War - The Daily Beast

  26-10-2020 09:56 via news.google.com
  Attack Drones Dominating Tanks as Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Showcases the Future of War  The Daily BeastTrump announces new Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict ceasefire brokered by US  Fox NewsTrump Says He'll Easily Solve Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Deserves Nobel Peace Prize  NewsweekAzerbaijan and Armenia trade accusations of breaking US-brokered truce  The GuardianNew fighting flares over Nagorno-Karabakh as Aliyev warns against Russian involvement &nbs
  
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• ’60 Minutes’ airs Trump interview cut short by president - Fox News

  26-10-2020 09:55 via news.google.com
  ’60 Minutes’ airs Trump interview cut short by president  Fox NewsThe 60 Minutes interview that President Trump cut short  CBS NewsLesley Stahl: Giant health care book in Trump interview had 'no comprehensive health care plan' | TheHill  The HillTrump's '60 Minutes' interview underscores America's ongoing manterrupter problem  NBCNews.comFact check: Trump makes at least 16 false or misleading claims to '60 Minutes'  CNNView Full Cover
  
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• Nasa spacecraft that picked up pieces of asteroid is leaking them into space as it returns home - The Independent

  26-10-2020 09:42 via news.google.com
  
  Nasa spacecraft that picked up pieces of asteroid is leaking them into space as it returns home  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• As Covid threat surges, Trump and Pence try 2 acts to save GOP ticket - POLITICO

  26-10-2020 09:30 via news.google.com
  As Covid threat surges, Trump and Pence try 2 acts to save GOP ticket  POLITICOWhite House signals defeat in pandemic as coronavirus outbreak roils Pence’s office  The Washington PostThe Barrett Vote: There’s Not a Good Reason for Mike Pence to Preside Over It  National Review‘We’re not going to control the pandemic’: White House chief’s comments undermine Trump’s message  POLITICOPresident Trump Holds Rally in NH
  
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• Widespread uncertainty over what US election means for worldwide stocks - Fox Business

  26-10-2020 09:22 via news.google.com
  Widespread uncertainty over what US election means for worldwide stocks  Fox BusinessAsian shares subdued as S&P slips, virus surges  Investing.comStock market live updates: Futures decline, Covid-19 cases surge  CNBCDow tumbles 300 points on rising COVID-19 cases, stimulus limbo  Fox BusinessStocks dip on surging virus cases, stimulus doubts  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s $21 billion wealth could attract record-high inheritance taxes - SamMobile

  26-10-2020 07:05 via news.google.com
  Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s $21 billion wealth could attract record-high inheritance taxes  SamMobileLee Kun-hee, who made South Korea's Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78  ReutersSamsung's billionaire chairman died on Sunday. He once counted Warren Buffett as a shareholder | Markets  Business Insider[ED] Samsung after Lee's death  Korea TimesSamsung affiliates' shares rise after Lee's death sparks hopes of shake-up | Business News  
  
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• COVID-19 Can Make Patients' Immune Systems Attack Their Own Bodies, Study Shows - ScienceAlert

  26-10-2020 06:19 via news.google.com
  COVID-19 Can Make Patients' Immune Systems Attack Their Own Bodies, Study Shows  ScienceAlertWhy we need a range of treatments for coronavirus (Covid-19) | Wellcome  Wellcome TrustOPINION | Is reaching zero Covid-19 possible?  Health24Coronavirus: Can mouthwash kill COVID-19?  Deseret NewsCOVID-19 incubation period potentially much longer than previously thought  News-Medical.NetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Chileans Vote to Change Dictatorship-Era Constitution - The Wall Street Journal

  26-10-2020 05:50 via news.google.com
  
  Chileans Vote to Change Dictatorship-Era Constitution  The Wall Street Journal'Rebirth': Chileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet's constitution  Guardian News‘An End to the Chapter of Dictatorship’: Chileans Vote to Draft a New Constitution  The New York TimesChileans vote for new constitution, leaving behind relic of Pinochet's brutal legacy  NBC NewsChile: millions head to polls in referendum on constitutional reform  The Guar
  
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• South Korea continues giving flu shots despite 48 deaths - New York Daily News

  26-10-2020 05:21 via news.google.com
  South Korea continues giving flu shots despite 48 deaths  New York Daily NewsSingapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths  WIONSouth Korea urges people to get flu vaccinations despite death tolls  Reuters IndiaSouth Korea Resumes Flu Shots as Deaths Following Vaccination Rise to 59  NewsweekMoon says expanding flu shots needed with no link found with recent deaths  The Korea HeraldView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NFL Week 7 updates, scores and news – The Athletic - The Athletic

  26-10-2020 05:18 via news.google.com
  
  NFL Week 7 updates, scores and news – The Athletic  The AthleticSeattle Seahawks collapse, lose 37-34 in overtime thriller to Arizona Cardinals  Field GullsRussell Wilson Can Score At Will w/ TD Pass to Lockett  NFLRapid Reaction: Another Roller Coaster Game Ends With Seahawks' First Loss  Seahawks.comSeahawks at Cardinals: 4th Quarter game thread  Field GullsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Water, Energy and Land Insecurity Made Worse by Globalized Economy

  26-10-2020 05:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy, and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing,...
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• Aspirin Use Significantly Reduces Risk of Death in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

  26-10-2020 04:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Hospitalized patients who were taking daily aspirin had lower risk of ICU admission, ventilation, and dying from SARS-CoV-2 virus. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking...
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• Poop Is Full of Secrets: DNA in Fringe-Lipped Bat Poop Reveals Unexpected Eating Habits

  26-10-2020 03:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets and is particularly useful for understanding nocturnal or rare species....
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