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• Eli Lilly arthritis drug wins emergency approval for COVID-19 use - Al Jazeera English

  19-11-2020 23:57 via news.google.com
  Eli Lilly arthritis drug wins emergency approval for COVID-19 use  Al Jazeera EnglishWHO tells doctors not to use Gilead's remdesivir as a coronavirus treatment, splitting with FDA  CNBCWHO Advises Doctors Not to Use Gilead's Remdesivir for Covid-19  msnNOWWHO recommends against using remdesivir to treat Covid-19  CNNCoronavirus - The Latest: How promising is Remdesivir?  The TelegraphView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Massive tween game Roblox files for IPO

  19-11-2020 23:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Popular tween gaming platform Roblox filed to go public on Thursday. The company declined an interview, citing a quiet period.
  
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• Putting 'Wonder Woman 1984' on HBO Max Is a Smart Move - WIRED

  19-11-2020 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  Putting 'Wonder Woman 1984' on HBO Max Is a Smart Move  WIREDHBO Max and the Future of DC's Extended Universe  Hollywood ReporterCan AT&T Teach Disney a New Trick?  Motley FoolRob Black’s Winners & Losers: Wonder Woman’s HBO Max debut  KRON4Marvel Is Still Not Considering A Disney+ Debut For BLACK WIDOW Despite WONDER WOMAN 1984 Heading To HBO Max  CBM (Comic Book Movie)View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Prince Charles and Camilla’s popularity at ‘risk’ over The Crown - expert - Daily Express

  19-11-2020 23:33 via news.google.com
  Prince Charles and Camilla’s popularity at ‘risk’ over The Crown - expert  Daily ExpressAs ‘The Crown’ tackles recent history with Princess Diana, the show hits a nerve  The Washington PostWhy This Season of the Crown Is So Controversial  VogueCamilla Parker-Bowles Is My New Fashion Obsession  TownandCountrymag.comThe Most Controversial Royal Fashion Moments of All Time  MarieClaire.comView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Gordon Hayward reportedly opting out of $34M with Celtics, Knicks rumored destination - ProBasketballTalk

  19-11-2020 23:31 via news.google.com
  Gordon Hayward reportedly opting out of $34M with Celtics, Knicks rumored destination  ProBasketballTalkBoston Celtics' Gordon Hayward opts out, will be free agent  ESPNBoston Celtics select Aaron Nesmith with the 14th overall pick | 2020 NBA Draft | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQKnicks interested in Gordon Hayward after $34 million opt out  New York Post Payton Pritchard bet on himself by returning for senior season at Oregon, the kid from West Linn won, dr
  
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• Bishop tells Catholics not to jump on 'vaccine bandwagon’ - Los Angeles Times

  19-11-2020 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Bishop tells Catholics not to jump on 'vaccine bandwagon’  Los Angeles TimesOxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shows robust immune response among older adults  CNBCCoronavirus vaccine: Astrazeneca and Oxford University release phase 2 data  Yahoo FinanceAmerica's health depends on how fast and well we distribute the COVID vaccine: Researchers  USA TODAYOnly 58 per cent of Australians plan to receive vaccine, survey finds  Sky News AustraliaVi
  
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• House progressives tout their growing numbers in the chamber at climate rally | TheHill - The Hill

  19-11-2020 23:24 via news.google.com
  House progressives tout their growing numbers in the chamber at climate rally | TheHill  The HillAOC and squad rally outside DNC to pressure Biden into embracing Green New Deal  Fox NewsSenior Biden adviser set for key role has ties to oil and gas, climate activists warn  The GuardianYoung conservatives won't back down from the climate conversation under Biden | TheHill  The HillBiden’s win will make America green again | Opinion  nj.comVie
  
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• GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range

  19-11-2020 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years
  
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• Vibrations of coronavirus proteins may play a role in infection - Phys.org

  19-11-2020 23:02 via news.google.com
  Vibrations of coronavirus proteins may play a role in infection  Phys.orgHow long will a vaccine protect us from COVID? Maybe years, study finds  WCNCSuperspreader events key driver in Covid-19 pandemic  RFIMake the necessary sacrifices to avoid an unimaginable catastrophe  Seattle TimesCovid-19 carriers 'most infectious earlier on'  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Model Y reliability woes put Tesla near bottom of Consumer Reports rating

  19-11-2020 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Consumer Reports gave the Tesla Model Y SUV a "not recommended" rating because of significant reliability problems, dragging the brand to near the bottom of the magazine's industry-wide reliability ranking.
  
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• Former CDC director criticizes new study that raises doubt about wearing masks | TheHill - The Hill

  19-11-2020 22:18 via news.google.com
  Former CDC director criticizes new study that raises doubt about wearing masks | TheHill  The HillWe Need to Talk About That Danish 'Masks Don't Work' Study  LifehackerArticle How Much Does Wearing a Mask Protect You?  WebMDNo easy answers as we battle through a pandemic | In Focus  Enumclaw Courier-HeraldHere's How to Think About the Danish Mask Study  MedPage TodayView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Walmart PS5 and Xbox Series X restock was a nightmare (yes, again) - SlashGear

  19-11-2020 22:17 via news.google.com
  The Walmart PS5 and Xbox Series X restock was a nightmare (yes, again)  SlashGearThis black PS5 controller is a custom job but it looks good enough for shelves  GamesradarPlayStation 5 Review  Den of Geek5 Things The PS5 Can Do That You Will Probably Overlook  GLITCHEDSome Amazon UK customers report receiving kitchen appliances instead of PS5 pre-orders  Video Games ChronicleView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The surprising reason why Apple was so gung-ho about its 5G iPhone

  19-11-2020 21:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Verizon and Apple are teaming up on another sales pitch for the 5G iPhone 12 — and this time, they're aiming at business customers.
  
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• BuzzFeed acquires HuffPost as digital media companies join forces

  19-11-2020 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The merger follows other similar partnerships in the media industry as companies such as Vice Media, which acquired Refinery29 in a $400 million deal.
  
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• Inside LaMelo and LaVar Ball's lavish NBA Draft night party - New York Post

  19-11-2020 20:37 via news.google.com
  Inside LaMelo and LaVar Ball's lavish NBA Draft night party  New York Post NBA draft: Our experts' A grades and bold predictions  ESPNLaVar Ball once said he'd beat Michael Jordan one-on-one. Can challenge now become a reality?  USA TODAYBoise State basketball: Jessup’s jaw may have dropped  KTVB.comJames Wiseman is a future All-Star and might be Rookie of the Year! - Kendrick Perkins | The Jump  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• H.I.V. Death Rates Fell by Half 2010-2018, C.D.C. Says - The New York Times

  19-11-2020 20:27 via news.google.com
  
  H.I.V. Death Rates Fell by Half 2010-2018, C.D.C. Says  The New York TimesU.S. HIV death rate dropped by roughly half between 2010 and 2018  AxiosMMWR: Deaths Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection – United States, 2010-2018  AIDS.gov blogHIV-Related Death Rate Drops by Half in Seven Years  POZView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching

  19-11-2020 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew says riding the Dragon capsule into orbit beats NASA's old shuttles and Russia's spacecraft
  
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• Facebook says it's getting better at using AI to take down hate speech

  19-11-2020 19:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook has spent years building and deploying artificial intelligence to stamp out hate speech on its massive social network. The company says it's now using the technology to proactively spot nearly 95% of such content that it takes down. That remaining 5%, however, may be tricky to resolve.
  
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• Famed Arecibo Radio Telescope to be Decommissioned After Cable Failures

  19-11-2020 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Engineers have concluded Arecibo Observatory cannot be safely repaired after the failure of two cables.
  
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• Here are the 10 most hackable passwords, see if yours made the list - NBC2 News

  19-11-2020 18:55 via news.google.com
  Here are the 10 most hackable passwords, see if yours made the list  NBC2 NewsYes, people are still using '123456' and 'password' as their password  CNNIf you see your password on this list, change it as soon as possible  BGRMost common password of 2020  FOX 4 NowChances are your passwords are absolutely terrible  TechRadarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple to pay $113 million over deliberately slowing down iPhones

  19-11-2020 18:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple has agreed to pay millions of dollars to 34 states over its controversial previous practice of deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend their battery life.
  
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• UN climate chief: pledges by big polluters boost Paris hopes

  19-11-2020 17:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.N.’s top climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world’s top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions have boosted hopes of meeting the Paris accord's ambitious goals
  
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• Super Bowl will go cashless this year as NFL cuts deal with Visa

  19-11-2020 17:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Super Bowl will go cashless this year as NFL cuts deal with Visa
  
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• The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been super hard to find. That may be on purpose

  19-11-2020 16:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X sold out almost immediately upon launch last week.
  
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• Yes, people are still using '123456' and 'password' as their password

  19-11-2020 16:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When it comes to updating passwords, we are creatures of habit -- and change is hard.
  
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• New Danish Study: Face Masks Don’t Protect Against Covid

  19-11-2020 16:07 via technocracy.news
  
  This Danish study proves what many medical professionals have stated all along: Face masks are useless against the spread of a virus. It’s time to pop the Technocrat coup d’etat bubble once and for all. ⁃ TN EditorFew issues are more contentious in modern American life than mandatory mask orders. And the debate is about to get even more heated.
  A newly released study in the academic journal Annals of Internal Medicine casts more doubt on policies that force
  
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• Stop Technocracy: Americans Must Rebel Against Lockdowns, Mandated Masks, Forced Vaccinations

  19-11-2020 15:44 via technocracy.news
  
  The existential threat to the world, including America, is the tyranny of Technocracy. As the twisted and fraudulent narrative takes on a life of its own, only citizens can throw off the intended yoke of Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorWith the presidential election highly contested and the mainstream media hyping the rising infection numbers, the public is now facing important questions regarding the future of the pandemic response. Some states have decided to unilaterally introduce &
  
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• Schwab On Right To Travel: Risk Assessment ‘Brain Scans’

  19-11-2020 15:21 via technocracy.news
  
  Klaus Schwab is a consummate Technocrat who leading the world straight into Technocracy, or Scientific Dictatorship, where everything and everyone is micromanaged from cradle-to-grave. ⁃ TN Editor“Great Reset” mastermind Klaus Schwab suggests a number of draconian measures for controlling the population under the umbrella of the ‘4th Industrial Revolution’, including risk-assessment brain scans to cross borders and implantable chips to read people’s thoughts.
  
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• Werner Herzog’s New Documentary 'Fireball' Captures Humanity’s Fascination With Meteorites

  19-11-2020 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  In this Q&A, the iconoclastic filmmaker and his co-director, volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer, discuss their new documentary on Apple TV+, which is an exploration of the role that space rocks have played in shaping humanity.
  
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• EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants

  19-11-2020 13:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A report says that the EU’s efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness
  
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• Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas

  19-11-2020 13:39 via abcnews.go.com
  A key researcher at the University of Oxford says scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas
  
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• Sun-Like Star Identified As the Potential Source of the Wow! Signal

  19-11-2020 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The source of SETI's most famous signal has never been spotted — until now.
  
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• Obama off to record-setting start with 'A Promised Land'

  19-11-2020 06:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  His 768-page presidential memoir sold nearly 900,000 copies in its first 24 hours.
  
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• Lyft's Thanksgiving travel push receives backlash amid worsening pandemic

  19-11-2020 02:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the US and people are being encouraged to celebrate Thanksgiving virtually as a precaution, Lyft is enticing people to get on the road -- a message that doesn't jibe with the recommendations by many local health and government officials to stay home as much as possible to help curb the spread of the virus.
  
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• Charlie Brown holiday specials will air on TV, after all

  19-11-2020 01:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple has teamed up with PBS for ad-free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
  
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