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• Hidden Diversity During the Age of Dinosaurs Revealed by Early Bird With Tall, Sickle-Shaped Beak

  26-11-2020 21:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rare cretaceous-age fossil opens new chapter in story of bird evolution. A new bird fossil helps scientists better understand convergent evolution of complex anatomy and...
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• TikTok owner gets another week to sell its US business

  26-11-2020 21:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  TikTok's deadline to finalize a US buyer has been extended for the second time in less than a month.
  
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• Tipping Point: Irreversible Hotter and Drier Climate Over Inner East Asia

  26-11-2020 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Heatwaves Pushing Mongolia’s Climate to a Tipping Point Mongolia’s semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest due to a...
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• Biology Textbooks Wrong? New Research Reveals the Secret Behind a Key Cellular Process

  26-11-2020 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For the first time, researchers describe how Rho protein really stops gene expression. New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what...
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• Extreme-Horizon: Understanding the “Dark” Universe and Primordial Galaxy Formation

  26-11-2020 18:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Extreme-Horizon collaboration run by teams at the CEA, CNRS, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris-Saclay has produced a completely new simulation of the evolution of...
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• Neanderthal Thumbs Were Better Adapted to Holding Tools With Handles

  26-11-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Neanderthal thumbs were better adapted to holding tools in the same way that we hold a hammer, according to a paper published in Scientific Reports. The...
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• How Do Octopuses Experience the World?

  26-11-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An octopus has more neurons in its arms than in its head. It's difficult to imagine how they perceive the world, but scientists have tried.
  
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• Simulations Identify New Way to Reverse Natural Aging Process in Cells

  26-11-2020 16:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Turning off a newly identified enzyme could reverse a natural aging process in cells. Research findings by a KAIST team provide insight into the complex...
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• Space Station Crew Discusses the Meaning of Thanksgiving and What They Will Eat [Video]

  26-11-2020 15:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Kate Rubins, Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the...
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• Exploring Earth From Space: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California [Video]

  26-11-2020 15:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, US, where the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will soon launch from, is featured in this image captured...
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• Europe signs $102M deal to bring space trash home

  26-11-2020 14:19
  
  The European Space Agency is signing a the contract with a Swiss start-up.
  
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• Students Discover Hidden 15th-Century Text on Medieval Manuscripts

  26-11-2020 14:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Imaging system they built as freshmen reveals new information about Otto Ege Collection. Rochester Institute of Technology students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves...
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• Large Sunspot Predicted for Thanksgiving Using Helioseismology – “Listening” to Sound Waves From the Sun’s Interior

  26-11-2020 13:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On November 18 scientists from the US National Science Foundation’s National Solar Observatory predicted the emergence of a new sunspot group just in time for...
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• Magnetic Spray Transforms Inanimate Objects Into Tiny Robots

  26-11-2020 12:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Millirobots that can adapt to unstructured environments, operate in confined spaces, and interact with a diverse range of objects would be desirable for exploration and...
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• South Korean chat room operator gets 40 years for blackmail

  26-11-2020 12:12
  
  Cho Ju-Bin blackmailed women and minors into filming sexually explicit videos.
  
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• Tracking COVID-19 Trends in Hard-Hit States Using Computational Models

  26-11-2020 11:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Currently, there are over 10 million confirmed cases and more than 240,000 casualties attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. LSU researchers have applied computational models...
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• World’s Largest Inventory of Known Plant Species Compiled by German Researchers

  26-11-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what Greenwich meant for world time until 1972: it could become the reference city for correct...
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• In Trump and Biden, reality and fantasy collide on Thanksgiving - CNN

  26-11-2020 10:37 via news.google.com
  In Trump and Biden, reality and fantasy collide on Thanksgiving  CNNBiden Delivers Thanksgiving Address | NBC News  NBC NewsTrump's outcasts in the civil and foreign service may get a second chance under Biden  CNNThe handoff of presidential power begins | Editorial  Tampa Bay TimesTrump’s legacy, by the numbers  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York - CNN

  26-11-2020 09:55 via news.google.com
  In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York  CNNSupreme Court relieves religious organizations from some covid-related restrictions  The Washington PostSupreme Court blocks strict COVID-19 restrictions on some New York houses of worship  USA TODAYSplitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge to Cuomo’s Virus Shutdown Order  The New York TimesHigh court blocks NY coronaviru
  
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• Black Friday 2020: AirPods Pro Reach Lowest Price Ever [Updated] - MacRumors

  26-11-2020 08:54 via news.google.com
  Black Friday 2020: AirPods Pro Reach Lowest Price Ever [Updated]  MacRumorsThe Best Apple Deals for Black Friday 2020  The New York TimesApple’s AirPods Pros down to $169 at Amazon and Walmart  The VergeHurry - the best AirPods Pro Black Friday deal is back at Amazon  TechRadarApple Black Friday 2020: Noise Canceling Headphones, AirPods, AirPods Pro Best Deals  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital - The Associated Press

  26-11-2020 07:37 via news.google.com
  
  Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital  The Associated PressEthiopia's prime minister urges world leaders to avoid ‘interference’ in Tigray conflict  Fox NewsEthiopia's military to begin 'final offensive' against Tigray capital  The GuardianEthiopian Leader Orders Army to Attack Dissident Capital  Bloomberg600 bodies found in Tigray town after clash with Ethiopian troops: report  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of the CNO Energy-Production Mechanism of the Universe - SciTechDaily

  26-11-2020 07:29 via news.google.com
  
  Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of the CNO Energy-Production Mechanism of the Universe  SciTechDailyFor the first time, scientists detect the ghostly signal that reveals the engine of the universe  NBC NewsExperimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun  Nature.comScientists make major breakthrough in finding out why the Sun shines  The IndependentHistoric neutrino detection could tell us what the Sun is really ma
  
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• Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of the CNO Energy-Production Mechanism of the Universe

  26-11-2020 07:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of Catalyzed Fusion Dominant in Many Stars An international team of about 100 scientists of the Borexino Collaboration, including particle...
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• Cho Joo-bin Gets 40 Years in South Korean Prison for Sexual Exploitation - The New York Times

  26-11-2020 06:10 via news.google.com
  Cho Joo-bin Gets 40 Years in South Korean Prison for Sexual Exploitation  The New York TimesSouth Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years  CNNSouth Korea 'sextortion' mastermind coerced young women into sharing graphic images  Los Angeles TimesSouth Korean leader of online sexual abuse ring jailed for 40 years  The GuardianSouth Korean chat room operator gets 40 years for blackmail  Washington PostView Full Coverage on
  
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• Thanksgiving 2020 grocery store hours: Here's when stores are open and closed Thursday - USA TODAY

  26-11-2020 06:01 via news.google.com
  Thanksgiving 2020 grocery store hours: Here's when stores are open and closed Thursday  USA TODAYWhat stores are closed on Thanksgiving? What's open? Walmart, Kohl's, Publix, Target, more  AL.comGrocery stores prepare pandemic precautions as shoppers take last-minute Thanksgiving trips  13News NowWhich Grocery Stores Are Open on Thanksgiving Day? Albertsons, Kroger Hours  msnNOWGrocery stores preparing COVID-19 safety measures ahead of Thanksgiving rush&nb
  
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• Iran releases Kylie Moore-Gilbert, British-Australian academic, in exchange for 3 prisoners - Fox News

  26-11-2020 05:24 via news.google.com
  Iran releases Kylie Moore-Gilbert, British-Australian academic, in exchange for 3 prisoners  Fox NewsKylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic says Iran detention was 'long and traumatic'  BBC NewsIran releases footage of Kylie Moore-Gilbert prisoner exchange  Guardian NewsBritish-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange  CNNKylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer released by Iran 'in prisoner swap'  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ugg Black Friday Sale: The Best New Ugg Deals Available Now - Forbes

  26-11-2020 05:15 via news.google.com
  Ugg Black Friday Sale: The Best New Ugg Deals Available Now  ForbesWalmart's epic Black Friday sale just went live! Shop these incredible deals before they sell out  Yahoo LifestyleStores Plan to Protect Black Friday Shoppers from COVID-19  Inside EditionBlack Friday 2020: The Best Horror Gaming Deals  Bloody DisgustingThe Best Target Black Friday Deals  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 11 Best Black Friday Deals on Google Devices (2020): Pixel, Nest, Stadia - WIRED

  26-11-2020 05:00 via news.google.com
  
  11 Best Black Friday Deals on Google Devices (2020): Pixel, Nest, Stadia  WIREDGoogle Nest Hub Max falls to $179 for Black Friday + Nest Wifi $139, more from $19  9to5ToysGoogle Nest Mini just got its biggest-ever discount — grab it for just $19  Android CentralEcho vs. Nest Audio vs. HomePod mini: Which smart speaker is the best?  MashableGoogle Nest Thermostat (2020) Review: Still the best  Digital TrendsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Denver mayor who urged residents to "stay home as much as you can" travels out of state to visit family for Thanksgiving - CBS News

  26-11-2020 04:53 via news.google.com
  Denver mayor who urged residents to "stay home as much as you can" travels out of state to visit family for Thanksgiving  CBS NewsDenver mayor apologizes for Thanksgiving travel plan  CNNCovid live updates: Latest vaccine news; States report record new case numbers  NBC NewsAfter warnings to avoid travel, Denver Mayor Hancock flies to visit family for Thanksgiving  9News.com KUSADenver mayor makes Thanksgiving travel plans, ignoring his own COVID policies&
  
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• Bronny James looks insanely big next to dad, LeBron - ClutchPoints

  26-11-2020 04:46 via news.google.com
  Bronny James looks insanely big next to dad, LeBron  ClutchPointsBronny James trends on Twitter after looking like grown man next to...  Lakers DailyLakers reportedly considered signing Matthew Dellavedova in free agency  Silver Screen and Roll The Lakers Are Owning The NBA Offseason  FOXSports.comLeBron James recounts high school interview with Bob Costas on being a Hall of Famer or bust  ClutchPointsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Coronavirus cases in US may be 8 times higher than previously reported, CDC warns - Fox News

  26-11-2020 04:35 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus cases in US may be 8 times higher than previously reported, CDC warns  Fox NewsRedfield: CDC will have shortened quarantine guidelines in a week  Yahoo FinanceCovid live updates: Latest vaccine news; States report record new case numbers  NBC NewsThe CDC Is Now Warning You Not to Go to This One Place  msnNOWThe CDC is expected to shorten Covid quarantine time, something most everyone seems to agree on  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Drake Says Grammys "May No Longer Matter" Amid The Weeknd Drama - E! NEWS

  26-11-2020 04:05 via news.google.com
  Drake Says Grammys "May No Longer Matter" Amid The Weeknd Drama  E! NEWSGrammys Nominations Snubs And What We Lose With Award Show Mistakes  UPROXXThe Rap Grammy Nominations Are Weird As Hell  StereogumThe Weeknd blasts 'corrupt' Grammy Awards after shocking shutout: 'You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency'  Yahoo EntertainmentIn a Post-‘Urban’ World, Why Is the Grammys’ 2021 Album of the Year Category Whiter Than Usual? &
  
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• Lucky Joe gets phone call from China President Xi Jinping: Devine - New York Post

  26-11-2020 03:56 via news.google.com
  Lucky Joe gets phone call from China President Xi Jinping: Devine  New York Post China's Xi Congratulates Biden  Bloomberg PoliticsLatest news on the Trump-Biden transition: Live updates  CNNJoe Biden is going to need a new China strategy  The Washington PostFive Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Oregon State Capitol protesters eat Thanksgiving meal, defy Gov. Kate Brown's 'freeze' - Statesman Journal

  26-11-2020 03:55 via news.google.com
  Oregon State Capitol protesters eat Thanksgiving meal, defy Gov. Kate Brown's 'freeze'  Statesman JournalGov. Kate Brown will loosen many of Oregon’s COVID-19 restrictions: Bars and restaurants can open for outdoor  OregonLiveMajority of Oregon counties will still have restrictions after 'freeze' ends  OPB NewsOregon governor unveils COVID-19 restrictions based on county risk levels  KATUHealth officers urge people with COVID-19 to call close contact
  
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• AstraZeneca Defends Dosing Error in Covid-19 Vaccine Trial - The Wall Street Journal

  26-11-2020 03:46 via news.google.com
  
  AstraZeneca Defends Dosing Error in Covid-19 Vaccine Trial  The Wall Street JournalAstraZeneca’s best COVID vaccine result was a fluke. Experts have questions  Ars TechnicaColumbia VA chosen to start clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine  News 19 WLTXAstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results  Alabama's News LeaderCovid-19 vaccine: AstraZeneca acknowledges manufacturing error, study results affected  WIONView Full Coverag
  
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• Restaurant industry pushing back after White House suggests more NH restrictions - WMUR Manchester

  26-11-2020 03:43 via news.google.com
  Restaurant industry pushing back after White House suggests more NH restrictions  WMUR Manchester
  
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• WarnerMedia Turned Down $200 Million Netflix Offer for ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ Eyes HBO Max — Report - IndieWire

  26-11-2020 03:32 via news.google.com
  WarnerMedia Turned Down $200 Million Netflix Offer for ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ Eyes HBO Max — Report  IndieWire'Godzilla vs. Kong' Likely the Latest Tentpole to Go to a Streamer (Exclusive)  Hollywood Reporter‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Noise: Netflix Made $200M+ Bid For Monster Mash, But WarnerMedia Might Have Plans For Pic On HBO Max  Deadline‘Godzilla vs Kong’ vs COVID: Streamers Vie for Legendary’s Monster Movie  Ya
  
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• Fans in Argentina and Naples mourn death of Diego Maradona - Guardian Football

  26-11-2020 03:04 via news.google.com
  Fans in Argentina and Naples mourn death of Diego Maradona  Guardian FootballDiego Maradona was a genius player and flawed hero whose death hit South Florida hard | Opinion  Miami HeraldDiego Maradona, the Most Human of Immortals  The New York TimesDiego Maradona dies after suffering heart failure  CNN InternationalMaradona, the best human to ever do it  DeadspinView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Very Excited’: Doctors React To News That COVID Vaccines Will Arrive At Denver Health In A Few Weeks - CBS Denver

  26-11-2020 02:12 via news.google.com
  ‘Very Excited’: Doctors React To News That COVID Vaccines Will Arrive At Denver Health In A Few Weeks  CBS DenverAmericans should be warned of coronavirus vaccine side effects, medical experts say  Fox NewsAstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine After Admitting Mistake  The New York TimesEditorial: The COVID-19 vaccine is a gift from science. Accept it.  Chicago TribuneCOVID expert Peter Hotez: 'I'll take the first FDA-authorize
  
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• Six things to watch for during NFL Thanksgiving doubleheader - NFL.com

  26-11-2020 01:57 via news.google.com
  
  Six things to watch for during NFL Thanksgiving doubleheader  NFL.comRavens-Steelers Thanksgiving showdown moved to Sunday due to COVID-19 tests  Yahoo SportsNFL games on Thanksgiving Day - Schedule guide, game picks, fantasy football tips, odds, injuries and more  ESPNRanking the five greatest Cowboys games on Thanksgiving: The best from a long list of Turkey Day battles  CBS SportsThanksgiving is Lamar Jackson's Chance to Remind Us All Just How Good He I
  
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• Steelers-Ravens Thanksgiving Game Postponed To Sunday After Coronavirus Outbreak - NPR

  26-11-2020 01:52 via news.google.com
  Steelers-Ravens Thanksgiving Game Postponed To Sunday After Coronavirus Outbreak  NPRBaltimore Ravens' game against Pittsburgh Steelers moved as team disciplines staffer  ESPNThanksgiving Day critical in $1.39M Circa Survivor contest  Las Vegas Review-JournalThanksgiving Ravens/Steelers Game Postponed to Sunday Nov. 29  TVLinePreviewing the Ravens vs. Steelers Thanksgiving matchup | KJZ  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Time to Rethink COVID Predictions? Pandemic Infection Rates Are Deterministic but Cannot Be Modeled

  26-11-2020 01:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Forecasting cannot foresee COVID-19 infection rates peaking or plateauing. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph Lee McCauley, a physics professor at the...
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• GOP effort to invalidate more than 2.5 million votes in Pennsylvania dealt another setback - The Washington Post

  26-11-2020 01:12 via news.google.com
  GOP effort to invalidate more than 2.5 million votes in Pennsylvania dealt another setback  The Washington PostTrump is expected to join Giuliani at Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers' voter fraud event  CNN"COUNT ONLY LEGAL VOTES" Rudy Giuliani OPENING STATEMENT On Election Fraud Claims | NewsNOW From FOX  NewsNOW from FOXAs Trump’s stage set is struck, his disastrous plot plays out  Chicago Sun-TimesTrump threatens more lawsuits, but court challenges are h
  
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• Meghan Markle reveals she suffered a miscarriage in July - CBS Evening News

  26-11-2020 01:11 via news.google.com
  Meghan Markle reveals she suffered a miscarriage in July  CBS Evening NewsMeghan’s Miscarriage, and Mine  The New York TimesMeghan Markle Opens Up About Pregnancy Loss | NBC Nightly News  NBC NewsYour daily 6: COVID deaths keep climbing, prisoners collecting unemployment and Meghan's miscarriage  STLtoday.comMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, reveals she had a miscarriage in July  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Walmart Restocks PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Series X - CNN

  26-11-2020 01:03 via news.google.com
  
  Walmart Restocks PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Series X  CNNScalper group says it has ‘no regrets’ over reselling 3,500 PS5 consoles  Video Games ChroniclePlayStation Plus Monthly Games - PS4 and PS5 - December 2020  PlayStation AccessWalmart Black Friday Xbox Series X and S restock: How to get one  MashablePeople Are Bidding Thousands On Photos Of PS5s  LADbibleView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Three new deaths, 81 new COVID-19 cases - KBTX

  26-11-2020 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  Three new deaths, 81 new COVID-19 cases  KBTXDallas County adds 1,368 coronavirus cases, 6 deaths; Texas again sets record with 14,648 cases  The Dallas Morning NewsAllegheny County adds 555 new covid cases, 12 deaths  TribLIVEVDH: 7 new COVID-19 deaths reported in SWVA, 169 new cases  WJHL-TV News Channel 11Montana adds 1013 COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths in Wednesday update  Billings GazetteView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Surprising Accuracy of Memory

  26-11-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Our memories are more reliable than experts predicted
  
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• Wanted: Biden congressional allies - POLITICO - Politico

  26-11-2020 00:23 via news.google.com
  
  Wanted: Biden congressional allies - POLITICO  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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