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• The best apps of 2020 prove just what a long, strange year it's been

  02-12-2020 23:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple and Google released their lists of the best apps of 2020 this week, and they are stark reminders of the crucial role tech has played in helping us adapt to living, working, celebrating, exercising and doing pretty much everything else from home this year.
  
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• ClearSpace-1: Earth’s First Space Debris Removal Mission

  02-12-2020 23:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA has signed an €86 million contract with an industrial team led by Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to purchase a unique service: the first removal...
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• Scientists Are Trying to Save This Seahorse Paradise in the Bahamas

  02-12-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Researchers are rushing to save a Bahamian pond critical to the understanding of seahorse ecology — as well as their evolution.
  
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• How One Person in Pakistan Made a Difference for Air Quality

  02-12-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Air pollution kills hundreds of thousands of people every year in Pakistan, yet no one was monitoring air quality. Now a group of citizen scientists is prompting change.
  
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• How the Insect Got Its Wings: Solving a Mystery That Has Puzzled Biologists for Over a Century

  02-12-2020 22:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  It sounds like a “Just So Story” — “How the Insect Got its Wings” — but it’s really a mystery that has puzzled biologists for...
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• During COVID-19, Emergency Department Doctors Are Asking: “Where Did All the Patients Go?”

  02-12-2020 21:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits declined by nearly a third in five Boston-area hospitals during the early days of the pandemic....
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• Did COVID-19 Heal Nature?

  02-12-2020 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  A global shutdown in 2020 seemed to turn over city streets (and, supposedly, canals) to wildlife. Ecologists saw something deeper.
  
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• What’s Killing Killer Whales? Pathology Reports on More Than 50 Killer Whales in the Northeast Pacific and Hawaii

  02-12-2020 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Pathology reports on more than 50 killer whales stranded over nearly a decade in the northeast Pacific and Hawaii show that orcas face a variety...
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• Learning Styles Are More Myth Than Reality

  02-12-2020 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Many people believe that they have a dominant learning style, and that it’s tied to academic and career success. But the science to support this theory is weak.
  
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• Scientists Reverse the Aging Clock: Restore Age-Related Vision Loss Through Epigenetic Reprogramming

  02-12-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Proof-of-concept study represents first successful attempt to reverse the aging clock in animals through epigenetic reprogramming. Scientists turned on embryonic genes to reprogram cells of...
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• UPDATED: Why Johns Hopkins Study Was Spiked After Publication

  02-12-2020 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Johns Hopkins is caught with its censorship pants down when it summarily spiked a story covering research by its own Professor of Economics, Dr. Genevieve Briand. The author, Yanni Gu, was coerced into a rebuttal but is now not backing down from her original article.
  The original story published on Technocracy News: Johns Hopkins: U.S. Death Rate Remains Normal Despite COVID-19.
  Briand is fully qualified in economic theory to make statistical analysis of data on deaths in America. In fact, birth
  
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• The company that literally started Silicon Valley is moving to Texas

  02-12-2020 16:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hewlett-Packard traces its origins to 1938, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard rented a garage in Palo Alto, California. Now, HP Enterprises, a descendant of the pioneering company, is moving to Texas.
  
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• Camouflage Skin Developed That Provides On-Demand Cloaking in Both Daylight and Night

  02-12-2020 16:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Thermally controlled, active imperceptible artificial skin in visible-to-infrared range. Cephalopods’ exceptional ability to hide into any background has inspired researchers to replicate their fascinating ability...
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• Weasel Words: ‘Sustainable’ Newspeak Coming By 2050

  02-12-2020 16:11 via technocracy.news
  
  When Technocrat-inspired pseudo-science is at risk of being discovered to be false, the standard solution is to gaslight their critics by reversing the language to mean the polar opposite. For example, ‘”War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ⁃ TN EditorGeorge Orwell pointed out that one of the first casualties of socialism is language. The damage is not collateral, it is deliberate—designed to numb minds and render critical thought difficult or i
  
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• Spotify's 2020 'Wrapped' reveals which 'song helped you get through it all'

  02-12-2020 15:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Twitter, fans excitedly shared that they had made it into their favorite artist's top percentage of listeners while others cringed at their top songs.
  
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• MIT Mechanical Engineers Develop Solutions to Help Slow and Stop the Spread of COVID-19

  02-12-2020 15:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As cases increased worldwide this spring, mechanical engineers developed solutions to help slow and stop the spread of the coronavirus. An air of uncertainty descended...
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• War Against Religion Seen As CA Gov. Newsom Ignores SCOTUS Ruling

  02-12-2020 15:51 via technocracy.news
  
  California Governor Gavin Newsom chooses to ignore the Supreme Court ruling on lifting restrictions against churches and synagogues. This is a natural outcome of the antipathy between progressivism and Biblical thought that has existed for well over 100 years. ⁃ TN EditorThe United States Supreme Court rebuked Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for lockdowns imposed on houses of worship, but Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ignoring the high court’s lifting of restrictions i
  
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• Apple faces lawsuits in Europe over slowing down older iPhones

  02-12-2020 15:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple is facing new legal action in Europe over its controversial practice of slowing down older iPhones.
  
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• Scientists Investigate Mysterious “Obesity Paradox”

  02-12-2020 14:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and...
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• New Device Offers Faster Way to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

  02-12-2020 13:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Method measures naturally occurring electron transfers. Bacterial infections have become one of the biggest health problems worldwide, and a recent study shows that COVID-19 patients...
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• Trump threatens to veto defense bill over social media protections

  02-12-2020 13:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump has been waging war against social media companies for months, claiming they are biased against conservative voices.
  
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• Unraveling the Mystery of the Mars Moon Phobos With Laboratory Experiments

  02-12-2020 12:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  What causes the weathering of the Mars moon Phobos? Results from the Vienna University of Technology give new insights, soon a spacecraft will retrieve soil...
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• Photoacoustic Airborne Sonar System Combines Light and Sound to See Underwater

  02-12-2020 12:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The “Photoacoustic Airborne Sonar System” could be installed beneath drones to enable aerial underwater surveys and high-resolution mapping of the deep ocean. Stanford University engineers...
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• New Lab-on-a-Chip Could Enable Fast, Easy Testing for Colds, Flu, UTIs, and COVID-19 at Home

  02-12-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a ‘micro laboratory’ which performs a miniature version of the polymerase chain reaction...
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• Drinking Alcohol Blocks a Chemical in the Brain That Promotes Attention

  02-12-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Norepinephrine release to cells is diminished, causing cascade of effects. In a new paper, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San...
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• The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico Collapses

  02-12-2020 10:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Astronomers and residents of Puerto Rico mourned as an eye on the cosmos shuttered unexpectedly on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Wendy's is placing a much bigger bet on India

  02-12-2020 08:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  US fast food chain Wendy's is ramping up its presence in India, saying it plans to have 400 cloud kitchens and traditional restaurants across the country in the next decade.
  
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• Keeping California a Powerhouse of Almond Production While Improving Environmental Quality

  02-12-2020 07:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A favorite healthy snack, almonds are a staple on grocery store shelves worldwide. More than 80% of these almonds are grown in California. As permanent...
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• Best Online Therapy Services - The Top 6 Virtual Therapy Sites and Apps Available Online

  02-12-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  We Look At The 6 Best Online Therapy Sites For Online Mental Health Counseling. From BetterHelp to TalkSpace and Amwell, We Count Down Good Therapy Services For Teen Counseling, Family Therapists, CBT & More [2020]
  
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• Major Scientific Advance: DeepMind AI AlphaFold Solves 50-Year-Old Grand Challenge of Protein Structure Prediction

  02-12-2020 04:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  DeepMind develops AI solution to 50-year-old protein challenge, creating potential to accelerate biological research. In a major scientific advance, the latest version of DeepMind’s AI...
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• COVID vaccine: Gov. Cooper says NC expected to receive nearly 85,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after FDA approval - WTVD-TV

  02-12-2020 04:15 via news.google.com
  
  COVID vaccine: Gov. Cooper says NC expected to receive nearly 85,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after FDA approval  WTVD-TVNC plans free, phased rollout of COVID vaccines  WRAL.comGov. Cooper says North Carolina will receive Pfizer vaccine; DHHS Secretary Cohen lays out who will get vaccine first  WGHP FOX 8 GreensboroCooper, Cohen outline NC coronavirus vaccine distribution plan  WRAL.comNC reports record-high 2033 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 10.2% p
  
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• ‘Someone’s going to get killed’: GOP election official in Georgia blames President Trump for fostering violent threats - The Washington Post

  02-12-2020 04:11 via news.google.com
  ‘Someone’s going to get killed’: GOP election official in Georgia blames President Trump for fostering violent threats  The Washington PostGeorgia secretary of state slams 'dysfunction' in Fulton County recount  Fox NewsGeorgia's lieutenant governor joins state GOP officials in rejecting Trump's 'misinformation'  CNNHave Trump Republican leaders no sense of decency?  USA TODAYHow Trump Could Have Reacted to the Election  Nationa
  
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• Dow Jones Futures Fall: Apple Hits New Buy Point; 4 Tech Giants In Or Near Buy Zones - Investor's Business Daily

  02-12-2020 03:45 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Futures Fall: Apple Hits New Buy Point; 4 Tech Giants In Or Near Buy Zones  Investor's Business DailyTesla S&P Debut Comes All at Once  BloombergDow Jones Futures Signal Stock Market Rally; Tesla, Nio, Xpeng, Moderna, Zoom Are Notable Movers  Investor's Business Daily'How Can I Be Up If The Market Goes Down?' Isn't The Right Question, Part II  Investing.comDow Climbs on Renewed Stimulus Hopes, Vaccine News By  Investing.comView Full
  
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• Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme - NPR

  02-12-2020 03:25 via news.google.com
  Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme  NPRJustice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal  CNNDOJ investigating potential White House 'bribery-for-pardon' scheme  NBC NewsJustice Department investigating 'bribery conspiracy scheme' involving presidential pardon, documents show  Fox NewsJustice Department investigating potential bribery scheme to obtain pardon | TheHill &
  
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• US Soccer reaches deal with women's national team in fight for equal working conditions, but not equal pay - CNN

  02-12-2020 03:23 via news.google.com
  US Soccer reaches deal with women's national team in fight for equal working conditions, but not equal pay  CNNUSWNT, U.S. Soccer settle part of equality suit; equal wages still unresolved  ESPNUSA Women reach agreement with federation on working conditions  Sky SportsUSWNT and US Soccer Settle Workplace Claims  The New York TimesUSWNT lawsuit settlement: What it means for equal pay  The AthleticView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days - CNN

  02-12-2020 03:10 via news.google.com
  CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days  CNNU.S. Covid Cases Found as Early as December 2019, Says Study  Bloomberg Quicktake: NowCDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10  Fox NewsDo we really need the COVID-19 police? | TheHill  The HillCovid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Sources -- Baltimore-Pittsburgh game still on for Wednesday despite 2 more Ravens positive for COVID-19 - ESPN

  02-12-2020 03:00 via news.google.com
  Sources -- Baltimore-Pittsburgh game still on for Wednesday despite 2 more Ravens positive for COVID-19  ESPNNBC had to decide between football and lighting a Christmas tree. It chose the tree  CNNRavens depart for Wednesday's Week 12 game at Pittsburgh  NFL.comRavens-Steelers game could help make NFL history by being played on a Wednesday  CBS SportsNFL playoff picture: Updated AFC, NFC standings after Week 12  Sporting News AUView Full Coverage
  
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• Elton John honors Anthony Fauci on World AIDS Day - CNN

  02-12-2020 02:50 via news.google.com
  Elton John honors Anthony Fauci on World AIDS Day  CNNBlack Celebs Who Have Died From AIDS  Essence"The Problem Is Capitalism": Despite Effective Medicines, 700000 Died from AIDS Last Year  Democracy Now!The other pandemic that we must cure  CNNApple homepage gets (RED) takeover with 100% of proceeds going to pandemic relief  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China lands on moon in mission to collect samples from surface - Al Jazeera English

  02-12-2020 02:46 via news.google.com
  China lands on moon in mission to collect samples from surface  Al Jazeera EnglishChina's Chang'e-5 Moon mission probe touches down  BBC NewsChina Lands Chang'e-5 Spacecraft on Moon to Gather Lunar Rocks and Soil  msnNOWOrbiter, lander split as mission advances  Chinadaily USALive: Special coverage of China's Chang'e-5 landing operation  CGTNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Captain of Conception dive boat indicted on 34 manslaughter counts in deadly fire - NBC News

  02-12-2020 02:43 via news.google.com
  Captain of Conception dive boat indicted on 34 manslaughter counts in deadly fire  NBC NewsCalifornia dive boat captain charged with 34 counts of manslaughter in deadly fire  CBS NewsCaptain in Conception dive boat fire indicted for manslaughter  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34  KCRA SacramentoCalifornia dive boat captain charged with manslaughter in fire that killed 34 aboard Conception  Washington PostVi
  
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• Kirk Herbstreit: Michigan could ‘wave the white flag,’ keep Ohio State from Big Ten title - MLive.com

  02-12-2020 02:36 via news.google.com
  Kirk Herbstreit: Michigan could ‘wave the white flag,’ keep Ohio State from Big Ten title  MLive.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• College Football Playoff Rankings reactions: Georgia still overrated, Washington underrated in new top 25 - CBS Sports

  02-12-2020 02:32 via news.google.com
  College Football Playoff Rankings reactions: Georgia still overrated, Washington underrated in new top 25  CBS SportsAlabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio State again lead CFP rankings as top 7 teams remain unchanged  ESPNBYU, though idle last week, moves up to No. 13 in the new CFP rankings; Alabama still No. 1  Salt Lake TribuneCollege Football Playoff Rankings Release: Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio State | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQBreaking down the
  
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• Biden says economic team, each shaped by hardship and perseverance, will focus on needs of families - CNBC

  02-12-2020 02:06 via news.google.com
  Biden says economic team, each shaped by hardship and perseverance, will focus on needs of families  CNBCBiden's OMB pick Neera Tanden angers Bernie Sanders-allied progressives  Fox NewsBiden’s Cabinet Picks, Part 1: Janet Yellen  The New York TimesJoe Biden finds a Goldilocks economic team  The Washington PostThe OMB Director Shouldn’t Be ‘Partisan’? That’s a New One  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Arizona governor becomes latest Trump target after certifying Biden's win - NBC News

  02-12-2020 02:04 via news.google.com
  Arizona governor becomes latest Trump target after certifying Biden's win  NBC NewsPresidential Transition Live Updates: Justice Dept. Did Not Uncover Election Fraud, Barr Says  The New York TimesTrump turns on Gov. Ducey for certifying Arizona's vote. Gee, who didn't see that coming?  The Arizona RepublicI was an election monitor in Afghanistan. Trump's fraud claims follow a corrupt playbook.  USA TODAYBiden will start crisis if he rejects Trump border po
  
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• 'The Bachelorette': Tayshia Adams Says Zac Clark Has 'Depth' - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

  02-12-2020 01:59 via news.google.com
  
  'The Bachelorette': Tayshia Adams Says Zac Clark Has 'Depth'  Showbiz Cheat SheetBachelorette JoJo Fletcher Arrives to FILL IN for Chris Harrison (Exclusive)  Entertainment Tonight'The Bachelorette': Bennett and Noah Face-Off in a 'Dreaded' Two-on-One Date -- So Who Goes Home?  Showbiz Cheat SheetEveryone’s In Love With Ivan From The Bachelorette  Refinery29'Bachelorette' Contestant Zac Clark Revealed How He Got Cast On The Show  BustleView
  
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• Pets, Touch and COVID-19: Why Our Cats, Dogs and Other Furry Friends Are Lifesavers

  02-12-2020 01:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lockdowns, job losses, and social isolation have been the hallmarks of 2020 as COVID-19 tightens its grip on the world, not only infecting millions and...
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• Barr Acknowledges Justice Dept. Has Found No Widespread Voter Fraud - The New York Times

  02-12-2020 01:32 via news.google.com
  Barr Acknowledges Justice Dept. Has Found No Widespread Voter Fraud  The New York TimesWilliam Barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in presidential election  CNNMom in Sweden Arrested on Suspicion of Locking Son in Apartment for Decades  The Daily BeastEven Bill Barr debunks Trump election fraud myth  Los Angeles TimesAndrew McCarthy: Durham doesn’t appear to qualify for special counsel appointment to investigate Russia probe  
  
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• Iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapses after cable broke - CBS News

  02-12-2020 01:14 via news.google.com
  Iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapses after cable broke  CBS NewsPuerto Rico: Iconic Arecibo Observatory telescope collapses  BBC NewsUCF-managed telescope in Puerto Rico that was key in astronomical discoveries collapses  FOX 35 OrlandoSecond largest radio telescope in the world collapses in Puerto Rico  9News.com KUSAArecibo Observatory collapses ahead of planned demolition  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Salesforce's Marc Benioff on goal to double revenue — 'Slack changes everything' - CNBC

  02-12-2020 00:46 via news.google.com
  Salesforce's Marc Benioff on goal to double revenue — 'Slack changes everything'  CNBCSalesforce to Buy Slack for $27.7 Billion  Bloomberg Quicktake: NowSalesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion  The New York TimesSalesforce acquires Slack for over $27 billion, marking cloud software vendor's largest deal ever  CNBCSalesforce buys Slack in a $27.7B megadeal  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump associates, including Giuliani, are asking for pardons - CNN

  02-12-2020 00:34 via news.google.com
  Trump associates, including Giuliani, are asking for pardons  CNNTrump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani  The New York TimesGiuliani has discussed possible pardon with Trump: report | TheHill  The HillGiuliani? Manafort? Himself? Here’s whom a lame-duck Trump could pardon.  Washington PostWhat America's former Presidents can teach Trump about pardons  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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