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• Machine Learning Boosts the Search for New “Superhard” Materials

  20-12-2020 23:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Superhard materials are in high demand in industry, from energy production to aerospace, but finding suitable new materials has largely been a matter of trial...
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• Improving Our Understanding of the Early Universe With the Most-Distant Astrophysical Object Yet Discovered

  20-12-2020 22:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New work from an international team of astronomers including Carnegie’s Gregory Walth improves our understanding of the most-distant known astrophysical object — GN-z11, a galaxy...
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• Particle Testing Has Scientists Expecting a New Surge of COVID-19 Infections – Here’s Why

  20-12-2020 20:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study of individual SARS-CoV-2-like particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winter. Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere on Monday,...
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• Hubble Space Telescope Releases Images of 30 Celestial Gems For 30th Anniversary

  20-12-2020 20:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 this year, and for the occasion, it’s sharing a present with you. NASA has just released dozens of newly...
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• How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise: New Neural Circuit Identified

  20-12-2020 19:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers provide the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed, identify a previously unknown neural circuit. For...
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• What Did the Stone Age Sound Like?

  20-12-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A team of archaeologists is working to uncover whether ancient objects in South Africa were once used as sound tools to make noise or music.
  
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• Recently Discovered Comet Seen Flying Past the Sun During Total Solar Eclipse

  20-12-2020 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on December 14, 2020, unbeknownst to skywatchers, a little tiny speck was flying past the Sun...
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• Astronomers Are Concerned That a Swath of New Satellites Will Litter the Night Sky

  20-12-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Clutter in the sky? It’s more likely than you’d think.
  
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• Bacterial Strain Uncovered for Producing Bioplastics From Sewage Sludge and Wastewater

  20-12-2020 16:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Salt-Tolerant Bacteria With an Appetite for Sludge Make Biodegradable Plastics Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable...
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• Controlling the Speed of Light Bullets

  20-12-2020 15:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from Osaka University accurately and arbitrarily control flying velocities of light bullets, offering new opportunities for optical and physical applications. Though it sounds like...
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• NASA James Webb Space Telescope’s Sunshield Successfully Unfolds and Tensions in Final Tests

  20-12-2020 13:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lengthened to the size of a tennis court, the five-layer sunshield of NASA’s fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed a final series of...
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• We're tracking some snow this morning and the potential of a white Christmas - WFMZ Allentown

  20-12-2020 13:22 via news.google.com
  We're tracking some snow this morning and the potential of a white Christmas  WFMZ AllentownRain Saturday night; big chill coming for Christmas  WWLTVCross-country Christmas storm likely to have severe impact on East Coast  ABC NewsD.C.-area forecast: Not as cold the next few days with a few flakes possible; looking stormy Christmas Eve into Christmas Day  Washington PostHeavy rain Christmas Eve could lead to flooding in snow-socked Upstate NY  s
  
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• “Ghostly” Particles Detected That Prove the Secondary Fusion Process That Powers Our Sun

  20-12-2020 13:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Borexino experiment research team has succeeded in detecting neutrinos from the sun’s second fusion process, the Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen cycle (CNO cycle) for the...
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• The Week in Business: We’ve Been Hacked

  20-12-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A sophisticated cyberattack breached multiple government agencies and major private companies, and no one noticed for months.
  
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• CDC's vaccine advisers meet to plan next step of Covid-19 vaccine distribution - CNN

  20-12-2020 12:35 via news.google.com
  CDC's vaccine advisers meet to plan next step of Covid-19 vaccine distribution  CNNChicago area hospital pauses COVID-19 vaccinations following allergic reactions  New York Post Coronavirus: French PM says vaccinations could begin last week of December  Global NewsSaturday Morning News Roundup  SFGateIn California, wealthy patients are offering top dollar to cut the line for a Covid-19 vaccine  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Research Shows Water on Mars Not As Widespread as Previously Thought

  20-12-2020 12:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers considered more variables and took global weather patterns into account to create maps of where water might be found. Water on Mars, in the...
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• Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shots leave warehouses, widening U.S. push to immunize - Yahoo News

  20-12-2020 12:08 via news.google.com
  
  Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shots leave warehouses, widening U.S. push to immunize  Yahoo NewsCDC confirms COVID-19 vaccine allergic reactions, issues new guidance  Fox NewsCrain's editorial: As a strange and mostly terrible year ends, there is a new hope  Crain's Cleveland BusinessGeneral sorry for 'miscommunication' over vaccine shipments  Yahoo! VoicesGeneral at Operation Warp Speed apologizes for vaccine rollout 'miscommunication'  Fox NewsVie
  
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• Recall effort against California governor an attempt to 'destabilize the political system,' analysts say - NBC News

  20-12-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  Recall effort against California governor an attempt to 'destabilize the political system,' analysts say  NBC NewsLetters to the Editor: Recalling Gavin Newsom would be insane. California is lucky to have him  Yahoo NewsCalifornia lawmakers to Newsom: Give all immigrants health coverage  San Francisco ChronicleRecalling Gavin Newsom would be insane  Los Angeles TimesCOVID-19 models plot dire scenarios for California hospitals  KCRA SacramentoView
  
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• Matt Rhule not happy with Teddy Bridgewater for fumbling at the goal line - NBC Sports

  20-12-2020 11:53 via news.google.com
  Matt Rhule not happy with Teddy Bridgewater for fumbling at the goal line  NBC SportsPackers vs. Panthers score: Aaron Rodgers cashes in red zone, Packers defense carries Green Bay over Panthers  CBSSports.com"I Love GOLDDDDD" Packers GOLD Zone Celebration  NFLFrontline coronavirus workers will attend Packers game  WQOW TV News 18Teddy Bridgewater explains his thought process on critical goal line turnover  Panthers WireView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Tesla Bulls Double Down as Stock Reaches New Heights - The Wall Street Journal

  20-12-2020 11:30 via news.google.com
  
  Tesla Bulls Double Down as Stock Reaches New Heights  The Wall Street JournalTesla Stock Is Hitting New Highs: Time to Take Profits?  The Motley FoolTesla’s Road to the S&P 500 Was a Wild Ride, These Charts Show  BloombergElon Musk Is Nearly $10 Billion Richer This Week With Tesla On The Verge Of Joining The S&P 500  ForbesTesla's Stock Jumps 6% Ahead of S&P 500 Debut  HYPEBEASTView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• White House U-turn on blaming Russia for SolarWinds cyberattack: AP - Business Insider - Business Insider

  20-12-2020 11:05 via news.google.com
  White House U-turn on blaming Russia for SolarWinds cyberattack: AP - Business Insider  Business InsiderAfter days of silence, Trump says Russian cyberattack may have been China  Yahoo NewsTrump downplays massive cyber hack on government after Pompeo links attack to Russia  CNNRebecca Grant: Cyberattacks against US will intensify — Biden must bolster ability to defend and strike back  Fox NewsFlorida Sen. Rubio’s tough talk on Russia’s ha
  
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• Kids Confused As Grinch Gets Raunchy In Threesome With Kristen Wiig On 'SNL' - HuffPost

  20-12-2020 11:03 via news.google.com
  Kids Confused As Grinch Gets Raunchy In Threesome With Kristen Wiig On 'SNL'  HuffPostChristmas Morning - SNL  Saturday Night LiveKristen Wiig’s bruised villain is the best thing in Wonder Woman 1984  The Independent‘SNL’: Kristen Wiig Reprises Beloved Characters During Sketch Show’s Final Episode Of 2020  Yahoo EntertainmentKristen Wiig 2020 Holiday Monologue - SNL  Saturday Night LiveView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• U.K.’s Hancock Says New Covid Mutation Is ‘Out of Control’ - Bloomberg

  20-12-2020 10:50 via news.google.com
  U.K.’s Hancock Says New Covid Mutation Is ‘Out of Control’  BloombergUK's Christmas plans in tatters with harsh new lockdown for 18 million people - BBC News  BBC NewsUK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus  Yahoo NewsNew U.K. Lockdown Signals Worsening Economic Outlook  BloombergThe Observer view on Boris Johnson’s Christmas U-turn  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• College Football Playoff 4th Team Will Be: Notre Dame or Texas A&M? - College Football News

  20-12-2020 10:40 via news.google.com
  College Football Playoff 4th Team Will Be: Notre Dame or Texas A&M?  College Football NewsBrian Kelly: Notre Dame 'without question' among top 4 teams despite ACC championship game loss  ESPNOpinion: Hey, College Football Playoff committee, put Cincinnati in the semifinals  USA TODAYHansen: How Notre Dame picks up the pieces is the real key to program evolution  South Bend TribuneClemson Tigers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ACC Championship Game | Co
  
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• The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines: Live updates - CNN

  20-12-2020 10:05 via news.google.com
  The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines: Live updates  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Teyana Taylor Wants to Play Dionne Warwick in Potential Series - TMZ

  20-12-2020 10:00 via news.google.com
  Teyana Taylor Wants to Play Dionne Warwick in Potential Series  TMZ
  
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• Biden and McConnell have a long history – but can they really work together now? - The Guardian

  20-12-2020 10:00 via news.google.com
  Biden and McConnell have a long history – but can they really work together now?  The GuardianTrump is still only out for himself  CNNTwitter updates warning label for election misinformation to say Joe Biden won  CNNDid Biden win by a little or a lot? The answer is ... yes.  NBC NewsIn Texas, evangelical Republicans rally to keep Trump: He’s part of ‘the Divine Plan’  Fort Worth Star-TelegramView Full Coverage on Google N
  
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• Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant - The Associated Press

  20-12-2020 09:48 via news.google.com
  
  Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant  The Associated PressFlights to UK canceled as health minister says new coronavirus variant is 'out of control'  CNNWith Christmas Canceled Over England COVID Mutation, Dutch Ban UK Flights  NewsweekBelgians, Dutch halt UK flights, fearing virus variant  The Associated PressNetherlands ban flights from UK after detecting new coronavirus strain  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Saturday Night Live’ Finds a New Joe Biden After Jim Carrey Exits - The New York Times

  20-12-2020 09:39 via news.google.com
  ‘Saturday Night Live’ Finds a New Joe Biden After Jim Carrey Exits  The New York TimesJim Carrey steps down from 'SNL' role as Joe Biden: 'Comedy’s highest call of duty'  Yahoo Entertainment'SNL' introduces its new Joe Biden  CNN'SNL' reveals new Biden impersonator after Jim Carrey announces departure  Fox NewsSaturday Night Live’s New Joe Biden Takes the Stage  Vanity FairView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Record number of COVID-19 deaths hit Illinois nursing homes - msnNOW

  20-12-2020 08:21 via news.google.com
  Record number of COVID-19 deaths hit Illinois nursing homes  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: California hospitals contemplate rationing care amid coronavirus surge - Fox News

  20-12-2020 08:18 via news.google.com
  LIVE UPDATES: California hospitals contemplate rationing care amid coronavirus surge  Fox NewsHospitals try to keep pace, stores close during virus surge  Associated PressCalifornia’s hospitals overwhelmed, may ration care amid pandemic  Las Vegas Review-JournalL.A. County outlines wrenching moves to ration healthcare if COVID-19 hospital crisis worsens  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia hospitals contemplate rationing care as they get more overwhelmed&nbs
  
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• The Use of Wild Animals – Including Threatened Mammal Species – in Traditional Medicine

  20-12-2020 07:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source products used in traditional medicine around the world,...
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• Najee Harris powers Alabama with record five touchdowns in dominant SEC title game performance against Florida - ESPN

  20-12-2020 07:32 via news.google.com
  Najee Harris powers Alabama with record five touchdowns in dominant SEC title game performance against Florida  ESPNAlabama wins SEC title in close victory over Florida, likely No. 1 seed in College Football Playoff  Fox NewsLandon Dickerson knee injury looks serious, Saban said  AL.comAlabama vs. Florida - Game Recap - December 19, 2020  ESPNU.S. Rep. Aderholt vows to consider 'other options' on 2020 election after SCOTUS declines to hear TX case &nb
  
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• 330 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria now free, welcomed home - WTVD-TV

  20-12-2020 07:22 via news.google.com
  330 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria now free, welcomed home  WTVD-TVFreed Nigeria Schoolboys Meet President Muhammadu Buhari  The New York TimesRescued Nigerian schoolboys brought back to families in state capital  CNNNigeria's freed boys tell of beatings and hunger  Yahoo News'A Huge Relief': 344 Schoolboys Released After Abduction In Nigeria  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Blended Solar Cells With Increased Power Efficiencies and Electricity Generation

  20-12-2020 07:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create a solar cell with increased power efficiencies...
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• Republicans, Democrats reach compromise over Covid-19 stimulus package - NBC News

  20-12-2020 07:00 via news.google.com
  Republicans, Democrats reach compromise over Covid-19 stimulus package  NBC NewsCongress on brink of deal on $900 billion relief package after resolving key dispute  CNNWhere does coronavirus relief stand in Congress?  Fox NewsScoppe: How a more Republican Legislature could improve South Carolina  Charleston Post CourierDeal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on virus aid bill  WIS10View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• State releases new COVID-19 vaccinations report - WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando

  20-12-2020 06:29 via news.google.com
  
  State releases new COVID-19 vaccinations report  WKMG News 6 ClickOrlandoAdvocate Condell Medical Center resumes COVID-19 vaccinations after investigating 'reactions'  KTRK-TVCDC CONFIRMS six people have suffered adverse reactions to COVID vaccine  Daily MailTeachers should be among first to get COVID-19 vaccine, Rep. Alma Adams urges CDC  Charlotte ObserverAdvocate Aurora resumes vaccinations at suburban Chicago hospital after four reactions prompt pause&
  
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• Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine - Associated Press

  20-12-2020 06:06 via news.google.com
  
  Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine  Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine - Yahoo Lifestyle

  20-12-2020 06:01 via news.google.com
  Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine  Yahoo LifestyleSurveys find many Tampa Bay first responders will not get the coronavirus vaccine  ABC Action NewsUS nurse faints on live broadcast after receiving Covid-19 vaccine  AsiaOneVaccines Rollout  ACMi NewsVaccine prices: minister's blunder could harm EU negotiating position  The Brussels TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stephen Thompson wants 'NMF' vs. 'BMF' rematch with Jorge Masvidal after UFC Fight Night 183 - MMA Junkie

  20-12-2020 05:30 via news.google.com
  Stephen Thompson wants 'NMF' vs. 'BMF' rematch with Jorge Masvidal after UFC Fight Night 183  MMA JunkieUFC Vegas 17: Stephen Thompson Post-fight Interview  UFC - Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUFC takeaways -- Who's next for Stephen Thompson, who showed he's still a title threat?  ESPNUFC Vegas 17 in Tweets: Pros react to Stephen Thompson’s win over Geoff Neal  MMA FightingUFC Fight Night 183 play-by-play and live results  MMA JunkieView Fu
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Reportedly Confront CDPR Leadership Over Crunch and Launch Issues - IGN - IGN

  20-12-2020 05:26 via news.google.com
  Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Reportedly Confront CDPR Leadership Over Crunch and Launch Issues - IGN  IGNCyberpunk 2077 Was Supposed to Be the Biggest Video Game of the Year. What Happened?  The New York TimesCyberpunk 2077 Review - What The Hell Happened?  COGconnectedOpinion: Cyberpunk Deserved Better - IGN  IGNCD Projekt may face class-action lawsuits over Cyberpunk 2077  PC GamerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Meshing Optics With Electronics: Physics Discovery Leads to Ballistic Optical Materials

  20-12-2020 04:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Electronics are increasingly being paired with optical systems, such as when accessing the internet on an electronically run computer through fiber optic cables. But meshing...
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• Lasting COVID-19 side effects force patients to change their diets, lifestyles - KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

  20-12-2020 04:08 via news.google.com
  Lasting COVID-19 side effects force patients to change their diets, lifestyles  KTVI Fox 2 St. LouisView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Discovery Provides More Evidence That Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Could Support Life in Its Subsurface Ocean

  20-12-2020 04:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Models Point to a Potentially Diverse Metabolic Menu at Enceladus Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) modeled chemical processes...
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• Billionaire Ray Dalio confirms son’s death in car crash - Boston 25 News

  20-12-2020 04:02 via news.google.com
  Billionaire Ray Dalio confirms son’s death in car crash  Boston 25 NewsBillionaire Ray Dalio’s son dies after crashing car into Verizon store  Fox BusinessBillionaire Ray Dalio confirms son's car crash death: 'My family and I are mourning'  Yahoo! VoicesDriver in Fatal Crash in Riverside Identified as Devon Dalio, Son of Ray and Barbara Dalio  Greenwich Free PressBillionaire Ray Dalio’s Son Dies In Connecticut Car Crash  ForbesV
  
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• Tori Kelly & JoJo Soar Through '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' Duet at Global Citizen Prize 2020 - Billboard

  20-12-2020 04:00 via news.google.com
  Tori Kelly & JoJo Soar Through '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' Duet at Global Citizen Prize 2020  BillboardJohn Legend & Carrie Underwood Perform "Hallelujah" | Global Citizen Prize 2020  Global CitizenGwen Stefani's Global Citizen Prize Awards Performance Will Take You Back to the '90s  Yahoo EntertainmentJohn Legend Delivers 'Hallelujah' With Carrie Underwood, 'Glory' With Common for Global Citizen Prize  BillboardJohn Legend & Mile
  
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• Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Confirms Plans to Open Super Nintendo World at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood - wdwnt.com

  20-12-2020 02:55 via news.google.com
  
  Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Confirms Plans to Open Super Nintendo World at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood  wdwnt.comShigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World  The New YorkerTour Super Nintendo World With the Creator of Mario  PCMagUniversal's Super Nintendo World Confirms Confidential Technical Rehearsal  Inside the MagicSuper Nintendo World full tour video shows off new theme park  SlashGearView Full Coverage on G
  
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• New Calculation of the Hubble Constant – Rate of Expansion of the Universe – Via Multi-Messenger Astronomy

  20-12-2020 01:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study finds neutron stars are typically about 11.75 kilometers in radius, and provides a novel calculation of the Hubble constant. A combination of astrophysical measurements...
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• The ‘Christmas Star’: NASA offers tips on watching once-in-lifetime conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn - WWLP.com

  20-12-2020 01:37 via news.google.com
  The ‘Christmas Star’: NASA offers tips on watching once-in-lifetime conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn  WWLP.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Here’s the never-before-seen Simpsons video game dreamt up for Sega Dreamcast - The Verge

  20-12-2020 01:04 via news.google.com
  Here’s the never-before-seen Simpsons video game dreamt up for Sega Dreamcast  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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