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• Arachnauts: NASA Sends Spiders to Space for Experimentation – Here’s What They Found

  26-12-2020 22:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity to their web-building. What originally began as a somewhat unsuccessful...
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• How Cold War Spy Satellite Images Allow Scientists to Analyze Historical Ecological Change

  26-12-2020 21:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers are using Cold War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation in Romania, marmot decline in Kazakhstan and ecological damage...
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• The Worst Year in History: Is 2020 a Contender?

  26-12-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The year 2020 was tough for many reasons, but history reminds us that it could always be worse.
  
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• NASA Finds What a Glacier’s Slope Reveals About Future Greenland Ice Sheet Thinning

  26-12-2020 20:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As glaciers flow outward from the Greenland Ice Sheet, what lies beneath them offers clues to their role in future ice thinning and sea-level rise...
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• Brains of Binge-Drinkers Have to Work Harder to Feel Empathy for Others

  26-12-2020 19:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realized, a new study from the University of Sussex has shown. The research...
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• Park rangers cite visitors to Hawaii volcano eruption site

  26-12-2020 18:54
  
  Park rangers cited dozens of people who came to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
  
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• This Anti-COVID Mask Breaks the Mold: Rechargeable N95 Mask With a Custom Fit

  26-12-2020 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have designed a rechargeable N95 mask with a custom fit. In the early days of the pandemic, amidst...
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• Continents Were Weak and Prone to Destruction in Their Infancy

  26-12-2020 17:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Monash University geologists have shed new light on the early history of the Earth through their discovery that continents were weak and prone to destruction...
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• How 2020 rewired our relationship with the internet and tech — possibly forever

  26-12-2020 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  After a pandemic year that pushed more of life online, the idea of spending even more time on the internet doesn't sound so crazy anymore.
  
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• Hungary gives 1st vaccine shots a day before EU's rollout - The Associated Press

  26-12-2020 16:22 via news.google.com
  
  Hungary gives 1st vaccine shots a day before EU's rollout  The Associated PressTexas county closed for Christmas instead of administering COVID-19 vaccine  New York Post Hungary gives 1st vaccine shots a day before EU's rollout  WDIV ClickOnDetroitHealth Headlines - 12-25-20  FOX 47 NewsLive Updates: Doctor reportedly has severe reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Speeding Toward Improved Hydrogen Fuel Production With a New Nanomaterial

  26-12-2020 16:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source. Hydrogen is a...
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• 10 great games from 2020 for your new Nintendo Switch - The Verge

  26-12-2020 16:00 via news.google.com
  10 great games from 2020 for your new Nintendo Switch  The VergeI regret buying the Switch Lite and you probably will, too  SlashGear10 Best Video Game Developers of 2020  GamingBoltNintendo Switch Leak Reveals Console's Original Design  ComicBook.comEditorial: Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From Nintendo Life  Nintendo LifeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US holiday retail sales rise 3.0% - Mastercard report - Fox Business

  26-12-2020 15:54 via news.google.com
  US holiday retail sales rise 3.0% - Mastercard report  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump could cost jobless workers a week of $300 federal unemployment benefits - Business Insider - Business Insider

  26-12-2020 15:54 via news.google.com
  Trump could cost jobless workers a week of $300 federal unemployment benefits - Business Insider  Business InsiderMillions set to lose jobless benefits amid Trump standoff with Congress | TheHill  The HillWhat Happens to Covid Unemployment Benefits in 2021? Here’s What We Know.  The Wall Street JournalPennsylvanians Receiving Federal Pandemic Related Unemployment Benefits Urged to Apply for Other State Assistance Programs  ABC27Another 17,000 Michiga
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $376 million, Powerball's top prize is $341 million. How winners can protect their windfall - CNBC

  26-12-2020 15:51 via news.google.com
  Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $376 million, Powerball's top prize is $341 million. How winners can protect their windfall  CNBCMega Millions lottery: Did you win the Christmas $352M Mega Millions drawing? Results, winning numbers (12/25  NJ.comLive Mega Millions numbers for 12/25/20; jackpot worth $352M  mlive.comMega Millions Results, Numbers for 12/25/20: Did Anyone Win the $352 Million?  msnNOWMega Millions Drawing For 12/25/20, Friday Jackpot is $330
  
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• Customers angry, AT&T stresses patience with outage following downtown Nashville explosion - WKRN News 2

  26-12-2020 15:42 via news.google.com
  Customers angry, AT&T stresses patience with outage following downtown Nashville explosion  WKRN News 2Possible human remains found near Nashville explosion site, police chief says  CNNSurveillance video shows moments leading up to explosion in downtown Nashville  NewsChannel 5Official: T-Mobile service impacted in parts of Knoxville following explosion in Nashville  WATE 6 On Your SideNashville Airport activates enhanced security after downtown explos
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 hit with class action lawsuit - Tom's Guide

  26-12-2020 15:37 via news.google.com
  Cyberpunk 2077 hit with class action lawsuit  Tom's GuideCD Projekt Red Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Cyberpunk’s Messy Launch  KotakuCyberpunk 2077 Developer Has Bad News for Those Looking Forward to Multiplayer  ComicBook.comCyberpunk 2077 photo mode: how to take next-level snaps in Night City  TechRadarCyberpunk Maker Vows Defense Against Class Action Suit Claims  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US judge again delays execution of woman on federal death row - The Guardian

  26-12-2020 15:33 via news.google.com
  US judge again delays execution of woman on federal death row  The GuardianJudge delays execution of only woman on U.S. death row  NBC NewsExecution date of only woman on federal death row on hold, potentially into the Biden administration  CNNA federal judge delays the execution of the only woman on death row - Business Insider  Business InsiderExecution of Lisa Montgomery delayed a second time  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Wonder Woman 1984: Max Lord Wasn't Intentionally Based on Trump - Bleeding Cool News

  26-12-2020 15:15 via news.google.com
  Wonder Woman 1984: Max Lord Wasn't Intentionally Based on Trump  Bleeding Cool NewsWonder Woman 1984 Ending Explained: What Happens With Each Main Character  CinemaBlendWonder Woman 1984 Is Finally Out, So Here's Your Spoiler Discussion Zone!  GizmodoWonder Woman 1984 Review: A Bloated, Extravagant Sequel in a Time of Excess  The Film Stage'Wonder Woman 1984' stars a Trump-y villain, Gal Gadot's charm and a garbled message  NBC NewsView Full Cove
  
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• Good News About the Coronavirus Vaccine Is Becoming Contagious - The New York Times

  26-12-2020 15:08 via news.google.com
  
  Good News About the Coronavirus Vaccine Is Becoming Contagious  The New York Times
  
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• AB Aur: A Rosetta Stone for Planet Formation

  26-12-2020 15:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Planets are formed from the disk of gas and dust around a star, but the mechanisms for doing so are imperfectly understood. Gas is the...
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• Infamous British-Soviet double agent George Blake dies in Moscow - CNN

  26-12-2020 14:17 via news.google.com
  Infamous British-Soviet double agent George Blake dies in Moscow  CNNGeorge Blake: Soviet Cold War spy and former MI6 officer dies in Russia  BBC NewsGeorge Blake, notorious Cold War double agent who helped Soviets, dies at 98  The Washington PostGeorge Blake, British Spy Who Betrayed the West, Dies at 98  The New York TimesGeorge Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Boston doctor ‘scared to death’ by allergic reaction to vaccine - New York Daily News

  26-12-2020 14:11 via news.google.com
  Boston doctor ‘scared to death’ by allergic reaction to vaccine  New York Daily NewsBoston cancer doctor allergy to shellfish suffers severe allergic reaction receiving Moderna jab  Daily MailModerna vaccine: 1st severe allergic reaction reported, Boston doctor - Business Insider  Business InsiderModerna COVID vaccine triggers severe allergic reaction in US doctor  Republic WorldBoston doctor develops severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID v
  
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• Building a Quantum Network Using Tiny Nanoscale Nodes

  26-12-2020 14:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research demonstrates a way to use quantum properties of light to transmit information, a key step on the path to the next generation of...
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• The Age Of Earth's Oldest Ice Is a Mystery - NPR

  26-12-2020 14:03 via news.google.com
  The Age Of Earth's Oldest Ice Is a Mystery  NPR
  
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• South Korea, once hailed as early COVID success, sees spike in cases - CBS News

  26-12-2020 13:45 via news.google.com
  
  South Korea, once hailed as early COVID success, sees spike in cases  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stressed Out Volcanoes More Likely to Collapse and Erupt

  26-12-2020 13:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study has implications for how the world might be better protected against future volcano collapses. An international study led by Monash scientists has...
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• COVID Live Updates: France, Japan report cases of new virus strain - WABC-TV

  26-12-2020 13:22 via news.google.com
  COVID Live Updates: France, Japan report cases of new virus strain  WABC-TVFrench Officials Announce First Confirmed Case Of New Coronavirus Variant  NPRFrance and Japan report cases of the virus variant that prompted lockdowns in Britain.  The New York TimesEven more an island now: Britain’s isolation grows as U.S. restricts travel  Seattle Times1st case of scarier COVID-19 strain reported in France  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage o
  
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• 6 times that 2020 showed us women from antiquity were totally badass - Livescience.com

  26-12-2020 13:00 via news.google.com
  
  6 times that 2020 showed us women from antiquity were totally badass  Livescience.com
  
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• 6 Things to Do With Your Old PS4, Xbox, or Other Console - How-To Geek

  26-12-2020 12:40 via news.google.com
  6 Things to Do With Your Old PS4, Xbox, or Other Console  How-To GeekI’ve owned all 3 next-generation consoles for 2 months. Here’s my review.  The Washington PostThe best PS5 games you can play right now  EngadgetPS5 stock tracker: Where to buy PS5 in the US, UK and AUS (UPDATED today)  T3Xbox Smart Delivery: What it is and what games are compatible  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China Will Overtake U.S. as Top Global Economy by 2028 Thanks to Superior COVID Response: Report - Newsweek

  26-12-2020 12:32 via news.google.com
  China Will Overtake U.S. as Top Global Economy by 2028 Thanks to Superior COVID Response: Report  NewsweekChina to leapfrog U.S. as world's biggest economy by 2028: think tank  Yahoo FinanceChina's Economy Set to Overtake U.S. Earlier Due to Covid Fallout  BloombergChina will overtake US as world's top economy in 2028, think tank says  Fox BusinessChina to overtake US as world's biggest economy by 2028, report predicts  The GuardianView Full Cove
  
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• Astrophysicists Unveil the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

  26-12-2020 12:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  UNLV astrophysicist Bing Zhang contributes to understanding the physical mechanisms of fast radio bursts in three papers published in Nature. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs...
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• What Polls Say About Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock 1 Week Before Georgia's Election - Newsweek

  26-12-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  What Polls Say About Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock 1 Week Before Georgia's Election  NewsweekDemocrats in Georgia Runoffs Bring in Record Haul  The New York TimesWill Big Spending Pay Off In Georgia Senate Race? | NBC News NOW  NBC NewsGet ready, Georgia: More election drama expected after Senate runoffs  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBiden on working with Senate Republicans: 'I'll never publicly embarrass them' | TheHill  The HillView Full Co
  
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• In pursuing historic climate change agenda, Biden may find surprising ally - NBC News

  26-12-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  In pursuing historic climate change agenda, Biden may find surprising ally  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Saints’ offensive efficiency reminded Sean Payton of a CFL game - NBC Sports

  26-12-2020 11:10 via news.google.com
  Saints’ offensive efficiency reminded Sean Payton of a CFL game  NBC SportsAlvin Kamara ties NFL record with 6 rushing TDs in New Orleans Saints' 52-33 win  ESPNVikings Play Grinch to Steal Another INT & Set Up Easy Score  NFLSaints vs. Vikings: Alvin Kamara's six TDs power Saints to NFC South crown  The Washington PostAlvin Kamara first since Gale Sayers in 1965 to score 6 TDs as Saints clinch NFC South with win vs. Vikings  Yahoo Spor
  
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• 'Deepfake' Queen Elizabeth II warns about misinformation - New York Post

  26-12-2020 08:15 via news.google.com
  'Deepfake' Queen Elizabeth II warns about misinformation  New York Post Queen Elizabeth Delivers Annual Christmas Speech amid COVID-19 Crisis: 'We Need Life to Go On'  Yahoo Entertainment'Deepfake' Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech, in warning about misinformation  CNNFirst Deepfake Address from the Queen of England Makes Its Debut on British TV  GizmodoTV network creates deepfake version of Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas speech, people share
  
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• Christmas brings little relief to SoCal hospitals struggling with COVID-19 surge - KABC-TV

  26-12-2020 07:40 via news.google.com
  
  Christmas brings little relief to SoCal hospitals struggling with COVID-19 surge  KABC-TVState with one of the strictest lockdowns in the country has the most COVID cases  Fox NewsLA County Hospitals In A Crisis On Christmas Day As Officials Beg People To Stay Home  CBS Los AngelesCOVID-19 deaths in California spur pleas to stay home for Christmas  KTLA Los AngelesOne person is dying from Covid-19 every 10 minutes in Los Angeles County  CNNView F
  
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• VENUS Apparatus: Device Mimics Life’s First Steps in Outer Space

  26-12-2020 06:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Called VENUS, the device will give scientists an unprecedented ability to study how molecules form in the icy clouds of space. A device developed by...
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• World War II tombstones with swastikas removed from Texas cemetery - New York Post

  26-12-2020 06:04 via news.google.com
  World War II tombstones with swastikas removed from Texas cemetery  New York Post Two gravestones with swastikas removed from veterans cemetery in Texas  CNNHeadstones with swastikas removed from Nazi POW graves in Texas  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandNazi headstones removed from veterans cemetery in Texas  CBS NewsNazi headstones bearing swastikas removed from Texas cemetery  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Westmoreland County woman hospitalized with COVID-19 asks for a favor on Christmas Day - WTAE Pittsburgh

  26-12-2020 05:43 via news.google.com
  Westmoreland County woman hospitalized with COVID-19 asks for a favor on Christmas Day  WTAE Pittsburgh
  
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• Lindsey Graham golfs with Trump, then tweets about stimulus checks, social media regulation - WAVY.com

  26-12-2020 05:38 via news.google.com
  Lindsey Graham golfs with Trump, then tweets about stimulus checks, social media regulation  WAVY.comTrump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans  CNNPolitics blunts Christmas as COVID aid uncertain  Yahoo NewsCongress served its own interests rather than ours with the relief bill | TheHill  The HillTrump shuns stimulus bill as pandemic relief expires for millions of Americans  CBS This MorningView Full Cov
  
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• LED Developed That Can Be Integrated Directly Into Computer Chips

  26-12-2020 05:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The advance could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics for sensing and communication. Light-emitting diodes — LEDs — can do way more...
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• Arkansas family members found dead in Christmas tragedy: authorities - Fox News

  26-12-2020 05:24 via news.google.com
  Arkansas family members found dead in Christmas tragedy: authorities  Fox NewsFive people found dead at Arkansas home on Christmas day  THV11At least five family members found dead in Arkansas home: cops  New York Post Five family members are found dead inside Arkansas home in Christmas Day homicide  Daily MailFive family members found dead inside Arkansas home on Christmas Day  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stephen Curry’s immediate plea to Warriors after losing to Bucks, falling 0-2 - ClutchPoints

  26-12-2020 04:43 via news.google.com
  Stephen Curry’s immediate plea to Warriors after losing to Bucks, falling 0-2  ClutchPointsStephen Curry vents amid Warriors season that already looks lost: 'We need to win — immediately'  Yahoo SportsWARRIORS at BUCKS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | December 25, 2020  NBATwo Down, Only 12 More National TV Warriors Games To Go  UPROXXWarriors’ Looney, Poole navigate ‘weird’ Milwaukee homecoming on Christmas  San Francisco C
  
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• Kanye West Releases Surprise Album On Christmas, An EP Called ‘Emmanuel’ - Deadline

  26-12-2020 03:36 via news.google.com
  Kanye West Releases Surprise Album On Christmas, An EP Called ‘Emmanuel’  DeadlineKanye West Releases New 5-Song Composition 'Emmanuel' Featuring Sunday Service Choir  ComplexKanye West Surprise-Releases ‘Emmanuel’ EP ‘Inspired by Ancient and Latin Music’  Rolling StoneKanye’s Sunday Service Choir Release New EP Emmanuel: Listen  PitchforkKayne West Surprise Releases New Project 'Emmanuel'  BillboardView
  
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• JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu - Engadget

  26-12-2020 02:32 via news.google.com
  JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu  EngadgetAstro Bob: Scientists love 'lumps of coal' in their Christmas stockings  Echo PressJapanese spacecraft's gifts: Asteroid chips like charcoal  CGTNJapanese space probe's gifts: Asteroid chips like charcoal  Japan TodayJapanese Spacecraft Brings Back Asteroid Chips That Look Like Charcoal  HuffPostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NFL playoff picture 2020 - Week 16 standings, bracket, scenarios and outlook for the postseason - ESPN

  26-12-2020 01:54 via news.google.com
  
  NFL playoff picture 2020 - Week 16 standings, bracket, scenarios and outlook for the postseason  ESPNWeek 16 Game Picks! | NFL 2020  NFLWhat time are the NFL games today? TV schedule, channels for Saturday's Week 16 tripleheader  Sporting NewsNFL Week 16 game picks, schedule guide, playoff scenarios, fantasy football tips, odds, injuries and more  ESPNNFL odds, lines, spreads, picks, predictions for Week 16, 2020: Proven model loving Texans, Chargers 
  
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• Apple Setup Issues: Apple Watch Verification Failed, HomePod Stuck on Configuring - MacRumors

  26-12-2020 00:07 via news.google.com
  Apple Setup Issues: Apple Watch Verification Failed, HomePod Stuck on Configuring  MacRumorsApple iCloud sign-in and activation aren’t working for some users  The VergeApple iCloud Account and Sign In issue causing device activation, setup problems  AppleInsiderApple iCloud issue causing sign-in and device activation problems  TechRadarApple’s iCloud service is down and here’s how it will affect you  HT TechView Full Coverage on
  
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