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• Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts

  08-01-2021 23:42
  
  A widening global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is forcing major auto companies to halt or slow vehicle production just as they were recovering from pandemic-related factory shutdowns
  
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• Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell in QAnon account purge

  08-01-2021 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Flynn and Powell both met with Trump at the White House in recent weeks as part of efforts to overturn the election results.
  
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• Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant

  08-01-2021 22:12
  
  New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus
  
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• Twitter and Trump are now locked in a game of chicken

  08-01-2021 19:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's tweeting privileges have now been restored following Twitter's temporary lock on his account this week for inciting what became a violent insurrection at the US Capitol. In his first tweet since being let out of the penalty box, Trump shared a video conceding that he will be a one-term president.
  
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• New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify image

  08-01-2021 19:43
  
  General Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image as clean vehicle company, rather than a builder of gas-powered pickups and SUVs
  
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• Trump is in danger of losing his powerful social media machine

  08-01-2021 19:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After four years of using social media platforms to bypass traditional media and spread his message directly to millions of people, President Donald Trump is now as close as he's ever been to losing his digital bully pulpit.
  
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• Warning signs were there, but disregarded, well before the Capitol riot

  08-01-2021 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Thursday, Washington Police Chief Robert Contee said at a news conference that there was "no intelligence that suggested there would be a breach of the U.S. Capitol."
  
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• UK Police Commissioner Calls For Warrantless Home Invasions To Catch Lockdown Offenders

  08-01-2021 18:07 via technocracy.news
  
  The mere talk of forcibly entering a citizen’s home without warrant or cause, is the hatch door to an outright tyrannical police state and England is leading the way. Technocrats demand obedience to the “science” that they and they alone claim to understand. Citizens are deemed ignorant and thus, must be forcibly corralled.  ⁃ TN EditorA top police commissioner in England has called for the power for police to enter private homes without a warrant for suspected of br
  
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• The Grand Merger Of Big Tech And Big Pharma: It’s About The Data

  08-01-2021 17:47 via technocracy.news
  
  It’s not that Big Pharma and Big Tech were never on the same page, but the Technocrats in both are now obviously seen in a collaboration to capture the health data of all citizens. Technocrats are addicted to data and there is no such thing as “enough.” ⁃ TN EditorAs pandemic countermeasures obliterate the middle class and civil rights, Silicon Valley’s billionaire robber barons are cashing in on the global economic collapse and the rise of the surveillance state.
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• Here's why Apple could pick Hyundai for its iCar

  08-01-2021 17:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple is reportedly in talks with Hyundai about cooperating on electric cars. A partnership with the South Korean company makes a lot of sense, but it might not be the only carmaker keen to develop a relationship with the iPhone maker.
  
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• Is ‘The Storming Of The Capitol’ America’s Reichstag Fire?

  08-01-2021 16:44 via technocracy.news
  History buffs will find many similarities between Germany’s famous Reichstag Fire and the so-called “storming of the Capitol” in Washington, DC. When viewed in light of Technocracy’s coup d’etat, it might help clarify what’s ahead in 2021. ⁃ TN EditorThe media are already spinning a narrative around the events in Washington DC. One that bears no resemblance to reality, does not hold up to any kind of scrutiny and will have massive, far-reaching consequen
  
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• Slimy Microbes Discovered That Could Help Keep Coral Reefs Healthy

  08-01-2021 15:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads. Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in waters with few...
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• UK investigates Google's plan to revamp Chrome browser

  08-01-2021 14:52
  Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s plan to overhaul its ad data system over worries it could leave even less room for rivals in the online ad industry
  
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• A radish in a tutu walking a dog? This AI can draw it really well

  08-01-2021 14:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An artist can draw a baby daikon radish wearing a tutu and walking a dog, even if they've never seen one before. But this kind of visual mashup has long been a trickier task for computers.
  
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• Hidden Symmetry Could Be Key to Ultra-Powerful Quantum Computers

  08-01-2021 14:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices,...
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• Microbes That Feed on Hydrogen Living Beneath Glaciers – But Where Is the Hydrogen Coming From?

  08-01-2021 13:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using years’ worth of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights into the processes...
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• It’s Not Too Late! 102 Species at Risk of Extinction Can Be Saved

  08-01-2021 12:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Co-governance model for implementing conservation management plan gives species their best chances of survival. The Fraser River estuary in British Columbia is home to 102...
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• Woman dies in suspected New Zealand shark attack

  08-01-2021 12:28
  
  Police say a woman has died in what appears to be New Zealand’s first fatal shark attack in eight years
  
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• Cornell University to Extract Energy From Manure to Heat the Campus

  08-01-2021 12:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  University considers proposal to convert cattle manure to methane and use it in combination with geothermal energy to heat the campus all winter. Cornell University...
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• Hyundai's stock skyrockets on reports it is in talks with Apple to build a car

  08-01-2021 09:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hyundai's stock recorded its best day in at least two decades after the South Korean automaker was reported to be in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars.
  
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• NASA Astronaut Get a Good GRASP on Gravity

  08-01-2021 08:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins performs the Grasp experiment in the Columbus module of the International Space Station ahead of the New Year. The experiment studies...
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• NASA’s Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Integrates its Second Scientific Instrument

  08-01-2021 06:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s Lucy mission is one step closer to launch as L’TES, the Lucy Thermal Emission Spectrometer, has been successfully integrated on to the spacecraft. “Having...
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• New Genetics Research Reveals How Earth’s Oddest Mammal Got to Be So Bizarre

  08-01-2021 05:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Often considered the world’s oddest mammal, Australia’s beaver-like, duck-billed platypus exhibits an array of bizarre characteristics: it lays eggs instead of giving birth to live...
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• Arecibo is Dead. Should We Build Its Replacement on the Moon?

  08-01-2021 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  NASA may finally be serious about the idea of building a large radio telescope in a lunar crater.
  
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• Hyundai stock skyrockets on reports it is in early talks with Apple to build a car

  08-01-2021 04:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hyundai's stock is on pace for its best day in at least two decades on reports that the South Korean automaker is in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric cars.
  
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• Australia sweltered through its 4th-hottest year in 2020

  08-01-2021 04:30
  
  Australia's weather bureau says the nation sweltered through its fourth-hottest year on record last year
  
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• Samsung says profits are rising, but smartphone competition is fierce

  08-01-2021 04:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung predicts its profits rose nearly 26% last quarter. That suggests demand for many of its products has kept up during the coronavirus pandemic even as it faces tough competition in the smartphone market.
  
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• Simon & Schuster cancels Sen. Josh Hawley's book following Capitol violence

  08-01-2021 03:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The publisher called the events "disturbing" and a "deadly insurrection."
  
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• Trump supporters who died during Capitol riot left online presence - NBC News

  08-01-2021 02:18 via news.google.com
  Trump supporters who died during Capitol riot left online presence  NBC NewsWho are the four people who died in the DC protest at the Capitol?  New York Post Calls grow for Trump's removal after Capitol riot: Live updates  CNNDC police identify Capitol Hill riot victims who suffered fatal ‘medical emergencies’ during unrest  Fox NewsPelosi calls on Capitol Police chief to step down over failure to protect Congress  New York Daily News
  
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• Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself - The New York Times

  08-01-2021 02:17 via news.google.com
  
  Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself  The New York TimesHere are the Republicans who voted to contest the Electoral College votes showing Biden beat Trump  Yahoo NewsPolitics live updates: In messaging shift, Trump calls for 'smooth' transition of power  USA TODAYThe Guardian view on the storming of the US Capitol: democracy in danger  The GuardianNo pardon for Trump | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Inside the mob that swarmed the US Capitol - CNN

  08-01-2021 02:11 via news.google.com
  Inside the mob that swarmed the US Capitol  CNNThe Latest: Trump condemns Capitol riot, concedes to Biden  STLtoday.comPolice identify 3 who died during Capitol breach  WSETCapitol Police defends response to pro-Trump mob invading Congress - Business Insider  Business InsiderNew photos: persons of interest involved in Capitol chaos  NBC2 NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines can go to lower priority groups if doses about to expire, CA health officials say - KCRA Sacramento

  08-01-2021 02:06 via news.google.com
  COVID-19 vaccines can go to lower priority groups if doses about to expire, CA health officials say  KCRA SacramentoUS marks deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as experts mull expanding vaccine distribution  CNNDrive-in lawmaking, masked Mardi Gras, virtual farm show: News from around our 50 states  USA TODAYHealthcare Workers In South LA To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Effort To Remove Stigma  CBS Los AngelesMore States Find Variant; N.Y. Cases Reach Recor
  
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• U.S. sets covid-19 death record as researchers point to asymptomatic cases as a major source of infections - Washington Post

  08-01-2021 02:00 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. sets covid-19 death record as researchers point to asymptomatic cases as a major source of infections  Washington PostAt least 50% of COVID-19 cases spread from people without symptoms, a new study found  Yahoo NewsMajority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission due to asymptomatic individuals  Medical XpressPeople without symptoms spread virus in more than half of cases, CDC model finds  The Washington PostMore than HALF of all coronavirus spread comes from peop
  
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• Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson bothered by team's hiring process, sources say - ESPN

  08-01-2021 01:24 via news.google.com
  Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson bothered by team's hiring process, sources say  ESPNCould Deshaun Watson ask for trade from Houston Texans? | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports  NBC SportsThe Houston Texans have hired Nick Caserio as the team's fifth general manager.  HoustonTexans.comHow Much Should Your Team Give Up in a Deshaun Watson Trade? | The Rich Eisen Show | 1/7/21  The Rich Eisen ShowTexans Preemptively Leak That They Won't Trade Deshaun Watson Eve
  
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• U.S. Capitol Police Officer dies after being hit in head with fire extinguisher - WGN TV Chicago

  08-01-2021 01:15 via news.google.com
  U.S. Capitol Police Officer dies after being hit in head with fire extinguisher  WGN TV ChicagoCalls grow for Trump's removal after Capitol riot: Live updates  CNNUS Capitol Police chief to resign after Wednesday's riots  CNNCapitol police treatment of Trump rioters underscores America's racist reality  NBC NewsWhere were Capitol Police? Tolerating white rioters in ways not afforded Black protesters  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• MLB rumors: Mets still in on George Springer after adding Francisco Lindor; Dodgers eye Kirby Yates - CBS Sports

  08-01-2021 01:12 via news.google.com
  MLB rumors: Mets still in on George Springer after adding Francisco Lindor; Dodgers eye Kirby Yates  CBS SportsNew York Mets acquire Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco from Cleveland Indians in blockbuster deal  ESPNLennon: Cohen promised he'd raise the bar, and Lindor is proof  NewsdayMad Bets: Most popular bets for NFL Wild Card Weekend  Yahoo Canada SportsSource: Mets Could Shift Focus Following Trade, Jackie Bradley Jr. Becomes Target  metsmer
  
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• House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office - CNN

  08-01-2021 00:57 via news.google.com
  House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• InEnTec: Turning Trash Into Valuable Chemicals and Clean Fuels

  08-01-2021 00:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Climate goals expand impact of MIT waste-processing spinoff that capitalizes on a process called plasma gasification. Anyone who has ever hesitated in front of a...
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• Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally, Tesla Soar, But Flash Warning Signs; Micron Earnings, Boeing 737 Max Settlement In Focus - Investor's Business Daily

  08-01-2021 00:46 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally, Tesla Soar, But Flash Warning Signs; Micron Earnings, Boeing 737 Max Settlement In Focus  Investor's Business DailyWall Street keeps rising on Democratic wins, stimulus hopes  Washington PostDow Jones Today Chases Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hits New High; Bitcoin Tops $38000, Plug Power Spikes  Investor's Business DailyHere's why you should remain bullish on the stock market  MarketWatchUS STOCKS-Wall St tops new highs on De
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Celebrated Holidays TOGETHER With Luxury Gifts (Source) - Entertainment Tonight

  08-01-2021 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Celebrated Holidays TOGETHER With Luxury Gifts (Source)  Entertainment TonightKanye West Is Reportedly “Jealous” of the Time Kim Kardashian Has “Dedicated to Prison Reform and the Kids”  Yahoo LifestyleAddressing The Kanye Situation  jeffreestarKim Kardashian Is Reportedly Not Dating Anyone Right Now, Despite Rumors Otherwise  ELLE.comKim Kardashian & Kanye West Spent $2 Million on Each Other's Chri
  
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• Law enforcement investigating deadly shooting in Goleta | NewsChannel 3-12 - KEYT

  08-01-2021 00:26 via news.google.com
  
  Law enforcement investigating deadly shooting in Goleta | NewsChannel 3-12  KEYTSuspect on the Loose in Fatal Goleta Shooting  Santa Barbara Edhat4 more COVID-related deaths reported in Santa Barbara County, 512 new cases | NewsChannel 3-12  KEYT1 Dead, Another Critically Injured in Shooting in Vehicle Near Goleta  NoozhawkOf Santa Barbara County Health Care Workers, Some Decline But Most Accept COVID-19 Vaccine  NoozhawkView Full Coverage on Goo
  
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• ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Musical Announces Permanent Closure Due To Covid Shutdown - Deadline

  08-01-2021 00:20 via news.google.com
  ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Musical Announces Permanent Closure Due To Covid Shutdown  DeadlineBroadway's Mean Girls Musical Has Closed Amid Continued Coronavirus Shutdown  Playbill.comBreaking News: MEAN GIRLS Will Not Re-Open on Broadway  Broadway WorldMean Girls musical closing on Broadway  EW.comBroadway’s Mean Girls Musical Will Not Return After the Pandemic  VultureView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bitcoin crosses $40K mark, doubling in less than a month

  08-01-2021 00:17
  
  Bitcoin has crossed the $40,000 mark, extending on a huge rally that started three months ago
  
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