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• Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves

  14-01-2021 23:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation
  
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• President banned, precedent set: Tech companies show scope of their power in censoring Trump

  14-01-2021 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Facebook and Twitter suspensions were a landmark moment for America's social media giants and the most visible demonstration yet of their absolute power.
  
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• Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Looking Out Into Space, Looking Back Into Time [Video]

  14-01-2021 22:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This six-minute visual exploration of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field showcases the characteristics and contents of this landmark observation, as well as its four-dimensional nature...
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• RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

  14-01-2021 22:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  NASA is giving up trying to drill deep into Mars to take the red planet’s temperature
  
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• Poshmark's shares soar in debut to public markets

  14-01-2021 21:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Shares of Poshmark Inc. more than doubled in their debut trading in the public markets Thursday, a testament to the strength of the online marketplace for second-hand goods even during a pandemic
  
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• MIT professor charged with hiding work for China

  14-01-2021 21:49 via abcnews.go.com
  A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been charged with hiding work he did for the Chinese government while he was also receiving U.S. dollars for his nanotechnology research
  
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• Huge Unexplained Variation in Euthanasia Rates Across the Netherlands

  14-01-2021 21:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Findings may relate to underuse, overuse, or even misuse, say researchers. There’s a 7-fold unexplained variation in rates of euthanasia across The Netherlands, reveals an...
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• The Nile Was a Lifeline in the Desert for Ancient Nubia and Egypt

  14-01-2021 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ancient civilizations used the powerful waterway for trade, agriculture and building projects. In turn, it fueled historic societal growth.
  
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• Pro-Trump rioters plan second act — but not just in Washington

  14-01-2021 21:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than a dozen flyers are circulating online promoting pro-Trump rallies at state capitols, according to a social media analysis by NBC News.
  
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• Physicists Find New State of Matter in a One-Dimensional Quantum Gas – “Beyond My Wildest Conception”

  14-01-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  By adding some magnetic flair to an exotic quantum experiment, physicists produced an ultra-stable one-dimensional quantum gas with never-before-seen “scar” states – a feature that...
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• Seawater Cutting Like a Knife Through Enormous Iceberg: A-68A Being Sliced to Pieces

  14-01-2021 19:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Seawater has been cutting like a knife through A-68A, the enormous Antarctic iceberg drifting in the southern Atlantic Ocean. On January 11, 2021, the Visible...
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• Businessinsider.co.za | Health and tech giants, including Microsoft and Oracle, are creating 'vaccination passports'

  14-01-2021 19:00
  
  Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Cerner, Epic Systems, and the Mayo Clinic are all part of the Vaccination Credential Initiative creating the passports.
  
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• Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

  14-01-2021 17:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scientists say 2020 was either the hottest year on record or a close second or third
  
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• Samsung promises new phones will deliver more for less money

  14-01-2021 17:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Samsung’s next crop of smartphones will boast bigger screens, better cameras, and longer-lasting batteries at lower prices than than last year’s lineup that came out just before the pandemic toppled the economy
  
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• WhatsApp growth slumps as rivals Signal, Telegram rise

  14-01-2021 16:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  WhatsApp growth slumps as rivals Signal, Telegram rise
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphones are smarter and cheaper but don't come with a charger

  14-01-2021 16:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy S21 lineup has an updated look and lower price tags, but customers will also notice two items missing from the box: headphones and a charger.
  
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• Businessinsider.co.za | Telegram in SA can help you to buy booze, drugs, and sex from people in your neighbourhood

  14-01-2021 16:29
  
  Telegram has rapidly become a light version of the dark web - with major privacy concerns.
  
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• HSBC Threatens Bank Account Termination For Refusing To Wear Masks

  14-01-2021 16:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Mask madness has infected global banks as HSBC has threatened to cut off bank accounts for anyone who refuses to wear a mask. This is blatant punishment that can cause catastrophic damage and financial loss to those afflicted. The UK is in a tailspin comparable to Alice in Wonderland, except it is Debby in Dystopia. ⁃ TN EditorHSBC has said it will “reserve the right” to cancel the accounts of customers who refuse to wear masks inside its UK branches.
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• WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

  14-01-2021 16:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A global team of researchers has arrived in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to investigate its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries
  
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• Claim: Facial Recognition AI Can Reveal Your Political Party

  14-01-2021 15:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The question is not that this actually works, but that they believe it works. Belief and reality are two different things, and society is steeped in deception over what is real and factual. They should test to see if the AI works better during a full moon. ⁃ TN EditorResearchers have created a machine learning system that they claim can determine a person’s political party, with reasonable accuracy, based only on their face. The study, from a group that also showed that sexual prefer
  
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• No Joke: Bugs Are On The Way To Your Dinner Plate

  14-01-2021 15:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Ever since the UN published Agenda 21 in 1992, it has claimed that raising animals is “unsustainable” and that humans should instead eat plants and insects. Not that Big Ag has figured out that it is cheaper to mass produce bugs, they have decided that you are going to eat them. ⁃ TN EditorThe EU’s food watchdog on Wednesday paved the way for diners across Europe to tuck into insects as it gave safety approval for human consumption of dried yellow mealworm.
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: Trump ban was right but sets a 'dangerous' precedent

  14-01-2021 12:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended his company's decision to ban President Donald Trump, while acknowledging that the move stems from its failure to promote "healthy" conversations and sets a "dangerous" precedent.
  
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• China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghur faces

  14-01-2021 11:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chinese technology company Huawei is backtracking on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system intended to identify Uyghurs from other Chinese ethnicities.
  
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• Survivor's Angie Jakusz Dead at 40 - E! NEWS

  14-01-2021 06:20 via news.google.com
  Survivor's Angie Jakusz Dead at 40  E! NEWSView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• W.H.O. Team Finally Lands in China to Begin Tracing Coronavirus - The New York Times

  14-01-2021 06:08 via news.google.com
  
  W.H.O. Team Finally Lands in China to Begin Tracing Coronavirus  The New York TimesMaryland General Assembly Session Begins With Changes Due To COVID-19 Pandemic  WJZWHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins  The Associated PressChina Needs to Come Clean on Covid-19  BloombergThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines: Live updates  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Winners, losers from James Harden to Brooklyn blockbuster trade - NBC Sports

  14-01-2021 05:51 via news.google.com
  Winners, losers from James Harden to Brooklyn blockbuster trade  NBC SportsStephen A. reacts to James Harden being traded to the Brooklyn Nets | SportsCenter  ESPNJames Harden’s adidas Harden Stepback 2 Appears In A Fitting Brooklyn Nets Colorway  Sneaker NewsDoyel: Victor Oladipo didn't want to be here, so the Pacers replaced him with Caris LeVert  The Indianapolis StarLos Angeles Lakers: Betting picks and preview vs. Thunder  Lakeshow Lif
  
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• Pharmacy chains want to help as nation struggles to vaccinate people against Covid - CNN

  14-01-2021 05:43 via news.google.com
  Pharmacy chains want to help as nation struggles to vaccinate people against Covid  CNNHere's how to sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine at any hub in Texas  WFAA.comFlorida contracts private company to help with COVID-19 vaccine rollout at long-term care facilities  WFTV OrlandoI'm a pregnant doctor and I feel confident receiving the Covid vaccine. Here's why  The GuardianVaccines expected to begin rolling out to Arizona assisted-living facilities on Monday
  
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• NHL Game Highlights | Blackhawks vs. Lightning – Jan. 13, 2020 - SPORTSNET

  14-01-2021 05:19 via news.google.com
  
  NHL Game Highlights | Blackhawks vs. Lightning – Jan. 13, 2020  SPORTSNETNHL Power Rankings - Final preseason edition for the 2021 season  ESPNWhere will Golden Knights finish? Crystal ball says …  Las Vegas Review-JournalGOTTA SEE IT: Tampa Bay Lightning Unveil 2020 Stanley Cup Championship Banner  SPORTSNET2021 NHL season picks - Stanley Cup, division winners and awards  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Alabama football finalizing deal with Bill O'Brien to be Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator, sources say - ESPN

  14-01-2021 04:30 via news.google.com
  Alabama football finalizing deal with Bill O'Brien to be Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator, sources say  ESPNNick Saban says Bill O’Brien having dual NFL role “probably impossible”  NBC Sports - NFLCrimson Tide Fans Welcome National Champions Home in Tuscaloosa  WVUA 23An update on Alabama and offensive coordinator target Bill O’Brien  al.comAlabama’s defense did pretty well in 2020!  Roll Bama RollView Full Cover
  
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• SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft splashes down off west coast of Florida - Fox Business

  14-01-2021 04:23 via news.google.com
  SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft splashes down off west coast of Florida  Fox BusinessThere's a case of wine heading back to Earth from space  CNNFrench wine, live rodents among 2 tons of cargo returned from space station  Spaceflight NowSpaceX capsule to splash down from space just west of Tampa  10 Tampa BayWeather forces SpaceX Cargo Dragon to splashdown off coast of Tampa instead of Atlantic Ocean  Florida TodayView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis - Politico

  14-01-2021 04:12 via news.google.com
  
  Former Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis  PoliticoEx-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty related to Flint water crisis  CNNFormer Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder charged in Flint water crisis  NBC NewsAttorney General Nessel to announce outcome of Flint water investigation in press conference  WILXFormer Michigan governor among several officials to face charges for Flint crisis  CBS This MorningView Full Cove
  
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• Special-effects master 'breaking the mold'

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?
  
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• Report: Amazon working on a 3D phone

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For more than a year, there have been rumors that Amazon is working on a smartphone. Now, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon is actually working on two.
  
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• New taxes make electric car owners pay, too

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Electric vehicle owners are immune from paying taxes at the pump to fund road infrastructure. That's going to change.
  
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• Meet the 'Martha Stewart of tech'

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Some people hire florists and caterers when planning their wedding. Former Google employee Brit Morin brought on a programmer to create a custom app.
  
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• LEDs to turn your bike into Tron Light Cycle

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Anyone that bikes dreams of riding a Tron Light Cycle.
  
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• Group saves Tesla lab, but more work to come

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The last remaining laboratory of futurist inventor Nikola Tesla is now in the hands of a non-profit group who want to preserve the site and make it a museum.
  
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• Google knows which of your photos are best

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google is working hard to make you love Google+, its growing but still often-overlooked social network.
  
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• Funny-looking plane designed to make history

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Solar Impulse, the first manned plane to fly 24 hours on sun power, is now on a five-leg trip across the United States.
  
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• Ex-cop's robot to 'snatch kids from abyss'

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Take a pair of hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get?
  
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• Brain implants: Restoring memory with a chip

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  William Gibson's popular science fiction tale "Johnny Mnemonic" foresaw sensitive information being carried by microchips in the brain by 2021. A team of American neuroscientists could be making this fantasy world a reality.
  
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• Astronaut sings Bowie in zero gravity

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too, by singing David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in a video.
  
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• Apparently This Matters: Guitars are sexy

  14-01-2021 03:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini examines a new study that finds holding a guitar makes men more sexier.
  
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• Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears - Associated Press

  14-01-2021 03:34 via news.google.com
  
  Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears  Associated PressOfficials ramp up Capitol security ahead of Biden inauguration amid threats of armed protests  Fox NewsTrump sends statement to Fox News urging 'no violence … of any kind' ahead of inauguration  The WeekCancel the traditional inauguration  The Washington PostDeroy Murdock: Joe Biden is a sore winner and a divider, not a uniter  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Here's how some of the leading coronavirus vaccines work - CNN

  14-01-2021 03:27 via news.google.com
  Here's how some of the leading coronavirus vaccines work  CNNModerna CEO says the world will have to live with Covid 'forever'  CNBCUS on track for herd immunity by summer  Modern HealthcareCOVID-19 vaccines: Good intent must come with good strategy | TheHill  The HillJohnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine generates immune response, few side effects, in early trials  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Two Off-Duty Cops Were Arrested After Taking A Selfie During The Attack On The US Capitol - BuzzFeed News

  14-01-2021 03:17 via news.google.com
  Two Off-Duty Cops Were Arrested After Taking A Selfie During The Attack On The US Capitol  BuzzFeed NewsMan wearing 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie at US Capitol riot, others arrested in Hampton Roads area  13News NowMan in 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt, photographed at U.S. Capitol riot, arrested in Virginia  NBC NewsWilliams: After the Capitol insurrection, we need to know whose side police officers are on.  Richmond.comThe man standing next to Ashli Babbitt as she was
  
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• 'I don't know that McConnell has a lot of power,' says GOP senator on impeachment vote - CNBC

  14-01-2021 02:54 via news.google.com
  'I don't know that McConnell has a lot of power,' says GOP senator on impeachment vote  CNBCThese are the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump  Fox NewsTrump is isolated and angry at aides for failing to defend him as he is impeached again  The Washington PostThe Seven-Day Impeachment  The Wall Street JournalTucker Carlson: Why Democrats wanted to impeach Trump again, and why the GOP went along  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Disneyland hosts massive COVID-19 vaccination site to high demand - KABC-TV

  14-01-2021 02:37 via news.google.com
  Disneyland hosts massive COVID-19 vaccination site to high demand  KABC-TVDisneyland Resort COVID-19 Vaccine Super Site Opens; 3000 Doses Administered  CBS Los AngelesDisneyland California to Become Major Inoculation Site  HYPEBEASTPark Life: Disneyland becomes vaccination super site and Spider-Man ride showdown  OCRegister'Happiest place on earth' takes on grim role amid pandemic  Yahoo News AustraliaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Snapchat permanently bans President Trump

  14-01-2021 02:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Snapchat, according to a statement by the platform Wednesday.
  
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• Telegram, a recent haven for the far right, purges extremist content

  14-01-2021 02:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 15 extremist Telegram channels — akin to chatrooms where the founders have moderating power — have recently been banned, according to a tally by NBC News.
  
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