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• Vast Portions of Today’s Sahara Desert Were Green Thousands of Years Ago

  12-02-2021 23:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Past River Activity in Northern Africa Reveals Multiple Sahara Greenings The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells...
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• Who runs CNN next? It's complicated

  12-02-2021 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Even as CNN’s parent company AT&T tries to position itself for a new era, the list of people who are seen as capable of running a major television news organization is short.
  
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• Timing of next Virgin Galactic flight still up in the air

  12-02-2021 23:10
  
  Virgin Galactic has put off plans to make another attempt at a rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space
  
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• Lovesickness Is Real. Here's How to Cure It

  12-02-2021 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  That feeling like your heart has been ripped out of your chest? Turns out you’re not just being melodramatic. Being lovesick can impact your mental and physical wellness, but there are ways to get relief.
  
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• “Farfarout” – Astronomers Confirm Solar System’s Most Distant Planetoid

  12-02-2021 22:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team, including an astronomer from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA), have confirmed a planetoid that is almost four times farther from...
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• Targeting Big Tech, Maryland becomes first state to tax digital advertising

  12-02-2021 22:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Maryland became the first state in the country on Friday to impose a tax on digital advertising, as the state's senate voted to override a gubernatorial veto of legislation that would impose up to a 10% levy on revenue from online ads shown in Maryland.
  
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• Scammers want your tax return. Here are two easy ways to stop them.

  12-02-2021 21:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Assume that criminals have everything they need to file a false tax return in your name, security experts say.
  
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• NASA’s Lunar Gateway: Core Flight Software Chosen for Moon Orbiting Outpost

  12-02-2021 21:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA is improving a flight software system to help create and certify essential software for the lunar Gateway. As part of the Artemis program, NASA...
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• Shame and the Rise of the Social Media Outrage Machine

  12-02-2021 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This ancient social emotion has always been complex. The internet poured fuel on it. Then came social media.
  
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• “See Through Soil” to Study Hydrogels’ Hidden Workings Could Help Farmers Deal With Future Droughts

  12-02-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In research that may eventually help crops survive drought, scientists at Princeton University have uncovered a key reason that mixing material called hydrogels with soil...
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• Amazon wages legal battle with New York attorney general over pandemic safety response

  12-02-2021 19:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon is waging a legal battle with New York's attorney general over the company's Covid-19 protections for workers, filing a federal lawsuit to preempt the state's demands for more safety measures.
  
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• Technocracy’s Plan For The World Excludes The Existence Of America

  12-02-2021 18:58 via technocracy.news
  
  The evidence is overwhelming that Scientific Dictatorship seeks to crush the middle class in America, which largely represents the Populist movement. It will destroy the right to own property and turn a large percentage of our population into vagabonds. ⁃ TN EditorTwo things occurred this week that should have your attention.
  And, no, one of them is not the cartoonish second impeachment trial of a former president. Don’t let the media lure you into this drama.
  As the first
  
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• Popular Energy Drinks’ Harmful Effects on Heart Revealed in New Research

  12-02-2021 18:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Popular energy drinks may give you a boost, but they may also contribute to possible serious heart conditions, findings show. A team of researchers, led...
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• Are Humans Wired to Find the Color Red Seductive?

  12-02-2021 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  In cultures around the world, red is tied to passion, sex and romance. Does the association come from social learning or our evolutionary heritage?
  
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• Sweet Coating for Sour Bones: Bridge-Burning Coating for Bone Implants

  12-02-2021 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Osteoporosis is a leading global health challenge. Besides its own adverse effects, it also impairs the function of bone implants — normally made of a...
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• Technocrats Use Digital Tech To Cut Off Access To Land Rights

  12-02-2021 18:12 via technocracy.news
  
  Property rights are basic to human civilization, but TN has said for years that Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy, is a front to take away property rights and grab the land for the “global commons”. This article from Oxfam is just recognizing this problem. ⁃ TN Editor
  Despite promises to fix unjust land governance, a new study shows that digital technologies can further land grabbing and inequality.As corporate giants discuss “Tech for Good” at the annual mee
  
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• Some delivery workers have no choice but to bring their kids along during the pandemic

  12-02-2021 17:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For Ashley Vincent, a single mom in Binghamton, New York, delivering for DoorDash often requires some negotiation with her seven-year-old son. "We can go out tonight but you can only do six deliveries," he'll say.
  
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• Biblical Christianity Likened To QAnon As A Conspiracy Theory

  12-02-2021 17:48 via technocracy.news
  
  The big guns of the “cancel culture” are being leveled at Bible-believing Christians, likening them to members of QAnon. This article may offend some Christians, but it’s time to wake up to how globalization is recasting Christianity as an extremist threat to national security and the scape goat for all sorts of spurious charges. ⁃ TN EditorMany people around the world looked on aghast as they witnessed the harm done by conspiracy theories such as QAnon and the&
  
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• Birds Can “Read” the Earth’s Magnetic Signature to Navigate Back on Course

  12-02-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research shows for the first time, how birds displaced beyond their normal migratory route are able to navigate back to their route and gives us...
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• Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

  12-02-2021 16:47
  Amazon is facing the biggest unionization push in its history
  
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• New Machine Learning Theory Raises Questions About the Very Nature of Science

  12-02-2021 16:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A novel computer algorithm, or set of rules, that accurately predicts the orbits of planets in the solar system could be adapted to better predict...
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• First 'space helicopter' set to take to Martian skies - NBC News

  12-02-2021 16:22 via news.google.com
  First 'space helicopter' set to take to Martian skies  NBC NewsYour ancestors might have been Martians  Popular SciencePerseverance will make sure it has a safe landing  Phys.orgNASA is about to land a helicopter on Mars that might glow in the dark  New ScientistMedia Invited to Mars Landing Virtual Roundtable  NASAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• First 'space helicopter' set to take to Martian skies

  12-02-2021 16:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dubbed "Ingenuity," the drone weighs just 4 pounds, and it will stay stored beneath the rover’s belly while Perseverance runs through its initial surface checks and experiments.
  
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• Nikki Haley criticizes Trump and says he has no future in the GOP - CNN

  12-02-2021 16:18 via news.google.com
  Nikki Haley criticizes Trump and says he has no future in the GOP  CNN Nikki Haley breaks with Trump: 'We shouldn't have followed him' | TheHill  The HillMAG: Nikki Haley's Time for Choosing...  POLITICONikki Haley says Trump won't run again: "He's fallen so far"  AxiosDay 3 of Trump's Second Impeachment in 180 seconds  POLITICOView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Study Finds Limited Transmission of COVID-19 From Open Schools

  12-02-2021 16:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite substantial uncertainty regarding the effectiveness in containing SARS-CoV-2. In Sweden, upper-secondary schools moved online...
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• Houston Texans and DE J.J. Watt mutually agree to part ways - HoustonTexans.com

  12-02-2021 16:01 via news.google.com
  
  Houston Texans and DE J.J. Watt mutually agree to part ways  HoustonTexans.comBREAKING: JJ Watt and the Houston Texans part ways | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQHouston Texans agree to release J.J. Watt at his request  ESPNTexans, J.J. Watt mutually agree to part ways  Battle Red BlogYes, the Dolphins should absolutely call up J.J. Watt  Dolphins WireView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dow Jones Today, Stocks Open Lower As Disney, PayPal, HubSpot Jump; Buffett Unit Makes EV Purchase - Investor's Business Daily

  12-02-2021 16:00 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Today, Stocks Open Lower As Disney, PayPal, HubSpot Jump; Buffett Unit Makes EV Purchase  Investor's Business DailyNasdaq gains on tech stocks, stimulus hopes  Reuters5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday  CNBCS&P 500 opens slightly lower, Disney shares rise after earnings  CNBC Television7 Cheap Tech Stocks to Hop On Now  InvestorPlaceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey and twin brother Mike Pouncey of Los Angeles Chargers retire - ESPN

  12-02-2021 15:46 via news.google.com
  Pittsburgh Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey and twin brother Mike Pouncey of Los Angeles Chargers retire  ESPNnews Longtime offensive linemen Maurkice and Mike Pouncey retire from NFL  NFL.com9-time Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey retiring from Steelers  TribLIVEFormer Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey announces NFL retirement  Dolphins WireAssessing Mike Pouncey's Place in Dolphins History  DolphinMavenView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 5 victims identified in massive 133-car pileup in Fort Worth that killed at least 6 people - The Dallas Morning News

  12-02-2021 15:41 via news.google.com
  5 victims identified in massive 133-car pileup in Fort Worth that killed at least 6 people  The Dallas Morning NewsRAW: Aerial footage of deadly pileup crash in Fort Worth, Texas involving up to 100 vehicles  WFAAFort Worth accident – Nurse crawls out of deadly 136-car Texas crash then goes to WORK  The SunAt least 6 die in massive pileup on icy I-35 freeway in Fort Worth  culturemap.comAt least 6 dead in massive I-35 wreck in Fort Worth, Texas 
  
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• Dr. Kavita Patel: Here’s what you can and can’t do after being fully vaccinated for Covid - CNBC

  12-02-2021 15:29 via news.google.com
  Dr. Kavita Patel: Here’s what you can and can’t do after being fully vaccinated for Covid  CNBCFully vaccinated persons don’t need to quarantine post-coronavirus exposure, CDC says  Fox NewsThe CDC just outlined 5 tips to make your face mask more protective  Business InsiderHealth expert talks importance of double masking to protect against COVID-19  KMBC 9VERIFY: Wear two masks and know the tricks to a snug fit to stop COVID-19 &nbs
  
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• Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is a billionaire after dating app's IPO - New York Post

  12-02-2021 15:20 via news.google.com
  Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is a billionaire after dating app's IPO  New York Post Bumble stock closes up 63% after soaring in market debut  CNBCBumble Surges 85% in Trading Debut After IPO  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceBumble CEO says 'passion, purpose, and profit can coexist' on IPO day  Yahoo FinanceBumble makes a buzz, pot stocks go up in smoke and Taylor Swift's new 'Love Story'  CNBC TelevisionView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Significant Advance in the Treatment of Obesity: “Gamechanger” Drug Cuts Body Weight by 20%

  12-02-2021 15:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of their...
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• Chappelle’s Show Returns to Netflix at Dave Chappelle’s Request - Pitchfork

  12-02-2021 15:16 via news.google.com
  Chappelle’s Show Returns to Netflix at Dave Chappelle’s Request  PitchforkDave Chappelle Announces 'Chappelle's Show' Is Returning to Netflix in New Clip  Yahoo EntertainmentRedemption Song - Dave Chappelle  Netflix Is A JokeChappelle’s Show returns to Netflix now that Dave got paid  The Verge'Chappelle's Show' Returns to Netflix With Dave Chappelle's Blessing  Hollywood ReporterView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• World's Most 'Exceptional' Teacher Gets $1 Million Prize : Goats and Soda - NPR

  12-02-2021 15:14 via news.google.com
  World's Most 'Exceptional' Teacher Gets $1 Million Prize : Goats and Soda  NPR
  
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• New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll - The New York Times

  12-02-2021 15:11 via news.google.com
  New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll  The New York TimesCuomo aide tells NY Democrats administration hid nursing home data to keep it from Trump DOJ: Report  Fox NewsBombshell Report Surfaces On COVID Deaths In New York Nursing Homes  CBS New YorkCuomo aide Melissa DeRosa admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn't find out  New York Post COVID nursing home deaths: Andrew Cuomo is running from his part in my dad's death&
  
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• Biden administration to allow in around 25,000 asylum seekers now waiting in Mexico - USA TODAY

  12-02-2021 15:10 via news.google.com
  Biden administration to allow in around 25,000 asylum seekers now waiting in Mexico  USA TODAY
  
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• Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz Match Highlights (3R) | Australian Open 2021 - Australian Open TV

  12-02-2021 14:46 via news.google.com
  Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz Match Highlights (3R) | Australian Open 2021  Australian Open TVNovak Djokovic says he has torn muscle after win at Australian Open  ESPNKXAN Austin  KXAN.comDjokovic overcomes injury to beat Fritz, pain of US Open loss spurs Zverev  The AgeNovak Djokovic Survives Five-Set Taylor Fritz Scare In Melbourne  ATP TourView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Grasshoppers and Roadblocks: Indigenous People Fight COVID-19 in Rural Mexico With Little Government Support

  12-02-2021 14:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On the outskirts of some small Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, a few volunteer guards keep watch along roads blocked by makeshift...
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• NASA RainCube – A Pioneering Mini Weather Satellite – Ends Its Mission

  12-02-2021 14:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  RainCube, designed to study storms, was the first to fly a radar science instrument on a CubeSat. After nearly 2 1/2 years in orbit, a...
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• Analysis: Facebook has become a $770 billion clone factory

  12-02-2021 14:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There was an exciting moment four years ago when it seemed like Facebook was doing something truly jaw-dropping. The company set up a new hardware division called Building 8, staffed it with scientists and engineers overseen by an executive from DARPA, and announced it was building technology to help you type with your brain and "hear" with your skin.
  
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• Nest Learning Thermostat vs. Nest Thermostat: What's the difference? - CNET

  12-02-2021 14:08 via news.google.com
  
  Nest Learning Thermostat vs. Nest Thermostat: What's the difference?  CNET
  
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• Rode vlogger kit - Engadget

  12-02-2021 13:56 via news.google.com
  
  Rode vlogger kit  Engadget
  
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• Anna Sorokin, fake German heiress who scammed friends and banks, released from prison - NBC News

  12-02-2021 13:52 via news.google.com
  Anna Sorokin, fake German heiress who scammed friends and banks, released from prison  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• House Democrats rest case in Trump impeachment trial, urging senators to convict - CBS News

  12-02-2021 13:50 via news.google.com
  House Democrats rest case in Trump impeachment trial, urging senators to convict  CBS NewsThree GOP senators meet with Trump's lawyers on eve of impeachment defense presentation  CNN House managers rest case against Trump, argue for conviction  Washington PostJonathan Turley: Trump impeachment – Lee-Raskin exchange reveals this glaring hole in the case  Fox NewsOpinion | Is This the End of Obsessively Hating Donald Trump?  The New York Time
  
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• Judge sides with Britney Spears in latest conservatorship hearing - CBS News

  12-02-2021 13:46 via news.google.com
  
  Judge sides with Britney Spears in latest conservatorship hearing  CBS NewsBritney Spears' father loses bid to retain control of delegating her investments  NBC NewsBritney Spears’ father Jamie and Bessemer Trust Co. to continue co-conservatorship, judge says  Fox NewsBritney Spears conservatorship battle returns to court  CNN The opportunity ‘Framing Britney Spears’ missed  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s OMG: Warming Seas Are Accelerating Greenland’s Glacier Retreat

  12-02-2021 13:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists with NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission are probing deep below the island’s warming coastal waters to help us better predict the rising seas of...
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• 'They're unrecognizable': One woman reflects on losing her parents to QAnon

  12-02-2021 13:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As Joe Biden was taking the oath of office to become President of the United States, 20-year-old Lily was holding her breath. "I thought, for sure this would be it," she said. Finally, the moment she'd been waiting for monthsto arrive was here.
  
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• KPMG UK boss quits after telling staff to stop moaning about pandemic working conditions - CNBC

  12-02-2021 13:31 via news.google.com
  KPMG UK boss quits after telling staff to stop moaning about pandemic working conditions  CNBCKPMG boss quits after telling staff to stop moaning about the pandemic  Business InsiderKPMG boss stands aside after telling staff to 'stop moaning' and 'playing the victim' about COVID work conditions  msnNOWBill Michael Incident at KPMG Reveals a Big Four In Need of Culture Change  BloombergThe sorry story of the straight-talking boss forced out by his staff for
  
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• Massachusetts offered vaccines to seniors’ caregivers. Some are offering cash to the elderly to get in on the deal. - Washington Post

  12-02-2021 13:25 via news.google.com
  Massachusetts offered vaccines to seniors’ caregivers. Some are offering cash to the elderly to get in on the deal.  Washington PostState cuts vaccine doses to hospitals  WCVB Channel 5 BostonThis state allows a companion for seniors to get the vaccine too. It has spurred online scams, governor says  CNNMassachusetts opened vaccine eligibility to companions of those over 75. Now, people on Craigslist are ‘trying to take advantage’ of it.  
  
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• Scientists find clump of black holes inside the heart of globular cluster (video) - Space.com

  12-02-2021 13:18 via news.google.com
  
  Scientists find clump of black holes inside the heart of globular cluster (video)  Space.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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