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• A Holocaust survivor received a Clubhouse invite. Thousands came to hear him speak.

  11-03-2021 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann had given speeches at many events over the years about his experiences, but none of them had lasted 16 hours or included
  
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• Netflix is testing a crackdown on password sharing

  11-03-2021 22:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Netflix has never made a big deal about password-sharing, but a new test suggests the company
  
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• Anti-vaxxers release 'documentary' weaponizing Covid's outsized toll on Black community

  11-03-2021 22:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A new video from anti-vaccination activists adds to what experts have called an effort to "weaponize" the outsize damage Covid-19 has done in communities of color
  
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• Anti-vaccine activists release 'documentary' weaponizing Covid's outsize toll on Black community

  11-03-2021 22:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A new video from anti-vaccination activists adds to what experts have called an effort to "weaponize" the outsize damage Covid-19 has done in communities of color.
  
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• Vikings Once Called North America Home

  11-03-2021 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Centuries before Columbus, a small band of Norse people explored the Canadian coast. For now, the only proof is a single settlement. Here’s what’s known about how the Vikings came to North America, where they landed and why they left.
  
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• Relief bill will aid struggling live entertainment venues

  11-03-2021 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  "The eviction notices have been coming at an even faster pace as time goes by without this emergency relief," said one live entertainment advocate.
  
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• With 'big one' coming, quake alert system launches in Oregon

  11-03-2021 21:30
  
  An early warning system for earthquakes has launched in Oregon on the 10th anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami in Japan
  
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• GM partner LG to invest $4.5 billion in US battery operation

  11-03-2021 20:24
  
  LG Energy Solution says it will invest more than $4.5 billion in its U.S. battery production business by 2025 as automakers ramp up production of electric vehicles
  
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• Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers

  11-03-2021 20:03
  Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years
  
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• Google Maps gets a fresh coat of paint

  11-03-2021 19:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app.
  
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• Uber and Lyft partner to share information on drivers accused of assault

  11-03-2021 19:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber said Thursday that they are partnering with the background screening company HireRight to share data on drivers accused of assault.
  
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• The Bermuda Triangle: What Science Can Tell Us About the Mysterious Ocean Region

  11-03-2021 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A region of the ocean purported to swallow ships whole has fascinated us for decades. But is there any truth to the tales?
  
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• Uber and Lyft to finally share names of drivers deactivated over sexual assault and other serious incidents

  11-03-2021 19:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially allowing bad actors to hop from one platform to the other.
  
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• Pakistani court bans China's TikTok over profanity claims

  11-03-2021 19:11
  Pakistan’s media regulatory agency says it has again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the country's northwest claiming the company was spreading vulgar content
  
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• Google Maps is making some changes

  11-03-2021 18:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app.
  
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• Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, debuts on NYSE

  11-03-2021 17:17
  
  The biggest IPO in years is rolling out on the New York Stock Exchange where Coupang, the South Korean equivalent of Amazon in the U_S_, or Alibaba in China, will begin trading under the ticker “CPNG.”
  
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• Massive hack disrupts Molson Coors brewing operations

  11-03-2021 16:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Molson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a "cybersecurity incident" at the company that has disrupted its beer-making operations.
  
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• How one employee's exit shook Google and the AI industry

  11-03-2021 16:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational linguistics professor at the University of Washington.
  
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• Digital artwork sells for record $69M at Christie's

  11-03-2021 16:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The first purely digital work sold by an established auction house brings blockchain into the world of fine art.
  
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• LinkedIn suspends new sign-ups in China

  11-03-2021 15:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has nothing to do with a recent cyberattack on parent company Microsoft.
  
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• Claim: Clearview AI Illegally Stockpiled Data On 3 Billion People Without Their Knowledge Or Permission

  11-03-2021 15:48 via technocracy.news
  
  Clearview AI indiscriminately “scrapes” pictures (with personal identities) from social media and other Internet sources. It’s global database of over 3 billion people is three time larger than the FBI’s database. ⁃ TN EditorCivil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their
  
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• Russia turns its back on NASA, agrees to build lunar space station with China

  11-03-2021 15:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The project with China will be “guided by the principles of equal distribution of rights and responsibilities,” the Russian space agency said.
  
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• License Plate Scans Are Growing Exponentially

  11-03-2021 15:34 via technocracy.news
  
  Police departments are running amok with automated surveillance tools, and one the is underreported is license place scanning. Data is collected indiscriminately without the driver’s knowledge and then stored for long periods of time. ⁃ TN EditorLicense-plate readers are feeding immense databases with details on Americans’ driving habits, helping solve crimes despite little public awareness about the breadth of the data collected or how it is used.
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• Noted Physician Makes Definitive Moral Case Against Mask Mandates

  11-03-2021 15:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Although this primarily speaks to other physicians, it speaks to all people who insist they have the right to force you to wear a face mask in any setting. It is morally and ethically wrong as all physicians take the Hippocratic Oath to “Do no harm”. ⁃ TN EditorI don’t have unlimited rights with respect to you.  How do I know this?  Since the signing of the US Constitution and its Amendments, and the Enlightenment generally, but more so since Emancipation, the W
  
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• Myanmar's searing smartphone images flood a watching world

  11-03-2021 14:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The world is watching violent events unfold in Myanmar for many reasons, but perhaps one above all: because it can.
  
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• Fire at French cloud computing firm disrupts websites

  11-03-2021 14:36
  
  A fire has swept through a French cloud computing provider’s facility, causing outages and disrupting services at numerous companies and websites
  
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• Security camera hackers access live feeds at hospitals, workplaces, schools

  11-03-2021 14:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  They saw outdoor and indoor footage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 first-grade students and six educators were killed in 2012, one of the hackers said.
  
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• Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

  11-03-2021 13:10
  
  Indonesia's Mount Sinabung has unleashed an avalanche of searing gas clouds down its slopes in another volcanic eruption
  
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• Microsoft suspends new LinkedIn sign-ups in China

  11-03-2021 10:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has nothing to do with a recent cyberattack on parent company Microsoft.
  
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• Japan's recovery from tsunami disaster, by the numbers

  11-03-2021 07:18
  
  Numbers show how much progress has been made and what still remains 10 years after the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown on Japan's northeastern coast
  
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• Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

  11-03-2021 02:50
  
  Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup
  
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• 2021 Big Ten Tournament bracket, schedule: Live scores, updates, dates, live stream for March Madness - CBSSports.com

  11-03-2021 02:50 via news.google.com
  2021 Big Ten Tournament bracket, schedule: Live scores, updates, dates, live stream for March Madness  CBSSports.comA Look Back at the 2020 Big Ten Tournament | Big Ten Basketball  Big Ten NetworkDick Vitale ranks Illinois ahead of Michigan  247SportsGiven The Opportunity, Penn State Hoops Should Accept An NIT Berth  Onward StateIllinois AD Pens Scathing Letter Over Big Ten Title Controversy  Sports IllustratedView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's Nephew Critically Injured in Accident on Family Ranch - E! NEWS

  11-03-2021 02:46 via news.google.com
  Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's Nephew Critically Injured in Accident on Family Ranch  E! NEWSRee Drummond's Nephew Critically Injured in Crash with Her Husband as They Battle Blaze on Family Ranch  PEOPLE1 Firefighter Critical After Collision While Battling 200-Acre Drummond Ranch Grass Fire  News On 6Family member of 'Pioneer Woman' critically injured after crash near Drummond Family Ranch  KOCO Oklahoma CityRee Drummond Raves About Visit to Daughter Paige'
  
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• Aide Says Cuomo Groped Her, as New Details of Account Emerge - The New York Times

  11-03-2021 02:23 via news.google.com
  
  Aide Says Cuomo Groped Her, as New Details of Account Emerge  The New York TimesFemale aide says Cuomo aggressively groped her at the governor's mansion: report  Fox NewsThe impeachment process in New York would require a mass number of Democrats  WIVB.com - News 4Gov. Cuomo allegedly reached under aide's blouse and groped her: report  New York Post Can Gov. Cuomo survive his double crisis? | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hawaii's rains, floods cited as examples of climate change

  11-03-2021 02:19
  
  Heavy rains are part of the winter wet season in Hawaiian Islands
  
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• Collins-Schumer rift shocks Senate - POLITICO

  11-03-2021 01:53 via news.google.com
  Collins-Schumer rift shocks Senate  POLITICOSchumer says working with Susan Collins under Obama was 'mistake' by Dems, chief of staff Ron Klain retweets  Fox NewsSchumer calls Covid aid bill a 'turning point' in politics that'll stop future Trumps  NBC NewsFor Chuck Schumer, a Dream Job Comes With Tall Orders  The New York TimesSchumer, Collins spar over 2009 stimulus vote | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Evidence Emerges on How Early Tetrapods Learned to Live—and Eat—on Land

  11-03-2021 01:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Advanced imaging, modern species provide new insights into behavior of Tiktaalik roseae. New research out of the University of Chicago has found evidence that the...
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• 49ers awarded 2 compensatory for 2021 NFL draft after brief confusion - Niners Wire

  11-03-2021 01:47 via news.google.com
  49ers awarded 2 compensatory for 2021 NFL draft after brief confusion  Niners WireNFL compensatory picks: Patriots earn highest one in 2021, thanks to losing Tom Brady  Yahoo Sports2021 NFL Draft compensatory picks tracker: A look at each team's additional picks ahead of the draft  CBS SportsFalcons receive two 5th round and one 6th round compensatory picks  The FalcoholicPatriots Receive Pair Of 2021 Comp Picks, Including One For Tom Brady’s Departu
  
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• He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan's worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he's still rebuilding his life - CNN

  11-03-2021 01:31 via news.google.com
  He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan's worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he's still rebuilding his life  CNNFukushima Photos: 10 Years Later  The New York TimesJapan’s Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster Unleashed a $300 Billion Effort to Rebuild a Hinterland  The Wall Street JournalThe Fukushima tsunami 10 years later: A correspondent recounts the day that changed Japan  The Washington PostGhost Towns of Fukushima Remain Empty After De
  
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• Beth Moore, a Prominent Evangelical, Splits With Southern Baptists - The New York Times

  11-03-2021 01:21 via news.google.com
  
  Beth Moore, a Prominent Evangelical, Splits With Southern Baptists  The New York TimesPopular evangelical Beth Moore says she's no longer a Southern Baptist  CNNBeth Moore, famed Bible teacher, quits Southern Baptists  WISHTV.comBible teacher Beth Moore’s split with Southern Baptists has some women wondering whether to follow her  The Washington PostProminent evangelical Beth Moore leaves Southern Baptist Convention  AxiosView Full Coverage
  
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• Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri acquitted in trial stemming from arrest as she covered George Floyd protest - Des Moines Register

  11-03-2021 01:18 via news.google.com
  Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri acquitted in trial stemming from arrest as she covered George Floyd protest  Des Moines RegisterIowa reporter acquitted in a trial that shocked press freedom advocates  The Washington PostIowa Reporter Found Not Guilty By Jury After Arrest At Black Lives Matter Protest  NPRJury finds Des Moines Register reporter not guilty of charges at protest  KCCI Des MoinesA Reporter Was Found Not Guilty Of Criminal Charges O
  
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• Fox News looks the other way as Biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill is passed - CNN

  11-03-2021 01:09 via news.google.com
  Fox News looks the other way as Biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill is passed  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• These Bronze Age women were more powerful than we thought - CNN

  11-03-2021 01:05 via news.google.com
  These Bronze Age women were more powerful than we thought  CNNElite women may have ruled El Argar 4,000 years ago  Phys.orgAncient woman may have been powerful European leader, 4,000-year-old treasure suggests  National GeographicRiches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen  Science News Magazine'Blinged out' female ruler may be evidence of powerful women during Bronze Age  Science MagazineView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook moves to dismiss federal, state antitrust suits

  11-03-2021 00:53
  Facebook has asked a court to dismiss state and federal antitrust lawsuits that accuse it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors
  
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• 'Healthy' QB Dak Prescott eyes leading Dallas Cowboys to next year's Super Bowl - ESPN

  11-03-2021 00:35 via news.google.com
  'Healthy' QB Dak Prescott eyes leading Dallas Cowboys to next year's Super Bowl  ESPNDid Cowboys' deal with Dak Prescott tip off gargantuan broadcast partnership between NFL and Amazon?  Yahoo SportsHow good will Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott be after his injury?  FOXSports.comDak Prescott can't 'carry' Cowboys to a Super Bowl on his own, Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson says  Fox News'I got him!' - Stephen A. won't let Max get away with this Carson Wentz
  
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• Leaked Documents Raise Concerns Over Integrity of mRNA Molecules in Some COVID-19 Vaccines

  11-03-2021 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Findings highlight the fragilities of the manufacturing process, but companies aren’t willing to release information. Documents leaked from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) following a...
  The post Leaked Documents Raise Concerns Over Integrity of mRNA Molecules in Some COVID-19 Vaccines appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Los Angeles County Will Issue Its Own Rules For Reopening Movie Theaters, Restaurants, Outdoor Concert Venues On Thursday - Deadline

  11-03-2021 00:24 via news.google.com
  Los Angeles County Will Issue Its Own Rules For Reopening Movie Theaters, Restaurants, Outdoor Concert Venues On Thursday  DeadlineLA County could move to red tier as soon as this weekend, but will indoor dining return?  KABC-TVLos Angeles And Orange Counties Can Reopen Movie Theaters, Theme Parks This Weekend, Per Newsom Announcement  DeadlineJohnson & Johnson shortage to tighten L.A. COVID vaccines  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia counties set for easier
  
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• Browns have about $25 million in cap space heading into free agency with NFL cap set at $182.5 million - cleveland.com

  11-03-2021 00:21 via news.google.com
  Browns have about $25 million in cap space heading into free agency with NFL cap set at $182.5 million  cleveland.comNFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5 million | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports  NBC SportsNFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from previous year  ESPNNFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5 million  NFL.com$15.7 million drop is only part of the salary-cap story  NBC SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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