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• Matt Gaetz Under Investigation Over Possible Sex Trafficking - The New York Times

  30-03-2021 23:43 via news.google.com
  Matt Gaetz Under Investigation Over Possible Sex Trafficking  The New York TimesReport: Rep. Matt Gaetz under investigation for sexual relationship with 17-year-old  Yahoo NewsMatt Gaetz says he's under federal investigation for sexual misconduct  AxiosRep. Matt Gaetz denies relationship with 17-year-old and claims extortion attempt  CNN Gaetz investigation linked to Florida ally indicted on child sex trafficking charges: NYT  Business InsiderVie
  
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• Drinking a Strong Coffee 30 Minutes Before Exercising Increases Fat-Burning

  30-03-2021 23:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from the University of Granada also found that, if the exercise is performed in the afternoon, the effects of the caffeine are more marked...
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• VW Not Changing Its Name Voltzwagen, Was April Fool's Joke Gone Bad - Bloomberg

  30-03-2021 23:02 via news.google.com
  VW Not Changing Its Name Voltzwagen, Was April Fool's Joke Gone Bad  BloombergVolkswagen reportedly adopting 'Voltswagen' name scheme for EVs  Yahoo! VoicesVolkswagen of America said its name was changing. Now it admits it was just a disaster of an April Fool's stunt  CNN VW confirms it will rebrand its U.S. unit as 'Voltswagen'  ReutersUpdate: Voltswagen's US name change was just a marketing stunt  Motor AuthorityView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• YouTube tests hiding dislike counts on videos - TechCrunch

  30-03-2021 22:39 via news.google.com
  YouTube tests hiding dislike counts on videos  TechCrunchYouTube will try hiding video dislike counts from some users  EngadgetYouTube is testing hiding dislikes on some creators’ videos  The VergeYouTube Launches Test to Hide Video ‘Dislike’ Counts  VarietyJacksepticeye, MoistCr1TiKaL, Drew Gooden, more slam YouTube over new ‘Dislike’ changes  DexertoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing

  30-03-2021 22:38
  SpaceX has chalked up another failed landing for Starship, its prototype Mars rocket
  
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• Cynthia Frelund 2021 NFL mock draft 2.0: Analytics-based picks to maximize wins - NFL.com

  30-03-2021 22:37 via news.google.com
  Cynthia Frelund 2021 NFL mock draft 2.0: Analytics-based picks to maximize wins  NFL.comThe Dolphins are making MOVES: Trade Breakdown | 2021 NFL Draft  Pro Football Focus2021 NFL Mock Draft: 49ers land Justin Fields after trade as QBs go 1-2-3-4; Dolphins, Eagles get top WRs  CBS SportsReflecting on the Fantasy Success of First-Round Running Backs (2010-2020)  Sports IllustratedBuccaneers go offense and select running back Travis Etienne at No. 32 in late
  
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• Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

  30-03-2021 22:34
  
  Virgin Galactic rolled out its latest spaceship as the company gets ready to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert
  
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• Top banks could be investigated over $20bn fire sale of hedge fund assets - The Guardian

  30-03-2021 22:27 via news.google.com
  Top banks could be investigated over $20bn fire sale of hedge fund assets  The GuardianArchegos Capital Blowup: What Investors Need to Know  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceMeet Bill Hwang, the man behind Archegos, the fund that sent shockwaves through Wall Street  CNBCArchegos and Greensill: Credit Suisse's Horrible Year Is Just Starting  Bloomberg'This has to be one of the single greatest losses of personal wealth in history,' says stock-market pro of Arche
  
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• Early Earth's hot mantle may have led to Archean 'water world' - Phys.org

  30-03-2021 22:10 via news.google.com
  Early Earth's hot mantle may have led to Archean 'water world'  Phys.org
  
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• 1st news media allowed inside overcrowded migrant facility under Biden - ABC News

  30-03-2021 21:53 via news.google.com
  1st news media allowed inside overcrowded migrant facility under Biden  ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Throwing Nuclear Darts at the Speed of Light: Physicists Flip Particle Accelerator to Gain a Clearer View of Atomic Nuclei

  30-03-2021 21:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars. Physicists at MIT and elsewhere are blasting beams...
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• Answering Five Big Questions Ahead Of Michigan Basketball vs. UCLA - Rivals.com - Michigan

  30-03-2021 21:46 via news.google.com
  Answering Five Big Questions Ahead Of Michigan Basketball vs. UCLA  Rivals.com - MichiganView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Winter Arctic Sea Ice Peaks at 7th Skimpiest on Record

  30-03-2021 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The ice has likely reached an "uneventful maximum," but the long-term decline due to human-caused warming continues.
  
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• NFL Owners Vote to Add 17th Game; 49ers to Face Bengals in 2021 - 49ers.com

  30-03-2021 21:26 via news.google.com
  
  NFL Owners Vote to Add 17th Game; 49ers to Face Bengals in 2021  49ers.comNFL owners approve 17-game season, starting in 2021  ESPNGoodbye to the NFL's even-numbered era: What impact will new 17-game schedule have?  The Athletic17-game season: Ranking the 16 new games added to the 2021 NFL schedule from least to most watchable  Yahoo SportsNFL expects full stadiums for 2021 season, commissioner Roger Goodell says  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• NFTs are suddenly everywhere, but they have some big problems

  30-03-2021 21:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For several weeks, it's been near impossible to exist on the internet without at least hearing a mention of NFTs. Short for non-fungible tokens, they are pieces of digital content linked to the blockchain, the digital database underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum.
  
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• Sony Bravia TVs with Google TV are now available from $949 in first expansion past Chromecast - 9to5Google

  30-03-2021 21:03 via news.google.com
  
  Sony Bravia TVs with Google TV are now available from $949 in first expansion past Chromecast  9to5GoogleLG G1 OLED Evo vs. Sony XR A90J OLED: Battle of the best OLEDs  Digital TrendsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• GameStop raids Amazon for another heavy-hitter exec

  30-03-2021 20:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  GameStop is adding to its growing list of new executives hired from Amazon and Chewy with the hope of turning the struggling, longtime mall staple into an e-commerce powerhouse.
  
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• NASA’s Metal Mission: Final Assembly of Psyche Spacecraft Begins – Destined to Explore a Metal-Rich Asteroid - SciTechDaily

  30-03-2021 20:37 via news.google.com
  NASA’s Metal Mission: Final Assembly of Psyche Spacecraft Begins – Destined to Explore a Metal-Rich Asteroid  SciTechDailyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s Metal Mission: Final Assembly of Psyche Spacecraft Begins – Destined to Explore a Metal-Rich Asteroid

  30-03-2021 20:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Set to launch next year, the agency’s Psyche spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A major...
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• Tom Homan: Biden-Harris policies will result in 'open borders,' more migrant deaths - Fox News

  30-03-2021 20:01 via news.google.com
  
  Tom Homan: Biden-Harris policies will result in 'open borders,' more migrant deaths  Fox NewsBiden’s Border Crisis, Up Close  The Wall Street JournalInside the border crisis: Press tours packed Texas facility with 4,000+ migrants  Fox NewsNo, There's No Border Crisis. Republicans Are Perpetuating Another Big Lie | Opinion  NewsweekSen. Ron Johnson: Biden's border crisis – here are tragedies I saw during tour of Texas migrant facilities &nb
  
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• Why Does It Rain So Much in Spring?

  30-03-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ah, springtime: The sun is finally out, birds are chirping, buds are blooming — and your plans are likely getting rained on. Here’s why the onset of spring is followed by months of rain.
  
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• Midwestern Pet Foods issues recall for salmonella concerns - Fox Business

  30-03-2021 19:55 via news.google.com
  
  Midwestern Pet Foods issues recall for salmonella concerns  Fox BusinessPet food recall: Select Midwestern Pet Foods' dog and cat food recalled for potential salmonella risk  USA TODAYPet food maker issues recall over salmonella risk | TheHill  The HillHealth Highlights: March 30, 2021 | Health News | US News  U.S. News & World ReportPet foods recalled nationwide due to salmonella risk  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• IRS warns of phishing scam targeting colleges, universities

  30-03-2021 19:38
  The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning about a phishing scam targeting students and staff at colleges and universities
  
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• GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards

  30-03-2021 18:55
  
  As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy mandates, a push to do so in Arizona has been met by fierce resistance from the Republican governor and GOP-dominated Legislature
  
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• Behind 'Godzilla vs. Kong': How Clint Eastwood and 'Rocky' influenced Kong and why it's different from 'Batman v Superman' - Yahoo Entertainment

  30-03-2021 18:49 via news.google.com
  Behind 'Godzilla vs. Kong': How Clint Eastwood and 'Rocky' influenced Kong and why it's different from 'Batman v Superman'  Yahoo EntertainmentGodzilla vs. Kong Is Just the Right Kind of Dumb  Vanity Fair'Godzilla vs. Kong': Monsters Beating The Hell Out Of Each Other  UPROXXGodzilla vs. Kong review: Full of holes, but fun as hell  Vox.comDecades of Stomping: A History of Giant Monster Movies  Bloody DisgustingView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight

  30-03-2021 18:28
  
  A billionaire's private SpaceX flight has filled its two remaining seats with two longtime space fans
  
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• George R.R. Martin to do 'Game of Thrones' Broadway show about the Great Tourney at Harrenhal - CNBC

  30-03-2021 18:25 via news.google.com
  George R.R. Martin to do 'Game of Thrones' Broadway show about the Great Tourney at Harrenhal  CNBC'Game of Thrones' Play in the Works for Broadway, Will Revive Iconic Characters (Exclusive)  Hollywood ReporterA Game of Thrones Broadway Show Will Bring a Key Book Moment to Life  Gizmodo'Game of Thrones' stage play in the works, magazine reports  CNN 'Game of Thrones' is getting the 'Cursed Child' treatment with new George R.R. Martin stage play  
  
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• UFC star Jon Jones vows to disown Nike after Lil Nas X Satan sneakers - 247Sports

  30-03-2021 17:47 via news.google.com
  UFC star Jon Jones vows to disown Nike after Lil Nas X Satan sneakers  247SportsNike sues over Lil Nas X 'Satan Shoes' with human blood in soles  Yahoo NewsLil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes' trolled some Christians. But 'Montero' is about more than that.  NBC NewsBrandi Kruse: Lil Nas X refuses to become victim of cancel culture  Q13 FOX (Seattle)Why Are Trevor Lawrence and Half of the Internet So Mad at Lil Nas X Over a Pair of Sneakers?  InsideHookView
  
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• SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes during test flight

  30-03-2021 17:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion.
  
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• An alleged Italian mafia fugitive has been on the run for more than six years — until police recognized his tattoos on a YouTube cooking show - CBS News

  30-03-2021 17:26 via news.google.com
  An alleged Italian mafia fugitive has been on the run for more than six years — until police recognized his tattoos on a YouTube cooking show  CBS NewsMafia fugitive was living a quiet island life. Then police found his YouTube cooking show.  Yahoo NewsItalian mafia fugitive caught in Dominican Republic after police find YouTube cooking show  NBC NewsItalian Mafia Fugitive's Cooking Videos Lead Cops to Hideout  The Daily BeastSuspected mafia fugitive
  
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• Is it safe for pregnant people to get the Covid-19 vaccine? - Vox.com

  30-03-2021 17:10 via news.google.com
  Is it safe for pregnant people to get the Covid-19 vaccine?  Vox.com1 dose of Moderna, Pfizer vaccines effective against COVID-19. 'Get the second dose,' experts say.  Yahoo LifestylePfizer and Moderna Research Shows Vaccines Will Save Us  BloombergAfter About 50 Years, the mRNA Revolution is Here  BioSpaceDon’t laminate your COVID vaccination card before doing these 5 things  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Suez Canal is open again, but impact of Ever Given saga will be felt for some time - NBC News

  30-03-2021 17:02 via news.google.com
  Suez Canal is open again, but impact of Ever Given saga will be felt for some time  NBC NewsWith ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins  Yahoo NewsThe full 'worm moon' helped break the logjam in the Suez Canal  CNN The stuck ship in the Suez Canal has been freed. But there's more chaos to follow.  NBC NewsDespite the Ever Given Getting Stuck in the Suez Canal, Ships Will Get Bigger  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX is outfitting its Dragon spacecraft with an observation dome for space tourists - TechCrunch

  30-03-2021 16:47 via news.google.com
  SpaceX is outfitting its Dragon spacecraft with an observation dome for space tourists  TechCrunchA Billionaire Names His Team to Ride SpaceX, No Pros Allowed  The New York TimesTwo space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight  Associated PressMeet the final two crew members selected on SpaceX's all-civilian mission to orbit Earth  USA TODAYValley professor heading to space  ABC15 ArizonaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Elon Musk on SpaceX SN11 Mars rocket prototype test: 'At least the crater is in the right place!'

  30-03-2021 16:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An experimental rocket that SpaceX launched at its South Texas facilities Tuesday appears to have exploded, but heavy fog at the landing site left even SpaceX uncertain about what had occurred.
  
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• Gov. DeSantis Shoots Down ‘Vaccine Passports’ In Florida

  30-03-2021 16:11 via technocracy.news
  
  As the Federal government races forward to implement “vaccine passports”, Florida again leads the way to assert its States Rights to say “NO!” Technocrats are using the pandemic as an excuse to implement ubiquitous tracking to build a comprehensive portfolio on every citizen. All states should rise up to protect their citizens.⁃ TN EditorToday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference after signing a bill to protect businesses from liability related to COV
  
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• Buttigieg: Mileage Fees To Replace Gas Tax To Fund Infrastructure

  30-03-2021 15:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Oregon was the first state to consider a mileage tax that would track all of your mileage, with a GPS device, on which roads or streets you drove, and then send a personalized tax bill to each driver. Excess mileage could be charged an extra carbon tax. Now Buttigieg is bringing this to the national level. ⁃ TN EditorU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ruled out plans on Monday to increase in the federal gas tax or charge drivers a fee based on miles driven to pay for the Biden ad
  
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• IPVM: China Using Surveillance Companies To Create Ethnic-Tracking Specs

  30-03-2021 15:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Imagine automated AI racism that is institutionalized across a nation to cull out certain ethnic groups based on skin color and other physical characteristics. Would America’s woke culture rebel against it? China is perfecting the technology and will undoubtedly export it to other nations at some point. ⁃ TN EditorHikvision and Dahua helped write Chinese police video surveillance standards which include tracking people’s skin color – such as “black”, “ye
  
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• Spotify jumps into social audio, acquires sports-focused live audio app

  30-03-2021 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Spotify said Tuesday it has acquired the company behind the live audio app Locker Room.
  
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• World Leaders Sign Letter Calling For Treaty To Combat Future Pandemics : Coronavirus Updates - NPR

  30-03-2021 14:54 via news.google.com
  World Leaders Sign Letter Calling For Treaty To Combat Future Pandemics : Coronavirus Updates  NPRWorld leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details - AP  The Associated PressWorld leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: 'No one is safe until we are all safe'  CNN Global leaders call for a pandemic treaty — but U.S. and China remain silent  CNBCWHO chief and president of European Council give briefing on pandemic treaty – w
  
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• Xiaomi is investing $10 billion to join the electric car race

  30-03-2021 14:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A big smartphone maker is getting into electric cars. And it's not Apple.
  
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• Mutations could render current Covid vaccines ineffective in a year or less, epidemiologists warn - CNBC

  30-03-2021 14:11 via news.google.com
  Mutations could render current Covid vaccines ineffective in a year or less, epidemiologists warn  CNBCMore Than 559 Million Covid-19 Shots Given Worldwide  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceCovid: new vaccines needed globally within a year, say scientists  The GuardianMeijer to begin offering COVID-19 vaccines at Midwest stores, including Illinois  WIFRVaccine enthusiasm continues to rise among US adults, poll shows | TheHill  The HillView Full Cover
  
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• Google Maps adding new features, including augmented reality for (eventually) getting around airports and malls

  30-03-2021 13:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  You may not be traveling or hanging out in malls much these days, but Google Maps is preparing for a return to such places in the not-so-distant future: It's rolling out a new feature that uses augmented reality to navigate malls, airports, and train stations.
  
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• Cleveland Clinic and IBM hope their tech partnership could help prevent the next pandemic

  30-03-2021 12:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After a year in which scientists raced to understand Covid-19 and to develop treatments and vaccines to stop its spread, Cleveland Clinic is partnering with IBM to use next-generation technologies to advance healthcare research — and potentially prevent the next public health crisis.
  
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• Fired, interrogated, disciplined: Amazon warehouse organizers allege year of retaliation

  30-03-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The number of charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Amazon of interfering with workers’ right to organize more than tripled during the pandemic.
  
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• China's government passes Hong Kong "patriot" election law - Axios

  30-03-2021 09:28 via news.google.com
  China's government passes Hong Kong "patriot" election law  AxiosHong Kong: China limits parliament to 'patriots'  BBC NewsBeijing passes new 'patriot' election law for Hong Kong that restricts opposition  CNNMassive Electoral Changes For Hong Kong As Beijing Exacts More Control  NPRChina sharply reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature  The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Erection of a Placebo

  30-03-2021 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  When yesterday's placebo is tomorrow's treatment
  
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• New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans

  30-03-2021 01:24
  
  New Mexico is suing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission over concerns that the federal agency hasn’t done enough to vet plans for a multibillion-dollar facility to store spent nuclear fuel in the state
  
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• WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals

  30-03-2021 00:30
  
  A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”
  
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