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• Where did COVID-19 come from? - Good Morning America

  01-04-2021 23:46 via news.google.com
  
  Where did COVID-19 come from?  Good Morning AmericaStudy discovers new target on SARS-CoV-2 spike for protective antibodies  News-Medical.NetVariation in predicted COVID‐19 risk among lemurs and lorises  WileyNew portable test to diagnose COVID-19 in minutes, track variants  The Siasat DailyStudy investigates the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines over longer term  News-Medical.NetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• U.S. pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more, study finds - NBC News

  01-04-2021 23:31 via news.google.com
  U.S. pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more, study finds  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Why Do Some People Always Get Lost?

  01-04-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Is “sense of direction” really a thing? Or is something much more mysterious at work in our minds?
  
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• Dodgers, with three of the top 10 highest-paid players, are sitting atop the payroll mountaintop in 2021 - USA TODAY

  01-04-2021 22:50 via news.google.com
  Dodgers, with three of the top 10 highest-paid players, are sitting atop the payroll mountaintop in 2021  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden's Infrastructure Plan: How The $2 Trillion Would Be Spent - NPR

  01-04-2021 22:44 via news.google.com
  Biden's Infrastructure Plan: How The $2 Trillion Would Be Spent  NPR'Every step of the way': McConnell pledges battle over Biden infrastructure plan  Yahoo NewsVoters support paying for infrastructure with taxes, especially a tax on the wealthy, poll says  Business InsiderBiden's 'infrastructure' plan will be a huge boost for government unions  New York Post Opinion | American Jobs Plan: ‘My Generation’s New Deal’  The New York
  
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• How Cincinnati high school hoops started the coaching journey for UCLA's Mick Cronin - WCPO

  01-04-2021 22:39 via news.google.com
  How Cincinnati high school hoops started the coaching journey for UCLA's Mick Cronin  WCPONCAA Tournament coverage ignores Kelvin Sampson's ugly past  New York Post Editorial: In a low moment for Houston sports, the Cougars have earned our cheers  Houston Chronicle A member of Baylor’s first Final Four team praises Baylor’s current Final Four team  Fort Worth Star-TelegramNo. 1 MBB Faces No. 2 Houston in Final Four  BaylorBears.comVie
  
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• Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise

  01-04-2021 22:31
  
  Environmental groups are asking the U.S. government and international organizations to pressure Mexico to do more to save the vaquita marina porpoise, the world's most endangered marine mammal
  
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• Busy month of crew rotations on tap at International Space Station – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now

  01-04-2021 22:29 via news.google.com
  Busy month of crew rotations on tap at International Space Station – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight NowSpaceX Crew Dragon civilian commander on the upcoming flight  CNBC TelevisionSpaceX and NASA entering final preparations for Crew-2 launch - NASASpaceFlight.com  NASASpaceflight.comSpaceX is ready to give you the skylight of your dad's dreams  InverseNASA astronauts set to repark Crew Dragon on the ISS: How to watch  CNETView Full Coverage o
  
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• Virus-killing robot tested for use in airline industry

  01-04-2021 21:30 via nbcnews.com
  UVeya’s machines use ultraviolet light to remove any traces of coronavirus on planes. “It's quite an old technology but it's quite dangerous,” said co-founder Jodoc Elmiger. “So that's why we made a robot.”
  
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• LG will reportedly announce closure of smartphone business on April 5 - XDA Developers

  01-04-2021 21:26 via news.google.com
  
  LG will reportedly announce closure of smartphone business on April 5  XDA DevelopersReport: LG has decided to pull out of the smartphone business  Android AuthorityReport: LG to exit mobile business after all - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comLG looks ever more likely to be quitting the smartphone business  TechRadarSay it ain’t so: LG will reportedly shutter its smartphone business next week  The Next WebView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

  01-04-2021 21:25
  
  As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our phones and wireless networks, cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted
  
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• NASA’s Europa Clipper hits huge milestone in hunt for life on Jupiter’s moon - SlashGear

  01-04-2021 21:24 via news.google.com
  NASA’s Europa Clipper hits huge milestone in hunt for life on Jupiter’s moon  SlashGearImage . Europa Clipper Spacecraft (Illustration)  Jet Propulsion LaboratoryImage . Preparing NASA's Europa Clipper's Plasma Instrument  Jet Propulsion LaboratoryEuropa Imaging System Wide Angle Camera  Jet Propulsion LaboratoryImage . Europa Clipper's Thermal Tubing  Jet Propulsion LaboratoryView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Mia Farrow details the deaths of three of her 14 children - Los Angeles Times

  01-04-2021 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Mia Farrow details the deaths of three of her 14 children  Los Angeles TimesMia Farrow Releases Emotional Statement On The Deaths of Three of Her Children I THR News  The Hollywood ReporterMia Farrow speaks out about deaths of 3 of her children after 'vicious rumors'  Yahoo EntertainmentMia Farrow addresses 'vicious rumors' about the past deaths of her children  CNN “Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parall
  
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• Photos from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover let you get lost on another world - CNET

  01-04-2021 20:30 via news.google.com
  Photos from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover let you get lost on another world  CNETIngenuity Mars helicopter: The historic journey to fly on another planet  CNN Raw Images Captured on Mars! (supercut)  CNET HighlightsCheck Out NASA’s Martian Helicopter With Its Four Legs Unfurled  GizmodoNASA's Mars Curiosity rover snaps scenic selfie at 'Mont Mercou' (photo)  Space.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more

  01-04-2021 20:18
  A new study finds that American farmers are using smaller amounts of pesticides, but those chemicals are more toxic and much more harmful to pollinators, aquatic bugs and some plants
  
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• How Volunteers Are Helping Keep Coral Reefs Alive

  01-04-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Planting new corals can't stop climate change, but it can give marine ecosystems a fighting chance. Volunteers have largely led the ambitious effort.
  
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• Biden Administration Calls On Private Companies To Create Vaccine Passports

  01-04-2021 18:33 via technocracy.news
  
  In a sort of Public-Private Partnership, the Biden Administration will set “guidelines” for the development of vaccine passports. However, there is no public call for such passports and privacy watchdogs are in a frenzy to oppose it. Technocrats are pulling out all the stops to make it universal. ⁃ TN EditorPresident Joe Biden’s administration is not creating COVID-19 vaccine passports but officials are working with private companies to set guidelines for the systems
  
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• Mia Farrow addresses 'vicious rumors' about deaths of three children

  01-04-2021 18:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Farrow's statement follows HBO's release of "Allen v. Farrow," a four-part documentary that has renewed interest in her family.
  
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• What You Should Know About the New COVID-19 Strains

  01-04-2021 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several new strains of the coronavirus have been identified — and they're more contagious. Here's what's known about how they spread, how well the vaccines work against them, and the symptoms these variants cause.
  
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• Mercola: Transhumanism Exposed Beneath Vaccine ‘Software Updates’ To Your Body

  01-04-2021 17:56 via technocracy.news
  
  TN has written for years that Technocracy and Transhumanism are twin concepts. Technocracy transforms society (ie, Great Reset) and Transhumanism transforms humans. Transhumanist scientists are attempting to hijack the “evolutionary process” with direct genetic editing of DNA and RNA. ⁃ TN EditorI’ve discussed why COVID-19 vaccines are in fact gene therapies and not vaccines in several previous articles, including “COVID-19 mRNA Shots Are Legally Not Vaccines,&rdquo
  
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• Mercola: Transhumanism Exposed Beneath Gene Therapy Vaccine ‘Software Updates’ To Your Body

  01-04-2021 17:56 via technocracy.news
  
  TN has written for years that Technocracy and Transhumanism are twin concepts. Technocracy transforms society (ie, Great Reset) and Transhumanism transforms humans. Transhumanist scientists are attempting to hijack the “evolutionary process” with direct genetic editing of DNA and RNA. ⁃ TN EditorI’ve discussed why COVID-19 vaccines are in fact gene therapies and not vaccines in several previous articles, including “COVID-19 mRNA Shots Are Legally Not Vaccines,&rdquo
  
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• Microsoft Scores $21.9 Billion U.S. Army Contract For Augmented Reality Headsets

  01-04-2021 17:24 via technocracy.news
  
  Some employees are not happy about this: “We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used.” With almost $22 billion at stake, Microsoft’s Technocrat leaders ignored those pleas and went ahead to sell the technology to the Army for combat applications. ⁃ TN EditorThe U.S. Army said Wednesday that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than custom HoloLens augmented reality headsets. The contract for over 120,000 headsets cou
  
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• Should You Take a Vitamin D Supplement?

  01-04-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Low vitamin D intake is still a public health concern. Despite adding it to certain foods in the U.S. and Canada, getting enough of the sunshine vitamin is still a challenge for many people. Some experts say more must be done.
  
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• Sports cards have gone virtual, and in a big way

  01-04-2021 15:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Maybe the Luka Doncic rookie basketball card that recently sold at auction for a record $4.6 million was a bit rich for your blood.
  
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• Freezing Away Your Fat: Is CoolSculpting the New Liposuction?

  01-04-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cryolipolysis is an up-and-coming method for removing pesky flab, no scalpel necessary.
  
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• With Biden admin taking a back seat, private sector dictating future of vaccine passports

  01-04-2021 14:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Biden administration said this week that it won’t build a national vaccination app, leaving it to the private sector to create mobile digital passports
  
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• Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity

  01-04-2021 12:26
  
  Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says it plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years in expanding its manufacturing capacity and supporting research and development
  
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• Science Plays the Long Game. But People Have Mental Health Issues Now.

  01-04-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  I’ve reported on behavior and mental health for 20 years. As I exit, I can’t help but wonder why researchers have placed so little emphasis on helping people in distress today.
  
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• Pakistan lifts weekslong ban on TikTok over racy content

  01-04-2021 10:40
  Pakistan’s media regulatory agency has reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned it weeks ago and urged authorities to ensure it carried no “vulgar” content
  
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• Taiwan's TSMC is pouring $100 billion into chipmaking to prevent another shortage

  01-04-2021 09:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest contract chipmaker, announced Thursday that it expects to pour $100 billion into advanced chips over the next three years to keep up with rising demand.
  
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• Taiwan's TSMC is pouring $100 billion into chipmaking over the next three years

  01-04-2021 07:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest contract chipmaker, announced Thursday that it expects to pour $100 billion into advanced chips over the next three years to keep up with rising demand.
  
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• The Great Wedge of Astronomy

  01-04-2021 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A starry sense of wonder can pry apart the fears and doubts that turn so many people away from science.
  
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• Why a space probe is using powdered bones as sunscreen

  01-04-2021 03:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Irish startup ENBIO created a coating from burnt bones, allowing ESA's Solar Orbiter probe to withstand temperatures hot enough to melt lead.
  
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• Microsoft earns contract worth up to $21.9 billion to make AR devices for the US Army

  01-04-2021 03:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Microsoft has scored another major government contract, this time to produce augmented reality devices for the US Army.
  
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• Artificial Life Forged in a Lab? Scientists Create Synthetic Cell That Grows and Divides Normally

  01-04-2021 00:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life. Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only...
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