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• What the Oldest Known Cave Painting Reveals About Early Humans (and What It Doesn't)

  16-04-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ancient humans began to draw symbols on caves at least 45,500 years ago, according to a surprising finding on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
  
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• ‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name

  16-04-2021 22:48
  
  Paleontologists say they have given a more formal name to the ancient shark fossil dubbed “Godzilla Shark” after it was discovered in New Mexico in 2013
  
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• Japan Just Had Its Earliest Peak Bloom of Cherry Blossoms in 1,200 Years. Is Climate Change to Blame?

  16-04-2021 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An exceptionally warm spring has led to the early arrival of cherry blossoms in Japan, causing researchers to draw patterns between local temperature increases and global warming.
  
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• Hypnotic New NASA Visualization Probes the Light-Bending Dance of Binary Black Holes

  16-04-2021 20:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic pas de deux in a new NASA visualization. The movie...
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• The Trojan-Horse Mechanism: How Network-Based Recruitment Can Reduce Gender Segregation

  16-04-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
    The social science literature has long viewed homophily and network-based job recruitment as crucial drivers of segregation. Researchers at Linköping University and ESADE, Ramon...
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• New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees

  16-04-2021 19:57
  
  La Soufriere volcano has shot out another explosive burst of gas and ash and a cruise ship has arrived to evacuate some of the foreigners who had been stuck on a St. Vincent island by a week of violent eruptions
  
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• COVID-19: Scientists Identify Human Genes That Fight SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  16-04-2021 19:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research pinpoints interferon stimulating genes that control SARS-CoV-2 replication. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection,...
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• Union, automakers headed for fight over battery plant wages

  16-04-2021 19:15
  The United Auto Workers union is calling on General Motors to pay full union wages at electric vehicle battery factories, thrusting what was a festering conflict into the spotlight because automakers want to pay less
  
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• Beyond COVID, the Future of mRNA Is Bright

  16-04-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Scientists say the technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines could change medicine and lead to new treatments against diseases like malaria, cancer and HIV.
  
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• La Soufrière Volcano Explosive Eruption: Before-and-After Satellite Images

  16-04-2021 18:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Volcanic eruptions on Saint Vincent have blanketed the Caribbean island in ash leading to over 16,000 residents being evacuated from their homes. False-color images captured...
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• Massachusetts regulators seek to revoke Robinhood's license

  16-04-2021 17:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Massachusetts regulators on Thursday sought the revocation of Robinhood's broker-dealer license.
  
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• Mastercard Releases Carbon Footprint Calculator For Banks

  16-04-2021 17:28 via technocracy.news
  
  There will come a time when your bank will discriminate against you for exceeding your allotted carbon footprint. Mastercard’s new footprint calculator app states,
  “A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases generated by our actions. Greenhouse gasses, like carbon dioxide, are harmful to the planet. “
  Mastercard doesn’t bother to mention that if there was no CO2 in the atmosphere that all living plants on the earth would die. Given that you exhale CO2 some
  
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• Putin residence has cryo chamber and stables, Navalny team alleges - The Guardian

  16-04-2021 17:19 via news.google.com
  Putin residence has cryo chamber and stables, Navalny team alleges  The GuardianAlexei Navalny says prison authorities threatened to force-feed him because his health has declined so much  Business InsiderNavalny Allies Plead for EU to Pressure Moscow Over Medical Access  U.S. News & World ReportView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Founding member of Oath Keepers set to enter first guilty plea in Jan. 6 Capitol breach - The Washington Post

  16-04-2021 17:11 via news.google.com
  Founding member of Oath Keepers set to enter first guilty plea in Jan. 6 Capitol breach  The Washington PostHeavy metal guitarist will be first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty  CNN 100 days after U.S. Capitol breach, Ohio is sixth on list of protest indictments  The Cincinnati Enquirer100 days after US Capitol insurrection, massive federal inquiry sees progress and roadblocks  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Why Most Actors Won’t Even Attempt a Philadelphia Accent - Slate Magazine

  16-04-2021 17:04 via news.google.com
  Why Most Actors Won’t Even Attempt a Philadelphia Accent  Slate MagazineHow HBO's 'Mare of Easttown' fixes 'The Undoing's' problems  Los Angeles TimesKate Winslet's 'Mare of Easttown' Is the Year's First Great Crime Drama  The Daily Beast‘Mare of Easttown’ Review: All Gone but Not Forgotten  The Wall Street Journal'Mare of Easttown' Is the Rare Crime Drama That Feels Real  TIMEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Live Updates on the Economy and Stock Markets - The New York Times

  16-04-2021 17:03 via news.google.com
  
  Live Updates on the Economy and Stock Markets  The New York TimesMorgan Stanley had $911 million in first-quarter losses tied to Archegos fund meltdown  CNBCMorgan Stanley Books Archegos Loss, but Profit Hits New High  The Wall Street JournalMorgan Stanley lost $911 million tied to Archegos fund meltdown  CNBC TelevisionMorgan Stanley tops earnings estimates on better-than-expected trading, investment banking results  CNBCView Full Coverage on Go
  
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• Thermoelectric Material Discovery May Deliver New Forms of Electric Power in the Future

  16-04-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compound. Thermoelectrics directly convert heat into electricity and power a wide array...
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• Apple Music pays a penny per stream - The Verge

  16-04-2021 17:00 via news.google.com
  Apple Music pays a penny per stream  The VergeApple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song  The Wall Street JournalApple Music says it pays one cent per stream, roughly twice what Spotify pays  9to5MacApple Music Tops Spotify With One Cent Paid Per Stream  MacRumorsWarner Music Group and Spotify strike podcast development deal  Music Business WorldwideView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden to host Japanese PM at White House in president’s first visit from foreign leader – live - The Guardian

  16-04-2021 16:54 via news.google.com
  Biden to host Japanese PM at White House in president’s first visit from foreign leader – live  The GuardianBeijing warns US, Japan against collusion vs China  Yahoo NewsLive updates: Biden and Japan’s Suga to hold Rose Garden news conference after afternoon of meetings  The Washington PostTo Strengthen US-Japan Alliance, Suga Should Lead in Asia  BloombergUS-Japan alliance in full bloom | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on
  
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• White House announces $1.7B for genomic sequencing; US reports 30% of adults fully vaccinated: Latest COVID-19 updates - USA TODAY

  16-04-2021 16:48 via news.google.com
  White House announces $1.7B for genomic sequencing; US reports 30% of adults fully vaccinated: Latest COVID-19 updates  USA TODAYUS setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants  WRAL.comNew Funds To Boost Genomic Sequencing Of Coronavirus Variants : Shots - Health News  NPRBiden administration investing $1.7B into tracking, combating COVID-19 variants | TheHill  The HillFlorida getting nearly $13 million to fight COVID-19 variants  W
  
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• Peloton clarifies the Apple Watch GymKit mess - The Verge

  16-04-2021 16:36 via news.google.com
  Peloton clarifies the Apple Watch GymKit mess  The Verge
  
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• Charles Davis 2021 NFL mock draft 1.0: Falcons pick Justin Fields to succeed Matt Ryan - NFL.com

  16-04-2021 16:36 via news.google.com
  Charles Davis 2021 NFL mock draft 1.0: Falcons pick Justin Fields to succeed Matt Ryan  NFL.comJustin Fields' 2nd pro day highlights and the NFL coaches that attended | Get Up  ESPNDid Kyle Shanahan already say who 49ers will draft?  Niners WireA Competitive NFC West Is Fun for Fans but Not for Rams HC Sean McVay | The Rich Eisen Show  The Rich Eisen ShowWashington lands Trey Lance in this mock draft, but in a much different slot  Yahoo SportsVie
  
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• Vaccines 4Eva: Flatten The Curve With Endless Vaccines

  16-04-2021 16:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Vaccine makers are virtually flying blind with their experimental gene therapy shots that masquerade as vaccines. Pfizer CEO told Congress, “We don’t know everything at this moment.” He apparently knows enough to suggest annual vaccinations against COVID. $$$$ ⁃ TN EditorPfizer CEO Albert Bourla said people will “likely” need a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated. His comments were made public Thursday
  
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• How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware

  16-04-2021 16:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses.
  
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• Covid-19 live updates: Annual vaccine booster shots may be needed, potentially stretching supply - The Washington Post

  16-04-2021 16:33 via news.google.com
  Covid-19 live updates: Annual vaccine booster shots may be needed, potentially stretching supply  The Washington PostR.I. to offer free transportation to vaccine appointments starting Monday  The Boston GlobeYork County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 18% people fully vaccinated  York Daily RecordDutchess County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 25% of people fully vaccinated  Poughkeepsie JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Gunman killed self as cops closed in, authorities say - New York Post

  16-04-2021 16:29 via news.google.com
  Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Gunman killed self as cops closed in, authorities say  New York Post 8 people killed in shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say  CNN Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis  KPRC 2 Click2HoustonFedEx shooting: Police say shooting was over before officers arrived; gunman started ‘shooting at random’ in parking lot  Fox 59Indianapolis police say FedEx facility shooting leaves 8 de
  
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• Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Authorities give update after mass shooting - New York Post

  16-04-2021 16:29 via news.google.com
  Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Authorities give update after mass shooting  New York Post 8 people killed in shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say  CNN Police trying to identify gunman, motive in FedEx shooting  Yahoo NewsIndy council member calls on Holcomb, lawmakers to address gun control after FedEx shooting  IndyStarIndianapolis Deputy Police Chief: Gunman Has Not Been Identified | TODAY  TODAYView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity - Ars Technica

  16-04-2021 16:25 via news.google.com
  SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity  Ars TechnicaResearchers identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 reinfection  News-Medical.NetIDPH announces states first case of P1 variant of COVID-19  KCCICoronavirus predominantly spreading via air: Lancet  The Tribune IndiaCovid-19: New medical equipment facility to be launched in Africa - Eye on Africa  FRANCE 24 EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Royal Family reveals guest list for Prince Philip's funeral - CBS News

  16-04-2021 16:19 via news.google.com
  Royal Family reveals guest list for Prince Philip's funeral  CBS NewsBuckingham Palace announces guest list for Philip's funeral  CNN Why the Queen Mother wore white after her mother's funeral  HELLO!Princes William, Harry won't walk side-by-side at funeral  Yahoo EntertainmentPrince Harry and Prince William Will NOT Walk Side-By-Side at Duke of Edinburgh's Funeral  The Royal Family ChannelView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Marshawn Lynch says he talked to Tom Brady about joining the Buccaneers | SportsNation - ESPN

  16-04-2021 16:15 via news.google.com
  
  Marshawn Lynch says he talked to Tom Brady about joining the Buccaneers | SportsNation  ESPNBernard Aims To Bolster the Buccaneers Backfield in More Ways Than One  Sports IllustratedNFC Roster Reset: Conference hierarchy heading into 2021 NFL Draft  NFL.comTom Brady celebrates National High Five Day with hilarious photo  WFLATom Brady Knocks Out Autographs at $3,000+ a Pop  Sports Collectors DailyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Snap: Microsoft Physicists Think The Universe Is Self-Learning Computer

  16-04-2021 16:10 via technocracy.news
  
  This is a perfect example of a Technocrat mind gone to the extreme, lost in theory and spinning recklessly out of control. In short, the design of the universe and life in it is a product of spontaneous intelligence and design, while they deny the existence of God as a foolish myth. ⁃ TN EditorA team of theoretical physicists working with Microsoft today published an amazing pre-print research paper describing the universe as a self-learning system of evolutionary laws.
  In other
  
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• Apple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song - The Wall Street Journal

  16-04-2021 16:01 via news.google.com
  
  Apple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song  The Wall Street JournalApple Music says it pays one cent per stream, roughly twice what Spotify pays  9to5MacApple Music pays a penny per stream  The VergeApple Music Tops Spotify With One Cent Paid Per Stream  MacRumorsWarner Music Group and Spotify strike podcast development deal  Music Business WorldwideView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• People With Blood Cancer May Not Be Optimally Protected After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

  16-04-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Two new studies published in Blood suggest that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine may have reduced efficacy in individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and multiple...
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• Holotropic Breathing Promises Psychedelic-Like Trips Without the Drugs. Is It Safe?  

  16-04-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Many people report having spiritual experiences and psychological shifts while practicing intense and forceful breathing. But experts say this type of hyperventilating can pose mental and physical risks.
  
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• Dow Jones Today Sets Pace, Stocks Open Mixed; Caterpillar's New Buy Point; Progygny, Lattice Semi To Join S&P 400 - Investor's Business Daily

  16-04-2021 15:59 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Today Sets Pace, Stocks Open Mixed; Caterpillar's New Buy Point; Progygny, Lattice Semi To Join S&P 400  Investor's Business DailyMarket Recap: Thursday, April 15: Dow closes above 34000 for the first time  Yahoo FinanceStock futures mixed after record day  Fox BusinessFutures Rise As Yields Rebound; 3 Giants Flash Buy Signals  Investor's Business DailyNIO Inc. ADR underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors  MarketWatchView
  
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• Chrissy Teigen returns to Twitter: 'It feels terrible to silence yourself' - Fox News

  16-04-2021 15:55 via news.google.com
  
  Chrissy Teigen returns to Twitter: 'It feels terrible to silence yourself'  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA SpaceX Crew-2 “Go” for April 22 Launch to the International Space Station

  16-04-2021 15:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff...
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• San Francisco 49ers draft: Justin Fields is the new betting favorite to be the No. 3 pick - Niners Nation

  16-04-2021 15:30 via news.google.com
  San Francisco 49ers draft: Justin Fields is the new betting favorite to be the No. 3 pick  Niners NationView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pfizer CEO says a third vaccine dose is likely, Moderna updates booster shot timeline - Yahoo Finance

  16-04-2021 15:23 via news.google.com
  Pfizer CEO says a third vaccine dose is likely, Moderna updates booster shot timeline  Yahoo FinancePfizer CEO says third Covid vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months  CNBCThird Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose ‘likely’ needed within year, CEO says  Fox NewsVaccine halt highlights pitfalls of effective public health policy | TheHill  The HillU.S. parents begin to ask: Should my child get a COVID-19 shot?  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage
  
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• Simon & Schuster won't distribute book by officer in Breonna Taylor case - NBC News

  16-04-2021 15:11 via news.google.com
  Simon & Schuster won't distribute book by officer in Breonna Taylor case  NBC NewsSimon & Schuster won't distribute book by a Louisville police officer involved in the Breonna Taylor raid  CNN Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid is reprimanded by police chief for email  Fox NewsOfficer involved in Breonna Taylor raid writing a book  WDRBGiant publisher refuses to distribute new book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor | TheHill  
  
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• J&J asked Pfizer and Moderna to help study blood clot risks but they declined, report says - CNBC

  16-04-2021 15:10 via news.google.com
  J&J asked Pfizer and Moderna to help study blood clot risks but they declined, report says  CNBCAmerica is about to hit a 'vaccine wall' as demand drops — with or without Johnson & Johnson  Yahoo NewsMichigan faces COVID-19 emergency, Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause continues | WNT  ABC NewsThe FDA’s Decision to Pause J&J Could Help Defeat Covid-19  WIREDAn abundance of caution and good science are the right way to build trust i
  
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• Derek Chauvin takes the Fifth, the defense rests, and closings next in trial of George Floyd's death - CNN

  16-04-2021 15:08 via news.google.com
  Derek Chauvin takes the Fifth, the defense rests, and closings next in trial of George Floyd's death  CNN Chauvin trial defense rests — after smearing George Floyd with false overdose theory  NBCNews.comChauvin’s despicable defense: What gave George Floyd the right to die?  The Washington PostChauvin defense rests its case without his testimony  Minneapolis Star TribuneDerek Chauvin is on trial for George Floyd's death: Live updates  
  
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• Anderson Cooper Recalls Andy Cohen's Son Benjamin Microwaving His Son Wyatt's Talking Teddy Bear - Yahoo Entertainment

  16-04-2021 15:08 via news.google.com
  Anderson Cooper Recalls Andy Cohen's Son Benjamin Microwaving His Son Wyatt's Talking Teddy Bear  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• U.S. sanctions on Russia ‘mostly symbolic’ and will not trouble Moscow, economists say - CNBC

  16-04-2021 15:07 via news.google.com
  U.S. sanctions on Russia ‘mostly symbolic’ and will not trouble Moscow, economists say  CNBCBiden White House unveils new sanctions in response to Russian aggression  Yahoo NewsU.S. Imposes Stiff Sanctions on Russia, Blaming It for Major Hacking Operation  The New York TimesBiden sanctions Russia — but pulls punches. Putin will not be deterred.  The Washington PostBiden's Russia sanctions are a good step. Here's what else we should do to
  
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• Scientists in Japan Discover Key to Coronavirus Transmission: Triangular-Shaped Spikes

  16-04-2021 14:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  COVID-19 needs no introduction. Last year, the disease, which is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, reached every continent across the globe. By the end of...
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• Bill Belichick doesn't tip hand on any Patriots plans to add a quarterback or trade up in 2021 NFL Draft - CBS Sports

  16-04-2021 14:51 via news.google.com
  Bill Belichick doesn't tip hand on any Patriots plans to add a quarterback or trade up in 2021 NFL Draft  CBS SportsI don't know how the Patriots can afford to not move up for a QB - Dan Orlovsky | Get Up  ESPNQB Mac Jones compares draft profile to Tom Brady's  Yardbarker2021 NFL Mock Draft: Lions, Raiders snag elite receivers pushed down due to rising quarterbacks  CBS SportsBill Belichick on 2021 Draft & Julian Edelman's Retirement | Press Conference
  
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• Leaked video claims to show Apple Pencil 3 with a return to a glossy design - 9to5Mac

  16-04-2021 14:48 via news.google.com
  
  Leaked video claims to show Apple Pencil 3 with a return to a glossy design  9to5MacApple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event: what to expect  The VergeTurn on Do Not Disturb from Control Center — Apple Support  Apple SupportRoundup: 5 things to expect from Apple’s 2021 iPad Pro  9to5MacVideo of Alleged Third-Generation Apple Pencil Leaks Ahead of Apple Event  MacRumorsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Podcast helped in hunt for 1996 killer of California student - Fox News

  16-04-2021 14:46 via news.google.com
  Podcast helped in hunt for 1996 killer of California student  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dogecoin skyrockets, stoking fears of a cryptocurrency bubble

  16-04-2021 14:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dogecoin started out as a joke.
  
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• Morgan Stanley had $911 million in first-quarter losses tied to Archegos fund meltdown - CNBC

  16-04-2021 14:32 via news.google.com
  Morgan Stanley had $911 million in first-quarter losses tied to Archegos fund meltdown  CNBCMorgan Stanley Books Archegos Loss, but Profit Hits New High  The Wall Street JournalMorgan Stanley lost $911 million tied to Archegos fund meltdown  CNBC TelevisionMorgan Stanley tops earnings estimates on better-than-expected trading, investment banking results  CNBCMorgan Stanley reveals $911 million Archegos loss as net profit jumps  Yahoo FinanceView
  
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