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• Bones dating back to ice age found in Las Vegas backyard

  28-04-2021 23:46
  A couple in Las Vegas said they will have to wait to continue building their pool after construction crews unearthed a set of bones dating back to Earth’s most recent ice age
  
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• Facebook lifts the lid on how it's making money from WhatsApp

  28-04-2021 23:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after the company walked back a controversial plan to sell ads on the app.
  
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• Apple just had a massive quarter thanks to the 5G iPhone

  28-04-2021 23:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple's steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021.
  
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• Apple starts 2021 strong with $89.6 billion in revenue

  28-04-2021 23:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple's steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021.
  
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• NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Return to Earth – Here’s Why

  28-04-2021 22:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at...
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• Uproar over Mike Pence's memoir highlights growing conflicts in publishing, experts say

  28-04-2021 21:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The furor over the former vice president's book highlights the competing interests that weigh on top executives.
  
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• Can We Live to 200? Here’s a Roadmap

  28-04-2021 20:26 via nytimes.com
  
  43 advances that could radically extend life spans over the next 100 years.
  
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• Climate Change Concerns Rise As Cave Deposits Show Surprising Shift in Permafrost Over the Last 400,000 Years

  28-04-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study finds Earth’s frozen surfaces became less susceptible to thawing, potentially locking in more carbon than expected. Nearly one quarter of the land in the...
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• Satellites show world's glaciers melting faster than ever

  28-04-2021 19:30
  A new study of the world's 220,000 mountain glaciers finds that they are melting faster now than in the early 2000s
  
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• Can We Live to 200? Here’s a Roadmap

  28-04-2021 19:19 via nytimes.com
  
  43 advances that could radically extend life spans over the next 100 years.
  
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• NASA says Michael Collins, one of three astronauts on historic Apollo 11 moon mission, has died

  28-04-2021 19:04
  NASA says Michael Collins, one of three astronauts on historic Apollo 11 moon mission, has died
  
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• Hackers publish extensive dossiers on D.C. police officers in extortion attempt

  28-04-2021 19:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cybercriminals seeking to extort Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department have published extensive private dossiers of five current and former officers.
  
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• New Test Can Predict Severe COVID-19 Cases

  28-04-2021 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As of April 2021, more than 3 million people worldwide have died of COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, researchers developed accurate diagnostic tests and identified...
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• One of the world's most famous Indian CEOs says he's heartbroken about his country

  28-04-2021 18:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it has been "heartbreaking" to witness the pandemic's devastating impact on India, which is experiencing the world's worst outbreak of the coronavirus. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow Wednesday, Pichai discussed the unfolding situation, how his company is responding and what others can similarly do to lend support. "India deserves our attention right now," Pichai said.
  
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• Samsung unveils 'mobile-first' laptops

  28-04-2021 18:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung is bringing some of the strengths of its flagship Galaxy smartphones over to its notebook line.
  
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• NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Spots Perseverance Mars Rover From the Air

  28-04-2021 17:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is visible in the upper left corner of this image the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took during its third flight, on...
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• Samsung unveils laptops that are 'more like smartphones'

  28-04-2021 17:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung is bringing some of the strengths of its flagship Galaxy smartphones over to its notebook line.
  
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• Live Covid-19 Global News and Updates: India, Variants and Vaccines - The New York Times

  28-04-2021 17:41 via news.google.com
  Live Covid-19 Global News and Updates: India, Variants and Vaccines  The New York TimesThe latest on Covid-19 and India's worsening crisis: Live updates  CNNIndia tops 200,000 dead as COVID-19 surge breaks health system  New York Daily News‘This Is a Catastrophe.’ In India, Illness Is Everywhere.  The New York TimesIndia passes 200,000 Covid-19 deaths as new cases spike to record highs  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada

  28-04-2021 17:18
  Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, a showdown over a second crude oil pipeline threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors
  
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• Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker - Fox News

  28-04-2021 17:12 via news.google.com
  Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker  Fox NewsDerek Chauvin trial Juror 52 speaks out about proceedings, deliberating a guilty verdict  CBS This MorningA juror in the Derek Chauvin trial says every day in the courtroom felt like a funeral  CNN Maryland is right to review the tenure of the medical examiner who testified that George Floyd wasn’t murdered  The Washington PostColumn: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt ‘
  
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• Former Pfizer VP: ‘Eugenicists Have Got Hold Of The Levers Of Power’

  28-04-2021 17:02 via technocracy.news
  
  In The Tempest, William Shakespeare wrote, “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”  Eugenics on any scale is evil, but a global eugenics program is simply inconceivable, and yet it is a possibility that must be urgently discussed and neutralized before irreparable damage is done to the earth’s population. ⁃ TN EditorMike Yeadon is a soft-spoken microbiologist and a former vice-president of allergy and respiratory research at Pfizer. He spent 32 years working for
  
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• Scientists Harness Molecules Into Single Quantum State – Could Open New Fields in Quantum Chemistry

  28-04-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Discovery could open new fields in quantum chemistry and technology. Researchers have big ideas for the potential of quantum technology, from unhackable networks to earthquake...
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• Scientists Discover a Psychedelic-Like Drug Without the Hallucinogenic Side Effects

  28-04-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Psychedelic drugs have shown promise for treating neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, due to their hallucinatory side effects, some researchers...
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• Samsung’s Galaxy Book Odyssey introduces Nvidia’s new RTX 3050 Ti - The Verge

  28-04-2021 16:59 via news.google.com
  Samsung’s Galaxy Book Odyssey introduces Nvidia’s new RTX 3050 Ti  The VergeGoogle Messages on the Galaxy S21 is getting a slick One UI-esque design  XDA DevelopersSamsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360: First look  CNETSamsung unveils 'mobile-first' Galaxy Pro laptops  CNN 7 Galaxy S21 Ultra tips and tricks  Android PoliceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How Long Can We Live?

  28-04-2021 16:54 via nytimes.com
  
  New research is intensifying the debate — with profound implications for the future of the planet.
  
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• View From Cyprus: The Road To Totalitarian Technocracy

  28-04-2021 16:32 via technocracy.news
  
  However imperfect their view might be, it is noteworthy that journalists and economists around the world are writing about Technocracy, its dangers and its outcome. It is totalitarian, dystopian and in the end, it is nothing short of global slavery. ⁃ TN EditorThere’s something pretty rum about the events of the past year, rendering it well beyond a global health story. Besides its impact in terms of individual human tragedies, the pandemic has unmistakably led to some draconian, aut
  
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• China to launch Heavenly Harmony space station core module - Phys.org

  28-04-2021 16:25 via news.google.com
  China to launch Heavenly Harmony space station core module  Phys.orgView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• STUDY: ‘Third Wave’ Of Sickness And Death Will Be Dominated By Those Who Have Been Fully Vaccinated

  28-04-2021 16:15 via technocracy.news
  
  When genetic scientists decided to recklessly meddle with the human immune system, the aftermath of the first round of gene therapy jabs guaranteed only one thing: ongoing direct access to humans for an unending series of additional gene therapy shots. For those who died as a result, no apologies will be forthcoming. ⁃ TN EditorThe next big wave of COVID infections, already hitting states such as Michigan, will be dominated by people who have been fully vaccinated.
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• Japan utility gets OK to restart 3 old nuclear reactors

  28-04-2021 16:05
  
  A Japanese utility has received local consent to restart three aging nuclear reactors, clearing the final hurdle needed to put them back online and help meet the country’s ambitious carbon emissions reduction target
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 hands-on - The Verge

  28-04-2021 16:00 via news.google.com
  Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 hands-on  The VergeGoogle Messages on the Galaxy S21 is getting a slick One UI-esque design  XDA DevelopersSamsung unpacks its Galaxy Book Pro, Pro 360 and more  CNETSamsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 first look: OLED for $999  The VergeGoogle Messages on the Samsung Galaxy S21 gets a new One UI-inspired design  Android CentralView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How Pixar created Luca’s adorable, transforming sea monsters - The Verge

  28-04-2021 16:00 via news.google.com
  How Pixar created Luca’s adorable, transforming sea monsters  The VergeLuca trailer: new Pixar movie is a sea monster summer adventure  PolygonLuca: How Pixar Made a Sea Monster Into a Real Boy - IGN  IGNIn Luca's New Trailer, the Human World Is a Terrifying Delight  GizmodoPixar’s Luca isn’t a gay romance, or a romance at all, says director  PolygonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Genetically modified mosquito larvae to be released in Florida Keys - The Guardian

  28-04-2021 16:00 via news.google.com
  Genetically modified mosquito larvae to be released in Florida Keys  The GuardianGenetically Modified Mosquitoes To Be Released in Florida Keys Experiment | TODAY  TODAYGenetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida  Yahoo NewsThousands of genetically modified mosquitoes being released in Florida  New York Post Local Residents Unhappy Over Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Florida, With 1 Calling It 'Terrorism'  ComplexView
  
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• White House blasts Joe Rogan for discouraging vaccination on his podcast - POLITICO

  28-04-2021 15:56 via news.google.com
  White House blasts Joe Rogan for discouraging vaccination on his podcast  POLITICOJoe Rogan tells his massive audience that healthy young people shouldn't get vaccinated  Yahoo NewsJoe Rogan wades into the anti-vaccination narrative on his Spotify podcast  CNN Fauci: Joe Rogan's COVID-19 comments 'incorrect' | TheHill  The HillJoe Rogan tells 'young and healthy' listeners to skip COVID vaccine, ignites social media firestorm  Fox NewsView Full Co
  
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• Tesla accused of environmental rule violations in U.S. and Germany - CNBC

  28-04-2021 15:51 via news.google.com
  Tesla accused of environmental rule violations in U.S. and Germany  CNBCTesla discloses notice from EPA alleging noncompliance with the Clean Air Act of 1963  MarketWatchTesla Accused by EPA of Coating Emissions Reporting Failure  BloombergEPA accuses Tesla of failing to report emissions from its cars' coatings  Business InsiderTesla accused of failing to prove compliance with US pollutant rules  The Irish TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Researchers Solve a 350-Year-Old Puzzle and Discover a New Rule of Nature

  28-04-2021 15:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have solved the missing piece of a 350-year-old puzzle of how the pointed body parts of many animals grow to form their shape —...
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• 3 dead in small plane crash in Clay County, FHP says - WJXT News4JAX

  28-04-2021 15:46 via news.google.com
  
  3 dead in small plane crash in Clay County, FHP says  WJXT News4JAX Several dead after small plane crash near Jacksonville  Atlanta Journal Constitution3 dead in single-engine plane crash in North Florida  Orlando SentinelMultiple people dead after plane crashes in Middleburg, troopers say  ActionNewsJax.comMultiple fatalities reported after small plane crash in Florida  WFLAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dow Jones Today, Stocks Mixed Ahead Of Fed News, Biden Speech; Google Rallies, Microsoft Slides On Earnings - Investor's Business Daily

  28-04-2021 15:44 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Today, Stocks Mixed Ahead Of Fed News, Biden Speech; Google Rallies, Microsoft Slides On Earnings  Investor's Business DailyWall Street ends mostly flat ahead of earnings wave  ReutersDow, Nasdaq open lower after tech, Boeing results; Fed in focus  Yahoo FinanceHere's how markets are reacting to the quarter's earnings trends  CNBC TelevisionDow Jones Futures: Microsoft, Google, AMD Lead Earnings Movers In Stock Market Rally; Tesla Tests Support&n
  
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• Red Table Talk Exclusive Clip: Jada, Willow and Gammy Go Beyond Entanglements to Discuss Polyamory - The Root

  28-04-2021 15:30 via news.google.com
  Red Table Talk Exclusive Clip: Jada, Willow and Gammy Go Beyond Entanglements to Discuss Polyamory  The RootWillow Smith Says She's the 'Only Polyamorous Person' in Her Friend Group: 'I Have the Least Sex'  Yahoo EntertainmentWillow Smith Goes Full Pop-Punk on New Track ‘Transparent Soul’  Rolling StoneWillow Smith Releases Video for New Punk Rock Song 'Transparent Soul': 'Let the Vibes Commence'  PEOPLEJada Pinkett Smith’s Mom Says She C
  
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• Britney Spears to address the court in conservatorship case on June 23 - Yahoo Entertainment

  28-04-2021 15:27 via news.google.com
  Britney Spears to address the court in conservatorship case on June 23  Yahoo EntertainmentBritney Spears Asks to Address Court Overseeing Her Conservatorship  The New York TimesBritney Spears to Speak in Court on Conservatorship Case in June I Billboard News  BillboardBritney Spears to address court at upcoming conservatorship hearing  CNN Britney Spears Set to Address Court in Conservatorship Battle: When She'll Speak Out  Entertainment Tonight
  
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• Boy dies of coronavirus in Hawaii after traveling with fully vaccinated parents - Fox News

  28-04-2021 15:27 via news.google.com
  Boy dies of coronavirus in Hawaii after traveling with fully vaccinated parents  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• COVID Variant P.1 Is More Transmissible and More Lethal

  28-04-2021 15:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new report tracks the evolution of a variant lineage of SARS-CoV-2 associated with rapid transmission in Manaus, Brazil, that evolved in November 2020. The...
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• Live: Judge hearing arguments, could order release of bodycam footage in Andrew Brown Jr. case Wednesday - WAVY.com

  28-04-2021 15:20 via news.google.com
  Live: Judge hearing arguments, could order release of bodycam footage in Andrew Brown Jr. case Wednesday  WAVY.comVideo shows moments leading up to police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.  CNBC TelevisionAndrew Brown Jr. family autopsy shows he was shot 5 times, once in back of head  Yahoo NewsEditorial: Police body-cam and dashboard videos should be public records  WRAL.comDelaying the release of police bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s death sounds like
  
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• 'New normal' may be near as US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children; 200,000 deaths in India: Live COVID-19 updates - USA TODAY

  28-04-2021 15:13 via news.google.com
  'New normal' may be near as US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children; 200,000 deaths in India: Live COVID-19 updates  USA TODAYIndia's coronavirus death toll tops 200K amid 'particularly dangerous' wave  Fox NewsCovid-19 Live Updates: New U.S. Cases Fall Slightly  The Wall Street JournalIndia surpasses grim milestone of 200000 COVID-19 deaths  CNADallas County reports 10 coronavirus deaths, 175 new cases  The Dallas Morning
  
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• France arrests seven Italians convicted of far-left terrorism - The Guardian

  28-04-2021 15:12 via news.google.com
  France arrests seven Italians convicted of far-left terrorism  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Taiwan Races To Remedy Car Chip Shortage But No End In Sight, Says Economy Minister - NPR

  28-04-2021 15:11 via news.google.com
  Taiwan Races To Remedy Car Chip Shortage But No End In Sight, Says Economy Minister  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Luca trailer: new Pixar movie is a sea monster summer adventure - Polygon

  28-04-2021 15:09 via news.google.com
  
  Luca trailer: new Pixar movie is a sea monster summer adventure  PolygonIn Luca's New Trailer, the Human World Is a Terrifying Delight  GizmodoLuca: How Pixar Made a Sea Monster Into a Real Boy - IGN  IGNPixar’s Luca Is Call Me By Your Name With a Sea Monster–Size Twist  VultureHow Pixar created Luca’s adorable, transforming sea monsters  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘The Tomorrow War’: Watch the First Trailer for Chris Pratt’s Time-Traveling Sci-Fi Film - Variety

  28-04-2021 15:08 via news.google.com
  ‘The Tomorrow War’: Watch the First Trailer for Chris Pratt’s Time-Traveling Sci-Fi Film  VarietyChris Pratt locks and loads for action in explosive 'Tomorrow War' first-look photos  EW.comTHE TOMORROW WAR Teaser Trailer (2021)  FilmSelect Trailer'The Tomorrow War' First Look: Chris Pratt Goes Back to the Future in Amazon's Sci-fi Action Movie  /FILMTHE TOMORROW WAR | First Look Tease | Prime Video  Amazon Prime VideoView Full C
  
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• Netflix's new feature will automatically play something to watch based on your interests - CNBC

  28-04-2021 15:07 via news.google.com
  Netflix's new feature will automatically play something to watch based on your interests  CNBCInside Netflix’s Quest to End Scrolling  VultureNetflix’s new ‘Play Something’ shuffle feature is here to solve your movie night indecision  The VergePlay Something | Netflix  NetflixNetflix Launches ‘Play Something’ Shuffle Feature Worldwide  VarietyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dr. Scott Gottlieb: New CDC mask guidance late and confusing, but a 'step in the right direction' - CNBC

  28-04-2021 15:07 via news.google.com
  Dr. Scott Gottlieb: New CDC mask guidance late and confusing, but a 'step in the right direction'  CNBC
  
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• Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker - Yahoo News

  28-04-2021 15:07 via news.google.com
  Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker  Yahoo NewsDerek Chauvin trial Juror 52 speaks out about proceedings, deliberating a guilty verdict  CBS This MorningA juror in the Derek Chauvin trial says every day in the courtroom felt like a funeral  CNN Maryland is right to review the tenure of the medical examiner who testified that George Floyd wasn’t murdered  The Washington PostColumn: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt &lsqu
  
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