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• Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack - CNN

  28-05-2021 23:55 via news.google.com
  Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack  CNN These 11 Senators didn't vote on the January 6 commission  CNN Sicknick's partner: Vote against Jan. 6 commission 'speaks volumes'  CNNA GOP senator’s angry shaming of Mitch McConnell demands more from Democrats  The Washington PostOpinion: Not a dime's worth of difference between McConnell and McCarthy  Yahoo NewsView Full Cover
  
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• Emma Stone says becoming Cruella de Vil was 'difficult' due to Disney's smoking ban in its films - Insider

  28-05-2021 23:52 via news.google.com
  Emma Stone says becoming Cruella de Vil was 'difficult' due to Disney's smoking ban in its films  InsiderDisney's 'Cruella' gave its puppy-killing villain a catty history in the fashion biz and made it work  NBC NewsA Kinder 'Cruella'? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success  NPR'Cruella' Movie Review: Don't Mistake This for Just Another Disney Film  GlamourCruella shows that Disney is still struggling to get its “first gay characte
  
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• Jayson Tatum discusses Kyrie Irving's comments about Boston fans | The Jump - ESPN

  28-05-2021 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Jayson Tatum discusses Kyrie Irving's comments about Boston fans | The Jump  ESPNHow the NBA playoffs' Nets versus Celtics game is dredging up Boston's racist past  MSNBCCeltics' Danny Ainge 'never heard' racism claim from Kyrie Irving before  Fox NewsBoston Celtics' Jaylen Brown spotlights systematic racism, says it's 'bigger than basketball'  ESPNBoston native Bruce Brown said he was called racist remarks growing up: ‘I was called a monkey’&n
  
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• Biden budget reiterates 43.4% top capital gains tax rate for millionaires - CNBC

  28-05-2021 23:23 via news.google.com
  Biden budget reiterates 43.4% top capital gains tax rate for millionaires  CNBCBiden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here's what's in it.  CNN Biden touts progress fighting the coronavirus in Va.; White House formally releases budget  The Washington PostIt might not look like it, but Biden is winning  The Washington PostBiden Is the $6 Trillion Man  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• White House Defends High Gas Prices As Americans Prepare To Travel For Memorial Day - HuffPost

  28-05-2021 23:17 via news.google.com
  White House Defends High Gas Prices As Americans Prepare To Travel For Memorial Day  HuffPostThese states have the highest gas prices over Memorial Day weekend, according to GasBuddy  USA TODAYGas prices hit a 7-year high as Memorial Day travel begins  ABC NewsWhite House pushes back as Memorial Day weekend gas prices top $3 for first time in 7 years  Fox BusinessVERIFY: No, the president of the United States does not influence gas price increases &nb
  
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• C.D.C. Says Vaccinated Camps Can Stop Masking and Distancing - The New York Times

  28-05-2021 23:06 via news.google.com
  C.D.C. Says Vaccinated Camps Can Stop Masking and Distancing  The New York TimesCDC loosens mask requirements for summer camps  Fox NewsVaccinated kids don't need to wear masks in summer camps, CDC says  CNBC TelevisionCDC loosened mask guidance to encourage vaccination—it failed spectacularly  Ars TechnicaMask tracker: Does your state still require face masks?  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The "Quiet Place" sequel is a fantastic, visceral nail-biter – resonating with our pandemic paranoia - Salon

  28-05-2021 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  The "Quiet Place" sequel is a fantastic, visceral nail-biter – resonating with our pandemic paranoia  SalonA Quiet Place Part II review: Smart, scary sequel enjoys the silence  CNETA Quiet Place Part II Review: Bigger Sequel Lacks The Original's Emotional Stakes  Screen Rant‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Review: Shhh! It’s Good  The Wall Street JournalReview: A Quiet Place Part 2 is a worthy sequel that was worth the wait  Ars Te
  
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• Depression Linked to Rapid Kidney Function Decline – Even in People With Healthy Kidneys

  28-05-2021 23:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Among individuals with healthy kidneys, those with more frequent depressive symptoms were more likely to show signs of rapid kidney function decline over a median...
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• Reading Dan Frank, Book Editor and ‘Champion of the Unexampled’

  28-05-2021 22:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Alan Lightman, Janna Levin and others recall the editor who shaped their work and a literary genre. Plus, more reading recommendations in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.
  
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• AMC short sellers dealt massive $1.2 billion blow after weeklong stock rally - CNBC

  28-05-2021 22:41 via news.google.com
  AMC short sellers dealt massive $1.2 billion blow after weeklong stock rally  CNBCJim Cramer: AMC's stock action has nothing to do with the company  CNBC TelevisionAMC stock erases a 38% rally and turns red in wild trading, but ends the week up 116%  CNBCAMC shares retreat but end week up 116% after 4-day rally  ReutersGameStop stalls, AMC soars in rare divergence --- short interest might hold the key  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Investors Give Exxon Payback for Frustrations on Strategy and Climate - The Wall Street Journal

  28-05-2021 22:34 via news.google.com
  
  Investors Give Exxon Payback for Frustrations on Strategy and Climate  The Wall Street JournalActivists Crashed Exxon’s Board, but Forcing Change Will Be Hard  The New York TimesNew Exxon director's resume bolsters 'best' boast  Houston Chronicle Exxon Lost a Climate Proxy Fight  BloombergThe Guardian view on climate change lawsuits: Big Oil is in the dock  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Senate confirms geneticist Lander as Biden science adviser

  28-05-2021 22:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Senate has confirmed geneticist Eric Lander to be President Joe Biden’s chief science adviser
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts' death: Cristhian Bahena Rivera convicted of murdering Iowa college student - NBC News

  28-05-2021 22:25 via news.google.com
  Mollie Tibbetts' death: Cristhian Bahena Rivera convicted of murdering Iowa college student  NBC NewsFarm worker guilty of killing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts  CBS Evening NewsFarm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner  Minneapolis Star TribuneMollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: Farm Worker Found Guilty  Inside EditionRep. Hinson sends out statement on Bahena Rivera trial before jury returns verdict  KGAN TVView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Staphylococcus: From Harmless Skin Bacteria to Deadly Pathogen

  28-05-2021 22:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international research team, led by scientists from Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) discovers additional component in staphylococcal cell wall that...
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• Kim Kardashian Says She Didn't Catch COVID While Partying. Is That the Whole Truth? - The Daily Beast

  28-05-2021 21:28 via news.google.com
  Kim Kardashian Says She Didn't Catch COVID While Partying. Is That the Whole Truth?  The Daily BeastKim Kardashian denies she got COVID from private island birthday party  Yahoo EntertainmentKUWTK: Kim Kardashian Gets COVID Before Redoing Baby Bar — 'Going to Take This Test, COVID or Not'  PEOPLEKourtney Kardashian Used to Do Back-to-Back Billy Blanks Workouts with Kim: ‘We Were Obsessed!’  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Primates Change Their “Accent” in Shared Territory to Avoid Conflict

  28-05-2021 21:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New study finds one species will adopt another species’ calls in shared territory. New research has discovered that monkeys will use the “accent” of another...
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• Wanted: Millions of cybersecurity pros. Rate: Whatever you want

  28-05-2021 20:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A series of major digital security breaches over the past year are serving as a wake-up call to Corporate America about the need to invest in cybersecurity.
  
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• 'People in Gaza hate nights': Living amid rubble, Palestinians face long road to recovery - Yahoo News

  28-05-2021 20:42 via news.google.com
  'People in Gaza hate nights': Living amid rubble, Palestinians face long road to recovery  Yahoo NewsGraphics show Hamas' expanded rocket arsenal, which could alter the balance in conflicts with Israel  USA TODAYPalestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank protest  Associated PressOpinion | The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict's Two-State Solution  The New York TimesHamas's PR War Against Israel Has Misfired, Too  BloombergView Full Coverage on
  
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• US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China

  28-05-2021 20:09 via abcnews.go.com
  The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected
  
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• Threat of Major Human Nutritional Shortages From Declining Biodiversity in Wild Amazon Fisheries

  28-05-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study of dozens of wild fish species commonly consumed in the Peruvian Amazon says that people there could suffer major nutritional shortages if...
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• Far Cry 6 - Official Gameplay Trailer (4K) - IGN

  28-05-2021 19:52 via news.google.com
  
  Far Cry 6 - Official Gameplay Trailer (4K)  IGNFar Cry 6 Preview - Open-World Evolution Tied To A Revolution  TheGamerFar Cry 6 Gameplay Reveal Livestream  GameSpotWatch the Far Cry 6 gameplay reveal here  VG247Far Cry 6's Best New Weapon Brings Back the Macarena - IGN Daily Fix  IGNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Exploring 7 Billion Light Years of Space With the Dark Energy Survey – Most Precise Look at the Universe’s Evolution

  28-05-2021 19:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Dark Energy Survey Releases Most Precise Look at the Universe’s Evolution First three years of survey data uses observations of 226 million galaxies over ⅛...
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• World's End Club - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch - Nintendo

  28-05-2021 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  World's End Club - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch  NintendoNintendo Switch Pro appears on Amazon, launch is imminent  Gizchina.comNew near-final Switch Pro details leak  KitGuruVery Very Valet - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch  NintendoHuge Nintendo Switch Pro Details Leak Ahead of Reveal  ComicBook.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• AMC & GME are Not the Only Reddit Penny Stocks to Buy According to Top Wall Street Analysts - Yahoo Finance

  28-05-2021 18:54 via news.google.com
  
  AMC & GME are Not the Only Reddit Penny Stocks to Buy According to Top Wall Street Analysts  Yahoo FinanceJim Cramer: AMC's stock action has nothing to do with the company  CNBC TelevisionAMC stock erases a 38% rally and turns red in wild trading, but ends the week up 116%  CNBCAMC shares retreat but end week up 116% after 4-day rally  ReutersGameStop stalls, AMC soars in rare divergence --- short interest might hold the key  MarketWatchView
  
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• Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial cancels event with Stacey Abrams, John Legend | TheHill - The Hill

  28-05-2021 18:41 via news.google.com
  Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial cancels event with Stacey Abrams, John Legend | TheHill  The HillTulsa Race Massacre events could be targeted by white supremacist groups, Department of Homeland Security warns  NBC NewsSen. Lankford steps down from Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission in surprise move  KFOR Oklahoma CityNew Details Emerge Regarding Tulsa Race Massacre Remembrance Main Event Cancelation  News On 6Tulsa documentaries bring shameful histor
  
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• Namibia Genocide: Germany Officially Recognizes Its Atrocities - NPR

  28-05-2021 18:29 via news.google.com
  Namibia Genocide: Germany Officially Recognizes Its Atrocities  NPRGermany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide  CNN A Forgotten Genocide: What Germany Did in Namibia, and What it’s Saying Now  The New York TimesGermany acknowledges colonial genocide in Namibia and promises development projects  The Washington PostGermany officially calls colonial-era killings in Namibia 'genocide'  NBC NewsView Full Cover
  
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• Tulsa Race Massacre events could be targeted by white supremacist groups, Department of Homeland Security warns - NBC News

  28-05-2021 18:26 via news.google.com
  Tulsa Race Massacre events could be targeted by white supremacist groups, Department of Homeland Security warns  NBC NewsTulsa Race Massacre centennial: Greenwood's destruction - Washington Post  The Washington PostSen. Lankford steps down from Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission in surprise move  KFOR Oklahoma CityNew Details Emerge Regarding Tulsa Race Massacre Remembrance Main Event Cancelation  News On 6Tulsa documentaries bring shameful history
  
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• Disparities in Covid-19 vaccination rates among US counties fall along digital and economic divide - CNN

  28-05-2021 18:21 via news.google.com
  Disparities in Covid-19 vaccination rates among US counties fall along digital and economic divide  CNN
  
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• CDC releases guidance on heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccine - Yahoo News

  28-05-2021 18:21 via news.google.com
  CDC releases guidance on heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccine  Yahoo NewsCovid-19 cases and deaths in the US will fall over the next four weeks, forecast predicts  CNN COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassadors Take To Streets, Address People's Concerns  CBS ChicagoCOVID-19: CDC has changed its mask guidance for summer campers  WYFF GreenvilleReports of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination have doctors trying to determine linkage, spark cover-up fe  Ore
  
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• India’s Covid Surge Hit Young Patients Hard and Fast - The Wall Street Journal

  28-05-2021 17:59 via news.google.com
  
  India’s Covid Surge Hit Young Patients Hard and Fast  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Mechanically Imprinting Atoms in Ferroelectric Ceramic

  28-05-2021 17:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Electroceramics such as capacitors are essential components in electronic devices. Intervening in their crystalline structure can change specific properties. Thus, for instance, chemical methods can...
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• Insider: Evidence For Natural Origin Theory Of COVID-19 Is Virtually Non-Existent

  28-05-2021 17:28 via technocracy.news
  
  The Wuhan Institute of Virology is almost certainly going to be blamed for the “leak” of COVID-19. However, we may never know for certain if it was biowarfare or an accidental release by some bumbling scientist inside the lab.
  We can know for certain that China will never bend to tell the truth and it will be belligerently militant toward anyone who accuses them of any involvement. Watch for the use of military power to intimidate the world into self-censorship. ⁃ TN EditorHour
  
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• Germany admits to committing genocide as the colonial power in what is now Namibia - CBS News

  28-05-2021 17:25 via news.google.com
  
  Germany admits to committing genocide as the colonial power in what is now Namibia  CBS NewsNamibia Genocide: Germany Officially Recognizes Its Atrocities  NPRGermany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide  CNN A Forgotten Genocide: What Germany Did in Namibia, and What it’s Saying Now  The New York TimesGermany Recognizes Colonial-Era Atrocities | Time  TIMEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ and ‘Cruella’ Kick Off With Solid Ticket Sales - Variety

  28-05-2021 17:16 via news.google.com
  Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ and ‘Cruella’ Kick Off With Solid Ticket Sales  VarietyA Quiet Place Part II review: Smart, scary sequel enjoys the silence  CNETA Quiet Place Part II Review: Bigger Sequel Lacks The Original's Emotional Stakes  Screen Rant‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Review: Shhh! It’s Good  The Wall Street JournalA Quiet Place Part II Review  We Got This CoveredView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Brain-Computer Interfaces: Don’t Worry, It’s Just A ‘Game’

  28-05-2021 17:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Parents, beware. Virtual reality headsets with a brain-computer interface can permanently condition your kids brains to be unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a demand to do so. ⁃ TN Editor“Where it gets weird is when who you are becomes editable through a BCI.” ~ Gabe Newell
  Valve, the company behind Life and Counter-Strike, has just announced that the video games giant is ushering humanity into a Br
  
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• Fish Story: Genetically Engineered Salmon To Hit Dinner Plates

  28-05-2021 16:43 via technocracy.news
  
  The FDA approved genetically engineered salmon as “safe and effective” in 2015 but now the land-locked harvest is rolling out to commercial institutions nationwide. Critics have nicknamed the product “Frankenfish”.
  Normally, the term GMO, or Genetically Modified Organism, would apply. In this case, the salmon are clearly identified as “genetically engineered” because of extensive DNA editing. It is only a matter of time before they spread to wild fish. ⁃
  
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• NASA’s Mars helicopter had a midair brain fart - The Verge

  28-05-2021 16:39 via news.google.com
  NASA’s Mars helicopter had a midair brain fart  The VergeNasa's Mars helicopter goes on wild flight after technical malfunction  Guardian NewsNASA Mars Ingenuity helicopter survives 'in-flight anomaly' on sixth flight  CNETNASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Experiences Navigational Error on Mars  NBC NewsMars helicopter Ingenuity experiences anomaly on 6th flight, lands safely anyway  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple's M1 has an unfixable security flaw that's effectively harmless - Engadget

  28-05-2021 16:33 via news.google.com
  Apple's M1 has an unfixable security flaw that's effectively harmless  EngadgetCovert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting  Ars TechnicaApple's M1 chip has an unfixable security flaw that likely isn't a big deal  MobileSyrupApple’s M1 has a unfixable security flaw that’s effectively harmless  News Chant USAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A Seedy Slice of History: Here’s Where Watermelons Actually Came From

  28-05-2021 16:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Just in time for picnic-table trivia, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences rewrites the origins of domesticated watermelons....
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• American Heart Association: COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Still Outweigh Risks

  28-05-2021 15:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association: COVID-19 vaccine benefits still outweigh risks, despite possible rare heart complications. Late last week, the U.S. Centers...
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• An Attractive Cheap Organic Material for New Generation of Batteries

  28-05-2021 14:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new report by Skoltech scientists and their colleagues describes an organic material for the new generation of energy storage devices, which structure follows an...
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• Testing at the World’s Largest Indoor Ice Tank Shows Warm Ice May Fracture Differently Than Cold Ice

  28-05-2021 14:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold up. Researchers at Aalto University have found strong evidence that warm ice...
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• New Biosensor Technology Makes Coronavirus Testing Quick and Easy

  28-05-2021 13:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New diagnostic technique could help contain the spread of COVID-19 and other viral outbreaks. A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver...
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• Inside the Crucial Protein Channel That Keeps Bacteria Alive

  28-05-2021 12:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Almost all bacteria rely on the same emergency valves—protein channels that pop open under pressure, releasing a deluge of cell contents. It is a last-ditch...
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• Rare "super flower blood moon" lunar eclipse captured in stunning photos from around the world - CBS News

  28-05-2021 12:43 via news.google.com
  Rare "super flower blood moon" lunar eclipse captured in stunning photos from around the world  CBS NewsTake a Look at the Rare 'Super Flower Blood Moon' From Around the World  HYPEBEASTViews of the Super Flower Blood Moon and Its Eclipse  The AtlanticSuper flower blood moon eclipse delights stargazers  WAGMSuper flower blood moon  CBS4 IndyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers have struck again at the US and other countries

  28-05-2021 12:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The hackers behind one of the worst data breaches ever to hit the US government have launched a new global cyberattack on more than 150 government agencies, think tanks and other organizations, according to Microsoft.
  
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• “Helium Rain Is Real!” – Experiments Validate the Possibility of Helium Rain Inside Jupiter and Saturn

  28-05-2021 12:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Nearly 40 years ago, scientists first predicted the existence of helium rain inside planets composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Saturn....
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• Watch Me Move It, Move It: Internal Motor Structure in Mycoplasma mobile Cells Revealed

  28-05-2021 12:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers detect internal motor structure of Mycoplasma mobile using high-speed atomic force microscopy. Much of human invention and innovation has been the result of our...
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• The Latest: CDC loosens mask guidance for summer campers - Yahoo News

  28-05-2021 11:49 via news.google.com
  
  The Latest: CDC loosens mask guidance for summer campers  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Sunscreen Is Coral-Safe and Provides Highly Effective UVB/UVA Protection

  28-05-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists find that Methylene Blue could be an effective alternative to sunscreens that cause coral damage. A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports has found...
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