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• Drought saps California reservoirs as hot, dry summer looms

  03-06-2021 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  California's reservoirs are shrinking quickly as a drought grips the western United States
  
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• GM lifts forecast as chip shortage eases, stock hits record

  03-06-2021 23:40 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Shares of General Motors Co. closed at a record high Thursday after the company said its efforts to manage the global computer chip shortage have worked better than expected, so it’s financial results will improve
  
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• Hackers have a devastating new target

  03-06-2021 23:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city's water supply. And now, one of the world's top meat producers.
  
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• United Airlines sees a supersonic future

  03-06-2021 23:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  United Airlines hopes to bring back supersonic travel before the end of this decade
  
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• Taking the 'cyber' out of cyberattacks: Why hackers are going after physical infrastructure

  03-06-2021 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city's water supply. And now, one of the world's top meat producers.
  
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• Helicopters, a patrol car and virtual bodyguards: Inside Citizen's scattered push to upend public safety

  03-06-2021 21:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Well before Citizen, a controversial real-time crime alerting app, raised eyebrows by testing a company-branded patrol car on the streets of Los Angeles, the startup's CEO teased an even more striking idea for a private security force: helicopters.
  
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• SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station

  03-06-2021 21:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  SpaceX has launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station, including thousands of tiny sea creatures and powerful solar panels
  
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• Earthquake at underwater Hawaii volcano shakes Big Island

  03-06-2021 21:19 via abcnews.go.com
  An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn’t appear to have any impact on nearby active volcanoes
  
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• Walmart aims to empower workers with own devices, new app

  03-06-2021 19:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Walmart is unveiling an app for its store workers’ phones that allows them to do a variety of tasks from digitally clocking into work to helping locate merchandise and answering customers’ questions
  
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• Blaylock On Vaccines: What You Need To Know For Informed Consent

  03-06-2021 18:27 via technocracy.news
  
  Prior to taking any unapproved drug, you have the right to receive a broad and complete spectrum of information about the potential effects of those drugs on your body, in order for you to give “informed consent” or to refuse. Dr. Blaylock wrote this especially for this purpose.
  For anyone contemplating vaccination for the COVID virus, this is the essential information that you will not receive from your doctor or health care professional. However, all of the information presented he
  
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• How Technocracy Is Using Unseen Enemies To Panic The World

  03-06-2021 18:24 via technocracy.news
  
  We live in an age of global deception and delusion of Biblical proportions. Lying is a way of life. Deceiving is taken to the level of an art form. Debauchery and corruption are everywhere.
  The slick propaganda that promises to eliminate poverty, create wonderful jobs with dignity and bring lasting peace to the world has more in common with a pile of horse manure than lasting solutions.
  I stated in early 2020 that the Great Panic of 2020 (read, “pandemic’) was the start of Technocrac
  
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• Hong Kong police tell foreign hosting firm to remove website

  03-06-2021 17:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Hong Kong pro-democracy website was temporarily taken down after police warned the Israel-based hosting company that it breached a national security law
  
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• Amazon thrived during the pandemic. These drivers say they paid the price

  03-06-2021 17:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Massive turnover rates. Dissatisfaction with pay. Demanding bosses. Some workers who helped Amazon take advantage of the business opportunity the pandemic brought say they aren't pleased.
  
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• Washington County First In Nation To Ban Facial Recognition Software

  03-06-2021 16:20 via technocracy.news
  
  The King County Councilmember who sponsored the resolution hit the nail on the head: The use of this technology is invasive, intrusive, racially biased and full of risks to fundamental civil liberties.” However, the shortcomings of facial recognition technology is seen as solvable with more technology.
  This story will not be seen repeated in national media lest other civil entities (counties, cities) wake up and bring the hammer down on  the Technocrat takeover of America. ⁃ TN
  
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• Hidden Dark Forces: A New Dimension in the Quest to Understand Dark Matter

  03-06-2021 11:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  UC Riverside dark matter research program targets assumptions about particle physics. As its name suggests, dark matter — material which makes up about 85% of...
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• MIT Engineers Create a Programmable Digital Fiber – With Memory, Sensors, and AI

  03-06-2021 11:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a first, the digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity. MIT researchers have created the...
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• UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: UN Urges Intense Restoration of Nature to Address Climate and Biodiversity Crises

  03-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UN calls on countries to meet commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of land. Facing the triple threat...
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• Extensive Study Identifies Over a Dozen Existing Drugs As Potential Treatments for COVID-19

  03-06-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  FDA-approved drugs or experimental drugs with ample health data could be rapidly tested in humans as COVID-19 therapies. Mining the world’s most comprehensive drug repurposing...
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• Powerful New Underwater Glue Inspired by Barnacles and Mussels

  03-06-2021 09:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Silk proteins formed fibers, crosslinks, and iron complexes similar to those used by the sea creatures. If you have ever tried to chip a mussel...
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• Beemmunity: Pollen-Sized Technology Protects Bees From Deadly Insecticides

  03-06-2021 07:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Cornell-developed technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose around a...
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• Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack

  03-06-2021 07:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI attributed the attack on meat processor JBS SA to REvil, a Russian-speaking gang that has made some of the largest ransomware demands on record.
  
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• Icebergs Push Back: Slushy Iceberg Aggregates Control Calving Timing on Greenland’s Jakobshavn Isbræ

  03-06-2021 07:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Shortly before Jakobshavn Isbræ, a tidewater glacier in Greenland, calves massive chunks of ice into the ocean, there’s a sudden change in the slushy collection...
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• Urban Crime Fell Significantly Around the World During COVID-19 Shutdowns – With One Key Exception

  03-06-2021 07:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge and University of Utrecht examined trends in daily crime counts before and after COVID-19 restrictions...
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• Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days

  03-06-2021 06:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The new White House science adviser hopes that for the next pandemic, a vaccine will be ready in 100 days
  
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• Drought ravages California's reservoirs ahead of hot summer

  03-06-2021 06:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The drought in the western United States is putting California's reservoirs at dangerously low levels
  
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• NASA to Send Two Missions to Study “Lost Habitable” World of Venus

  03-06-2021 05:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an...
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• EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop

  03-06-2021 04:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored the broader disruptive effects of such extortionist infiltrations
  
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• NASA picks Venus as hot spot for two new robotic missions

  03-06-2021 03:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds
  
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• Talk of overturning the 2020 election on new social media platforms used by QAnon followers sparks fears of further violence - CNN

  03-06-2021 02:05 via news.google.com
  Talk of overturning the 2020 election on new social media platforms used by QAnon followers sparks fears of further violence  CNN Trump shuts down his blog after less than a month  CNN Trump blog page shuts down for good  CNBCWill Republicans support Donald Trump's summer coup attempt?  The Arizona RepublicEditorial: Even out of office, Trump is still bilking the taxpayers. Congress should act  STLtoday.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• O’Connor: Danny Ainge Might Have Interest in Blazers - Blazer's Edge

  03-06-2021 01:32 via news.google.com
  O’Connor: Danny Ainge Might Have Interest in Blazers  Blazer's EdgeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• FBI says Russia-linked REvil responsible for JBS cyberattack - Fox Business

  03-06-2021 01:08 via news.google.com
  FBI says Russia-linked REvil responsible for JBS cyberattack  Fox BusinessOne of world's largest meat suppliers hit by cyberattack l GMA  ABC NewsWhat the JBS cyberattack means for meat supply  CNN JBS cyberattack forces shutdown all company's US beef plants  Fox BusinessChina May Have Most to Lose From Prolonged JBS Meat Shutdown  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Woj's health updates on Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Chris Paul | SportsCenter - ESPN

  03-06-2021 00:59 via news.google.com
  
  Woj's health updates on Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Chris Paul | SportsCenter  ESPNLeBron James leaves Lakers bench early amid blowout loss to Suns; defending champs on brink  Fox NewsOpinion: LeBron James, supporting cast let down Lakers in Anthony Davis’ absence, and now season is on the brink  USA TODAYStephen A. goes on a rant in reaction to the Lakers' blowout loss to the Suns in Game 5 | First Take  ESPN#7 LAKERS at #2 SUNS | FULL GAME HIGHL
  
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• Simu Liu Voices Further “Disappointment” With ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Cancellation, “Overwhelmingly White” Producers Upon Final Season Premiere - Deadline

  03-06-2021 00:59 via news.google.com
  Simu Liu Voices Further “Disappointment” With ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Cancellation, “Overwhelmingly White” Producers Upon Final Season Premiere  DeadlineSimu Liu Denies Marvel Role Caused 'Kim's Convenience' Cancellation  ET CanadaKim's Convenience Star Slams Spinoff, Says 'I Will Adamantly Refuse to Reprise My Role in Any Capacity'  Yahoo EntertainmentWhy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Matters  Vanity Fair&lsqu
  
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• Opinion | Netanyahu’s On the Way Out. Here’s What Biden Can Expect Next. - POLITICO

  03-06-2021 00:56 via news.google.com
  Opinion | Netanyahu’s On the Way Out. Here’s What Biden Can Expect Next.  POLITICOIsraeli opposition parties strike coalition deal, paving the way for Netanyahu's exit  CNN It's no secret that I am no fan of Netanyahu - Bernie Sanders  CNNIsrael is trying to oust Bibi Netanyahu. But will he go?  Los Angeles TimesWhat the U.S. should learn from Israel’s odd-couple proposed government  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Krzyzewski Announces 2021-22 as Final Season; Scheyer Named Next Head Coach - Duke University - GoDuke.com

  03-06-2021 00:50 via news.google.com
  Krzyzewski Announces 2021-22 as Final Season; Scheyer Named Next Head Coach - Duke University  GoDuke.comDuke Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski to retire after season; Jon Scheyer named successor  ESPNOpinion: With choice of Jon Scheyer as Mike Krzyzewski's replacement, Duke follows own history  USA TODAYThere Will Never Be Another Like Coach K  Sports IllustratedDuke's Mike Krzyzewski plans to retire after the 2021-22 college basketball season
  
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• Hubble Views Magnificent Lopsided Galaxy NGC 2276

  03-06-2021 00:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 2276 looks a bit lopsided in this Hubble Space Telescope snapshot. A bright hub of older yellowish stars normally lies...
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• Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s giant sequoias

  03-06-2021 00:20 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A draft study says at least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year
  
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• Jayson Tatum 'was hoping' for Evan Turner as Celtics coaching candidates emerge - New York Post

  03-06-2021 00:07 via news.google.com
  
  Jayson Tatum 'was hoping' for Evan Turner as Celtics coaching candidates emerge  New York Post Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge retires, coach Brad Stevens takes over  ESPN#7 CELTICS at #2 NETS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | June 1, 2021  NBAOpinion: Is this the end of the road for Danny Ainge after Celtics' disappointing season?  Yahoo SportsListen to Episode 24 of 'Fullcourt on Flatbush': Nets-Bucks Series Preview, Predictions feat. Mr. Whammy  N
  
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