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• China wants to build a sustainable human presence on Mars. Here's how. - Space.com

  16-06-2021 23:42 via news.google.com
  
  China wants to build a sustainable human presence on Mars. Here's how.  Space.comNASA Mars rover eyes walrus-shaped boulder: 'Interesting stuff'  CNETRussia And China Versus US And Its Partners In New Tech-Focused Space Race? Bring It On  Above the LawMars Perseverance rover wouldn't exist without these 6 groundbreaking missions — look  InverseAstro Bob: Down in front on China's Mars  Echo PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Chemical Origins of Life: What Is Life? And Will We Find It on Other Planets?

  16-06-2021 23:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Chemistry is helping us figure out how life got started on Earth and is giving us molecules to look for on other planets. In this...
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• Southwest Airlines dealing with 3rd day of flights canceled, delayed - 9News.com KUSA

  16-06-2021 23:35 via news.google.com
  Southwest Airlines dealing with 3rd day of flights canceled, delayed  9News.com KUSASouthwest Airlines Delays and Cancels Hundreds of Flights a Third Day  The New York TimesSouthwest Airlines issue continues for third day  FOX5 Las VegasAmy Roberts: Fly the disorderly skies | ParkRecord.com - The Park Record  The Park RecordBizarre incidents taking place on planes in CA  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two trailer marks the return of Q - Yahoo Finance

  16-06-2021 23:33 via news.google.com
  ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two trailer marks the return of Q  Yahoo FinanceStar Trek: Picard | Season 2 - New Teaser | Paramount+  Paramount PlusStar Trek: Picard's Season 2 Trailer Teases Q and a Time-Twisting Mess  GizmodoThe latest teaser for Star Trek: Picard season 2 is noticeably missing some robots  The VergeStar Trek: TOS Hinted the Enterprise Has MULTIPLE Transporter Rooms  CBR - Comic Book ResourcesView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts run out of time to roll out first of new solar arrays on space station - Space.com

  16-06-2021 23:11 via news.google.com
  Spacewalking astronauts run out of time to roll out first of new solar arrays on space station  Space.comTechnical problems prevent astronauts from installing new solar panels on space station  CNN Astronauts install new solar panel on the International Space Station  CBS NewsSpacewalk to Install First New Solar Array Concluded  NASAAstronauts install new rollout solar panels on International Space Station  Phys.orgView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security

  16-06-2021 23:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating several state laws by shutting down public beaches for extended periods of time and using unlicensed security guards to ward people off public roads.
  
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• The Dynamic, Geological Process Happening in Your Kidney

  16-06-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new cross-disciplinary approach called GeoBioMed opens avenues to understanding how and why kidney stones form.
  
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• NFL reveals extensive restrictions for unvaccinated players in training camp COVID-19 protocols - USA TODAY

  16-06-2021 22:29 via news.google.com
  NFL reveals extensive restrictions for unvaccinated players in training camp COVID-19 protocols  USA TODAYTexas man who declined COVID-19 vaccine speaks out after undergoing double lung transplant  Yahoo News CanadaNearly 900 people got expired Covid-19 vaccine doses at site in New York's Times Square  NBC NewsNFL, NFLPA agree to new COVID-19 protocols for 2021 season, loosening restrictions for those vaccinated  CBS SportsCOVID Question: Why do some gett
  
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• New Species of Humongous Prehistoric Crocodile “River Boss” Discovered in Australia

  16-06-2021 22:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new species of large prehistoric croc that roamed south-east Queensland’s waterways millions of years ago has been documented by University of Queensland researchers. PhD...
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• Biden Raises Human Rights and Cybersecurity With Putin

  16-06-2021 22:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Biden discussing his meeting with Mr. Putin.
  
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• The Viking Longship: An Engineering Marvel of the Ancient World

  16-06-2021 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The favored war ships of Norsemen were fast and adaptable to various conditions.
  
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• Two men convicted of helping create ransomware attacks

  16-06-2021 21:56 via abcnews.go.com
  Two men from Estonia have been convicted of federal cybercrime charges involving ransomware and other attacks on computer systems around the globe
  
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• A rural N.C. county went to build its own internet network. Then came telecom pushback.

  16-06-2021 21:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  “This is critical infrastructure like the highways that we drive on,” one city official said.
  
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• Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from completing job

  16-06-2021 21:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Spacesuit problems have prevented astronauts from completing the installation of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station
  
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• Biden Discusses Human Rights and Cybersecurity With Putin

  16-06-2021 21:29 via nytimes.com
  
  President Biden discussing the meeting he just had with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday.
  
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• Luxury cars and $100 bills: Police bust ransomware gang in Ukraine

  16-06-2021 21:22 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Newly Named Asteroids Honor Pioneering Astronauts Who Have Helped Expand Our Horizons Beyond Earth

  16-06-2021 21:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Twenty-seven asteroids have been named in honor of African American, Hispanic, and Native American astronauts, and one cosmonaut, who have helped expand our horizons beyond...
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• NFL, NFLPA agree to updated COVID-19 protocols for training camp, preseason - NFL.com

  16-06-2021 21:01 via news.google.com
  NFL, NFLPA agree to updated COVID-19 protocols for training camp, preseason  NFL.comChris Paul’s COVID situation could get the attention of NFL players who haven’t been vaccinated  Yahoo SportsRestrictions remain in place for unvaccinated players, loosened for vaccinated players  NBC SportsUnvaccinated NFL players will have a much, much more difficult season under new rules  SB NationUnvaccinated NFL players will have a much tougher time in 202
  
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• Dead 'murder hornet' near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021

  16-06-2021 20:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet found in the country this year
  
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• Waymo raises $2.5 billion in latest fundraising round despite challenges

  16-06-2021 20:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Waymo, the self-driving company of Google's parent company Alphabet, has raised $2.5 billion as its investors appear undeterred by a CEO change and progress that has lagged expectations.
  
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• Amazon allots $300 million for housing near mass transit

  16-06-2021 20:34 via abcnews.go.com
  Amazon is providing $300 million in low-interest loans to support housing located near mass transit in the Washington, D
  
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• The Century-Old Process of Making Decaf Coffee

  16-06-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Removing caffeine from coffee is complicated, but the process hasn't changed much in the past hundred years.
  
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• New Research: Intermittent Fasting “No Magic Bullet for Weight Loss”

  16-06-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the ‘5:2’ are the most effective...
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• Bats in Switzerland Harbor Diverse Viruses – Some With Risk of Jumping to Humans

  16-06-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New analysis identifies some viruses with potential risk to jump to other animals or humans, including the near-complete genome of a MERS-CoV-related virus. An analysis...
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• Boris Johnson described his health secretary as 'hopeless,' according to former aide - CNN

  16-06-2021 19:55 via news.google.com
  Boris Johnson described his health secretary as 'hopeless,' according to former aide  CNNBoris Johnson Called U.K. Health Secretary ‘Hopeless’ in Leaked Texts  The New York TimesBoris Johnson calls Matt Hancock hopeless in texts revealed by Dominic Cummings  BBC NewsIn Leaked Messages, Johnson Called His Health Secretary ‘Hopeless’  The New York TimesEx-aide says Boris Johnson called health minister 'hopeless'  The Washing
  
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• Self-driving car pioneer Waymo gets $2.5B to fuel ambitions

  16-06-2021 19:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The self-driving car pioneer that was spun off from Google isn’t allowing a recent wave of executive departures to detour its plans to expand its robotic taxi service
  
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• Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87

  16-06-2021 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  His development of advanced analytical techniques formed the basis for M.R.I. technology used in hospitals and helped chemists determine the structure of complex molecules.
  
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• Israel-Hamas Tensions High as Gaza Militants Launch More Flaming Balloons - The Wall Street Journal

  16-06-2021 19:27 via news.google.com
  
  Israel-Hamas Tensions High as Gaza Militants Launch More Flaming Balloons  The Wall Street JournalWhy balloons strapped to explosives are the latest flashpoint in Israel-Hamas tensions  CNN WATCH: Israel Bombs Hamas In Gaza In Response To Incendiary Balloons  NBC NewsReaders sound off on the NYPD in Israel, ConEdison’s smart meters and MLB stats  New York Daily NewsIsrael halts nighttime 'mapping' of Palestinians' West Bank homes  Fox NewsV
  
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• “Wonder Material” Can Be Used to Detect COVID-19 Virus Quickly and Accurately

  16-06-2021 19:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene — one of the strongest, thinnest...
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• NASA Finds Local COVID-19 Lockdowns Brought Unexpectedly Fast Global Ozone Reductions

  16-06-2021 19:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  When lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic cut local nitrogen oxide emissions, the effect on ozone pollution was global and unexpectedly rapid. As the coronavirus pandemic...
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• Spacesuit concerns briefly interrupt astronauts' spacewalk

  16-06-2021 18:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An astronaut outside the International Space Station is back at work installing new solar panels after spacesuit concerns
  
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• How Bad Is the Drought? These Maps Tell the Story.

  16-06-2021 18:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The American West is dangerously dry, and the hottest months of summer are still to come.
  
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• Windows 11 has leaked. It's a bunch of BS

  16-06-2021 18:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Windows 10 was supposed to be Microsoft's ultimate PC operating system. The promise: Windows 10 would forever get updated twice a year, bringing tweaks, the occasional fresh coat of paint and new features to keep your computer up to date.
  
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• Long After Her Gastric Bypass Surgery, This Woman's Weight Loss Wouldn't Stop

  16-06-2021 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gastric bypass surgeries can often lead to dramatic weight loss. For one patient, though, there were some unexpected complications.
  
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• Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted

  16-06-2021 17:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble
  
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• Covid-19: Extension to England lockdown debated by MPs - as it happened - BBC News

  16-06-2021 17:11 via news.google.com
  
  Covid-19: Extension to England lockdown debated by MPs - as it happened  BBC News
  
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• UK Government Advisor: Mask Mandates Should Continue ‘Forever’

  16-06-2021 17:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Tyrants of all sizes and ilks are drunk on COVID-19 power with no intent to give up what they usurped using emergency powers. The global elite Technocrats who are controlling the narrative are using the Susan Michie’s of the world as “useful idiots”. ⁃ TN EditorA UK government adviser and former Communist Party member Susan Michie says that mask mandates and social distancing should continue “forever” and that people should adopt such behaviour just as they di
  
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• 15 States Legislating To Strip Public Health Agency Powers

  16-06-2021 16:47 via technocracy.news
  
  Increasingly, state legislators are pushing back against emergency powers that allowed unelected and unaccountable public health agencies to impose medical tyranny on their citizens, destroying lives and businesses in record numbers. ⁃ TN EditorMike Fratantuono grew up in a restaurant. Literally.
  For decades, Sunset Restaurant in Glen Burnie, Maryland, was the family business. Over the years, he’d done seemingly every job imaginable: busboy, bartender, and butcher; prep cook and plum
  
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• China set to send first crew to new space station Thursday

  16-06-2021 16:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The three members of the first crew to be sent to China’s new space station say they’re eager to get to work
  
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• Technocrat Millionaire Unlocks Secrets Of The Mind

  16-06-2021 16:27 via technocracy.news
  
  The developer says, “To make progress on all the fronts that we need to as a society, we have to bring the brain online.” This is a major Transhuman goal as well, to upload the brain into the cloud of immortality.  ⁃ TN EditorOver the next few weeks, a company called Kernel will begin sending dozens of customers across the U.S. a $50,000 helmet that can, crudely speaking, read their mind. Weighing a couple of pounds each, the helmets contain nests of sensors and other
  
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• Another hiccup for Uber: Some drivers were being charged for giving rides

  16-06-2021 16:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When a Chicago-area Uber driver checked his account balance after dropping off a customer at the airport on a Sunday morning in late May, he discovered something he'd never seen before: He was charged $2.20 for giving a 13.5 mile ride.
  
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• Apple execs talk Apple Watch, AirPods health and fitness monitoring, more in new interviews - 9to5Mac

  16-06-2021 15:34 via news.google.com
  Apple execs talk Apple Watch, AirPods health and fitness monitoring, more in new interviews  9to5MacApple Struggles in Push to Make Healthcare Its Greatest Legacy  The Wall Street JournalApple Watch VP — It Has to Work in 2 Seconds!  Rene RitchieApple reportedly wants to extend AppleCare to people  MacworldApple Executive Hints at Using AirPods to Provide Users More Health Data  Mac RumorsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• OnePlus is merging with Oppo: here's what that could mean for Android phones - TechRadar

  16-06-2021 14:52 via news.google.com
  OnePlus is merging with Oppo: here's what that could mean for Android phones  TechRadarOnePlus is merging with Oppo  EngadgetOnePlus integrates further with Oppo, if that’s even possible  The VergeOnePlus joins forces with Oppo — what will it mean for future phones?  Tom's GuideOPPO and OnePlus get together in hopes of matching Samsung’s update game  SamMobileView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Study: Orally administered drug 'TEMPOL' can inhibit COVID-19's replication | SARS-CoV-2 | WION News - WION

  16-06-2021 13:41 via news.google.com
  
  Study: Orally administered drug 'TEMPOL' can inhibit COVID-19's replication | SARS-CoV-2 | WION News  WIONStudy Finds COVID-19 In US Earlier Than Initially Reported  Contagionlive.com"Wonder Material" Can Be Used to Detect COVID-19 Virus Quickly and Accurately  SciTechDailyStudy observes increased breadth of SARS-CoV-2 antibody neutralization acquired over one year  News-Medical.NetThe Common Cold Helps Protect Against COVID-19 - Contagionlive.com &nb
  
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• Alibaba co-founder: Jack Ma is doing well and Hong Kong will be 'fine'

  16-06-2021 12:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Joe Tsai has some reassurance for those who are worried about the future of Hong Kong — and his pal, Jack Ma.
  
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• Quake shakes part of east Indonesia, people warned off beach

  16-06-2021 11:06 via abcnews.go.com
  A strong, shallow undersea earthquake has shaken parts of eastern Indonesia, cracking some walls and sending panicked coastal residents in Maluku province to higher ground
  
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• India says Twitter knowingly not complying with local laws

  16-06-2021 10:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The standoff between the Indian government and Twitter has escalated after the country’s technology minister accused the social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws
  
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• A new problem for Peloton owners: Hacks

  16-06-2021 06:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Peloton users are being warned of a new security threat relating to the touchscreen on their Bike+ that could potentially be controlled by hackers.
  
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• A perceived enemy of Big Tech was just confirmed to the FTC, and the vote wasn't close

  16-06-2021 03:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Big Tech just found out how many allies it has in the Senate for the industry's fight against antitrust enforcement, and it wasn't so encouraging.
  
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• Amazon wants to make your life easier. Here's how it's changing grocery shopping

  16-06-2021 00:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon wants to make grocery shopping as efficient as possible. So it's eliminating checkout lines.
  
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