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• Remembering the Crew of Soyuz 11, the Only Astronauts to Die in Space

  29-06-2021 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The ill-fated replacement crew of Soyuz 11 spent three weeks performing experiments on the world's first space station. But their return trip ended in tragedy.
  
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• New Research Shows Dinosaurs Were in Decline for Million Years Before the Final Asteroid Death Blow

  29-06-2021 23:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The death of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was caused by the impact of a huge asteroid on the Earth. However, paleontologists have continued...
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• A win for Facebook: FTC complaint struck down in court 

  29-06-2021 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  The Federal Trade Commission complaint against Facebook was dismissed by The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint was shut down due to a failure to prove Facebook’s monopoly in the market for Personal Social Networking Services. The FTC can amend their complaint and bring the case back to court. 
  
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• Are Flip Phones Really Better for You?

  29-06-2021 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some claim “dumb phones” are the key to a happier life. But smartphones come with useful tools, experts say, and don’t necessarily have to make us miserable.
  
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• 11% More First-Wave COVID-19 Cases in Counties With State Prisons

  29-06-2021 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The presence of a state prison in a county was associated with 11% more COVID-19 cases through July 1, 2020, according to a new study...
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• Sudden Disappearance of Giant Antarctic Lake Leaves Massive Crater – 200 Billion Gallons of Water Gone

  29-06-2021 21:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Detailed observations enable better understanding of future ice shelf stability. A global team of scientists including several from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University...
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• How an Obscure Underwater Lab Has Influenced Sea Research and Space Exploration

  29-06-2021 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Florida's 30-year-old Aquarius Reef Base has housed hundreds of ocean researchers, divers and NASA crews preparing for space, for days on end.
  
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• Cosmic gulp: Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

  29-06-2021 20:29
  
  Astronomers say they've witnessed for the first time a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the densest object in the universe
  
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• Elon Musk touts SpaceX surging internet growth, but still says goal is to avoid bankruptcy

  29-06-2021 20:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  SpaceX has put more than 1,500 internet-beaming satellites into orbit, signed up more than 69,000 customers, installed ground stations in 12 countries and has plans to expand its one-of-a-kind network's coverage all over the world — except the North and South pole — by next month. Still, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday, not running out of money is top of mind.
  
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• NASA “Heliotrope” Balloon Detects California Earthquake – Next Stop, Venus?

  29-06-2021 19:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The technique is being developed to detect venusquakes. A new study details how, in 2019, it made the first balloon-borne detection of a quake much...
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• Uber is the latest tech company to rethink its return-to-office plans

  29-06-2021 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Less than three months after announcing that its employees would be required to come back to the office at least three days a week, Uber is backtracking.
  
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• Israel’s New Post-Zionist Leadership Is Embracing Technocracy

  29-06-2021 19:00 via technocracy.news
  
  Greenfield equates Israel’s new post-Netanyahu regime with Technocracy:  “Israeli Post-Zionism, unlike Anti-Zionism, was born out of technocracy.” His most prescient observation states that “Unlike socialism, technocracy isn’t ideological. But it’s so non-ideological that it fails to comprehend those who are.” ⁃ TN EditorThe technocrats haven’t been doing too well in Europe and there’s no particular reason to think that they can su
  
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• Like a Ghost: Scientists Closer to Explaining Exciting Mars Methane Mystery

  29-06-2021 18:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t? Reports of methane detections at Mars have captivated scientists and...
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• “Scintillating Starburst” Stimulus: A New Kind of Visual Illusion Uncovers How Our Brains Connect the Dots

  29-06-2021 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ‘Scintillating starburst’ offers insights into visual processing. A new class of illusion, developed by a visual artist and a psychology researcher, underscores the highly constructive...
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• China Report: Weaponized Viruses Can Target Ethnic Cleansing

  29-06-2021 17:33 via technocracy.news
  
  China is a Technocracy. With advances in genetic engineering, China wrote that particular races can be targeted with stealth bio-weapons to change body resistance to other pathogens. This is darkest side of Eugenics that the world has ever seen, and now it is going global.
  As I recently wrote in Why Does China Collect Americans’ DNA,
  As a Technocracy, China’s Technocrat scientists believe that the future of mankind lies in the engineering of its collective DNA. Nevertheless, China&rs
  
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• Microsoft Office is getting a major redesign

  29-06-2021 17:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Microsoft is redesigning Office to look more like Windows 11.
  
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• World’s Fastest: Quantum Random Number Generator Sets Benchmark for Size, Performance

  29-06-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  At roughly the size of a fingertip, the integrated photonics chip delivers random number output more than twice as fast as conventional QRNGs. As pervasive...
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• Is Canada Re-embracing Historic Technocracy?

  29-06-2021 16:56 via technocracy.news
  
  In a historically and very accurate accurate description of the 1930s Technocracy movement, the author concludes,  “it would be wrong to dismiss Technocracy Incorporated as just another failed utopian scheme”.
  The level of meticulous detail in this article shows the author’s deep understanding of Technocracy, its history and its claims. He sees the modern attraction of libertarian thinking among technocrats and acknowledges the growth or Technocracy while alluding to Techn
  
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• How Viruses Could Cure Cancer and Save Lives

  29-06-2021 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After more than a century of risky trials and medical advances, a viral cure for cancer could be on the horizon.
  
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• Immunotherapy That Supercharges the Immune System’s Natural Killer Cells Shows Promise Against Melanoma

  29-06-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors. An immunotherapy based on supercharging the immune system’s natural killer cells...
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• Exceptional Heat Hits Pacific Northwest – “Historic and Dangerous”

  29-06-2021 15:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a “historic and dangerous” heatwave. Extraordinary heat events occur...
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• Advanced New Ocean-Observing Satellite Starts Providing Science Data

  29-06-2021 14:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest spacecraft to monitor sea surface height, releases its first science measurements to users. After six months of check-out and calibration...
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• Are in-person tech conferences still necessary? Mobile World Congress could be a test

  29-06-2021 14:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Last February, Mobile World Congress became the first major tech event called off as the world confronted the threat of Covid-19.
  
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• A New Type of Cataclysmic Event in the Cosmos: Astrophysicists Detect First Black Hole-Neutron Star Mergers

  29-06-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mix pair is “elusive missing piece of the family picture of compact object mergers.” A long time ago, in two galaxies about 900 million light-years...
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• mRNA Vaccines Can Help Fight Cancer Tumors Too – Here’s How

  29-06-2021 13:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Thanks to researchers in different fields who put in nearly two decades of past work on mRNA vaccine technology, people around the world are being...
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• Researchers Uncover Unique Properties of a Promising New Superconductor for Quantum Computing

  29-06-2021 13:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Material could be used in future quantum computing applications. An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique...
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• COVID-19 Lockdowns Cut Pollution, but Not All of It – “It Was Kind of a Surprise”

  29-06-2021 12:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear from satellite observations and human experience that the world’s air grew cleaner. But new research shows that...
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• United Airlines unveils 270-jet Boeing and Airbus order, its largest ever - CNBC

  29-06-2021 12:00 via news.google.com
  United Airlines unveils 270-jet Boeing and Airbus order, its largest ever  CNBCUnited Airlines closes in on $33 billion jet order  ReutersUnited orders 270 jets, its biggest aircraft purchase ever  CNN United Airlines is planning a record expansion of its aircraft fleet.  The New York TimesUnited Airlines Announces 3,000 New Denver Jobs, 270 New Aircraft On Order  CBS DenverView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Windows 11 includes new Dynamic Refresh Rate feature to save laptop battery life - The Verge

  29-06-2021 11:45 via news.google.com
  Windows 11 includes new Dynamic Refresh Rate feature to save laptop battery life  The VergeWhat Windows 11 means: We'll be stuck with millions of Windows 10 zombies  ZDNetWindows 11 demands TPM 2.0 and here's what that means for you  PC GamerMicrosoft releases Windows 11 preview, available to download now  The VergeMicrosoft rolls out visually updated Office preview, plus native 64-bit Office for Arm  ZDNetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• MIT and Harvard Engineers Create New Face Mask That Can Detect COVID-19 Infection

  29-06-2021 11:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The sensor technology could also be used to create clothing that detects a variety of pathogens and other threats.  Engineers at MIT and Harvard University...
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• Even During Pollen Season, Being Outside in Nature Can Benefit People Allergic to Birch Pollen

  29-06-2021 11:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  During the pollen season, many people with allergies tend to avoid nature. That isn’t entirely justified, a new KU Leuven study into biodiversity and health...
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• Nanowire Network at the “Edge of Chaos” Opens Pathway to Artificial Intelligence Discoveries

  29-06-2021 11:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways. Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan’s National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) have...
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• Hong Kong's Security Law: One Year Later, a City Remade - The New York Times

  29-06-2021 10:51 via news.google.com
  Hong Kong's Security Law: One Year Later, a City Remade  The New York TimesAP PHOTOS: The rise and fall of Hong Kong's July 1 protests  Yahoo NewsHong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus  Associated PressBehind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong  The New York TimesOne year in, Beijing’s security law leaves Hong Kong in an authoritarian home  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Galileo Navigation Satellites’ Last Step Before Launch

  29-06-2021 10:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation is set to grow. Later this year the first two out of 12 ‘Batch 3’ Galileo satellites will be launched...
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• House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap - POLITICO

  29-06-2021 10:30 via news.google.com
  House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap  POLITICOSenators celebrated a bipartisan compromise on infrastructure. Now the hard part begins  USA TODAYMcConnell has tough choices to make on deal | TheHill  The HillLiz Peek: Trouble for Biden – from crime to border security, here's why White House has reasons to worry  Fox NewsOpinion | Republicans have given away the game  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Stents Inspired by Japanese Paper Art Can Deliver Drugs Directly to the GI Tract

  29-06-2021 10:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs. Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art...
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• WHO recommends masks even for fully vaccinated; Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may offer long immunity: COVID-19 updates - USA TODAY

  29-06-2021 10:00 via news.google.com
  WHO recommends masks even for fully vaccinated; Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may offer long immunity: COVID-19 updates  USA TODAYStudy suggests Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could provide 'years' of protection  Yahoo NewsUS Covid-19 response faces doozy of a challenge: Vaccinating kids  CNN With delta variant spiking in Missouri, those who got J&J vaccine may need a booster  Kansas City StarCDC reports 4,115 breakthrough COVID-19 cases involving hospit
  
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• EXCLUSIVE TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered - Reuters

  29-06-2021 10:00 via news.google.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered  ReutersTP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered  Yahoo FinanceWorld's biggest interdealer broker TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity and others  The Block CryptoBitcoin (BTC USD): ICAP to Launch Crypto Trading Platform  BloombergTP ICAP Plans to Join Fidelity, Standard Chartered to Launch Crypto-Trading Platform: Rep
  
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• NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts

  29-06-2021 09:38
  Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief played as a child
  
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• LA County recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccines - New York Post

  29-06-2021 09:26 via news.google.com
  LA County recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccines  New York Post Delta Covid variant In Israel Infects Some Fully Vaccinated Adults  NBC NewsThe Delta variant will cause 'very dense outbreaks' in these five states, expert says  CNN First case of Delta COVID-19 variant confirmed in Kalamazoo County  MLive.comDelta variant fuels COVID cases in states with low vaccination rates l GMA  Good Morning AmericaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Justin Trudeau Made A Sports Bet With Joe Biden And People Want It To Involve Trump - HuffPost

  29-06-2021 09:24 via news.google.com
  Justin Trudeau Made A Sports Bet With Joe Biden And People Want It To Involve Trump  HuffPost2021 NHL playoffs: Picks for the Stanley Cup Final, Conn Smythe Trophy  ESPNThe Montreal Canadiens’ Cinderella Run Must Be Stopped  The RingerCrackin' Kraken: Tallahassee youth roller hockey league wins national title  WCTVNHL Betting Odds: Who will win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final?  Yahoo SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Monty Williams says 'desperation has to be there' for Phoenix Suns to close out LA Clippers in Game 6 - ESPN

  29-06-2021 09:10 via news.google.com
  Monty Williams says 'desperation has to be there' for Phoenix Suns to close out LA Clippers in Game 6  ESPN#4 CLIPPERS at #2 SUNS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | June 28, 2021  NBAPaul George and the Clippers have finally slayed their demons for good  ClutchPointsClippers vs. Suns score, takeaways: Paul George's 41-point gem helps Los Angeles stay alive, force Game 6  CBSSports.comLA Clippers vs Phoenix Suns Jun 28, 2021 Game - Scores, Stats & Highlights 
  
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• Magnetic weight loss device prevents mouth from opening more than .2cm, sparks outcry - Fox News

  29-06-2021 08:42 via news.google.com
  Magnetic weight loss device prevents mouth from opening more than .2cm, sparks outcry  Fox NewsNew weight-loss tool prevents mouth from opening more than 2mm  The GuardianNew 'world-first' weight-loss device locks mouth shut, forcing a liquid diet  KOMO NewsOtago Uni weight-loss device 'creepy and bizarre'  Otago Daily TimesWeight loss device locks jaw shut with magnets to restrict eating  InsiderView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Carrier caught injecting ‘SMS AD’ into Google verification code message - 9to5Google

  29-06-2021 08:42 via news.google.com
  
  Carrier caught injecting ‘SMS AD’ into Google verification code message  9to5GoogleGoogle Messages gets two handy features to make sense of your inbox  Android AuthorityGoogle Messages will auto-delete OTPs and sort like Gmail, but only in India  The VergeGoogle Messages can now sort texts into Gmail-like ‘categories’ for Android users in India  9to5GoogleGoogle Messages SMS App Gets Auto Deletion of OTPs, Categories Feature in Indi
  
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• Fiji: How Humans Brought Change to a Tropical Paradise

  29-06-2021 08:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Early land clearance helped Fijian pollinators. After centuries of human impact on the world’s ecosystems, a new study from Flinders University details an example of...
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• AP PHOTOS: Nature's beauty along Hog Bayou

  29-06-2021 07:53
  From above, Hog Bayou is a winding ribbon of silver, its water moving slowly toward wetlands and from there into theWax Lake Delta.Closer up, you can spot the head of a floating alligator, its length a hint of its size and age. Each inch (2.5 centimeters) between the nostrils and eye ridge indicates a foot (0.3 meters) in length, at least until a gator is about nine feet (three meters) long and its girth starts expanding.Above, an osprey takes off from a treetop, probably hunting for fish. In be
  
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• No Lab Required: New DNA-Based Technology Can Diagnose Infections in Minutes

  29-06-2021 07:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Patients will be able to receive confirmed diagnosis at the doctor’s office. The idea of visiting the doctor’s office with symptoms of an illness and...
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• Paul George helps Clippers stay alive with epic performance in Game 5 - Fox News

  29-06-2021 05:56 via news.google.com
  
  Paul George helps Clippers stay alive with epic performance in Game 5  Fox NewsPaul George Talks Criticism, Postgame Interview - Game 5 WCF - Suns vs Clippers | 2021 NBA Playoffs  House of HighlightsCousins on George: ‘I don’t know where this trolling (expletive) has come from’  Arizona SportsEx-NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy: 'I’m sick of the sissification of the game'  Fox NewsPaul George ERUPTS for 41 PTS Setting CLIPPERS RECORD in Gam
  
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• More than 10 million Australians go under lockdown in fight against Delta variant - CNN

  29-06-2021 05:56 via news.google.com
  More than 10 million Australians go under lockdown in fight against Delta variant  CNN Australia COVID Outbreaks: Sydney, Darwin Locked Down, Perth Could Follow  NPRSydney Lockdown Shows Delta Adds Urgency to Nations' Covid Response  BloombergCovid: How Delta exposed Australia's pandemic weaknesses  BBC NewsAustralia deputy leader fined for not wearing a mask as delta coronavirus outbreak puts millions in lockdown  The Washington PostView Full Co
  
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• Christina Aguilera slams Britney Spears conservatorship case as 'devastating' and 'demeaning' - Entertainment Weekly News

  29-06-2021 04:51 via news.google.com
  
  Christina Aguilera slams Britney Spears conservatorship case as 'devastating' and 'demeaning'  Entertainment Weekly NewsJamie Lynn Spears breaks silence after Britney’s conservatorship testimony  Yahoo EntertainmentWhy Are These Men Talking?  JezebelChris Crocker, 'Leave Britney Alone' Video Creator, Reflects on What's Changed  KQEDKevin Federline Breaks Silence About Britney Spears's Conservatorship Case  Yahoo LifestyleView Full Coverage
  
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