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• COVID-19: Sneeze Cam Reveals Best Fabric Combos for Cloth Masks

  01-07-2021 23:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others from the virus. And for some people, they became...
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• The FTC just took a step that could make it easier to go after Amazon

  01-07-2021 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have harmed consumers. Now, under its new chair Lina Khan, the FTC is expanding its approach in a move that could make it easier to go after tech companies like Amazon that may offer attractive prices to customers, but have also been accused of harming small businesses, workers and innovation.
  
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• Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they're worried a friend is 'becoming an extremist'

  01-07-2021 22:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content.
  
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• Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles

  01-07-2021 22:33
  
  The U.S. Navy has pulled the plug on research on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity
  
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• S&P 500 winning streak extends to sixth straight record close By Reuters - Investing.com

  01-07-2021 22:31 via news.google.com
  S&P 500 winning streak extends to sixth straight record close By Reuters  Investing.comS&P 500 hits sixth-straight record, Dow adds 100 points as Wall Street kicks off the second half  CNBCWall Street closes out its 5th straight quarterly gain  USA TODAYDow Jones Up As S&P 500 Hits New High; Astra, Didi Lead IPO Stocks To Watch  Investor's Business DailyS&P 500 on track for longest win streak since February  CNBC TelevisionView Fu
  
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• Bessemer Trust Asks To Withdraw From Britney Spears' Conservatorship - NPR

  01-07-2021 22:28 via news.google.com
  Bessemer Trust Asks To Withdraw From Britney Spears' Conservatorship  NPRBritney Spears' request to remove father as conservator shot down by judge  Fox NewsMatt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene invite pop star Spears to testify to Congress  Daily MailBritney Spears's request to remove father from conservatorship denied by judge  Yahoo EntertainmentBritney Spears shows off toned bikini body amid conservatorship battle  Fox NewsView Full Coverage
  
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• West Nile virus found for first time this year in Massachusetts mosquito sample - WCVB Boston

  01-07-2021 22:20 via news.google.com
  West Nile virus found for first time this year in Massachusetts mosquito sample  WCVB BostonWest Nile Virus Detected In Massachusetts Mosquitoes For 1st Time In 2021  CBS BostonWest Nile virus active in mosquitoes in Butte County  Action News Now2 positive West Nile Virus samples found in Williamson County  KXAN.comWest Nile Virus Detected In Massachusetts Mosquito For 1st Time In 2021  CBS BostonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bill Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson looking somber after his sex assault conviction overturned - Fox News

  01-07-2021 22:04 via news.google.com
  Bill Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson looking somber after his sex assault conviction overturned  Fox NewsOpinion | Bill Cosby’s Release Was Years in the Making  The New York TimesOverturning Bill Cosby sex assault conviction is difficult to accept, but the right decision  USA TODAYBill Cosby's out of jail. That doesn't make him innocent.  MSNBCHoward says new dean Phylicia Rashad’s Cosby tweet ‘lacked sensitivity’  Yahoo Ne
  
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• Woman Who Tackled Black Teen at Soho Hotel Is Charged with Hate Crime - The New York Times

  01-07-2021 22:00 via news.google.com
  Woman Who Tackled Black Teen at Soho Hotel Is Charged with Hate Crime  The New York TimesWoman who authorities say falsely accused Black teen of stealing cell phone in NYC hotel charged with a felony hate crime  CNN Woman accused of attacking Black teen in NY hotel charged with hate crime, pleads not guilty  Yahoo! Voices‘SoHo Karen’ pleads not guilty to alleged racial profiling in Manhattan cellphone confrontation  WPIX 11 New YorkMiya Ponsett
  
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• NFL fines Washington Football Team $10M after culture investigation - ESPN

  01-07-2021 22:00 via news.google.com
  NFL fines Washington Football Team $10M after culture investigation  ESPNNFL fines Washington Football Team $10 million; Tanya Snyder to run operations for now  The Washington PostNFL fines Washington Football Team $10 million  NBC Sports - NFLWashington Football Team hammered with $10 million fine following sexual misconduct investigation  Fox NewsNFL fines Washington Football Team $10 million after investigation into franchise's culture  USA TO
  
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• Girl convicted in Slender Man stabbing to be released from mental facility - WISN Milwaukee

  01-07-2021 21:45 via news.google.com
  Girl convicted in Slender Man stabbing to be released from mental facility  WISN MilwaukeeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dogecoin whale? Robinhood IPO filing reveals dogecoin as one of its biggest risk factors - MarketWatch

  01-07-2021 21:23 via news.google.com
  Dogecoin whale? Robinhood IPO filing reveals dogecoin as one of its biggest risk factors  MarketWatchRobinhood has 18 million accounts with $80 billion in assets after rapid growth, IPO filing shows  CNBCRobinhood settles lawsuit over 20-year-old trader who died by suicide  CNN Robinhood IPO Filing Shows Power of the Meme-Stock Boom  The Wall Street JournalRobinhood Hit With $70 Million Fine. Should Investors Avoid This App?  Motley FoolView Full
  
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• Here's Why Princess Diana's New Statue Also Features 3 Children - HuffPost

  01-07-2021 21:20 via news.google.com
  Here's Why Princess Diana's New Statue Also Features 3 Children  HuffPostWilliam and Harry to reunite at Diana statue unveiling  CNN Princess Diana's 60th Birthday Statue Revealed! See Prince Harry and Prince William Unveil It  PEOPLEDAN WOOTTON: Watching Diana's two sons together - but still so far apart - was heart-breaking  Daily MailKate Middleton Has Been "Reaching Out" to Meghan Markle and Sending Gifts  Yahoo LifestyleView Full Coverage on
  
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• New Species of Beetle Discovered in Dinosaur Ancestor’s 230 Million-Year-Old Poop

  01-07-2021 21:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The tiny beetle Triamyxa coprolithica is the first-ever insect to be described from fossil feces. The animal the researchers have to thank for the excellent...
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• This Is Your Brain on Enlightenment

  01-07-2021 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The field of neurotheology strives to understand what goes on in the brains of people undergoing spiritual experiences.
  
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• Onondaga Health Department reports six cases of rare disease in CNY spread through ticks - syracuse.com

  01-07-2021 20:56 via news.google.com
  Onondaga Health Department reports six cases of rare disease in CNY spread through ticks  syracuse.comCases of tick-borne Pawassan virus confirmed in Maine, Rhode Island  WWLP.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pinterest bans ads related to weight loss

  01-07-2021 20:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits.
  
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• Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg Are Charged With Tax Crimes - NPR

  01-07-2021 20:43 via news.google.com
  Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg Are Charged With Tax Crimes  NPRTrump Organization charged with tax crimes: Live updates  CNN Trump Organization CFO to Plead Not Guilty in Manhattan DA Case; Charges to Be Unsealed  NBC New YorkAllen Weisselberg: Trump's Accountant Confronts a Loyalty Test  BloombergOpinion | A measure of accountability for Trump is something to celebrate  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• macOS Monterey preview: All about FaceTime and Safari - Engadget

  01-07-2021 20:42 via news.google.com
  macOS Monterey preview: All about FaceTime and Safari  EngadgetmacOS Monterey Might Make You Want to Actually Update Your Mac  GizmodoApple macOS 12 Monterey preview  The VergeThe Mac is getting a ton of huge features this fall — and we just tried them  CNN macOS 12 Monterey review (hands on)  Tom's GuideView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• CDC mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals 'remains unchanged,' Fauci says - Fox News

  01-07-2021 20:33 via news.google.com
  CDC mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals 'remains unchanged,' Fauci says  Fox News
  
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• Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' shows earlier-than-expected melt

  01-07-2021 20:30
  A new study details how part of the Arctic nicknamed the “Last Ice Area” suddenly melted a bit in the summer of 2020
  
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• Chris Pratt Teases ‘Tomorrow War,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ - Variety

  01-07-2021 20:15 via news.google.com
  Chris Pratt Teases ‘Tomorrow War,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’  VarietyChris Pratt swears 'The Tomorrow War' is not his 'Terminator,' says he 'pales in comparison as a hero' to father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger  Yahoo EntertainmentThe Tomorrow War Review  IGNThe Tomorrow War review – time stretches in Chris Pratt’s alien-invasion sci-fi  The GuardianThe Tomorrow War review: Chri
  
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• U.S. deficit will total $3 trillion in fiscal 2021, budget panel says - CNBC

  01-07-2021 20:00 via news.google.com
  U.S. deficit will total $3 trillion in fiscal 2021, budget panel says  CNBCU.S. Deficit Expected to Hit $3 Trillion in 2021, Budget Office Says  The New York TimesU.S. deficit to hit $3 trillion in 2021, then fade as stimulus relief expires, CBO says  The Washington PostCBO projects $3T budget gap this year thanks to pandemic  POLITICOUS deficit to hit $3 trillion in 2021: CBO | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A Laser Breakthrough: First Commercially Scalable Integrated Laser and Microcomb on a Single Chip

  01-07-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Fifteen years ago, UC Santa Barbara electrical and materials professor John Bowers pioneered a method for integrating a laser onto a silicon wafer. The technology...
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• NASA preparing to switch glitchy Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware if needed - Space.com

  01-07-2021 19:59 via news.google.com
  
  NASA preparing to switch glitchy Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware if needed  Space.comThe amazing Hubble Telescope has suddenly stopped working  CNN NASA still trying to identify what took Hubble offline  Ars TechnicaNASA taking “careful and deliberate” approach to repairing Hubble computer  SpaceNewsWebb Telescope Cleared for Launch, to “Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe"  autoevolutionView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Is Facebook untouchable? It's complicated

  01-07-2021 19:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook won a major battle against government regulators this week, but the war isn't over.The social media giant's
  
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• Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics - Science Magazine

  01-07-2021 19:56 via news.google.com
  
  Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics  Science Magazine
  
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• BYU student-athletes unable to partner with several brand types over school's honor code - Fox News

  01-07-2021 19:55 via news.google.com
  
  BYU student-athletes unable to partner with several brand types over school's honor code  Fox NewsNCAA clears student-athletes to pursue name, image and likeness deals  ESPNOpinion | Should College Athletes Be Paid? Yes and No  The New York TimesNCAA sees the reality on amateurism, if not the light, and that'll help players  Detroit Free PressFormer college football and basketball greats celebrate start of NIL laws  ESPNView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Tropical Storm Elsa is the latest evidence climate change is happening now - Yahoo News

  01-07-2021 19:13 via news.google.com
  Tropical Storm Elsa is the latest evidence climate change is happening now  Yahoo NewsTropical Storm Elsa Moving Quickly: Florida, Caribbean Should Track Forecast Closely | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com  The Weather ChannelTracking The Tropics 7-1-21 5PM  CBS MiamiWeather Permitting: Will Fayetteville see pleasant conditions for 4th of July weekend?  The Fayetteville Observer4:00 PM Weather and News Update  
  
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• Solar-Powered Moon Rovers Will Help Scientists Seek Lunar Ice

  01-07-2021 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Solar energy may fuel our space explorations, but only if the equipment doesn't shatter, freeze or explode.
  
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• Chris Paul doesn't react to Patrick Beverley, DeMarcus Cousins and gets 'last laugh' in shoving Suns to NBA Finals - Yahoo Sports

  01-07-2021 18:58 via news.google.com
  Chris Paul doesn't react to Patrick Beverley, DeMarcus Cousins and gets 'last laugh' in shoving Suns to NBA Finals  Yahoo SportsAfter LA Clippers are eliminated, Paul George says team would 'be going on' if Kawhi Leonard was healthy for Western Conference finals  ESPNGreatest NBA point guards of all-time? Chris Paul belongs in the discussion  Sporting NewsCommentary: Chris Paul's legacy is close to complete with trip to NBA Finals  Yahoo NewsWhy Suns vs. C
  
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• Supreme Court upholds restrictive Arizona voting laws in test of Voting Rights Act - NBC News

  01-07-2021 18:52 via news.google.com
  Supreme Court upholds restrictive Arizona voting laws in test of Voting Rights Act  NBC NewsSupreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions  The New York TimesSupreme Court says Arizona limits don't violate Voting Rights Act  CNN U.S. Supreme Court to Arizona (and America): It's go time for restrictive voting laws  The Arizona RepublicHow the Supreme Court's Arizona voting rights decision will impact challenges to Georgia's law  NBC NewsView Fu
  
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• President Biden wins global support for massive tax overhaul - CNN

  01-07-2021 18:52 via news.google.com
  President Biden wins global support for massive tax overhaul  CNN 130 nations agree to support U.S. proposal for global minimum tax on corporations  CNBCU.S. Wins International Backing for Global Minimum Tax  The Wall Street JournalBiden and Yellen get 130 countries to back a global minimum tax, including the G20, in historic breakthrough  Business Insider130 countries announce support for global minimum tax | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage
  
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• New Report Reveals How A Former Microsoft Employee Stole $10 Million in Xbox Gift Cards - IGN - IGN

  01-07-2021 18:44 via news.google.com
  New Report Reveals How A Former Microsoft Employee Stole $10 Million in Xbox Gift Cards - IGN  IGNMicrosoft engineer stole $10 million by selling Xbox gift cards for bitcoin  PC GamerGo read this feature on an engineer who turned ‘free’ Xbox gift cards into millions in Bitcoin  The VergeMicrosoft Lost $10 Million Worth Of Xbox Gift Cards In An Online Scheme  GameSpotHow To Earn Free Xbox Gift Cards Every Month With Microsoft Rewards  
  
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• Biden mentions 'good' side of Florida condo collapse during site visit - New York Post

  01-07-2021 18:41 via news.google.com
  Biden mentions 'good' side of Florida condo collapse during site visit  New York Post A Florida woman saw a crack forming in her condo and told herself, 'You have to run to save your life'  CNN Death toll increases in Florida condo collapse, includes 2 young children  cleveland.comMr. President, use Surfside, and Florida, to help make the entire nation a better place | Editorial  Miami HeraldSearch at Florida condo collapse site pauses amid concern about t
  
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• Parallels to bring Windows 11 to Macs - 9to5Mac

  01-07-2021 18:16 via news.google.com
  
  Parallels to bring Windows 11 to Macs  9to5MacWith Windows 11, Microsoft is firing back at Apple  CNETStudent gets Windows 11 running on a Windows Phone  The VergeOpinion: Windows 11 System Requirements Actually Make Sense  PC PerspectiveWindows 11 borrowed more than a few things from Chrome OS, but that’s not a bad thing  Chrome UnboxedView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Russia still using 'brute force' to break into computer systems

  01-07-2021 17:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. government has a message for just about everyone with a computer: Russia is still using some of the oldest tricks in the hacker book.
  
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• Pinterest bans all weight loss ads - NBC News

  01-07-2021 17:54 via news.google.com
  Pinterest bans all weight loss ads  NBC NewsPinterest bans ads related to weight loss  CNN Pinterest bans weight loss ads due to eating disorder concerns  The VergePinterest bans all weight-loss ads  EngadgetPinterest updates policy to prohibit ads promoting weight loss  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pinterest bans all weight loss ads

  01-07-2021 17:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pinterest is banning all ads with weight loss language and imagery, including ads that idealize or denigrate certain body types, it said on Thursday.T
  
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• Meghan McCain Announces Her Departure From 'The View' - The New York Times

  01-07-2021 17:53 via news.google.com
  Meghan McCain Announces Her Departure From 'The View'  The New York TimesMeghan McCain blasts media as she announces exit from 'The View': 'We are covered with deep misogyny'  Fox NewsMeghan McCain announces that she is leaving 'The View'  CNN Meghan McCain announces she's leaving 'The View'  NBC NewsMeghan McCain to quit ‘The View’  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• An 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she's going to space with Jeff Bezos

  01-07-2021 17:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She's been selected by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet unknown auction winner on a suborbital trip on July 20th.
  
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• Trump says he's made decision on 2024 | TheHill - The Hill

  01-07-2021 17:36 via news.google.com
  Trump says he's made decision on 2024 | TheHill  The HillWe Just Got Our Clearest Picture Yet Of How Biden Won In 2020  NPRPOLITICO Playbook: Trump aide: Ex-prez emboldened by indictment news - POLITICO  PoliticoOpinion | Trump is making Republican leaders look downright pathetic  The Washington PostOpinion | Dear Leader: A Near-Perfect Letter From a Trump Sycophant, Annotated  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pelosi names 8 members of Jan. 6 committee, including Republican Liz Cheney, to probe pro-Trump riot - CNBC

  01-07-2021 17:30 via news.google.com
  Pelosi names 8 members of Jan. 6 committee, including Republican Liz Cheney, to probe pro-Trump riot  CNBCMcCarthy reportedly makes 'stark threat' to Republicans over Jan. 6 committee  Yahoo NewsMarjorie Taylor Greene Says She Would Serve on January 6 Committee to 'Protect the Truth'  NewsweekMcCarthy threatens to strip GOP members of committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission  CNN House Democrats vote to move forw
  
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• Whitehead: Big Tech Plus Big Government Equals ‘Big Brother’

  01-07-2021 17:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Collectively, Technocracy-bent Big Tech companies dominate national governments and use them for parasitic control of everything that can be monitored and controlled. In the end, Technocracy will jettison governments completely and rule by pure scientific dictatorship. ⁃ TN Editor“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”— George Orwell, 1984
  Tread cautiously: the fiction of George Orwell (Jun. 25, 1903-Jan. 21
  
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• 'Extreme' white dwarf sets cosmic records for small size, huge mass - NBC News

  01-07-2021 17:21 via news.google.com
  'Extreme' white dwarf sets cosmic records for small size, huge mass  NBC NewsAstronomers Found an Ultra-Dense White Star the Size of Our Moon  GizmodoAstronomers discover record-breaking star as small as the moon but with more mass than the sun  CBS NewsA white dwarf living on the edge  Phys.orgAstronomers just found a star as small as the moon but more massive than the sun  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• World’s First Mega Lab-Grown Meat Factory To Produce 5,000 Burgers Per Day

  01-07-2021 17:11 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats think that they can out-perform nature by creating meat in a factory. Agenda 21/2030 seeks to eliminate traditional ranching and farm animals as being “unsustainable”. Products will hit shelves in 2022. ⁃ TN EditorThe World Economic Forum’s (WEF) The Great Reset plan includes a complete transformation of the global food and agricultural industries and the dieting of humans. The architects behind this plan are preparing for a meatless society with the
  
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• Folate Deficiency Demystified: Genetics of Why Some People May Be at a Greater Risk of Disease

  01-07-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who...
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• Biden’s Infrastructure Package Will Federalize Local Zoning Laws, Displace Single-Family Homes In Suburbs

  01-07-2021 16:26 via technocracy.news
  
  This is pure Agenda 21/2030 Agenda policy to eliminate “unsustainable” single-family housing. Since the carrot is withholding of transportation funds, the patently unconstitutional Councils of Governments (COGS) will be used to force compliance. `
  We have warned for years about the dangers of soviet regionalization through COGS, and how they strip city/county sovereignty while enforcing Agenda 21 zoning and transportation mandates. ⁃ TN EditorDemocrats plan to federalize local
  
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• Here’s what a Falcon 9 looks like after 8 flights to space in a year - Ars Technica

  01-07-2021 16:25 via news.google.com
  Here’s what a Falcon 9 looks like after 8 flights to space in a year  Ars TechnicaSpaceX delivers 88 satellites to orbit, lands first stage onshore for first time in 2021  TechCrunchSpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission  CNN SpaceX just launched 88 satellites to space  The VergeSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends 88 small satellites into space with a big boom  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How to install the watchOS 8 public beta - The Verge

  01-07-2021 16:14 via news.google.com
  
  How to install the watchOS 8 public beta  The VergeWe just tried the biggest new features coming to your iPhone and iPad this year  CNN Apple's iOS 15 beta is here, but watch out for these bugs  CNETHow to use iOS 15’s new Live Text feature  The VergeThe 10 Best iOS 15 Features to Try First  GizmodoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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