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• Additional Cases of COVID-19 Delta Variant in Santa Barbara County - Santa Barbara Edhat

  02-07-2021 22:24 via news.google.com
  
  Additional Cases of COVID-19 Delta Variant in Santa Barbara County  Santa Barbara EdhatAfter months of decline, reported COVID cases increase. Is the Delta variant to blame?  The StateHealth organizations offer conflicting mask guidance as delta variant spreads  The Points GuyTwo new cases of delta variant identified in Santa Barbara County; four total since April  Santa Maria TimesNC health officials warn of COVID-19 Delta variant ahead of 4th of July as
  
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• Richard Branson: 'I would love Jeff Bezos to come and see our flight off'

  02-07-2021 22:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Richard Branson, the British billionaire and entrepreneur, announced late Thursday that he would attempt to go to space on July 11, just nine days before the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will make his own spaceflight. But even as he effectively cut ahead of Bezos, Branson dismissed the notion of it being a "race" and went so far as to invite his fellow billionaire to come watch.
  
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• FTC charges Broadcom with monopolizing chip industry

  02-07-2021 20:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has sued and settled with the technology giant Broadcom over allegations that the company sought to monopolize the supply of semiconductor chips.
  
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• NASA Hubble delivers space sparklers in time for July 4 - CNET

  02-07-2021 20:19 via news.google.com
  NASA Hubble delivers space sparklers in time for July 4  CNETThe Trouble With Hubble: Payload Computer Glitch Stops Science At The Space Observatory  HackadayNASA launches investigation into claims ex-chief James Webb oversaw a purge of LGBT employees  Daily MailScientists Say They Solved the Problem of the Expansion of the Universe  Interesting EngineeringHubble in safe mode, might run on backup computer  EarthSkyView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• Google must face Voice Assistant privacy lawsuit, U.S. judge says

  02-07-2021 19:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who
  
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• Meet Your Lymphatic System: A Key Part of the Immune System

  02-07-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A brief guide to how your lymphatic system works and why it's important.
  
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• Skin Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination: Rare, Usually Don’t Recur After Second Dose

  02-07-2021 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study’s findings provide reassurance to individuals with concerns about vaccination. Skin problems such as itchiness, rashes, hives and swelling can occur in some individuals after...
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• Northwest heat wave: Tragedy strikes immigrant family again

  02-07-2021 17:31
  
  On his 38th birthday, Sebastian Francisco Perez, an immigrant from Guatemala, played chess with his nephew
  
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• New Tesla model caught fire while driver was at the wheel, says fire chief

  02-07-2021 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid sedan caught fire Tuesday night in Haverford, Pennsylvania, while the owner was at the wheel.
  
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• RNA-Binding Proteins: Molecular Targeted Therapy for Difficult-to-Treat Breast Cancer

  02-07-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked family of molecules, might provide...
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• Technocracy Rising: World Economic Forum Announces ‘Global Coalition For Digital Safety’

  02-07-2021 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  The Internet is headed toward total censorship of “unauthorized” content as well as individuals who consume or produce such content. Once you are identified as “unsafe”, you could be banned from Internet presence, denying access to Email and online accounts. ⁃ TN EditorWEF partners with Big Tech and governments to police Internet, encourage ‘coordinated action’ against unauthorized voices deemed ‘harmful’ to collective psyche.
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• Philippine villagers fear twin perils: Volcano and COVID-19

  02-07-2021 16:14
  
  Thousands of people are being evacuated from villages around a rumbling volcano near the Philippine capital
  
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• China watchdog launches review of Didi Global days after IPO

  02-07-2021 15:51
  China’s internet watchdog said Friday that it has launched an investigation into ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. to protect national security and public interest, days after the company went public in New York
  
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• Holes in the Solar Atmosphere: Artificial Intelligence Spots Coronal Holes to Automate Space Weather Predictions

  02-07-2021 15:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from the University of Graz (Austria), Skoltech and their colleagues from the US and Germany have developed a new neural network that can reliably...
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• Comcast Joins Ranks Of ‘Big Brother’, Suspends User’s Internet Service Over Downloaded Content

  02-07-2021 15:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Censorship is shifting from content to individuals. Comcast made a value judgement over a user’s downloaded files and suspended his service altogether, punishing him by denying access to all Internet content.
  This is tantamount to a utility company shutting off a customer’s electricity because they didn’t like their consumption patterns. I have already warned TN readers over government plans to take censorship down to the ISP and hardware levels, where you could be summarily sh
  
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• ‘Nobody’s winning’ as drought upends life in US West basin

  02-07-2021 15:23
  Extreme drought is tearing apart communities in a massive river basin that spans the Oregon-California state line
  
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• Amazon’s Predatory Business Model Causes Delivery Revolt

  02-07-2021 15:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world because it employed a predatory business model that crushed everything and everyone in its path. This is also an example of what it’s like to live in a Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorLast week, two well-established Amazon delivery companies in Portland, Oregon offered Amazon an ultimatum: agree to a set of conditions that it said would improve revenue and driver safety—or we’ll stop delivering Amazon packages.
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• Earth’s Cryosphere Shrinking by 87,000 Square Kilometers per Year – “A Major Global Change”

  02-07-2021 14:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  First global assessment of the extent of snow and ice cover on Earth’s surface—a critical factor cooling the planet through reflected sunlight—and its response to...
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• Those annoying robocalls aren't going to stop today. But they could slow down soon

  02-07-2021 14:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which officially went into effect this week — could begin to offer some relief later this year.
  
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• Researchers Explore How Children Learn Language Far Faster Than Teenagers or Adults

  02-07-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Small children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One explanation for this learning advantage comes not from differences between children...
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• Monitoring the Devastating US-Canada Heatwave From Space

  02-07-2021 13:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  While heatwaves are quite common during the summer months, the scorching heatwave hitting parts of western Canada and the US has been particularly devastating –...
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• Facebook's antitrust victory: A small step for Big Tech or giant leap for gov't regulation?

  02-07-2021 13:14 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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• James Webb Space Telescope Passes Key Launch Clearance Review

  02-07-2021 12:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The international James Webb Space Telescope has passed the final mission analysis review for its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in...
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• Ultra-Processed Foods Are Breaking Your Heart – Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Death

  02-07-2021 12:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ultra-processed food consumption associated with increased risk of heart disease, death. Ultra-processed foods account for 58% of total energy in the average U.S. diet, but...
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• Icelandic Volcano Fagradalsfjall Continues to Erupt – Still Spewing Lava After 3 Months

  02-07-2021 12:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lava flows from the Icelandic volcano were estimated to cover a total area of 3 square kilometers, three months after the eruption began. On March...
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• Hubble Space Telescope’s Computer Is Still Down – Here’s What NASA Is Trying Now

  02-07-2021 11:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA is taking additional steps to investigate the Hubble Space Telescope’s payload computer issue that began on June 13, suspending science observations. In parallel with...
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• Active Laser-Cooling of LIGO’s Mirrors to Near Quantum Ground State

  02-07-2021 10:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using LIGO’s suspended mirrors, researchers have demonstrated the ability to cool a large-scale object — the 10-kilogram optomechanical oscillator the suspended mirrors form — to...
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• How the Surfaces of Silicone Breast Implants Affect the Immune System – Scarring, Inflammation, and Other Complications

  02-07-2021 10:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Implant surface topography can influence the development of scarring, inflammation, and other complications, researchers find. Every year, about 400,000 people receive silicone breast implants in...
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• Nanoscale Research Paves Way for “Next-Generation” Li-Ion Batteries

  02-07-2021 06:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering smartphones, tablets, laptops and, increasingly, electric vehicles. Making these batteries lighter, smaller, cheaper and able to charge faster, all...
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• Could Mitochondria Be the Key to a Healthy Brain?

  02-07-2021 06:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some researchers suspect these bacterial ancestors living within our cells may contribute to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
  
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• Microbes in Cow Stomachs Can Break Down Plastic – Sustainable Way to Reduce Plastic Litter

  02-07-2021 06:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Bacteria found in the rumen, one of the compartments that make up the cow stomach, can break down plastics, representing an eco-friendly way to reduce...
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• These telemedicine companies are changing the future of doctor visits

  02-07-2021 05:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After years of slowly gaining traction, telemedicine exploded during the pandemic. Now companies are using that momentum to usher in the next wave of remote health, by moving beyond just chats with doctors to a high-tech world of healthcare access without leaving the home.
  
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• Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

  02-07-2021 05:42
  
  As forecasters warned of record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps
  
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• Winner Takes All: Galaxies Headed for Collision on Intergalactic “Road of Matter”

  02-07-2021 05:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international group of astronomers has created images with never-before-seen detail of a galaxy cluster with a black hole at its center, traveling at high...
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• New Microchip Sensor Measures Stress Hormones in Real Time From Drop of Blood

  02-07-2021 04:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood. The study appears...
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• Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules

  02-07-2021 03:30
  
  The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions
  
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• Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer to launch with him

  02-07-2021 03:25
  
  Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days
  
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• Global Climate Dynamics Drove the Decline of Mastodonts and Elephants, Not Overhunting by Early Humans

  02-07-2021 03:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Elephants and their forebears were pushed into wipeout by waves of extreme global environmental change, rather than overhunting by early humans, according to new research....
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• Philippine volcano belches dark plume, villagers evacuated

  02-07-2021 02:43
  
  A small volcano near the Philippine capital has belched a dark plume of steam and ash into the sky in a brief explosion
  
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• Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem Confirmed Observationally for the First Time

  02-07-2021 02:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study offers evidence, based on gravitational waves, to show that the total area of a black hole’s event horizon can never decrease. There are certain...
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• Richard Branson will attempt to beat Jeff Bezos to space

  02-07-2021 01:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space. Branson's company, Virgin Galactic, made a surprise announcement Thursday that he will attempt to fly in Virgin's rocket-powered plane on July 11 — nine days before Bezos's planned July 20th launch.
  
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• Analysis of Thousands of Drugs Reveals Potential New COVID-19 Antivirals

  02-07-2021 01:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University of Dundee have screened thousands of drug and chemical molecules and identified a range of potential antivirals...
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• Autistic People More Likely to Use Recreational Drugs to Self-Medicate

  02-07-2021 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
    While autistic individuals are less likely to use substances, those who do so are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms, according...
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• Here's How the Latest U.S. Intelligence Report on UFOs Might Bring Science to the UFO World

  02-07-2021 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The new government report describes 144 sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena.
  
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