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• Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2021 Edition – Krebs on Security - Krebs on Security

  13-07-2021 23:58 via news.google.com
  Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2021 Edition – Krebs on Security  Krebs on SecurityWindows 11 is full of delightful detail  The VergeThe best parts of Windows 11 are already in Windows 10. Here's how to enable them  ZDNetMicrosoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately  KSL.comCreating a Windows 11 install drive takes some work. Here's what you need to know  CNETView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Tennessee to stop outreach promoting adolescent vaccines for all diseases including COVID-19: report | TheHill - The Hill

  13-07-2021 23:44 via news.google.com
  Tennessee to stop outreach promoting adolescent vaccines for all diseases including COVID-19: report | TheHill  The HillTennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19  TennesseanTennessee's Top Vaccine Boss Is Fired After She Addresses Parental Consent : Coronavirus Updates  NPRTennessee vaccine official's story reveals an ugly truth about GOP and children's rights  CNNFiring Tennessee's top vaccine official as COVID-19 flares
  
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• Italy 1, Cruise Ships 0. Rome Moves to Ban Cruise Vessels to Venice. - The Wall Street Journal

  13-07-2021 23:41 via news.google.com
  
  Italy 1, Cruise Ships 0. Rome Moves to Ban Cruise Vessels to Venice.  The Wall Street JournalItaly’s Government to Ban Cruise Ships From Venice  The New York TimesItaly to ban cruise ships from docking in Venice, starting Aug. 1  The Washington PostItaly cruises: Country bans large cruise ships from sailing into Venice as of Aug. 1  USA TODAYItaly bans cruise ships from Venice lagoon after Unesco threat  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Go
  
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• Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing - Fox News

  13-07-2021 23:36 via news.google.com
  Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing  Fox NewsDozens dead in violent protests in South Africa over Jacob Zuma arrest - BBC News  BBC NewsMore than 70 killed in South Africa protests after former leader Jacob Zuma is jailed  CNN Chaos spreads in South Africa as authorities struggle to contain looting, violence  Fox NewsSouth Africa riots: Looting and shooting in Durban  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Broadcom No Longer in Talks to Buy SAS Institute, Sources Say - The Wall Street Journal

  13-07-2021 23:34 via news.google.com
  
  Broadcom No Longer in Talks to Buy SAS Institute, Sources Say  The Wall Street JournalBroadcom purchasing SAS would propel the company into the big leagues  MarketWatchSAS CEO Jim Goodnight tells employees ‘we are not for sale’ despite Broadcom’s overture  Raleigh News & ObserverBroadcom Stock Hits Buy Point Amid Big Acquisition Rumor  Investor's Business DailyBroadcom deal to buy SAS falls apart  MarketWatchView Full Covera
  
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• Increased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi Performance

  13-07-2021 23:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  University of Chicago researchers find competition between networks decreases performance. If service becomes slow when you’re trying to send a quick email on your smartphone,...
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• Elon Musk says Tesla Powerwall production lagging due to chip shortage - CNBC

  13-07-2021 23:09 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk says Tesla Powerwall production lagging due to chip shortage  CNBCElon Musk's second day in court — What to watch for  CNBC TelevisionElon Musk wraps testimony in SolarCity trial after denying he set acquisition price  CNBCElon Musk Never Wanted to Be CEO  BloombergElon Musk’s testimony in Tesla lawsuit paused as lawyer vomits in jury box  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden condemns Trump's 'Big Lie' in major voting rights speech in Philadelphia - CNBC

  13-07-2021 23:09 via news.google.com
  Biden condemns Trump's 'Big Lie' in major voting rights speech in Philadelphia  CNBCBiden delivers speech on voting rights: Live updates  CNNBipartisan Infrastructure Deal Stalls as Bigger Plan Gains  U.S. News & World ReportBiden Voting Rights Speech Was Democracy Bluster  BloombergColumn: Hey, Chicago, New York Democrats sent you a message: Fund the police, but wisely  Chicago TribuneView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says process of whether Athletics stay in Oakland 'at the end' - ESPN

  13-07-2021 22:30 via news.google.com
  MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says process of whether Athletics stay in Oakland 'at the end'  ESPNRob Manfred says seven-inning doubleheaders and extra innings rule are on the way out  Yahoo SportsSeven inning doubleheaders and the extra innings ghost runner could be gone by 2022.  Twinkie TownCommissioner Rob Manfred won't say how MLB would react to Texas election law  ESPNRob Manfred: Atlanta an option ‘at some point’ for future All-Star game&
  
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• Kourtney Kardashian’s Scoop-Neck Top, Shimmering Skirt & PVC Heels Are the Picture of Las Vegas Style - Footwear News

  13-07-2021 22:29 via news.google.com
  Kourtney Kardashian’s Scoop-Neck Top, Shimmering Skirt & PVC Heels Are the Picture of Las Vegas Style  Footwear NewsKourtney Kardashian Told Travis Barker She Wanted to Suck His Blood and His Reply Was Wild  Yahoo LifestyleKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker "Have Talked Marriage"  E! NewsKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Are Devilishly Happy as They Enjoy a Night Out in Las Vegas  PEOPLEDid Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker Get Marri
  
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• More than 60 wildfires rage across US west – including blaze bigger than Portland - The Guardian

  13-07-2021 22:20 via news.google.com
  More than 60 wildfires rage across US west – including blaze bigger than Portland  The GuardianWatch Wall Of Flames In Beckwourth Fire Stop Firefighters On This Road  Sacramento BeeWildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states  Fox NewsFirefighters Run for Shelter From Heat Inferno  Inside EditionBootleg Fire, one of dozens raging in the West, creates 'firenado' near Oregon-California border  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• A Decade of Ancient DNA Analysis Has Taught Scientists “What It Means to Be Human”

  13-07-2021 22:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A ball of 4,000-year-old hair frozen in time tangled around a whalebone comb led to the first ever reconstruction of an ancient human genome just...
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• Twitter will let you change who can reply to a tweet after you post it - The Verge

  13-07-2021 22:15 via news.google.com
  Twitter will let you change who can reply to a tweet after you post it  The VergeTwitter now lets you limit who can reply to a tweet after the fact  TechCrunchTwitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets  9to5MacTwitter adds an edit tweet feature, but it's not what you think  MashableView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks - Associated Press

  13-07-2021 22:11 via news.google.com
  
  US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks  Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Almost an Entire Texas Family Arrested in Capitol Riot - The New York Times

  13-07-2021 22:10 via news.google.com
  Almost an Entire Texas Family Arrested in Capitol Riot  The New York TimesFeds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case  CNN Wisconsin man — and his family from Texas — charged in Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol  USA TODAY5 members of a Texas family have been charged with allegedly participating in Capitol riot  The Week Magazine5 members of Texas family charged for alleged participation on U.S. Capitol riot  
  
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• Tourists fined for touching endangered Hawaiian monk seal

  13-07-2021 22:03
  U.S. authorities launched an investigation and fined Louisiana tourists honeymooning in Hawaii after a video on social media showed a woman touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
  
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• Ransomware gang that hit meat supplier mysteriously vanishes from the internet

  13-07-2021 21:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  REvil, the ransomware gang that attacked meat supplier JBS Foods this spring and a major IT software vendor this month, has mysteriously vanished from the internet, according to cybersecurity experts tracking the group.
  
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• Apple announces $99 battery pack for iPhone 12 family that snaps on with a magnet

  13-07-2021 21:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple announced a battery pack on Tuesday that snaps to the back of the iPhone 12 to provide
  
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• If we want to look for life on Europa, we’d better bring a drill - Ars Technica

  13-07-2021 21:25 via news.google.com
  If we want to look for life on Europa, we’d better bring a drill  Ars TechnicaSurface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa Churned by Small Impacts – May Currently Have Conditions Suitable for Life  SciTechDailyUniversity of Hawaii researchers studying Jupiter's icy moon  KHON2 NewsEvidence of Life Could Exist Just Beneath Europa's Icy Surface  GizmodoJupiter moon Europa's chances of harboring life  AxiosView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• This may be why Apple's Weather app doesn't show 69-degree temperatures - AppleInsider

  13-07-2021 21:14 via news.google.com
  
  This may be why Apple's Weather app doesn't show 69-degree temperatures  AppleInsiderHave an old iPhone? It might not support iOS 15 and you'll miss out on these features  USA TODAYHuge iPhone update is about to arrive – but NOT if you have one of these models...  The US SunApple weather app hides world’s greatest number (Update: Possible explanation)  Android AuthorityiOS 15: How to Drag and Drop Screenshots  MacRumorsView Full Cover
  
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• Here's a map showing where low vaccination rates meet high case counts as U.S. Covid infections surge - CNBC

  13-07-2021 20:38 via news.google.com
  Here's a map showing where low vaccination rates meet high case counts as U.S. Covid infections surge  CNBCCOVID cases jump in 47 states as Delta variant spreads  CBS Evening NewsCOVID-19 cases are surging in almost every US state  New York Post Louisiana COVID numbers: Cases, hospitalizations increase as officials warn of another wave  NOLA.comThe number of COVID cases in vaccinated people is ‘incredibly low,’ state says  The Boston
  
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• What it's really like to negotiate with ransomware attackers

  13-07-2021 19:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The most critical moment in a ransomware negotiation usually comes long before the victim and the hackers discuss a price.
  
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• The Delta variant is hitting red states hardest as the US's vaccine divide widens - Business Insider

  13-07-2021 19:32 via news.google.com
  The Delta variant is hitting red states hardest as the US's vaccine divide widens  Business InsiderView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The Atlantic thrived through Trump and the pandemic. The future is harder.

  13-07-2021 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Atlantic's challenges cast a shadow over what had been an otherwise sunny media story about a recent digital success.
  
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• CDC 'keenly interested' whether COVID-19 booster vaccines linked to higher risk of side effects, expert says - Fox News

  13-07-2021 19:16 via news.google.com
  CDC 'keenly interested' whether COVID-19 booster vaccines linked to higher risk of side effects, expert says  Fox NewsVaccinated California man gets breakthrough COVID case after trip to Las Vegas, spreads to family  KABC-TVDo you need a vaccine booster and other questions swirling around COVID | TheHill  The HillIt's Time to Require COVID Vaccination in the Workplace  MedPage TodayIsrael is offering a third Pfizer shot amid spiking cases, even as the U.S.
  
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• As Virus Cases Speed Up, Seoul Tells Gym Users to Slow Down - The New York Times

  13-07-2021 17:48 via news.google.com
  
  As Virus Cases Speed Up, Seoul Tells Gym Users to Slow Down  The New York TimesSouth Korean gyms ban upbeat music due to COVID-19 restrictions  Fox NewsGangnam Style out, BTS in as South Korea bans fast gym music to fight Covid surge  NBC NewsSeoul's New COVID-19 Rules Bar Fast Music, Fast Running In Gyms : Coronavirus Updates  NPRKorea Baseball Organization suspends season amid league, country COVID outbreak  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Bezos' Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

  13-07-2021 17:34
  
  Jeff Bezos' rocket company has gotten federal approval to launch people into space, himself included
  
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• Mercola: In Washington, DC, Doctors Can Secretly Vaccinate Your Kids Without Your Knowledge Or Consent

  13-07-2021 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  A stunning breach of medical ethics is turning into outright lawlessness as logic and Federal laws are abandoned. The Technocrat mind sees no point in parental consent over vaccination of their young children because “the science is settled” and why should anyone object to that? However, the science is NOT settled and we object! ⁃ TN EditorThis past year, we have seen many lawmakers in the U.S. and other countries vote to eliminate or severely restrict civil liberties in the na
  
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• China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown

  13-07-2021 17:06
  
  Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that knowledge under rules tightening the Communist Party's control over information
  
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• WHO Creating Digital Wallet To Store Vaccination Certifications

  13-07-2021 16:59 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats are pushing for universal blockchain-based digital wallets to store your “papers”, whether your vaccine certification, travel pass, medical information, social credit score, Internet passport, etc. What can be monitored, can be controlled and that’s the point of Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorA World Health Organization (WHO) official said that the organization is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine “digital wallet&rdquo
  
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• Post-Vaccine Deaths: Where Are The Autopsies?

  13-07-2021 16:41 via technocracy.news
  
  Dr. Jane Orient weighs in. Yet another facet of standard medical practice is being suppressed. Autopsies were routinely ordered in cases where death is unexplained or needed to be studied for clarification. The Technocrat mimd is essentially stating, “We know people are dying but we don’t care to know why.” ⁃ TN EditorIn this age of supposed scientific medicine and a pandemic, we are relying on death certificates for statistics on the cause of death, even though
  
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• Work from home fueling cyberattacks, says global financial watchdog

  13-07-2021 16:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyber attacks after employees began working from home, the Financial Stability Board said.
  
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• Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws

  13-07-2021 16:27
  
  For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.-Russia diplomatic tensions
  
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• Two meteor showers to peak in July: Here’s how to watch spectacular light show - SILive.com

  13-07-2021 16:23 via news.google.com
  Two meteor showers to peak in July: Here’s how to watch spectacular light show  SILive.comHow to Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower — the Ultimate Celestial Event of the Summer  PEOPLEPerseid meteor shower 2021: How to watch the celestial fireworks  CNETWhen Is the Perseid Meteor Shower 2021 and Where Can I Watch?  NewsweekHere's when to see the Perseids meteor shower in Houston  ChronView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Impending Supernova Doom: Astronomers Rare Sighting of a Teardrop-Shaped Star - SciTechDaily

  13-07-2021 16:12 via news.google.com
  Impending Supernova Doom: Astronomers Rare Sighting of a Teardrop-Shaped Star  SciTechDailyHD 265435 Will Explode as Type Ia Supernova in 70 Million Years, Astronomers Say | Astronomy  Sci-News.comTeardrop-Shaped Star Reveals A Supernova In The Making  IFLScienceAstronomers spot two stars locked in supernova death spiral – Astronomy Now  Astronomy Now OnlineTeardrop-shaped star is driving another to go supernova  New AtlasView Full Coverage
  
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• Delta variant: Why is US fatality rate rising? - Deseret News

  13-07-2021 16:00 via news.google.com
  Delta variant: Why is US fatality rate rising?  Deseret NewsAmericans need to make a choice in order to avoid a Covid surge, expert says  CNNCOVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Johnson County reports 94 confirmed cases of delta variant  KMBC Kansas CityMONDAY UPDATES: Southwest Missouri hospital opens 6th virus ward - ABC17NEWS  ABC17News.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Google hit with record $593M fine in France over news copyright battle

  13-07-2021 15:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Google was fined $593 million Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content.
  
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• Merkel tells Germans to get vaccinated for 'more freedom'

  13-07-2021 13:56
  
  Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging Germans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the more people get the shot “the more free we will be again.”
  
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• Tencent just got a bit of good news from Chinese regulators on its Sogou deal

  13-07-2021 13:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chinese regulators have cleared the way for Tencent to take complete control of Sogou, a major search engine that could help the tech firm take on market leader Baidu.
  
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• France hits Google with a $600 million fine

  13-07-2021 13:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment.
  
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• Animal Electrocutions, Lobotomies and Other Tales of Wicked Science

  13-07-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In his new book, “The Icepick Surgeon,” Sam Kean details evil misdeeds conducted in the name of scientific inquiry.
  
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• Pesticide caused kids' brain damage, California lawsuits say

  13-07-2021 09:02
  
  Lawsuits are seeking potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical.
  
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• US drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge

  13-07-2021 05:29
  
  Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W
  
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• Germany to base COVID restrictions on more than case numbers

  13-07-2021 03:10
  
  German officials say authorities need a “broader focus” beyond the infection rate to fully gauge the impact the pandemic is having on the health system and the kind of measures that should be taken
  
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• People struggled to tap resources during Northwest heat wave

  13-07-2021 02:13
  
  Oregon officials say people struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that's believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest
  
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