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• US carries out several airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan - The Washington Post

  23-07-2021 23:19 via news.google.com
  
  US carries out several airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan  The Washington PostAfghan interpreter for US Army was beheaded by Taliban. Others fear they will be hunted down too  CNNCanadian Military Veterans Fill Void to Help Afghans Who Worked With Them  The New York TimesOpinion | Biden's options to avert disaster in Afghanistan are shrinking  The Washington PostAfghanistan Withdrawal Raises Questions About Future Wars | Opinion  NewsweekView F
  
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• Search for bodies at site of Florida condo collapse officially concludes with one still missing - USA TODAY

  23-07-2021 23:11 via news.google.com
  Search for bodies at site of Florida condo collapse officially concludes with one still missing  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Stanford Device Enables Thousands of Synthetic DNA Enzyme Experiments To Run Simultaneously

  23-07-2021 22:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new tool that enables thousands of tiny experiments to run simultaneously on a single polymer chip will let scientists study enzymes faster and more...
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• Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment

  23-07-2021 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented groups."
  
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• Wild Parrots in Australia Are Teaching Each Other How to Break Into Trash Bins - Gizmodo

  23-07-2021 22:53 via news.google.com
  Wild Parrots in Australia Are Teaching Each Other How to Break Into Trash Bins  GizmodoAustralia's Got "Trash Parrots"  LiveScienceBird brain: Why a cockatoo trick in Australia has scientists enthralled  NBC NewsLifting the lid on learning is a feather in this cocky bird’s cap  Sydney Morning HeraldCockatoos learn how to flip open garbage bins by copying each other | ABC News  ABC News (Australia)View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX to launch the Europa Clipper mission for a bargain price - Ars Technica

  23-07-2021 22:45 via news.google.com
  SpaceX to launch the Europa Clipper mission for a bargain price  Ars TechnicaNASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission  NASANASA’s Europa Clipper will fly on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy  The VergeSpaceX Lands $178 Million NASA Contract for Jupiter Moon Mission  BloombergNASA Awards Launch Services Contract for the Europa Clipper Mission  NASAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots: Poll

  23-07-2021 22:43
  
  U.S. adults who have not yet received a vaccine, 35% say they likely won't.
  
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• Samoa Confirms 1st Female Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa - NPR

  23-07-2021 22:32 via news.google.com
  Samoa Confirms 1st Female Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa  NPRSamoa election crisis: Outgoing PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi refuses to concede despite Court of Appeal loss  New Zealand HeraldView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements - NPR

  23-07-2021 22:11 via news.google.com
  Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements  NPR
  
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• Mysteries of the Oort Cloud at the Edge of Our Solar System

  23-07-2021 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The entirely theoretical cloud of icy space debris marks the frontiers of our solar system.
  
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• White House declines to release number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases among vaccinated staff - USA TODAY

  23-07-2021 21:48 via news.google.com
  White House declines to release number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases among vaccinated staff  USA TODAYHas the curve flattened in your area? Use this tool to compare the spread of COVID-19  Palm Beach PostPsaki declines to disclose current number of covid-19 cases among White House staff  Washington PostWhite House silent a week after Biden promised an answer on lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions in 'next several days'  Yahoo NewsBiden administration not
  
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• COVID-19 in Wisconsin: New vaccinations outpacing finished vaccinations - WSAW

  23-07-2021 21:32 via news.google.com
  
  COVID-19 in Wisconsin: New vaccinations outpacing finished vaccinations  WSAWDoctor Says It Is 'Selfish At This Point To Not Get Vaccinated'  MSNBC'I feel foolish:' Florida mom shares regret about not getting COVID-19 vaccine sooner  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlandoDoctors see wave of new COVID-19 cases coming  WISN MilwaukeeRoy Exum: "But…It's Too Late"  The ChattanooganView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first

  23-07-2021 21:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for unemployment benefits in Colorado. But he hasn't received a penny of the $6,490 he said he was eligible to receive and he's not sure when he will.
  
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• Activision Blizzard execs respond to harassment and discrimination lawsuit - Engadget

  23-07-2021 21:25 via news.google.com
  Activision Blizzard execs respond to harassment and discrimination lawsuit  EngadgetActivision Blizzard Sued Over Sexual Harassment and More - IGN Daily Fix  IGNThe Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Fallout Is What Women Have Been Saying All Along  KotakuOpinion: World of Warcraft is tainted. Let it be - let it put you off playing it, let it act as a reminder of Activision Blizzard's abhorrent behaviour. If that's what it's going to take to start eliminating sexual harass
  
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• 'Such a disgrace': Trump blasts Cleveland Indians name change - New York Post

  23-07-2021 21:10 via news.google.com
  
  'Such a disgrace': Trump blasts Cleveland Indians name change  New York Post Cleveland Indians have chosen new name after more than 100 years  Fox NewsReaction to Cleveland changing name from Indians to Guardians #Shorts  ESPNCleveland’s Indigenous community celebrates Guardians name change and hopes schools with Native mascots follo  cleveland.comAs the Cleveland Indians become the Cleveland Guardians, why can’t the Toronto Maple Leafs get a n
  
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• Kanye West and Kim Kardashian wear matching outfits for 'Donda' event - Page Six

  23-07-2021 21:04 via news.google.com
  Kanye West and Kim Kardashian wear matching outfits for 'Donda' event  Page SixKanye West debuts 'Donda' in bizarre, wordless appearance in Atlanta  Yahoo EntertainmentCL has confirmed a new single will be dropping soon  BandwagonFans gather at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Kanye West listening party  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionKanye cries about 'losing my family' at 'Donda' listening party with Kim  New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Marsquakes offer detailed look at red planet's interior

  23-07-2021 21:01
  
  A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first detailed look at the red planet's interior
  
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• HBO Max will release 10 Warner Bros. films straight-to-streaming in 2022 - The Verge

  23-07-2021 21:01 via news.google.com
  HBO Max will release 10 Warner Bros. films straight-to-streaming in 2022  The VergeHBO Max: Every Movie & TV Show Coming In August 2021  Screen RantHBO Max Will Get at Least 10 Original New Warner Bros. Movies in 2022  MovieWebCurb Your Enthusiasm Season 11 Will Hit HBO This Year  411mania.comAT&T: Nice Rebound, But Still Underperforming  Seeking AlphaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• France Passes New Bill to Tighten Control of Mosques - The Wall Street Journal

  23-07-2021 20:49 via news.google.com
  
  France Passes New Bill to Tighten Control of Mosques  The Wall Street JournalFrance Takes the Lead in Pressuring People to Get Vaccinated  The New York TimesFact-Check: Did France's Macron Ask Those Refusing Vaccine To Stay Home?  NDTVFrance Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism, but Critics Call Them Overreaching  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Technology has growing role in corralling US West wildfires

  23-07-2021 20:34
  
  Firefighters are trying to become smarter in how they prepare for the drought- and wind-driven wildfires that have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years
  
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• Man sentenced for deadly 'swatting' scheme over username

  23-07-2021 20:32
  A Tennessee man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in an international “swatting” scheme that led to a person’s death
  
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• The agonizing wait for the family of the presumed last missing Surfside victim - CNN

  23-07-2021 20:26 via news.google.com
  The agonizing wait for the family of the presumed last missing Surfside victim  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Amazon's mixed message to workers: Cases are up, testing is over and masks are optional

  23-07-2021 20:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Workers in Dallas, Baltimore, St. Louis and Las Vegas have all noticed a rise in cases.
  
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• CDC Warns of 'Superbug' Fungus Candida Auris Outbreaks in 2 US Cities | Health.com - Health.com

  23-07-2021 20:20 via news.google.com
  
  CDC Warns of 'Superbug' Fungus Candida Auris Outbreaks in 2 US Cities | Health.com  Health.comOutbreaks of a drug-resistant superbug fungus spread in two U.S. cities, CDC reports  CBS News2 Dead From Untreatable 'Superbug' Fungus Reported At 2 Dallas Hospitals  CBSDFWDeadly drug-resistant 'superbug' now spreading in 2 cities, CDC says  New York Post 'Superbug' fungus spread in 2 Collin County hospitals, state health department says  WFAAView Full
  
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• Biden administration not mandating COVID vaccines for White House staff, Psaki says - Fox News

  23-07-2021 20:17 via news.google.com
  Biden administration not mandating COVID vaccines for White House staff, Psaki says  Fox NewsPsaki declines to disclose current number of covid-19 cases among White House staff  Washington PostWhite House silent a week after Biden promised an answer on lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions in 'next several days'  Yahoo NewsHas the curve flattened in your area? Use this tool to compare the spread of COVID-19  Palm Beach PostVaccination rates tick upward in s
  
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• Strong Isotope Effects Revealed in Water Photochemistry by Dalian Coherent Light Source

  23-07-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Recently, a research group led by Prof. YUAN Kaijun and Prof. YANG Xueming from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy...
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• The FAA Changed Its Definition of 'Astronaut' on the Same Day Jeff Bezos Went to Space - Gizmodo

  23-07-2021 19:41 via news.google.com
  The FAA Changed Its Definition of 'Astronaut' on the Same Day Jeff Bezos Went to Space  GizmodoJeff Bezos' 18-year-old space-flight companion reportedly told him he had never bought anything from Amazon before  Yahoo! VoicesRare FAA rules change means Blue Origin crew may not get official 'wings'  UPI NewsOpinion | It's easy to hate billionaires. But they can fill voids.  The Washington PostSpace: the final frontier of tycoon rivalry  Financial T
  
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• Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space - Livescience.com

  23-07-2021 19:40 via news.google.com
  Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space  Livescience.com
  
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• The Galaxy Z Flip 3 will not wow anyone with its charging speeds - SamMobile

  23-07-2021 19:20 via news.google.com
  The Galaxy Z Flip 3 will not wow anyone with its charging speeds  SamMobileSamsung Galaxy A12 Review: Cheap can be fun!  PhoneArenaSamsung's athlete gift bag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is pretty awesome  Android CentralNew Galaxy Z Fold 3 leak suggests its most fancy feature is straight out of 2010  SamMobileSource with unestablished track record posts full Galaxy Z Fold 3 specs, UDC could disappoint  PhoneArenaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Undersea Volcano Discovered Near Christmas Island That Looks Like the Eye of Sauron

  23-07-2021 19:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Looking like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, an ancient undersea volcano was slowly revealed by multibeam sonar 3,100 meters...
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• The Forgotten History of Amazon Warrior Women of Ancient Scythia

  23-07-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The remains of more than 300 ancient warrior women have been unearthed over the years — and more discoveries are likely, researchers say. Here's their story — and why scholars chose to ignore their history for decades.
  
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• N.Y.C.’s mayor calls for companies to require shots, as national debate over vaccine mandates picks up. - The New York Times

  23-07-2021 18:47 via news.google.com
  
  N.Y.C.’s mayor calls for companies to require shots, as national debate over vaccine mandates picks up.  The New York TimesDe Blasio urges NYC businesses to require coronavirus vaccines | TheHill  The Hill'It's time for more mandates': De Blasio calls on employers to require COVID vaccine  New York Post De Blasio takes his shot: The mayor presses public hospital workers to get vaccinated, which is necessary but insufficient  New York Daily NewsCOVID
  
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• 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: Must-See Moments | E! News - E! News

  23-07-2021 18:39 via news.google.com
  
  2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: Must-See Moments | E! News  E! NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple Working on External Display With Built-In A13 Chip - MacRumors

  23-07-2021 18:37 via news.google.com
  Apple Working on External Display With Built-In A13 Chip  MacRumorsExclusive: Apple testing new external display with a dedicated A13 chip and Neural Engine  9to5MacApple Is Working on a New External Display, but Not the Affordable One of Our Dreams  GizmodoApple testing new external display with A13 chip and neural engine, report says  CNETApple reportedly has a new external display in the works — with the same chip as the iPhone 11  Lapto
  
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• How to Install Beta Firmware on Your AirPods Pro (and Why You Should) - Lifehacker

  23-07-2021 18:30 via news.google.com
  How to Install Beta Firmware on Your AirPods Pro (and Why You Should)  LifehackerAirPods 3 Rumored to Launch Alongside iPhone 13 at Expected September Event  MacRumorsAmazon's Apple AirPods Pro deals are back down to $189 today  TechradarToday’s best deals: Self-emptying robot vacuum for $190, 32″ smart TV for $140, lowest prices on AirPods, $3.75 Alexa smart plugs, more  Yahoo EntertainmentApple AirPods 3 appear in a live image ahead of Septem
  
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• Biden to campaign for McAuliffe, who received $650K from teachers' unions promoting critical race theory - Fox News

  23-07-2021 18:23 via news.google.com
  Biden to campaign for McAuliffe, who received $650K from teachers' unions promoting critical race theory  Fox NewsWATCH: Biden attends campaign event for Virginia governor candidate Terry McAuliffe  WSLS 10Biden stumps for McAuliffe in Virginia in test of political clout  Los Angeles TimesBiden heckled at Terry McAuliffe rally, plagued by another small crowd  Fox NewsYoungkins successfully petition to have 30-acre horse farm designated as ag property 
  
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• Major Johns Hopkins Study Concludes Zero COVID Deaths Among Healthy Kids

  23-07-2021 18:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Global Technocrats and Big Pharma are perpetrating the biggest fraud in world history against the most vulnerable segment of society – children. In fact, there have been ZERO deaths among healthy children with no pre-existing health conditions and yet they are being forced to wear masks in school and to prove vaccination status.
  “Children are the vessels into which adults pour their poison.” (Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children) ⁃ TN EditorA team of Johns Hopki
  
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• YouTube Flexes Power Over World Leaders By Summarily Deleting Content

  23-07-2021 17:48 via technocracy.news
  
  YouTube has god-like powers to censor anyone, anywhere, anytime. It just deleted 15 videos from the video channel of Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro because they contained “misinformation” about the uselessness of face masks to contain a virus and the use of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle-owned YouTube is once again flexing more power than world leaders by deleting 15 videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s channel over claims of
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck make Instagram debut with Leah Remini - Yahoo Entertainment

  23-07-2021 17:43 via news.google.com
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck make Instagram debut with Leah Remini  Yahoo EntertainmentJennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Make Instagram Debut  AccessJennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck make Instagram debut in video from Leah Remini's birthday party  Fox NewsRihanna & A$AP Rocky Look 'In Love' While In Miami  HollywoodLifeHow to spot the difference between COVID-19 and common cold  Yahoo! VoicesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Helping Avoid a “Tipping Point” – New Way To Measure Tropical Forest Vulnerability

  23-07-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under threat as a result of changes in land use and climate. Now,...
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• Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey Unleashes Hate: ‘Start Blaming The Unvaccinated Folks’

  23-07-2021 16:42 via technocracy.news
  
  The political rhetoric against health freedom is spinning out of control as it pivots to outright hatred against those who choose not to be vaccinated. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is a Republican who is intentionally shredding the social fabric of her state. ⁃ TN EditorAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey said people are “supposed to have common sense” as she unloaded on unvaccinated people for driving coronavirus outbreaks and hospitalizations in her state.
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• July's full 'buck' moon will light up the sky tonight. Here's when to watch - WMUR Manchester

  23-07-2021 16:31 via news.google.com
  July's full 'buck' moon will light up the sky tonight. Here's when to watch  WMUR ManchesterWatch the July full 'buck' moon illuminate the sky tonight  CNNTonight's Orange-Tinted Full Moon, Known as the Buck Moon, Comes With a Warning  autoevolutionWildfire smoke could turn this weekend's full Buck Moon an ominous blood red  Business Insider IndiaFull ‘Buck Moon’ should be visible in Casper Friday night  Oil City NewsView Full Coverag
  
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• Corning Made a New Type of Gorilla Glass Just for Smartphone Cameras - Gizmodo

  23-07-2021 16:10 via news.google.com
  Corning Made a New Type of Gorilla Glass Just for Smartphone Cameras  GizmodoCorning's new Gorilla Glass protects smartphone cameras while letting in more light  EngadgetSamsung Getting the Gorilla Glass DX Treatment  Droid LifeCorning’s new Gorilla Glass with DX to let phones take better pictures  Android PoliceCorning’s new Gorilla Glass protects smartphone camera lenses and lets in more light  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• How Scientists Are Bringing Back Sturgeons, Fish That Once Swam With Dinosaurs

  23-07-2021 16:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After thriving for 200 million years, ancient sturgeon were wiped out in the U.S. by fishing and industry. Now they're on their way toward making a comeback.
  
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• New Gene Therapy Developed That Could Be Effective Against Many Types of Cancer

  23-07-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mount Sinai researchers have developed a therapeutic agent that shows high effectiveness in vitro at disrupting a biological pathway that helps cancer survive, according to...
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• Scientists Finish the Human Genome at Last

  23-07-2021 15:47 via nytimes.com
  
  The complete genome uncovered more than 100 new genes that are probably functional, and many new variants that may be linked to diseases.
  
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• Delta variant: Now is 'probably the most dangerous' time to avoid vaccination, doctor says - Yahoo Finance

  23-07-2021 15:43 via news.google.com
  Delta variant: Now is 'probably the most dangerous' time to avoid vaccination, doctor says  Yahoo FinanceLooking to get students vaccinated in time for school  FOX 5 New York‘You have to act on new information’; hospitals in the Triad now requiring employees to become fully vaccinated  WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro‘They Beg me for the Vaccine': Nurses Share Stories of Unvaccinated Patients Fighting COVID-19  NBC San DiegoCOVID-19 vaccinations man
  
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• Stunning First Images From Rebooted Hubble: Bizarre “Oddball” Galaxies

  23-07-2021 15:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  These two peculiar galaxies are part of a program to survey oddball galaxies scattered across the sky. These early snapshots demonstrate Hubble’s return to full...
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• US CDC is Planning to Vaccinate Immunocompromised Individuals with COVID-19 Booster Shots: Report | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com - The Weather Channel

  23-07-2021 14:24 via news.google.com
  
  US CDC is Planning to Vaccinate Immunocompromised Individuals with COVID-19 Booster Shots: Report | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com  The Weather ChannelShould Vaccinated People Start Wearing Masks Again?  Yahoo NewsVaccine Breakthrough Cases Rising With Delta: Here's What That Means  MedscapeWhy people who are fully vaccinated are getting breakthrough COVID infections  CBS NewsRead my lips: We're not going back to mask
  
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• Researchers Discover New Insights About the Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale

  23-07-2021 14:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Wolf Pups Born on Isle Royale, Moose Poised for Decline Michigan Tech researchers return to the island to discover new insights about the wolves and...
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