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• Amazon sales growth slows as new CEO takes over

  29-07-2021 23:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon's final quarter with Jeff Bezos as CEO proved to be a disappointment for Wall Street.
  
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• What is a COVID-19 vaccine 'breakthrough' case?

  29-07-2021 23:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case is when a vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus
  
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• MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates donate $40 million to gender equality projects

  29-07-2021 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  
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• The Search for Alien Artifacts Begins

  29-07-2021 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Avi Loeb's Galileo Project plans to hunt the solar system for signs of technology from intelligent, extraterrestrial civilizations.
  
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• What is a 'metaverse,' and why is Mark Zuckerberg so excited about it?

  29-07-2021 20:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tech companies — primarily Facebook — are increasingly boosting the concept of the “metaverse,” the classic sci-fi term for a virtual world you can live, work and play inside.
  
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• Why Alone Time Carries a Stigma (Even If It Feels Great)

  29-07-2021 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Worries about what other people think about us can ruin our alone time.
  
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• This Cyclic Model of the Universe Has Cosmologists Rethinking the Big Bang

  29-07-2021 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Meet the Big Crunch: In this theory on the origins of the universe, the Big Bang was not the beginning, but a repeating pattern of expansion and contraction.
  
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• WSJ: It’s White Evangelical Christians Who Refuse Vaccines

  29-07-2021 17:09 via technocracy.news
  
  The pivot to blaming white Christians for causing the pandemic is happening right now. Yesterday’s taking points were merely blaming the un-vaxxed but now Christians, and white ones at that, are being singled out as the real perpetrators. Predictably, the next conclusion from this will be that not taking the vaccine is racist and that all white Christians are therefore racist.
  Perhaps the Wall Street Journal doesn’t know that Christians come in all skin colors. ⁃ TN EditorMore
  
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• The Department Of Justice Just (Illegally) Gave Green Light For Employer-Forced Vaccinations

  29-07-2021 16:37 via technocracy.news
  
  The DOJ has just dropped a nuclear legal bomb on America’s legal system by summarily declaring that employers have a legal right to force employees to receive injections of FDA unapproved gene therapy. This is totally false and shows that yet another federal agency has been weaponized against the American system and people. ⁃ TN EditorThe corporate media is making much ado about the U.S. Department of Justice issuing a legal opinion that employer mandates of the Covid shots are &ldqu
  
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• Digital Health Passes Are Popping Up All Over The Worlld

  29-07-2021 16:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Note that it is private tech companies and not governments that are creating digital passports. Technocracy will ultimately throw governments under the bus and in their place, the technocratic system of Scientific Dictatorship will provide direct governance. What can be monitored can be controlled. ⁃ TN EditorIn many different formats and under many different names, digital health pass systems to prove a person’s COVID-19 status are being developed around the world. They can sho
  
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• Massive COCONUTS Exoplanet Discovery: Giant Planet Just 35 Light Years From Earth

  29-07-2021 16:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system — but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to...
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• Are Laundry and Dish Pods Biodegradable? Not Exactly

  29-07-2021 15:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Outer pod packaging needs a specific environment to completely biodegrade. The simplicity of grabbing a laundry or dishwasher pod and tossing it into the machine...
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• Russia's laboratory module has successfully docked with the International Space Station

  29-07-2021 15:37 via abcnews.go.com
  Russia's laboratory module has successfully docked with the International Space Station
  
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• We Are More Forgiving When People Close to Us Misbehave – But There Is a Danger

  29-07-2021 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Leniency may come at cost of judger’s self-worth, danger of normalizing unethical behavior, study says. When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may...
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• Remarkable Things Happen When a “Squishy” Compound Is Compressed

  29-07-2021 14:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Transitions from insulator to metal to insulator in diamond anvil cell, with unprecedented decreases in resistance, volume across narrow range of pressures at room temperatures,...
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• Chandra Catches Extraordinary “Slingshot” During Titanic Space Collision

  29-07-2021 13:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Abell 1775 is a system where a smaller galaxy cluster has plowed into a larger one. Using X-rays from Chandra and data from other telescopes...
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• Many People Want Secondary Genomic Findings After Initially Refusing

  29-07-2021 13:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New study brings into question current policies on receiving secondary genomic findings. A study published today by researchers at the National Institutes of Health revealed...
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• What Is a Breakthrough Infection? What You Need to Know About Catching COVID-19 After Vaccination

  29-07-2021 12:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, maybe you figured you no longer need to worry about contracting the coronavirus. But along with the rising...
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• Climate Change Driving a Large Increase in Intense Storms Across Europe

  29-07-2021 12:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met Office has found. Investigating how...
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• European Space Agency Advances Vega Rocket Evolution Beyond 2025

  29-07-2021 11:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA will further increase the competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega launch system beyond 2025 through a contract signed with Avio in Italy. Vega...
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• More Carbon Emissions Will Kill More People – Here’s How Many

  29-07-2021 11:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new metric accounting for future climate-related deaths could greatly multiply the “social cost of carbon.” A just-published study coins a new metric: the “mortality...
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• US Government Subsidies Boost the Expected Profits and Development of New Oil and Gas Fields

  29-07-2021 10:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (Somerville and Seattle, USA) and Earth Track, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, USA) examined 16 subsidies and environmental regulatory exemptions, providing...
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• Study Shows “Harsh Parenting” May Lead to Smaller Brains

  29-07-2021 07:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking, or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development...
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• From the Sun to the Stars: A New Journey of Exoplanet Discovery Begins With the NEID Spectrometer

  29-07-2021 07:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The NEID spectrometer, a new tool for the discovery of planets outside of our solar system, has now started its scientific mission at the WIYN...
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• Half of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Develop a Complication

  29-07-2021 05:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study is most comprehensive of its kind and included more than 70,000 adults in the UK hospitalized with severe COVID-19 disease. Of these, half (36,367...
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• Swimming Live: Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke Win Gold, Olympic Records and Results - The New York Times

  29-07-2021 05:06 via news.google.com
  
  Swimming Live: Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke Win Gold, Olympic Records and Results  The New York TimesUS Women's Gymnastics, Local Athletes' Big Debuts: Here's What to Watch Next in Tokyo  NBC ChicagoCaeleb Dressel cruises to 100m freestyle semi win, sets sights on gold | Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports  NBC SportsTokyo 2020: What are the dark circles on the swimmers’ backs?  The IndependentDressel eyes 100m freestyle gold as Olympic golf tees off 
  
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• NBA Mock Draft 2021: Complete two-round projections for all 60 picks, starting with Cade Cunningham at No. 1 - CBS Sports

  29-07-2021 04:14 via news.google.com
  NBA Mock Draft 2021: Complete two-round projections for all 60 picks, starting with Cade Cunningham at No. 1  CBS SportsCade Cunningham says his 'welcome to the NBA moment' will be playing LeBron James | The Jump  ESPNThere’s No Prospect Like Evan Mobley  The RingerLarry Bird Gave Bill Walton His Life Back: ‘You Have Not Spent Six Years of Your Life on the Clippers’  SportscastingReport: Warriors exploring trade packages to move up in the
  
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• Dark Primitive Asteroids: Zeroing In on Source of the Impactor That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

  29-07-2021 03:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The impactor believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth some 66 million years ago likely came from the outer...
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• Green Bay Packers complete deal with Houston Texans for Randall Cobb - ESPN

  29-07-2021 03:36 via news.google.com
  Green Bay Packers complete deal with Houston Texans for Randall Cobb  ESPNGreen Bay is making a really bad move, Colin reveals his official QB Tiers | NFL | THE HERD  The Herd with Colin CowherdDavante Adams expects to be highest-paid wide receiver in NFL  YardbarkerGreen Bay Packers: Quick Observations from 1st Day of Training Camp  Dairyland ExpressAaron Rodgers says he mulled retiring, wants more say with Green Bay Packers' decisions  ESPNView
  
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• China Stocks Rally as Beijing Escalates Efforts to Calm Market - Bloomberg

  29-07-2021 03:36 via news.google.com
  China Stocks Rally as Beijing Escalates Efforts to Calm Market  BloombergBeijing calls for calm after historic tech stock rout  CNNGlobal Investors Blindsided by China  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceThe China Crackdown Is Real, But These 3 Chinese Stocks Will Survive  InvestorPlaceBeijing's Big Tech Crackdown Means a Bad Summer for Investors Everywhere  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bob Odenkirk 'in stable condition' after 'heart related incident' led to collapse on 'Better Call Saul' set - Fox News

  29-07-2021 03:18 via news.google.com
  Bob Odenkirk 'in stable condition' after 'heart related incident' led to collapse on 'Better Call Saul' set  Fox NewsBob Odenkirk in stable condition after collapsing on set of 'Better Call Saul'  CNNBob Odenkirk hospitalized after collapsing on set of 'Better Call Saul' | ABC7  ABC7Bob Odenkirk Suffered 'Heart-Related' Medical Emergency  TMZNM EMS crews called to 'Better Call Saul' set after star collapses  EMS1.comView Full Coverage on Google N
  
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• Gaming company Activision Blizzard vows changes amid sexism walkout at Irvine office - KABC-TV

  29-07-2021 03:05 via news.google.com
  
  Gaming company Activision Blizzard vows changes amid sexism walkout at Irvine office  KABC-TVInside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’  KotakuActivision Lawsuit Demands End to 'Frat Boy' Company Culture  ExtremeTechRiot Games also sued by DFEH over sex discrimination  Game World ObserverActivision Blizzard Workers Walk Out Following Harassment Suit  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• White House touts broadband part of new infrastructure deal

  29-07-2021 02:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It will deliver high speed internet to every American," President Joe Biden said Wednesday.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Lounge on Yacht Off Amalfi Coast During Her Birthday Getaway - Yahoo Entertainment

  29-07-2021 02:27 via news.google.com
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Lounge on Yacht Off Amalfi Coast During Her Birthday Getaway  Yahoo EntertainmentMatt Damon Jokes About Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez Relationship  ET CanadaOPINION: The 'Bennifer' Phenomenon: Why many hope Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are 'ENDGAME' this time  PINKVILLABen Affleck & Jennifer Lopez Reportedly Secured the Approval of the Only Two Exes Who Matter  Yahoo EntertainmentJennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck's ROMANTI
  
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• Newsom's California pushes for masking indoors statewide regardless of vaccination status - Fox News

  29-07-2021 02:23 via news.google.com
  
  Newsom's California pushes for masking indoors statewide regardless of vaccination status  Fox NewsCDC Says Everyone Should Wear Masks Inside as Delta Variant Rages  Inside EditionCalifornia Calls For Universal Masking In Indoor Public Settings 1 Week After Newsom Said, “We Don’t Need Masks”  Yahoo EntertainmentCalifornia again recommending masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, as COVID cases spike  KTLA Los AngelesCalifornia F
  
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• Robinhood IPO: Shares priced and set to trade Thursday - Yahoo Finance

  29-07-2021 02:08 via news.google.com
  Robinhood IPO: Shares priced and set to trade Thursday  Yahoo FinanceRobinhood valued at $32 billion after selling shares in IPO at $38 per share  CNBCRobinhood begins trading tomorrow  CNBC TelevisionRobinhood Users Get to Own Robinhood  BloombergExplainer: How Robinhood's public listing ups the regulatory stakes  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• What's next for Xavien Howard and his future with the Dolphins? - Pro Football Network

  29-07-2021 01:52 via news.google.com
  
  What's next for Xavien Howard and his future with the Dolphins?  Pro Football NetworkTua Tagovailoa meets with the media | Miami Dolphins  Miami DolphinsXavien Howard requests trade from Miami Dolphins: 'I don't feel valued, or respected'  ESPNHyde: Dolphins' Xavien Howard wants out — how does this end? | Commentary  South Florida Sun SentinelAll-Pro CB Xavien Howard requests trade from Dolphins [INSTANT REACTION] | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sport
  
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• Former FDA commissioner: New CDC mask guidance will likely have 'negligible impact' on curbing Delta variant - Fox News

  29-07-2021 01:35 via news.google.com
  Former FDA commissioner: New CDC mask guidance will likely have 'negligible impact' on curbing Delta variant  Fox NewsCDC: Vaccinated Americans Should Wear Masks Indoors In Some Areas Of US  TODAYBriggs: Masks won’t save us. The delta variant is last call for COVID-19 vaccines.  IndyStarCDC guidance fallout: House, White House bring back mask mandates  Fox NewsOpinion | To finally end this pandemic, we must once again mask up and get vaccinated. 
  
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• Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure bill as Democrats forge ahead with ambitious economic agenda - CNBC

  29-07-2021 01:16 via news.google.com
  Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure bill as Democrats forge ahead with ambitious economic agenda  CNBCSenate takes up $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, signaling a breakthrough for a top Biden priority.  The New York TimesSenate dealmakers, including Mitt Romney, move forward on big infrastructure bill  Salt Lake TribuneSenate infrastructure deal is a win for bipartisanship, thanks to Sen. Sinema  NBC NewsFeehery: It's time for Sena
  
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• The Ocean Twilight Zone’s Mysterious 'False Bottom'

  29-07-2021 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When sonar detected a massive object hundreds of meters below the water, operators suspected sunken islands. It was actually the deep scattering layer.
  
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• Facebook profits top $10B as its CEO exalts the 'metaverse'

  29-07-2021 00:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Concerns about a revenue growth slowdown pushed Facebook’s shares lower in after-hours trading Wednesday, not long after the company reported that its second-quarter profits doubled thanks to a massive increase in advertising revenue
  
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• Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas reinstates indoor mask mandate - KMBC Kansas City

  29-07-2021 00:37 via news.google.com
  Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas reinstates indoor mask mandate  KMBC Kansas CityAttorney General, Kansas City mayor fight over mask mandate  Salina PostMissouri AG Eric Schmitt plans to sue Kansas City over reinstatement of mask mandate  KMBC Kansas CityKansas City will have a mask mandate. Here’s when it starts and how it applies to you  Kansas City StarKansas City police board rejects Kansas residency option, but the idea isn’t dead yet 
  
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• White House works behind the scenes to prepare labor leaders for federal employee vaccine requirement - CNN

  29-07-2021 00:22 via news.google.com
  White House works behind the scenes to prepare labor leaders for federal employee vaccine requirement  CNNBiden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers  ABC NewsBiden to announce COVID vaccine requirement for federal workers  CBS Evening NewsMasks return to White House as COVID-19 surges in states  KOMO NewsDoctor: The heartbreaking Covid cases I'm seeing  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• GOP, Democrats battle over masks in House, Senate | TheHill - The Hill

  29-07-2021 00:08 via news.google.com
  GOP, Democrats battle over masks in House, Senate | TheHill  The HillHouse Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate  CNNYelling, Throwing, Tweeting: The Day Masks Returned to Congress  The Daily BeastTempers flare as some in GOP ignore new House mask mandate | TheHill  The HillHouse physician reinstates mask mandate amid Delta variant spread in the US  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Saline County: 50 new COVID-19 cases; 80% of hospitalized 60 or younger - Salina Post

  29-07-2021 00:06 via news.google.com
  Saline County: 50 new COVID-19 cases; 80% of hospitalized 60 or younger  Salina PostDouglas County sees back-to-back days of 100+ COVID-19 cases  KETV OmahaBreakthrough COVID-19 cases rising in Jefferson County: What vaccinated people need to know  WLKY News LouisvilleRock Island County, Scott County health see rise in new cases  KWQC-TV6Smith County adds 203 new COVID-19 cases in twice-weekly report, no deaths in a month  Tyler Morning Telegraph
  
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• Facebook will require its US office workforce to be vaccinated - Engadget

  29-07-2021 00:00 via news.google.com
  Facebook will require its US office workforce to be vaccinated  EngadgetFacebook to require COVID-19 vaccines  KRON4View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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