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• How Extreme Heat Can Kill

  13-09-2021 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Severe heat outbreaks — like the ones in the Western U.S. this past summer — make people miserable. They can also kill. Here’s how heat does its damage.
  
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• Apple issues urgent iPhone software update to address critical spyware vulnerability

  13-09-2021 23:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple has updated its software for iPhones to address a critical vulnerability that independent researchers say has been exploited by notorious surveillance software to spy on a Saudi activist.
  
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• EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight

  13-09-2021 22:31
  For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists
  
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• Supernova Requiem: Rerun of Massive Blast From Exploding Star Expected To Appear in 2037

  13-09-2021 21:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Giant Galaxy Cluster Magnifies the Light from a Distant Supernova and Splits It into Multiple Images People over the centuries haven’t been shy about making...
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• Twitch files complaint against streamers for 'hate raids'

  13-09-2021 21:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The identities of the two streamers are currently unknown, but a Twitch spokesperson said the company hopes the lawsuit can shed light on who they are.
  
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• What Scientists Know About Wildfire Smoke and Its Impact on Wild Animal Health

  13-09-2021 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We don’t know much about how the haze that comes with wildfires impacts animals. It can be tricky or even dangerous to study, but researchers say there are opportunities to learn more.
  
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• Paleontologists Reconstruct One of the Strangest Carnivorous Dinosaurs Ever Discovered

  13-09-2021 19:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists Reveal the Fossilized Skin of a Bull-Like Carnivorous Dinosaur One of the strangest carnivorous dinosaurs ever discovered has been given a makeover by a...
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• FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan

  13-09-2021 18:54
  
  In the U.S., the White House has begun planning for boosters later this month.
  
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• Human Noise Is Flooding the Seas’ Natural Soundscape

  13-09-2021 18:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scientists are working to pinpoint the ocean’s last quiet places — and hush certain loud ones.
  
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• Slavery Ahead: The Technocratic Convergence Of Humans And Data

  13-09-2021 18:21 via technocracy.news
  
  It has been said, “Two percent of the people think, eight percent think they think and ninety percent would rather die than think.” We hope TN readers fall into the first  group as they are challenged by this scholarly and insightful article on the Technocratic Convergence. These are the issues that will determine America’s fate. ⁃ TN Editor
  Marshall McLuhan observed in the 1960s that humans are toolmakers whose tools eventually reshape them. Fifty years hence, we su
  
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• Making (and Breaking) Eye Contact Repeatedly Makes Conversation More Engaging

  13-09-2021 18:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Making eye contact repeatedly when you’re talking to someone is common, but why do we do it? When two people are having a conversation, eye...
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• Crews in southern Spain face 'complex' wildfire for 5th day

  13-09-2021 17:53
  
  Firefighting crews near southern Spain's Costa del Sol were hoping much-needed rainfall to help them extinguish a major wildfire that has ravaged 7,700 hectares (19,000 acres) in five days and forced 2,600 to evacuate
  
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• Technocrat Tools: Fabricated Stories, Blatant Propaganda And Outright Lies

  13-09-2021 17:09 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats know as many dirty tricks as the most corrupt political carpet-bagger, but when they intentionally threaten the lives of millions, it takes on a very dark nature. Recognizing the propaganda is the first step in rejecting it; thereafter, it must be resisted and exposed at every turn by exercising our own rights to Free Speech. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> KFOR news ran a fake story in which a doctor claimed emergency rooms in Oklahoma were inundated with people who used hors
  
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• Researchers Are Toilet-Training Cows – Here’s Why

  13-09-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On a farm where cows freely relieve themselves as they graze, the accumulation and spread of waste often contaminates local soil and waterways. This can...
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• Unexpected Snippets of Genetic Material From Viruses Found Lurking in Our DNA

  13-09-2021 15:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Unexpected Diversity in Virus-Derived Sequences in the Human Genome Powerful genetic analysis tools reveal that people exhibit a surprising level of variation in virus-derived genetic...
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• Stunning UK Reversal: Scraps Vaccine Passports, Lockdowns And PCR Tests

  13-09-2021 15:31 via technocracy.news
  
  It is unclear what is driving this sudden reversal, but it is likely political. Nevertheless, the ripple effect of Britain’s reversals could have a profound effects on other nations such as Australia and Canada, both of which have followed the UK’s draconian COVID policies. It is too early to determine if these changes are permanent or a pretext for other policies to take their place. ⁃ TN EditorPLANS to introduce Covid vaccine passports have been SCRAPPED as Sajid Javid confir
  
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• Walking with Coffee Is a Little-Understood Feat of Physics – Important for Robotics and Automation

  13-09-2021 15:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Understanding the physics behind natural processes provides new applications for soft robotics, manufacturing automation. Walking with coffee is something most of us do every day...
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• What to expect at Apple's iPhone 13 event

  13-09-2021 14:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A bigger iPhone battery that lasts longer. A diagonally-shaped camera system. And one terabyte of storage.
  
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• Spacecraft in Sun’s Backyard Unravels the Origins of Interplanetary Dust

  13-09-2021 13:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have assembled the most complete picture yet of the inner structure and behavior of the large cloud...
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• Scientists Claim Overeating Is Not the Primary Cause of Obesity – Point to More Effective Weight Loss Strategies

  13-09-2021 12:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Perspective published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition argues the root causes of the obesity epidemic are more related to what we eat rather...
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• First on CNN Business: Moody's is spending $250 million to measure the risk of America's biggest companies getting hacked

  13-09-2021 11:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Moody's is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to better evaluate the cybersecurity risks that face America's largest corporations.
  
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• Hubble Captures the Final Acts of a Monster Star

  13-09-2021 06:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This comparison view shows puffing dust bubbles and an erupting gas shell — the final acts of a monster star. You can explore the detail...
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• 4 in 1 Blood Pressure “Quadpill” Much More Effective Than Monotherapy

  13-09-2021 05:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Results publish in The Lancet, presented to global ESC cardiology conference. The first large-scale, long-term trial of a new strategy using combinations of very low...
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• A Recent Reversal Discovered in the Response of Greenland’s Ice Caps to Climate Change

  13-09-2021 03:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Greenland may be best known for its enormous continental scale ice sheet that soars up to 3,000 meters above sea level, whose rapid melting is...
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• Groundbreaking Technique Yields Extraordinary Results – Limits on Long-Theorized “Fifth Force” of Nature

  13-09-2021 01:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using a groundbreaking new technique at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an international collaboration led by NIST researchers has revealed previously unrecognized...
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• NY hospital to pause baby deliveries after resignations over Covid-19 vaccine mandate - CNN

  13-09-2021 01:03 via news.google.com
  NY hospital to pause baby deliveries after resignations over Covid-19 vaccine mandate  CNNNew York hospital to 'pause' delivering babies after staffers quit rather than get vaccine  NBC NewsA hospital says it won't deliver babies after staffers resigned over coronavirus vaccine mandate  The Washington PostVax mandate resignations force Lewis County General Hospital to 'pause' baby deliveries  New York Post New York Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies Afte
  
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• Thousands of Afghans flee to Pakistan following Taliban victory - BBC News - BBC News

  13-09-2021 00:58 via news.google.com
  
  Thousands of Afghans flee to Pakistan following Taliban victory - BBC News  BBC NewsAt Pro-Taliban Protest, a Symbol of America’s Lost Influence: Faces Obscured by Veils  The New York TimesTaliban flag rises over seat of power 20 years after 9/11  Fox NewsYousafzai: Pakistani government backing is what ensured Taliban survival after 9/11  STLtoday.comOpinion | The worst Catch-22 of all for Afghans who helped Americans  The Washington PostVi
  
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• US Open men's final: Daniil Medvedev shocks Novak Djokovic, ending his bid for the Grand Slam - CBSSports.com

  13-09-2021 00:42 via news.google.com
  US Open men's final: Daniil Medvedev shocks Novak Djokovic, ending his bid for the Grand Slam  CBSSports.comUS Open Live: Medvedev Beats Djokovic for Championship  The New York TimesDaniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's quest for a Grand Slam with win in U.S. Open men's final  The Washington Post2021 US Open women's final live updates: Start time, TV channel as Canada's Leylah Fernandez faces UK's Emma Raducanu  The AthleticNovak Djokovic Tries to End 52-Y
  
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• Tiger Beach Research Reveals Tiger Sharks Have Social Preferences for One Another

  13-09-2021 00:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research indicates that baited shark diving can influence tiger shark social behavior. Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...
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• Daniil Medvedev wins US Open, ends Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam bid in stunning upset - ESPN

  13-09-2021 00:38 via news.google.com
  Daniil Medvedev wins US Open, ends Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam bid in stunning upset  ESPNMedvedev Beats Djokovic for US Open Championship  The New York TimesUS Open: Medvedev beats Djokovic in men's final  CNNDaniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in 2021 US Open men’s final – as it happened  The GuardianNovak Djokovic Tries to End 52-Year Grand Slam Drought at U.S. Open  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Daniil Medvedev stuns Novak Djokovic to pick up US Open title - Fox News

  13-09-2021 00:34 via news.google.com
  Daniil Medvedev stuns Novak Djokovic to pick up US Open title  Fox NewsMedvedev Beats Djokovic for US Open Championship  The New York TimesDaniil Medvedev wins US Open, ends Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam bid in stunning upset  ESPNDaniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in 2021 US Open men’s final – live reaction!  The GuardianNovak Djokovic Tries to End 52-Year Grand Slam Drought at U.S. Open  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari flashing 'one of a kind ring' - Fox News

  13-09-2021 00:34 via news.google.com
  Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari flashing 'one of a kind ring'  Fox NewsParis Hilton REACTS to Britney Spears' Conservatorship Possibly Ending (Exclusive)  Entertainment TonightBritney Spears and Sam Asghari Are Engaged: 'I Can't ... Believe It!'  PEOPLEBritney Spears' Boyfriend, Sam Asghari, Says Those Engagement Ring Pics on His IG Were Photoshopped  Yahoo LifestyleBritney Spears Actually Engaged to BF Sam Asghari, TMZ Confirm
  
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• Britney Spears Engaged To BF Sam Asghari & Gushes She ‘Can’t Believe It’ — See Gorgeous Ring - HollywoodLife

  13-09-2021 00:25 via news.google.com
  
  Britney Spears Engaged To BF Sam Asghari & Gushes She ‘Can’t Believe It’ — See Gorgeous Ring  HollywoodLifeParis Hilton REACTS to Britney Spears' Conservatorship Possibly Ending (Exclusive)  Entertainment TonightBritney Spears' Boyfriend, Sam Asghari, Says Those Engagement Ring Pics on His IG Were Photoshopped  Yahoo LifestyleBritney Spears and Sam Asghari Are Engaged: 'I Can't ... Believe It!'  PEOPLEBritney Spears announces en
  
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