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• Man gets over 7 years in prison in cryptocurrency scam

  15-09-2021 23:57
  An Australian man who pleaded guilty to securities fraud for cheating investors in his cryptocurrency fund of over $50 million has been sentenced to over seven years in prison
  
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• Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling

  15-09-2021 23:56
  
  Los Angeles County’s board of supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the county
  
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• An Ancient Lineage: Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

  15-09-2021 23:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists Sequence Indian Wolf Genome for 1st Time The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, say first scientists to sequence its...
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• FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting

  15-09-2021 23:32
  
  U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective
  
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• Apple's iPhone 13 secret weapon is, surprisingly, its price

  15-09-2021 23:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple's new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro lineup features all of the predictable upgrades: faster performance, longer lasting battery life, better screen and new colors.
  
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• The Two Sides of Envy at Work

  15-09-2021 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When workers feel envious of their peers, it can undermine collaborations — or inspire them to do better on the job. Can organizations harness the green gremlin to boost productivity?
  
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• Superconductivity Breakthrough: Stepping Stones to “Goldilocks” Superconductors

  15-09-2021 22:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New cerium superhydrides become stepping stones to “Goldilocks” superconductors. Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from China have experimentally shown superconductivity in cerium superhydrides CeH9...
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• Feds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas

  15-09-2021 22:31
  Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed to help the Northwest's endangered killer whales
  
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• Healthy Food Decisions Can Start at the Grocery Checkout

  15-09-2021 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new study shows how putting candy far from the checkouts makes people buy less of it.
  
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• Medieval Manuscript Fragments Discovered in Bristol Tell of Merlin the Magician From Arthurian Legend

  15-09-2021 21:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Bristol manuscript fragments of the famous Merlin legend among the oldest of their kind. Medieval manuscript fragments discovered in Bristol that tell part of the...
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• How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists

  15-09-2021 21:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck into a delicious meal after a full day of deprivation. But what if the sun's clockwork were to suddenly change, as it does for astronauts riding aboard the International Space Station, which whips around the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour, giving passengers 16 sunrises and sunsets each day?
  
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• Groundbreaking Research Identifies Likely Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease – Potential for New Treatment

  15-09-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease offers a significant finding that offers potential new prevention and treatment opportunities for Australia’s second-leading cause of death. Ground-breaking...
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• Pulsar Timing Array Explores Mystery Gravitational Waves From Supermassive Black Holes

  15-09-2021 19:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Galaxies host supermassive black holes, which weigh millions to billions of times more than our Sun. When galaxies collide, pairs of supermassive black holes at...
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• Evolution Now Accepted by Majority of Americans

  15-09-2021 18:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The level of public acceptance of evolution in the United States is now solidly above the halfway mark, according to a new study based on...
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• Climate change, logging collide -- and a forest shrinks

  15-09-2021 17:12
  Government scientists say the pace of logging in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest is too much and the forest is shrinking
  
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• Early Warning: DNA Researchers Develop Critical Shortcut To Detect Known and Emerging Pathogens

  15-09-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at McMaster University have developed a sophisticated new tool that could help provide early warning of rare and unknown viruses in the environment and...
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• Vaccines Fail Singapore: Cases Rise Despite 80% Vaccine Rate

  15-09-2021 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Singapore is a self-admitted Technocratic state. After vaccinating 80% of its population, new cases are soaring. The solution? More people need to be vaccinated. Thus, the blame is placed on the unvaccinated while the nation remains under severe mask mandates, social distancing, etc. ⁃ TN EditorSingapore has just reached a level of vaccination penetration that many other developed economies would envy: 80% of its adult population has been vaccinated. And yet, it continues to struggle with
  
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• UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights

  15-09-2021 16:39
  
  The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces
  
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• Teachers In Colorado Face Year In Jail If They Don’t Enforce Student Mask Mandates

  15-09-2021 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  The Tri-County Health Department is clearly running the show in Littleton, Colorado where schools have lost autonomy to settle their own issues internally: Teachers who don’t enforce mask mandates for students can be charged as criminals and face jail time plus huge fines. It’s no wonder that parents are protesting. ⁃ TN EditorSome parents are suing Tri-County Health Department over its mask mandate. At issue is whether teachers and administrators can be arrested, charged and p
  
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• Ireland investigates TikTok over child, China data concerns

  15-09-2021 16:17
  
  TikTok is facing two EU data privacy investigations, one into its handling of children’s personal data and another over its data transfers to China
  
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• Federal Judge Blocks Forced Vaccination For Medical Personnel In New York State

  15-09-2021 16:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Medical Technocrats in New York are likely grinding their teeth after a federal judge blocked forced vaccination for medical personnel. This sets an important legal precedent for other legal actions against unconstitutional vaccine mandates. ⁃ TN EditorA federal judge has blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of healthcare workers sued the state, including the governor, the health department, and others, claiming their constitutional righ
  
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• Astrophysicists Identify “Significant Reservoirs” of Organic Molecules Necessary To Form the Basis of Life

  15-09-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Analysis of unique fingerprints in light emitted from material surrounding young stars has revealed “significant reservoirs” of large organic molecules necessary to form the basis...
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• Immune Signal Promotes Production of Energy-Burning “Beige Fat” That Could Reduce Obesity

  15-09-2021 14:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Cytokine increases production of “beige fat” to burn more cellular energy. An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new...
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• 'I think we need regulation,' House member on social media giant

  15-09-2021 14:20 via msnbc.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., weighs in on a new report's findings about Instagram's harmful effects on teenage girls as well as on the fight over Democrats' reconciliation bill.
  
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• Neurologist Explores Link Between COVID and “Brain Fog,” Memory Loss and Dementia

  15-09-2021 14:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new Rutgers study will examine how COVID-19 is affecting individuals in a number of cognitive-related areas, including memory loss, “brain fog,” and dementia. “Many...
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• Here's when you can download iOS 15

  15-09-2021 13:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple is releasing iOS 15, its eagerly anticipated operating system for iPhone and iPads, on September 20.
  
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• Instagram says it's working on body image issue after report details 'toxic' effect on teen girls

  15-09-2021 13:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Instagram says it's looking at new ways to discourage users from focusing on their physical appearance after The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook researchers have repeatedly found that the photo-sharing platform is toxic for teen girls.
  
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• Flash flood submerges southern French villages, fields

  15-09-2021 13:26
  
  Emergency workers have rescued or evacuated hundreds of people in southern France as flash flooding abruptly turned roads and fields into rivers and lakes
  
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• Exquisitely Preserved Fossils Show What the Ancestral Brains of Arthropods Looked Like 500 Million Years Ago

  15-09-2021 13:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rare fossils preserving the brains of creatures living more than half a billion years ago shed new light on the evolution of arthropods. Exquisitely preserved...
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• The Quantum Technology Industry Is Creating Entirely New Jobs

  15-09-2021 13:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you are a quantum algorithm developer or an error correction scientist, the emerging quantum industry is hiring.
  
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• Quasi-Equilibrium Phase Coexistence Observed in Supercritical Fluids

  15-09-2021 12:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A long-lasting non-equilibrium phase coexistence in supercritical fluids has been observed by a Korean research team. A team of researchers led by Professor Gunsu S....
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• Using Evolutionary Principles To Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

  15-09-2021 12:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Understanding resistance rates and cross-resistance can improve the potency of sequential antibiotic treatment protocols. Sequential treatment using antibiotics that are similar but swapped around frequently...
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• MIT Superconducting Magnet Breaks Records – Major Advance Toward Fusion Energy

  15-09-2021 11:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power. It was a moment three years in the making,...
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• High-Precision THz Time-Domain Ellipsometry Developed for Wide-Gap Semiconductors

  15-09-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In semiconductor device applications, there is an increasing demand for semiconductors with very high carrier concentrations. The semiconductor material parameters, namely carrier density and mobility,...
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• Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say - Yahoo News

  15-09-2021 08:45 via news.google.com
  
  Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say  Yahoo NewsWhere are the Taliban's missing leaders? Rumors swirl over fate of two top officials  CNNWary of direct aid to Afghan, India pitches for UN role  The Tribune India2 Taliban leaders mysteriously stopped appearing in public, forcing a spokesperson to deny one of them had died  Yahoo NewsTaliban denies two leaders are dead after going missing from public view  New
  
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• 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall - CNN

  15-09-2021 08:24 via news.google.com
  5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall  CNNGavin Newsom California recall election results: See the map  Fox NewsExit polls show coronavirus, homelessness top concerns for California voters  The Week MagazineCalifornia relieved as Newsom survives the recall election  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia recall lesson: Republicans believe in elections only when they win  The Arizona RepublicView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New DNA-Based Microfluidic Chip Can Be Programmed To Solve Complex Math Problems

  15-09-2021 08:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A novel chip automates the reaction cascades occurring between molecules inside DNA to carry out complex mathematical calculations. The term ‘DNA’ immediately calls to mind...
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• 4 Minnesota adults found dead inside SUV in Wisconsin cornfield: 'It's highly unusual' - Fox News

  15-09-2021 07:33 via news.google.com
  4 Minnesota adults found dead inside SUV in Wisconsin cornfield: 'It's highly unusual'  Fox NewsFather of one of the four found dead in WI cornfield speaks out  KARE11.comPolice: Case of 4 found fatally shot in Wisconsin a mystery  ABC News4 homicide victims found in SUV in western Wisconsin were from St. Paul  Minneapolis Star TribuneSUV abandoned with four bodies inside leaves rural Wisconsin community shaken  Minneapolis Star TribuneView Full
  
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• North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Off Its East Coast - The New York Times

  15-09-2021 07:30 via news.google.com
  North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Off Its East Coast  The New York TimesBoth North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula  CNNNorth Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles; Japan's Suga rips test as 'absolutely outrageous'  Fox NewsS. Korea conducts major missile test after N Korean launches  Associated PressNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles, South Korean military says  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Want To Play Varsity College Sports? A Wealthy Family Helps

  15-09-2021 07:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Athletic talent isn’t all that is needed to succeed, study finds. It takes more than athletic talent to play varsity sports in college, at least...
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• How Indirect DNA Transfer Is Challenging Forensics and Overturning Wrongful Convictions

  15-09-2021 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prosecutors and forensic researchers say DNA evidence is not so cut and dry.
  
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• The Justice Department Wants A Federal Judge To Block Texas' New Abortion Ban - NPR

  15-09-2021 06:59 via news.google.com
  The Justice Department Wants A Federal Judge To Block Texas' New Abortion Ban  NPRJustice Dept. Asks Judge to Block Texas From Enforcing Abortion Law  The New York TimesDOJ asks federal judge to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law  CNNMichelle Goldberg: Texas' abortion law traps desperate teenagers  Salt Lake TribuneOpinion | Texas’ ‘Appalling’ New Abortion Law  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Researchers Engineer a Mini CRISPR Genetic Editing System That Could Be Easier To Deliver Into Cells

  15-09-2021 06:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A compact and efficient CRISPR-Cas system, named CasMINI, could be broadly useful for cell-engineering and gene-therapy applications because it is easier to deliver into cells....
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• Here’s what we know about the vote tallying delays in the Boston mayoral race - The Boston Globe

  15-09-2021 06:07 via news.google.com
  Here’s what we know about the vote tallying delays in the Boston mayoral race  The Boston GlobeSome Boston voters 'shocked' by diverse field of mayoral candidates  WCVB Channel 5 BostonWhy Boston is going to make history Tuesday night  CNNBoston’s mayoral race was about many things. But here are 3 topics that surprisingly didn’t break through  The Boston GlobeMichelle Wu Confident She Will Advance In Boston Mayoral Election  CBS
  
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• Infant Formula Websites Overtly Discourage Breastfeeding – Position Formula As Superior to Breastmilk

  15-09-2021 06:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Direct-to-consumer messages on company websites promote benefits of formula feeding, position it as superior to breastmilk. An analysis of websites for baby formula manufacturers finds...
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• Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths - Cointelegraph

  15-09-2021 05:40 via news.google.com
  Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths  CointelegraphWoolly mammoth could be re-roaming the earth by 2027  CNBC TelevisionWoolly mammoth resurrection? Scientists say it's in process  Fox NewsA New Company Wants To Resurrect The Woolly Mammoth Using DNA Splicing  NPRBioscience firm says it will bring back extinct woolly mammoth  TRT WorldView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Alex Murdaugh shooting: South Carolina police say attack on lawyer was botched hit in life insurance plot - Fox News

  15-09-2021 05:23 via news.google.com
  
  Alex Murdaugh shooting: South Carolina police say attack on lawyer was botched hit in life insurance plot  Fox NewsCurtis Smith Charged With Assisted Suicide in Alex Murdaugh Shooting in South Carolina  The Daily BeastSLED: Alex Murdaugh orchestrated shooting for insurance money, Walterboro man arrested for assisting  WCBD NEWS 2Police Investigate Allegations That Alex Murdaugh Stole Funds from His Law Firm  PEOPLEMan charged in the shooting of prominent l
  
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• Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally Continues Bearish Trend; Chinese Economic Data Weakens - Investor's Business Daily

  15-09-2021 05:11 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally Continues Bearish Trend; Chinese Economic Data Weakens  Investor's Business DailyAsian stocks track Wall St decline as growth concerns weigh  YourCentralValley.comU.S. stock futures edge higher following the Dow’s 290-point loss  CNBCThe S&P 500 fights to hold above a short-term line in the sand of bullish momentum  MarketWatchDollar Suffers Volatility After CPI and Was that a True S&P 500 Break? &nb
  
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• Boris Johnson Doubles Down on Vaccine Strategy as His Popularity Wanes - The New York Times

  15-09-2021 04:38 via news.google.com
  Boris Johnson Doubles Down on Vaccine Strategy as His Popularity Wanes  The New York TimesUK's Boris Johnson sets out winter COVID-19 plan | LIVE  Global NewsBritish government to start booster shots for 30 million people next week  The Washington PostU.K. Bets on Covid-19 Booster Shots to Avoid Winter Lockdowns  The Wall Street JournalBritain prepares for a long winter without a lockdown | COVID-19 | ABC News  ABC News (Australia)View Full Cover
  
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• Boeing: Versatility Will Be A Key Consideration For Airline Fleets - Simple Flying

  15-09-2021 04:19 via news.google.com
  
  Boeing: Versatility Will Be A Key Consideration For Airline Fleets  Simple FlyingBoeing delivers 22 jets in August, 737 MAX 'white tails' nearly gone  Yahoo FinanceDespite pandemic pause, demand for new airplanes is expected to swell in next two decades, Boeing says  CNBCBoeing says air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024  BBC NewsBoeing raises jet demand forecast on pandemic recovery  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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