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• Apple denies Fortnite a return to the App Store

  22-09-2021 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple will not allow Fortnite back on its devices until its legal battle with the video game's maker, Epic Games, has fully concluded, potentially delaying the game's return to iPhones by several years.
  
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• Lunar Crater Named After Black Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson

  22-09-2021 23:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon’s south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who in 1909...
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• New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation in US

  22-09-2021 22:32
  
  A bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push to expand a U.S. compensation program for people who were exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War
  
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• Thousands fight wildfires threatening California's sequoias

  22-09-2021 22:20
  
  Growing armies of firefighters are battling wildfires in the heart of California’s sequoia country
  
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• Greenery May Be the Secret to Slowing the Biological Aging Process – At Least for Women

  22-09-2021 21:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  We all know being surrounded by greenery is good for the mind and soul, but can it be good for the body, too? Planetary health...
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• Fall Means More Deer on the Road: 4 Ways Time of Day, Month and Year Raise Your Risk of Crashes

  22-09-2021 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Deer cross roads whenever they wish, but some time periods are higher risk than others.
  
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• “Dead” Galaxies Mysteriously Ran Out of Fuel To Make Stars in the Early Universe

  22-09-2021 20:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Hubble Finds Early, Massive Galaxies Running on Empty “Live fast, die young” could be the motto of six early, massive, “dead” galaxies that ran out...
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• Archaeological Evidence Shows Early Homo sapiens in Europe Faced Subarctic Climates

  22-09-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New insights into the climatic backdrop for an early wave of dispersal of our species into Europe during the last glacial period. The process how...
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• New COVID-19 Treatment for People With Diabetes Shows Early Promise

  22-09-2021 19:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new Covid-19 treatment for people with diabetes has shown promising results in a trial led by UCL researchers. The trial was conducted by St...
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• Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

  22-09-2021 19:00
  
  Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian government’s efforts to suppress an app opposed to the ruling regime is escalating concerns about whether Big Tech’s pursuit of ever-higher profits has trampled their commitment to protecting civil rights
  
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• How To Modify RNA: Crucial Steps for Adding Chemical Tag To Transfer RNA Discovered

  22-09-2021 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The chemical steps in an important cellular modification process that adds a chemical tag to some RNAs have been revealed in a new study. Interfering...
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• How Microsoft built 'The Frankenstein' device during the pandemic

  22-09-2021 18:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Microsoft closed its Redmond, Washington offices in March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Surface team grabbed what they could for their home offices. For a handful of engineers and product designers, that included The Frankenstein, a prototype for a versatile, transformable laptop built in concert with Windows 11.
  
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• Low Power IoT: What Can Be Connected, Will Be Connected

  22-09-2021 17:21 via technocracy.news
  
  The Internet of Things (IoT) is an essential building block of Technocracy. The original Technocracy Study Course, written in 1934, specified requirements for implementation:“Provide a continuous inventory of all production and consumption
  “Provide a specific registration of the type, kind, etc., of all goods and services, where produced and where used
  “Provide specific registration of the consumption of each individual, plus a record and description of the individual.” [
  
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• They took a stand against Amazon for their drivers. They say it cost them their businesses

  22-09-2021 17:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ryan Schmutzer and Tracy Bloemer, owners of businesses that deliver packages for Amazon in Portland, Oregon, hit their breaking point this spring.
  
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• Methamphetamine-Involved Overdose Deaths Nearly Tripled in the United States Between 2015 to 2019

  22-09-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National...
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• Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When To Release “Feel Good” Pleasure Hormone

  22-09-2021 16:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In addition to smoothing out wrinkles, researchers have found that the drug Botox can reveal the inner workings of the brain. A new study used...
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• Autopsies on Hold: Why We Need More Medical Examiners

  22-09-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Too many deaths and too few forensic pathologists trigger a surprising workforce crisis.
  
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• Shadowdragon: Deep Social Media Dragnet For Total Surveillance

  22-09-2021 15:43 via technocracy.news
  
  Privacy groups from the left and right are rightly concerned over the meteoric rise of ubiquitous surveillance and monitoring systems like those produced at Shadowdragon. At the click of a button, over 120 online platforms are scoured for personal data, presenting  your personal networks, locations, activities, psychological profiles, etc. Police departments are primary sales targets and it’s spreading like wildfire. ⁃ TN EditorA Michigan State Police contract obtained by The In
  
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• Astronomers Have Discovered a Gigantic Sphere-Shaped Cavity in Space

  22-09-2021 15:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Gigantic cavity in space sheds new light on how stars form. Astronomers analyzing 3D maps of the shapes and sizes of nearby molecular clouds have...
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• Louisiana State University Students Unenrolled For No Vaccine, Lose 50% Of Tuition

  22-09-2021 15:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Students at LSU are doubly punished for daring to opt out of Covid injections for any reason: 1) they are kicked out all of their class enrollments, banned from campus and 2) they are fined 50 percent of their tuition. This will likely not survive a legal challenge, but school tyranny across America is increasing at a meteoric rate. ⁃ TN EditorLouisiana State University has begun unenrolling students who failed to comply with COVID-19 regulations.
  As Fox 23 reports, seventy-eight
  
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• Ford invests in electric vehicle battery recycling company

  22-09-2021 14:39
  
  Ford Motor Co. is investing $50 million in an upstart electric vehicle battery recycling company as the automaker moves to bolster its U.S. battery supply chain
  
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• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts: Visionary Technology Could Pioneer the Future in Space

  22-09-2021 12:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Dozens of concepts are being presented at this year’s NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium, including eight led by technologists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA...
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• Modern Activities Follow the Contours of Ancient Teotihuacan City

  22-09-2021 12:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lidar mapping study reveals vast landscape modifications that still influence construction and farming. A lidar mapping study using a cutting-edge aerial mapping technology shows ancient...
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• Netflix buys Roald Dahl's works as Matilda and Willy Wonka join streaming giant's catalog

  22-09-2021 11:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The deal expands Netflix's existing licensing agreement with The Roald Dahl Story Co to create animated series based on the children's author's books.
  
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• Physicists Solve a Perplexing Nano-Scale Mystery That Could Help Prevent Overheating in Electronics

  22-09-2021 11:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of physicists at CU Boulder has solved the mystery behind a perplexing phenomenon in the nano realm: why some ultra-small heat sources cool...
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• Sonic Hedgehog Protein Pathway Stimulation Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease

  22-09-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and the CUNY School of Medicine find that increased signaling of the protein could suppress debilitating involuntary movements that...
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• New Target Discovered for Increasing Plant Oil Content – Applications in Bioenergy, Chemical Engineering, and Nutrition

  22-09-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists ID Sterol Essential for Oil Accumulation in Plants Scientists seeking to unravel the details of how plants produce and accumulate oil have identified a...
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• Llama Antibodies Have “Significant Potential” As Frontline COVID-19 Treatment – Simple Nasal Spray

  22-09-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19 that can be taken by patients as a...
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• 5.9 earthquake causes minor damage in Australia, no injuries

  22-09-2021 09:32
  
  A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia
  
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• Ravaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge

  22-09-2021 08:59
  
  Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria
  
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• Burrowing Beach Mice Seek Shelter at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

  22-09-2021 08:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Environmental Management Branch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been working on shoreline restoration efforts to build up dunes that have been...
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• FDA: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

  22-09-2021 07:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  COVID-19. We’ve been living with it for what sometimes seems like forever. Given the number of deaths that have occurred from the disease, it’s perhaps...
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• Engineers Make Flying Computer Chips the Size of Sand Grains

  22-09-2021 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The chips may be the smallest ever human-designed flying machines.
  
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• What is the Best Mattress for Side Sleepers?

  22-09-2021 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Should Side Sleepers Choose a Soft or Firm Mattress?
  
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• Promoting Wellbeing During COVID-19 Restrictions: Spending Time Outside and Getting Quality Sleep

  22-09-2021 06:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For many individuals, restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered daily routines and limited time spent outdoors. In a study published in the Journal of...
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• Willie Garson, Who Played Standford Blatch on Sex and the City, Dies at 57 - The New York Times

  22-09-2021 05:02 via news.google.com
  Willie Garson, Who Played Standford Blatch on Sex and the City, Dies at 57  The New York TimesWillie Garson, 'Sex and the City' star, dead at 57  Fox NewsWillie Garson, 'Sex and the City' actor, dead at 57  CNNWillie Garson Played ‘Sex and the City’s’ True Romantic With Warmth and Nuance  VarietySex and the City Star Willie Garson Dead at 57  PEOPLEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Brazilian president's son slams 'Marxist' De Blasio for warning father not to go to UN over lack of vaccine - Fox News

  22-09-2021 04:43 via news.google.com
  Brazilian president's son slams 'Marxist' De Blasio for warning father not to go to UN over lack of vaccine  Fox News'Isolated' but defiant, Brazil's Bolsonaro defends handling of Covid and climate at UN  CNNBrazil's unvaccinated president had to eat pizza on NYC sidewalk  New York Post Bolsonaro's Rejection of Covid Vaccine Creates Awkwardness in N.Y.  The New York TimesIs this the beginning of the end for Jair Bolsonaro?  The GuardianView Full
  
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• Dow Jones Futures Rise On Evergrande News After Market Rally Fizzles; China, Fed Meeting In Focus - Investor's Business Daily

  22-09-2021 04:41 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Futures Rise On Evergrande News After Market Rally Fizzles; China, Fed Meeting In Focus  Investor's Business DailyStocks finish mixed with Fed meeting on tap  Fox BusinessA rollercoaster ride - MarketPulseMarketPulse  MarketPulseEvergrande crisis and the U.S. debt-ceiling showdown could give stock investors a buying opportunity  MarketWatchWall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• La Palma volcano update: Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, La Palma: 1.54 square km have covered by lava flows - VolcanoDiscovery

  22-09-2021 04:39 via news.google.com
  La Palma volcano update: Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, La Palma: 1.54 square km have covered by lava flows  VolcanoDiscoveryLIVE: Lava spews from volcano on Spain's La Palma island  ReutersLava Flows Into Pool After Volcano Erupts on Canary Islands  Inside EditionSpain's La Palma Island shaken by earthquakes as lava approaches towns  Fox NewsLa Palma volcano engulfs village minutes after residents flee their homes - BBC News  BBC NewsView Full C
  
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• Brazilian health minister tests positive for Covid-19 while in New York for UN meeting - CNN

  22-09-2021 04:38 via news.google.com
  Brazilian health minister tests positive for Covid-19 while in New York for UN meeting  CNNBrazil's unvaccinated president had to eat pizza on NYC sidewalk  New York Post 'Isolated' but defiant, Brazil's Bolsonaro defends handling of Covid and climate at UN  CNNBolsonaro's Rejection of Covid Vaccine Creates Awkwardness in N.Y.  The New York TimesIs this the beginning of the end for Jair Bolsonaro?  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns

  22-09-2021 04:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
  
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• New Covid variant found in Kentucky nursing home has deadly mutations that could evade virus antibodies... - The US Sun

  22-09-2021 04:11 via news.google.com
  New Covid variant found in Kentucky nursing home has deadly mutations that could evade virus antibodies...  The US SunA COVID-19 booster shot that could protect against multiple variants at once is being tested in humans for the first time  Yahoo NewsCan vaccinated folks carry the new variants of COVID-19?  Good Morning AmericaNew COVID variant: What is the R.1 variant? Is it dangerous?  Deseret NewsHear Dr. Fauci's prediction for when kids can get vaccina
  
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• Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, Australia - CNN

  22-09-2021 04:10 via news.google.com
  Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, Australia  CNNA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne, no tsunami threat issued  CNBC5.8-magnitude earthquake hits near Melbourne, Australia | ABC7  ABC7Windsor's Betty's Burgers Substantially Damaged by This Morning's Earthquake  BroadsheetQuake info: Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: Nillumbik Shire, 29 km northeast of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sep 22, 2021 10:00 am (GMT +10) - 4
  
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• Coroner: Body found in Wyoming is Gabby Petito; homicide is initial determination for manner of death - News 12 Bronx

  22-09-2021 04:03 via news.google.com
  
  Coroner: Body found in Wyoming is Gabby Petito; homicide is initial determination for manner of death  News 12 BronxGabby Petito's remains found in Wyoming, FBI confirms 'homicide'  Fox NewsSearch for Brian Laundrie in Florida preserve wraps up for the day  New York Post Gabby Petito’s van apparently captured on video by bloggers  South Florida Sun SentinelGabby Petito's "Odd" Final Text to Her Mom Revealed | E! News  E! NewsView Full Cover
  
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• China Evergrande unit to make $35.9 mln onshore coupon payment on Sept 23 - Reuters

  22-09-2021 03:59 via news.google.com
  
  China Evergrande unit to make $35.9 mln onshore coupon payment on Sept 23  ReutersEvergrande Misses Two Debt Payments  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceChina's Evergrande Crisis Could Drag Down Tether And Other Cryptocurrencies: CNBC After Hours  CNBC TelevisionWhen the stock market pulls back, keep buying — especially these five companies  MarketWatchThe knock-on effects of the Evergrande affair  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• Amid drought, Southern California lags in water conservation - Los Angeles Times

  22-09-2021 03:53 via news.google.com
  
  Amid drought, Southern California lags in water conservation  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Earthquake Hits Southeast Australia, Damaging Buildings in Melbourne - The New York Times

  22-09-2021 03:46 via news.google.com
  Earthquake Hits Southeast Australia, Damaging Buildings in Melbourne  The New York TimesMagnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, Australia  CNN5.9 earthquake causes some damage in Australia, no injuries  ABC NewsWindsor's Betty's Burgers, on Chapel Street, Substantially Damaged by This Morning's Earthquake  BroadsheetAustralia rocked by rare, powerful earthquake  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Willie Garson, Sex and the City and White Collar actor, dies at 57 - The Guardian

  22-09-2021 03:35 via news.google.com
  Willie Garson, Sex and the City and White Collar actor, dies at 57  The GuardianWillie Garson, 'Sex and the City' star, dead at 57  Fox NewsSex and the City Star Willie Garson Dead at 57  PEOPLE‘Sex and the City’ star Willie Garson dies at 57  Yahoo EntertainmentWillie Garson, 'Sex and the City' actor, dead at 57  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Moon’s Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail – Powerful New Radar Technology Will Reveal Secrets of the Solar System

  22-09-2021 03:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) have released a new high-resolution...
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• Canadian Conservative leader tested leftward shift against Trudeau. Will the new course stick? - POLITICO

  22-09-2021 02:55 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian Conservative leader tested leftward shift against Trudeau. Will the new course stick?  POLITICOTrudeau stays in power but falls short of majority in Canada election – BBC News  BBC NewsJustin Trudeau's early election gamble backfires in Canada but he clings onto power  CNNOpinion | Canada's non-tyranny of the non-majority  The Washington PostOpinion: We've entered the era of cooperative skepticism as voters signal Trudeau's third term must b
  
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