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• US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in Idaho

  24-09-2021 23:30
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho
  
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• Combo Therapy Cuts Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by More Than 50%

  24-09-2021 23:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Benefits are consistent at different blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels, and with or without diabetes, but larger benefits may occur in older people. A combination...
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• Blowing Up Over 20 Different Medieval Gunpowder Recipes

  24-09-2021 22:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutionizing warfare as...
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches agreement with US to resolve fraud charges

  24-09-2021 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the US Department of Justice on Friday entered an agreement to defer prosecution of US charges against her until late 2022, after which point the charges could be dropped. The deal will allow her to return to China, and could bring to an end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• 1 million Minnesotans eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  24-09-2021 21:59 via news.google.com
  
  1 million Minnesotans eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot  Minneapolis Star TribuneNew Mexico finalizing distribution plan for Pfizer booster shots  KOBBoosters needed to protect workers - CDC director  ReutersMajor chains, local pharmacies offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots  WRAL.comMinnesota to start giving COVID-19 booster shots: Who is eligible  FOX 9View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei exec resolves criminal charges in deal with US

  24-09-2021 20:25
  
  A top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies has reached a deal with the Justice Department that enables her to resolve criminal fraud charges against her and to return to China
  
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• Something Big Just Crashed Into Jupiter!

  24-09-2021 19:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In 1994, the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) impacted Jupiter, which had captured the comet shortly before (and broken apart by its gravity). The event became...
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• Lawyer says Huawei executive's US prosecution to be deferred, resolving case that roiled relations with China

  24-09-2021 19:43
  Lawyer says Huawei executive's US prosecution to be deferred, resolving case that roiled relations with China
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou expected to plead guilty to US charges

  24-09-2021 18:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear in a Brooklyn court Friday to plead guilty to US charges as part of a deal that would allow her to return to China, a person briefed on the matter told CNN. The plea would end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• White House steps up work on what to do about thawing Arctic

  24-09-2021 18:47
  The White House is stepping up its work to figure out what to do about a rapidly thawing Arctic
  
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• Earless Worms Can “Listen” – Sense Sound Waves Through Their Skin

  24-09-2021 18:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Common model species can sense sound waves without ears, providing a new tool for studying auditory sensation. A species of roundworm that is widely used...
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• Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine

  24-09-2021 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The prizes are given annually, and many winners often go on to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
  
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• 2021 Lasker Awards Honor Work in mRNA Vaccines, Neuroscience and More

  24-09-2021 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The prizes are given annually, and many winners often go on to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
  
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• Statisticians Reveal the Number of Serial Killers That Were Never Caught During The 20th Century

  24-09-2021 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some prolific serial killers almost certainly die before they can be caught. Now a new statistical analysis reveals just how many evade justice in this way.
  
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• Scientists Are First in the World To Watch Plants “Drink” Water in Real-Time

  24-09-2021 17:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists at the University of Nottingham have become the first in the world to find a way to observe how plant roots take in and...
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• What experts think about TikTok's new mental health features

  24-09-2021 17:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  “If we’re going to have social media platforms ... we are responsible for keeping them as safe as we possibly can," one expert said.
  
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• China declares all cryptocurrency transactions illegal

  24-09-2021 16:49
  
  China’s central bank has declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money
  
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• Next Generation Reservoir Computing: A New Way To Solve the “Hardest of the Hard” Computer Problems

  24-09-2021 16:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A relatively new type of computing that mimics the way the human brain works was already transforming how scientists could tackle some of the most...
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• Port of Houston target of suspected nation-state hack

  24-09-2021 16:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  A major U.S. port was the target last month of suspected nation-state hackers, according to officials.
  
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• Climate vs. Weather: What’s the Difference? 

  24-09-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Climate-change deniers often exploit confusion about these terms to muddy the waters about the science of global warming. Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• iPhone 13 is now on sale in stores. Here are the best deals we've found - CNET

  24-09-2021 15:57 via news.google.com
  iPhone 13 is now on sale in stores. Here are the best deals we've found  CNETThis weekend's best Apple deals: iPhone, AirPods, Apple Watch, iPads and more  TechRadar[Update: Sep. 25] Apple iOS 15/iPadOS 15 update bugs/issues tracker: Reported, acknowledged, & fixed  PiunikaWebIn iOS 15, you can finally FaceTime between Android and iPhone. Here's how to do it  CNETHow to get iOS 15 — snag all the cool new iPhone updates  Laptop MagView F
  
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• 'Vigilante treatments': Anti-vaccine groups push people to leave ICUs

  24-09-2021 15:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Anti-vaccine Facebook groups have a new message for their community members: don’t go to the emergency room, and get your loved ones out of intensive care.
  
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• Looming Extinction Crisis: If Endangered Primates Disappear, So Will Their Parasites. That’s Actually a Problem

  24-09-2021 15:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The extinction crisis looming for monkeys, apes and their kin could have even greater ripple effects on the tiny underappreciated species that set up camp...
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• The iPhone 13 hits shelves

  24-09-2021 15:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple officially launched its next-generation iPhone 13 line on Friday, with four new smartphones hitting shelves and shipping to customers who secured their orders early.
  
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• Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings

  24-09-2021 14:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The latest battle in office life may be over whether or not to keep the camera on during virtual meetings.
  
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• Bitcoin takes a hit as China declares all cryptocurrency transactions illegal

  24-09-2021 13:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  The decision was made "in order to safeguard people's properties and maintain economic, financial and social order," the People's Bank of China has said.
  
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• Biden official reveals the failure behind America's epic chip shortage

  24-09-2021 13:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The shortage of computer chips is raising the price of new and used cars, delaying shipments of electronics and holding back the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alibaba was building a media empire. Now it's dumping Chinese TV shares

  24-09-2021 12:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Alibaba is dumping its shares in one of China's largest TV broadcasters just months after it bought them, as the company comes under growing pressure from a government campaign to rein in Big Tech's power and influence.
  
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• Chris Pratt, Jack Black to star in new Super Mario Bros movie - BBC News

  24-09-2021 10:51 via news.google.com
  
  Chris Pratt, Jack Black to star in new Super Mario Bros movie  BBC NewsChris Pratt Will Voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. Movie  IGNChris Pratt and Charlie Day headline the Mario Bros. movie in 2022  Yahoo TechChris Pratt is not the Mario we need right now, but he's apparently the one we deserve  MashableThe Super Mario Movie Coming In 2022 Has Quite The Cast  KotakuView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Baby On Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Cover Begs Them To Nix Genitalia Pic for 30th - TMZ

  24-09-2021 10:00 via news.google.com
  Baby On Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Cover Begs Them To Nix Genitalia Pic for 30th  TMZNirvana - Breed (Live At Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1991)  NirvanaVEVONevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world  BBC NewsNirvana's Nevermind Getting New 30th Anniversary Reissue  PitchforkNirvana's "In Bloom" Music Theory Explained  StereogumView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Woman Suing Nicki Minaj & Husband Says Fans Sending Threats Over 'Real' Talk - TMZ

  24-09-2021 09:40 via news.google.com
  Woman Suing Nicki Minaj & Husband Says Fans Sending Threats Over 'Real' Talk  TMZVaccine Mandates and Nicki Minaj  PowerfulJREDo we give celebrities too much influence?  FOX 26 HoustonExtremely Online: The Fight Against COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation : 1A  NPRNicki Minaj's Tale of a Tragic Testicular Condition is Likely From an STD, Not the COVID-19 Vaccine  Showbiz Cheat SheetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China Evergrande, facing collapse under debt mountain, stays silent on missed payment - The Washington Post

  24-09-2021 09:26 via news.google.com
  China Evergrande, facing collapse under debt mountain, stays silent on missed payment  The Washington PostEvergrande seeks to reassure investors | DW Business  DW NewsChina Property Market at 'Darkest Moment Before Dawn': AllianceBernstein  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceAmerica Risks an ‘Evergrande Moment’  The Wall Street JournalEvergrande's crisis highlights China's shortcomings  The EconomistView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary - The New York Times

  24-09-2021 08:50 via news.google.com
  
  Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary  The New York Times
  
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• Taliban Founder Says Executions And Amputations Will Resume - NPR

  24-09-2021 07:11 via news.google.com
  Taliban Founder Says Executions And Amputations Will Resume  NPRTaliban founder says strict punishment, amputations to return to Afghanistan  Fox NewsTaliban: Executions and strict punishments will return  AxiosSenior Taliban official: Executions, amputations to resume  TRT WorldThe Taliban is bringing back executions and cutting off hands as punishment after retaking control of Afghanistan  Yahoo! VoicesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Why Are So Many of Us Afraid of Our Thoughts?

  24-09-2021 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Research suggests daydreaming can bring multiple benefits to the human mind and body. And yet, many humans resist it.
  
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• The Butterfly Effect: How Humans Made the Xerces Blue Go Extinct

  24-09-2021 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The last time anyone saw the blue butterfly alive was in the 1940s. Since then, it has sparked a large insect conservation movement.
  
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• Maricopa County: Draft of Cyber Ninjas election review says Biden won - NBC News

  24-09-2021 06:19 via news.google.com
  Maricopa County: Draft of Cyber Ninjas election review says Biden won  NBC NewsDraft report from partisan Arizona review confirms Biden defeated Trump in Maricopa County last November  CNNRepublican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election  The New York TimesDon't expect to find proof of the 'Crime of the Century' in Arizona's audit  The Arizona RepublicArizona's Criticized Election Review Nears End, but Copycats Are Just Getting Started &
  
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• US-China policy: Biden is bringing together Japan, Australia and India to stare down China - CNN

  24-09-2021 06:17 via news.google.com
  US-China policy: Biden is bringing together Japan, Australia and India to stare down China  CNNAs Biden hosts first Quad summit at the White House, India brings enthusiasm and questions  The Washington PostTensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement  Associated PressFor Japan, India, Australia and America, the Quad Isn't Enough  BloombergFixing the submarine fiasco  The Boston GlobeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Oldest human footprints in North America found in New Mexico

  24-09-2021 06:15
  
  Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago
  
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• CDC endorses booster shots for millions of Americans, opening a major new phase in US vaccination drive against COVID-19

  24-09-2021 06:10
  CDC endorses booster shots for millions of Americans, opening a major new phase in US vaccination drive against COVID-19
  
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• India's Modi meets Kamala Harris ahead of bilateral talks with Biden and Quad summit - CNBC

  24-09-2021 06:01 via news.google.com
  India's Modi meets Kamala Harris ahead of bilateral talks with Biden and Quad summit  CNBCQUAD Summit 2021: Focus on vaccines, emerging technologies and climate change | WION-USA Direct  WION'Quad' summit is a chance to clarify our Indo-Pacific agenda | TheHill  The HillWith AUKUS for Defence, Quad Can Now Focus on Other Things  The QuintJapan, India leaders oppose China attempt to alter status quo  Kyodo News PlusView Full Coverage on Google New
  
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• 19 deaths, nearly 1600 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday in Utah - KSL.com

  24-09-2021 05:56 via news.google.com
  
  19 deaths, nearly 1600 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday in Utah  KSL.comCity Launches New COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign, Health Professionals Boosting Rates Will Take Time  CBS ChicagoNew Mexico COVID-19 update: 725 new cases, totaling 248,075  KTSM 9 NewsCOVID cases fall, deaths continue to rise in Georgia  11AliveCOVID-19 in Wisconsin: 3,075 new cases; 19 deaths; hospitalizations in Fox Valley increase  WBAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China Sends Fighter Jets to Show Anger at Taiwan Over Trade Deal - Bloomberg

  24-09-2021 05:55 via news.google.com
  China Sends Fighter Jets to Show Anger at Taiwan Over Trade Deal  BloombergTaiwan flags risk if China joins trade pact first  ReutersChina’s Answer to Aukus  The Wall Street JournalOpinion | To contain China, joining the Pacific trade pact might be more effective than new submarines  The Washington PostCPTPP Trade Bloc Shouldn't Welcome China  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Japan's Switch Online Service Gets The Six-Button Sega Mega Drive Controller - Nintendo Life

  24-09-2021 05:45 via news.google.com
  
  Japan's Switch Online Service Gets The Six-Button Sega Mega Drive Controller  Nintendo LifeNintendo Direct announcements - N64 games, Animal Crossing, more  digitalspy.comThe Mario movie casting news nearly caused me to pass out  VentureBeatRare's N64 Classic Banjo-Kazooie Will Be A 'Future Release' For Switch Online  Pure XboxKirby and the Forgotten Land Announced With Gameplay Trailer  GameRantView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 49ers practice report: Elijah Mitchell sits out 2nd straight day - Niners Wire

  24-09-2021 05:42 via news.google.com
  49ers practice report: Elijah Mitchell sits out 2nd straight day  Niners WireNFL Week 3 preview: Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers | Chris Simms Unbuttoned | NBC Sports  NBC SportsMatt LaFleur: 'No ill will' toward Kyle Shanahan after 49ers' offseason interest in Aaron Rodgers  NFL.comPackers: Major concern for offensive line ahead of 49ers test  Lombardi AveWill Deebo Samuel Continue on his Prolific Pace?  Sports IllustratedView Full Cov
  
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• Sam Darnold throws for 300 yards, rushes for 2 TDs as Panthers beat Texans 24-9 - NBC Sports

  24-09-2021 05:18 via news.google.com
  Sam Darnold throws for 300 yards, rushes for 2 TDs as Panthers beat Texans 24-9  NBC SportsCarolina Panthers lose Christian McCaffrey to strained hamstring, Jaycee Horn to broken foot  ESPNPanthers at Texans score: Sam Darnold guides Carolina to 3-0 start, despite loss of Christian McCaffrey  CBSSports.comMcClain: Texans defense came up empty in 24-9 loss to Panthers  Houston Chronicle WR Anthony Miller still confident in Texans' potential for 2021 &n
  
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• Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels - Reuters

  24-09-2021 05:03 via news.google.com
  
  Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels  ReutersVaccine push falling on deaf ears in remote Indigenous communities | COVID-19 | ABC News  ABC News (Australia)Victoria records biggest daily COVID case increase EVER | 7NEWS  7NEWS AustraliaWollongong, Shellharbour COVID lockdown, as it happens  Illawarra MercuryNSW announces 1,043 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths as October 11 firms as date for end of lockdown  
  
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• Marc Anthony Debuts Surprise Romance at Billboard Latin Music Awards - E! NEWS

  24-09-2021 04:59 via news.google.com
  Marc Anthony Debuts Surprise Romance at Billboard Latin Music Awards  E! NEWSBillboard Latin Music Awards 2021 Winners: The Complete List  Yahoo EntertainmentCamila Cabello, Bad Bunny, Rosalia and more arrive at the Latin Billboard Awards  Associated Press2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Photos  Hollywood LifeBillboard to Spotlight Latin Culture and Music in New 'Cultura Clash' Video Series: Details  BillboardView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Our hearts are broken': Body found in Illinois River identified as missing graduate student Jelani Day - USA TODAY

  24-09-2021 04:26 via news.google.com
  'Our hearts are broken': Body found in Illinois River identified as missing graduate student Jelani Day  USA TODAYIllinois coroner identifies body as missing graduate student Jelani Day  CNNBody found in Illinois River is missing ISU grad student Jelani Day, coroner confirms  WGN NewsWatch now: Bloomington police discuss impact of Jelani Day case  Bloomington PantagraphBody Of Missing Grad Student Jelani Day Identified In Illinois  HuffPostView F
  
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• Tampa Bay attorney weighs in of federal arrest warrant, as manhunt underway for Brian Laundrie - WFLA

  24-09-2021 04:19 via news.google.com
  Tampa Bay attorney weighs in of federal arrest warrant, as manhunt underway for Brian Laundrie  WFLASearch for Brian Laundrie  FOX 4 NowBoyfriend of slain Gabby Petito charged with bank card fraud  Yahoo NewsGabby Petito: NewsNation Special Report  WFLAHunt for Brian Laundrie: Federal arrest warrant issued  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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