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• Former lead Virgin Galactic test pilot takes new gig at Blue Origin

  19-10-2021 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Mark "Forger" Stucky, who for six years headed the test pilot program at space company Virgin Galactic before he says he was fired earlier this year, is taking a job with the company's chief competitor, Blue Origin.
  
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• GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry charged with lying to FBI about campaign contributions - NBC News

  19-10-2021 23:32 via news.google.com
  GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry charged with lying to FBI about campaign contributions  NBC NewsGOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry indicted  CNNGOP congressman indicted for lying to the FBI  Yahoo NewsFederal grand jury indicts Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on charges of lying to investigators about campaign contribution  The Washington PostIndictment accused Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI  Lincoln Journal StarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• McAuliffe and Youngkin face early voting pressures in Virginia race - CNN

  19-10-2021 23:24 via news.google.com
  McAuliffe and Youngkin face early voting pressures in Virginia race  CNNRNC targets McAuliffe for controversial remarks regarding children’s education as governor’s race heats up  Fox NewsTerry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic candidate for governor, distances his fortunes from Biden's agenda  Yahoo NewsOpinion | Bruce Butler: Could what's happening in Virginia happen in Colorado?  Summit Daily NewsJonathan Turley: VP Harris' McAuliffe endorsem
  
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• October night skies bring full moon and meteor shower - CNN

  19-10-2021 23:21 via news.google.com
  October night skies bring full moon and meteor shower  CNNOctober's full moon to appear in night sky this week  WFLA News Channel 8Full hunter’s Moon, Orionid meteor shower to peak this week: Here’s how to view  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandA full moon in October will obscure Orionid meteor shower  Reverb MSN MusicOrionid Meteor Shower peaks Wednesday night  WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Angelina Jolie's kids are all grown up, wear her old dresses on 'Eternals' red carpet - Fox News

  19-10-2021 23:19 via news.google.com
  Angelina Jolie's kids are all grown up, wear her old dresses on 'Eternals' red carpet  Fox NewsEternals Featurette - Introducing the Eternals (2021) | Movieclips Trailers  Movieclips TrailersAngelina Jolie makes rare appearance with kids on 'Eternals' red carpet  CNNAngelina Jolie's Daughter Wears Her Dress From 2014 Oscars  Inside EditionAngelina Jolie's Kids Wear Her VINTAGE Looks to Eternals Premiere (Exclusive)  Entertainment TonightView Full
  
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• Sources: Lakers to start Russell Westbrook, Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan in season opener vs. Warriors - Yahoo Sports

  19-10-2021 23:08 via news.google.com
  Sources: Lakers to start Russell Westbrook, Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan in season opener vs. Warriors  Yahoo Sports2021 NBA opening night: Previewing Warriors vs. Lakers | NBA Today  ESPNGolden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Oct 19, 2021 Game - Scores, Stats & Highlights  NBA.comNewcomers Porter, Bjelica key Warriors’ dynamic long-range offense  The Mercury NewsNew Beginnings | Lakers Opening Night 2021  Los Angeles LakersView F
  
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• FBI searches NYC, DC properties in probe of Russian oligarch with ties to Kremlin - ABC News

  19-10-2021 23:00 via news.google.com
  FBI searches NYC, DC properties in probe of Russian oligarch with ties to Kremlin  ABC NewsFBI agents swarm Washington home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska  Yahoo NewsFBI raids D.C. home linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska  ReutersFBI at Russian oligarch's NYC, DC homes for 'law enforcement' action  WABC-TVFBI swarms DC home of Russian billionaire with ties to Putin  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden's climate agenda at risk as Democrats negotiate budget bill - CNBC

  19-10-2021 23:00 via news.google.com
  Biden's climate agenda at risk as Democrats negotiate budget bill  CNBCDems scramble for climate Plan C as Manchin dashes their dreams  POLITICOBiden's pick to run a key bank regulator runs into Democratic resistance in the Senate  CNBCGeorge Pyle: Democrats, give up on DINO Joe Manchin. Work on RINO Mitt Romney.  Salt Lake TribuneOpinion | Biden did not run to stage a revolution. Progressives should stop demanding one.  The Washington PostView F
  
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• 2021 NBA opening night: Previewing Warriors vs. Lakers | NBA Today - ESPN

  19-10-2021 22:45 via news.google.com
  
  2021 NBA opening night: Previewing Warriors vs. Lakers | NBA Today  ESPNSources: Lakers to start Russell Westbrook, Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan in season opener vs. Warriors  Yahoo SportsGolden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Oct 19, 2021 Game - Scores, Stats & Highlights  NBA.comNewcomers Porter, Bjelica key Warriors’ dynamic long-range offense  The Mercury NewsLakers' LeBron James adamant limiting workload won't shield body from injury -
  
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• A drone company is working to airlift dogs stranded by the volcano in La Palma - NPR

  19-10-2021 22:40 via news.google.com
  A drone company is working to airlift dogs stranded by the volcano in La Palma  NPRTrapped by lava: Drone company will try to rescue stranded dogs on La Palma  The Washington PostDrone operator will try to rescue dogs from La Palma volcano  CNNLa Palma eruption: Farmers despair as volcano damages banana crop  Al Jazeera EnglishWhat Being a Volcanologist Is Like  The AtlanticView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SCOTUS won't stop Maine vaccine mandates for health workers - Business Insider

  19-10-2021 22:39 via news.google.com
  SCOTUS won't stop Maine vaccine mandates for health workers  Business InsiderU.S. Supreme Court justice rejects challenge to Maine COVID-19 vaccine mandate  Yahoo NewsSupreme Court won't block vaccine mandate for Maine health care workers | TheHill  The HillBiden's Supreme Court Strategy - Opinion: Potomac Watch - WSJ Podcasts  The Wall Street JournalThe politics of court-packing  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Xbox Game Pass subscriptions miss Microsoft’s target - Axios

  19-10-2021 22:28 via news.google.com
  Xbox Game Pass subscriptions miss Microsoft’s target  AxiosOctober's Rock-Solid Xbox Game Pass Proves Good Things Come To Those Who Wait  KotakuXbox Game Pass Subscriber Growth Slowed Down This Year - IGN  IGNHalo Infinite Campaign Shouldn't Get a Free Pass  GameRantXbox Game Pass For October 2021 Includes 11 More Games  GameSpotView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• CNN anchor John King reveals he has multiple sclerosis - Business Insider

  19-10-2021 22:15 via news.google.com
  CNN anchor John King reveals he has multiple sclerosis  Business InsiderCNN's John King discloses he is immunocompromised  CNNCNN’s John King Reveals That He Has Multiple Sclerosis In On-Air Discussion About Covid-19 Vaccines  DeadlineCNN star reveals he has multiple sclerosis while on the air | TheHill  The HillJohn King: I have multiple sclerosis and I'm grateful you're all vaccinated  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump admonishes Colin Powell the day after his death - MSNBC

  19-10-2021 21:51 via news.google.com
  
  Trump admonishes Colin Powell the day after his death  MSNBCDonald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom  CNNColin Powell kept a picture of the enemy in his office. Here’s why | Opinion  Deseret NewsCallista and Newt Gingrich: Gen. Colin Powell – soldier, statesman, patriot and role model for all Americans  Fox NewsTrump has no idea who Colin Powell really was  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Man charged in Jan. 6 riot stole Capitol officer's hat, wore it on his YouTube channel, officials say - NBC News

  19-10-2021 21:25 via news.google.com
  Man charged in Jan. 6 riot stole Capitol officer's hat, wore it on his YouTube channel, officials say  NBC NewsAccused Capitol rioter stole pieces of china, police gear: feds  InsiderCapitol rioter Darrell Neely stole china, officer's clothes, badge and hat, feds say  The Washington PostUS Capitol Police officer pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice charges in connection with January 6  CNNCapitol riot suspect accused of swiping attacked officer's ha
  
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• Three Bay Area Counties Now In CDC's 'Moderate' Tier for COVID Transmission; California Now Only State In That Tier - SFist

  19-10-2021 21:01 via news.google.com
  
  Three Bay Area Counties Now In CDC's 'Moderate' Tier for COVID Transmission; California Now Only State In That Tier  SFistCDC: Fewer COVID cases being seen for kids  11AliveCalifornia back to 'substantial' level of COVID transmission  KCRA SacramentoAs COVID cases decrease, Carroll again listed as having substantial transmission  Baltimore SunCalif. is among 5 states in CDC's orange tier for substantial COVID spread  SF GateView Full Coverage on
  
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• Instagram Finally Lets You Post From Your Desktop - Gizmodo

  19-10-2021 21:00 via news.google.com
  Instagram Finally Lets You Post From Your Desktop  GizmodoInstagram will let users co-author posts and share likes  The VergeInstagram will finally let you create posts on the desktop  EngadgetInstagram Now Allows Users to Post From Desktop  MacRumorsFinally (finally!) Instagram lets you post videos and photos from desktop  MashableView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NFL power rankings: Giants slip even further after blowout loss to Rams - Big Blue View

  19-10-2021 20:47 via news.google.com
  NFL power rankings: Giants slip even further after blowout loss to Rams  Big Blue ViewNFL Power Rankings Week 7 - 1-32 poll, plus tracking each team's confidence rating  ESPNNFL Power Rankings: The Cardinals Are a Legit Super Bowl Contender  The RingerNFL power rankings: Where do the Bucs land heading into Week 7?  Bucs WireNFL Power Rankings, Week 7: Cardinals reclaim No. 1 spot; Browns stumble out of top 10  NFL.comView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Google unveils its newest smartphones, the first powered by the company’s own chip

  19-10-2021 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Google on Tuesday unveiled the full details of its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones, the first to run on its Google Tensor chip instead of Qualcomm’s
  
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• A Warning That Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Soon Vanish - The New York Times

  19-10-2021 20:25 via news.google.com
  A Warning That Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Soon Vanish  The New York TimesClimate report: Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappear  Associated PressAs Africa's glaciers melt, millions face drought and floods, UN says  ReutersAfrica's only three mountain glaciers could soon disappear due to climate change, UN report says  USA TODAYUN climate report: Africa's rare glaciers to disappear within two decades | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage
  
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• COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

  19-10-2021 20:09
  
  Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated
  
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• How AirPods became Apple's hottest product

  19-10-2021 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Almost immediately after Apple unveiled its new AirPods product in 2016, the memes began. There were photoshopped pictures of electric toothbrushes dangling from ears and jokes about the wireless earbuds resembling miniature hair dryers, oversized plastic earrings and Snoopy.
  
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• Google Pixel 6 lineup with its first custom-made chip goes after the iPhone

  19-10-2021 19:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Google's Pixel smartphones are taking a big step toward becoming a true Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy competitor.
  
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• Cat tests positive for coronavirus in Michigan - MLive.com

  19-10-2021 19:43 via news.google.com
  Cat tests positive for coronavirus in Michigan  MLive.comOpinion | What We Know About Covid-19, the Flu and the Air We Breathe  The New York TimesHow close is Florida to COVID-19 herd immunity?  FOX 13 Tampa BayMichigan cat becomes first pet in state to test positive for virus that causes COVID-19  Yahoo NewsMichigan records first case of COVID-19 in a cat  13 ON YOUR SIDEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Southwest Airlines scraps plans to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave - Fox Business

  19-10-2021 19:18 via news.google.com
  Southwest Airlines scraps plans to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bill Gates was told to stop 'inappropriate' emails with Microsoft employee in 2008, report says

  19-10-2021 19:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Years before Microsoft's board investigated a romantic relationship that founder Bill Gates had with an employee, Gates was told by fellow executives to stop inappropriately emailing with a different employee, Microsoft confirmed on Monday.
  
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• 5 Interesting Facts About Chemist Percy Julian

  19-10-2021 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Percy Julian isn’t a household name, but he should be.
  
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• He took a job with his college buddy's sister, Elizabeth Holmes. Now he's a witness in her trial

  19-10-2021 18:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  To many people a decade or so ago, Elizabeth Holmes was the founder of high-flying blood-testing startup Theranos. To Daniel Edlin, she was the sister of his Duke University college buddy, Christian.
  
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• NFL power rankings head-scratchers: Arizona Cardinals as low as No. 7 entering Week 7 - The Arizona Republic

  19-10-2021 18:22 via news.google.com
  NFL power rankings head-scratchers: Arizona Cardinals as low as No. 7 entering Week 7  The Arizona RepublicNFL Power Rankings Week 7 - 1-32 poll, plus tracking each team's confidence rating  ESPNNFL Power Rankings, Week 7: Cardinals reclaim No. 1 spot; Browns stumble out of top 10  NFL.comNFL Week 7 Power Rankings: Cardinals at No. 1; Packers, Rams, Buccaneers & Cowboys All Move Up  CBS Sports HQEverything You Need to Know About Week 6 of the 2021 NFL
  
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• Sharp-eyed Israeli scuba diver uncovers ancient Crusader sword - New York Post

  19-10-2021 18:20 via news.google.com
  Sharp-eyed Israeli scuba diver uncovers ancient Crusader sword  New York Post Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword  Yahoo NewsCrusader knight's 900-year-old sword discovered by diver  Fox NewsScuba diver finds 900-year-old Crusader sword off the coast of Israel  CNNScuba diver discovers Crusader sword estimated to be 900 years old off Mediterranean coast  Honolulu Star-AdvertiserView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Xbox Mini Fridge Preorders Sell Out Immediately, End Up On eBay - Kotaku

  19-10-2021 18:10 via news.google.com
  Xbox Mini Fridge Preorders Sell Out Immediately, End Up On eBay  KotakuXbox Will Not Announce Any New Games for 20th Anniversary Show  TheGamerMicrosoft is 'definitely not done' acquiring studios  PC GamerScalpers Are Selling Sold Out Xbox Series X Mini Fridge - IGN  IGNWill Halo Infinite Have Cross-Play And Cross Progression ?  GameSpotView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Wow, Xbox Mini Fridge Preorders Sell Out Within 15 Minutes - Kotaku

  19-10-2021 18:10 via news.google.com
  Wow, Xbox Mini Fridge Preorders Sell Out Within 15 Minutes  KotakuXbox Will Not Announce Any New Games for 20th Anniversary Show  TheGamerMicrosoft is 'definitely not done' acquiring studios  PC GamerScalpers Are Selling Sold Out Xbox Series X Mini Fridge - IGN  IGNXbox VR Headset & Experience Further Away Than We Think  Gaming INTELView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Alabama woman nearly killed by COVID while pregnant: ‘It all could have been prevented if I had gotten a vacc - AL.com

  19-10-2021 17:56 via news.google.com
  Alabama woman nearly killed by COVID while pregnant: ‘It all could have been prevented if I had gotten a vacc  AL.comCOVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine  Associated PressCOVID and pregnancy: Women urge vaccines  Associated PressShould Pregnant Women Get a Covid-19 Booster Shot?  The New York TimesDoctor Says Half-Dozen Unvaccinated COVID Patients Have Had Miscarriage or Stillbirth  NewsweekView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• Natural immunity vs. vaccination: Which fights off COVID-19 best? - WPXI Pittsburgh

  19-10-2021 17:45 via news.google.com
  Natural immunity vs. vaccination: Which fights off COVID-19 best?  WPXI PittsburghElks Lodge in Florence providing COVID-19 vaccines  WWLP-22News4 reported adverse reactions out of 1509 pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations — DOH  INQUIRER.netView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• UK courts green investment to fuel carbon-cutting plans

  19-10-2021 17:15
  
  The United Kingdom is hosting a meeting aimed at attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment for green projects in Britain
  
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• Orion: Nasa's Moon ship ready to be attached to rocket - Yahoo News

  19-10-2021 17:06 via news.google.com
  
  Orion: Nasa's Moon ship ready to be attached to rocket  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 5 Mysterious Facts About Sleep Paralysis

  19-10-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Plus: Some techniques to help put your fears to rest.
  
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• Businesses Face $700,000 Fine For Not Forcing Shots On Employees

  19-10-2021 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  The Biden Administration is destroying the supply chain via port traffic, border controls by removing the wall, health by mandating vaccines, consumers with hyper-inflation and is now destroying companies and the labor market. Never have so few done so much to implement a scorched-earth program of economic destruction.
  Or, is this just a necessary step for the Great Reset to “build back better”?
  Technocracy cannot complete its coup d’etat until the existing capital-based econom
  
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• Donald Trump Goes After Colin Powell for 'Big Mistakes on Iraq' in Wake of His Death - Newsweek

  19-10-2021 16:38 via news.google.com
  Donald Trump Goes After Colin Powell for 'Big Mistakes on Iraq' in Wake of His Death  NewsweekDonald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom  CNNEditorial: Colin Powell was a hero, a soldier, and author of a tragic mistake  Houston Chronicle Trump has no idea who Colin Powell really was  NBC NewsOpinion | What if Colin Powell had run for president in 1996?  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• It’s Here: Robot Dogs With Powerful Assault Rifles

  19-10-2021 15:58 via technocracy.news
  
  The government wants your guns but has no problem building frankengun monsters of its own. The dog pictured carries a very potent 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle, which also has a machine gun configuration. A swarm of these armed robots could overwhelm and slaughter dozens of combatants in minutes. ⁃ TN EditorGhost Robotics and SWORD International have teamed up to create a rifle-toting “robot dog.” Called the Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle, or SPUR, the system adds a 6.5mm Creedmoo
  
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• Credit Card Cuts Off Spending When You Reach Your CO2 Limit

  19-10-2021 15:36 via technocracy.news
  
  Doconomy’s vision is Technocracy’s first-born as their website states: “Our understanding of impact is reshaping all commercial activity on earth.” Your life will be data-mined for carbon footprint and your Mastercard will stop working when you exceed the CO2 limit they set for you. ⁃ TN EditorThe company that created a credit card to track your purchases’ CO2 emissions is set to launch a “premium” version of the card that cuts off your spending as
  
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• NASA Selects Gamma-Ray Telescope To Probe Origins of Galactic Positrons, Chart Milky Way Evolution - SciTechDaily

  19-10-2021 15:23 via news.google.com
  NASA Selects Gamma-Ray Telescope To Probe Origins of Galactic Positrons, Chart Milky Way Evolution  SciTechDailyNew NASA telescope will observe star birth and death in the Milky Way's evolution  CNNNASA Selects Gamma-ray Telescope to Chart Milky Way Evolution  NASANASA selects gamma-ray telescope mission for development  SpaceNewsThis $145 million telescope will study the birth, death of stars and formation of chemicals in Milky Way  India TodayV
  
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• Turning Lead Into Gold

  19-10-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The alchemists’ goal of nuclear transmutation has been achieved, but not in the way they thought.
  
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• China says moon rocks offer new clues to volcanic activity

  19-10-2021 12:39
  
  A Chinese researcher says moon rocks brought back to Earth by a robotic spacecraft last year have provided new insights into ancient lunar volcanic activity
  
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• Chinese users have mixed feelings about LinkedIn departure

  19-10-2021 10:48
  
  After nearly seven years in China, LinkedIn says it will stop operating its localized version of the platform, replacing it with a jobs listing site
  
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• Data shows ship crossed over oil pipeline that ruptured

  19-10-2021 05:53
  
  Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline during a January storm
  
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• Automakers step up pace on electric vehicle battery plants

  19-10-2021 05:44
  
  Global automakers are stepping up the pace when it comes to building factories to prepare for what many believe will be a fast-moving transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles
  
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• Three of History’s Most Scandalous Exhumations

  19-10-2021 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Political enemies have long dug up famous figures’ remains as vengeance.
  
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• China calls missile launch 'routine test' of new technology

  19-10-2021 02:46
  
  China says its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be re-used
  
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• We Asked a NASA Technologist: Is There Weather on Mars? [Video]

  19-10-2021 02:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Is there weather on Mars? Short answer: yes! And just like on Earth it varies wildly. Now, thanks to the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, or...
  The post We Asked a NASA Technologist: Is There Weather on Mars? [Video] appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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