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• Scientists May Have Unlocked Function of Mysterious Structure Found on Neurons in the Brain

  12-11-2021 23:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Unusual clusters on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots” that activate gene transcription, allowing neurons to produce crucial proteins. For 30 years, mysterious clusters of proteins found...
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• Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash

  12-11-2021 22:36
  
  State police say a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey
  
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• Unexpected Discovery: Vascular Defects Appear to Underlie the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease

  12-11-2021 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In an unexpected discovery, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson’s...
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• Understanding the Mysterious Hum That Tortures a Select Few

  12-11-2021 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A small percentage of people are troubled by a low-frequency hum that the rest of us can’t hear. But researchers aren’t sure why.
  
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• Hubble Captures the Unusual Shredded Remains of a Massive Cosmic Explosion

  12-11-2021 21:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  These cosmic ribbons of gas have been left behind by a titanic stellar explosion called a supernova. DEM L249 is thought to be the remnant...
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• Fight over US wolf protections heads to federal courtroom

  12-11-2021 20:30
  
  U.S. government attorneys are set to appear before a federal judge to defend a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country
  
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• They were not charged with any crimes. Baltimore police still took their phones.

  12-11-2021 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Four people are suing the Baltimore Police Department over what they say are illegal seizures of their personal property, including cash, clothing and cellphones.
  
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• Stanford Uses AI To Make Holographic Displays Look Even More Like Real Life

  12-11-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Virtual and augmented reality headsets are designed to place wearers directly into other environments, worlds, and experiences. While the technology is already popular among consumers...
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• A Large Asteroid Will Pass by Earth This Week – Is It a Threat to the Planet?

  12-11-2021 19:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Recent weeks have witnessed a series of medium-to-large-sized asteroids cross paths with Earth’s orbit. The largest of the pack – asteroid 2004 UE – is...
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• “Replication Proteins” – New Target for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

  12-11-2021 18:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Next-generation vaccines for Covid-19 should aim to induce an immune response against ‘replication proteins’, essential for the very earliest stages of the viral cycle, concludes...
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• Satellite Monitoring of Greenland Ice Melting Highlights Increasing Global Flood Risk

  12-11-2021 17:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and intense over the past 40 years, raising sea levels and...
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• Covid vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates — then scrambling to 'undo' their shots

  12-11-2021 17:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr.
  
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• MIT Engineers’ Major Advance in Creating a New Family of Semiconductor Materials

  12-11-2021 16:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ultrastable and made of inexpensive, nontoxic elements, chalcogenide perovskites could find applications in solar cells, lighting, and more. MIT engineers report creating the first high-quality...
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• As Vaccine Mandates Spread, Italy Shows What To Expect

  12-11-2021 15:43 via technocracy.news
  
  Medical Technocrats in Big Pharma have government leaders eating out of their hand as lockdowns and mandates expand for yet another season. People of the world are being levered into taking the shot, whether they want to or not, by disallowing personal freedom and privileges on a mass scale. ⁃ TN EditorItaly last month took a groundbreaking step for a Western democracy: Requiring the nation’s workers — public and private — to get government-issued health passes. The
  
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• Singapore: No Free Healthcare For Those “Unvaccinated By Choice”

  12-11-2021 15:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Singapore’s health system is more complicated than “free” but it has opened pandora’s box to turn all those “unvaccinated by choice” into second class citizens. This is a not-so-subtle effort to force compliance. If personal health choices become the standard to judge who gets health care, then bodily sanctity is gone. ⁃ TN EditorSingapore’s government announced Monday that it would no longer cover the healthcare costs of unvaccinated COV
  
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• Whitehead: Metaverse Is ‘Freedom’ Meted Out By Technological Tyrants

  12-11-2021 15:08 via technocracy.news
  
  For anyone looking forward to experiencing the Metaverse, you have been warned. If you let your children participate in the Metaverse, you have been warned. If you think it’s just a game, an educational tool or a place for cheap entertainment, you have been warned. The Metaverse is a place where souls will be trapped and enslaved. ⁃ TN Editor“The term metaverse, like the term meritocracy, was coined in a sci fi dystopia novel written as cautionary tale. Then techies t
  
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• Whiitehead: Metaverse Is ‘Freedom’ Meted Out By Technological Tyrants

  12-11-2021 15:08 via technocracy.news
  
  For anyone looking forward to experiencing the Metaverse, you have been warned. If you let your children participate in the Metaverse, you have been warned. If you think it’s just a game, an educational tool or a place for cheap entertainment, you have been warned. The Metaverse is a place where souls will be trapped and enslaved. ⁃ TN Editor“The term metaverse, like the term meritocracy, was coined in a sci fi dystopia novel written as cautionary tale. Then techies t
  
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• Regenerative Medicine Breakthrough: “Dancing Molecules” Successfully Repair Severe Spinal Cord Injuries

  12-11-2021 15:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks. Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules”...
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• America is hiring a record number of robots

  12-11-2021 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  Companies in North America added a record number of robots in the first nine months of this year as they rushed to speed up assembly lines and struggled to add human workers.
  
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• Strange Quasiparticles – Called Anyons – May Be Useful in Future Quantum Computers

  12-11-2021 14:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers Show New Strategy for Detecting Non-Conformist Particles Called Anyons By observing how strange particles called anyons dissipate heat, researchers have shown that they can...
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• Indoor Air Purifiers Fall Short on Removing Volatile Organic Compounds – And Produce Their Own Pollutants

  12-11-2021 13:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Comparison of four oxidation-based cleaners suggests the devices produce their own pollutants and vary in effectiveness. Consumer-grade air cleaners that promise to reduce indoor levels...
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• AstraZeneca is starting to profit from sales of its Covid-19 vaccine - CNN

  12-11-2021 12:52 via news.google.com
  AstraZeneca is starting to profit from sales of its Covid-19 vaccine  CNNAstraZeneca starts to make modest profit from COVID-19 vaccine  ReutersAstraZeneca to book modest profit from coronavirus vaccine  ABC NewsAstraZeneca Plans to Start Selling Covid-19 Vaccines at Profit  The Wall Street JournalAstraZeneca vaccine turns profitable  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Elon Musk taunts Tesla rival Rivian after its blockbuster market debut - CNBC

  12-11-2021 12:28 via news.google.com
  
  Elon Musk taunts Tesla rival Rivian after its blockbuster market debut  CNBCIt’s bizarro world in the auto industry, again  Yahoo FinanceRivian founder R.J. Scaringe is worth $2.2 billion after his company's two-day IPO pop  CNBCRivian, the Government Unicorn  The Wall Street JournalRivian's $100 Billion Debut Is All About Amazon  Crain's Chicago BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Number of migrants crossing Channel to UK hits new daily record - BBC News

  12-11-2021 12:24 via news.google.com
  
  Number of migrants crossing Channel to UK hits new daily record  BBC NewsDaily migrants crossing Channel to UK set to hit record  The Washington PostThree people missing after trying to cross Channel to UK in kayaks  The GuardianMigrant crossings: Almost 700 cross the English Channel  BBC NewsNearly 1,000 migrants cross English Channel to reach UK in new daily record  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Xbox Design Lab controllers have rubberized grips and metallic finishes again - The Verge

  12-11-2021 12:21 via news.google.com
  
  Xbox Design Lab controllers have rubberized grips and metallic finishes again  The VergeXbox Design Labs Adds New Custom Controller Options  ComicBook.comXbox Design Lab offers rubberised grips, new "Inspired by" designs, and more  TrueAchievementsXbox Design Lab controller option explosion just made your decision even tougher  SlashGearThe Xbox Design Lab adds rubberized grips, metal accents, new colors, and more  Windows CentralView Full Covera
  
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• SpaceX will launch 53 Starlink satellites Saturday after weather scrubs flight. How to watch live. - Space.com

  12-11-2021 12:21 via news.google.com
  
  SpaceX will launch 53 Starlink satellites Saturday after weather scrubs flight. How to watch live.  Space.comSpaceX scrubs Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral - NASASpaceFlight.com  NASASpaceflight.comLive coverage: SpaceX ready to launch more Starlink satellites Friday morning – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight NowFalcon 9 liftoff scrubbed; Satellite launch rescheduled  WESH 2 OrlandoUpdates: SpaceX scrubs Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral due to weat
  
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• Johnson & Johnson Plans to Split Into Two Public Companies - The Wall Street Journal

  12-11-2021 12:15 via news.google.com
  
  Johnson & Johnson Plans to Split Into Two Public Companies  The Wall Street JournalJ&J plans to split into two companies, separating consumer products and pharmaceutical businesses  CNBCJohnson & Johnson is breaking up Band-Aids and pharmaceuticals  CNNJohnson & Johnson plans to split into two companies  The Detroit NewsJohnson & Johnson to split into 2 publicly traded companies  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Here's what Joe Biden can -- and can't -- do to fight inflation - CNN

  12-11-2021 12:01 via news.google.com
  
  Here's what Joe Biden can -- and can't -- do to fight inflation  CNNBiden acknowledges rising inflation while promoting infrastructure deal  CBS NewsBiden Says Spending Bill Will Slow Inflation. But When?  The New York TimesOpinion | Biden Says He Takes Inflation Seriously. He’s Not Acting Like It.  POLITICOWhat Can Joe Biden Do About Inflation, Really?  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Cam Newton joining the Panthers is good news for the Patriots - Pats Pulpit

  12-11-2021 12:00 via news.google.com
  
  Cam Newton joining the Panthers is good news for the Patriots  Pats PulpitCam Newton signs deal to rejoin Carolina Panthers  ESPNWhy the Cam Newton-Panthers reunion is a bad idea for Carolina  Sporting NewsReunited: Panthers, QB Cam Newton agree to terms following Sam Darnold injury  Yahoo SportsStephen A. reacts to Cam Newton meeting with the Panthers to possibly rejoin the team | First Take  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Belarus threatens to choke off EU gas supply over border dispute - CNBC

  12-11-2021 11:53 via news.google.com
  
  Belarus threatens to choke off EU gas supply over border dispute  CNBCEurope Weighs Border Walls as Migrants Mass in Belarus at Poland’s Frontier  The Wall Street JournalEast-West Clash Over Belarus Migrant Crisis Spills Into U.N. Security Council  The New York TimesOpinion | The leader of Belarus is provoking a border crisis. He must be stopped.  The Washington PostThe Escalating Cost of Europe's Border Crisis  BloombergView Full Coverage
  
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• DAVINCI: NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry and Imaging - SciTechDaily

  12-11-2021 11:51 via news.google.com
  DAVINCI: NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry and Imaging  SciTechDailySoar through Venus' atmosphere with this NASA Davinci mission preview video  CNETNASA's DAVINCI Mission to Venus Launching in 2029, Will 'Address Long-Standing Questions About Earth's Sister Planet' | Technology News  Gadgets 360New NASA video takes you plummeting through Venus' atmosphere  Space.comMeet VMS: The briefcase-sized chemistry lab headed
  
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• Miami Dolphins stun Baltimore Ravens in upset victory on Thursday Night Football - CNN

  12-11-2021 11:46 via news.google.com
  
  Miami Dolphins stun Baltimore Ravens in upset victory on Thursday Night Football  CNNRavens join list of contenders with bad losses, look horrible in defeat to Dolphins  Yahoo SportsMike Preston: Ravens’ inexcusable loss to Dolphins shows they’re not serious contenders yet | COMMENTARY  Baltimore SunMiracles happen: Dominant defense, Tua off the bench help Dolphins stun Ravens, 22-10 | Opinion  Miami HeraldDolphins vs. Ravens score: Miami's suf
  
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• Chinese shoppers spend $139 billion during Singles' Day fest

  12-11-2021 11:42
  
  Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year’s record even though consumer spending slowed amid economic uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Sky Glass is a gilded cage you pay to be locked inside - Engadget

  12-11-2021 11:31 via news.google.com
  
  Sky Glass is a gilded cage you pay to be locked inside  EngadgetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Instagram offers creators up to $35,000 to post videos to its TikTok clone - The Verge

  12-11-2021 11:29 via news.google.com
  
  Instagram offers creators up to $35,000 to post videos to its TikTok clone  The VergeInstagram adds TikTok-like Text-to-Speech and Voice Effects tools to Reels  TechCrunchInstagram takes on TikTok with new text-to-speech feature and voice effects  9to5MacInstagram introduces text-to-speech and voice effects for Reels  EngadgetInstagram is offering huge bonuses for posting on Reels, its TikTok clone  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden and China’s Xi to Hold Virtual Summit on Monday - The Wall Street Journal

  12-11-2021 11:23 via news.google.com
  
  Biden and China’s Xi to Hold Virtual Summit on Monday  The Wall Street JournalXi is expected to invite Biden to the Beijing Winter Olympics, sources say  CNBCBiden expected to hold virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday  CNNBiden and China's Xi to hold virtual summit Monday: reports | TheHill  The HillBiden, China's Xi expected to meet virtually on Monday - sources  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Explosion at mosque during Friday prayers in eastern Afghanistan - CNN

  12-11-2021 11:21 via news.google.com
  
  Explosion at mosque during Friday prayers in eastern Afghanistan  CNNAfghanistan: Mosque in Nangarhar province hit by blast  Al Jazeera EnglishBomb blast at mosque in Afghanistan injures 15 people  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Atlanta topped nation’s metro areas for inflation in October - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

  12-11-2021 11:21 via news.google.com
  Atlanta topped nation’s metro areas for inflation in October   The Atlanta Journal ConstitutionHow big of a threat is the soaring global inflation? | DW News  DW NewsWhy is US inflation so high, and when will it begin to subside?  Fox BusinessWe need to talk about the real reason behind US inflation  The GuardianOpinion | Putting Current Inflation in the Proper Perspective  Common DreamsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Japan's Toshiba spins off energy, computer device units

  12-11-2021 11:12
  
  Embattled Japanese technology conglomerate Toshiba is restructuring to improve its competitiveness, spinning off its energy infrastructure and computer devices businesses
  
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• The USA-Mexico rivalry returns for real in Cincinnati - The Guardian

  12-11-2021 11:02 via news.google.com
  The USA-Mexico rivalry returns for real in Cincinnati  The GuardianUSMNT's Berhalter on Mexico: Two trophies didn't seem to have earned their respect  ESPNINSIDE THE LINES: USMNT in Cincinnati  U.S. SoccerAs the USMNT-Mexico rivalry reignites, an era also ends  Yahoo SportsUSA vs. Mexico: Three fresh faces who could help USMNT soccer during World Cup qualifying  CBSSports.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• You can now order Taylor Swift's favorite Starbucks drink - CNN

  12-11-2021 11:00 via news.google.com
  
  You can now order Taylor Swift's favorite Starbucks drink  CNNTaylor Swift: Red (Taylor’s Version) review – getting back together with a classic  The GuardianTaylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)  TaylorSwiftVEVORanking the Songs on Taylor Swift's 'Red'  TIME‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ Makes a Classic Even Better  Rolling StoneView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra increasingly looks like the Galaxy Note 22 in all but name - TechRadar

  12-11-2021 10:57 via news.google.com
  
  Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra increasingly looks like the Galaxy Note 22 in all but name  TechRadarA base Galaxy S22 and two Ultra models could’ve made Samsung fans happier  SamMobileSamsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra may be even more Note-like than we thought  PhoneArenaSamsung Galaxy S22 Series may feature a 10MP selfie camera once again  PocketnowGalaxy S22 Ultra’s design is closer to Galaxy Note than Galaxy S series  SamMobileView Full Coverag
  
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• Chinese state newspaper blasts 'worship of turnover' after Alibaba's Singles Day

  12-11-2021 10:39 via cnn.com
  
  The focus of China's Singles' Day shopping festival should shift from a "traffic and sales war" to one of science and technology, a state-backed newspaper said on Friday, describing the "worship of turnover" as incompatible with China's new development path.
  
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• New draft of COP26 agreement includes weakened but unprecedented language on fossil fuels - CNN

  12-11-2021 10:32 via news.google.com
  
  New draft of COP26 agreement includes weakened but unprecedented language on fossil fuels  CNNCOP26 climate talks back off from call to end all coal use  NBC NewsWhat the U.N. climate summit achieved — and what it didn't  Los Angeles TimesCOP26 Draft Deal Treads Fine Line to Spur Climate Action  U.S. News & World ReportCop26 live: new draft tentatively welcomed as negotiations enter final day  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• As criticism of GOP infrastructure bill backers grows louder, McCarthy stays quiet - NBC News

  12-11-2021 10:30 via news.google.com
  As criticism of GOP infrastructure bill backers grows louder, McCarthy stays quiet  NBC NewsDems push resolution to censure Gosar over violent cartoon depicting AOC, Biden  Fox NewsGOP leaders say little to condemn violent political rhetoric  Yahoo NewsWhere is GOP outrage at violent video House Republican shared of AOC ?  Chicago Sun-TimesStar Editorial: Rep. Gosar's 'creativity' is disturbing | Subscriber | tucson.com  Arizona Daily StarView Fu
  
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• Can world's climate target and India's development coexist?

  12-11-2021 09:14
  
  No country will see energy needs grow faster in coming decades than India, and even under the most optimistic projections part of that demand will have to be met with dirty coal power — a key source of heat-trapping carbon emissions
  
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• China's top chipmaker just lost a quarter of its board overnight

  12-11-2021 09:04 via cnn.com
  
  SMIC, China's leading chipmaker, is going through another massive leadership shake-up.
  
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• Austria threatens to lockdown the unvaccinated amid infection surge - The Washington Post

  12-11-2021 08:33 via news.google.com
  Austria threatens to lockdown the unvaccinated amid infection surge  The Washington PostAustria on verge of placing millions of unvaccinated people in lockdown, as chancellor slams 'shameful' shot uptake  CNNCovid-19 Pandemic: Live Updates and News for Nov. 12, 2021  BloombergAustria has the right idea – put the unvaccinated in lockdown  The IndependentAustria province to place millions of unvaccinated people in Covid lockdown  The Guardian
  
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• Adele recalls being ‘devastated’ and ‘embarrassed’ by her divorce - Fox News

  12-11-2021 07:36 via news.google.com
  
  Adele recalls being ‘devastated’ and ‘embarrassed’ by her divorce  Fox NewsAdele Reveals She Was ‘F–king Devastated’ by Her Divorce—Here’s the Real Reason They Split  Yahoo LifestyleWhy Adele AVOIDED Being Friends With J.Law & Nicole Richie | Daily Pop | E! News  E! NewsAdele Says Simon Konecki Divorce 'Devastated' and 'Embarrassed' Her: 'You Feel Like You Didn't Do a Good Job'  PEOPLEAdele on the P
  
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• COP26 negotiators scramble to turn promises into action on the final day of climate talks - CNBC

  12-11-2021 07:20 via news.google.com
  
  COP26 negotiators scramble to turn promises into action on the final day of climate talks  CNBCChina and India among 22 nations calling for key section to be cut from COP26 agreement  CNNCOP26 climate deal negotiations: Live updates  The Washington PostAt COP26 (and everywhere) the pace of climate action is the problem | TheHill  The HillThe Guardian view on the Cop26 draft outcome: raise the bar  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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