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• Scaled-back CES gadget show returns to Las Vegas Strip

  05-01-2022 23:42
  
  Thousands of people have gathered in Las Vegas for a tech conference that’s been scaled back because of COVID-19 precautions
  
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• Africa’s Earliest Human Burial Comes to Light

  05-01-2022 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A 78,000-year-old fossil found on Kenya’s coast suggests that our ancestors interred the deceased with care.
  
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• Blood test may one day predict severe pregnancy complication

  05-01-2022 21:58
  
  A blood test may one day be able to predict whether someone who is pregnant will develop a serious blood pressure disorder months before symptoms show up
  
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• Experts puzzled by continuing South Carolina earthquakes

  05-01-2022 21:35
  More earthquakes have struck near South Carolina’s capital city
  
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• Mysterious Metal Depositions in Bronze Age Europe Were “The Most Ordinary Thing in the World”

  05-01-2022 21:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords, and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. PhD research by...
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• How the U.S. Megadrought Will Affect 2022 and Beyond

  05-01-2022 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  As drought spreads wider than ever across the Western U.S., water rations and other emergency measures have begun.
  
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• NASA's first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon's Alexa

  05-01-2022 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  NASA's Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion spacecraft around the moon. The cabin will be largely empty, save for an a interactive tablet that has been dubbed "Callisto," which will sit propped up to face an astronaut mannequin. Callisto is essentially a touch-screen device that features reconfigured versions of Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, and Cisco's teleconferencing platform WebEx.
  
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• This teen science whiz in Mexico develops app to help her deaf sister communicate

  05-01-2022 20:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  In Mexico, Estrella Salazar, 17, is developing an app to help deaf people like her sister connect with hearing users. The teen science whiz is also a teacher.
  
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• New, High-Resolution Evidence Questions “Whiff of Oxygen” in Earth’s Early History

  05-01-2022 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Analysis of the rock record rules out atmospheric oxygen before the Great Oxygenation Event. Evidence arguing for a “whiff of oxygen” before the Earth’s Great...
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• During a COVID-19 Surge, ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ Involve Excruciating Choices and Impossible Ethical Decisions for Hospital Staff

  05-01-2022 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Amid the latest surge of COVID-19 cases, health care workers yet again are having to make difficult triage decisions in caring for patients.
  
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• Warren, Jayapal blast Google over efforts to "bully" and "sideline" DOJ's top antitrust official

  05-01-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Google must stop attempting to intimidate US antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department, according to two congressional Democrats.
  
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• Helium Bath Splash: Physicists Discover Surprising Phenomenon

  05-01-2022 19:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  While working with helium nanodroplets, scientists at the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics led by Fabio Zappa and Paul Scheier have come across...
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• What Ants Can Teach Humans about Farming

  05-01-2022 18:50 via discovermagazine.com
  
  How tiny fungus farmers made a model of sustainable agriculture.
  
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• New Species Discoveries Grow Earth’s Tree of Life: From the Lowland Forests of Madagascar to Easter Island’s Coral Reefs

  05-01-2022 18:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  California Academy of Sciences Researchers Describe 70 New Species in 2021 In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and...
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• FAST – The World’s Largest Filled-Aperture Radio Telescope – Detects Coherent Interstellar Magnetic Field

  05-01-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Magnetic fields are the essential, but often “secret” ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process of making stars. The secrecy shrouding interstellar magnetic fields...
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• Sony to launch car company to explore electric vehicle market

  05-01-2022 16:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  While best known for consumer electronics devices like the PlayStation game console, Sony soon may start building electric vehicles, as well, or so suggested
  
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• Technocrats Busted: ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Used To Control Population

  05-01-2022 16:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats are apoplectic as their main tool of social engineering has been discovered and fully exposed: “mass formation psychosis”. Google, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook have buried the phrase. Media rants “conspiracy theory”. People are waking up from their contrived delusions.
  Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Mattias Desmet had enough credibility to shake the foundations of Technocracy and send Technocrats everywhere scurrying for cover. After several interviews around the wor
  
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• Walking Is Good, but Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness 3x More

  05-01-2022 15:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  With help from 2,000 Framingham Heart Study participants, BU researchers studied how much being sedentary, walking, and routine exercise impacts fitness. Exercise is healthy. That...
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• The COVID-19 Pandemic: Year 2

  05-01-2022 15:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Vaccines are here. Still, the pandemic rages on.
  
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• Stigmatizing The Unvaccinated: Human Today, Not Human Tomorrow

  05-01-2022 15:36 via technocracy.news
  
  Governments are intensifying their vitriol against the unvaccinated. Trudeau (Canada) says they shouldn’t be tolerated. Macron (France) says he’s “really going to piss them off”. Germany says they are “not human.” Biden (US) says they are the pandemic. If not reversed soon, such rhetoric can easily lead to mass bloodshed. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> In a horrifying altercation, a German police officer denounced the humanity of the unvaccinated. This
  
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• Science in the White House: Has Biden Delivered?

  05-01-2022 15:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The Biden-Harris administrated promised more science in federal policy and the budget. After a year, many of their actions have been limited to the pandemic and conservation rollbacks on Trump policies.
  
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• If You Are A Criminal, FBI Secretly Collected Your Cell Phone GPS Data

  05-01-2022 15:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Anom became a massive “honeypot” sting operation when the company was secretly taken over by the FBI and coopted it to track criminals. While no decent citizen approves of drug smugglers or human trafficers, the FBI has a propensity to declare Constitutionally innocent citizens as criminals.
  This is a slippery slope and proves the point that if you use a cell phone, you have no right to expect that some government agency is not watching your messages and tracking your whereabouts. Fu
  
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• High Levels of Potentially Harmful PFAS Chemicals Found in Anti-Fogging Sprays and Cloths

  05-01-2022 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Products popular among glasses-wearers during masked pandemic. The anti-fogging sprays and cloths many people use to prevent condensation on their eyeglasses when wearing a mask...
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• Sony is gearing up to make an electric car

  05-01-2022 14:30 via cnn.com
  
  Sony has announced plans to launch an electric car company later this year as it unveiled a new sports utility vehicle concept.
  
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• Orion’s Fireplace: Incredible New Image of the Flame Nebula

  05-01-2022 14:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Orion offers you a spectacular firework display to celebrate the holiday season and the new year in this new image from the European Southern Observatory...
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• Exploring Growth Within a Confined Space: Embedding Bacteria in Soft Material Tests Theories

  05-01-2022 13:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Grow a tomato inside a square box, and you’ll end up with a square tomato. It’s an experiment that shows clearly how confinement can influence...
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• Repurposing a Familiar Drug for COVID-19 – May Cut Severe Infection & Reduce Risk of Dying

  05-01-2022 12:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, reduce likelihood of dying from COVID-19. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there’s a need for...
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• Spacecraft Enters the Sun’s Blistering Hot Corona for the First Time in History

  05-01-2022 12:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An instrument made by scientists and engineers at the Center for Astrophysics has helped verify that — for the first time in history — a...
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• New Study Finds That COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk of Preterm Birth

  05-01-2022 11:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States had...
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• Critics quick to blame Glenn Youngkin for icy I-95 crisis -- despite not being in office yet - Fox News

  05-01-2022 10:43 via news.google.com
  
  Critics quick to blame Glenn Youngkin for icy I-95 crisis -- despite not being in office yet  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Asian shares slip as rising U.S. yields hit tech firms - Reuters

  05-01-2022 10:17 via news.google.com
  
  Asian shares slip as rising U.S. yields hit tech firms  ReutersAsia-Pacific stocks mostly fall; tech stocks under pressure amid rising U.S. bond yields  CNBCStock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Jan. 5, 2022  BloombergAsian Stocks Down Ahead of Latest Fed Meeting Minutes By Investing.com  Investing.comAsian markets fall as tech stocks slump on Wall Street  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Tales of anguish emerge from China's locked-down Xi'an as hospitals demand patients are covid-free - The Washington Post

  05-01-2022 10:06 via news.google.com
  Tales of anguish emerge from China's locked-down Xi'an as hospitals demand patients are covid-free  The Washington PostDesperation as China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategy  The GuardianXi'an reacts to COVID lockdowns with outrage and humor  NPRCovid Cases In China's Locked-Down City Of Xi'an Declining, Officials Say  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bulli Bai app: Three arrested for fake auction of Muslim women in India - BBC News

  05-01-2022 09:38 via news.google.com
  
  Bulli Bai app: Three arrested for fake auction of Muslim women in India  BBC NewsGithub shuts down fake online auction website targeting Muslim women in India  The Washington PostArrests after female Muslim activists ‘put up for sale’ in fake auction in India  The GuardianSuspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim women  Associated PressMuslim Women Listed for 'Auction' on Indian App to 'Degrade and Humiliate'  The Daily Be
  
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• Public backlash against Novak Djokovic's medical exemption to play in Australian Open - CNN

  05-01-2022 09:36 via news.google.com
  
  Public backlash against Novak Djokovic's medical exemption to play in Australian Open  CNNVax Exemption: Novak Djokovic Will Play AO  Tennis NowOpinion: Vaccine exemption for Australian Open will cement Novak Djokovic as tennis' top villain  Yahoo SportsGroth: Djokovic vax pass spits in face of all Australians  Herald SunNovak Djokovic to defend Australian Open tennis title after exemption from COVID-19 vaccination  ESPNView Full Coverage on Goog
  
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• PSVR2 announced alongside an exclusive Horizon game - Gamesradar

  05-01-2022 09:36 via news.google.com
  
  PSVR2 announced alongside an exclusive Horizon game  GamesradarPlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller: the next generation of VR gaming on PS5  PlayStation.BlogPlaystation VR2 full announcement (with VR2 Sense controllers)  CNETNew PSVR2 Horizon Call of the Mountain Game Announced  GameRantSony Confirms its Next VR Headset is Called 'PSVR 2' - IGN  IGNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope: Sun shield is fully deployed - BBC News

  05-01-2022 08:59 via news.google.com
  
  James Webb Space Telescope: Sun shield is fully deployed  BBC NewsWebb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space  CNNSunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA's Next Flagship Telescope  NASA'We nailed it!' Webb clears major hurdle with full sunshade deployment – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight NowNASA nails James Webb Space Telescope launch  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Evergrande protests amid reports troubled Chinese property giant ordered to raze development - South China Morning Post

  05-01-2022 08:36 via news.google.com
  
  New Evergrande protests amid reports troubled Chinese property giant ordered to raze development  South China Morning PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Vivo launches ‘color-changing’ V23 Pro with dual-camera notch - The Verge

  05-01-2022 08:30 via news.google.com
  
  Vivo launches ‘color-changing’ V23 Pro with dual-camera notch  The VergeWith impressive camera technology, the vivo V23 series transcends into a new era of smartphone photography  Gadgets NowVivo V23 series launched: Two selfie cameras, and one of them is 50MP  Android AuthorityVivo V23 series announced with dual selfie cameras and sleek design  PhoneArenaVivo's OnePlus Nord 2 rival is here with a 'color-changing' design, dual selfie cameras&nb
  
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• New Generation of Synthetic Solar Fuel Catalysts: A Superstar Enzyme Is Ready for Its Close-Up

  05-01-2022 07:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Yale-led team of chemists has unveiled the blueprints for a key enzyme that may contain design principles for a new generation of synthetic solar...
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• January 6 committee news - latest: Trump cancels anniversary speech as Sean Hannity’s texts revealed - The Independent

  05-01-2022 07:36 via news.google.com
  
  January 6 committee news - latest: Trump cancels anniversary speech as Sean Hannity’s texts revealed  The IndependentTrump cancels Florida press conference scheduled for Jan. 6  WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure CoastTrump cancels Jan. 6 event amid GOP complaints  POLITICOTrump cancels Jan. 6 press conference, will speak at Jan. 15 Arizona rally instead  Fox NewsTrump January 6 anniversary speech will defend protesters, instead blame antifa an
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope Secondary Mirror Deployment Begins Tomorrow

  05-01-2022 07:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As expected, the Webb original deployments timeline has changed over time. Sunshield tensioning was completed today, on the 10th day after launch. The secondary mirror...
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• Lakers vs. Kings Final Score: L.A. outlasts Sacramento to get over .500 - Silver Screen and Roll

  05-01-2022 06:55 via news.google.com
  
  Lakers vs. Kings Final Score: L.A. outlasts Sacramento to get over .500  Silver Screen and Roll Kings vs. Lakers - Game Recap - January 4, 2022  ESPNTuesday NBA Odds Picks, Predictions: Our Staff’s Best Bets for Kings vs. Lakers (January 4)  The Action NetworkLakers vs Kings: Malik Monk kicks Russell Westbrook out of LA’s “Big 3”  Lakeshow LifeLeBron James has HUGE 31-PT night for Lakers vs. Kings  ESPNView Full Coverage o
  
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• CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine - Associated Press

  05-01-2022 06:51 via news.google.com
  
  CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine  Associated PressFacing criticism, CDC updates Covid-19 isolation recommendations with guidance on testing  CNNThe CDC resists pushback and says a test to get out of COVID isolation is not needed  NPRChanges to CDC quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 confuse some Michigan business owners  WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7Covid-positive health care workers struggle with return to work amid staff shortages 
  
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• Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Improve Symptoms in People With Psychosis

  05-01-2022 06:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research involving 149 participants found no evidence that vitamin D supplementation taken over six months improves mental or physical health symptoms in people with...
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• Chicago Cancels School in Clash With Teachers' Union - The New York Times

  05-01-2022 06:26 via news.google.com
  
  Chicago Cancels School in Clash With Teachers' Union  The New York TimesChicago plans to cancel classes if union votes for remote  WGN NewsChicago teachers union votes to return to remote learning due to coronavirus surge  Fox NewsLightfoot Says Possible CTU Remote Learning Vote Would Amount to ‘Illegal Work Stoppage'  NBC ChicagoCoronavirus Live Updates  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• North Korea launches 'unidentified projectile' into sea - BBC News

  05-01-2022 06:05 via news.google.com
  
  North Korea launches 'unidentified projectile' into sea  BBC NewsNorth Korea Appears to Have Launched Ballistic Missile  Bloomberg PoliticsNorth Korea Launches Ballistic Missile, the South Says  The New York TimesNorth Korea fires unidentified projectile into waters off Korean Peninsula, South Korea says  CNNNorth Korea fires suspected missile days after Kim Jong Un demanded weapons upgrades  New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Man attacks O.C. vaccine clinic workers, calling them 'murderers' - Los Angeles Times

  05-01-2022 06:04 via news.google.com
  
  Man attacks O.C. vaccine clinic workers, calling them 'murderers'  Los Angeles TimesMan arrested for attacking workers at California vaccination site, police say  NBC NewsStaff are attacked at California vaccination site by man claiming pandemic is a hoax; suspect arrested  Pacifica TribuneStaff are attacked at Tustin vaccination site by man claiming pandemic is a hoax; suspect arrested  OCRegisterView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Aaron Rodgers won't get NFL MVP voter's backing: 'Biggest jerk in the league' - Fox News

  05-01-2022 05:52 via news.google.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers won't get NFL MVP voter's backing: 'Biggest jerk in the league'  Fox NewsOne MVP voter says he won’t vote for Aaron Rodgers, calling him “the biggest jerk in the league”  NBC SportsIs Aaron Rodgers a lock to win back-to-back NFL MVP Awards? | Get Up  ESPNMVP voter won’t vote for Aaron Rodgers: He’s a ‘jerk’ and ‘bad guy’  New York Post 'I think he’s a bad guy' NFL MVP voter won&rsquo
  
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• FBI joins search for 3-year-old Afghan refugee who went missing from playground - New York Post

  05-01-2022 05:49 via news.google.com
  
  FBI joins search for 3-year-old Afghan refugee who went missing from playground  New York Post FBI joins search for 3-year-old who went missing in San Antonio last month  CNNFBI dive team involved as search for 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil enters 3rd week  ABC NewsFBI dive team helping San Antonio police in search for missing 3-year-old Lina Khil  KSAT San AntonioLIVE: Update on search for missing San Antonio 3-year-old  KCENNewsView Full Coverage
  
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• NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Successfully Deploys 70-Foot Sunshield – Here’s What’s Next

  05-01-2022 05:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft’s 70-foot sunshield, a key milestone in preparing it for science operations. The sunshield –...
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