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• Video games and fake livestreams: War in Ukraine sparks new wave of misinformation

  25-02-2022 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already fueled some nascent misinformation tactics, including the spread of realistic video game footage and the use of TikTok.
  
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• Repurposing FDA-Approved Drugs To Combat All COVID-19 Variants – Including Delta and Omicron

  25-02-2022 23:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Several FDA-approved drugs — including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV — significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to...
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• 27 million people linked in largest-ever family tree - New York Post

  25-02-2022 22:32 via news.google.com
  
  27 million people linked in largest-ever family tree  New York Post Scientists create largest human family tree, dating back 100,000 years  WIONScientists Unveil 'Unified Genealogy of Modern and Ancient Humans'  VICEResearchers Map Out Enormous Human Family Tree | Health | kpcnews.com  KPCnews.comLargest human family tree ever created retraces the history of our species  Livescience.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from California

  25-02-2022 22:12
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off from California to put 50 more satellites into orbit for the Starlink internet constellation
  
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• Secondary Cratering Discovered on Earth: The Wyoming Impact Crater Field

  25-02-2022 22:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
    Several dozen small impact craters, 10–70-m in size, have been discovered in southeastern Wyoming. A team of U.S. and German geoscientists found these ancient...
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• SpaceX makes its case for space sustainability with latest Starlink launch - SpaceNews

  25-02-2022 21:48 via news.google.com
  
  SpaceX makes its case for space sustainability with latest Starlink launch  SpaceNewsSpaceX Rocket Carrying Over 50 Satellites Launched Friday  CBS Los AngelesSpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from California  Phys.orgSpaceX Rocket Carries Starlink Satellites Into Orbit  Bloomberg TechnologyWatch: SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off From the California Coast  NBC Southern CaliforniaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• FCC probes media and telecom sector for Russia ownership ties

  25-02-2022 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for companies it oversees that may have ownership ties to Russia, in a prelude to possible clampdowns following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• The Long, Fraught History of Human Execution Techniques

  25-02-2022 20:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Attempts over the past few centuries to carry out "humane" capital punishment methods have often failed to alleviate suffering.
  
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• What Is Your Dog’s Lifespan? You Might Be Surprised – Dog Aging Project

  25-02-2022 20:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  What is your dog’s lifespan? A Princeton geneticist is seeking the keys to canine health and longevity. How old is your dog in human years?...
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• Russia moves to 'partially restrict' Facebook access over censorship allegations

  25-02-2022 20:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian government moved to "partially restrict" Facebook access in the country on Friday after Russia's ministry of communications accused the social network of unlawful censorship.
  
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• Death Spiral: A Black Hole Spins on Its Side – “Completely Unexpected”

  25-02-2022 19:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, found that the axis of rotation of a black hole in a binary system is tilted more than...
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• SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four US Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022 | MMWR - COVID-19

  25-02-2022 19:11 via news.google.com
  
  SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four US Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022 | MMWR  COVID-19Lack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection  pnas.orgClinical severity of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave in South Africa  News-Medical.NetDecoy vesicles protect against COVID-19 from coronavirus variants in early tests  FierceBiotechPregna
  
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• Could a Catastrophe Have Changed the Path of One of the Most Important Cultures of Ancient North America?

  25-02-2022 18:02 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A new study claims that a comet influenced the direction of Native American cultures 1,600 year ago. That conclusion is controversial but it reveals the challenge of understanding natural hazards in the ancient past.
  
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• Meet the Experts: How The James Webb Space Telescope Works [Video]

  25-02-2022 17:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Are you curious to know how a telescope works? Join ESA astronomer Giovanna Giardino as she gives an insight into the inner workings of the...
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• UN body weighs a global treaty to fight plastic pollution

  25-02-2022 17:36
  
  United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution
  
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• Why Does Australia Have Some of the Deadliest Creatures on Earth?

  25-02-2022 17:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  From snakes to spiders to scary sea creatures, the world's smallest continent has it all. But how unique are they?
  
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• Vacant Atlantic City airport could become car lovers' dream

  25-02-2022 17:20
  
  A $2.7 billion recreational, residential and retail project aimed at car lovers is being proposed for an historic but vacant former airport in Atlantic City
  
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• Instacart desperately needed them not long ago. Now some workers say they are struggling to get orders

  25-02-2022 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  In the early days of the pandemic, as households around the country went into lockdown, shoppers for Instacart had a seemingly limitless amount of grocery orders to fulfill. Their earnings were, at times, bolstered significantly by generous tips in recognition of the personal health risk workers were taking.
  
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• UN Propaganda: Will Alarmism And Faux Panic Ever Stop?

  25-02-2022 16:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Remembering that propaganda is meant to deceive, we can see that the United Nations promotes only Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Global warming is not in the hands of mankind to cause or change, yet it is declared to be a planetary emergence of existential proportions.  ⁃ TN EditorKeynote Speech EVP Timmermans for the World Sustainable Development Summit
  Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today on multilateralism and our road to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
  At the
  
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• Global Technocrats Likely Behind Trudeau’s Sudden Reversal Of Emergency Orders

  25-02-2022 15:40 via technocracy.news
  
  Justin Trudeau was likely drawn up short by his Technocrat superiors because he let the cat out of the bag too early. That is, he revealed the workings of the dystopian financial controls being set in place to completely control a population through financial access, or lack of it.
  First, Trudeau’s actions to freeze accounts of protestors and those who gave money to the cause, caused a massive withdrawal of cash from the banking system by everyone else. If continued, this could have flared
  
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• 'Flood of propaganda': The signs of Russian disinformation spreading online

  25-02-2022 15:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia’s effort to spread disinformation and propaganda across the internet and through foreign and domestic media about its invasion of Ukraine started weeks
  
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• Confiscation: The War On Cash Enters Bold New Phase

  25-02-2022 15:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Always look beyond the obvious headlines to see what is going on in the shadows. In this case, the tools of outright wealth confiscation are being fine tuned: negative interest rates, limits on cash withdrawals, transfers and freezing assets. To keep cash alive, one must use it daily. ⁃ TN EditorWith so much news about Ukraine, inflation, massive government spending and exploding deficits, it’s easy to overlook the ongoing war on cash. That’s a mistake because it has serious im
  
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• Icy, Earth-like Worlds May Be Rare

  25-02-2022 14:55 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of simulations show few possible exoplanets with climate conditions like ours.
  
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• How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two immunologists explain - The Conversation AU

  25-02-2022 14:45 via news.google.com
  How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two immunologists explain  The Conversation AUCOVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids  Japan TodayRare Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Detected in Vaccinated Young: Lancet Study  The Epoch TimesEvolution of resistance to COVID-19 vaccination with dynamic social distancing  Nature.comPulmonary dysfunction in pediatric patients after acute COVID-19 i
  
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• Russia invades Ukraine: Live updates - cnn.com

  25-02-2022 11:49 via news.google.com
  Russia invades Ukraine: Live updates  cnn.comZelenskiy: 137 people have died in the Russian invasion  Guardian NewsRussia and Ukraine War, Kyiv News: Live Updates  The New York TimesMissiles rain down around Ukraine  ReutersOnPolitics: POTUS vows to make Putin a 'pariah' on the national stage  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine reports higher but "not critical" Chernobyl radiation - Reuters

  25-02-2022 11:39 via news.google.com
  
  Ukraine reports higher but "not critical" Chernobyl radiation  ReutersRussia takes control of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant | USA TODAY  USA TODAYWar comes to Chernobyl, raising nuclear fears in Russia invasion of Ukraine  Yahoo NewsRussian forces seize control of Chernobyl nuclear plant and hold staff hostage: Ukrainian officials  CNNUkraine no longer in control of Chernobyl site, official says  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Thousands of Russians Protest President Putin’s Assault on Ukraine - The New York Times

  25-02-2022 11:34 via news.google.com
  
  Thousands of Russians Protest President Putin’s Assault on Ukraine  The New York TimesRussians Protest Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine  NBC NewsHundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack  Yahoo NewsSee anti-war protesters being arrested in Russia  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• UEFA moves Champions League Final from St. Petersburg as sporting world reacts to Russian invasion of Ukraine - CNN

  25-02-2022 11:08 via news.google.com
  
  UEFA moves Champions League Final from St. Petersburg as sporting world reacts to Russian invasion of Ukraine  CNNChampions League final in Russia set to be moved by UEFA - sources  ESPNEuropean football faces up to its Gazprom problem as Russia-Ukraine crisis continues - The Warm-Up  Eurosport COMUefa set to stop Russia hosting Champions League final  Financial TimesChampions League final moved from Saint Petersburg to Paris, UEFA announce  ESPN
  
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• Are We Measuring Our Lives in All the Wrong Ways?

  25-02-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The philosopher C. Thi Nguyen believes that to understand modern life, we need to understand how games work.
  
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• China's trade with Russia won't be enough to offset sanctions, U.S. says - CNBC

  25-02-2022 10:05 via news.google.com
  
  China's trade with Russia won't be enough to offset sanctions, U.S. says  CNBCAnalysis: Russia's economic defences likely to crumble over time under sanctions onslaught  ReutersAnalysis: Will sanctions' bite deter Russia?  FOX59 NewsPSU Berks professor weighs in on US sanctions against Russia  69News WFMZ-TVRussia to widen trade, economic ties with Asia after Western sanctions  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia - Associated Press

  25-02-2022 10:00 via news.google.com
  
  World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia  Associated PressBiden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany  Yahoo NewsBiden looks to cripple Russian economy with sanctions in response to invasion of Ukraine  Yahoo NewsOpinion | Mr. Putin Launches a Sequel to the Cold War  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine Bitcoin exchange volume spikes 200% as Russia war sparks currency concerns - Cointelegraph

  25-02-2022 09:40 via news.google.com
  
  Ukraine Bitcoin exchange volume spikes 200% as Russia war sparks currency concerns  CointelegraphCrypto prices whipsaw in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine: CNBC Crypto World  CNBC TelevisionToday in Crypto: Crypto Market Cap Drops 9% to $1.5T as Russia Attacks Ukraine  PYMNTS.comBitcoin price falls after Russia attacks Ukraine  CNNBitcoin donations to the Ukrainian military are soaring as Russia invades  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Oil climbs back above $100 a barrel following day of Wall Street volatility - Financial Times

  25-02-2022 09:34 via news.google.com
  Oil climbs back above $100 a barrel following day of Wall Street volatility  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine's neighbors brace for millions of migrants as Russian invasion escalates - CNBC

  25-02-2022 08:36 via news.google.com
  
  Ukraine's neighbors brace for millions of migrants as Russian invasion escalates  CNBCRussian invasion of Ukraine could trigger refugee crisis in Europe  Yahoo NewsRussian invasion of Ukraine could cause refugee crisis in Europe  CBS NewsUkrainians flee to Poland  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Minneapolis officers found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights - The Washington Post

  25-02-2022 07:28 via news.google.com
  Former Minneapolis officers found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights  The Washington PostVerdict reached in federal trial for ex-Minneapolis officers in George Floyd's death  11AliveWhat the jury is weighing in the case of 3 ex-MPD officers  KSTPGeorge Floyd death: Ex-Minnesota police officers found guilty of violating Floyd's rights  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• WARRIORS at TRAIL BLAZERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | February 24, 2022 - NBA

  25-02-2022 06:47 via news.google.com
  
  WARRIORS at TRAIL BLAZERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | February 24, 2022  NBAHAWKS at BULLS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | February 24, 2022  NBA38-9 Warriors DOMINATING Run  NBAJa FLOATS Through the Lane & Splits 2 Defenders Behind The Back  NBAGRIZZLIES at TIMBERWOLVES | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | February 24, 2022  NBAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• “A Genealogy for All of Humanity” – University of Oxford Researchers Create Largest Ever Human Family Tree - SciTechDaily

  25-02-2022 06:16 via news.google.com
  “A Genealogy for All of Humanity” – University of Oxford Researchers Create Largest Ever Human Family Tree  SciTechDailyDNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years  CNNBDI researchers create largest ever human family tree  Oxford Population HealthMassive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestors  GizmodoWe Now Have The Largest Ever Human 'Family Tree', With 231 Million Ancestral Lineages&n
  
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• Quentin Tarantino in Talks to Direct Episodes of FX’s ‘Justified’ Revival Starring Timothy Olyphant - Variety

  25-02-2022 05:32 via news.google.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino in Talks to Direct Episodes of FX’s ‘Justified’ Revival Starring Timothy Olyphant  VarietyQuentin Tarantino In Early Talks To Direct Timothy Olyphant In Eps Of FX’s Elmore Leonard Limited Series ‘Justified: City Primeval’  DeadlineQuentin Tarantino might direct a few episodes of that Justified revival  The A.V. ClubQuentin Tarantino Reportedly In Talks To Direct FX's Justified Revival  Screen RantQuenti
  
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• Biden administration considering protecting Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation - CBS News

  25-02-2022 05:25 via news.google.com
  
  Biden administration considering protecting Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation  CBS NewsWhite House: U.S. Prepared To Accept Ukrainian Refugees Amid Invasion  NBC NewsSome 100000 Ukrainians have left their homes, as several thousand flee abroad -U.N. estimates  ReutersRefugee Resettlement Leaders Urge Biden to Welcome Ukrainians  The New York TimesUS is ready to accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing invasion, White House says  The IndependentVie
  
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• Biden Tells Advisers He Has Chosen His Supreme Court Nominee - The New York Times

  25-02-2022 05:20 via news.google.com
  
  Biden Tells Advisers He Has Chosen His Supreme Court Nominee  The New York TimesBiden makes Supreme Court pick: New details | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXThe GOP senators confirming the most Biden judicial nominees  AxiosDid a federal court just reveal Biden's Supreme Court nominee?  CNNBiden has chosen his Supreme Court nominee  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated ‘MASH’ Actress, Is Dead at 84 - The New York Times

  25-02-2022 05:08 via news.google.com
  
  Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated ‘MASH’ Actress, Is Dead at 84  The New York TimesSally Kellerman, 'M*A*S*H' Star, Dead At 84  AccessSally Kellerman, Hot Lips Houlihan in ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 84  Yahoo Entertainment'M*A*S*H' film star Sally Kellerman dead at 84  Fox NewsSally Kellerman, 'M*A*S*H' film star and Oscar nominee, has died at 84  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Hawaii QB Colt Brennan, dead from overdose, had CTE, family reveals - Yahoo Sports

  25-02-2022 04:27 via news.google.com
  
  Former Hawaii QB Colt Brennan, dead from overdose, had CTE, family reveals  Yahoo SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. S22+ vs. S22 Ultra: Which is right for you? - CNN

  25-02-2022 04:11 via news.google.com
  Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. S22+ vs. S22 Ultra: Which is right for you?  CNNSamsung Galaxy S22 Review: Great Size, Predictably Poor Battery Life  Droid LifeSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: All the phone you need  Digital TrendsSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Review: WhyNotBoth.gif  MrMobile [Michael Fisher]Samsung Galaxy S22+ review: An easy win on Android without trying  InputView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hazy finances could undercut Russian sanctions - Axios

  25-02-2022 02:44 via news.google.com
  
  Hazy finances could undercut Russian sanctions  AxiosHow significant are the US sanctions on Russia?  CNNThe Almighty Dollar Isn't the Currency to Fight Russia  BloombergExplainer: Could Russia be frozen out of international payments?  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• CDC To Relax Covid-Era Rules On Masks Indoors & More; Announcement Likely Tomorrow - Deadline

  25-02-2022 02:41 via news.google.com
  
  CDC To Relax Covid-Era Rules On Masks Indoors & More; Announcement Likely Tomorrow  DeadlineView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Could Arsenal finish top 4 in the Premier League? | ESPN FC - ESPN UK

  25-02-2022 02:30 via news.google.com
  
  Could Arsenal finish top 4 in the Premier League? | ESPN FC  ESPN UKArsenal given huge incentive as Tottenham fall apart  Pain In The ArsenalWill Arsenal finish top four? Schedule, how long Gunners have been out of Champions League and more  Sporting NewsArsenal, Man Utd, Spurs: Data analysts rank Premier League top four contenders' chances  GIVEMESPORTHighlights of the season so far  Daily CannonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome appears in some teenagers after COVID-19 vaccination: study - Fox News

  25-02-2022 01:43 via news.google.com
  
  Rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome appears in some teenagers after COVID-19 vaccination: study  Fox NewsEvolution of resistance to COVID-19 vaccination with dynamic social distancing  Nature.comSudden Hearing Loss After COVID Shot: Slight Risk or Just Noise?  MedPage TodayPulmonary dysfunction in pediatric patients after acute COVID-19 infection  News-Medical.NetWhat to know about MIS-C, a rare inflammatory condition in children  The Washingt
  
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• Justice Dept. Sues to Block $13 Billion Deal by UnitedHealth Group - The New York Times

  25-02-2022 01:13 via news.google.com
  
  Justice Dept. Sues to Block $13 Billion Deal by UnitedHealth Group  The New York TimesFeds sue Minnesota-based UnitedHealth over company acquisition  KARE11.comJustice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group acquisition of Change Healthcare  Minneapolis Star TribuneJustice Department sues UnitedHealth over nearly $8B deal  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Astronomers Find Two Giant Black Holes Spiraling Toward a Collision - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  25-02-2022 00:50 via news.google.com
  
  Astronomers Find Two Giant Black Holes Spiraling Toward a Collision  NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryColossal Black Holes Locked in an Epic Cosmic Dance at Heart of Galaxy  SciTechDailyTwo Supermassive Black Holes on Track to Collide Will Warp Space and Time  CNETCaltech-led Team of Astronomers Discover Colossal Black Holes Locked in Dance at Heart of Galaxy – Pasadena Now  Pasadena NowColossal black holes locked in dance at heart of galaxy  
  
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• Pete Davidson quitting Instagram had nothing to do with Kanye West - Page Six

  25-02-2022 00:44 via news.google.com
  
  Pete Davidson quitting Instagram had nothing to do with Kanye West  Page SixPete Davidson DELETES Instagram After Kanye West Dig? | Daily Pop | E! News  E! NewsPete Davidson Deleted His Instagram Account After His First Post Was Flooded With Kanye West Fans Calling Him “Skete” And Telling Him To “Find God”  BuzzFeed NewsKanye Chases Pete Davidson Off Instagram After Kim Begs for Divorce  The Daily BeastPete Davidson did not quit Ins
  
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