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• Wisconsin investigating 4 cases of unusual hepatitis in children, including one death - CNN

  27-04-2022 23:49 via news.google.com
  Wisconsin investigating 4 cases of unusual hepatitis in children, including one death  CNNGlobal child hepatitis outbreak sparks concern: Warning signs and what to look for  New York Post Hepatitis of "unknown origin" found in some kids around world, including Canada  Global NewsMysterious hepatitis outbreak in children: What we know  Livescience.comWhat's known about sudden liver disease in kids  KHOU 11
  
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• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft To Visit Another Near-Earth Asteroid, Apophis

  27-04-2022 23:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The extended mission, dubbed OSIRIS-APEX, will study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, which will have a close encounter with Earth in 2029. On September 24, 2023,...
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• Three Ways Cleopatra Contributed to Science and Medicine

  27-04-2022 23:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt was a serious scholar who wrote about her scientific findings.
  
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• 'Unprecedented' water restrictions ordered for millions in Southern California - ABC News

  27-04-2022 23:15 via news.google.com
  
  'Unprecedented' water restrictions ordered for millions in Southern California  ABC NewsSocal residents ordered to cut watering  23 ABC News | KEROCalifornia declares historic water emergency measures amid drought  The Washington PostSouthern California reacts to new drought restrictions  Los Angeles TimesSoCal's biggest water supplier to limit outdoor irrigation to one day per week starting June 1  CBS Los Angeles
  
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• Nearly Pure Argon Left Undisturbed Since Earth’s Formation May Soon Whisper Secrets About Universe’s Dark Matter

  27-04-2022 22:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  University of Houston Researchers to Create Facility for Mining Exceptionally Pure Argon from Colorado Site A deposit of virtually pure argon that has been left...
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• Why Do Humans Have a Taste For Alcohol?

  27-04-2022 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  We evolved to metabolize alcohol long before we were even human, thanks to our primate ancestry.
  
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• Russia’s hackers and military went after the same targets in Ukraine, Microsoft says

  27-04-2022 21:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia’s hackers and conventional military have repeatedly launched attacks against Ukraine that seem to have similar objectives, Microsoft said in a report Wed
  
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• One-fifth of reptiles worldwide face risk of extinction

  27-04-2022 21:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A comprehensive new assessment of thousands of reptiles species has found that 21% are considered endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable to extinction
  
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• French investigate who is behind fiber optic cables sabotage

  27-04-2022 20:58 via abcnews.go.com
  The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the suspected sabotage of fiber optic cables
  
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• Musk ordered to abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets

  27-04-2022 20:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Elon Musk’s request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private is being denied by a federal judge in New York
  
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• How To Include More Iron in Your Diet – Treat Anemia and Improve Energy

  27-04-2022 20:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Are you lacking in energy? Are you sick of feeling tired all the time? Have you been diagnosed with some form of anemia? If you...
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• Major tech antitrust bill gets backing of US Commerce Department

  27-04-2022 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  The Commerce Department backed a key legislative proposal aimed at forcing tech giants such as Facebook and Google to compete against smaller businesses, agency secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday, in an announcement that throws the full weight of the Biden administration behind the bill.
  
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• Experts on robber barons agree: Elon Musk is something new

  27-04-2022 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Few business leaders have ever wielded as much power as Elon Musk.
  
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• The Future of Baseball Might Include Robot Umpires

  27-04-2022 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Using radar technology, a new automated ball-strike system is meant to improve the game of baseball with a more precise strike zone.
  
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• Dying Stars’ Cocoons Might Explain Mysterious Fast Blue Optical Transients

  27-04-2022 19:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  First model that is fully consistent with all fast blue optical transient observations. New simulations developed by Northwestern University’s Ore Gottlieb and Sasha Tchekovskoy present...
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• Apple will now sell you parts to fix your own iPhone

  27-04-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  Apple has officially opened its self service repair store, which provides manuals and parts for users seeking do-it-yourself fixes for their iPhones.
  
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• Technocrats Turn To Satellites, Geospatial Intel For ESG Compliance

  27-04-2022 18:12 via technocracy.news
  AI is used to analyze data combined in real time from high definition satellite imagery, drones, Internet of Things, 5G and Smart Grid networks. The stated object is to enforce ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) policies on the world. This is the final frontier of ubiquitous scientific dictatorship, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorESG monitoring is fast emerging as a fairly accurate determiner of corporate willingness to make progress towards social well-being, ecological adaptability, an
  
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• Ideas on mute? Study: Remote meetings dampen brainstorming

  27-04-2022 17:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A new study says if you want to brainstorm during a meeting, it works better in person than over remote video conferencing
  
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• Chula Vista Police Cleared For City-Wide Surveillance Drones

  27-04-2022 17:33 via technocracy.news
  
  The Department of Homeland Security has coordinated with drone makers to turn Chula Vista, California into the first totally surveilled city in America; and it is a dangerous precedent. Technocracy demands total surveillance in order to control the “machine” of society. Citizens should demand that their own city councils block this assault on liberty. ⁃ TN Editor
  This story should serve as a warning to everyone: police are lying about only using drones to cover emergency calls.
  
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• Elon Musk's bid to scrap settlement over 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private is denied by federal judge

  27-04-2022 17:31 via abcnews.go.com
  Elon Musk's bid to scrap settlement over 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private is denied by federal judge
  
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• Breakthrough Discovery of the One-Way Superconductor – Thought To Be Impossible

  27-04-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Associate professor Mazhar Ali and his research group at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have discovered one-way superconductivity without magnetic fields, something that was...
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• Masks 4Neva: How Health Freedom Defense Fund Vanquished Technocrat Mask Tyranny

  27-04-2022 16:58 via technocracy.news
  
  The courageous actions of one person sparked the total takedown of the illegal mask mandates and the miserable pseudo-science that was used to justify them in the first place. For all of the myriad doctors, medical professionals, business owners and citizens whose lives have been destroyed by illegal policies, their lives will never be the same. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> April 18, 2022, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle voided the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev
  
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• Researchers Create Strange Magnetic Particles With Laser Light – May Revolutionize Quantum Computers

  27-04-2022 15:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researcher at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new way to create nano-sized magnetic particles using ultrafast laser light pulses. The revelation could pave...
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• 'He can just make life hell': Some trans Twitter users fear Elon Musk takeover

  27-04-2022 15:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some LGBTQ people fear that the harassment they face on Twitter could get worse should Elon Musk successfully purchase the company and take it private.
  
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• Young influencers are being offered cheap procedures in return for promotion. They say it’s coming at a cost.

  27-04-2022 14:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Social media personalities are being offered cheap plastic surgery in return for promotion. Young influencers say the cosmetic procedures come at a cost.
  
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• Asthma Drug Montelukast (Singulair) Can Block Crucial COVID Protein, Reducing Viral Replication

  27-04-2022 14:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An oral medication used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and reduce viral...
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• Improved Silver Coating for Medical Devices Kills Bacteria To Prevent Infection

  27-04-2022 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  According to folklore, silver bullets kill werewolves, but in the real world, researchers want to harness this metal to combat another deadly foe: bacteria. Scientists...
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• Apple Opens Self-Repair Store With $300 iPhone Screens, 19-Cent Screws - The Wall Street Journal

  27-04-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  Apple Opens Self-Repair Store With $300 iPhone Screens, 19-Cent Screws  The Wall Street JournalApple's Self Service Repair now available  AppleHow to Download Apple's Self Service Repair Manuals for iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and iPhone SE Models  MacRumorsApple now lets you buy parts so you can fix your iPhone yourself  CNBCToday in Gear: Product News Done Quick  Gear Patrol
  
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• Chinese drone maker DJI halts business in Russia and Ukraine

  27-04-2022 13:32 via cnn.com
  
  DJI, the world's top drone maker, will temporarily stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine.
  
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• A Step Towards Seasonal Storage: “Freeze-Thaw Battery” Can Freeze Its Energy for Later Use

  27-04-2022 13:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Molten-salt battery marks step toward seasonal storage of grid-scale energy Scientists have developed a battery designed for the electric grid that can store energy for...
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• DJI halts Russia, Ukraine business to prevent drone misuse

  27-04-2022 13:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Drone company DJI Technology Co has temporarily suspended business activities in Russia and Ukraine to ensure its products are not used during the hostilities in a rare example of a Chinese company publicly withdrawing from Russia due to the war
  
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• Know Your Crew…Four! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission Astronauts [Video]

  27-04-2022 12:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After being together — every day — for many many months, preparing for a long-duration spaceflight, you’d think the astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission...
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• Researchers Assess the Power of T-Cell Immune Response to COVID-19 BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron Variants

  27-04-2022 12:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from HSE University and the RAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry have demonstrated the efficiency of T-cell immune response against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2...
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• Childhood Abuse Linked to Higher Risk for High Cholesterol as an Adult in New Research

  27-04-2022 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  According to a research of almost 5,000 Black and white adults in the United States, the likelihood of developing high cholesterol – a risk factor...
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• SpaceX launches another historic astronaut mission

  27-04-2022 10:43 via cnn.com
  
  A SpaceX rocket and spacecraft took off Wednesday morning carrying four astronauts destined for the International Space Station, including the first Black woman to join the ISS crew.
  
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• LIFTOFF! NASA SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Begin Their Journey to the Space Station

  27-04-2022 10:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on their...
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• We Have Even More Evidence Life's Building Blocks Came to Earth From Space - ScienceAlert

  27-04-2022 08:49 via news.google.com
  We Have Even More Evidence Life's Building Blocks Came to Earth From Space  ScienceAlertMeteor with DNA gives clue about origin of life on Earth  KYWCould key ingredients for life have arrived from space? Scientists say yes  NBC NewsScientists Wonder: Is the Origin of Life Extraterrestrial?  Sky & TelescopeAll Five of Life's Informational Components can Form in Space  Universe Today
  
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• Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy

  27-04-2022 07:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Japanese railway company, Tokyu, says it now uses just solar and other renewable energy to power its sprawling train service
  
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• New Discovery Shows the Blueprint for Life May Have Been Generated in Asteroids

  27-04-2022 06:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered...
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• Twitter says mass deactivations after Musk news were 'organic'

  27-04-2022 03:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter has been flooded with user reports of high-profile accounts losing thousands of followers after news broke that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would purchase the
  
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• Twitter's future: How might the platform change under Elon Musk's ownership?

  27-04-2022 01:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk is months away from completing his purchase of Twitter, and he is most likely even further away possibly changing one of the world's most powerful
  
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• New Energy Storage System Is More Efficient and Potentially Transformative

  27-04-2022 01:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Simplifying complex energy storage interfaces to develop better devices Every technology that runs our world requires energy on demand. Energy must be stored and made...
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• Google parent suffers 1Q growth slowdown, profit decline

  27-04-2022 00:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google’s corporate parent has posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are fading into the rear-view mirror
  
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• Amazon warehouse collapse probe finds worker safety risks

  27-04-2022 00:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday its investigation into the deadly collapse of an Amazon warehouse has “raised concerns about the potential risk to employees” during weather emergencies
  
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