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• Costa Rica declares state of emergency over ransomware attack

  11-05-2022 23:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency after ransomware hackers crippled computer networks across multiple government agencies, including the Finance Mini
  
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• Patent-Pending Technology Converts “Waste” Carbon Into Valuable Chemicals and Useful Elements

  11-05-2022 23:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Patent-pending process removes biofuel contaminants from wastewater using an additive-free process that generates hydrogen to fuel its own operation The holy grail of biofuel researchers...
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• Google announces new smartphones, a watch and tablet at its I/O developer conference

  11-05-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  Google on Wednesday unveiled an expanded lineup of hardware products in the latest sign it remains committed to moving beyond its core advertising business and competing with the likes of Apple.
  
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• Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

  11-05-2022 23:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday
  
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• A cyberattack took down one of Russia's largest video platforms for days

  11-05-2022 22:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of Russia’s largest video streaming websites was rendered inoperable for three days after it was the target of a cyberattack.
  
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• Graveyard DNA Reveals 2,000 Years of Tribal Presence in California

  11-05-2022 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Genetic information extracted from 12 ancient people buried in the San Francisco Bay Area is providing new evidence of what the unrecognized Muwekma Ohlone Tribe has known all along.
  
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• Google adopts an Apple-like approach for its Pixel products

  11-05-2022 21:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array of trendsetting phones, tablets and watches
  
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• Groundbreaking “Chameleon Metal” Invented That Acts Like Many Others

  11-05-2022 21:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New discovery could improve efficiency for storing renewable energy, making carbon-free fuels, and manufacturing sustainable materials. A team of energy researchers led by the University...
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• 5 of the Strangest Looking Flowers

  11-05-2022 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  From monkey faces to tiny skulls, the strange shape of flowers has no limits.
  
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• Lasers, Fish-Skin Bandages and Pain-Free Vaccines: The Winners of Our 3rd Annual STEM Writing Contest

  11-05-2022 20:32 via nytimes.com
  
  From extraterrestrial plants to the psychology of color, students explain concepts from the world of science, technology, engineering and math.
  
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• Surprising Bacterial Nanowire Discovery May Lead to Living and Self-Repairing Electrical Circuits

  11-05-2022 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Cooling Speeds Up Electrons in Bacterial Nanowires The ground beneath our feet and under the ocean floor is an electrically-charged grid created by bacteria “exhaling”...
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• Higher Quality Wheat: Increased Yields and Up to 25% More Protein Content

  11-05-2022 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team of scientists has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The researchers from the University of Adelaide and the UK’s John...
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• Rarest Fish on Earth: Devils Hole Pupfish

  11-05-2022 19:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Desert fish evolved to survive warm water temperatures, but climate change is threatening their existence.
  
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• Five states order a metaverse casino with alleged ties to Russia to halt sale of NFTs

  11-05-2022 19:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in
  
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• Astronomers Detect Supermassive Black Hole Precursor – Could Be Evolutionary “Missing Link”

  11-05-2022 18:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team of astronomers has discovered a unique object in the distant, early Universe that is a crucial link between star-forming galaxies and the...
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• Watch a space startup spin a projectile into the sky at more than 1,000 miles per hour

  11-05-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  SpinLaunch, an ambitious startup that hopes to spin, rather than launch, satellites into orbit, released dizzying footage of a test flight that the company conducted out of New Mexico.
  
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• Robots And People Getting Closer Through Romance And Relationships

  11-05-2022 17:27 via technocracy.news
  
  There is natural affinity to give names to inanimate objects and then to relate to them on an emotional basis. In the 1980s, I had a friend who always named her cars and then spoke affectionately to it by name. When it was time to change cars, it was like a funeral to retire the old and induct the new. No two cars had the same name. ⁃ TN EditorAs robots and and humans grow increasingly closer, we’re starting to form all kinds of relationships with machines.
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• Ready for Summer? Find Fun Science Opportunities For Your Kids

  11-05-2022 17:09 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Find in-person and online STEM activities with Science Near Me, thanks to partners like The Connectory.
  
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• Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

  11-05-2022 17:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth mass event in seven years
  
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• Increased Genetic Mutations in Children Can Be Traced Back to Mistakes in Father’s Sperm

  11-05-2022 17:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have traced the cause of increased numbers of mutations in children to a higher rate of random mutations in sperm cells of the biological...
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• Structure of “Gliding Bird” Plant Defense Protein Could Lead to Better Crops

  11-05-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Biologist Xinnian Dong says her “best Christmas gift ever” arrived in the form of a phone call. The call was from her longtime friend and...
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• Spinal Fluid from Young Mice Sharpened Memories of Older Rodents

  11-05-2022 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Researchers identified a protein in the fluid that could boost the cognition of aging animals — and might lead to future treatments for people.
  
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• NeuroMechFly: A Morphologically Realistic Biomechanical Model of a Fly

  11-05-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Digital Twin of Drosophila “We used two kinds of data to build NeuroMechFly,” says Professor Pavan Ramdya at the School of Life Sciences at...
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• Life After Death for the Human Eye: Reviving Light-Sensing Cells

  11-05-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Vision Scientists Revive Light-Sensing Cells in Organ Donor Eyes As part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research, scientists...
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• Gene That Shapes Mutation Rate Discovered in Mice

  11-05-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The finding supports theory that genetic differences between individuals and species can affect the acquisition of mutations. Every organism is born with a few mutations...
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• 5 Neurological Diseases and the People Who Discovered Them

  11-05-2022 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn in detail what these neurological diseases are, their symptoms and how they got their names.
  
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• 3D Structure of the “Gateway” to the Liver Could Enable Treatments To Fight Hepatitis

  11-05-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Though it is an essential gateway to the liver, NTCP had not been well described before now. Na+-taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a protein located...
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• The Bank For International Settlements Goes All-In For Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)

  11-05-2022 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  The BIS in Basel, Switzerland is the central bank to central banks all of which represent a giant vampire squid on planet earth. When CBDC accounts are opened directly by the public, the U.S. Treasury will be obsolete and powerless, as will our Congress that has responsibility to coin money. This means total control over currencies by one monolithic structure that sits out of reach from all governments. ⁃ TN EditorA new report from the Bank of International Settlements estimates that
  
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• Mercola: The WHO Pandemic Treaty Closes In On Absolute Control Over Global Biosecurity

  11-05-2022 16:09 via technocracy.news
  
  Sustainable Development Goal #3 states: Ensure Healthy Lives And Promote Well-Being For All At All Ages. The global pandemic treaty is a natural extension of this SDG, except that the world could now be at the exclusive mercy of the corrupt and scandal-ridden WHO. This initiative must be stopped at all costs. ⁃ TN EditorStory at-a-glance> The World Health Organization has started drafting a global pandemic treaty on pandemic preparedness that would grant it absolute power over global bi
  
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• Boeing clashes with key supplier ahead of Starliner spacecraft launch

  11-05-2022 15:47 via cnn.com
  
  Boeing Co. is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the space sector, people familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Hubble Captures a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy with Multiple Mysteries

  11-05-2022 15:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a section of the spiral galaxy nicknamed the Needle’s Eye – an appropriately diminutive name for a dwarf...
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• Nintendo Switch Sees Its First Significant Price Drop in the US - IGN

  11-05-2022 15:38 via news.google.com
  Nintendo Switch Sees Its First Significant Price Drop in the US  IGNThe Nintendo Switch is at a new low price of $259.99 today  The VergeNintendo Switch falls to new all-time low of $260 at Amazon  EngadgetNintendo Switch's Pokemon library just took a heavy discount  GamesradarNintendo Switch slashed to its lowest price ever as console sales drop by 20%  TechRadarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Kohl's shareholders vote to keep current slate of directors despite activist pressure - CNBC

  11-05-2022 15:35 via news.google.com
  
  Kohl's shareholders vote to keep current slate of directors despite activist pressure  CNBCKohl's Shareholders Re-elect All Directors at 2022 Annual Meeting  Business WireKohl's wins proxy battle against activist investor Macellum, stock falls  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Inflation soars 8.3% in April, hovering near 40-year high - Fox Business

  11-05-2022 15:26 via news.google.com
  Inflation soars 8.3% in April, hovering near 40-year high  Fox BusinessInflation barreled ahead at 8.3% in April from a year ago, remaining near 40-year highs  CNBCIndex report to show that inflation has peaked in the U.S.  WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7April inflation report wildcard  Fox BusinessHas U.S. inflation peaked? Some economists think so — here's why.  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data - Reuters

  11-05-2022 15:22 via news.google.com
  
  Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data  ReutersInflation soars 8.3% in April, hovering near 40-year high  Fox BusinessUS Consumer Prices Rise More Than Forecast  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceNasdaq slips as tech shares decline following another hot inflation report  CNBCU.S. stock futures climb as 'make or break' CPI swings into focus  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Airbnb unveils new way to book longer stays ahead of summer travel season

  11-05-2022 15:18 via cnn.com
  
  Airbnb on Wednesday announced new ways to search for and book homes on the platform in response to the rise of remote work and the number of customers choosing longer stays.
  
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• Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers matchup set for Week 10 - ESPN

  11-05-2022 15:13 via news.google.com
  Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers matchup set for Week 10  ESPN5 Jaguars games that should be in primetime in 2022 (but probably won’t)  Black and TealMike McCarthy set to return to Lambeau Field in Cowboys-Packers game in Week 10 on FOX  NFL.comNFL schedule 2022: FOX announces clash of NFC ‘iconic franchises’ | LIVE UPDATES  NJ.comCowboys at Packers set for Sunday afternoon in Week 10  NBC SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine live updates: Russia struggles to replenish precision weapons - USA TODAY

  11-05-2022 15:07 via news.google.com
  Ukraine live updates: Russia struggles to replenish precision weapons  USA TODAYRussian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize

  11-05-2022 15:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author Frank Wilczek has been honored with this year's prestigious Templeton Prize, recognizing individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality
  
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• Google I/O 2022 live blog: Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch, Android 13 and all the news as it happens - Tom's Guide

  11-05-2022 15:03 via news.google.com
  
  Google I/O 2022 live blog: Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch, Android 13 and all the news as it happens  Tom's GuideGoogle I/O 2022: Google needs to invest more in support than surprises  The VergeThis is what I really want from Google IO 2022  TechRadarWhat to expect at Google I/O 2022  EngadgetGoogle I/O is tomorrow!  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• City of Gold: The Continued Quest for El Dorado

  11-05-2022 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Gold and glory were out there for the taking ... or were they? Scraps of truth may have helped fuel the legend of the fabled city.
  
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• Coffee’s Link to Raised Cholesterol Depends on Drinker’s Sex Plus Brewing Method

  11-05-2022 14:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Widest gender difference seen for espresso; narrowest for plunger (cafetière) coffee. The sex of the drinker, as well as the brewing method, may be key...
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• Live Updates | Russian Ship With Ukraine Grain Reaches Syria - U.S. News & World Report

  11-05-2022 14:38 via news.google.com
  Live Updates | Russian Ship With Ukraine Grain Reaches Syria  U.S. News & World ReportView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Vicky White told Casey White 'let's get out and run' before shooting herself, audio reveals - Daily Mail

  11-05-2022 14:28 via news.google.com
  
  Vicky White told Casey White 'let's get out and run' before shooting herself, audio reveals  Daily MailAlabama inmate Casey White called Vicky White his 'wife' after she apparently shot herself during crash: Feds  Fox NewsCasey White faces added charge of first-degree escape  WHNT News 19Fugitive Alabama couple planned to not be taken alive  WAVE 3Casey White Reveals What He and Jail Guard Lover Did During 11 Days on the Run  msnNOWView Full Cove
  
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• Jack Dorsey now agrees that Trump should never have been banned from Twitter - New York Post

  11-05-2022 14:21 via news.google.com
  
  Jack Dorsey now agrees that Trump should never have been banned from Twitter  New York Post Musk to Reverse Trump's Twitter Ban, Subpoenaed Phones Disappear & Pretend MAGA Republican Dr. Oz  Jimmy Kimmel LiveElon Musk would reverse Trump Twitter ban, calling it morally wrong  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Mike McCarthy set to return to Lambeau Field in Cowboys-Packers game in Week 10 on FOX - NFL.com

  11-05-2022 13:53 via news.google.com
  Mike McCarthy set to return to Lambeau Field in Cowboys-Packers game in Week 10 on FOX  NFL.comDallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers matchup set for Week 10  ESPN.co.ukNFL schedule 2022: FOX announces clash of NFC ‘iconic franchises’ | LIVE UPDATES  NJ.comCowboys at Packers set for Sunday afternoon in Week 10  NBC SportsDallas Cowboys will incur 12th-most travel miles during 2022 season  WFAA.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Crisp image of a nearby galaxy captured by James Webb Space Telescope - Daily Mail

  11-05-2022 13:51 via news.google.com
  
  Crisp image of a nearby galaxy captured by James Webb Space Telescope  Daily MailThe photo quality of new images from NASA’s James Webb telescope is amazing  Yahoo EntertainmentNASA's James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for science. Here's what's next.  Space.comJames Webb Space Telescope is 'perfectly aligned,' NASA says  Livescience.comSpace Telescope in Home Stretch of Tests; Early Pics Impress  Snopes.comView Full Coverage on Goo
  
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• 4 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia - The New York Times

  11-05-2022 13:41 via news.google.com
  
  4 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia  The New York TimesTrump notches a loss in Nebraska as Herbster goes down in GOP gubernatorial primary: AP  Fox News2022 Midterms: Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia  The Associated PressTrump-endorsed Nebraska gubernatorial candidate accused of sexual misconduct  CBS News4 takeaways from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dump truck driver, school bus driver pinned in Charlotte crash, 15 children on board - WRAL News

  11-05-2022 13:38 via news.google.com
  
  Dump truck driver, school bus driver pinned in Charlotte crash, 15 children on board  WRAL News15 students hurt in head-on crash involving CMS bus  WCNC15 North Carolina students sent to hospital after school bus collides head-on with dump truck  Fox News17 hurt in crash involving school bus, dump truck; 15 students expected to be OK, MEDIC says  WSOC CharlotteOfficials provide update after 17 injured in school bus crash in south Charlotte  Queen
  
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• Gunna Surrenders to Police on Racketeering Charges - Report - XXLMAG.COM

  11-05-2022 13:36 via news.google.com
  
  Gunna Surrenders to Police on Racketeering Charges - Report  XXLMAG.COMYoung Thug appears in court after Atlanta arrest, indictment on gang-related charges | Watch  11AliveRappers Young Thug, Gunna among 28 indicted on racketeering charges in Atlanta: ‘Fame’ doesn’t matter, DA says  Fox NewsYoung Thug accused of being founder, leader of Young Slime Life gang | What we know about his case  11Alive.com WXIAYFN Lucci Was Stabbed In Jail 2 Mo
  
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