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• Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk to complete the $44B merger he just rejected and is "confident" it will prevail

  08-07-2022 23:57
  
  Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk to complete the $44B merger he just rejected and is "confident" it will prevail
  
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• Elon Musk tells Twitter he wants out of his deal to buy it

  08-07-2022 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk wants to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter — the latest in a whirlwind process in which he became the company's biggest shareholder, turned down a board seat, agreed to buy the social media platform and then started raising doubts about going through with the deal.
  
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• Elon Musk says he's backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter

  08-07-2022 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk had been hinting at his discomfort with the agreement for more than a month, having first tweeted about his concern with bots May 13.
  
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• Elon Musk sends letter to Twitter board seeking to end $44 billion deal, cites lack of info on bot accounts

  08-07-2022 23:29
  
  Elon Musk sends letter to Twitter board seeking to end $44 billion deal, cites lack of info on bot accounts
  
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• End of a chapter at Theranos: What's next for former top two executives

  08-07-2022 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  In January, Elizabeth Holmes became the rare Silicon Valley founder convicted of fraud stemming from her time as CEO of her failed blood-testing startup, Theranos. On Thursday, her ex-boyfriend and former second-in-command, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, was also found guilty of fraud by a separate jury.
  
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• Biden signs order on abortion access: 'Go out and vote' - WTVR CBS 6

  08-07-2022 22:59 via news.google.com
  
  Biden signs order on abortion access: 'Go out and vote'  WTVR CBS 6Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights  CNNOpinion | With his executive order, Biden protecting abortion access  The Washington PostOpinion | What the Biden Administration Could Do Now to Protect Abortion Rights  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple's new iOS 16 Lockdown Mode fights hacking and targeted spyware - USA TODAY

  08-07-2022 22:31 via news.google.com
  Apple's new iOS 16 Lockdown Mode fights hacking and targeted spyware  USA TODAYApple's New Lockdown Mode for iPhone Fights Hacking, Spyware  CNETAre you an Apple user? What is Apple's 'lockdown mode'? | World Latest English News | WION  WIONiPhone schools Android with iOS 16's new privacy enhancing Lockdown Mode  T3Apple's Lockdown Mode for iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura 13 will protect users from targeted spyware attacks  GhacksView Full Co
  
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• Genetically Engineered, Sound-Controlled Bacteria That Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells

  08-07-2022 21:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Since its inception, chemotherapy has proven to be a valuable tool in treating many kinds of cancers, but it has a significant drawback. In addition...
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• Asteroid Bennu nearly ate NASA's sampling spacecraft - Space.com

  08-07-2022 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Asteroid Bennu nearly ate NASA's sampling spacecraft  Space.comWatch Now: Asteroid Bennu's unexpected surface explained  Arizona Daily StarAsteroid's Surface Like a "Plastic Ball Pit," Scientists Find  FuturismDramatic sampling shows asteroid Bennu is nothing like scientists expected  Space.comHow U of A-led space mission nearly sank into asteroid Bennu  Arizona Daily StarView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights - CNN

  08-07-2022 20:24 via news.google.com
  Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights  CNNBiden signs order on abortion access: 'Go out and vote'  WTVR CBS 6Opinion | With his executive order, Biden protecting abortion access  The Washington PostOpinion | What the Biden Administration Could Do Now to Protect Abortion Rights  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Study Reveals Why Swans Trade Rest For Aggression

  08-07-2022 20:01 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Swans will sacrifice sleep to find the best feeding spots
  
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• The End of the Cosmic Dawn: Settling a Two-Decade Debate

  08-07-2022 19:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers determine the time when all the neutral hydrogen gas between galaxies produced by the Big Bang became fully ionized. A group of astronomers has...
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• Facebook, Twitter remove Shinzo Abe assassination videos

  08-07-2022 19:32
  
  Social media companies scramble to police videos that break content rules.
  
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• Monkeypox: What to know about the disease, vaccine and its symptoms - Tennessean

  08-07-2022 19:02 via news.google.com
  Monkeypox: What to know about the disease, vaccine and its symptoms  TennesseanPublic Health: 1st probable case of monkeypox detected in Kern  The Bakersfield CalifornianKDHE warns first presumptive positive case of monkeypox found in Johnson Co.  WIBWFederal government announces monkeypox vaccine allotment for Washington  FOX 13 SeattleView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Twitter is laying off a third of its talent acquisition team

  08-07-2022 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter is laying off a portion of its recruiting team after previously saying it would pause most hiring. The move comes as Twitter continues to await a pending acquisition by Elon Musk, a process that has been marked by confusion and contention between the social media company and the billionaire Tesla CEO.
  
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• Dozens of people line up for monkeypox vaccine in NYC - Daily Mail

  08-07-2022 18:24 via news.google.com
  
  Dozens of people line up for monkeypox vaccine in NYC  Daily MailNYC is 'epicenter' of monkeypox outbreak as cases surge  The WeekNew monkeypox vaccine sites popping up  PIX11 NewsNew York planning new monkeypox vaccine sites amid growing concern  PIX11 New York NewsWhy are health officials worried about monkeypox in New York City?  Deseret NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s CAPSTONE Aces First Targeting Maneuver on Journey to the Moon

  08-07-2022 18:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After losing communications with CAPSTONE on July 4, the first trajectory correction maneuver, which was originally scheduled for the morning of July 5th, had to...
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• Totalitarian: Big Tech Shows Its True Colors

  08-07-2022 18:02 via technocracy.news
  
  Collectively, Big Tech is thoroughly anti-democratic, anti-nation-state, and pro-authoritarian. Don’t be fooled by accusations of being woke, communist or socialist: Technocracy seeks direct control over every human, every animal, every system and every resource on the planet. If not rejected, it will establish an unbreakable scientific dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorIn the mid-18th century, a secretive political group began spreading dangerous conspiracy theories throughout Britain’
  
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• Judge Strikes Down Los Angeles School Vaccine Mandate

  08-07-2022 17:32 via technocracy.news
  
  Vaccine mandates are increasingly being demonstrated as illegal and unconstitutional. Technocrats that established mandates in the first place had no regard for the law, the Constitution or human rights. Now judges are asserting their role to protect citizens from abuses. ⁃ TN EditorA plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccine shots for hundreds of thousands of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will remain on pause after a Los Angeles County judge ruled on July 5 that the d
  
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• Research Links Increased Empathy With Live Theater Experience

  08-07-2022 17:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Attending a play can increase empathy, according to brain scientists. The dynamic elements of live performance seem to enhance the effect more so than other recorded art forms.
  
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• Bio-Security State: Big Pharma’s Complete Takeover OF FDA

  08-07-2022 17:18 via technocracy.news
  
  It is inconceivable on any level that thorough testing would not be required for life-altering drugs such as experimental mRNA injections, but Big Pharma’s influence over the FDA has accomplished just that, giving eugenicists full and autonomous control over human health and genome. Thus, humans are the last frontier to be conquered in the quest for total resource management, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has adopted a &ldquo
  
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• José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola dies at 79 - The Washington Post

  08-07-2022 17:14 via news.google.com
  José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola dies at 79  The Washington PostJosé Eduardo dos Santos: Angola's ex-president dies aged 79 - BBC News  BBC NewsFormer Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79  CNNJosé dos Santos, who led Marxist Angola to crony capitalism, dies  Al Jazeera EnglishDaughter demands postmortem after death of Angola’s former president  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Find Fossilized Brains From 500-Million-Year-Old Arthropods

  08-07-2022 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Stanleycaris is a distant relative of insects and spiders. The discovery clarifies the timeline of how their body plans evolved.
  
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• Case Solved: The Biosynthesis of Strychnine

  08-07-2022 16:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena...
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• New iPhone 14 case leaks support rumors of a Plus model - 9to5Mac

  08-07-2022 16:48 via news.google.com
  
  New iPhone 14 case leaks support rumors of a Plus model  9to5MacApple iPhone 14 cases leak showing 2022 lineup sizes, Pro Max has a slightly larger camera island - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comThird-Party Cases for iPhone 14 Lineup Highlight Design Tweaks, Larger Pro Camera Bump  MacRumorsiPhone 14 Pro & 14 Pro Max Preview: All Rumors & Leaks In One Place  Screen RantLeaked photo of iPhone 14 cases hints at the return of the iPhone Plus moniker f
  
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• What is Prosopagnosia Or Face Blindness?

  08-07-2022 16:10 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A neurological disorder called prosopagnosia can prevent you from recognizing people and places.
  
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• Prince Harry wins legal battle against British newspaper with court ruling article was defamatory

  08-07-2022 15:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Harry is suing for libel over an article in February that alleged he had tried to keep secret details of his legal fight to reinstate his police protection.
  
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• Period-tracking apps are trying to make women feel safer about their data after the end of Roe v. Wade

  08-07-2022 15:07 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, women living in states that criminalize abortion are grappling with the possibility that their phones could now hold incriminating information about their travel, search history and menstrual cycles.
  
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• 5 Of The Biggest Animals To Ever Live On Earth

  08-07-2022 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Earth was once home to giant animals, and some are still around today.
  
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• Surprise – Again! NASA Spacecraft Reveals Asteroid Bennu Is Not What It Seemed

  08-07-2022 14:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have learned something astonishing after analyzing data gathered when NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from asteroid Bennu in October 2020. The spacecraft would...
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• Gun applicants in New York will have to hand over social accounts

  08-07-2022 14:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits.
  
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• New Evidence Reveals That Megalodons Were Even More Terrifying and Powerful Than Scientists Thought

  08-07-2022 13:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Megatooth sharks, the largest sharks that have ever existed, were also the greatest apex predators ever measured, according to a new Princeton study According to...
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• Shocking New Study Finds That 43.5% of Rivers Worldwide Have an Alarming Amount of Pharmaceutical Pollution

  08-07-2022 12:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  How pharmaceutical ingredients are affecting the world’s rivers Pharmaceutical chemicals in prescription and over-the-counter medications are released into the environment during their manufacturing, usage, and...
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• House lawmakers are investigating how some tech companies will handle health data related to abortions

  08-07-2022 12:28 via cnn.com
  
  Three House lawmakers are launching an investigation into the collection and sale of personal health data related to abortion by data brokers and period-tracking apps.
  
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• NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft: Mission Team Determines Cause of Communications Issue

  08-07-2022 11:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mission Team Determines Cause of NASA’s CAPSTONE Communications Issues After its launch on June 28, CAPSTONE orbited Earth attached to Rocket Lab’s Photon upper stage,...
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• Key Building Blocks for Life Discovered in Cloud Near Center of Our Galaxy

  08-07-2022 10:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Key precursors for life on Earth are abundant in interstellar molecular clouds and could have arrived on Earth inside comets and meteors. Nitriles, a class...
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• Nervous System Study and Spacewalk Preps Continue on International Space Station

  08-07-2022 09:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  While continuing to host an array of advanced science experiments, the International Space Station (ISS) is also busy with spacewalk preparations. The seven-member Expedition 67...
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• Thyroid Problems Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Dementia

  08-07-2022 08:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
    Older people with underactive thyroid, which is formally called hypothyroidism, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new research study...
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• Meraxes Gigas: Giant New Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered With Tiny Arms Like T. rex

  08-07-2022 05:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Meraxes gigas — a new species of dinosaur has been discovered with disproportionally short arms just like T. rex called the Meraxes gigas. Tyrannosaurs (like...
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• Google and Yelp disable reviews on some crisis pregnancy center pages amid activist 'spam' campaign

  08-07-2022 02:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Activists at Gen-Z for Change noticed they could not leave reviews after launching a campaign to flood the pages of crisis pregnancy centers.
  
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• Highland Park suspect’s disturbing YouTube posts point to gaping hole in social media moderation

  08-07-2022 01:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  After the discovery of the Robert E. Crimo III's disturbing YouTube posts, the company is facing renewed questions over content moderation.
  
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• Here’s Why Smoking While Wearing a Mask Isn’t a Good Idea

  08-07-2022 01:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Smoking while wearing a surgical mask doubles exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function. Smoking either traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical...
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• Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world

  08-07-2022 00:11
  
  Flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park last month has generated calls from weather experts for changes to the way the government issues weather forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent
  
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