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• Secrets of an Earlier Universe: Hubble Captures Red Supergiant Supernova From 11 Billion Years Ago

  10-11-2022 23:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Blast from the Past Caught in Episodes Due to Gravitational Lensing Light from a star that exploded over 11 billion years ago was captured by...
  
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• Scientists Find That Gay Men Are Twice As Likely To Have This Disease

  10-11-2022 21:44 via scitechdaily.com
  The research will enable the development of individualized, precision medicine for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in this underrepresented minority patient group. According to...
  
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• Piece of destroyed shuttle Challenger discovered 36 years later

  10-11-2022 21:26
  The piece was found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic 36 years later.
  
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• Twitter's cybersecurity chief quits amid company turmoil

  10-11-2022 19:47 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter's chief information security officer announced their resignation on Thursday, vacating one of the company's most critical roles just as scrutiny is mounting over Twitter's future and the erratic decisions of its new owner, Elon Musk.
  
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• Silicon Valley's greatest minds misread pandemic demand. Now their employees are paying for it.

  10-11-2022 19:47 via cnn.com
  
  In the early months of the pandemic, Facebook only grew bigger and more central to our lives. With lockdowns spreading, countless people began shopping, socializing and working on Facebook and other online platforms. As CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in March 2020, usage was so high that the company was "just trying to keep the lights on."
  
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• Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor

  10-11-2022 17:48
  A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic
  
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• Twitter changes new paid verification rules as impersonators spread

  10-11-2022 16:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter on Wednesday updated the rules around its new paid verification feature, a move that comes as users began impersonating celebrities, athletes and
  
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• NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield

  10-11-2022 16:17 via nytimes.com
  The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
  
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• Spending Your Money: It’s ‘Finance Day’ At COP27

  10-11-2022 15:58 via technocracy.news
  Al Gore is the ultimate huckster when pumping the UN delegates to climate action. In bunko terms, this is the practice of “shaking the money tree” to loose money that is easy to grab. Gore’s climate claims are patently absurd and not one of his predictions over the years have come true. This is Technocracy and pseudo-science at its worst, and it’s coming for the world. ⁃ TN Editor
  The first of the ‘thematic’ days kicked off on Wednesday at COP27, focused
  
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• Global Stink: UN COP27 Attendees In Egypt Greeted With Sewage

  10-11-2022 15:34 via technocracy.news
  COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt drew over 30,000 global meddlers by jet to plan how to railroad the world into Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Appropriately, a sewage spill let them meditate on the global stink they are causing to the rest of the world. Private jets are given a free pass because their self-praised work is so essential to “saving” humanity. ⁃ TN EditorAttendees of this year’s U.N. climate conference in Egypt found themselves stepping over streams
  
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• UN Seeks Control Over Agriculture, Blames For Global Warming

  10-11-2022 15:12 via technocracy.news
  World famine is all but guaranteed as the UN blames farming and ranching for over one-third of so-called greenhouse gas emissions, and then seeks to impose policies to limit those emissions. Restricting farming and ranching reduces life-sustaining food needed to keep humans from going extinct. The UN is trying to refocus an existing $18 trillion investment into solving the food problem. ⁃ TN EditorThe U.N. food agency aims to launch a plan within the year to make the world’s food sys
  
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• This company wants to make air travel sustainable

  10-11-2022 14:17 via cnn.com
  
  In 2019, Air Company made a splash when it launched vodka derived from recaptured carbon, in an effort to reduce the amount of the harmful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
  
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• The sudden decline of one of the largest crypto exchanges could rattle the sports industry

  10-11-2022 14:17 via cnn.com
  
  The near collapse this week of FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has sent shockwaves throughout the crypto startup and investment community. But the fallout could also spread to the sports industry.
  
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• Newly Discovered Protein Partners Could Heal the Heart

  10-11-2022 14:15 via scitechdaily.com
  According to research led by Li Qian, Ph.D., at the UNC School of Medicine, a protein that aids in the development of neurons also functions...
  
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• How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Kilonovae Explosions

  10-11-2022 13:26 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to help researchers detect more kilonovae, helping us learn significantly more about these “all-star” smashups. How do you pinpoint...
  
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• Strange Shell-Like Egg Case and the Secrets of Octopus Evolution

  10-11-2022 12:35 via scitechdaily.com
  New research indicates that a type of octopus appears to have evolved independently to develop something resembling a shell, despite having lost the genetic code...
  
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• Future Sea-Level Rise May Be Much Higher Than Thought – Ice Loss in Greenland “Vastly Underestimated”

  10-11-2022 11:15 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study combined GPS, satellite data, and numerical modeling. It found ice loss from northeast Greenland could be six times greater by the end...
  
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• Can New Technology Make Home Dialysis a More Realistic Option?

  10-11-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The Tablo System promises to make dialysis easier and more convenient for patients. But there are significant barriers to the technology.
  
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• Scientists Create Crystals That Generate Electricity From Heat

  10-11-2022 06:08 via scitechdaily.com
  A synthetic sulfide mineral with thermoelectric properties. In the effort to efficiently convert heat into electricity, easily accessible materials from harmless raw materials open up...
  
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• A Stanford-Developed Device May Open Up Promising New Possibilities for the Treatment of Cancer

  10-11-2022 03:57 via scitechdaily.com
  The new, wearable device monitors tumor size.  A compact, autonomous device with a stretchable and flexible sensor has been developed by Stanford University engineers to...
  
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• Twitter battles wave of impersonators after launching new paid verification system

  10-11-2022 03:18 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter appears to be battling a wave of celebrity and corporate impersonators on its platform who have quickly gamed the company's new paid verification system, hours after its launch
  
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• GOP exuberance crashed into Democratic resistance to defy midterm expectations - The Washington Post

  10-11-2022 02:52 via news.google.com
  GOP exuberance crashed into Democratic resistance to defy midterm expectations  The Washington PostWhat midterm election night polls told us — and what they can’t predict  The IndependentOpinion | Donald Trump Was the Midterm's Biggest Loser  The New York TimesOpinion: A disastrous day for Donald Trump  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Reducing Nightmares: Scientists Manipulate Emotions in Dreams

  10-11-2022 02:46 via scitechdaily.com
  For some people, nightmares—those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams—can sometimes become regular occurrences. Some adults suffer from them multiple times a week, or even...
  
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• S&P 500 Falls Below Key Level On Elections, Tesla, Bitcoin; CPI Inflation Report Looms | Investor's Business Daily - Investor's Business Daily

  10-11-2022 02:29 via news.google.com
  S&P 500 Falls Below Key Level On Elections, Tesla, Bitcoin; CPI Inflation Report Looms | Investor's Business Daily  Investor's Business DailyA 'Nightmare Q4': Midterms Aside, Stage Set for a 50-70% Crash in Stocks  Stansberry ResearchJim Cramer on midterm elections: This was a 'stunning non-victory' for the GOP  CNBC TelevisionGridlock Ahead? Why a Divided Government Is Actually GOOD for Stocks  InvestorPlaceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Live updates — Midterm elections: Biden says a predicted Republican wave 'didn't happen' - CNBC

  10-11-2022 02:13 via news.google.com
  Live updates — Midterm elections: Biden says a predicted Republican wave 'didn't happen'  CNBCU.S. House Election Results 2022  The New York TimesNaugatuck Election Results 2022: Vote Totals For Every Race  Naugatuck, CT PatchBig races in Missouri too early to call after polls close Tuesday  KSDK.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• In about-face, Crypto exchange Binance pulls out of FTX acquisition

  10-11-2022 01:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  The crypto exchange Binance has pulled out of a deal to acquire rival digital currency company FTX just 24 hours after it announced the tentative agreement,
  
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• Musk seeks to reassure advertisers on Twitter after chaos

  10-11-2022 01:48
  Elon Musk is seeking to reassure big companies that advertise on Twitter that his chaotic takeover of the social media platform won’t harm their brands
  
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• Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort - The New York Times

  10-11-2022 01:42 via news.google.com
  Russia Orders Withdrawal From Kherson City, in Potential Blow to War Effort  The New York TimesHuge blow for Russia as it abandons key Ukrainian city of Kherson - BBC News  BBC NewsNovember 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news  CNNOpinion | The Russian retreat from Kherson is significant and encouraging  The Washington PostKherson: Russia to withdraw troops from key Ukrainian city  BBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Nets Name Jacque Vaughn as Head Coach - The New York Times

  10-11-2022 01:37 via news.google.com
  Nets Name Jacque Vaughn as Head Coach  The New York TimesThe Nets made the safe hire with Jacque Vaughn - Richard Jefferson | NBA Today  ESPNSean Marks on Jacque Vaughn hiring: 'Decision was not up to Kevin Durant'  Hoops HypeBrooklyn Nets name Jacque Vaughn, not Ime Udoka, their next head coach  Yahoo SportsWoj details why the Nets chose Jacque Vaughn over Ime Udoka | NBA Today  ESPNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Excess Screen Time Linked to Earlier Puberty

  10-11-2022 01:36 via scitechdaily.com
  The study found that exposure to blue light could also alter hormone levels.  According to results from a rat study presented at the 60th Annual European...
  
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• The Fall of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Puts Crypto Industry on Edge - The New York Times

  10-11-2022 01:35 via news.google.com
  The Fall of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Puts Crypto Industry on Edge  The New York TimesCryptocurrencies tank as FTX fallout continues to roil markets: CNBC Crypto World  CNBC TelevisionBinance backs out of FTX rescue, leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse  CNBCBankman-Fried's FTX Had a Death Spiral Before Binance Deal  BloombergBinance Thumping of FTX Undercuts Crypto's DeFi Dreams  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• University of Kentucky student who repeatedly hurled racist slur at Black student permanently banned from campus - CNN

  10-11-2022 01:33 via news.google.com
  University of Kentucky student who repeatedly hurled racist slur at Black student permanently banned from campus  CNNSophia Rosing, Kentucky student in racist uproar, allegedly bullied ex-classmate  New York Post Viral video | White student hurls racist remarks, attacks Black student at University of Kentucky  WFAAUK student permanently banned from campus, not eligible to re-enroll after racial incident  WDRBUniv. Of Kentucky Student Withdraws After Video
  
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• Biden says Elon Musk's relationship with other countries 'worthy of being looked at'

  10-11-2022 01:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's relationship with other countries was "worthy of being looked at," but declined to say how that could be done.
  
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• Jennifer Aniston opens up about IVF journey for the first time - CBS News

  10-11-2022 01:28 via news.google.com
  Jennifer Aniston opens up about IVF journey for the first time  CBS NewsJennifer Aniston Slams 'Lies' She Wouldn't Have a Baby with Brad Pitt, Opens Up About Infertility  PEOPLEJennifer Aniston Opens Up On IVF Journey For The First Time  TODAYJennifer Aniston opens up about failed IVF and says she has 'zero regrets'  CNNJennifer Aniston Just Responded to Rumors Brad Pitt ‘Left’ Her Because She ‘Wouldn’t Give Him a Kid’ &n
  
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• Meta lays off 11,000 employees, Zuckerberg announces

  10-11-2022 01:09 via nbcnews.com
  Mark Zuckerberg said he takes “full responsibility” for Meta, Facebook’s parent company, laying off 11,000 employees. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports on why Meta is the latest tech company squeezed by a sharp decline in advertising revenue.
  
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• LeBron James and others impersonated by verified Twitter accounts

  10-11-2022 00:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lebron James and other athletes impersonated by verified Twitter accounts. The misleading accounts popped up on Wednesday and have since been suspended.
  
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• Biden says midterm vote was a 'good day for democracy' and notes the 'red wave' didn't happen - CNN

  10-11-2022 00:40 via news.google.com
  Biden says midterm vote was a 'good day for democracy' and notes the 'red wave' didn't happen  CNNElection Live Updates: Race Calls and Latest News  The New York TimesPresident Biden weighs in on the outcome of midterm elections  CBS NewsBiden is still Trump's worst nightmare  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• AI Use Potentially Dangerous “Shortcuts” To Solve Complex Recognition Tasks

  10-11-2022 00:26 via scitechdaily.com
  Research from York University finds that even the smartest AI can’t match up to humans’ visual processing. Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) do not view...
  
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• Biden says Elon Musk’s relationships with foreign countries 'worthy of being looked at'

  10-11-2022 00:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Asked whether Twitter's Elon Musk posed a threat, President Joe Biden said that the billionaire’s “relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at.”
  
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• Hurricane Nicole forecast to form, strike Florida tonight - Orlando Sentinel

  10-11-2022 00:11 via news.google.com
  Hurricane Nicole forecast to form, strike Florida tonight  Orlando Sentinel#BREAKING: Nicole Upgraded to Hurricane | Live Track, Interactive Landfall Coverage in Florida  WFLA News Channel 8Nicole Forecast To Strike Florida As A Hurricane Tonight With Storm Surge, Strong Winds, Flooding Rain  The Weather ChannelFlorida Power & Light deploys thousands of line workers ahead of Nicole  WKMG News 6 ClickOrlandoPalm Beach expects most residents to shelter i
  
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• Ransomware attacks on hospitals take toll on patients

  10-11-2022 00:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  When Kelley Parsi took her 3-year-old son to a hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, after tonsil surgery, she expected doctors to quickly treat him for pain and
  
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• 2022 midterm election results: Democrats avoid "red wave" as vote count continues — live updates - CBS News

  10-11-2022 00:02 via news.google.com
  2022 midterm election results: Democrats avoid "red wave" as vote count continues — live updates  CBS NewsCongress control still up for grabs after Election Day  CBS New YorkThree top takeaways from 2022 midterm elections  Fox NewsOpinion: A really bad night for some high-profile Trump-backed candidates  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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