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• What Do The Reconstructed Brains of 125-Million-Year-Old Spinosaurs Tell Us?

  14-02-2023 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  You might imagine that the spinosaur mind was one-of-a-kind. Trampling through the British Isles as many as 125 million years ago, it makes sense to think that these dinosaurs had something special swirling around inside their heads. But a paper published in the Journal of Anatomy says otherwise. According to the paper, a team of researchers recently reconstructed the basic brain structure of two spinosaur specimens based off the shape and size of their braincases. And despite the fact that thes
  
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• Scientists Discover Common Brain Network for Psychiatric Illnesses

  14-02-2023 22:51 via scitechdaily.com
  The study utilized several existing datasets to explore the neural basis of various psychiatric disorders and discovered a common network for all of them. Nearly...
  
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• They appeared in deepfake porn videos without their consent. Few laws protect them.

  14-02-2023 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Manipulated pornography featuring the faces of nonconsenting victims like QTCinderella is becoming more pervasive online.
  
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• Microsoft's Bing AI demo called out for several errors

  14-02-2023 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft's public demo last week of an AI-powered revamp of Bing appears to have included several factual errors, highlighting the risk the company and its rivals face when incorporating this new technology into search engines.
  
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• Hubble Spots Enigmatic “Spokes” in Saturn’s Rings

  14-02-2023 21:36 via scitechdaily.com
  Each year, the Hubble Space Telescope has observation time devoted to Saturn, thanks to the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, and the dynamic gas...
  
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• Judge orders Sam Bankman-Fried back to court after learning how he accessed the internet remotely

  14-02-2023 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge ordered Sam Bankman-Fried back to court this week after learning that the founder of crypto trading platform FTX accessed the internet in a way the government can't track.
  
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• Asian Restaurants Lose Billions: Study Links Decline to COVID Pandemic-Fueled Discrimination

  14-02-2023 20:25 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent study has uncovered a strong correlation between a nearly 20% decrease in business at Chinese restaurants and political rhetoric that placed blame on...
  
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• A Unique New Method To Study Specific Changes in DNA After Replication

  14-02-2023 19:16 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent technical report in Nature Cell Biology has introduced a novel method to examine specific alterations in DNA following replication. Scientists have devised a...
  
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• What Are UAPs And What Do We Know About Them So Far?

  14-02-2023 18:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  This article was originally published on Oct. 26, 2022 and has been edited to include recent information on UAPs and unidentified objects. A 16-member crew from NASA will study Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, an updated name from Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) — formerly known as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). According to a NASA press release, the team will analyze and establish the framework for future studies around UAPs for NASA and other organizations.UAPs interest&n
  
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• Senators blast Big Tech companies over kids' safety amid renewed push for legislation

  14-02-2023 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  Senators from both parties blasted Big Tech on Tuesday and called for the passage of federal legislation to regulate tech platforms in the midst of a mental health crisis among young Americans.
  
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• Congress has had a hands-off approach to Big Tech. Will the AI arms race be any different?

  14-02-2023 18:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congress has balked at regulating Big Tech companies. But with AI and ChatGPT, some tech-savvy lawmakers are pushing Congress to step in.
  
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• The New Best Place To Look For Alien Life: The Photosynthetic Habitable Zone

  14-02-2023 18:11 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Exoplanet hunting is evolving from a science searching for exotic new worlds into one that is attempting to better understand these planets and to characterize them. Astrobiologists are especially interested in worlds that might support life. One important characteristic is the existence of liquid water, which is essential for life on Earth. So astrobiologists have focused on finding other Earths in the region around stars where liquid water might exist, the so-called habitable zone. And they ha
  
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• Researchers in China Use Radiomics To Predict Heart Attacks

  14-02-2023 18:05 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers are using an approach called radiomics to predict future cardiac events like heart attacks, according to a study published today (February 14, 2023) in...
  
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• John Podesta: The Trilateral Commission Link To UFO/Alien Mania?

  14-02-2023 17:19 via technocracy.news
  
  All of a sudden, UFO mania is sweeping America after the shootdown of some unknown object in Alaska. NORAD says it doesn’t rule out aliens. Washington creates a UFO Task Force to investigate if it was aliens. A top 4-star general in charge of US airspace says he isn’t ruling out aliens. Well, this was unexpected, wasn’t it? Not really.
  This writer was watching closely when Trilateral Commission member John Podesta left the Obama Administration in 2015 where he served as Counsel
  
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• 'Broken promises.' Tech industry's real estate pullback leaves communities reeling

  14-02-2023 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot of land in Atlanta's westside, he laid out a bold vision: The company, he said, would invest in the community and put it "on the path toward becoming one of Microsoft's largest hubs" in the United States.
  
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• Scientists Warn of Irreversible Loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets and Rapid Acceleration of Sea Level Rise

  14-02-2023 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A study published in Nature Communications today (February 14) by an international team of scientists shows that an irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and...
  
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• Secret to Maximum Fat Burn: How Time of Day May Impact Exercise Results

  14-02-2023 15:53 via scitechdaily.com
  Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at least in mice. A new study from Karolinska Institutet...
  
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• Rogue Climate Activist’s Startup Company To Release ‘Mini Volcanoes’ To Cool Atmosphere

  14-02-2023 15:48 via technocracy.news
  
  Brazen geoengineering will launch weather balloons to inject sulphur particles into the stratosphere to “help cool the planet”. The company Make Sunsets is run by CEO  Luke Iseman. Iceman is the former Director of Hardware at Y Combinator, a seedbed of Technocrat and Transhumanist startup companies. There is zero public or government support for Iseman’s actions. ⁃ TN EditorA Mexico-based startup will next week launch sulphur particles into the stratosphere in a
  
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• Celebrate These 4 Famous Science Couples This Valentine's Day

  14-02-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Science and romance may seem like strange bedfellows, yet some of the most groundbreaking scientific advances have been made by couples working together. Like the rest of us, the scientists involved in these love affairs had their share of drama and tragedy — and their romances didn’t always end happily. Nevertheless, we honor their stories and discoveries today. Happy Valentine’s Day to them and to all science lovers!  1. Marie-Anne and Antoine Lavoisier If Antoine Lavois
  
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• 52-Foot Long Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Discovered

  14-02-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Archeologists recently recovered a nearly 16-meter (52-foot) long ancient Egyptian papyrus writing from a tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. The writing — which is more than 2,000 years old — was found inside a coffin and contained a portion of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.  Experts have already completed the work needed to preserve the papyrus, and are translating the writing into Arabic to better understand what it means and why it was placed in its specific coffin.  What is the Bo
  
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• Covid Panic, Climate Panic: Driven By Same People For Same Purpose

  14-02-2023 14:57 via technocracy.news
  
  TN has claimed from the very start of the Covid panic in 2020 that the same people who drove the “climate crisis” were driving the Covid panic as a new initiative in the war against humanity. The only solution ever offered is the UN’s Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Techniques of the Covid panic, like lockdowns, are now going to be used for climate crisis. ⁃ TN EditorIn February 2022, 1,140 organizations sent President Biden a letter urging him to decl
  
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• Microsoft and Google promised to invest in these communities. Now they're backtracking

  14-02-2023 14:15 via cnn.com
  
  When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot of land in Atlanta's westside, he laid out a bold vision: The company, he said, would invest in the community and put it "on the path toward becoming one of Microsoft's largest hubs" in the United States.
  
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• “Golden Boy” – Researchers Digitally Unwrap 2,300-Year-Old Undisturbed Mummy

  14-02-2023 14:08 via scitechdaily.com
  A digital unwrapping has revealed that a 2,300-year-old unopened mummy serves as a showcase of ancient Egyptian beliefs. Scientists used CT scans to digitally unwrap...
  
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• Amazon's Zoox robotaxi drives on public roads in California for the first time

  14-02-2023 13:21 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon's Zoox driverless transportation company has started testing its robotaxi on open public roads — with employees on board, for now.
  
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• Saving Lives: Novel Microneedle Bandage Can Immediately Stop Bleeding Following an Injury

  14-02-2023 13:12 via scitechdaily.com
  A soldier sustains a severe gunshot injury in a remote combat zone, or a factory worker experiences a workplace mishap and faces a delay in...
  
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• Researchers Identify a New Hallmark of Aging

  14-02-2023 12:24 via scitechdaily.com
  A new mechanism of aging has been uncovered by researchers: the accumulation of sphingolipids. Ceramides, a widely known class of sphingolipids, build up in aging...
  
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• Planetary Defense: Asteroid Racing Toward Earth Discovered Just Hours Before Impact

  14-02-2023 11:17 via scitechdaily.com
  Seventh Shooting Star Ever Spotted Before Impact For the seventh time, a small asteroid – a meteoroid as astronomers call it – was discovered in...
  
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• NASA Prepares for Future Artemis Missions Using Data From the First SLS Flight

  14-02-2023 10:06 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA continues to evaluate data and learn more about the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s debut performance during the agency’s November 16, 2022, Artemis I...
  
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• Equatorial Guinea confirms country's first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO - Reuters

  14-02-2023 09:42
  
  Equatorial Guinea confirms country's first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO  ReutersMarburg virus disease outbreak confirmed by WHO: What to know  USA TODAYEquatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead  africanewsWHO: Equatorial Guinea confirms its first Marburg virus disease outbreak  AxiosWHO Urgent Marburg Meeting  World Health OrganizationView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists 'CURE autism' using $3 epilepsy drug in mice - in potential breakthrough - Daily Mail

  14-02-2023 08:57
  Scientists 'CURE autism' using $3 epilepsy drug in mice - in potential breakthrough  Daily MailDrug shown to alleviate autism-associated behavior in mice  Medical XpressMYT1L haploinsufficiency in human neurons and mice causes autism-associated phenotypes that can be reversed by genetic and pharmacologic intervention | Molecular Psychiatry  Nature.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US - BBC

  14-02-2023 08:57
  
  Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US  BBCUS Navy recovers 'significant' portion of Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina, defense official says  Fox NewsU.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon  ReutersChinese Balloon: US Salvages 'Significant' Amount of Sensors from the Balloon  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Juice’s Odyssey of Exploration: To Uncover the Hidden Secrets of Mysterious Worlds

  14-02-2023 08:54 via scitechdaily.com
  A grand odyssey of exploration is about to begin. Humankind’s next bold mission to the outer Solar System, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, is...
  
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• Study Reveals How CBD Counters Epileptic Seizures - Neuroscience News

  14-02-2023 08:19
  
  Study Reveals How CBD Counters Epileptic Seizures  Neuroscience NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A Special Diet – Combined With Medicine – May Significantly Reduce Seizures

  14-02-2023 08:07 via scitechdaily.com
  According to a study published in Neurology – the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology – a combination of a modified Atkins diet...
  
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• Several US mobile carriers suffer technical difficulties

  14-02-2023 08:02 via cnn.com
  
  Several US mobile carriers experienced technical difficulties Monday night.
  
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• Patrick Mahomes on Being Named Super Bowl MVP, Ankle Injury, Partier Travis Kelce & Trick Play - Jimmy Kimmel Live

  14-02-2023 08:00
  
  Patrick Mahomes on Being Named Super Bowl MVP, Ankle Injury, Partier Travis Kelce & Trick Play  Jimmy Kimmel LivePatrick Mahomes’ halftime speech changed it all. His teammates got him back post-game  Kansas City StarPatrick Mahomes adds to legend with Super Bowl performance worthy of championship belt he rocked after it  Yahoo SportsSuper Bowl takeaways: MVP Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs comeback vs. Eagles for second NFL title in four years  CBS
  
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• Moldova's pro-E.U. president accuses Russia of coup plot - The Washington Post

  14-02-2023 07:35
  
  Moldova's pro-E.U. president accuses Russia of coup plot  The Washington PostMoldova President warns of Russian agent infiltration | Latest News | International News | WION  WIONPresident of Second Country Scrambles to Prevent Putin Incursion  Yahoo NewsMoldovan leader outlines Russian 'plan' to topple government  The Associated Press - en EspañolWhite House 'Deeply Concerned' About Putin's Reported Power Grab  NewsweekView Full Coverage o
  
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• Lael Brainard to run National Economic Council - The Washington Post

  14-02-2023 07:09
  
  Lael Brainard to run National Economic Council  The Washington PostBiden Poised to Name Fed's Brainard as Top Economic Adviser  Bloomberg TelevisionWho is Lael Brainard, Biden's new top economics adviser?  The Washington PostBiden Will Name Fed's Lael Brainard as His Top Economic Adviser  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealanders forced to swim to safety in floods - BBC

  14-02-2023 07:08
  
  Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealanders forced to swim to safety in floods  BBCNew Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle devastates North Island, declares state of emergency | Latest | WION  WIONCyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events  The ConversationThousands left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle hits New Zealand - BBC News  BBC NewsNew Zealand in State of Emergency Over Storm  BloombergView Full Coverage o
  
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• 2023 NFL season lookahead: Early Super Bowl odds, five teams to watch, five key offseason storylines - CBS Sports

  14-02-2023 07:01
  2023 NFL season lookahead: Early Super Bowl odds, five teams to watch, five key offseason storylines  CBS SportsEarly NFL Power Rankings 2023: Where do Chiefs, Eagles land?  ESPN2023 NFL draft order is set: Bears draft first and Chiefs last  NBC SportsWay-Too-Early 2023-2024 NFL Playoff Predictions | The Wright Way Network  The Wright Way NetworkNFL 2023 offseason primer: Key dates, top free agents, another quarterback carousel  Buffalo NewsView
  
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• US says Beijing’s South China Sea laser use ‘provocative, unsafe’ - Al Jazeera English

  14-02-2023 07:00
  US says Beijing’s South China Sea laser use ‘provocative, unsafe’  Al Jazeera EnglishPhilippines Claims China's Coast Guard Used "Laser" To Disrupt Resupply Mission | China News LIVE  CNN-News18Video shows 'Chinese coast guard ship pointing laser at Philippines patrol boat'  NBC NewsUS renews warning it'll defend Philippines after China spat  Yahoo NewsChinese military ship accused of shining laser light at Philippine coastguard vessel&nb
  
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• Researchers Have Identified the Cause of Alarmingly Common Penis Birth-Defect

  14-02-2023 06:44 via scitechdaily.com
  The alarming rise in the frequency of hypospadias, the most common genital malformation in male infants, is believed to be caused by environmental factors such...
  
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• 3 killed, 5 wounded at Michigan State campus shooting; suspect dead - Detroit News

  14-02-2023 06:41
  
  3 killed, 5 wounded at Michigan State campus shooting; suspect dead  Detroit NewsMichigan State University shooting leaves 3 dead, 5 wounded; suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound  Fox NewsBREAKING: Multiple injuries reported in shooting at Michigan State University  MSNBCSuspect has died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after mass shooting at Michigan State University left 3 dead and 5 injured, police say  CNNGophers men's basketball game
  
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• Stock futures inch lower as investors prepare for latest inflation data: Live updates - CNBC

  14-02-2023 06:19
  
  Stock futures inch lower as investors prepare for latest inflation data: Live updates  CNBCU.S. stock futures steady ahead of crucial inflation report  MarketWatchWall Street ends sharply higher as investors eye inflation data  ZAWYAInflation report due Tuesday has the potential to deliver some bad news  CNBCWhat to Expect From the January CPI Report  Bloomberg TelevisionView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Valentine’s day solar storm ALERT! Sun blasts CME clouds towards the Earth - HT Tech

  14-02-2023 05:46
  Valentine’s day solar storm ALERT! Sun blasts CME clouds towards the Earth  HT TechThe Sun Continues its Journey to Solar Maximum, Releasing X-Class Flares  Universe TodayCME from the Sun to Put Up Light Show for Arctic Skywatchers on Feb 14 | Weather.com  The Weather ChannelMenacing CME hurled towards Earth! Could deliver glancing blow on Feb 14  HT TechSun erupts with X-class solar flare and here's the video to see it  Space.comView Full
  
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• Patch Now: Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari Under Attack with New Zero-Day Flaw - The Hacker News

  14-02-2023 05:44
  
  Patch Now: Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari Under Attack with New Zero-Day Flaw  The Hacker NewsPSA: Don’t update to iOS 16.3.1 if you’re a Google Photos user  9to5MacApple releases iOS 16.3.1 and other updates with fix for “actively exploited” bug  Ars TechnicaApple Releases tvOS 16.3.2  MacRumorsiOS 16.3.1 now available for iPhone users, here’s what’s new  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Wood-Wide Web: Do Forest Trees Really “Talk” Through Underground Fungi? - SciTechDaily

  14-02-2023 05:24
  
  Wood-Wide Web: Do Forest Trees Really “Talk” Through Underground Fungi?  SciTechDailyDo Trees Really Support Each Other through a Network of Fungi?  Scientific AmericanDoes a Vast Network of Fungi Connect Forests? Here's What We Know.  ScienceAlertDo trees communicate via a 'wood wide web'? The evidence is lacking  New ScientistDo trees really stay in touch via a 'wood-wide web'? Here's what the evidence says  The ConversationView Ful
  
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• Wood-Wide Web: Do Forest Trees Really “Talk” Through Underground Fungi?

  14-02-2023 05:24 via scitechdaily.com
  University of Alberta expert challenges popular claims about the “wood-wide web.” The idea that forest trees can “talk” to each other, share resources with their...
  
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• Pentagon memo says object shot down over Canada was a 'small, metallic balloon' - CNN

  14-02-2023 05:16
  Pentagon memo says object shot down over Canada was a 'small, metallic balloon'  CNNU.S-China Spy balloon row live: White House rejects Beijing claims of U.S. balloons over China  WIONNew images released of Chinese spy balloon  CBS Evening NewsChina’s spy balloon: What really happened?  The HillAfter balloon saga, can China and US re-engage?  Bangkok PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ford to build battery plant in Michigan to tap into EV tax credits - CNN

  14-02-2023 05:16
  
  Ford to build battery plant in Michigan to tap into EV tax credits  CNNFord to announce plans for a $3.5 billion battery plant  ABC NewsFord will build $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan that Virginia governor rejected  Fox BusinessFord announces new U.S. factory for batteries, licenses tech from China's CATL  CNBC TelevisionWhy Ford picked Michigan for $3.5B battery plant  Automotive News EuropeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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