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• Twitter could have a new rival — a platform created by Meta

  10-03-2023 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook-parent Meta is exploring building a new, standalone platform for sharing text updates, the company confirmed to CNN on Friday, in what could mark the most high-profile new contender to take on Twitter as it falters under Elon Musk.
  
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• Belgium bans TikTok from government phones after US, EU

  10-03-2023 21:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Belgium's prime minister says TikTok is being banned from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation
  
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• Former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani loses bid to remain out of prison during appeals

  10-03-2023 20:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free.
  
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• Judge allows Google antitrust case to move ahead in Virginia

  10-03-2023 20:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York
  
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• Silicon Valley Bank shut down in the second-largest U.S. bank failure ever

  10-03-2023 20:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Silicon Valley Bank, one of the tech sector’s favorite lenders, is shutting down.
  
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• Silicon Valley Bank collapse sends tech startups scrambling

  10-03-2023 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  The sudden collapse of a top Silicon Valley lender has pushed tech investors and startups to scramble to figure out their financial exposure and the impact on their ability to operate, at a time when many businesses were already on edge from widespread layoffs and less access to easy money in an uncertain economy,
  
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• Meta considering a standalone social network that sounds a lot like Twitter

  10-03-2023 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook-parent Meta is exploring building a new, standalone platform for sharing text updates, the company confirmed to CNN on Friday, in what could mark the most high-profile new contender to take on Twitter as it falters under Elon Musk.
  
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• First Complete Map of an Insect Brain – “Everything Has Been Working Up to This”

  10-03-2023 19:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In the quest to understand how we think, “everything has been working up to this.” Researchers have completed the most advanced brain map to date,...
  
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• Silicon Valley Bank uncertainty sends tech industry into a panic

  10-03-2023 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  The tech industry, already on-edge from widespread layoffs in an uncertain economy, fell into a panic over the past 24 hours as moves by a major Silicon Valley lender spurred a steep sell-off on Wall Street and sparked fears of a run on the bank.
  
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• Preserved Sunken Ship Found in Shipwreck Alley After 120 Years

  10-03-2023 18:10 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The cold freshwater in Lake Huron kept the sunken ship Ironton intact for over a century — including all three of its masts and a lifeboat that took five lives — but also brought the ship’s destruction.The Ironton sank in September 1894 after colliding with a steamer ship named the Ohio. The sunken ship had been missing for around 120 years with only rumors of its location. Recently, researchers from the state of Michigan, the Ocean Exploration Trust and NOAA discovered the shi
  
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• The Future of Computing Includes Biology: AI Computers Powered by Human Brain Cells

  10-03-2023 18:09 via scitechdaily.com
  The future of computing includes biology says an international team of scientists. The time has come to create a new kind of computer, say researchers...
  
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• Ford to cut 1,100 jobs in Spain after other European layoffs

  10-03-2023 17:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Ford Motor Co. says it will cut around 1,100 jobs at its plant in the Spanish city of Valencia
  
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• Killing Even Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A New Infection-Fighting Wound Spray

  10-03-2023 17:20 via scitechdaily.com
  The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed antibiotic resistance as a top ten global health threat, making it imperative to find new ways to combat...
  
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• How Similar are Siblings? What Makes Us Different?

  10-03-2023 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  It’s obvious to many of us — whether we’re an only child or not — that siblings are often different from each other. Judy Dunn, emeritus professor of developmental psychology at Kings College London, and Robert Plomin, professor of behavioral genetics at the same institution, were among the first scholars to start empirically questioning why this happens. Drawing from differences they noticed in Dunn’s children, over the past 30 years, they’ve tested siblings&
  
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• Revolutionary Twin-Bioengine Nanorobots for Gastrointestinal Inflammation Therapy

  10-03-2023 16:02 via scitechdaily.com
  Micro/nanorobots with self-propelling and -navigating capabilities have attracted extensive attention in drug delivery and therapy owing to their controllable locomotion in hard-to-reach body tissues. However,...
  
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• Dow Jones Slides On Strong Jobs Report; Silicon Valley Bank Crashes 66% On Bank Run Fears - Investor's Business Daily

  10-03-2023 15:41
  Dow Jones Slides On Strong Jobs Report; Silicon Valley Bank Crashes 66% On Bank Run Fears  Investor's Business DailyStock market news today: Stocks crushed as banking fears rise, jobs report looms  Yahoo FinanceFear & Greed Index Moves To 'Fear' Zone; US Stocks Settle Sharply Lower - JinkoSolar Holding Co (NYSE:JKS  BenzingaDow futures fall following Thursday’s market selloff fueled by banks, U.S. jobs report looms  CNBCWall Street falls on bank
  
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• Japan uses dominant offense to put Korea on ropes - MLB.com

  10-03-2023 15:37
  
  Japan uses dominant offense to put Korea on ropes  MLB.comTigers pitcher details Australia's thrilling WBC win vs. Korea  Detroit Free PressA Korean player's celebration completely backfired and became an out at the World Baseball Classic  msnNOWJapan beats Korea 13-4: WBC live updates and score  FOX SportsKorea to be without closer for 2nd straight game  코리아타임스View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 23,000-Year-Old Teeth Fill an Ice-Age Gap

  10-03-2023 15:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  For many years, the Cave of the Malalmuerzo (“bad lunch”) near Granada, Spain, located near rocky farmland, stood open to the public. Local residents stooped under the low ceiling and wound their way through stalactites, and some made the belly-crawl to the deeper reaches of the cave and the early paintings there.They took home “some artifact […] ceramics, bits of bone, etc.,” writes a local businessman. In 1983, the first archaeologists showed up, but the souvenir
  
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• China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water

  10-03-2023 15:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  China has condemned a plan by Japan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, demanding that Tokyo first receive the approval of neighboring countries
  
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• US jobs growth eased in February but remained elevated - Financial Times

  10-03-2023 15:06
  
  US jobs growth eased in February but remained elevated  Financial TimesPayrolls rose 311,000 in February, more than expected, showing solid growth  CNBCJobs report: US economy adds 311,000 jobs in February as labor market stays strong  Yahoo FinanceUS Companies' JOB CUTS Reach Record HIGH Since 2009 in Jan-Feb - Report | Latest English News | WION  WIONJobs Report: Soft Wage Growth Offsets Strong Hiring  Investor's Business DailyView Full Coverag
  
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• Silicon Valley Bank Financial in talks to sell itself after attempts to raise capital have failed, sources say - CNBC

  10-03-2023 15:05
  Silicon Valley Bank Financial in talks to sell itself after attempts to raise capital have failed, sources say  CNBCSilicon Valley Bank CEO urges investors to stay calm, even as shares plunge  CNBC TelevisionMarkets close sharply lower as bank stocks take a beating  CNNWhy Is the US Regulating JPMorgan But Not SVB?  BloombergWhy Are Bank Stocks Down Today?  InvestorPlaceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Fox exec found guilty in bribery scheme for soccer game rights - Axios

  10-03-2023 15:03
  
  Former Fox exec found guilty in bribery scheme for soccer game rights  AxiosFIFA bribery case: Split verdict for ex-Fox executives  ESPNFormer Fox Employee Convicted of Bribery for Soccer Broadcast Deals  The New York TimesFormer Fox Executive Found Guilty in FIFA Bribery Scheme  The Wall Street JournalFormer Fox exec convicted in FIFA bribery case, other acquitted  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Rubio wants to block Ford from tax breaks for using Chinese battery technology

  10-03-2023 15:00 via cnn.com
  
  US Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday introduced legislation that takes aim at Ford's deal to use technology from Chinese battery company CATL as part of the automaker's plan to spend $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan.
  
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• Does Every Human Have a Detectable Gravity Field?

  10-03-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Technically, every single object in the universe with mass or energy emits a gravitational field, and scientists have been able to measure the gravitational field of objects far smaller than a human. General Relativity Einstein revolutionized our understanding of gravity with his magnum opus, the general theory of relativity. The theory transformed our perspective of gravity from a simple property of objects relating to their mass, to a view of the cosmos where space and time can bend, flex and
  
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• Chaim Topol: the Fiddler on the Roof star showed Jews their origin story - The Guardian

  10-03-2023 14:51
  Chaim Topol: the Fiddler on the Roof star showed Jews their origin story  The GuardianChaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dies age 87  CNNHow the late actor Topol turned Tevye into a Zionist  JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyChaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies  KSL.comHundreds say goodbye to Chaim Topol in ceremony at Tel Aviv theater  The Jerusalem PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted of wife's murder, dies at 89 - The Washington Post

  10-03-2023 14:45
  
  Actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted of wife's murder, dies at 89  The Washington PostRobert Blake dead at 89  Fox NewsRobert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89  Yahoo NewsRobert Blake, embattled actor of 'Lost Highway' fame, dead at 89  CNNWho was Robert Blake and what was his net worth?...  The US SunView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Central Bank Digital Currency Is the Endgame Of Total Control

  10-03-2023 14:42 via technocracy.news
  The central bank cartel, headed by the Bank for International Settlements, is playing its CBDC card to dominate the world. Welcome to Fintech, the new financial arm of the Great Reset, the ordained financial system for Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. The rise of central bankers is described in my book, The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism. ⁃ TN EditorCentral bank digital currency (CBDC) will end human freedom. Don’t fall for the assurances of safeguards, the prom
  
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• Revolutionary Approach To Tackle the “Root Cause” of Diabetes and Obesity-Related Conditions

  10-03-2023 14:37 via scitechdaily.com
  Research published in the scientific journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology on March 9 shows that a peptide (small protein) called PEPITEM could provide a revolutionary...
  
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• Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine reels from hypersonic missile attacks; Wagner group possibly taking 'tactical pause' in Bakhmut - CNBC

  10-03-2023 13:51
  
  Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine reels from hypersonic missile attacks; Wagner group possibly taking 'tactical pause' in Bakhmut  CNBCRussia used rarely seen ballistic missile in massive attack on Ukraine  Business InsiderUkraine war: Russia fires hypersonic missiles in new barrage  BBC9 AM ET: Russian strike fallout, kidnapping autopsies, too much salt & more - CNN 5 Things - Podcast on CNN Audio  CNNRussia fired hypersonic missiles on Ukraine in its
  
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• Georgia's parliament formally revokes 'foreign influence' bill that sparked major protests - CNN

  10-03-2023 13:41
  
  Georgia's parliament formally revokes 'foreign influence' bill that sparked major protests  CNNMassive protests prompt Georgia to withdraw Russian-style 'foreign agents' law  Yahoo NewsGeorgia Drops Foreign Agents Law After Massive Protests  U.S. News & World ReportGeorgia Is a New Front in Russia's Hybrid War  BloombergOpinion: The tide may be turning in the fight between democracy and autocracy  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• YETI recalls 1.9 million of these coolers due to magnet ingestion hazard - AL.com

  10-03-2023 13:39
  YETI recalls 1.9 million of these coolers due to magnet ingestion hazard  AL.comYeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard  10 Tampa BayYeti recalls nearly 2 million soft coolers and gear cases over possible magnet detachment  USA TODAYYETI Recalls 1.9 Million Soft Coolers and Gear Cases Due to Magnet Ingestion Hazard  Consumer Product Safety CommissionYeti recalls coolers and gear cases due to magnet ingestion hazard  NPRView F
  
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• Gigantic Ant Fossil – With a 6″ Wingspan – Raises Questions About Ancient Arctic Migrations

  10-03-2023 13:29 via scitechdaily.com
  Simon Fraser University scientists say their research on the latest fossil find near Princeton, B.C. is raising questions about how the dispersal of animals and...
  
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• Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume relations after tensions - The Associated Press - en Español

  10-03-2023 13:21
  
  Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume relations after tensions  The Associated Press - en EspañolArch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to revive ties, reopen embassies in China-brokered deal  CNBCSaudi Arabia, Iran Restore Relations in Deal Brokered by China  The Wall Street JournalSaudi Arabia and Iran agree to resume ties, reopen embassies, Iranian state media reports  CNNIran and Saudi Arabia set to restore ties after mediation by China  
  
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• Eight killed, including gunman, at Jehovah's Witness hall shooting in Germany - Reuters

  10-03-2023 13:09
  
  Eight killed, including gunman, at Jehovah's Witness hall shooting in Germany  ReutersSeven dead in shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses center in Germany  CNNGerman gunman kills 6 at Hamburg Jehovah's Witnesses hall  Yahoo NewsDeadly shooting at Jehovah's Witness church in Hamburg  ReutersGunman kills 7, injures several in German city of Hamburg  Anadolu Agency | EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• La Nina is gone. These were the deadly storms during its run

  10-03-2023 13:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The natural temporary weather phenomenon La Nina is gone and that's good news for a disaster-weary Southeast
  
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• Vehicle crashes through North Carolina airport terminal after driving through fence onto tarmac - NBC News

  10-03-2023 12:55
  Vehicle crashes through North Carolina airport terminal after driving through fence onto tarmac  NBC NewsNorth Carolina man crashes compact car through airport doors and windows  Fox NewsCar drives onto tarmac and crashes into terminal at North Carolina airport, deputies say  CNNMan drives car into entrance of Wilmington International Airport terminal, injures TSA officer  WECTMan in custody after driving car in Wilmington International Airport  
  
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• New Sensor Can Diagnose Cancer Using Urine

  10-03-2023 12:40 via scitechdaily.com
  A research team has succeeded in developing a strip-type urine sensor that can amplify the light signal of metabolites in urine and in diagnosing cancer...
  
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• Investigation into deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico continues after cartel issues apology letter and hands over members - CNN

  10-03-2023 12:27
  
  Investigation into deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico continues after cartel issues apology letter and hands over members  CNNMexico kidnapping: cartel issues apology; deceased victims bodies returned home | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXLetter claims cartel handed over men who killed Americans  Yahoo NewsMexican cartel 'apologizes' in letter for kidnapping, murder of Americans, turns in members 'responsible'  Fox NewsApology letter from Mexican
  
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• NASA Artemis I moon mission rocket damaged more than expected in launch - Fox News

  10-03-2023 12:02
  NASA Artemis I moon mission rocket damaged more than expected in launch  Fox NewsNASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts  NASANASA to Unveil Artemis Moon Suits Next Week  GizmodoNew Minecraft Artemis DLC Lets Players Build Their Own Spaceship  GameRantNASA Confirms Artemis 2 for Late 2024 After Successful Artemis 1 Mission  ExtremeTechView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Updated NFL free agency rankings: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown headline top 150 - The Athletic

  10-03-2023 11:47
  
  Updated NFL free agency rankings: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown headline top 150  The Athletic2023 NFL free agency: Dre'Mont Jones, Jamel Dean among 7 less-heralded players who could get PAID  NFL.comNFL free agency matchmaker for each NFC team: Cowboys upgrade secondary; Rams take chance on former All-Pro WR  CBS Sports2023 NFL free agency: Overrated, underrated players at every position  ESPN.co.uk5 NFL GMs in the firing line heading into the 2023 season&
  
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• What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

  10-03-2023 11:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
  
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• The Next Level of Health Monitoring: Could Interstitial Fluid Replace Blood?

  10-03-2023 11:31 via scitechdaily.com
  According to researchers, interstitial fluid could serve as an alternative to blood in monitoring health and wellness. The next level of continuous health monitoring may...
  
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• Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president, extending rule - The Associated Press - en Español

  10-03-2023 11:04
  
  Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president, extending rule  The Associated Press - en EspañolChina's Xi gains unprecedented third term as president  CNBCChina's Xi Jinping unanimously elected to serve third term as president  Fox NewsXi Jinping secures unprecedented third term as China's president in ceremonial vote  CNNAlert: Chinese leader Xi Jinping unanimously awarded third five-year presidential term, on track to remain in power for life &nb
  
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• DeSantis moves his presidential ambitions into the open with Iowa visit - CNN

  10-03-2023 11:03
  DeSantis moves his presidential ambitions into the open with Iowa visit  CNNDeSantis, Trump to collide in key state of Iowa  Yahoo NewsFlorida Gov. Ron Desantis makes stop in Davenport Friday morning  WQAD News 8Ron DeSantis faces his first major Iowa test in against Trump  NBC NewsSpotlighting shift on Social Security and Medicare, DNC welcomes Ron DeSantis to Iowa  Florida PoliticsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A Huge City Polluter? Buildings. Here’s a Surprising Fix.

  10-03-2023 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Carbon capture might not work for all buildings. But some are giving it a try.
  
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• A Representative Goes to A.I. School, and How to Ban TikTok

  10-03-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Also, how Waluigi may explain why A.I. chatbots are misbehaving.
  
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• NASA tracks a newly discovered asteroid that has a 'small chance' of hitting Earth in 2046 - CNN

  10-03-2023 10:58
  NASA tracks a newly discovered asteroid that has a 'small chance' of hitting Earth in 2046  CNNNasa tracking asteroid that could ruin Valentine’s Day in 2046  The GuardianNASA is monitoring an asteroid that could collide with Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046  CBS NewsNASA says asteroid has small chance of hitting Earth in 2046  Al Jazeera EnglishNew asteroid the size of 27 pandas may hit the Earth in 2046 - ESA, NASA  The Jerusalem PostView
  
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• Small boats: Sensible to give France cash to stop crossings, says PM - BBC

  10-03-2023 10:34
  
  Small boats: Sensible to give France cash to stop crossings, says PM  BBCEmmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak hold presser following France-UK summit  euronewsUK's Sunak meets France's Macron in scramble to mend relations after Boris Johnson missteps  CNBCMacron-Sunak Reset Tilts Post-Brexit Balance of Power  BloombergUK PM Sunak to discuss China's approach to Russia with Macron  Reuters UKView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Warning: Nitrate in Tap and Bottled Drinking Water May Be a Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer

  10-03-2023 10:21 via scitechdaily.com
  Nitrate is present in tap water and bottled water, largely due to the use of fertilizer in agriculture and the manure produced by intensive livestock...
  
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• 'Vanderpump Rules' Ariana Madix Not Accepting Tom Sandoval's Affair Apologies - TMZ

  10-03-2023 10:00
  'Vanderpump Rules' Ariana Madix Not Accepting Tom Sandoval's Affair Apologies  TMZVanderpump Rules Alum Stassi Schroeder Says That Raquel Leviss Kissing Tom Schwartz Was A “Cover-Up” For Tom Sandoval Affair  Yahoo EntertainmentTom Sandoval subtly supports Raquel Leviss as she ghosts him amid scandal  Page Six'Mate Poaching' Is Behind Our Obsession With The 'Vanderpump Rules' Drama  HuffPostKristen Doute Details Exact Moment Ariana Madix Discove
  
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