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• Disturbing Findings: Child Drug Use Vastly Underestimated

  20-03-2023 23:53 via scitechdaily.com
  Experts recommend future substance use research should combine survey and hair analysis results. Hair analysis could be the key to understanding adolescent drug usage, as...
  
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• Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19

  20-03-2023 22:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus...
  
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• Surviving the Extreme: Scientists Discover Life in the Smoke of Underwater Volcanoes

  20-03-2023 21:02 via scitechdaily.com
  In the depths of the ocean, along tectonic plate boundaries, hydrothermal vents emit hot fluids. These fluids lack oxygen and are rich in metals like...
  
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• How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?

  20-03-2023 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Experiments show how long you can go without sleep and the effects sleep deprivation has on our bodies. The truth might surprise you.
  
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• BONUS: Hard Fork Live! Big Tech’s Arch Nemesis + Bot or Not?

  20-03-2023 21:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Live from the South by Southwest festival in Austin, a conversation with the assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter.
  
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• It’s the first day of spring: Here’s what that really means

  20-03-2023 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Spring has sprung: Monday marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
  
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• How Animals Follow Their Nose

  20-03-2023 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  It’s not easy to find the source of a swirling scent plume. Scientists are using experiments and simulations to uncover the varied strategies that animals employ.
  
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• Cancer Breakthrough: “Hard To Lose” Mutations in Tumors May Predict Response to Immunotherapy

  20-03-2023 19:39 via scitechdaily.com
  Cancer specialists have attempted to utilize the number of mutations in a tumor, known as the tumor mutation burden (TMB), to forecast a patient’s response...
  
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• Cryptologists Decode Mary Queen of Scots' Letters

  20-03-2023 19:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Cryptologists use modern technology to decipher nearly 50 letters Mary Queen of Scots sent while imprisoned from 1578 to 1584.
  
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• Landmark Solid Material Changes How We Use Sunlight

  20-03-2023 18:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Solar power is becoming increasingly important as a renewable energy source. The high-energy UV light with a wavelength shorter than 400 nm found in sunlight...
  
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• What would a ban on TikTok look like? Here's what to know

  20-03-2023 17:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Biden administration indicated it could ban TikTok nationwide if Chinese company ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. Here’s how the move could impact users.
  
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• Twitter is now charging for an important security feature. Here's how to get a better version for free.

  20-03-2023 17:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter has ended free two-factor authentication via text message, a crucial tool for users to keep themselves safe from hackers.
  
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• Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000

  20-03-2023 17:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is telling employees in a memo that the company plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks
  
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• AI Count Disrupt The World More Than Electricity Or The Internet

  20-03-2023 17:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Electricity took decades before it was ubiquitous in society. The Internet only took a few years. Both shook society to the core. GPT-4 now threatens to do the same in a matter of months, but the potential harm done to people and society is far from understood. Technocrats build first then ask questions later when it is too late to do anything about it. ⁃ TN EditorThe rise of artificial general intelligence — now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley — will bring change that is
  
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• AI Could Disrupt The World More Than Electricity Or The Internet

  20-03-2023 17:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Electricity took decades before it was ubiquitous in society. The Internet only took a few years. Both shook society to the core. GPT-4 now threatens to do the same in a matter of months, but the potential harm done to people and society is far from understood. Technocrats build first then ask questions later when it is too late to do anything about it. ⁃ TN EditorThe rise of artificial general intelligence — now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley — will bring change that is
  
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• A Better Measures of Metabolic Health: What Is Your Biological BMI?

  20-03-2023 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  ISB researchers construct a biological body mass index that offers a more accurate representation of metabolic health with measures that are more varied, informative, and...
  
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• Dutch Farmers Rebel, Win Enough Senate Seats To Block Technocrats

  20-03-2023 16:56 via technocracy.news
  
  When you are backed into a corner and there is no escape except certain destruction, then you fight like crazy to claw your way out. Normally mild-mannered farmers in Netherlands took to the streets and then to the ballot box to get their voices heard, basically neutering the globalist coalition government. This should be a “shot heard around the world” that the Great Reset is not yet a fait accompli. ⁃ TN EditorThe anti-Great Reset, pro-farmer BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) mov
  
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• Flashback: The Transhumanist Agenda And The Future Of Humanity

  20-03-2023 16:30 via technocracy.news
  
  A national discussion on Transhumanism is urgently needed before the damage to humanity becomes permanent. There will be a day in the not-to-distant future where Transhumanists will declare that humanity 1.0 faces extinction unless Transhumanist technologies are implemented to create humanity 2.0. Another existential threat like global warming, Sars-CoV-2, etc. ⁃ TN EditorThe Transhumanist agenda is more than just Artificial Intelligence (AI), or robots taking over American jobs, or transg
  
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• Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers

  20-03-2023 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon is cutting 9,000 more jobs, CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday in a memo to staff.
  
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• Thai officials trace missing radioactive cylinder to foundry

  20-03-2023 16:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Officials in Thailand have traced to a recycling foundry a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that had gone missing from a power plant
  
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• Long COVID Pain: Increased Rates of Chest Pain Up to a Year After Infection

  20-03-2023 16:08 via scitechdaily.com
  Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post-infection. Nearly 19% of U.S. adults who had previously tested...
  
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• The 1,200 Buried Bones in the Benjamin Franklin House

  20-03-2023 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A gruesome discovery in the Benjamin Franklin House has us wondering if Ben Franklin was a serial killer. Get the scientific context behind the findings.
  
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• Trump grand jury live updates: Expected indictment in payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels - CNBC

  20-03-2023 15:17
  Trump grand jury live updates: Expected indictment in payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels  CNBCTrump Claims He Will Soon Be Arrested | Trump Latest News LIVE | Trump Speech Today | News18 LIVE  CNN-News18Why a Trump indictment would have huge political and national implications  CNNTrump Sweats an Arrest. We Should Sweat a Second Term.  BloombergOpinion: Trump's risky call for protests  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• UBS reaches agreement to buy Credit Suisse after upping offer - Fox Business

  20-03-2023 15:03
  UBS reaches agreement to buy Credit Suisse after upping offer  Fox BusinessCredit Suisse Takeover by UBS Is a Bailout: El-Erian  Bloomberg TelevisionWhat You Can and Can't Criticize UBS For on Credit Suisse  BloombergCredit Suisse AT1 Bondholders Find Out Life's Unfair  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• DOE Researchers Show How Window Shades Provide Up to 24% Heating Energy Savings

  20-03-2023 14:54 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) demonstrated that window shades with a cellular or honeycomb structure provide higher energy savings during...
  
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• March Madness: Ranking the Sweet 16 from Alabama to Princeton - Yahoo Sports

  20-03-2023 14:42
  March Madness: Ranking the Sweet 16 from Alabama to Princeton  Yahoo SportsMarch Madness: Sweet 16 matchups are set after wild weekend  WCNC2023 NCAA Tournament bracket: Scouting each team in the Sweet 16 as March Madness rolls on  CBS SportsFDU and Princeton Spoil Brackets, and We Preview the Sweet 16  The RingerSweet 16 tickets: The cheapest tickets available for March Madness 2023 in NYC, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Louis  NJ.comView Full Coverage
  
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• The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year - Ars Technica

  20-03-2023 14:40
  The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year  Ars TechnicaSpaceX Draws Elon Musk's Applause After Quick Rocket Launches  BenzingaSES-18 & SES-19 | Falcon 9 Block 5  Everyday AstronautSpaceX completes doubleheader with launch of SES satellites, nails landing  VideoFromSpaceFinal Series of Northrop Grumman-Built C-Band Satellites Successfully Launch  Northrop Grumman NewsroomView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Lance Reddick's death prompts outpouring of tributes - CBS Mornings

  20-03-2023 14:27
  
  Lance Reddick's death prompts outpouring of tributes  CBS MorningsLance Reddick's wife says 'John Wick' actor was 'taken from us far too soon' in new Instagram tribute  Yahoo EntertainmentBungie Dev Shares Good Memories Playing a Destiny Raid With Lance Reddick  GameRantLance Reddick, Star of 'The Wire' and 'Bosch,' Has Died  Next TVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The world's happiest countries for 2023 - CNN

  20-03-2023 14:21
  The world's happiest countries for 2023  CNNStudy: Covid-19 has not affected people's happiness around the world | Latest English News  WIONFinland Is the Happiest Country in the World for Sixth Year Running  BloombergInternational Day of Happiness: World's happiest countries ranked in UN report  AxiosTop 10 happiest countries in Africa  Africanews EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Can a teacher detect if students are using artificial intelligence?

  20-03-2023 14:10 via nbcnews.com
  Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common across the internet, but teachers are concerned that it could help students cheat. NBC News digital reporter Andrew Stern puts one of his old high school teachers to the test.
  
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• TikTok CEO to appear before Congress amid growing security concerns

  20-03-2023 14:08 via nbcnews.com
  The CEO of TikTok is expected to appear before Congress over the social media platform’s security as the Biden administration continues its efforts to ban the app in the U.S. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles explains what TikTok’s CEO is hoping to accomplish by appearing before lawmakers and how a U.S. ban of the app could impact Americans who rely on it for their income. 
  
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• Samsung's expanded OLED TV lineup includes a new lower-priced series - Engadget

  20-03-2023 14:01
  Samsung's expanded OLED TV lineup includes a new lower-priced series  EngadgetSamsung just launched new OLED TVs — here’s what you need to know  CNN UnderscoredSamsung Rolls Out (Slightly) Cheaper QD-OLED TV, Matching LG's Prices  CNETSamsung's newest OLED TV costs just as much as the LG C3 OLED  Tom's GuideSamsung confirms its 2023 QD-OLED TVs start at just $1,900, are available now  Digital TrendsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster - BBC

  20-03-2023 14:00
  
  UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster  BBC'Humanity is on thin ice:' Major UN report says 'urgent' action is needed to combat climate change  USA TODAYWorld’s top climate scientists issue ‘survival guide for humanity,’ call for major course correction  CNBC'Point of no return': UN science report to provide stark climate warning • FRANCE 24 English  FRANCE 24 EnglishNations approve key UN sci
  
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• Is Elon Musk a Scientist?

  20-03-2023 14:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Curious if Elon Musk is a scientist? Take a closer look at Musk's background and education to determine if he actually qualifies as a scientist.
  
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• Team USA score: U.S. cruises past Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final as Trea Turner homers twice - CBS Sports

  20-03-2023 13:56
  Team USA score: U.S. cruises past Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final as Trea Turner homers twice  CBS SportsCuba vs. United States Game Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic  MLBProtesters gather in Miami outside Cuba-USA WBC semifinal  ESPNCuba stirred the politics in Miami, but U.S. won on field, 14-2, gliding to WBC title game | Opinion  Miami HeraldYoan Moncada, Nolan Arenado Leave WBC Game Due To Injuries  MLB Trade RumorsView Ful
  
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• Buster Murdaugh blasts 'baseless rumors' surrounding 2015 death of classmate Stephen Smith - Fox News

  20-03-2023 13:48
  Buster Murdaugh blasts 'baseless rumors' surrounding 2015 death of classmate Stephen Smith  Fox NewsStephen Smith's body will be exhumed for private autopsy, family says, almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny  CNNMore than $60k raised for independent autopsy of Stephen Smith  WJCL NewsStephen Smith's mother, attorneys plan to reopen death investigation  ABC NEWS 4View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Russia defies Putin arrest warrant by opening its own case against ICC - Reuters

  20-03-2023 13:42
  
  Russia defies Putin arrest warrant by opening its own case against ICC  ReutersZelenskyy: Putin's arrest warrant marks 'turning point,' he’ll be held responsible for 'every destroyed life'  Fox NewsRetired lt. gen. watched tape of Putin's Mariupol visit. Here's what he saw  CNNAn ICC warrant against Putin is good – and hypocritical  Al Jazeera EnglishICC’s warrant against Putin for Ukraine war is a significant move  Hindustan Ti
  
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• Deep Impact: Heat Waves Happen at the Bottom of the Ocean Too - SciTechDaily

  20-03-2023 13:33
  
  Deep Impact: Heat Waves Happen at the Bottom of the Ocean Too  SciTechDailyScientists Discover Intense Heatwaves Lurking at The Bottom of The Ocean  ScienceAlertScientists Have Found Heatwaves At The Bottom Of The Ocean, And That's Extremely Bad News  IFLScienceUnderwater turbulence revealed as a key factor in climate change  New AtlasDeep ocean turbulence impacts carbon storage • Earth.com  Earth.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Deep Impact: Heat Waves Happen at the Bottom of the Ocean Too

  20-03-2023 13:33 via scitechdaily.com
  First assessment of bottom marine heat waves opens a window on the deep. The 2013-2016 marine heat wave known as “The Blob” warmed a vast...
  
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• Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email

  20-03-2023 13:21 via cnn.com
  
  On the morning of January 20, one Google employee had to call tech support after getting hit with an unusual error message when they tried to log in to their work system.
  
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• McCarthy tells Trump supporters not to protest if ex-president is indicted - The Washington Post

  20-03-2023 13:16
  
  McCarthy tells Trump supporters not to protest if ex-president is indicted  The Washington PostMcCarthy says Americans should not protest if Trump is indicted  Yahoo NewsTrump shadow looms large over House GOP policy retreat  CNNAs an indictment looms, Trump recklessly stokes the flames of discord, and the GOP shrugs | Editorial  The Philadelphia InquirerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China's Xi visits Moscow; Russia cites 'monstrous consequences' of Putin arrest warrant: Ukraine live updates - USA TODAY

  20-03-2023 13:13
  
  China's Xi visits Moscow; Russia cites 'monstrous consequences' of Putin arrest warrant: Ukraine live updates  USA TODAYPutin Xi Jinping Meet LIVE | Xi Jinping Lands In Moscow To Meet Vladimir Putin |Xi Jinping In Russia  CNN-News18Putin rips West as trying to stifle Russia, China's 'development,’ while Xi arrives in Moscow  Fox NewsThe real meaning of Xi's visit to Putin  Financial TimesUkraine War: Xi's Putin Summit Doesn't Need to Pay Off Yet 
  
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• Pension row: Will French President Macron step down amid uproar over unpopular pension reform bills? - WION

  20-03-2023 13:06
  
  Pension row: Will French President Macron step down amid uproar over unpopular pension reform bills?  WIONMacron faces no-confidence votes over hated pension reforms  CNNFrench government defiant on pensions ahead of crucial votes  The Local FranceMacron's pension reform muddle  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Watch Emma Stone Freaking Out at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Kick-Off Just Like the Rest of You - Billboard

  20-03-2023 13:04
  Watch Emma Stone Freaking Out at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Kick-Off Just Like the Rest of You  BillboardTaylor Swift's Eras Tour opening weekend: Tears, joy and 'therapy'  The Washington PostTaylor Swift Shares Photos from Second Stop of Her Eras Tour in Arizona: 'Last Night Was a Rush'  PEOPLETaylor Swift Responded To People Who Think She Hates Her "Evermore" Album: "I'm Here To Dispel The Rumors"  BuzzFeedTaylor Swift’s Exact Drawstring Pants
  
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• New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan takes over nearly two weeks earlier than expected - CNBC

  20-03-2023 13:00
  New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan takes over nearly two weeks earlier than expected  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New York Community Bancorp shines with 30% gain on multiple analyst upgrades amid Signatur - Seeking Alpha

  20-03-2023 12:45
  
  New York Community Bancorp shines with 30% gain on multiple analyst upgrades amid Signatur  Seeking AlphaSignature Bank operations have buyer, FDIC says  ABC NewsWhere does Wall Street and tech go after SVB's downfall?  Business InsiderCLASS ACTION ALERT: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong Remind Signature Investors of a Lead Plaintiff Deadli  BenzingaFDIC announces agreement to sell Signature Bank assets to New York Community Bancorp subsidiary  CN
  
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• Bruce Willis sings with his family in birthday tribute video from ex Demi Moore - CNN

  20-03-2023 12:35
  Bruce Willis sings with his family in birthday tribute video from ex Demi Moore  CNNEmma Heming Willis marks Bruce Willis's birthday by opening up about grief over his dementia diagnosis: 'I'm really feeling it today'  Yahoo EntertainmentBruce Willis health update: How is the actor doing?...  The US SunBruce Willis' wife Emma Heming marks his birthday with moving message about grief  CNNFans alarmed over Bruce Willis' missing tooth in birthday video &
  
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• Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Risk of Dementia by Up to 23%

  20-03-2023 12:20 via scitechdaily.com
  Consumption of a traditional Mediterranean-type diet – rich in foods such as seafood, fruit, and nuts – is associated with a reduced risk of dementia,...
  
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• Mystery solved after strange streaks of light seen in the sky over Sacramento: "We were in shock" - CBS News

  20-03-2023 11:53
  Mystery solved after strange streaks of light seen in the sky over Sacramento: "We were in shock"  CBS NewsMysterious streaks of light spotted flying over California night sky  The IndependentFlaming Space Debris Re-entering Atmosphere Lights Up California Sky  The New York TimesSpace object reenters Earth’s atmosphere over Northern California  KRON4'Strange lights' above Northern California were likely space junk  New York Post View Full C
  
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• Xbox's mobile game store could launch next year | VGC - Video Games Chronicle

  20-03-2023 11:41
  
  Xbox's mobile game store could launch next year | VGC  Video Games ChronicleMicrosoft plans mobile games app store to rival Apple and Google  Ars TechnicaMicrosoft banks on regulations to build a mobile games store  TechCrunchMicrosoft's Xbox mobile gaming store could launch next year  TrueAchievementsMicrosoft planning mobile app store launch, says Phil Spencer  Eurogamer.netView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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