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• Suspect in wrong driveway shooting described as 'hot-tempered' during court hearing

  19-04-2023 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The homeowner accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis when an SUV she was in turned into the wrong driveway was described in court Wednesday as a man with a reputation for being “confrontational and hot-tempered.”
  
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• Oklahoma county commissioner resigns after being recorded talking about lynching Black residents

  19-04-2023 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Oklahoma county commissioner who was secretly recorded reportedly talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting has resigned, according to the governor’s office.
  
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• Supreme Court puts off decision on abortion pill mifepristone for two more days

  19-04-2023 21:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its temporary hold on a court decision that prevents patients from obtaining the abortion pill mifepristone by mail.
  
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• Meta's latest round of layoffs is underway

  19-04-2023 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday began its latest round of layoffs focusing on technical workers, who are often thought of as more immune to job cuts in Silicon Valley.
  
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• How to apply for your share of Facebook's $725 million settlement in privacy suit

  19-04-2023 21:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook users have until August to claim their share of a $725 million class-action settlement of a lawsuit alleging privacy violations by the social media company, a new website reveals.
  
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• Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people

  19-04-2023 19:32
  
  Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.”
  
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• Texas shooter didn't say anything and fired immediately, father of injured cheerleader says

  19-04-2023 19:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Texas cheerleader Payton Washington was shot after her friend got into the wrong car at a grocery store. Her father discussed her recovery with NBC News.
  
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• Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service

  19-04-2023 19:18
  
  Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service
  
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• House group releases bipartisan plan to lift the debt ceiling and avert default

  19-04-2023 18:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus released an outline Wednesday for raising the debt ceiling, an alternate to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's emerging plan.
  
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• Mexico Became Largest User Of World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool

  19-04-2023 18:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Pegasus Spyware: “It can infect your phone without any sign of intrusion and extract everything on it — every email, text message, photo, calendar appointment — while monitoring everything you do with it, in real time. It can record every keystroke, even when you’re using encrypted applications, and watch through your phone’s camera or listen through its microphone, even if your phone is turned off.”⁃ TN EditorThe Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a
  
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• Twitter removes transgender protections from hateful conduct policy

  19-04-2023 18:04 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter appears to have quietly rolled back a portion of its hateful conduct policy that included specific protections for transgender people.
  
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• Return To Peasant Lifestyle: Germany Closes Last Nuclear Power Plant

  19-04-2023 17:46 via technocracy.news
  
  The Dark Ages represented the worst period in human history, with suffering, misery and poverty. Technocracy is a form of neo-Feudalism that is headed in the same direction, and Germany is leading the way. By the time they figure out what is happening, it will be too late to stop it.⁃ TN Editor x
  One might say that the timing could not be worse for the implementation of “net zero” climate goals given the already boiling economic instability across the western world.  Then
  
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• You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here's how

  19-04-2023 16:20 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of parent company Meta's $725 million settlement related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  
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• The viral new 'Drake' and 'Weeknd' song is not what it seems

  19-04-2023 16:20 via cnn.com
  
  One of the buzziest songs recently circulating on TikTok and climbing the Spotify charts featured the familiar voices of best-selling artists Drake and the Weeknd. But there's a twist: Drake and The Weeknd appear to have had nothing to do with it.
  
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• Meta opens up its Horizon Worlds VR app to teens for the first time, prompting outcries from US lawmakers

  19-04-2023 16:20 via cnn.com
  
  Meta is forging ahead with plans to let teenagers onto its virtual reality app, Horizon Worlds, despite objections from lawmakers and civil society groups that the technology could have possible unintended consequences for mental health.
  
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• Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought

  19-04-2023 16:17
  
  A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought
  
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• Europe approves its $47 billion answer to Biden’s CHIPS Act

  19-04-2023 16:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The European Union has agreed a landmark plan to boost its chip industry.
  
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• Meta begins another round of layoffs as Zuckerberg’s ‘year of efficiency’ continues

  19-04-2023 15:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  The latest cuts at Facebook’s parent company, which are part of planned reductions announced last month, target employees who work in technical roles.
  
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• Signing up for mailing lists for discounts? Beware of these pitfalls

  19-04-2023 15:09 via today.com
  When you enter your email or phone number to get a discount at your favorite store or restaurant, you’re also potentially giving away personal information. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares tips for protecting your privacy.
  
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• Dominion and Fox News reach $787.5 million settlement in defamation case

  19-04-2023 13:36 via nbcnews.com
  Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787.5 million settlement with Fox News in its defamation lawsuit against the network just minutes before opening arguments were scheduled to being in the high-stakes trial. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda and Danny Cevallos breaks down how both sides came to the agreement and what’s next for the special master’s investigation into whether Fox complied with their discovery obligations. 
  
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• New Research Reveals How High Altitude Changes Your Body’s Metabolism

  19-04-2023 13:12 via scitechdaily.com
  When mice are subjected to sustained, low levels of oxygen similar to those found at an altitude of 4,500 meters, their metabolism changes. In comparison...
  
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• Russian-aligned cyber groups are seeking to target Western infrastructure, U.K. says

  19-04-2023 12:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Britain’s cyber security center is warning of a heightened threat from Russian-aligned cyber groups looking to inflict damage on critical infrastructure in the West.
  
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• UK says Russian hackers aim to attack key infrastructure

  19-04-2023 12:47
  
  U.K. officials say Russian hackers are seeking to “disrupt or destroy” Britain’s critical infrastructure and not enough is being done to stop them
  
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• Reports: Tesla factory where worker died had safety weakness

  19-04-2023 12:35
  
  News reports say Chinese authorities concluded Tesla Inc.’s Shanghai factory where an employee died in a Feb. 4 accident has weaknesses in its safety measures
  
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• New Research Reveals a Simple Way To Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes

  19-04-2023 12:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Exposure to light for a longer duration just before bedtime increases the likelihood of developing gestational diabetes in pregnant women. According to a new study...
  
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• Faux Hole Phenomenon: Could This Copycat Black Hole Be a New Type of Star?

  19-04-2023 11:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a hypothetical celestial object, called a topological soliton, which mimics a black hole but emits weak light rays. It looks...
  
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• Scientists Discover a Simple Way To Improve Medication Efficacy: Listen to Your Favorite Song

  19-04-2023 10:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that not only is listening to a favorite song a well-known mood enhancer, but musical interventions can also...
  
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• Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk To Move Roscosmos Radiator on Space Station

  19-04-2023 09:28 via scitechdaily.com
  Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin exit the Poisk module‘s airlock to begin a spacewalk at 9:40 p.m. EDT (6:40 p.m. PDT) to relocate...
  
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• COVID-19’s Double Whammy: Cedars-Sinai Investigation Shows Increased Diabetes Risk

  19-04-2023 07:41 via scitechdaily.com
  Results also suggest the diabetes risk persists across COVID-19 variants, and that upfront vaccination may help to reduce risk of post-infection diabetes. Investigators in the...
  
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• Bird-Brained AI: Pigeons and Artificial Intelligence Share Surprising Learning Techniques

  19-04-2023 06:31 via scitechdaily.com
  Using associative learning, in some ways a pigeon’s peck can mirror high tech. A University of Iowa study discovered that pigeons and artificial intelligence share...
  
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• Scientists Uncover the Unexpected True Identity of “Tequila” Worms

  19-04-2023 05:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Mezcal is a distilled spirit produced from the cooked and fermented sap of agave plants. The majority of mezcal drinks, including all tequila varieties, are...
  
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• Fake Drake song sparks conversation over implications of A.I. generated music

  19-04-2023 04:44 via nbcnews.com
  A TikTok user known as Ghostwriter 977 released a song called “Heart on my Sleeve” using artificial intelligence to imitate Drake and The Weeknd. Since that song has been pulled from streaming platforms, NBC’s Gadi Schwartz speaks with a panel to look into the ethical and legal implications of A.I. generated music. 
  
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• Special master investigation into Fox News scrapped after Dominion settlement

  19-04-2023 04:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The lawyer appointed as special master in the Fox News defamation trial will no longer investigate the media company now that it has settled with Dominion.
  
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• Warning: Intermittent Fasting Could Cause Fertility Problems

  19-04-2023 02:57 via scitechdaily.com
  According to a new study from the University of East Anglia, time-restricted fasting diets may lead to fertility issues. The study, published on April 12th,...
  
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• Accepted Theory of Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination Is Incorrect

  19-04-2023 01:45 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have found that the accepted theory of reverse osmosis, based on concentration gradients, is incorrect. Instead, pressure changes within the membrane drive the process,...
  
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• Netflix reports a first-quarter burst in subscriber growth

  19-04-2023 01:17
  
  Netflix began the year with another burst in subscriber growth that eclipsed analysts’ projections for the third consecutive quarter
  
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• Brain Imaging Breakthrough: 64 Million Times Sharper

  19-04-2023 00:35 via scitechdaily.com
  MRI technology from Duke-led effort reveals the entire mouse brain in the highest resolution. Researchers from multiple universities have made a breakthrough in MRI technology,...
  
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