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• 'Whale ballet': Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison

  27-07-2023 23:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A New Hampshire man celebrating his birthday with his three daughters saw something so rare that even marine scientists are jealous: three whales leaping from the water in near perfect unison
  
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• Campaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried

  27-07-2023 23:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Prosecutors have withdrawn a campaign finance charge from eight counts among charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will face at an October trial
  
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• As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries

  27-07-2023 23:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Federal officials are considering a crackdown on defective lithium-ion batteries that power hoverboards, scooters and motorized bicycles because of a rash of deadly fires caused by exploding batteries
  
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• Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

  27-07-2023 21:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to procure 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load
  
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• Deadly Stick Recovered from Germany Dates to 300,000 Years Ago

  27-07-2023 20:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Early humans used a variety of wooden tools, but few have survived to the present day. In a new study, scientists reveal an ancient stick once used for hunting.
  
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• Facebook users siloed to 'significant' echo chambers in 2020 run-up, vast open data study reveals

  27-07-2023 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A landmark study of how Facebook shaped the news users saw in the run-up to the 2020 election has found the platform resulted in “significant ideological segregation” in regard to political news exposure.
  
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• Deep Underground, Robotic Teamwork Saves The Day

  27-07-2023 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Deploying a motley crew of robots that can roll, walk and fly is a smart strategy for search-and-rescue operations — and so is trusting the machines to make decisions on the ground
  
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• Last of nearly 100 pilot whales that beached on Australia's coast are euthanized after rescue fails

  27-07-2023 19:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwest Australian coast have been euthanized after a second day of frantic, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them
  
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• Image Shows a Humongous Amount of Dust, Revealing How Planets Form

  27-07-2023 19:50 via discovermagazine.com
  
  While investigating a temperamental young star, astronomers found evidence of an elusive style of planet formation.
  
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• JP Morgan Chase Bank Suddenly Terminates Dr. Mercola, Employees And Family Members

  27-07-2023 19:39 via technocracy.news
  
  Big Pharma is attempting to bury one of its biggest critics, Dr. Joseph Mercola. The tight relationship between Chase and various Big Pharma companies is evident with a mean-spirited attack on Mercola.com (based in Florida), its senior officers and their family members. Chase totally ignored Florida state law that prohibits “financial institutions from denying or canceling services based on political or religious beliefs.” ⁃ TN Editor
  Employees of a Florida-based retail health
  
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• Republican-led committee calls off vote to hold Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in contempt

  27-07-2023 19:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A House committee has called off a vote on a recommendation that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg be held in contempt of Congress for failing to fully supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship of conservatives by tech companies
  
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• Global Warming Activism Targets Giant Global Livestock Industry And 1.3 Billion People

  27-07-2023 19:08 via technocracy.news
  
  This important statistical analysis demonstrates the magnitude of the meat industry around the world, which involves no less than 1.3 billion supporting workers. This is the industry that technocrat eco-loons want to destroy, and what can’t be destroyed will be substituted with synthetic food. Seriously? Yes, but it shows the anti-human fallacy of the entire movement. ⁃ TN EditorCombined together, meat, dairy, and eggs make up nearly 18% of the average person’s d
  
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• Are aliens real? People online don't seem to care either way

  27-07-2023 18:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  The news that the government may be in possession of “nonhuman” biological matter and UFOs was met with surprising apathy online.
  
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• Tube-Like Animals Live Forever by Flipping the Process of Aging

  27-07-2023 18:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The tiny animals, distant ancestors of ours, avoid aging by making new stem cells whenever they need them. Could we one day do the same?
  
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• Environmentalists Betray The Environment They Claim To Protect

  27-07-2023 18:03 via technocracy.news
  
  In the early 1970s, the original environmental movement was hijacked by big money (think Rockefeller dynasty), transformed, radicalized and weaponized against capitalism and free market economics. It was never intended to save the world, but rather to destroy it, and hence, make way for the ultimate “Great Reset” as proclaimed by the World Economic Forum.⁃ TN EditorI am an environmentalist.
  I value clean air, clean water, forests, rivers, lakes, jungles, and wide-open wild spac
  
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• All Talk and —Yes — Action

  27-07-2023 17:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Could Conversations About Climate Change Actually Be a Solution?
  
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• How to Avoid This Common Misdiagnosis: What A Brown Recluse Bite Looks Like

  27-07-2023 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Misdiagnosis of brown recluse bites seems to occur often, even coming from doctors and medical professions. Here's what a brown recluse bite looks like and learn what could be ailing you instead.
  
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• Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old

  27-07-2023 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.
  
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• Prince Harry's lawsuit against newspaper can go to trial on snooping claims, judge rules

  27-07-2023 16:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prince Harry’s lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully snooping on him can go to trial, but not on claims of phone hacking, a High Court judge ruled Thursday.
  
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• Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

  27-07-2023 15:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now
  
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• Online scams to beware of: Phishing, vague texts, more

  27-07-2023 15:39 via today.com
  More than 800,000 scams were reported to the FBI in 2022, and there’s a good chance someone you or someone you know has been targeted at some point. NBC’s Jacob Ward shares way to stay safe and recover if you fall victim.
  
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• The Unique Traits and Behaviors of the Stunning Blue Shark

  27-07-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Blue sharks are one of the most widely distributed shark species, known for their distinctive blue coloration. Learn more about their habitat, diet, behavior and their conservation status.
  
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• Microsoft under European antitrust investigation over Teams

  27-07-2023 14:52 via cnn.com
  
  European officials are investigating whether Microsoft's practice of bundling its Teams software with Office 365 is anticompetitive, the European Commission said Thursday.
  
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• France is investigating suspected smuggling to China and Russia of advanced chip technology

  27-07-2023 14:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  French magistrates are investigating a leading chip supplier whose advanced technology with possible military uses was reportedly smuggled to China and Russia, allegedly skirting sanctions and export controls
  
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• EU investigates Microsoft over concerns bundling software eliminates competition

  27-07-2023 14:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft over concerns that bundling its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app with its Office productivity software gives it an unfair edge over competitors
  
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• AC is hard on the planet. This building has a sustainable solution

  27-07-2023 13:39 via cnn.com
  
  In mid-July at the construction site at 1 Java Street in Brooklyn, New York, the outside temperatures can reach sweltering highs in the 90s. But 500-feet underground, it's 55 degrees all year round.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want a new agency to regulate tech

  27-07-2023 13:08 via cnn.com
  
  Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech.
  
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• The U.S. Government Wants Your Dead Butterflies

  27-07-2023 12:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Residents of six states have been asked to send dead butterflies, moths and other Lepidoptera to help scientists study population declines.
  
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• Survivors of pilot whale pod that beached on the Australian coast are euthanized after rescue fails

  27-07-2023 05:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Survivors of a pod of almost 100 whales that beached on the southwest Australian coast have been euthanized after a second day of frantic, but unsucessfulv efforts to rescue them
  
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• Ruins of ancient Nero's Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican

  27-07-2023 05:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones
  
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• Scientists Discover RELMalpha Protein Protects Females Against Obesity

  27-07-2023 04:12 via scitechdaily.com
  UC Riverside mouse study describes mechanisms underlying sex differences for obesity. A study at UC Riverside found that female mice are more resistant to obesity...
  
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• Samsung unveils foldable smartphones in a bet on devices with bending screens

  27-07-2023 04:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Samsung Electronics has unveiled two new foldable smartphones in a bet on devices with bending screens
  
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• Scientists Call for a Renaming of Obesity

  27-07-2023 02:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers urge for clearer communication to aid the general public and policymakers in gaining a deeper comprehension of the disease of obesity. A recent study...
  
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• Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles

  27-07-2023 01:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks
  
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• Can artificial intelligence bring a new tech boom to San Francisco?

  27-07-2023 01:07 via nbcnews.com
  As San Francisco struggles with empty storefronts, homelessness and theft, there is new hope that a tech boom driven by artificial intelligence will help revitalize the city. CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa shares more on Scale AI, whose CEO is bringing employees back to the office.
  
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• Bitter Harvest: The Dirty Little Secret of Strawberry Fields

  27-07-2023 00:58 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have identified an alarming source of plastic pollution in Californian strawberry farms. Plastic mulch, a common tool in promoting strawberry growth, has been found...
  
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• Innovative Liquid Cushioning Technology Promises Revolution in Safety Gear

  27-07-2023 00:12 via scitechdaily.com
  New breakthrough in material design will help football players, car occupants, and hospital patients. A significant breakthrough in the field of protective gear has been...
  
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