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2 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Florida passes condo safety bill in wake of Surfside collapse
A bill has been sent to Florida's governor that would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall, in response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.
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4 days agoCurrent Event dianep
How Vladimir Putin weaponised the environment in Ukraine
The Russian army has burned forests and poisoned water supplies, flouting international law. As the UN draws up new guidelines, is it possible to wage an “eco” war?
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6 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Engineering students create edible adhesive tape to keep your burrito wrapped tightly
Enginering students from Johns Hopkins University prototyped an edible adhesive tape, called Tastee Tape, to keep burritos and other wrapped foods sealed up during consumption.
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8 days agoCurrent Event dianep
New Study Sheds Light on 45-Year-Old Alien Signal Mystery
On 15 August 1977 at 10:16PM EST, Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope scanned the Sagittarius constellation and detected a signal that was 20 times stronger than average, background emissions. When astronomer Jerry Ehman reviewed the findings the next morning, he wrote “Wow!” next to it, unknowingly naming the signal and its subsequent mystery.
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10 days agoAnalysis dianep
Reducing harmful air pollution has led to a surprising effect — more hurricanes in the North Atlantic
As the US and Europe worked for decades to reduce air pollution for the sake of public health and the planet, scientists found an unintended and challenging consequence: an increase in tropical storms in some regions.
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10 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes
Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb's surface in hot lava. Over the eons, that lava created the dark blotches, or maria, that give the face of the moon its familiar appearance today.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
‘Giving hope’: UK universities twin with struggling Ukraine counterparts
When Prof Gavin Brown, pro vice-chancellor at Liverpool University, first made contact with academics at Sumy State University (SSU) in north-eastern Ukraine a few weeks ago, he did not expect to come off the call and start ordering new windows.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
The invisible Ukrainian who walked 225km to safety from Mariupol
The aim was to be the invisible man, says Igor Pedin, 61. It was to drift, as if a ghost, with his small trolley bag of supplies and dog Zhu-Zhu, a nine-year-old mongrel terrier, through the hellscape of the besieged port city of Mariupol, out into the badlands of Russian-occupied territories and on to the relative safety of the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia – a mere 225km walk away.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Elon Musk Fears for His Life After Russian Threats
The billionaire and CEO of Tesla supported Ukraine after the Russian invasion and did not hesitate to challenge President Vladimir Putin.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Hyundai is actually building those wild unstoppable 4x4s on robot legs
We see a lot of wacky concept vehicles, but few as nutty as Hyundai's Ultimate Utility Vehicles with their robotic stilt legs. And the company is dead serious about building them, too, with a new development and test facility to be built in Montana.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
AirPods Pro Development Pushed Apple Toward Less Internal Secrecy and Greater Collaboration, Says Former HR Executive
As AirPods Pro were under development in the years before their launch in 2019, Apple was pushed by a small team of HR managers to adopt a more transparent and less secretive work atmosphere for employees, a departure from the ultra-secretive and siloed work culture that leads to most of the company's products.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Could this pottery shard be a 1,000-year-old hand grenade? Signs point to yes
Archaeologists have analyzed the residue inside four medieval ceramic shards and determined that one of them may have been used as a hand grenade, according to a recent paper published in the journal PLOS One. And the explosive used was likely made locally rather than gunpowder imported from China.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
PayPal Has Begun Quietly Shuttering Left-Wing Media Accounts
Over the past week, PayPal canceled without explanation the accounts of two prominent independent news outlets. It escaped notice by the mainstream press, which spent the weekend congratulating itself over the freedom to criticize the powerful.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Dave Chappelle attacked on stage at Netflix is a Joke festival
Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during his stand-up routine at the Netflix is Joke festival, according to witnesses. Cops confirmed they arrested a man armed with a fake gun that had a real knife inside it at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to The Sun and The New York Post.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis dianep
Extraverts are considered to be poorer listeners
By Emma Young. But are extraverted people actually worse at listening? Only further research will tell.
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1 month agoCurrent Event dianep
Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6
CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden's January 20, 2021 inauguration.
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1 month agoCurrent Event dianep
Turmeric and its healing effects
Turmeric is a spice that originates from the tropics of Asia and its Sanskrit name Haridra means yellow. Due to its many healing effects, it should find a place in every kitchen. Turmeric is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat allergies, immune problems, liver disease and neurological disorders. It can be added to stews or drinks, served with vegetables, and can be used to color it
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1 month agoCurrent Event dianep
How HBO Kept ‘House of the Dragon’ Costs Under $20 Million per Episode
HBO’s “House of the Dragon” cost under $20 million per episode to produce its 10-episode first season, which debuts Aug. 21, a source close to production told Variety. For comparison, “Game of Thrones” cost HBO around $100 million to per season. It’s per-episode price tag began at roughly $6 million in Season 1 and rose to $15 million for the show’s eighth and final season.
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1 month agoCurrent Event dianep
A top FCC official accused Tim Cook of hypocrisy for talking up Apple's commitment to human rights while censoring apps in China
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said Cook's recent comments "founder upon the harsh reality of your actions in China."