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12 days agoAnalysis distant
Some top 100,000 websites collect everything you type—before you hit submit
A number of websites include keyloggers that covertly snag your keyboard inputs.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Mike Tyson Won't Face Criminal Charges Over Airplane Attack
Mike Tyson can breathe a sigh of relief -- the boxing legend will NOT face criminal charges stemming from his airplane beatdown, TMZ Sports has learned.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Big meat is gobbling up fake meat companies
Conglomerates have bought out several smaller companies as the meat substitute market is predicted to grow rapidly
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2 weeks agoExpression distant
Marvel’s new Spider-Verse series will expand its web of heroes and then end it in a ‘blaze of glory’
Dan Slott returns to helm End of the Spider-Verse
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
UN says 'imminent' Yemen oil spill would cost $20 bn to clean up
The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost $20 billion to clean up an oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of an oil tanker abandoned off Yemen.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis distant
Psychologists found a "striking" difference in intelligence after examining twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States
A new study of monozygotic twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States provides unique insight into how genetic, cultural, and environmental factors influence human development. The new research has been published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences. ...
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2 weeks agoExpression distant
Aging and fake news: It's not the story you think it is
A new study has found that older adults are no more likely to fall for fake news than younger adults, with age-related susceptibility to deceptive news evident only among those categorized as the “oldest old.”
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Alabama prison official disappears while escorting inmate
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White disappeared while escorting an inmate being held on capital murder charges. The inmate is also missing.
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1 month agoLevel Up distant
Level 36
distant is now level 36 with 4,535,140 XP.
View Unlocks- Tribe Membership The maximum amount of tribes you can join has been raised by 10 to a total of 175.
- List Submission The maximum amount of items you can submit to a unique social list has been raised by 1 to a total of 10.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Twitch Reportedly Considering Cutting Streamer Pay to Boost Its Own Profits
A new report suggests the site’s top streamers would see their share of subscriptions dip down from 70% to 50%.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Dress worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ lost for decades, to be auctioned
The classic blue and white gingham dress had been missing for decades before it was found last year. It could be sold for anywhere between $800,000 to $1.2 million, Bonhams said.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Obama says disinformation is killing people in Stanford speech
Obama's comments reflect a shift in his feelings toward technology.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
The Hunt for Life On Jupiter's Moon Europa Just Got a Little Easier
Thanks to a clue from Greenland, of all places
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Nice: Judge says Apple must pay man $1,000 for not including charger with iPhone
A judge in Brazil has ruled that Apple must pay a man over $1,000 for not including an iPhone charger in the box. Will this set a precedent?
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Unofficial Windows 11 upgrade installs info-stealing malware
Hackers are luring unsuspecting users with a fake Windows 11 upgrade that comes with malware that steals browser data and cryptocurrency wallets.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
N Korea tests new weapon that ‘will boost nuclear capabilities’
Weapon launch, supervised by Kim Jong Un, comes as US and S Korea warn that N Korea could soon resume nuclear testing.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Eyeing green vote, Macron vows to exit oil, coal and gas
President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young and green voters he fears could abstain in next week's election runoff.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
John Oliver Blackmails Congress With Their Own Digital Data
John Oliver began his show by discussing the vile Russian propaganda the country’s state-run television networks have been spewing since the invasion of Ukraine, then transitioned to a totally different topic: vile American propaganda. Specifically, the ooze aired on One America News Network, or OAN, which famously became Donald Trump’s favorite source of policy guidance once Fox News got too liberal for him.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Imran Khan has been ousted as Pakistan's prime minister
The no confidence vote came after the speaker of the house resigned, saying he could not oversee the ouster of his close ally of 30 years, and after Khan's own lawmakers delayed the vote.