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2 days agoInteractive distant
Hottest 100 2020
The Hottest 100 is back! Listen on Saturday January 23 as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of the year - as voted by you.
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7 days agoCurrent Event distant
Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78
He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.
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8 days agoCurrent Event distant
Spotify's big bet on podcasts is failing, Citi says
Analysts are looking for Spotify to show its podcast investments were worth it.
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11 days agoCurrent Event distant
Third malware strain discovered in SolarWinds supply chain attack | ZDNet
CrowdStrike, one of the two security firms formally investigating the hack, sheds some light on how hackers compromised the SolarWinds Orion app build process.
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12 days agoCurrent Event distant
Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler
Amazon submitted a new filing in federal court on Tuesday in response to an emergency motion by Parler to restore its hosting services through Amazon’s AWS. Parler was kicked offline early Monday after Amazon said the social media company had violated its terms of service and Parler couldn’t find another company willing to do business. Parler sued Amazon on Monday alleging breach of contract and an antitrust violation.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis distant
Scientists Just Created New Way to Make Rocket Fuel From Methane on Mars
We can make rocket fuel on Mars in one step! Check out how methane will move future space missions.
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2 weeks agoUnspecified distant
You Don't Always Need the Best. What You Need Is "Good Enough"
The "Good Enough" principle. A powerful guide to balancing your need to achieve the very BEST, while finding contentment in life
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered oldest city in the Americas
Squatters reportedly belonging to one family claim site of 5,000 year-old ruins was given to them in the 1970s
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
How the Great Frost of 1709 left England’s economy in ruin
Three hundred years ago it was a three-month cold snap rather than disease that blighted the country
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1 month agoExpression distant
US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party: Devine
As we try to come to terms with the extent of Chinese influence over the Biden family, a leaked database of registered members of the Chinese Communist Party has exposed a mass infiltration
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Climate summit: UN chief tells all countries to declare a climate emergency or face 'catastrophic' results
World leaders pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at a virtual UN climate meeting on Saturday.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources
A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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2 months agoCurrent Event distant
No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously
If we mean what we say, no more new fossil fuels, anywhere.
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2 months agoCurrent Event distant
Arnold Schwarzenegger Spy Adventure Series Headed To Netflix; Skydance TV Show Also Stars Monica Barbaro
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Skydance TV’s hourlong series starring and executive produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger has landed at Netflix, I have learned.
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2 months agoAnalysis distant
How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things
Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.