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5 days ago
Current Event dynamiteBitcoin millionaires are moving to Puerto Rico for lower taxes and island living
In March 2021, crypto entrepreneur and investor David Johnston moved his parents, wife, three daughters, and company with him to Puerto Rico. The 36-year-old, who has been involved in the crypto ecosystem since 2012, says the decision to relocate from Austin was kind of a no-brainer.
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6 days ago
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NASA to start astrophysics probe program
NASA is starting to implement recommendations of the astrophysics decadal survey by announcing plans for a new line of missions and laying the groundwork for future large space telescopes. During an online town hall meeting Jan. 11, originally intended to take place at the American Astronomical Society conference before that meeting was canceled by the pandemic, the agency announced it will go ahead with a line of “probe” class missions intended to fill the gap between large flagship mission...
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9 days ago
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Over 80 fact-checking groups urge YouTube to fight disinformation
More than 80 fact-checking organizations from around the world have urged YouTube to do more to tackle disinformation and not allow its online video platform “to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors”.
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2 weeks ago
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‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Canceled For Rest Of Week After Host Tests Positive For Covid
Covid-19 has hit another late-night host. Seth Meyers has revealed that he has tested positive for the virus and, as a result, Late Night will be canceled for the rest of the week. The former SNL star, who is vaccinated and boosted, added that he felt fine.
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2 weeks ago
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Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province
A whistleblower in the Canadian province of New Brunswick has warned that a progressive neurological illness that has baffled experts for more than two years appears to be affecting a growing number of young people and causing swift cognitive decline among some of the afflicted.
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3 weeks ago
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Do weighted Blankets Work? Are they worth it?
Weighted blankets have been gaining popularity for providing many with a restorative night of sleep. However, do they actually work? Today we weigh the evidence.
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3 weeks ago
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Intel apologizes after Xinjiang avoidance request
The US chipmaker faced backlash in China for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from the Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of widespread human rights abuses.
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3 weeks ago
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What Children Lose When Their Brains Develop Too Fast
Adverse early experiences can make young minds inflexible, while a carefree childhood has clear cognitive benefits.
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1 month ago
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UK company introduces four-day work week without cutting pay
A British company has moved to a four-day work week for all of its employees. Atom Bank, which is a digital only bank founded in 2014, has now allowed all of its 430 workers to enjoy more time off without cutting their pay. It's the latest in a handful of businesses joining the trend of shorter working hours to see if it improves productivity.
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1 month ago
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Britney Spears’ Lawyer Calls Jamie Spears’ Request for Singer to Pay His Legal Fees an “Abomination”
The singer's father has petitioned for her estate to cover the costs of his legal representation and fees "to ensure the Conservatorship can be wound up quickly and efficiently," according to the Dec. 15 filing.
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1 month ago
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Police: Man fatally shot ex-girlfriend in Baltimore before killing ex-wife and himself in Columbia, broadcast his intentions on Facebook video
A man forced his way into a Federal Hill home and shot his girlfriend to death Saturday afternoon before heading to Columbia, where he gunned down his ex-wife and took his own life, police officials said.
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1 month ago
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New book celebrates the lost work of Shakespeare’s female editors
Reviewing Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke’s illustrated edition of Shakespeare’s plays in 1869, an anonymous critic blamed “the numberless alterations, mutilations, corruptions, or whatever we may choose to call them” on Mary, and wished that “the lady editor had refrained from thus tampering with our great poet’s language”. More than 150 years later, the lost work of the female editors of Shakespeare is set to be recovered in a new book which aims to overturn the male-dominated his...
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1 month ago
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Apple made secret 5-year $275B deal with Chinese government
Apple's success in China is allegedly down to an agreement with the country's government to help develop its economy, with a report claiming CEO Tim Cook personally lobbied officials to get the best deal for the company.
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1 month ago
Comment dynamite
Attempted assassination?
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1 month ago
Comment dynamite
I can see this being a bad technology over a good technology.
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1 month ago
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The 'Dronut' is a Cylindrical Drone Straight Out of Science Fiction
The Cleo Robotics Dronut is the world’s first bi-rotor ducted drone that makes it look like something straight out of science fiction. The Boston-based company that specializes in unconventional robotic systems has released a drone that sports an unconventional design and capabilities which allow it to access spaces that ordinary drones can’t navigate, such as confined rooms and or close to people.
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1 month ago
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NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars just snagged its newest rock sample (photos)
NASA's Perseverance rover continues collecting Martian rocks. The car-sized robot just snagged its fourth Red Planet rock sample, drilling another core from an intriguing stone that it first sampled a little over a week ago. "A rock so nice, I sampled it twice! Just capped and sealed my fifth sample tube, with another piece from this interesting rock. I'm doubling up on samples at some high-priority targets like this one...