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12 days agoAnalysis geoleo
First X-rays from Uranus discovered
Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar system.
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12 days agoAnalysis geoleo
Data: ‘Cecil Hotel’ Shows ‘Tiger King’-Sized Potential for Netflix
Nearly a year after Netflix scored one of its biggest series hits with “Tiger King,” it’s found another true-crime documentary series that almost matches “Tiger King’s” popularity. “Crime Scene: …
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12 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use....
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12 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
NFL owners approve expanded 17-game season
NFL owners on Tuesday approved expanding the league’s regular season from 16 games to 17 games starting in the 2021 season.The league announced the change on Twitter.
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13 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Game of Thrones is heading to Broadway with a new prequel play
Martin’s epic tale is getting a theatrical adaptation.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
It's the first time the poll indicates a majority of Americans do not belong to a church.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses
Coming to a warehouse near you in 2022
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Windows 95 Easter egg discovered after being hidden for 25 years
A Windows hacker has found a never-before-seen Easter egg in the Windows 95 Internet Mail application, twnty-five years after the software was released.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
'Treating us like robots': Amazon workers seek union
Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for them.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
Most TV completely ignores women’s sports, a 30-year study finds
"Our analysis shows men's sports are the appetizer, the main course and the dessert, and if there's any mention of women's sports it comes across as begrudging 'eat your vegetables' without the kind of bells and whistles and excitement with which they describe men's sports and athletes."
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Biden invites Putin and Xi to climate talks
President Biden is hosting international climate talks around Earth Day on April 22 and 23, aiming to spark more ambitious emissions reduction targets
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
A Boy, His Brain, and a Decades-Long Medical Controversy
No one could deny that Timothy was sick. But when doctors can’t agree on the cause of an illness, what happens to the patients trapped in limbo?
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Bill Gates Is Thinking About Dimming the Sun
The billionaire is backing a study of the controversial technology called solar geoengineering.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Jay Leno sorry for jokes about Asian Americans
The US TV host has admitted that racial gags made for more than a decade were "a legitimate wrong".
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
Bronze Age miners had cooked meals delivered to their workplace
People working on mining sites in the Eastern Alps during the Bronze Age had cooked, bread-based meals delivered to them during the day
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Mark Zuckerberg proposes a 'thoughtful reform' of Section 230
He said platforms should have to prove they have systems in place to identify and remove unlawful content.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
'You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin,' CEO Elon Musk said. But it could mean a big tax bill
The automaker said its customers can now purchase one of its electric cars using bitcoin as payment. Here's what that transaction would mean for your taxes.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
Are Plastics and Pesticides Responsible for Declining Sperm Counts?
A Q+A with Shanna Swan on the alarming rise in human reproductive problems.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
Why America’s Great Crime Decline Is Over
Even before the recent mass shootings, violent crime was surging to its highest rate in 30 years. Patrick Sharkey illuminates what’s happening.
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