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7 days agoCurrent Event grandsalami
DuckDuckGo Announces Plans to Block Google's FLoC
DuckDuckGo announces plans to block FLoC, Google’s new way of tracking users’ web browsing activity in Chrome. As Google transitions away from using third-party cookies in Chrome, its developing a new technology called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts).
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13 days agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Here's what the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter will tell Congress about fighting misinformation
Testimony from the three CEOs has become a regular occurrence in Congress as they have been called on to defend their practices.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Baylor defeats Gonzaga, earns first men’s basketball national title
The Bears won, 86-70, in a game that was never particularly close. Gonzaga failed to become the first undefeated men's team since 1976.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Suez canal: Ever Given ship refloated after blocking waterway for six days
Salvage teams on Monday succeeded in freeing a massive container ship that had blocked the Suez canal for the past seven days, clogging up one of the world’s key trade arteries.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Gaming firm Razer green-lights high-tech N95 face mask, says report
Even with the rollout of COVID vaccines picking up, it seems Razer is betting there's a future in personal safety gear.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Larry McMurtry, 'Lonesome Dove' Novelist and 'Brokeback Mountain' Oscar Winner, Dies at 84
The Pulitzer Prize recipient and screenwriter also wrote the books behind 'Hud', 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Terms of Endearment.' Larry McMurtry, the Texas-born novelist who authored Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show and Terms of Endearment and won an Oscar for co-writing the adapted screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, has died. He was 84.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Should We Get Used to Mass Shootings?
Michael Paterniti, who reported from Columbine for GQ in 1999, leads us from the tragedy there, to the unspeakable horrors at Sandy Hook, to a recent 10-day stretch that suffered 14 mass shootings, including San Bernardino. This is the story of those 10 days, the new and relentless strain of gun violence in America, and the desperate need for us not to look away.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
NASA to offer funding for initial studies of commercial space stations
NASA is shifting direction in its effort to support development of commercial space stations, with plans to issue a series of awards for initial studies.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Should we drink milk to strengthen bones?
For generations, we’ve been told milk helps build strong bones. But does science back this up?
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Sabine Schmitz Dies: Former ‘Top Gear’ Presenter Was 51
Sabine Schmitz, the German racing driver who served as a presenter on BBC hit Top Gear, has died at the age of 51. Schmitz revealed last year that she had been suffering from cancer since 2017. Known as the Queen of the Nurburgring, her death has prompted tributes from the BBC, the team behind Amazon’s The Grand Tour, and the motor racing world.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Costco is running out of some cheese. The reason why is complicated
On your next trip to Costco, don't be surprised if you can't find your favorite cheese.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Piers Morgan leaving 'Good Morning Britain' after storming off set
Piers Morgan stormed off the set of Good Morning Britain following a heated discussion with co-host Alex Beresford about Meghan Markle.
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1 month agoExpression grandsalami
I'm an Atheist; How Do I Talk to My Kids About Religion?
When it comes to religion, parents—atheist parents, in particular—may find themselves stumbling to explain to their kids why other families believe in certain things, but we don’t. There are an endless number of “Big Talks” we have with our kids over the course of their childhood, but talks about religion are often steeped in the experiences of our own childhood, which may or may not hang off us like baggage now.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
German retail sales tumble in January as lockdown bites
German retail sales tumbled more than expected in January as the COVID-19 lockdown and the withdrawal of a temporary cut in sales tax hit consumer spending in Europe's largest economy, data showed on Tuesday.