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2 years ago+4 4 0Nintendo gamers in Russia just got locked out of digital game purchases
Nintendo has temporarily put its Russian eShop into maintenance mode, the company said in a notice on its Russian website, which appears to mean that players in the country can’t buy digital games from the store.
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2 years ago+13 13 0NBC's Ratings Fall At Winter Olympics Seen As A 'Disaster' For Network
There were many reasons to think NBC made a savvy business deal in 2014 when it locked up the American media rights to the Olympics through 2032 for $7.75 billion. As the Beijing winter games come to a close, it’s harder to see them now.
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2 years ago+13 13 0Big Oil Took Out Facebook Ads Calling Joe Manchin a ‘Champion’
The American Petroleum Institute bought Facebook ads urging residents of Sen. Joe Manchin’s state to “thank” him for being a “champion” of U.S. energy. Last August, during the hottest summer in U.S. history, the Senate began debating the country’s mo ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0Covid: Pfizer jab for children under five expected by end of month
The US is expected to approve coronavirus vaccines for children under the age of five by the end of February. Pfizer asked officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorise two doses for the age group. The company is also re ...
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2 years ago+20 20 0AirTag foils plot to sell and recover stolen truck in Texas
AirTags are often linked to alleged stalking attempts involving cars. In Texas, however, Apple’s item tracker was responsible for unveiling a double car theft in progress. A Texas motorist was heading to work recently when he received an iPhone alert ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0Biden plans mask giveaway as Omicron surges
The federal government has 737 million N95 masks in the Strategic National Stockpile sourced from 12 domestic manufacturers. The Biden administration is planning to distribute hundreds of millions of free, high-quality masks through pharmacies and co ...
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2 years ago+18 18 0James Webb Space Telescope sails beyond the orbit of the moon after 2nd course correction
NASA's next-generation space observatory has sailed beyond the orbit of the moon after nailing the second of three required course-correction burns, agency officials said Monday. The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope launched on Saturday ( ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0COVID infection reduces sperm quality for up to three months, study claims
Men who become infected with coronavirus can suffer reduced sperm quality for up to three months, a new study has suggested. Research carried out on 120 men in Belgium by local academics showed that semen is "not infectious" with COVID-19 a ...
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2 years ago+20 20 0The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries
Some Texas residents are asking for greater say in what titles appear on public library shelves.
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2 years ago+13 13 0What The Meat Paradox Tells Us About Human Psychology
The meat industry is, to put it bluntly, unfathomably cruel. Every day, billions of animals across the USA survive in horrific conditions
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2 years ago+19 19 0World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say
The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals.
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2 years ago+13 13 0Jussie Smollett's trial starts today. This is how we got here.
Jury selection starts Monday in the trial of former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, who is accused of making false reports to authorities that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019.
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2 years ago+13 13 0Denmark Spends $150K to Clean Beach Seaweed and Plastic, Then Dumps It Back in the Sea
Experts have described the practice as 'completely idiotic' and harmful for the local ecosystem.
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2 years ago+12 12 0Season 15 of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' gets a release date and a very "Irish" poster
Season 15 of the much-loved series will premiere on FXX on December 1st. Streaming will also be available on FX+ and Hulu the next day. Due to the ongoing pandemic, there was an extended hiatus between season 14 and 15. Shooting finally wrapped for t ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says
NASA's biggest space telescope ever is also its most complicated.
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2 years ago+19 19 0Missouri governor calls for prosecution of journalist who flagged website flaw
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for a criminal investigation into a journalist who discovered a vulnerability on a state website that left the Social Security numbers of thousands of public school teachers exposed.
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2 years ago+22 22 0Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram’s Effect on Teens
The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.
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2 years ago+2 2 0Steps to Follow When Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Following Bitcoin’s spectacular bull run, the general public’s interest in cryptocurrencies skyrocketed. Bitcoin has increased at an incredible rate in 2019 from $3,400 to almost $13,000! This has resulted in a hitherto unheard-of rise in the use of ...
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2 years ago+11 11 0A Mysterious Black Spot Offers Clues to a Doomed Explorer's Last Moments
Jørgen Brønlund's diary contained information that wasn't written on the page.
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2 years ago+21 21 0Futuristic bionic arm helps amputees feel the sensation of touch and movement
Connecting the bionic limb directly connected to the brain allows for delivery of precise sensations tied to natural movements. Dreaming of a future where Luke Skywalker's replacement hand is more than a sci-fi fantasy, scientists have designed ...