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7 years ago
+2 2 0Vladimir Lykahkov, Soviet-Era Cosmonaut Who Flew to Three Space Stations, Dies at 76
Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov, who logged almost a year in Earth orbit living aboard three different space stations, has died at the age of 76. The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, where Lyakhov prepared for his three space missions in Star ...
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7 years ago
+1 1 0Far Cry 5 Update Version 1.05 Patch Notes Detailed
Ubisoft has shared the first official details for the upcoming major update for Far Cry 5. The update is set to go live tomorrow during the schedule maintenance period for the servers. It will be available for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One and includes a ...
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7 years ago
+24 24 0The five habits that can add more than a decade to your life
People who stick to five healthy habits in adulthood can add more than a decade to their lives, according to a major study into the impact behaviour has on lifespan. Researchers at Harvard University used lifestyle questionnaires and medical records ...
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7 years ago
+13 13 0Danny DeVito Day is New Jersey's newest holiday. How will you celebrate?
All hail Danny DeVito, king of Asbury Park (sorry, Springsteen and Bon Jovi, but you've gotten more than your fair share). The New York Times reports that on Saturday, at the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, Gov. Phil Murphy is set to anno ...
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7 years ago
+16 16 0Harvard Scientists Are Cloning Woolly Mammoths to Save Humanity
Cloning dinosaurs for entertainment didn't turn out so well in Jurassic Park, but some scientists believe that resurrecting another extinct species from a more recent era (and for a more worthy cause) could have better results. Using DNA from a ...
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7 years ago
+11 11 0Researchers describe one of the darkest planets ever found (Update)
A team of researchers with Keele University in the U.K. has described one of the darkest planets ever observed. In their paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, the team describes the planet and where it appears to stand among other dark planets ...
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7 years ago
+13 13 0Google is "pausing investment" in Allo
If you’ve been using Google’s messaging app, Allo, it’s probably a good time to start thinking about switching to something else. The app isn’t getting dropped in a Google-style “Spring Cleaning,” but development on the app is being “paused.” Specifi ...
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7 years ago
+15 15 0Canada Supports the decision by the USA,UK and France to take action to degrade the Assad regime's ability
Mr.Justin Trudeau the Prime Minister of Canada says Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons in last week’s attack in eastern Ghouta, Syria. Canada supports the decision b the United States, the United Kingdom , an ...
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7 years ago
+21 21 0Sitting is Bad for Your Brain, Not Just Your Heart or Metabolism
A new study reports people who sit down too much during middle to older age show signs of thinning in the medial temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with the formation of new memories.
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7 years ago
+11 11 0Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue 35 sets of subpoenas to witnesses for a trial set to begin on July 10. That’s when President Donald Trump’s former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort is set to go on tri ...
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7 years ago
+31 31 0 x 1Homophobic, religious and race hate crimes on public transport are soaring
The number of hate crimes reported to police across the country’s transport network has doubled over the past five years. Religious hate crimes on the railways, tubes and buses increased almost five-fold since 2013, while homophobic incidents saw a 2 ...
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7 years ago
+17 17 0John Cusack Is Skeptical of the ‘High Fidelity’ TV Remake: ‘It’ll Suck’ If Nick Hornby Isn’t Involved
As you may have noticed over the last decade or so, reboots and remakes are all the rage these days. Though often complained about by audiences, many of them do quite well — hence why Hollywood keeps churning them out. Following the news that “High F ...
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7 years ago
+19 19 0The case for an artificially intelligent POTUS
Let’s face it, the current political system in the US isn’t working. Cambridge Analytica just used our personal data to circumvent our common sense, like a thief tossing a pork chop laced with tranquilizer to distract a guard dog before nonchalantly ...
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7 years ago
+18 18 0Toronto Stock Exchange Operator Launches Crypto Brokerage
TMX Group, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, has announced it’s launching a cryptocurrency brokerage platform. The service will be offered through its Shorcan Digital Currency Network subsidiary and focused on bitcoin and ethereum. The proj ...
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7 years ago
+7 8 1Mark Zuckerberg reportedly deploys 'secret police' to catch leakers at Facebook
Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg deploy a "secret police" to catch leakers in the company, The Guardian reported Friday, citing a person who worked there. The unnamed employee said he was called into a meeting last year under the guise of a ...
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7 years ago
+25 25 0These 9-year-old girl scouts are taking on tech’s bro culture
If you think being a Girl Scout is all camping, crafting, and cooking, think again. For the first time, millions of Girl Scouts nationwide are taking on hacking and cybercrime as they work towards earning newly introduced cybersecurity badges. Girl S ...
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7 years ago
+2 2 0Britain First leaders guilty of hate crime
The leader and deputy leader of far-right group Britain First have been found guilty of religiously-aggravated harassment. Paul Golding, 36, and Jayda Fransen, 31, were arrested over the distribution of leaflets and posting of online videos during a ...
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7 years ago
+10 10 0Loot boxes should face gambling regulation
Playing a game of football isn’t gambling. However, playing a game of football where the winning team gets hard cash and the losing team pays out is gambling. Equally, playing a standard game of poker is gambling, but playing a game of poker for no m ...
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7 years ago
+2 2 0Brazil Military Takes Control of Rio de Janeiro’s Security
Brazil’s President Michel Temer justified putting an Army general in charge of Rio de Janeiro’s security forces to contain a rising tide of violence by saying that the circumstances required extreme measures. In a televised address on Friday evening, ...
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7 years ago
+10 10 0Trump hamstrings U.S. NAFTA team, says Canada's chief negotiator
The ongoing effort to rescue and revamp NAFTA has made only limited progress because U.S. officials at the table find themselves hamstrung by the demands of the Trump White House and the talks are taking place too quickly, Canada's chief negotia ...




















