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8 hours agoCurrent Event sasky
T-cells recognise new Covid variants, study finds
A crucial wing of the immune system appears to be just as good at recognising all the new coronavirus variants, a study has found. In laboratory tests, T-cell responses in those vaccinated or previously infected with coronavirus were largely unaffected by each of the key variants. This included the new Brazilian variant, found in small numbers in the UK last week.
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3 days agoExpression sasky
The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret
The property values of the popular game reflect a legacy of racism and inequality.
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4 days agoCurrent Event sasky
300,000+ Demand Biden Stop Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines to 'Secure the Livable Future We All Deserve'
"If we're going to build back better, as Biden says, we'll need to end dangerous pipeline construction, prevent all new fossil fuel infrastructure, and Build Back Fossil Free."
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5 days agoCurrent Event sasky
Mom speaks out after school finds her OnlyFans account and expels her sons: 'It's body shaming and bullying'
Crystal Jackson claims that her three boys were expelled from their Catholic school all because of her account on the adult website OnlyFans.
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6 days agoCurrent Event sasky
Facebook says it will pay news industry $1 billion over 3 years
The pledge comes as Australia passes a new media law designed to make tech giants pay for news.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event sasky
Law firm files PS5 DualSense drift class action against Sony
A US law firm has filed a class action against Sony over alleged PlayStation 5 DualSense drift. This week Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D), the firm behind the ongoing class action against Nintendo over Joy-Con drift, asked affected customers to get in touch via an online form.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event sasky
Climate action could save 'millions of lives' through clean air, diet and exercise
Thousands of lives lost to air pollution, inactivity and unhealthy diets could be saved each year if the UK takes the action needed to tackle climate change, researchers have said. Across the world, millions of lives could be saved if countries raise ambitions on cutting emissions to limit global heating to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, as they have committed to in the global Paris climate accord.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event sasky
Pigs show potential for 'remarkable' level of behavioral, mental flexibility in new study
Pigs will probably never be able to fly, but new research is revealing that some species within the genus Sus may possess a remarkable level of behavioral and mental flexibility. A study published in Frontiers in Psychology tested the ability of four pigs to play a simple joystick-enabled video game. Each animal demonstrated some conceptual understanding despite limited dexterity on tasks normally given to non-human primates to analyze intelligence.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event sasky
Netflix Adapting ‘Redwall’ Books Into Animated Movies, TV Series
Brian Jacques’ beloved “Redwall” books are being adapted into a feature film and TV series thanks to a new rights deal between Netflix and Penguin Random House Children. The fantasy novels have sold 30 million copies globally and have attracted an avid following with their tales of heroism, villainy and derring do all played out by mice, moles, hares and badgers. Think J.R.R. Tolkien with cuddlier protagonists.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis sasky
Mothers who earned straight A's in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades
Mothers who showed the most academic promise in high school have the same leadership opportunities as fathers who performed the worst, according to our new peer-reviewed study. That is, in their early-to-mid careers, mothers who got straight A’s end up overseeing a similar number of employees as men who got F’s.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
Japan doubles down on Tokyo Olympics, denies report of cancellation
Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of a cancellation, in a move that is unlikely to temper public fears of holding the event during a global pandemic.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
GOP lawmakers dodge metal detectors added after Capitol riots, blast them as an ‘atrocity’
A group of GOP lawmakers in the House, angered by new security rules, bypassed the magnetometers or pushed past security despite setting off the alarm.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
“Baby-making machines”: Chinese tweet on Uygurs not against Twitter rules
Twitter has told Ars Technica that a Chinese government tweet praising China's treatment of its Uygur ethnic minority does not violate its policy against hateful conduct. "Study shows that in the process of eradicating extremism, the minds of Uygur women in Xinjiang were emancipated and gender equality and reproductive health were promoted, making them no longer baby-making machines," the tweet says. "They are more confident and independent."
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
Widely Used Software Company May Be Entry Point for Huge U.S. Hacking
Russian hackers may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic, to gain access to federal government and private sector systems in the United States.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site
Indonesia has put itself forward as a possible rocket launch site for Elon Musk's SpaceX venture. The south-east Asian country is already in talks with Mr Musk's Tesla about a possible electric battery partnership. According to Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs, President Joko Widodo has been in discussions with Mr Musk.
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1 month agoAnalysis sasky
Why Interacting with a Woman Can Leave Men "Cognitively Impaired"
In one experiment, just telling a man he would be observed by a female was enough to hurt his psychological performance.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sasky
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing
The high-profile businessman hasn’t been seen for more than two months.