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2 years ago+18 18 0New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds
Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars digestive tract, likely to affect other types of bird too
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2 years ago+12 12 0More Americans Visited Libraries Than Movie Theatres In 2019
In recent years, there has been increased discussion on whether or not publiclibraries are in danger of becoming extinct. Several people have questioned whether these institutions can continue in the age of widely accessible online knowledge.
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2 years ago+19 19 0Nintendo Confirms It Won't Be at E3 2023
Nintendo is skipping this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Switch maker confirmed on Friday it won't participate in the gaming convention, which is returning this summer after being canceled in 2022.
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2 years ago+16 16 0His 11-year-old mystery novel was a flop, until his daughter turned it into a bestseller
It took Lloyd Devereux Richards 14 years to write his first novel. But it was his daughter's 12-second TikTok video that finally turned it into a hit. Richards, 74, wrote Stone Maidens on evenings and weekends, in between working a full-time job ...
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2 years ago+31 31 0 x 1Tile Adds Undetectable Anti-Theft Mode to Tracking Devices, With $1 Million Fine If Used for Stalking
Scan and Secure is a security measure that Tile implemented in order to allow iPhone and Android users to scan for and detect nearby Tile devices to keep them from being used for stalking purposes. Unfortunately, Scan and Secure undermines the anti-t ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0Penn Badgley Calls Out Netflix for Glorifying Serial Killers
Penn Badgley isn't holding back when it comes to romanticized portrayals of infamous serial killers on Netflix -- even if he plays one. The 36-year-old actor, who plays fictional murderer Joe Goldberg in You, acknowledged the audience's gro ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments With a Guaranteed Income
For recipients, it’s a lifeline. For liberal supporters, it shows how expanding government can make a difference. For conservatives, it’s a return to wasteful welfare handouts.
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2 years ago+17 17 0Calls for bigger windfall tax after Shell makes ‘obscene’ $40bn profit
The government is under pressure to rethink its windfall tax on energy companies after Shell reported one of the largest profits in UK corporate history, with the surge in energy prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushing the oil company’ ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0Amazon layoffs hit amid an increase in robot automation: what to know
Amazon maintains that employees and robots will continue to collaborate within its warehouses, however, according to specialists in robotics, the business may eventually be able to rely on robots to carry out much of the jobs that it currently delega ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0The Last of US season two is ‘likely’, Bella Ramsey says
Speaking to the BBC, Bella Ramsey – who plays Ellie in the TV adaptation – said the reaction to the show’s first episodes makes a second season all but certain, but stressed that nothing had been officially confirmed yet. “If people keep watching, I ...
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2 years ago+23 23 0‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed For Sixth And Final Season
Netflix’s Cobra Kai has been renewed for a sixth and final season. The final run, which promises to be “the biggest and baddest” season of all, is set to begin production in late spring, Deadline hears.
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2 years ago+19 19 0Dodgers release Bauer, set to pay him over $21M
The Dodgers couldn't find a trade partner for Trevor Bauer by Thursday's deadline, prompting the starting pitcher to be placed on the release waivers that ultimately make him a free agent.
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2 years ago+20 20 0DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish
Keeping track of the world’s wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation efforts in the face of the continued deterioration of global biodiversity. But some species are harder to study than others. Some aquatic species, for instance, elude de ...
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2 years ago+1 1 0Here Are Some Alternative Protein & Future Food Innovations Heading to CES 2023
Ever since Impossible stole the show at CES with the debut of the Impossible Burger 2.0 in 2019, a growing number of future food startups head to Vegas each January to try to repeat the feat
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2 years ago+21 21 0Box Office: ‘Avatar 2’ Scores $90 Million Over Holiday Weekend, ‘Babylon’ Bombs at Christmas
James Cameron’s sci-fi sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” dominated at the box office over Christmas even as a massive winter storm kept audiences at home. Extreme weather conditions are pummeling a large portion of the U.S. with frigid temperatures, ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0Playing Competitive Video Games Helps the Brain & the Soul
Yes, “try-harding” in Mortal Kombat or Call of Duty will improve your mental functions and values in life. Even if you do not play video games, this post will show you how impactful video games, but even more specifically, competitive video games are ...
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2 years ago+23 23 0U.S. expected to announce major breakthrough in quest for zero-carbon nuclear fusion energy
The U.S. Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research. The Financial Times repor ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0The weird Republican turn against corporate social responsibility
Republicans have found a new front in the culture war. For months, Republicans have been attacking ESG, the financial shorthand for how some companies consider all the ways the environment, social issues, and corporate governance impact their bottom ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0BBC preparing to go online-only over next decade, says director general
The BBC is preparing to shut down its traditional television and radio broadcasts as it becomes an online-only service over the next decade, according to the director general, Tim Davie. “Imagine a world that is internet-only, where broadcast TV and ...
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2 years ago+18 18 0Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly owns a $100 million stake in Elon Musk's Twitter
Private texts reveal Elon Musk invited Sam Bankman-Fried to roll over his Twitter shares into the company. Publicly, Musk has slammed the FTX founder.