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I am honest and direct.
I am financially conservative, socially liberal and politically independent.
I am a casual, outdoors type.
I am inquisitive, sensitive, dependable, fair.
I like bluegrass music and play the banjo/guitar -- but not in front of multiple people
I enjoy most kinds of swing/ballroom dances and am regularly told I'm a great lead.

I have been: construction laborer, cab driver, ski instructor, science/phy-ed teacher and coach, carpenter, and (lastly) software developer.

I own and have lived in the same house since '85.

"Skepticism is my nature, Freethought is my Methodology, Agnosticism is my Conclusion, Atheism is my Opinion, and Humanism is my Motivation" -- Jerry DeWitt

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Nov 18, 2020Nov 2020

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Trump Fires Election Security Director Who Corrected Voter Fraud Disinformation

Nov 18, 2020Nov 2020

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After 12,523 replacements, Feds investigate Tesla Media Control Unit failures After 3,000 write cycles to its eMMC NAND flash memory, complete failure occurs.

Nov 17, 2020Nov 2020

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Trump Administration, in Late Push, Moves to Sell Oil Rights in Arctic Refuge The lease sales could occur just before Inauguration Day, leaving the administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. to try to reverse them after the fact.

Nov 16, 2020Nov 2020

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Hopes of Covid vaccine for more than 1bn people by end of 2021 Moderna becomes second firm to reveal positive results with nearly 95% protection in trials

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

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Parler's post-election popularity sparks misinformation concerns

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

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New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

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In Rural ‘Dead Zones,’ School Comes on a Flash Drive

General & Hellos

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

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Six Reasons Why Google Maps Is the Creepiest App On Your Phone Google knows where you are, and so do advertisers.

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

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Your Computer Isn't Yours

Nov 12, 2020Nov 2020

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Trump eyes digital media empire to take on Fox News

Nov 11, 2020Nov 2020

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Facebook takes down a widespread network of pages tied to Stephen Bannon for pushing misinformation The pages, which promoted the ‘Stop the Steal’ effort and other misleading messages related to the election, were removed over the weekend, while...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 11, 2020Nov 2020

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UK firm to turn moon rock into oxygen and building materials Technology seen as a vital component in preparations to establish permanent lunar base

Nov 10, 2020Nov 2020

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EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data

Music, Movies & Books

Nov 10, 2020Nov 2020

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OpenAI’s Jukebox AI produces music in any style from scratch — complete with lyrics

Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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Scientists Just Found a New Way to Search for Habitable Exoplanets Worlds orbiting small red dwarf stars might be less vulnerable to damaging space weather, which could boost the odds that they host life.

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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NASA administrator says he plans to leave position under Biden administration Jim Bridenstine says the NASA administrator should be close with the president

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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How much do you pay for Internet service ?

Voters Overwhelmingly Back Community Broadband in Chicago and Denver Voters in both cities made it clear they’re fed up with monopolies like Comcast. [vice.com] [motherboard.vice.com]

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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Trump will lose his Twitter ‘public interest’ protections in January Twitter’s long national nightmare is almost over

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective Pfizer announced positive early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed. ...

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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Tim Berners Lee’s startup Inrupt releases Solid privacy platform for enterprises

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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FTC Says Zoom Misled Users on Its Security for Meetings Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for ...

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

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Shot to Prevent H.I.V. Works Better Than Daily Pill in Women Researchers ended a clinical trial of the drug early because the results were so convincing. The more effective drug would be given in six injections a year instead of as 365 daily pills....

Nov 8, 2020Nov 2020

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Will there be a record number of pardons before Jan 20 ?

Who (and how many) do think will be pardoned ? Will he (attempt to) pardon himself ? [en.wikipedia.org]

Nov 7, 2020Nov 2020

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How recent are your backup(s) ?

Linux version of RansomEXX ransomware discovered [zdnet.com]

Nov 7, 2020Nov 2020

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How political campaigns use your data

Nov 7, 2020Nov 2020

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This data expert helped Trump win. Now he’s built a machine to take him down

Nov 7, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Tesla Project to Install Another Giant Battery in Australia

Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 7, 2020Nov 2020

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Fun with particles ?

A: Electron fraud is a threat to democracy, but proton fraud is even worse. B: I hear neutron fraud is even a heavier . C: All sub atomic particles: matter

Health & Happiness

Nov 6, 2020Nov 2020

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Researchers find flaws in algorithm used to identify atypical medication orders

Nov 5, 2020Nov 2020

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Denmark plans to cull 15 million minks after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans The country's prime minister said the mutated virus, found on mink farms, "may pose a risk to the effectiveness of a future vaccine."

Nov 5, 2020Nov 2020

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Sportsbet Says It Will Pay Out Early on Biden as U.S. President

Nov 5, 2020Nov 2020

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U.S. exceeds 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time

Nov 5, 2020Nov 2020

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Pope Francis prays for good AI

Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

We finally know what has been making fast radio bursts Magnetars, a type of neutron star, can produce the previously enigmatic bursts.

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right-to-Repair Ballot Initiative The 75-25 percent margin on "Question 1," which ensures independent repair shops can continue to work on cars, suggests we overwhelmingly want to be able to fix their ...

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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Portland, Maine votes in favor of facial recognition ban It's the latest city in the US to ban the use of facial recognition by officials.

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision” “This particular region of space tends to produce a large number of conjunctions.”

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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Police Will Pilot a Program to Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs

Nov 4, 2020Nov 2020

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Uber, Lyft prevail to keep California workers independent

Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

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Election hoax spreading through messages in Michigan The claims a ‘typographical error’ is switching peoples’ votes

Music, Movies & Books

Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

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Movie Industry: VPNs and Tor Pose a Threat to Legitimate Streaming Platforms

Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

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A Nameless Hiker and the Case the Internet Can’t Crack

Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

How many alien civilizations are out there ?

How many alien civilizations are out there? The Milky Way is full of habitable real estate, with roughly half of all sunlike stars hosting Earth-size worlds that could be friendly to life. [nationalgeographic.com]

Health & Happiness

Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Tiny variants in genes may dictate severity of coronavirus Scientists are tracking small differences in DNA to explain why the disease has different effects

Nov 2, 2020Nov 2020

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GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned

Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 2, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

An underwater navigation system powered by sound New approach could spark an era of battery-free ocean exploration, with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.

General & Hellos

Nov 2, 2020Nov 2020

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The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer 54 comments Just add a screen and you’ve got yourself a PC

Nov 2, 2020Nov 2020

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Slump in Air Travel Hindered Weather Forecasting, Study Shows

Nov 1, 2020Nov 2020

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As Cars Get Smarter, Massachusetts Voters May Shape Their Future Question 1 would amend the state's right-to-repair law and expand access to car data. But big automakers are pushing back.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 31, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

NASA Scientists Discover ‘Weird’ Molecule in Titan’s Atmosphere

Oct 31, 2020Oct 2020

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s TikTok Ban

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 31, 2020Oct 2020

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Why Some Memories Seem Like Movies: 'Time Cells' Discovered In Human Brains

Oct 31, 2020Oct 2020

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US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste – study US population may also be third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

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Russian hackers targeted California, Indiana Democratic parties

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

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Chinese spacecraft set for Mars landing in May: state media

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

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These drones will plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, they’ll have planted 1 billion We need to massively reforest the planet, in a very short period of time. Flash Forest’s drones can plant trees a lot faster than humans.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

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'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

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Humans have been living in space for 20 years straight Since 2000, there have always been humans living and working on the International Space Station—and the streak could just be getting started.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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Alphabet’s Loon sets stratospheric sustained flight record with 312-day balloon trip

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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In a first, researchers extract secret key used to encrypt Intel CPU code Hackers can now reverse-engineer updates or write their own custom firmware.

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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New Windows 10 update permanently removes Adobe Flash Adobe's Flash Player will be gone forever on Windows 10 after this update is installed.

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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Great Barrier Reef: Scientists find reef taller than Empire State Building

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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NASA Discovers a Rare Metal Asteroid That’s Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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Apple Faces Antitrust Complaint in France Over Privacy Changes in iPhones Publishers, advertisers file complaint over new measure requiring apps to obtain permission from users for data collection

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

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Facebook sued over Cambridge Analytica data scandal

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

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Study shows which messengers leak your data, drain your battery, and more Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security.

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

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Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

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YouTube will warn users that Election Day results ‘may not be final’

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

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U.S. FCC votes to maintain 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

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The explosive problem of 'zombie' batteries

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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Over 100 irrigation systems left exposed online without a password More than half of the exposed systems are located inside Israel.

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant The CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones.

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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'Iranian YouTube' CEO Sentenced To 10 Years Over Video Uploaded By User

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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Ransomware hit a Georgia county. That didn't stop its ballot counting. The attack does not indicate any broad effort to tamper with U.S. voting or show systemic vulnerabilities to the U.S. election system.

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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Police are using facial recognition for minor crimes because they can Law enforcement is tapping the tech for low-level crimes like shoplifting, because there are no limits. But the tool often makes errors.

Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

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Facebook's new Oversight Board strives to be seen as independent “The Oversight Board has the potential to revolutionize how we think about the relationship between private corporations and our public rights."

Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

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How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator A secret experiment in 2007 proved that hackers could devastate power grid equipment beyond repair—with a file no bigger than a gif.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

A NASA Probe Is So Full of Asteroid Material That It Now Has A Problem

Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

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Health Agency Halts Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold The $250 million federally funded effort had aimed to ‘defeat despair, inspire hope’ on pandemic

Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

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Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further along. [nytimes.com] [lightlynews.com] [ec.europa.eu]

Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Is this another case of one rule for the Chocolate Factory and one for everyone else?

When you tell Chrome to wipe private data about you, it spares two websites from the purge: Google.com, YouTube [theregister.com] [theverge.com]

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Russians Who Pose Election Threat Have Hacked Nuclear Plants and Power Grid The hacking group, Energetic Bear, is among Russia’s stealthiest. It appears to be casting a wide net to find useful targets ahead of the election, experts said. ...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Researchers discovered the second ‘key’ used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter into human cells

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Cyber, Cyber, Cyber

Ex-military bunker in Germany was key centre for dark web [thetimes.co.uk] [youtube.com]

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Twitch streamers are getting DMCA takedown notices (again) And this time it appears to be a “bloodbath”

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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No longer afraid of retaliation, app developers join forces to criticize Apple Hundreds of developers have sought to join the coalition formed to break Apple’s control over the App Store

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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1st 'Murder Hornet' Nest In U.S. Is Found In Washington State

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Einstein's theory of relativity, critical for GPS, seen in distant stars

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Scientists capture world's first 3,200-megapixel photos They successfully test the focal plane on the world's largest digital camera, which will eventually help explore the cosmos.

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Hackers behind life-threatening attack on chemical maker are sanctioned It's now unlawful for US persons to transact with lab owned by the Russian government.

Music, Movies & Books

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Satirist Tom Lehrer has put his songs into the public domain

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

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Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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Uber and Lyft need to make drivers employees, appeals court rules California has become ground zero for gig worker status as a major lawsuit and a nearly million ballot measure campaign heat up.

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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Patreon is banning QAnon conspiracy theorists, joining a growing group of tech companies taking action against the movement

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election

Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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Massive marine die-off in Russia could threaten endangered sea otters, other vulnerable species Now believed to be caused by an unprecedented algae bloom, the decimation of bottom-dwelling sea life may have devastating ripple effects. ...

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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Tesla Begins Deploying Full Self-Driving Beta To Select Customers But It Is In No Way 'Full Self-Driving'

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

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Iran behind supposed “Proud Boys” voter-intimidation emails, Feds allege FBI and senators all beg Americans: please do not fall for shady disinformation.

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