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Turkish President Says Recording of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Has Been Sent to U.S., Allies
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The FDA Is Reportedly Looking to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty) Following a report this week that the Food and Drug Administration was planning to announce a crackdown on the sale of some flavored vaping products, a separate report claims traditional menthol cigarettes could also be on the chopping block. Citing senior agency officials familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal…
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PayPal: What If We Banned Both Sides
Photo: Richard Drew (AP) Payment processing giant PayPal terminated accounts belonging to the far-right Proud Boys organization and its founder, Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, this week in what seemed to be a response to their involvement in a street brawl in New York and well-documented history of violence elsewhere. But it also banned a…
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A computer algorithm has recreated the sound of the sunrise on Mars
Scientists are well aware of the Mars — especially his appearance. But the sound is much harder to see on this red planet and even more to listen to. We just don’t have powerful microphones able to hear the noise of the wind on the Martian plains. And now, scientists from the University of Anglia…
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“Battery cloth” — a new word in the creation of smart clothes and wearable electronics
To date, the main constraint to the development of smart clothes and wearable electronics, is the lack of light, versatile and durable sources of power, the traditional lithium-ion batteries are not suitable for these purposes. But very soon all about to change thanks to the development of scientists from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.…
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Over 8 Percent of Americans Believe They Are Struggling With Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Thoughts
Image: Free-Photos (Pixabay) Sex and everything that revolves around it can no doubt be stressful and confusing, at least some of the time. But for a decent chunk of Americans, a new survey suggests, their sexual hangups might be causing them a significant amount of mental anguish. According to the survey, published Friday in JAMA…
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The day when there was a phone with TV
November 10, 2003, Nokia released a phone with a TV. They became the model 7700 touch screen, which was embedded TV tuner. Thus, users can enjoy television shows without connecting to the Internet. However, at the time many feared that it will have to pay extra, because in many countries, public TV is paid. Alas,…
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SpaceX will review the plan to launch Internet satellites due to space debris
Over the last several years, SpaceX has been working on her project Starlink, the purpose of which is to launch thousands of low-orbit satellites that will provide high-speed Internet access to people around the world. In February, the company has put into orbit two prototype satellites that were used to test the technology before fully…
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Newly Revealed Letter Shows Einstein Feared Persecution Long Before Nazis Took Power
Image: Associated Press A decade before Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein was already sensing imminent peril for his country and his own welfare, as a newly discovered letter reveals. As reported by the Associated Press, the previously unknown letter was recently brought forward by an anonymous collector. The handwritten…
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Facebook Launches Lasso, Its Short-Form Video Competitor to TikTok
With seemingly little fanfare, Facebook has launched its new app Lasso, a standalone short-form video platform that’s been billed as a competitor to TikTok. According to TechCrunch, the app is Facebook’s attempt at winning over its dwindling demographic of teens. “Lasso is a new standalone app for short-form, entertaining videos — from comedy to beauty…