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Berlin%u2019s%20techies%20fume%20as%20sector%20takes%20election%20backseat%20%u2013%20POLITICO

Berlin%u2019s%20techies%20fume%20as%20sector%20takes%20election%20backseat%20%u2013%20POLITICO : %u201CGermany%20is%20sitting%20on%20a%20burning%20economic%20platform%3A%20car%20manufacturers%2C%20heavy%20machines%20that%20the%20Chinese%20will%20be%20able%20to%20do%20...%20Germany%20has%20to%20double%20down%20on%20new%20companies%2C%20versus%20growing%20the%20existing%20ones%2C%u201D%20he%20said.%A0%0A%0A
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Chaos as Caldor fire forces unprecedented evacuation of Tahoe tourist town | Wildfires | The Guardian

Chaos as Caldor fire forces unprecedented evacuation of Tahoe tourist town | Wildfires | The Guardian “There is fire activity happening in  California  that we have never seen before,” said Chief Thom Porter, director of the California department of forestry and fire protection, known as Cal Fire. “For the rest of you in California: every acre can and will burn someday in this state.”
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Tom%20Cruise%u2019s%20car%20stolen%20while%20filming%20in%20Birmingham%20%7C%20Tom%20Cruise%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : The%20SUV%20is%20thought%20to%20have%20been%20carrying%20some%20of%20the%20actor%u2019s%20luggage%20and%20belongings%2C%20reportedly%20worth%20thousands%20of%20pounds%2C%20when%20it%20was%20taken.%0A%0A
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Bernie%20Madoff%u2019s%20last%20days%20in%20prison%20full%20of%20misery%20and%20pain%3A%20report%20-%20New%20York%20Daily%20News : Madoff%20was%20described%20as%20a%20difficult%20medical%20patient%20since%20being%20incarcerated%20at%20the%20age%20of%2071%2C%20stubbornly%20refusing%20medical%20treatment%20and%20missing%20appointments.%20In%20his%20final%20weeks%2C%20Madoff%u2019s%20mental%20health%20reportedly%20saw%20a%20steep%20decline.%20He%20told%20a%20correction%u2019s%20officer%20that%20he%u2019d%20seen%20a%20bird%20in%20that%20person%u2019s%20pocket.%20Madoff%2C%20who%20was%20taking%20methadone%20to%20ease%20his%20pain%2C%20admitted%20to%20doctors%20that%20he%20was%20%u201Cfeeling%20crazy%u201D%20and%20expressed%20a%20feeling%20of%20general%20apathy.%20His%20communications%20were%20not%20coherent.%20He%20was%20found%20lifeless%20at%203%3A10%20a.m.%20on%20April%2014%20and%20declared%20dead%20less%20than%2020%20minutes%20later.%0A
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Larry Page Wants Earth To Have A Mad Scientist Island | TechCrunch

Larry Page Wants Earth To Have A Mad Scientist Island | TechCrunch : %u201C%u2026%20We%u2019re%20at%20maybe%201%25%20of%20what%20is%20possible.%20Despite%20the%20faster%20change%2C%20we%u2019re%20still%20moving%20slow%20relative%20to%20the%20opportunities%20we%20have.%20I%20think%20a%20lot%20of%20that%20is%20because%20of%20the%20negativity%u2026%20Every%20story%20I%20read%20is%20Google%20vs%20someone%20else.%20That%u2019s%20boring.%20We%20should%20be%20focusing%20on%20building%20the%20things%20that%20don%u2019t%20exist.%u201D
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Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 | Sean Lock | The Guardian

Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 | Sean Lock | The Guardian : Lee%20Mack%2C%20a%20comedian%20and%20close%20friend%2C%20also%20paid%20tribute%20to%20Lock%3A%20%u201CI%20think%20the%20appeal%20of%20him%20as%20a%20viewer%20was%20that%20it%20felt%20like%20you%20were%20with%20your%20mate%20down%20the%20pub%20and%20he%20was%20making%20you%20laugh.%20I%20was%20one%20of%20the%20lucky%20few%20that%20was%20that%20mate%20down%20the%20pub%20and%20he%20was%20making%20me%20laugh.%20A%20lot.%20More%20than%20almost%20anyone%20I%u2019ve%20ever%20known.%u201D%20Lock%2C%20said%20Mack%2C%20could%20%u201Ctalk%20about%20putting%20a%20budgie%20up%20his%20bum%20and%20yet%20levitate%20it%20into%20a%20hilarious%20artform%u201D.%20Diane%20Morgan%20tweeted%20that%20Lock%20was%20one%20of%20%u201Cthe%20funniest%20people%20I%u2019ve%20ever%20met%u201D%20and%20described%2015%20Storeys%20High%20as%20%u201Cabsolute%20genius%u201D.%0A%0A
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iQIYI Doubling Down on Sports: the First Video Platform to Broadcast the 2020 Euros in Mainland China - Pandaily

iQIYI Doubling Down on Sports: the First Video Platform to Broadcast the 2020 Euros in Mainland China - Pandaily : Q%3A%20What%20are%20the%20unique%20advantages%20of%20the%20platform%u2019s%202020%20Euros%20broadcast%20compared%20to%20other%20platforms%3F%20What%20about%20the%20Olympics%3F%0A%0AA%3A%20While%20CCTV%20has%20the%20exclusive%20rights%20of%20the%202020%20Olympic%20Games%20broadcast%2C%20iQIYI%20Sports%20will%20produce%20Olympic%20feature%20stories%2C%20real-time%20event%20coverage%2C%20as%20well%20as%20a%20large%20amount%20of%20Olympic-related%20video%20content.%0A%0AFor%20the%202020%20Euros%2C%20iQIYI%20Sports%20will%20produce%20a%20number%20of%20self-made%20programs%20in%20addition%20to%20the%20live%20broadcast%20of%2051%20matches%20and%20real-time%20news%20reports.%20The%20programs%20include%20event%20reviews%2C%20culture%20stories%20and%20variety%20shows%2C%20etc.%20Based%20on%20the%20entertainment%20genes%20of%20the%20platform%2C%20we%20also%20invite%20celebrities%20an...
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Cashed out: a fond farewell to coins and notes | Money | The Guardian

Cashed out: a fond farewell to coins and notes | Money | The Guardian : This%20anecdotal%20stuff%20is%20backed%20by%20hard%20fact%3A%20cash%20payments%20fell%20by%2035%25%20in%202020%20in%20the%20UK%20and%20five%20out%20of%20six%20payments%20are%20now%20cashless.%20In%202019%2C%20the%20Access%20to%20Cash%20review%20predicted%20that%20only%20one%20in%2010%20payments%20in%20the%20UK%20would%20be%20cash%20within%20a%20decade%3B%20now%2C%20chairman%20Natalie%20Ceeney%20says%2C%20%u201CCovid%20might%20have%20accelerated%20that%20to%20next%20year.%u201D%20In%20April%2C%20Rishi%20Sunak%20announced%20a%20joint%20Treasury-Bank%20of%20England%20taskforce%20to%20explore%20the%20scope%20for%20a%20central%20bank%20digital%20currency%20%28CBDC%29%20in%20the%20UK%3A%20it%u2019s%20intended%20to%20provide%20a%20sort%20of%20official%2C%20ultra-secure%20alternative%20to%20bitcoin.
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Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing | Science | The Guardian

Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing | Science | The Guardian : teroception%20may%20be%20less%20well%20known%20than%20the%20%u201Coutward%20facing%u201D%20senses%20such%20as%20sight%2C%20hearing%2C%20taste%2C%20touch%20and%20smell%2C%20but%20it%20has%20enormous%20consequences%20for%20your%20wellbeing.%20Scientists%20have%20shown%20that%20our%20sensitivity%20to%20interoceptive%20signals%20can%20determine%20our%20capacity%20to%20regulate%20our%20emotions%2C%20and%20our%20subsequent%20susceptibility%20to%20mental%20health%20problems%20such%20as%20anxiety%20and%20depression.
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The Incredible Story Of How The Burj Khalifa's Poop is Trucked Out of Town

The Incredible Story Of How The Burj Khalifa's Poop is Trucked Out of Town : some%20of%20of%20the%20landlords%20who%20own%20apartments%20in%20the%20building%20have%20simply%20refused%20to%20pay%20the%20fees%20since%202012%2C%20resulting%20in%20their%20tenants%20being%20threatened%20with%20restricted%20electricity%20and%20locked-up%20common%20areas.%A0%20It%20seems%20that%20targeting%20those%20individual%20residents%20hasn%u2019t%20had%20the%20desired%20impact%2C%20so%20now%20Emaar%20is%20planning%20to%20make%20the%20entire%20building%20unlivable%20in%20a%20bid%20to%20force%20the%20delinquent%20owners%20to%20pay%20up.
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Why-cant-you-take-Coca-Cola-into-space-I-recently-went-to-a-talk-by-a-former-astronaut-and-he-said-NASA-disallowed-Cok?

https://sciencelounge.quora.com/Why-cant-you-take-Coca-Cola-into-space-I-recently-went-to-a-talk-by-a-former-astronaut-and-he-said-NASA-disallowed-Cok?ch=99&share=8cfa5b1 https://sciencelounge.quora.com/Why-cant-you-take-Coca-Cola-into-space-I-recently-went-to-a-talk-by-a-former-astronaut-and-he-said-NASA-disallowed-Cok
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Videos show Prince Andrew with women in French Riviera clubs | Daily Mail Online

Videos show Prince Andrew with women in French Riviera clubs | Daily Mail Online : %0AShare%20or%20comment%20on%20this%20article%3A%20Videos%20show%20Prince%20Andrew%20with%20women%20in%20French%20Riviera%20clubs%0Ae-mail%0A13k%0Ashares%0AAndrew%20has%20really%20made%20a%20bad%20situation%20a%20whole%20lot...%0Aby%20DemocracyMustPrevail%20%2020471%0AD%E4rme%3A%20Ein%20einfacher%20Trick%2C%20um%20sie%20vollst%E4ndig%20zu%20entleeren%0ANutravya%20%7C%20Erg%E4nzungsmittel%0A%C4rzte%20verbl%FCfft%3A%20Ein%20einfacher%20Tipp%20lindert%20jahrelangen%20Tinnitus%20%28Heute%20Abend%20testen%29%0ATinnitus%20Research%0ANach%20der%20Gewichtsabnahme%20sieht%20Keely%20Shaye%20aus%20wie%20ein%20Modell%20%28Fotos%29%0AMike%20History%0A%A0%A0Sponsored%20Links%A0%0ADarm%3A%20Dieser%20Giftstoff%20w%E4re%20der%20Grund%20f%FCr%20all%20Ihre%20Probleme...%0ANutravya%20%7C%20Erg%E4nzungsmittel%0AArzt%3A%20Wenn%20Sie%20Nagelpilze%20haben%2C%20tun%20Sie%20dies%20sofort%20%28Schauen%20Sie%20hier%20nach%29%0APilz...
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Soccer position could influence risk of brain disease | Science | AAAS

Soccer position could influence risk of brain disease | Science | AAAS : Should%20soccer%20balls%20come%20with%20a%20health%20warning%3F%20Many%20experts%20are%20asking%20this%20question%20now%20that%20new%20evidence%20suggests%20a%20popular%20move%u2014%u201Cheading%u201D%20the%20ball%u2014could%20increase%20the%20risk%20of%20developing%20brain%20diseases%20such%20as%20dementia%2C%20The%20Herald%20reports.%20Previously%2C%20researchers%20had%20shown%20professional%20soccer%20players%20were%20more%20at%20risk%20of%20developing%20Alzheimer%u2019s%20disease%20than%20regular%20people%u2014and%20more%20likely%20to%20die%20of%20neurodegenerative%20diseases.%20A%20new%20analysis%20of%20those%20results%20shows%20defenders%2C%20who%20head%20the%20ball%20most%20often%2C%20are%20almost%20five%20times%20more%20likely%20to%20develop%20a%20brain%20disease%20than%20the%20average%20person.%20Forwards%2C%20offensive%20players%20most%20responsible%20for%20scoring%20goals%2C%20suffered%20significantly%2...
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Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder - The New York Times

Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder - The New York Times : In%20an%20apology%20to%20existing%20staff%20members%20posted%20on%20Snopes%20on%20Friday%2C%20Mr.%20Green%20and%20Ms.%20Marchionni%2C%20who%20has%20a%20Ph.D.%20in%20journalism%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Missouri%2C%20called%20the%20BuzzFeed%20News%20investigation%2C%20which%20accuses%20their%20chief%20executive%20of%20intentionally%20taking%20credit%20for%20other%20people%u2019s%20work%20to%20drive%20up%20web%20traffic%2C%20as%20%u201Can%20example%20of%20dogged%2C%20watchdog%20journalism%20we%20cherish.%u201D%0A%0A
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Steve Bing's Death, Suicide Investigation

Steve Bing's Death, Suicide Investigation : %u201CThere%20were%20two%20of%20him%2C%u201D%20says%20a%20former%20lover.%20%u201CHe%20could%20be%20charming%2C%20generous%2C%20kind%2C%20the%20life%20of%20the%20party%2C%20but%20at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20day%20he%20went%20home%20alone.%20He%20was%20a%20very%20lonely%20guy.%u201D
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HelpTurkey%20hashtag%20under%20investigation%20for%20%u2018spreading%20fear%u2019%20about%20wildfires%20%7C%20Turkey%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

HelpTurkey%20hashtag%20under%20investigation%20for%20%u2018spreading%20fear%u2019%20about%20wildfires%20%7C%20Turkey%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : %u201CA%20terror%20of%20lies%20is%20being%20spread%20from%20America%2C%20Europe%20and%20certain%20other%20places%2C%u201D%20he%20said%20about%20the%20%1DHelpTurkey%20campaign.%0A%0AActing%20on%20Erdo%u011Fan%u2019s%20anger%2C%20the%20prosecutors%u2019%20office%20said%20it%20would%20investigate%20whether%20the%20posts%20were%20designed%20%u201Cto%20create%20anxiety%2C%20fear%20and%20panic%20in%20the%20public%2C%20and%20to%20humiliate%20the%20Turkish%20government%u201D.%0A%0AAround%20the%20same%20time%2C%20the%20media%20regulator%20threatened%20to%20fine%20TV%20channels%20that%20continued%20airing%20live%20footage%20of%20the%20fires%20or%20running%20stories%20%u201Cthat%20provoke%20fear%20and%20worries%20in%20the%20public%u201D.%0A%0AMost%20stations%20complied%2C%20minimising%20their%20coverage%20of%20a%20disaster%20that%20has%20killed%20eight%20pe...
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