14 June - iG Tab 6 - MSM Narrative

 

Lifehacker

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  The Best Ways to Compress PDFs for Free

  Have you ever noticed how strict websites are about PDF sizes? Whether it’s uploading a resume, submitting a school project, or sending an important file to a colleague, most of us have probably found ourselves needing to compress a PDF to...

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  You Should Add a Little Salt to Your Next Shrub

  I’m not much of a baker, so my favorite ways to “use up” a flat or two of berries usually involve eating them with un-whipped heavy cream or drawing out their juices with a whole bunch of sugar, then making a shrub (also known as “drinking...

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  Clear Your Sinuses in 20 Seconds by Pushing on Your Face

  Blocked sinuses are no fun—especially during a pandemic, when every single seasonal sniffle or sinus headache results in a new round of “is it allergies, or COVID?” Methods of dealing with sinus congestion will frequently require...

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Pesticide Action Network

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  Pesticide Info: Data for the people

  Explore Pesticide Info's massive database of both chemicals and products to learn more about the impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  Conflicts of interest: Not a good look for science

  Conflicts of interest lead to misuse (and ignorance) of epidemiological science that can lead to the continued use of highly hazardous pesticides like chlorpyrifos. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

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  Conflicts of interest: Not a good look for science

  When I was in graduate school, there was an ethics certification training at my university. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think it was specifically for science students. One scenario in the training covered a conflict of interest (COIs) —...

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BBC News - Home

• Biden on Putin: he is a 'worthy adversary'

  Joe Biden says he hopes to find areas where cooperation is in the interests of both the US and Russia.

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• Covid: Lockdown easing in England delayed to 19 July

  Most remaining curbs on social contact will continue - but the cap on wedding guests will be lifted.

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• Nato warns of military challenge posed by China

  A summit of alliance leaders in Brussels describes China's behaviour as a "systemic challenge".

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The Register

• It's safe to leave your bunker: Blame that Chinese nuclear plant alarm on fuel rod faults

  Meltdown over a non-meltdown You may have seen in the news some panic about a Chinese nuclear reactor going wrong, and a warning of an "imminent radiological threat." Well, don't worry: it's a routine fuel rod problem.…...

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• Indian government reverts to manual tax filings as new e-tax portal remains badly borked a week after launch

  Infosys-built service was promised to "make the compliance experience more taxpayer friendly" India’s Income Tax Department has acknowledged that its shiny new e-tax portal broke, badly, by authorising an extension for some tax filings...

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• US Supreme Court gives LinkedIn another shot at stymieing web scraping

  LinkedIn back in play / Supremes kick case back downstairs / hiQ still at risk The US Supreme Court has offered Microsoft's LinkedIn another chance to prevent hiQ from scraping its public profiles.…

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BBC News - Technology

• Vodafone picks Samsung for 5G network

  South Korean firm's contract win called a market "breakthrough" by one analyst.

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• Irish police to be given powers over passwords

  New legislation in the Republic of Ireland will compel suspects to give police their details.

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• WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash

  The head of WhatsApp says governments should "demand more security" as encryption comes under fire.

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Further

• Cognitive Dissonance Is Us: Spoons On Your Face and Other Dangers of the Vaccine

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• American Carnage and Stupidity: A Slow Leak In A Balloon On the Floor

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• I'm Here Seeking Justice: The Continual Massacre of Tulsa

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ForceChange

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  Stop Potential Industrial-Created Sinkholes From Swallowing Up Communities

  A gaping sinkhole has endangered the lives of two dogs, threatened the livelihoods of nearby inhabitants, and marred a once-vibrant landscape in Mexico. Suspect industrial extractions may be to blame. Join the calls for answers and accountability...

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  Stop Shielding the Mega-Rich From Paying Taxes

  The richest 25 people in the U.S. pay less in tax than the average working American. This is absurd and must be corrected.

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  Protect Threatened Shorebirds From Extinction

  Red knots are facing extinction as their habitats and food sources disappear. During their long migration, these shorebirds feast upon the horseshoe crab, yet this crab is being systematically harvested and the red knots are starving off...

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Unexplained Mysteries

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  Mystery of girl buried with bird in her mouth

  A young girl buried in a European cave centuries ago was discovered with the head of a finch in her mouth. This perplexing archaeological mystery, whi...

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  'Alien abduction' sign shows up in England

  A sign chastising a local council for not stopping alien abductions has appeared in the West Midlands. There are still a surprising number of people w...

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  First view of NASA's assembled 'megarocket'

  The first of NASA's enormous Space Launch System (SLS) rockets stands as tall as the Statue of Liberty. Towering 212ft above the ground and flanked by...

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All Things Considered : NPR

• Biden Has Yet To End The Business Of Detaining Immigrants As He Promised, Critics Say

  President Biden pledged during his election campaign to end privately-run immigration detention centers. But advocates say his administration is not following through on his promises.

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• Turkey Racing To Combat 'Snot' In Sea Of Marmara

  Turkey is rushing to combat a pollution-caused muck in the Sea of Marmara that's growing across the seabed and excretes a foul mucus on the water's surface.

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• Inspired By Northern Ireland, Poet Tess Taylor Suggests 'Art As Civic Repair'

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with poet Tess Taylor, discussing her proposal for the U.S. moving political division through the arts.

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Science@NASA Headline News

• Citizen Scientists Discover Two Gaseous Planets around a Bright Sun-like Star

  Eyebrow: Solar SystemBody: At night, seven-year-old Miguel likes talking to his father Cesar Rubio about planets and stars. “I try to nurture that,” says Rubio, a machinist in Pomona, California, who makes parts for mining and power...

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• Citizen Scientists Discover Two Gaseous Planets around a Bright Sun-like Star

  At night, seven-year-old Miguel likes talking to his father Cesar Rubio about planets and stars. “I try to nurture that,” says Rubio, a machinist in Pomona, California, who makes parts for mining and power generation equipment. News...

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• We're Going to Venus - NASA Selects Two New Missions

  Teams across the country have been competing for years to be the first to engineer functional human tissue in a lab. Now, scientists have accomplished this medical feat by creating thick vascularized human organ tissue, which could have profound...

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How to of the Day

• How to Exercise Using Your Stairs

  Sure, you can get a great workout with complicated (and expensive) exercise machines, but why not try using something as simple as a staircase? You don’t even have to leave your home to use them, and there are a ton of different exercises you...

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• How to Get Peonies to Bloom

  Peonies are easy-to-grow plants with big, exuberant blooms that make a gorgeous addition to any garden. While these hardy plants can live for decades, they need proper care in order to produce their famous blossoms. To get your peonies to bloom...

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• How to Make One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

  If you’re craving a bowl of ice cream but you want to skip the unhealthy parts, this one-ingredient banana ice cream is for you. Simple to make and easy to modify, this recipe can be whipped up in just a few minutes. Try adding different flavors...

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Democracy Now!

• 50 Years After Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg Reveals U.S. Weighed 1958 Nuclear Strike on China over Taiwan

  As President Biden meets with leaders of NATO countries, where he is expected to continue stepping up rhetoric against China and Russia ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Wednesday in Geneva, we speak with famed...

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• Pentagon Papers at 50: Daniel Ellsberg on Risking Life in Jail to Expose U.S. Lies About Vietnam War

  Fifty years ago this week, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers — 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the Pentagon's secret history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam since the 1940s. The leak exposed...

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• Headlines for June 14, 2021

  New Israeli Gov't Coalition Ousts Benjamin Netanyahu After 12 Years as Prime Minister, G7 Concludes as Activists Slam Failure to Act on Climate Crisis, Vaccine Inequality, Biden to Meet with Turkey's President Erdogan as NATO Summit Kicks...

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News : NPR

• A House Panel Will Investigate Trump-Era Surveillance By The Department Of Justice

  During the previous administration, the department seized metadata from devices belonging to members of Congress, journalists and the-then White House counsel.

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• The Girl Scouts Have Unsold Cookies Left. 15 Million Boxes!

  The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit for the glut of leftover cookies.

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• Race, Drugs And Sentencing At the Supreme Court

  The court ruled that some crack cocaine offenders sentenced to harsh prison terms more than a decade ago cannot get their sentences reduced under a federal law designed to do just that.

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WebMD Health

• Danish Soccer Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest During Euro Match

  Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped beating after he fell to the ground during a Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday, Danish team doctor Morten Boesen said.

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• Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea

  New research suggests the music you play at bedtime to help you fall asleep may actually have the opposite effect.

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• Living Day to Day With Psoriasis

  Lifestyle changes can help improve your psoriasis and your overall health. Follow these expert tips.

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14 June - iG Tab - 4

 

Niskanen Center

• Press Release: Niskanen and Demand Progress Lead Bipartisan Coalitional Support for Remote Voting in Senate

  The Niskanen Center supports S.Res.201 - A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis. The post Press Release: Niskanen and Demand Progress Lead Bipartisan...

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• Recommendations for Private Sponsorship Design in an Expanded Community Sponsorship System

  The United States can help revitalize the global system for humanitarian protection by showing how direct engagement builds more resilient programs and communities. The post Recommendations for Private Sponsorship Design in an Expanded...

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• Press Release: Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees

  Refugee sponsorship harnesses the collective interest, service, and resources of communities around the country. The post Press Release: Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees...

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Opinion | The Guardian

• If British people understood taxes better, perhaps we would vote for them to be fairer | Polly Toynbee

  A new website aims to explain the complex UK tax system, and is revealing the huge inequalities embedded within itTax is the social contract that binds citizens together. Tax is not a “burden”, but the price we pay for civilisation. Vaccines...

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• Behind the spectacle of the G7 summit, global tax reform was the big event | Simon Jenkins

  Before world leaders met in Cornwall, finance ministers had made an agreement that could spell the end of tax havens G7 summits nowadays are mostly fields of the cloth of gold. They are about showing off, with Boris Johnson in full Henry VIII...

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• The Northern Ireland protocol isn't perfect – but the UK and EU can make it work | David Phinnemore

  The wrangling over the agreement will end if both sides honour their commitment to pragmatismBrexit, by definition, was always going to be disruptive. And the harder the Brexit, the greater the disruption.Leaving a customs union and a single...

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CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

• Rouleau stepping aside as defence vice-chief following golf game with Vance

  The second-in-command at the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is stepping away from his post following a golf outing with Gen. Jonathan Vance, who remains under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct...

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• Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports, other ID

  The federal government is announcing that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government identification.

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• Man with 39 wives, head of 'world's largest family', dies in India

  A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world's largest family has died in north east India, the chief minister of his home state said.

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Tallbloke's Talkshop

• Climate referendum: Swiss reject higher carbon taxes

  Democratic accountability can be a menace to climate obsessives. Suppressing and ignoring widespread disagreeable — to them — views is more their style. Looking at you, G7 leaders. – – – Swiss voters have rejected legislation...

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• Can the world stop investing in oil & gas?

  By the Ageing Tiger The International Energy Agency was set up in 1974 to ensure the security of oil supplies, if you are old enough, like me, you might remember the Arab oil embargo, queues at petrol stations and rocketing oil prices. So, if the...

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• Deep ‘decarbonization’ by 2050 currently not plausible, study finds

  Some climate theories aren’t plausible either, including the one that thinks that atmospheric goings-on are more important than ocean dynamics like El Niño and La Niña. But the fear show must go on. – – – Today the Hamburg-based...

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Zee News :Technology News

• YouTube bans masthead ads for politics, alcohol and bets

  Google paused political ads altogether around the US presidential election and again ahead of President Joe Biden`s inauguration in January this year, citing its policy over sensitive events.

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• Twitter posts job opening for Nodal and Grievance Officers amid spat over IT Rules 2021

  The officers will have to acknowledge the queries of citizens in 24 hours and then resolve them in 15 days from the date of receipt. Earlier, Twitter was unhappy with new IT rules as the company thought that it would pose a serious challenge for...

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• Apple’s upcoming watch models will measure body temperature, blood glucose sensors

  The improvements coming to this year`s watch model, which will almost certainly be called the Series 7, appear to be small. Its display bezels are said to be thinner, and a new lamination technique could reduce the distance between the display...

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Zee News :Sci-Tech

• We consider sacred Earth as our mother: PM Narendra Modi at UN High-level dialogue on land degradation, check key highlights

  The Prime Minister stated that India is on track to achieve its national commitment of land degradation neutrality.

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• Seat next to Jeff Bezos, mystery bidder pays this much for space trip with Amazon CEO

  A single-seat aboard the New Shepard crew capsule, dubbed the RSS First Step Crew Capsule, went up for auction earlier this month, starting with a sealed bidding round that drew "more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries"...

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• China's Zhurong rover celebrates one month on Mars, snaps selfie with lander - See pics

  China's first-ever rover to land on another planet, the Zhurong rover is celebrating its first month on Mars and China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a selfie. 

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Zee News :World

• Japan Airlines begins on-site vaccinations for employees, prioritises those working on international routes

  Japan`s flag-bearing carrier, JAL, said it plans to vaccinate 36,000 group employees, with the focus initially on those working on international routes, whereas ANA Holdings Inc said 46,500 of its staff are eligible to be vaccinated...

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• China furious over G7's unified position on Beijing, says 'small' groups don't rule the world

  China lambasted G7's unified position on Beijing, saying that the days when a "small" group of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone.

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• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warns of increasing global nuclear warhead stockpile

  A new finding released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that the number of nuclear warheads in global military stockpiles has increased this year although there is an overall decrease compared to...

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Zee News :India National

• West Bengal locked till July 1: Check out Mamata Banerjee govt official statement

  West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the COVID-19 curbs in the state will remain enforced for the next two weeks, til July 1, in an attempt to curb the spread of novel coronavirus cases. However, the government...

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• Only 0.01% adverse cases, 488 deaths linked with COVID vaccines reported in India

  94% of the total AEFI cases, that is, 24,703 cases were linked to Covishield, whereas 1,497 cases were linked to Covaxin.

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• Calm down bhabhi! Bride gets impatient, throws food on groom`s face, viral video

  Netizens can’t keep calm about this video and have made it go viral on the internet.

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Channel NewsAsia World News

• California adds vacation incentive to spur COVID-19 vaccinations

  California adds vacation incentive to spur vaccinations

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• As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

  Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts.

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• US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers

  A new federal intelligence report warns that adherents of QAnon, the conspiracy theory embraced by some in the mob that stormed the US Capitol, could target Democrats and other political opponents for more violence as the movement's false...

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Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

• China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases

  China reported 20 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 14, compared with 23 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.

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• ICC seeks probe into Philippines drug war killings

  The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor sought a full investigation on Monday (Jun 14) into crimes against humanity during the Philippines' war on drugs, in one of her last acts before stepping down this week...

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• Commentary: Will Malaysian king take PM Muhyiddin’s government to task for huge COVID-19 mess?

  All eyes are on the Conference of Rulers’ decisions this Wednesday. The royals are likely to strike a middle path to put the ball back in Muhyiddin Yassin’s court, says Professor James Chin.

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Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases

  China reported 20 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 14, compared with 23 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.

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• Commentary: Revenge bedtime procrastination in Singapore is coming at a cost

  Many people feel the strong need to reclaim time for themselves, freeing themselves from the constant demands of their jobs, before sleep. But this can hurt their physical and mental health, say NUS academics...

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• Mizuho's system failures caused by corporate culture, third-party probe says

  The repeated system failures at Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc were fundamentally caused by a corporate culture with a weak crisis response, a third-party investigation committee said in a report on Tuesday...

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14 June - iG Tab - MSM News

 

SpaceNews.com

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  Hanwha, KAI and LIG Nex1 to lead South Korea’s private-sector-driven satellite development

  South Korea has taken yet another step toward having a domestic satellite industry that is driven by the private sector. SpaceNews

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  Op-ed | Making space for ESG

  Providing increasingly valuable data and monitoring for Earth-based environmental sustainability efforts is contingent on the long-term utilization of space and, consequently, the sustainability of the space environment itself...

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  NASA soliciting proposals for two private astronaut missions

  NASA announced June 11 that it is requesting proposals for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station that would fly between the fall of 2022 and the end of 2023. SpaceNews

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  Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launches U.S. Space Force mission

  A Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket launched the U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission June 13 at 1:11 a.m. Pacific from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.  SpaceNews...

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  New Virginia spaceport head seeks to increase launch activity

  The new head of Virginia’s commercial spaceport on Wallops Island says he wants to increase launch activity at the site, while acknowledging that there are limits as to how big it can grow. SpaceNews...

  2 days ago

Yahoo News - Top Stories

• Slaying of mother, son highlights legacy of powerful South Carolina dynasty

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• Florida Tourist Goes on Racist Tirade Against Asian Family, Punches Father After Kids Pet His Dog

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• SCOTUS deals a gutting blow to federal criminal justice reform

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UK news | The Guardian

• UK Covid live: Boris Johnson confirms four-week delay to lockdown easing in England over fears of Delta variant

  Prime minister ‘confident’ of no further delay to England lockdown easing after 19 JulyPM announces four-week delay to Covid lockdown easing in EnglandWhat we know about the delay to ending lockdown in EnglandLosing ‘Freedom Day’...

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• England’s Covid lockdown lifting: is a four-week delay enough?

  Analysis: Even a short pause is expected to reduce the number of people going to hospital as more people are vaccinatedPM announces delay to lockdown easingWhat we know about the delayThe roadmap out of lockdown – England’s strategy to...

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• Weddings with more than 30 people can go ahead as England’s Covid limit lifted

  Nuptials are the exception to the four-week delay in lifting the final stage of lockdownPM announces four-week delay to lockdown easing in EnglandWhat we know about the delay to ending lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesThe current...

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CNN.com - Top Stories

• The scandal over Trump's leak investigations keeps getting worse

  First we learned that former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice secretly obtained records about the communications of members of the press.

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• Biden pushes China threat at G7 and NATO, but Europe is still squeamish about a showdown

  US presidents don't normally go to Europe and keep talking about China. But Joe Biden thinks he's convinced his new European friends of the need to stand up to Chinese autocracy, human rights abuses and economic rule-breaking...

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• Biden says NATO must protect against 'phony populism' in jab at Trump

  President Joe Biden on Monday called on foreign leaders to protect against those who prey on division and push "phony populism," asserting that it's up to democratic nations to prove to the world that democracy can prevail and autocracies...

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Washington Post: Breaking News

• As D.C. nightclubs reopen, DJs start to return to the rotation

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• U.S., allies on track to produce 1 billion vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific

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• HUD to reinstate Obama-era fair housing rule gutted under Trump — minus a key reporting requirement

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PCWorld

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  Razer’s revived Blade 14 puts Ryzen in the hands of fans at long last

  The Razer Blade 14 is back. And with its return after a three-year hiatus comes a new flavor of hardware—a Ryzen processor.An AMD-based configuration is one long-requested by fans, according to Razer, which unveiled the 14-inch laptop...

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  Windows 11 rumors flare anew with Windows 10 'retirement' set for 2025

  Microsoft has updated its Windows 10 support lifecycle page to include the term ‘retirement,’ suggesting that Windows 10 will indeed come to an end in favor of a replacement that may be called Windows 11.The significance of the announcement...

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  Google opens up Workspace to consumers, announces new Spaces chat

  Google announced changes to Workspace (formerly known at G Suite) and announced a new service called Spaces on Monday. Effective immediately, Google is opening up its unified Workspace experience to anyone with a Gmail account—and adding...

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