7 November - iG Tab - 6 - MSM

 

Lifehacker

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  13 Plants You Probably Shouldn’t Even Try to Grow Indoors

  Indoor plants are a great way to brighten up your home, whatever climate you live in. As the world has increasingly shifted to a work-from-home model, having indoor plants has become even more popular—a 2021 survey found close to 90 percent...

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  Clean These Things Yourself When You Check Into a Hotel Room

  Hotels have cleaning staffs, of course, and those employees usually do their best to make sure your stay away from home is a clean and comfortable one—but there are still things they can miss. If you’re a major germaphobe or staying in a less-than-luxurious...

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  Call This Number to Get a Pep Talk From Kindergarteners

  Being an adult in 2022 is stressful. There’s a lot going on in and around our lives, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by it all. If you’re finding yourself in such a state, you might do from a pep talk. Specifically, a pep talk from a kindergartener.Read...

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Pesticide Action Network

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  Guest blog: Dealing with drift

  How a horrific pesticide drift incident inspired Bonnie Wirtz to become a fierce advocate for environmental justice. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  Children’s health & pesticides

  Why protecting children from pesticides is so important, and how we need to go about it. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  Land stewards are strong, still need support

  Working with the land is a key component for building a healthier, more just world. But land stewards need support. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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BBC News - Home

• COP27: Ukraine a reason to act fast on climate change - Rishi Sunak

  Rishi Sunak tells the COP27 summit in Egypt a greener planet is possible and there "is room for hope".

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• Powerball: how to play and other questions answered

  The Powerball US lottery jackpot has reached a world record $1.9bn with a draw on Monday night.

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• Champions League last-16 draw: Liverpool to face Real Madrid again

  Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the Champions League last 16, a repeat of last season's final.

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The Register

• Feds find Silk Road thief's $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe

  Uncle Sam follows the money ... all the way to a single-board computer A crook who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoins from the dark web souk Silk Road in 2012 has pleaded guilty and lost the lot, with a stretch behind bars likely ahead of him. …...

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• All the US midterm-related lies to expect when you're electing

  Don't like the results? The election must have been rigged Misinformation related to tomorrow's US midterm elections hasn't slowed, according to security researchers. …

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• DoE supercomputing centers get $1.5B boost from Biden administration

  US government opens purse strings as China eats into America's former lead The Biden administration has carved off a supercomputer’s worth of cash from the Inflation Reduction Act to upgrade the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) national...

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BBC News - Technology

• Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery

  James Zhong pleads guilty to the 2012 hack as police find stash of 50,000 Bitcoin.

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• Instagram debuts new age-verification tools in UK and EU

  Users changing their date of birth to that of an adult can upload a video of themselves to prove their age.

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• Twitter will ban unlabelled parody accounts, says Elon Musk

  The site's new owner says accounts failing to specify they are parodies will be permanently suspended.

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Further

• Day Of the Dead Brown Children, Because the Texas GOP Is An Unholy Clusterfuck

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• Do You Look Like We Got Peanuts In Our Brain?

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• A Sense of Dread

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ForceChange

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  Stop Reported Extortion of Detainees’ Families

  The soon-to-be-host of a major global sporting event stands accused of imprisoning foreigners for payoffs. Call on Qatar to end its alleged wrongful detentions and blackmail attempts.

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  Stop Thousands of Children From Starving to Death Due to Civil War

  Tens of thousands of children and other innocent people are dying from a lack of food and other resources due to Ethiopia’s civil war. It’s time to put politics aside and help. Demand the U.S. intervene now and send food and water to prevent...

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  Success: Marriage Equality Reigns Supreme

  Another nation has affirmed the right of matrimony to same-sex couples. Applaud the formal legalization of gay marriage throughout Mexico.

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Unexplained Mysteries

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  China's top-secret spaceplane has released an unknown object into orbit

  The vehicle, which remains shrouded in mystery, has been described as a 'reusable experimental spacecraft'. Not a lot is known about China's enigmatic...

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  Scientists are working on a new official 'alien contact protocol'

  If an intelligent extraterrestrial race suddenly sent us a message, what exactly would the human race say in response ? Many books and films have dabb...

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  Ghostwatch: 30 years on from the TV show that gave people nightmares

  On October 31st, 1992, the BBC broadcast a 'live' (and fake) ghost hunting show that was arguably way ahead of its time. Paranormal shows might be com...

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All Things Considered : NPR

• Inflation is top issue in this week's midterms

  Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

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• Debris from another Chinese satellite launch fell uncontrolled back to Earth

  NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell about debris from China's satellite launches crashing uncontrolled back to earth.

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• Young conservative voters share their views on former President Trump

  Young conservative voters aren't a monolith. They have different policy priorities and different views on what role former President Donald Trump should play in the Republican Party.

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Science@NASA Headline News

• Hubble Inspects a Pair of Space Oddities

  Portal origin URL: Hubble Inspects a Pair of Space OdditiesPortal origin nid: 483771Published: Friday, November 4, 2022 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

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• NASA’s IXPE Reveals Shape, Orientation of Hot Matter Around Black Hole

  Portal origin URL: NASA’s IXPE Reveals Shape, Orientation of Hot Matter Around Black HolePortal origin nid: 483772Published: Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Cygnus...

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• NASA ABoVE Team Studies Thawing Permafrost, Lakes

  Portal origin URL: NASA ABoVE Team Studies Thawing Permafrost, LakesPortal origin nid: 483775Published: Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 12:29Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Since 2015, scientists participating...

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How to of the Day

• How to Prune Evergreen Trees

  While there are many different types of evergreen trees, they can all be generally divided into 2 categories: branching in whirled pines, spruces and firs, and random branching junipers, cedar, yew, hemlock, and arborvitae. There are some...

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• How to Get Energy in the Morning

  Many of us wake up in the morning completely drained of energy. We drag ourselves out of bed, stuff a piece of toast in our mouth, and hope we remember to put on pants before we leave the house. There's a better approach. Learn how to teach your body...

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• How to Confront a Friend

  Confronting a friend is never easy, no matter what you are confronting her about. While you may feel uncomfortable with confrontation, it can often be the best way to resolve conflicts with your friends. Confront your friend about issues tactfully...

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Democracy Now!

• Musk Fires Half of Twitter's Workforce; Rights Orgs Urge Boycott of "Superspreader of Misinformation"

  Alarm is growing over how the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, is changing Twitter after he spent $44 billion to buy the influential social media platform. Musk fired nearly half of Twitter’s workforce in a mass layoff Friday that gutted...

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• Voters to Decide on Abortion, Marijuana, Ranked-Choice Voting & Prison Labor in 2022 Midterm Ballot Initiatives

  Across the United States, local voters will decide critical ballot initiatives related to reproductive freedom, voting rights, marijuana and slavery in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative...

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• Why Is AIPAC Spending Millions to Beat Summer Lee, a Democratic Socialist Running for Congress in PA?

  With Democrats at risk of losing both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterms, we speak with Justice Democrats spokesperson Waleed Shahid about the progressives favored to win congressional seats. Texas city councilmember and former...

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News : NPR

• Inflation is top issue in this week's midterms

  Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

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• Here's what happened today at the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

  A new early warning system for weather disasters, calls for wealthy nations and corporations to pay up and dire descriptions of human suffering. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

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• NHL team yanks contract of a player who bullied a Black classmate with disabilities

  It's the second time Mitchell Miller's path to the NHL has been abruptly blocked. The mother of the student who was abused tells NPR that her son is still struggling.

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WebMD Health

• When Your Culture Expects You to Age in Place at Home

  In many cultures, the expectation is that elders will age at home. How do families juggle that and what happens when it gets to be too hard?

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• Vitiligo and Self-Esteem: It’s Possible to Have Both

  It's possible to have vitiligo and self-esteem. Read one person's account.

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• Vitiligo: Facing the Doubt

  It can be tough to learn to live with vitiligo. But there are ways to accept it and gain self-confidence. Here are ways to cope and conquer the doubt.

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7 November - iG Tab - 4

 

Niskanen Center

• Counting a child benefit as income would cause a painful domino effect

  Child benefits can be disregarded as income, therefore avoiding serious consequences for some of the most vulnerable Americans. The post Counting a child benefit as income would cause a painful domino effect appeared first on Niskanen Center...

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• How we connect our political beliefs

  Is there a connection between being pro-abortion and against the death penalty? New research shows that our political beliefs may not match our societal divisions. The post How we connect our political beliefs appeared first on Niskanen...

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• Orbán inspires GOP authoritarians, but they can’t copy him

  The bromance between the Republican Party and the Hungarian Fidesz government has raised eyebrows — and questions. What does the GOP see in the illiberal leader of Hungary, Viktor Orbán? What can they learn from his autocratic takeover...

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Opinion | The Guardian

• Steve Bell on the Conservatives and climate policy – cartoon

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• The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Cop27 trip: placing the planet on a road to hell | Editorial

  Britain had said its aim was to ‘keep 1.5C alive’. The prime minister seems to want it deadRishi Sunak is not interested in the climate emergency – and everyone knows it. Forced to make a flying visit to Cop27, Mr Sunak’s intransigence...

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• The Guardian view on LGBT+ Anglicans: finally grounds for hope? | Editorial

  A significant intervention by the bishop of Oxford points the way to overdue reform in the Church of EnglandFor more than a decade, the Church of England has engaged in an agonised, divisive and often poisonous debate about the status of same-sex...

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CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

• Explainer: The need-to-know basics for the U.S. midterm

  Here's a primer on the 2022 U.S. midterm election to get you up to speed as the country waits to learn who'll be in charge in Congress come January.

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• Boy, 11, dies after being struck in the head with scooter: N.B. RCMP

  An 11-year-old boy has died after police say he was struck in the head with a kick scooter in Shippagan, N.B., last week.

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• AI tool reveals what cities could look like in 2100 if climate goals not met

  Net-zero climate experts at a U.K.-based price comparison company used an artificial intelligence tool to predict what major cities in the world would look like 70 years from now in the worst- and best-case climate scenarios...

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Tallbloke's Talkshop

• The ‘geothermal moonshot’

  Geothermal is just as likely to run into legal challenges as other forms of underground energy recovery. The article below is part of ‘a special feature on the hazards and potential of geothermal energy’, featuring the habitat of Nevada’s...

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• UK to be ‘clean energy superpower’?  

  Without sufficient dispatchable electricity generation the UK could become a low-energy power on windless nights. Alarmist talk of ‘worst droughts in 500/1000 years’ begs the question: what caused those historical events? Demonising...

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• Climate Clowns

  Originally posted on MalagaBay: https://malagabay.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/climate-clowns.jpg Roll up! Roll Up! The Climate Circus is coming to town. Read: Climate Clowns

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Zee News :Technology News

• THESE OnePlus phones now support 5G network; check how to update software

  On October 1, 5G services were made available in India. In a few cities across the nation, Jio and Airtel have currently launched their 5G network service.

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• Amazon Prime Video subscription cost: Now pay Rs 599 for Mobile Edition; Check benefits

  Prime Video mobile edition is a major step towards making premium entertainment across languages as ubiquitous as smartphones in the country.

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• China's Covid curbs affect iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max production as Apple confirms shipment delay

  Apple added that they continue to witness strong demand for Pro iPhone models.

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Zee News :Sci-Tech

• NASA to re-attempt launching moon rocket Artemis I on Nov 14

  NASA's moon rocket Artemis I  had been stowed away for weeks after issues with fuel leaks that thwarted the first two launch attempts and then a hurricane Ian rolled through Florida, forcing the rocket to vacate the launchpad and head for...

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• From the sun's 'evil smile' to the red lightning, the spooky pictures by NASA

  The latest images released by NASA show the sun with a smile on its face, let's find out the spooky details of outer space.

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• ISRO scripts history, its heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 successfully places all 36 satellites

  ISRO's heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites around 75 minutes after the rocket blasted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota.

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Zee News :World

• 'Russia and India both stand for...': Moscow ahead of EAM S Jaishankar's visit

  The ministry said the two ministers will exchange assessments of the current international issues with an emphasis on interaction within the UN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), G20 and the Russia-India-China trilateral...

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• 'Act now' to stop 'abuse' of power: Imran Khan writes to Pakistan President Arif Alvi days after assassination bid

  Imran Khan has alleged that his assassination plot was hatched by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior military official.

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• Bizarre! Chinese woman eats banana whilst covered in plastic sheet on subway train

  A Chinese woman had flouted the no-eating rule on subway trains by wrapping herself in a plastic sheet.

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Zee News :India National

• BJP leader shot dead in broad daylight in Bihar`s Katihar

  Former Zila Parishad member and BJP leader Sanjeev Mishra was talking to some people near his house when motorcycle-borne men shot him.

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• Himachal polls: Rajnath Singh uses cricket analogies, calls Congress `Wide Ball`, AAP `No Ball`, BJP `good length delivery`

  Referring to the change of government every five years in the hill state, Rajnath Singh said, "The people of Himachal Pradesh keep flipping chapati. But this time, the chapati is well cooked here. There is no need to flip it."...

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• Schools shut in two Jammu and Kashmir districts due to intense rain, snowfall

  In view of heavy rains, all primary and middle schools in Ramban district shall remain closed, officials said, adding that students are advised to remain indoors

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Channel NewsAsia World News

• Commentary: The best word for this US midterm election is ‘normal’

  Even against the context of Donald Trump’s stubborn lies about the 2020 election, the basic underlying patterns of US politics and policymaking have been extremely normal, says Matthew Yglesias for Bloomberg Opinion...

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• Biden, Trump clash on eve of midterms set to upend Washington

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• Ukraine hails new air defences, warns power situation 'tense'

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Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

• In what could be his last Malaysia election, can Muhyiddin help Bersatu weather a tough challenge?

  The former PM has a strong legacy in his home state of Johor. But some voters have questioned whether Bersatu can represent their interests in the long term and remain relevant in the political landscape...

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• Commentary: Seoul crowd crush – when a stranger's life is in your hands

  Bystanders who tried to save victims during the Itaewon crowd crush in South Korea are at risk of developing psychological trauma. They need to know they were brave and heroic for taking action, says psychiatrist Lim Boon Leng...

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• BN election manifesto promises RM2,208 basic household income, free early education for Malaysians

  Barisan Nasional has also pledged to recognise racial inclusiveness, including by offering tax incentives to companies that have multiracial management teams.

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Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• No PR fast-track for top foreign talent, but Singapore gains if it can 'anchor' them: Tan See Leng

  The Manpower Minister added that there are clear benefits if work pass holders are well-integrated into Singapore's society.

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• Vivian Balakrishnan sends condolences to Philippines after tropical storm Nalgae kills at least 150

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• Singapore's GST hike to go through after Bill passed in Parliament, with opposition MPs recording dissent

  GST will increase from 7 per cent to 8 per cent from Jan 1, 2023 and from 8 per cent to 9 per cent from Jan 1, 2024.

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7 November - iG Tab - Mainstream Narrative

 

SpaceNews.com

• Safran buys Syrlinks space-based radio frequency business

  French aerospace giant Safran said Nov. 4 it is extending its ground communications expertise to space by acquiring Syrlinks, which manufactures satellite radio-frequency equipment. The post Safran buys Syrlinks space-based radio frequency...

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  Intelsat orders small GEO satellite from 3D printing specialist

  3D printing specialist Swissto12 said Nov. 7 it has sold its first small satellite to Intelsat for a launch to geostationary orbit in 2025. The post Intelsat orders small GEO satellite from 3D printing specialist appeared first on SpaceNews...

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  Inmarsat wins $410 million U.S. Army contract to connect tracking devices

  Inmarsat Government won a $410 million, five-year contract extension to provide internet-of-things satellite connectivity for U.S. Army battlefield tracking devices. The post Inmarsat wins $410 million U.S. Army contract to connect...

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  Space Force official: We need the Commerce Department’s space traffic office to be successful

  Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt said discussions between DoD and the Department of Commerce are picking up momentum as both agencies work to figure out how to transition space traffic management to the Office of Space Commerce. The post Space Force official...

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  Antares launches Cygnus cargo mission to ISS

  A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a successful launch Nov. 7 on the next-to-last flight of the current version of the company’s Antares rocket. The post Antares launches Cygnus...

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Yahoo News - Top Stories

• French cardinal says he abused 14-year-old girl 35 years ago

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• Annuity or lump sum? Calculating how much a $1.9 billion Powerball win is worth

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• Here's What Happened When I Rocked A Sexy Monokini As A Midlife Mom

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UK news | The Guardian

• Senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’

  Exclusive: MoD official says minister subjected them to campaign of bullying when he was defence secretaryA senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” in what they felt was a sustained campaign of bullying...

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• Cop27: Sunak says it is ‘morally right’ for UK to honour climate pledges

  Prime minister tells summit Britain will honour commitments but makes no mention of reparationsRishi Sunak has said it is “morally right” that Britain honours its climate change commitments in his speech at Cop27, but he made no mention...

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• Tory MPs criticise use of hotels to house people seeking asylum

  More than a dozen MPs question use of hotels as Robert Jenrick says ‘some larger sites’ may be neededConservative MPs have expressed frustration at the government’s failure to ease pressure on the UK’s asylum system, as a Home Office...

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CNN.com - Top Stories

• Bid to throw out Detroit absentee ballots rejected

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• Follow the latest news on the final day before the midterm election

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• Democrats confront their nightmare scenario on election eve

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Washington Post: Breaking News

• Are trekking poles right for you? Here’s what to consider.

  One review found that using poles elevates heart rates more than leaving them behind, especially when going uphill, because the poles engage the upper body, as well.

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• Your health-care guide to the midterm elections

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• Tanzania investigating plane crash into Lake Victoria that killed 19

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PCWorld

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  The best free antivirus: Keep your PC safe without spending a dime

  We spend a lot of time looking at the best paid antivirus suites, but we don’t talk much about free antivirus solutions. Part of the reason is that the free versions are based on their paid counterparts. If you see a paid version you like that...

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  How to enable dark mode in Microsoft Office

  If you suffer from eye strain or tension headaches, you may want to consider enabling dark mode in Microsoft Office. Not only is it easier on the eyes, but it also helps reduce any issues with glare. Not sure how to go about it? Don’t sweat it...

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• We love this 144Hz Nixeus ultrawide gaming monitor and it’s 30% off

  If you’re on the hunt for the ultimate gaming experience, you’re in luck, as we’ve got a sweet deal on an ultrawide curved monitor that our own Brad Chacos uses for ultra-immersive Forza Horizon and Call of Duty sessions. Amazon’s selling...

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