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People who grow up outside of cities have a better sense of direction

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Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:27:00 +0000

A mobile video game called Sea Hero Quest has been used to test navigation abilities, showing that people who grew up in cities are worse navigators than others

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Psychologists rank reasons why newly-wed heterosexual couples argue

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Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:17:22 +0000

An analysis of the topics that cause arguments between newly-wed heterosexual couples puts a lack of affection at the top of the list, with little concern about who sleeps on which side of the bed

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Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up

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Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:00:27 +0000

As a changing climate dried out the Sahara desert, ancient humans transitioned from eating lots of tilapia and catfish to more mammal-heavy meals

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Don’t Miss: US on coronavirus, quake escape and the upside of slowdown

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

This week, listen as the US debates covid-19, play a struggling survivor of an earthquake-torn city and discover how the planet gains from human progress slowing down

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Fiscal cliff: All it takes is a superhero - Felix TV

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Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:29:00 -0500

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon takes to kids’ toys to explain one of the most vexing problems facing Washington: the fiscal cliff. (December 12, 2012)

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A British nurse is the chosen superhero in new Banksy artwork

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Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:03:15 -0400

A young boy chooses a nurse as the superhero he wants to play with over Batman and Spiderman in a new artwork by Banksy that encapsulates the gratitude Britons have felt toward the country's National Health Service during the coronavirus crisis.

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Destination Space: Cleaning up space junk

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Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:05:40 -0400

It might be hard to imagine but space is getting crowded. ‘Space junk’ is becoming a dangerous hazard for orbiting satellites, and now some countries are joining forces to tackle it.

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5G: Is the U.S. easing up on Huawei?

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:36:27 -0400

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.

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Exotic super magnets could shake up medicine, cosmology and computing

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Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Their unique blend of electric and magnetic properties was long thought impossible. Now multiferroics are shaking up fields from dark matter hunting to finding cancer

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Reindeer's real superpowers could help us beat depression and cancer

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Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

So what if Rudolph can’t really fly? He and the herd have some truly amazing evolutionary adaptations that could inspire new treatments for human diseases

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Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

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Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The discovery of a species of octopus that lives in groups and mates face-to-face is changing our thinking about what cephalopods are capable of

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Your decision-making ability is a superpower physics can't explain

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000

In a universe that unthinkingly follows the rules, human agency is an anomaly. Can physics ever make sense of our power to change the physical world at will?

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UPDATE 2-Auto production collapses by 99% in Mexico and Brazil due to coronavirus

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:54:14 -0400

Auto production in Mexico and Brazil, Latin America's top producers, plunged by an unprecedented 99% in April as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with the two countries building a total of just 5,569 vehicles.

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UPDATE 1-Saudi, U.S. firms eye stakes in Reliance's Jio - Bloomberg

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:17:28 -0400

Two more firms are eyeing a share of Reliance Industries Ltd's $65-billion digital unit Jio Platforms, according to Bloomberg News, setting them up to be a part of a growing list of firms that have recently invested in the Indian company.

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UPDATE 1-Union opposes reopening U.S. meat plants as more workers die

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:48:49 -0400

The largest union representing U.S. meatpacking workers said on Friday it opposed the reopening of plants as the Trump administration had failed to guarantee workers' safety.

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UPDATE 2-IMF's Georgieva downbeat on global economic forecast, warns against protectionism

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:24:40 -0400

The head of the International Monetary Fund on Friday signaled a possible downward revision of global economic forecasts, and warned the United States and China against rekindling a trade war that could weaken a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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UPDATE 1-Republicans urge Trump to bar banks from shunning fossil fuel loans

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:59 -0400

A group of Republican lawmakers from energy-producing states on Friday called on President Donald Trump to prevent banks from halting loans and investments with companies that produce oil and other fossil fuels while they have access to federal assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UPDATE 3-Mexico to unveil economic restart next week after coronavirus lockdown

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:20:03 -0400

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he aims to present plans next week to reopen the economy, as key sectors like carmaking look to begin business again after over a month of quarantine measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak.

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UPDATE 1-Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:32:35 -0400

Pfizer Inc said on Friday it is in talks to shift more of its medicine production to outside contractors as it prepares for large-scale production of an experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19, should it prove safe and effective.

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Bankruptcy court approves Neiman Marcus' plea to access financing

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:35:52 -0400

U.S. luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group said on Friday it received court approval to access $675 million of its debtor-in-possession financing, which will allow continuity of the company's business during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and enable it to pay employees and vendors.

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UPDATE 1-"Europe needs a break": EU plots to restart travel and tourism despite COVID

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:51:32 -0400

* Tourism, travel, hospitality business hit the hardest by COVID

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UPDATE 1-Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines association says

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:10:52 -0400

* Airports say it could be devastating for aviation industry (Adds details, changes sourcing)

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Artist Banksy pays superhero tribute to Britain's NHS staff

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Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:28:18 -0400

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Michael Jordan's first Air Jordans up for auction at Sotheby's

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:37:32 -0400

An autographed and well-worn pair of basketball legend Michael Jordan's Nike shoes hits the auction block at Sotheby's on Friday, in a celebrity-infused test of the market for sneakers as highly-prized collectibles.

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Michael Jordan's first Air Jordans up for auction at Sotheby's

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:37:32 -0400

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'Never give up': Queen praises Britons on Victory in Europe Day

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:21:18 -0400

Britain's Queen Elizabeth honored those who died in World War Two on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, and used the occasion to say she was proud of how people had responded to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:41:38 +0000

Bamboo is a renewable material that when microwaved becomes stronger by weight than steel or concrete – which could make it ideal for constructing buildings, cars and planes

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Africa Now: Senegal’s startup scene

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:59:50 -0400

Senegal is quickly becoming a tech hub leader in Francophone West Africa, having raised $22 million in investments for tech and digital companies in 2018, according to Partech, a global investment platform. However, the business ecosystem in the region remains beset by a critical funding gap.

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Pessimism might signal upswing for stocks: advisor

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:47:37 -0400

Payne Capital Management's Courtney Dominguez says the high level of investor pessimism indicates the markets may have bottomed. She says savings could make their way into stocks.

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Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:44:19 -0400

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Freddie Joyner has more.

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