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upstart writes:Wildfires in US West blowing 'so much smoke' into East Coast:

upstart writes:New approach eradicates breast cancer in mice:

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upstart writes:U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WW II:

Anti-aristarchus writes:"Active" galaxies are interesting. So are global telescopes. Story at Science Mag.

upstart writes:U.S. seeks to speed rooftop solar growth with instant permits:

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upstart writes:Twitch Streamers Rake in Millions With a Shady Crypto Gambling Boom:

TheMightyChickadee writes:Astronauts on International Space Station are growing chile peppers in a first for NASA:

upstart writes:Russia tests hypersonic Tsirkon missile, leaving NATO concerned about potential escalation - ABC News:

upstart writes:Florida swamped by red tide – but is fertilizer plant spill making it worse?:

upstart writes:World's first 600km/h high-speed maglev train to make public debut in Qingdao:

upstart writes:Apple employees threaten to quit as company takes hard line stance on remote work:

upstart writes:open-access-doi-10.1038/s41524-021-00538-0Semiconductor Crystals Tweaked to Realize Superior Properties for Electronics:

upstart writes:Drought Threatens to Close California Hydropower Plant for First Time:

upstart writes:Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion:

[2021-07-20 14:41:25 UTC] UPDATE: Flight had a short hold at (IIRC) T-15:00 then proceeded to have a safe ignition, liftoff, flight, and separation. Booster landed successfully under powered descent. A few minutes later the capsule coasted to apogee (maximum altitude), began its descent, deployed parachutes, and landed nominally. All crew disembarked safely. Congratulations to all involved!]According to Wikipedia, the capsule reached apogee of 105.671 km (65.6612 mi). On board were the oldest (Wally Funk, 82) and youngest (Oliver Daemen, 18) people to ever reach space. Also on board were Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark Bezos.Original story follows, unchanged.upstart writes:Blue Origin set for historic first human flight of its New Shepard system:

upstart writes:Ukraine warehouse packed with thousands of PS4s was actually a FIFA Ultimate Team bot farm:

takyon writes:Israeli Spyware Maker Is in Spotlight Amid Reports of Wide Abuses

takyon writes:Google redesigns its emoji to be more universal and authentic

DannyB writes:Say hi to Microsoft's own Linux: CBL-Mariner

An Anonymous Coward writes:For years, a backdoor in popular KiwiSDR product gave root to project developer:

upstart writes:FAA orders checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 planes for possible switch failures:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Feds crack down on brothers behind 45 million illegal robocalls:

Accuracy at Any Cost? Gamer Leaks British Military Secrets to Russia-born Company to Prove its Tank Model is Wrongupstart writes:Accuracy at any cost? Gamer leaks British military secrets to Russia-born company to prove its tank model is wrong:

canopic jug writes:A long while back, the FCC set a hard deadline of July 13, 2021, for shutting down the last NTSC television transmitters and transitioning channels to being digital fully. The other day, the last of the NTSC transmitters were shut down with hardly anyone commenting, except Hackaday which noted:

upstart writes:How hot is too hot for the human body?:

upstart writes:Siemens Mobility to test hydrogen train on Bavarian rail route:

upstart writes:American west stuck in cycle of 'heat, drought and fire', experts warn:

upstart writes:Planes Sampling Air Above the Amazon Find the Rainforest is Releasing More Carbon Than it Stores - Inside Climate News:

upstart writes:EU unveils sweeping climate change plan:

Eratosthenes writes:Hooray! After millions of astronomers held their breath for a very long time, Hubble is back in action! From Phys.org.

DannyB writes:Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased

upstart writes:Google engineer who criticized company in viral comics on why he finally quit:

upstart writes:Surgeon general warns misinformation an 'urgent threat' to public health:

upstart writes:UK Parliament calls for 50/50 streaming royalties split between artists and record labels:

DannyB writes:From Xiaomi has overtaken Apple as the world's second-biggest smartphone seller. Here's how the major players rank.

takyon writes:PINE64 releases a consumer version of the PineTime, its US$26.99 smartwatch

DannyB writes:FAA warns SpaceX that massive Starship launch tower in Texas is unapproved:

upstart writes:Tokyo reports most daily Covid-19 cases in six months as Olympics loom:

upstart writes:California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone:

upstart writes:United Airlines to buy 100, 19-seat electric planes from Heart Aerospace:

Nearly 800 People Believed to Have Died in Northwest Heat Waveupstart writes:Nearly 800 people believed to have died in Northwest heat wave:

upstart writes:China's Mars rover travels 450 meters on red planet - Xinhua:

upstart writes:Tel Aviv will test dog poop DNA to fine owners who don’t clean up:

Always After Me Lucky Charms writes:NortonLifeLock sniffs around Avast, announces 'advanced discussions' for acquisition:

upstart writes:Dozens killed as severe flooding hits Europe:

Anti-aristarchus writes:NASA is fixing a computer glitch on a giant telescope in space. That's just as hard as it sounds:

Steam Deck is Valve's Switch-like portable PC: Starting at $399 this DecemberFreeman writes:Steam Deck is Valve's Switch-like portable PC, starting at $399 this December

upstart writes:may-they-panick-in-peaceFacebook Users Said No to Tracking -- Now Advertisers are Panicking: