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Saturday 9 February 2019
A Rare Bird Indeed: Half Male, Half Female
By KAREN WEINTRAUB from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2GD832y
fox NEWS: Rare powder horn belonging to African American Revolutionary War soldier was discovered
Rare powder horn belonging to African American Revolutionary War soldier was discovered
Rare powder horn that belonged to an African American Revolutionary War soldier has gone on display.
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fox NEWS: Rare powder horn that belonged to African American Revolutionary War soldier goes on display
Rare powder horn that belonged to African American Revolutionary War soldier goes on display
A rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War has gone on display in Philadelphia.
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A Young Island on Earth May Reveal Clues to How Water Shaped Mars
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2DpGC9f
FOX NEWS: FBI warns on pet adoption scams, offers tips on 'building a digital defense'
FBI warns on pet adoption scams, offers tips on 'building a digital defense'
The FBI has issued a warning on pet adoption scams along with ways to avoid getting duped.
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FOX NEWS: Kindle Fire tricks, giving the slip to Google and more: Tech Q&A
Kindle Fire tricks, giving the slip to Google and more: Tech Q&A
I go places with the guys that I don’t want my wife to know. I heard that Google still tracks you even if you turn off location services – and this means my wife knows. Is there anything I can do?
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You Call That Meat? Not So Fast, Cattle Ranchers Say
By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TAr0GZ
Friday 8 February 2019
FOX NEWS: Are Jeff Bezos' privacy invasion claims against National Enquirer hypocritical?
Are Jeff Bezos' privacy invasion claims against National Enquirer hypocritical?
Amazon CEO accuses National Inquirer of extortion and blackmail; Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer weighs in on tech giants and privacy concerns.
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FOX NEWS: Are progressive billionaires exploiting their workers?
Are progressive billionaires exploiting their workers?
Tech companies like Instacart caught ripping off employees; California Rep. Ro Khanna shares his message to tech companies.
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FOX NEWS: Tucker: Journalists love their Bezos bear
Tucker: Journalists love their Bezos bear
Journalists praise the Amazon CEO for calling out the National Enquirer for extortion, blackmail.
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FOX NEWS: Amazon CEO: National Enquirer tried to extort me
Amazon CEO: National Enquirer tried to extort me
Report: National Enquirer parent company under federal probe over Bezos story; criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh weighs in.
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Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser Is Gushing at a Record Pace
By JIM ROBBINS from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2UN64ww
Andromeda Is Coming for Our Milky Way Galaxy, Eventually
By DENNIS OVERBYE from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2E1j0tc
fox NEWS: NASA's Hubble telescope uncovers Neptune's new 'mysterious dark vortex,' Uranus' giant white cap
NASA's Hubble telescope uncovers Neptune's new 'mysterious dark vortex,' Uranus' giant white cap
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revealed new photos of Uranus, which displayed a mysterious white orb covering a large portion of the ice giant.
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FOX NEWS: Publisher of the National Enquirer vows to investigate blackmail, extortion claims by Jeff Bezos
Publisher of the National Enquirer vows to investigate blackmail, extortion claims by Jeff Bezos
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses the National Enquirer of trying to blackmail with compromising photos unless the Washington Post ended an investigation into how the magazine obtained private texts related to his divorce.
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FOX NEWS: Amazon CEO claims National Enquirer threatened to publish revealing photos
Amazon CEO claims National Enquirer threatened to publish revealing photos
Publisher of National Enquirer says it will investigate Bezos' claims; panel reaction on 'Your World.'
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FOX NEWS: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos claims he's the target of 'extortion and blackmail' by National Enquirer publisher
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos claims he's the target of 'extortion and blackmail' by National Enquirer publisher
Fox News legal analyst Mercedes Colwin weighs in on the potential legal fallout from Bezos' blackmail claims.
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fox NEWS: ‘Ghost apples’ appear at Michigan orchard following icy weather
‘Ghost apples’ appear at Michigan orchard following icy weather
Freezing rain this week caused an icy spectacle to form at an orchid in Kent County, Michigan: so-called “ghost apples.”
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FOX NEWS: Howard Kurtz: Is the National Enquirer blackmailing Jeff Bezos?
Howard Kurtz: Is the National Enquirer blackmailing Jeff Bezos?
'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on Jeff Bezos' surprising post revealing a letter from AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer, threatening to publish private photos between Bezos and his mistress.
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FOX NEWS: Marines 3D-print amazing concrete bridge
Marines 3D-print amazing concrete bridge
Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif. have successfully 3D-printed a reinforced concrete bridge.
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fox NEWS: Major find: Sunken WWII Japanese battleship discovered
Major find: Sunken WWII Japanese battleship discovered
An Imperial Japenese Navy ship, the battleship Hiei, which sank on November 14, 1942, has been discovered. The Hiei was one of the first Japanese ships sunk by the U.S. during World War II. A research organization set up by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is responsible for the find. The ship has been discovered upside down on the seabed northwest of Savo Island.
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FOX NEWS: 7 simple life hacks to help beat wintry weather
7 simple life hacks to help beat wintry weather
Surviving the winter, while staying on schedule and on budget, doesn't have to be complicated.
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FOX NEWS: Blizzard gears up for the second season of Overwatch League
Blizzard gears up for the second season of Overwatch League
Eight new expansion teams set to join the most lucrative e-sports league in the world.
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FOX NEWS: New York City Police Department considers some Waze features dangerous
New York City Police Department considers some Waze features dangerous
The NYPD's acting deputy commissioner for legal matters demands tech giant Google remove the function from the Waze app that permits the public to report DWI checkpoints.
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Aboriginal Hunters’ Fires Help Restore an Australian Desert
By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2WQ6KDm
fox NEWS: Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found
Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found
One of the first Japanese battleship to be sunk by U.S. forces during World War II has been discovered in the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.
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Islands Helped Penguins Evolve. Then Hungry Humans Showed Up.
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2IaJXi2
FOX NEWS: Amazon reconsidering NY HQ after fierce opposition: report
Amazon reconsidering NY HQ after fierce opposition: report
Amazon is reconsidering opening part of its second headquarters in New York after fierce opposition from lawmakers, according to a new report.
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fox NEWS: 52-million-year-old bird fossil found with feathers still attached in Wyoming
52-million-year-old bird fossil found with feathers still attached in Wyoming
52-million-year-old bird fossil found with feathers still attached in Wyoming. The discovery marks the earliest example of a bird with a finch-like beak.
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fox NEWS: 52-million-bird fossil found with feathers still attached
52-million-bird fossil found with feathers still attached
A 52-million-year fossil of a "perching bird" has been found in Wyoming with its feathers still attached, a discovery that "no one's ever seen before."
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FOX NEWS: Navy captain describes how surface attack drones will impact maritime warfare
Navy captain describes how surface attack drones will impact maritime warfare
U.S. Navy captain describes the impact that surface attack drones will have on maritime warfare.
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FOX NEWS: Safari drops 'do not track' support as it allows users to be tracked
Safari drops 'do not track' support as it allows users to be tracked
Apple has decided to remove the "Do Not Track" feature from its Safari web browser, a move which many will initially view as a negative, but actually there's a very good security reason for it.
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FOX NEWS: Amazon: We support facial-recognition tech regulations
Amazon: We support facial-recognition tech regulations
Amazon has joined the call to regulate facial-recognition technology—to a point.
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FOX NEWS: US Senators demand probe of foreign VPNs over spying risk
US Senators demand probe of foreign VPNs over spying risk
VPNs are intended to guard your privacy online, but are they also a spying threat?
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FOX NEWS: Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer's publisher of blackmail and extortion
Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer's publisher of blackmail and extortion
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he was threatened with the publication of salacious pictures if he did not end an investigation into how the magazine acquired texts related to his divorce; Dan Springer reports from Seattle.
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FOX NEWS: Jeff Bezos scandal: National Enquirer says it 'acted lawfully,' but probes 'blackmail' claim
Jeff Bezos scandal: National Enquirer says it 'acted lawfully,' but probes 'blackmail' claim
The National Enquirer's parent company said it would launch a probe into the "blackmail attempts" Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accused it of in a scathing blog post. Bezos, who is being both praised and panned for the post, wrote the supermarket tabloid threatened to publish “intimate photos” of him, including a “below the belt selfie," if he did not end an investigation into the company and its alleged political ties.
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The Week in Tech: Business Is Booming Despite Backlash
By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GyuK83
fox NEWS: NASA photo pinpoints location of Chinese spacecraft on far side of moon
NASA photo pinpoints location of Chinese spacecraft on far side of moon
NASA has released an image that pinpoints the location of Chang’e 4, the Chinese spacecraft which made the unprecedented achievement earlier this year of landing on the 'dark side' of the moon.
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FOX NEWS: Dangerous wind chills sweep the Northern Plains and Midwest
Dangerous wind chills sweep the Northern Plains and Midwest
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
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Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’
By JIM RUTENBERG and KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UISLgw
FOX NEWS: National forecast for Friday, February 8
National forecast for Friday, February 8
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
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fox NEWS: NASA photo pinpoints location of Chinese spacecraft on far side of moon
NASA photo pinpoints location of Chinese spacecraft on far side of moon
NASA has released an image that pinpoints the location of Chang’e 4, the Chinese spacecraft which made the unprecedented achievement earlier this year of landing on the “dark side” of the moon.
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FOX NEWS: Is your iPhone secretly recording what you do?
Is your iPhone secretly recording what you do?
Kurt 'The Cyber Guy' Knutsson explains how some popular apps record your screen without permission.
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fox NEWS: Mysterious blobs around these stars may be bad news for alien life
Mysterious blobs around these stars may be bad news for alien life
The sort of small, young, active stars that have become most exciting to astronomers looking for exoplanets may actually push away precisely what could be necessary to carry water to those planets — leaving them too dry to support life.
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Bolivia and UNODC inaugurate Port Control Unit to boost fight against illicit drug trafficking
Bolivia and UNODC inaugurate Port Control Unit to boost fight against illicit drug trafficking
Published February 08, 2019 at 06:02PM
Read more at unodc.org
La Paz, 8 February, 2019 - The Plurinational State of Bolivia and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) inaugurated a Port Control Unit (PCU), which forms part of the Container Control Programme (CCP) and will help fight the illicit trafficking of drugs and other products. Bolivian officials were also provided with equipment that will be used mainly in customs units close to Chile to intercept contraband and controlled substances.
Published February 08, 2019 at 06:02PM
Read more at unodc.org
Thursday 7 February 2019
FOX NEWS: Jeff Bezos’ investigator believes ‘government entity’ may have obtained texts: WashPo reporter
Jeff Bezos’ investigator believes ‘government entity’ may have obtained texts: WashPo reporter
A security consultant for Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos believes the CEO’s lurid intimate photos may have been acquired by a "government entity," a reporter at the paper said Thursday.
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Instagram Bans Graphic Images of Self-Harm After Teenager’s Suicide
By JULIA JACOBS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2HWEDPr
FOX NEWS: Jeff Bezos: National Enquirer's parent company threatened to publish 'intimate photos of me'
Jeff Bezos: National Enquirer's parent company threatened to publish 'intimate photos of me'
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the National Enquirer is threatening to publish revealing photographs of him unless his private investigators back off the tabloid.
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