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A big deal is the Apple iPhone 14 Plus review.
The iPhone 14 Plus includes Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite, among other features. The feature has gotten even better since launch with support for Live activities, which let you view things like your real-time workout progress in the Steps app or live sports scores via Apple TV right at the top of the…
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Mastodon is on fire.
A Twitter-like social networking platform, Mastodon is not accepting new users despite being launched in November. Mastodon’s new sign-up includes Twitter users like Kathy Griffin, who joined in early November, and journalist Molly Jong-Fast, who joined in late October. In contrast to Twitter, which categorizes conversations around hashtags much more frequently, Mastodon categorizes conversations around…
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There are early signs that a new U.S. surge will be on its way.
As COVID-19 cases rise in Europe amid cooler weather, experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over methods of shots available will likely limit booster uptake. If a child is under eight years of age, they need two immunizations in one month before they’re protected against the flu, said Madhavan. She added that the…
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The 1986 Challenger space shuttle wreck was found off the coast of Florida.
A group of explorers has discovered a piece of debris from the 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger in the Bermuda Triangle off Florida’s Space Coast. The team was diving to search for suspected shipwrecks when they found the piece of debris. It’s believed to belong to Challenger, which was carrying seven astronauts when it crashed…
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Can vaccines help in the fight against the disease?
US virologist Heinz Feldmann, who has contributed to the development of the current ebola vaccines, has said that it’s not clear if a single shot can provide robust protection against infection with Ebola. The current ebola vaccine has mRNA be stored in cold climates which can make it difficult to distribute. Public health in Africa…
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It might cost 1.3 million lives because of vaccine-hoarding.
World leaders have said that there is not enough money in the world to help Pakistan and other developing countries recover from climate disasters. US Secretary of State John Kerry had said there’s not enough money in the world to help Pakistan. This comes after World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said, “If you can’t…
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The vaccine for the disease is ready for roll out, but there are still safety concerns.
Researchers have said that a new vaccine for dengue could make infections worse in some people. They said that after dengue infection, the immune system is hyped up enough to protect against a second infection with any serotype for one to two years. However, after that period, people are protected only from the serotype to…
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There are fertility tracking features in the iPhone and iPad.
Apple has clarified that the ‘cycle tracking’ app on its Watch is for women’s health only. “The cycle tracking feature is not meant to be any kind of birth control,” it added. Apple said that users’ data won’t be used in a manner that would lead to their personal information being shared with third-party apps.…
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Meta is planning significant layoffs.
Metaweb Services is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs in US as early as this week. In May, the firm announced that it was cutting 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce. The job cuts are expected to impact thousands of workers and could begin as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal…
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The dark ships emerged from the shadows of the mystery.
The Nord Stream Pipeline leak in the Baltic Sea is likely caused by a powerful underwater explosion, according to Swedish and Danish scientists. They also say it is likely that the first leak was caused by a failure of the pipeline’s anchor bar. They added that the second leak may be caused by a failure…
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How to take a break from social media.
Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das in an interview with WIRED said the central bank would not be moving its interest rates up until inflation is back down to 2%. Das added, “It is unlikely that we have seen the full effects on households and businesses of the latest rate increases we have implemented, and…
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Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city.
Ukrainian forces have entered the Russian-occupied city of Kherson following a Russian military retreat from the area, Ukraine’s military said on Friday. The Russian military claimed that it had removed all armed personnel from the city. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would make a formal request for Russia to withdraw…
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The warning from COP 27 about carbon emissions has hit a new high.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that it needs to cut the world’s carbon emissions by at least 42% from their 2019 levels by 2030. It added that there should be no investment in new fossil fuel supplies to reach the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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The Arizona Senate race is still undecided.
More than 285,000 voters dropped their ballot off at a polling location in Arizona, US, instead of voting in person or mailing it in. Maricopa County, which has the largest share of voters in the state, faced record-breaking day-of ballot drop offs. Arizona’s state law requires all mail-in and drop-off ballots to be individually signature…
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The country could be split after an investigation season.
House Republicans have prepared a 1,000-page road map to probe US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings, CNN reported. They have prepared the road map after years of investigations into Hunter Biden’s business activities. The road map will be presented to FBI and Department of Justice, they added.
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Musk wants people to stop mimicking his accounts on the social network.
Twitter has fired three people, including the company’s SVP of Global Public Policy and Safety, Vijaya Gadde, after it announced a “major restructuring” on Friday. Twitter CEO Elon Musk had earlier tweeted that the company was “losing over $4 million/day” and that there was no choice to cut jobs “when the company is losing over…
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Six states will be watched for the mid-terms.
The Republican Party has lost its chance of regaining a Senate majority in the US midterm elections. They were trailing in Georgia, which was won by Democrats in 2020 elections with the electoral college votes. The state had voted for Republicans in six consecutive presidential elections until President Donald Trump narrowly defeated them in the…
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We received death threats because we were trying to run a fair election.
Arizona’s Republican Governor candidate Mark Finchem will face Democratic nominee Kari Lake in the November 2020 election. Finchem had thrown out the results of the 2020 presidential election because he concluded that former US President Donald Trump had won more votes than Democrat Joe Biden. Notably, the US Supreme Court has ruled that absentee ballots…
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The Republican agenda is being outlined by Kevin McCarthy days before the elections.
US House Speaker-designate Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said that he has no restrictions on which committees actress-turned- congresswoman Diane Greene can serve. ” Members request different committees and as we go through the steering committee…we’ll look at it,” he added. Greene, who is seeking the post of House speaker, has said she wants to sit…
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Trump and DeSantis are campaigning for president in Florida on Sunday.
A video of US President Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio has surfaced on social media. The video shows Trump’s supporters clapping and chanting, “USA, USA!” as the former President comes out to speak. In the video, Trump is heard saying, “I’m gonna have to get some of those [Democrats] out from behind.” Earlier, Trump had…
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Lauren Boebert blames her party for her reelection being too close to call.
Republican Lauren Boebert has been elected to a fourth term in the US House of Representatives after defeating Democratic Diane Mitsch Bush by 51.6% of the vote. Boebert’s victory is a victory for President Donald Trump, who won the Colorado district by almost 8percentage points in November 2018. Boebert’s district is white, and many of…
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The doubters were wrong that Gen Z wouldn’t show up at the polls.
The poll found that likely voters younger than 30 planned to support a Democrat for Congress by 12-point margin, compared with a narrow advantage for Republicans among likely voters at large. The survey found that 12 voters in their 20s living in states with competitive Senate or governor’s races spoke with photographers for The New…
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Northern fireballs can be seen throughout the month of November.
The Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids shower will be active during the month of September. The best time to spot a fireball is at 2 am local time next week. “It’s always been known for fireballs…There has been a lot of fireballs. There has been an uptick in the data every day this month,” American…
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The residents of Florida are being told to prepare for a possible tropical system later this week as they recover from Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane and tropical storm Nicole has killed at least four people in the US’ South Carolina. It’s expected to reach the Florida peninsula on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC). Nicole could become a top-end tropical storm or bottom-end hurricane by the time it reaches Florida, the NHC said.