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Android phone update lets you know when apps are listening to you | indy100
Android phone update lets you know when apps are listening to you | indy100
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Gary Bowser admitted to making hacking tools that allowed people to play pirated games.


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Fire risks were not properly disclosed by the company, a whistleblower alleges.


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Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests


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Australia joins Beijing Winter Olympics diplomatic boycott over China's human rights abuses | Australian politics | The Guardian
Australia joins Beijing Winter Olympics diplomatic boycott over China's human rights abuses | Australian politics | The Guardian
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'More cautious' China shifts Africa approach from debt to vaccine diplomacy | China | The Guardian
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PM accused of lying after No 10 officials caught joking about Christmas party | Conservatives | The Guardian
PM accused of lying after No 10 officials caught joking about Christmas party | Conservatives | The Guardian
Exchange between Ed Oldfield and Allegra Stratton took place last December days after alleged party took place


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Pro-independence groups have called for Indigenous voters not to take part in Sundays long-awaited ballot, saying proper campaigning has been prevented


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Egyptian researcher's mother 'jumping for joy' after court orders release | Egypt | The Guardian
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Patrick Zaki was detained last year and still faces charges of spreading false news


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What is urea, and why does a worldwide shortage threaten Australia's supply chain? | Business | The Guardian
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How Chinas export ban could force diesel trucks off the road and lead to higher food prices


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New Twitter CEO emerged as top internal candidate over a year ago
New Twitter CEO emerged as top internal candidate over a year ago
Twitter's (TWTR) choice of Parag Agrawal to take over from Jack Dorsey as the company's chief executive officer had been well in motion more than a year ago, Bloomberg reports


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Bill would bring Bolsonaro closer to controlling Brazil's fuel prices (NYSE:PBR) | Seeking Alpha
Bill would bring Bolsonaro closer to controlling Brazil's fuel prices (NYSE:PBR) | Seeking Alpha
Brazil's President Bolsonaro is closer to having a role in setting gasoline and diesel prices after a key senate panel approved proposed legislation that would allow the government to...


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TechTarget launches $360M convertible notes offering (NASDAQ:TTGT) | Seeking Alpha
TechTarget launches $360M convertible notes offering  (NASDAQ:TTGT) | Seeking Alpha
TechTarget (TTGT) proposes offering of $360Mprincipal amount of convertible senior notes due 2026.In addition, the company has granted initial purchasers an option to purchase up to...


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Joe Biden and the Political Limits of Competence
Joe Biden and the Political Limits of Competence
Amid sinking poll numbers and a stalled agenda, the president has made a subtle shift in his political strategy.


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House Prepares to Pass $768 Billion Defense Policy Bill
House Prepares to Pass $768 Billion Defense Policy Bill
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It's Never Too Late to Go to College and Rewrite Your Story
It's Never Too Late to Go to College and Rewrite Your Story
Devon Simmons served 15 years in prison for crimes he committed as a teenager. Since then, hes been on a mission to remake not just his own life, but the legal system itself.


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Kellogg's Workers Reject Tentative Deal, Choose To Stay On Strike | HuffPost Impact
Kellogg's Workers Reject Tentative Deal, Choose To Stay On Strike | HuffPost Impact
The work stoppage at the storied cereal maker has stretched beyond two months.


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Starbucks Workers Hope To Form The Chain's First U.S. Union In Buffalo | HuffPost Impact
Starbucks Workers Hope To Form The Chain's First U.S. Union In Buffalo | HuffPost Impact
A high-profile organizing campaign inside the coffee giant may culminate with the counting of ballots in upstate New York as early as Dec. 9.


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The World's 50 Best Bars For 2021 Announced: London's Connaught Bar Wins The Top Spot For The Second Consecutive Year
The World's 50 Best Bars For 2021 Announced: London's Connaught Bar Wins The Top Spot For The Second Consecutive Year
The Connaught Bar in Londons Mayfair neighborhood nabbed the top spot at the World's 50 Best Bars for 2021. It is also the Best Bar in Europe.


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Louis Vuitton Opens First US Standalone Men's Store In Miami
Louis Vuitton Opens First US Standalone Men's Store In Miami
The Louis Vuitton mens store in Miamis Design District is the first standalone store in the United States, and the second worldwide after Tokyo


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This $100 Million Private Island For Sale In The Bahamas Is Sure To Lure Billionaires
This $100 Million Private Island For Sale In The Bahamas Is Sure To Lure Billionaires
Inside this $100 million private island with 22 structures, including six luxuriously furnished living and entertaining buildings.


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U.S. Government Will Test Ibogaine As An Addiction Treatment
U.S. Government Will Test Ibogaine As An Addiction Treatment
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Pandemic-Era 'Excess Savings' Are Dwindling for Many
Pandemic-Era 'Excess Savings' Are Dwindling for Many
The drop in cash reserves has vast implications for the working class and could dampen consumer spending, a large share of economic activity.


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Seeking Space for Solar Farms, Cities Find Room at Their Airports
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AWS Outage Causes Chaos for Amazon Warehouse Workers
AWS Outage Causes Chaos for Amazon Warehouse Workers
Amazon Web Services began reporting increased error rates in its cloud operations on Tuesday morning.


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Intel Will Take Mobileye Public in 2022
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The chip makers Israeli subsidiary builds driver-assistance technology for major automakers and is now testing self-driving cars.


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This Robot Looks Like a Pancake and Jumps Like a Maggot
This Robot Looks Like a Pancake and Jumps Like a Maggot
Researchers designed a soft, legless robot that can hop and navigate obstacle courses.


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Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
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The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.


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In Chicago, a New Approach to Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer
In Chicago, a New Approach to Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer
A new clinic focuses on patients left grappling with the aftermath of treatment in ways that are rarely appreciated by doctors.


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After 8 Wolves Are Poisoned, Oregon Police Ask for Help
After 8 Wolves Are Poisoned, Oregon Police Ask for Help
From February to July, an entire pack and three other wolves were found dead from poisoning, according to the authorities.


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Space company Loft Orbital raises $140 million from BlackRock
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Loft Orbital, a space infrastructure start-up, raised $140 million in a new round of funding that was led by investment behemoth BlackRock.


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Morgan Stanley raises Apple stock price target to $200
Morgan Stanley raises Apple stock price target to $200
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty argued new products from Apple, like an augmented reality or virtual reality headset, aren't yet baked into the share price.


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Tech IPOs a bad bet in 2021: All but one in bear market territory
Tech IPOs a bad bet in 2021: All but one in bear market territory
Of the more than 50 U.S. tech companies to go public this year through an IPO, SPAC or direct listing, only one of them is less than 20% off its high price.


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'Handmaid's Tale' writer on what totalitarianism could look like in US
'Handmaid's Tale' writer on what totalitarianism could look like in US
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Margaret Atwood, the writer behind the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale," about the parallels between what she wrote in the 1980s and the echoes of totalitarianism in the US today.


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'Don't Look Up' review: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence headline a scathing climate-change satire that occasionally veers off course
'Don't Look Up' review: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence headline a scathing climate-change satire that occasionally veers off course
In a grand science fiction tradition, "Don't Look Up" uses a disaster-movie framework as a metaphor for a reality-based crisis, with a huge comet hurtling toward Earth as a surrogate for indifference to addressing climate change. Yet this star-studded, extremely provocative satire at times veers off course itself, partially undermining its admirable qualities with the broadness of its tone.


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Best bars list: A London bar has been named the world's best | CNN Travel
Best bars list: A London bar has been named the world's best  | CNN Travel
Two London drinking spots have just been named 2021's best bars in the world. New York, however, has been outperformed by Barcelona, Athens, Mexico City and Buenos Aires


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Michigan sets hospitalization record, leads nation in new coronavirus cases per capita
Michigan sets hospitalization record, leads nation in new coronavirus cases per capita
Michigan continues to struggle amid the pandemic, setting a record this week for Covid-19 hospitalizations and leading the nation in per capita case rates, new data reveal.


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Meet the doctor that hunts new variants
Meet the doctor that hunts new variants
Dr. David Perlin, who specializes in identifying Covid-19 variants, joins New Day to discuss what is known about the severity of mutations as the world continues to grapple with the pandemic.


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Bitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor largely prevails in trial over stash worth $54 billion
Bitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor largely prevails in trial over stash worth $54 billion
A computer scientist who has claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin largely prevailed on Monday in a Florida jury trial over whether the estate of a former business partner deserved half of a bitcoin cache worth about $54 billion.


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Premarket stocks: Should retailers like Kohl's break themselves up?
Premarket stocks: Should retailers like Kohl's break themselves up?
For years, the future of the department store has been in doubt, as shoppers abandon malls and instead opt to scoop up dresses, appliances and accessories online. But some investors believe they've found a clever way for these once-mighty brands to move forward.


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From Soap Opera to Art: Why a Moscow Museum Is Re-Enacting 'Santa Barbara'
From Soap Opera to Art: Why a Moscow Museum Is Re-Enacting 'Santa Barbara'
A new contemporary art space is probing how Russia engages with the West by reviving an unlikely 1990s TV hit.


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Opinion | Will My Students Ever Know a World Without School Shootings?
Opinion | Will My Students Ever Know a World Without School Shootings?
Teachers can do only do so much to protect their students from school shootings.


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A New Strategy for Prosecuting School Shootings
A New Strategy for Prosecuting School Shootings
Will the parents of a teenager accused of a school shooting be held accountable for his actions?


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Nick Cannon's 5-Month-Old Son Dies From Brain Cancer | HuffPost Entertainment
Nick Cannon's 5-Month-Old Son Dies From Brain Cancer | HuffPost Entertainment
He was the most loving, Cannon said of his baby Zen. We called him Z Chilling. He was always smiling. He had the most beautiful spirit.


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Why Steven Spielberg Refused To Use Subtitles In 'West Side Story' For Scenes In Spanish | HuffPost Entertainment
Why Steven Spielberg Refused To Use Subtitles In 'West Side Story' For Scenes In Spanish | HuffPost Entertainment
The director explained his decision not to subtitle any of the Spanish dialogue in his retelling of the classic musical.


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How To Nicely Signal To People That The Party's Over | HuffPost Life
How To Nicely Signal To People That The Party's Over | HuffPost Life
We recently asked our readers what they do when they're hosting and want their friends to leave.


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8VC, NEA lead $4.6 mn seed round funding in US-based neurotechnology startup Wispr AI | VCCircle
8VC, NEA lead $4.6 mn seed round funding in US-based neurotechnology startup Wispr AI | VCCircle
The outbreak among ICU staff in Mlaga is believed to have started at a Christmas party last week.


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How the pandemic made HR change
How the pandemic made HR change
India Business News: The pandemic has busted several long-standing HR myths on work culture and processes. Many HR systems that have been built over the years are now crum


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Nearly 1,500 companies entered F&B segment over past 5 years: Tracxn, Retail News, ET Retail
Nearly 1,500 companies entered F&B segment over past 5 years: Tracxn, Retail News, ET Retail
However, direct to consumer brands in the health food space have managed to raise just about $100 million, despite most companies claiming that the su..


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Why India-Russia relations can't be what they once were
Why India-Russia relations can't be what they once were
Rest of World News: Beyond defence, Delhi-Moscow relations are subject to each nations diverging strategic interests


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India very unequal, top 10% hold 57% of national income: Inequality Report | India News,The Indian Express
India very unequal, top 10% hold 57% of national income: Inequality Report | India News,The Indian Express
The report has also flagged a drop in global income during 2020, with about half of the dip in rich countries and the rest in low-income and emerging regions.


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Farm e-commerce start-up AgroStar raises $70 mn in Series D from Hero, CDC | Business Standard News
Farm e-commerce start-up AgroStar raises $70 mn in Series D from Hero, CDC | Business Standard News
The company has over 5 million farmers on its platform across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh


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qutub minar suicide: 75 years ago, a queen jumped to her death from Qutub Minar
qutub minar suicide: 75 years ago, a queen jumped to her death from Qutub Minar
India News: Before its doors closed to visitors in 1981, the Qutub Minar was not only a tourist magnet but also Delhis suicide point. On December 9, 1946, Rani T


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50 years on, a wife still waits for her fighter pilot husband
50 years on, a wife still waits for her fighter pilot husband
India News: Former badminton champ Damayanti Tambay has knocked on many, many doors, drafted several petitions, and even visited jails in Pak to bring her Flight


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NTT-Netmagic CEO Sharad Sanghi invests in cybersecurity firm Netmonastery NSPL
NTT-Netmagic CEO Sharad Sanghi invests in cybersecurity firm Netmonastery NSPL
The funding, which gives Saghi a "significant minority stake" in the company, will be used to increase Netmonastery's market presence across the globe.


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Teenager arrested for beheading sister as mother allegedly held victim's legs
Teenager arrested for beheading sister as mother allegedly held victim's legs
A teenager has been arrested in western India for beheading his 19-year-old sister while his mother allegedly held the young woman's legs, according to police.




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