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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Trump receives plan for ramped-up ISIS war
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday received a package of options for escalating or transforming the war on ISIS, setting in motion a process that could lead him to expand the presence of American forces fighting the terrorist army on the ground. Defense Secretary James Mattis briefed top national http://dlvr.it/NWKKCC Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Genetically engineered bacteria could help wipe out deadly mosquitos
A pair of bacterial genes may enable genetic engineering strategies for curbing populations of... http://dlvr.it/NWH4Zc Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Trump: ‘In terms of messaging, I would give myself a C or a C-plus’
During a “Fox & Friends” interview that aired Tuesday, President Trump defended his performance in office but acknowledged some snags in how his policies are promoted. Asked how he would grade his presidency so far, Trump volunteered two separate answers, giving himself an “A” in effort and achievement http://dlvr.it/NWFv77 Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Robotic Arm Turns Your Digital Doodles into Good Old-Fashioned Sketches
A small robotic arm can bring your digital sketches to life, by re-creating your on-screen drawings with a pen and paper. The arm, dubbed Line-us, mimics the user's drawing motions to re-create a digital sketch with pen and paper, by connecting to an app via Wi-Fi. At its heart, the machine was http://dlvr.it/NWDxz0 Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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What Makes a Viral Story? Study Takes a Look into Readers' Brains
In the study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania looked at the brain activity of 80 college students while they read the titles and abstracts of 80 New York Times articles, published in the health section. The researchers found a specific brain activity pattern that was linked to how often http://dlvr.it/NWCWFd Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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We Look So Much Like Our Names That Strangers Can Predict Them, Study Says
Hi, what's your name? Wait, don't tell me... http://dlvr.it/NWBp5V Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Political satire dominates Rose Monday Carnival parades in Germany
Germans take to the streets as they participate in traditional parades in the carnival centers of Duesseldorf, Mainz and Cologne, Germany. The foolish spectacles, watched by hundreds of thousands of people, are the highlights in Germany’s carnival season on Rose Monday. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr http://dlvr.it/NWB12H Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Lego launching Women of NASA toy set
It's one very tiny step for womankind: After the hit "Hidden Figures," which highlights a group of African-American women and their contribution to the U.S. space program, Lego has announced it will sell a Women of NASA set of its Minifigures.Review: 'Lego Batman' is impossible not to enjoy'The Lego Ninjago Movie' Trailer Debuts on 'GMA'The idea is the brainchild of Maia Weinstock, a science writer and editor, who submitted to Lego that the company should highlight the efforts of a number of prominent women. ... http://dlvr.it/NW9BJm Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Jupiter looks like an abstract painting in NASA Juno image
Jupiter's swirling atmosphere gets a gorgeous watercolor-like close-up from NASA's Juno spacecraft. http://dlvr.it/NW6CJ3 Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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‘Truly heartbroken’: Sean Hannity honors longtime friend Alan Colmes after death at 66
Fox News host Sean Hannity paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Alan Colmes on Thursday after the liberal commentator’s death at 66. According to a statement released by his family, Colmes passed away Thursday morning after a brief illness and leaves behind his wife Jocelyn Elise Crowley http://dlvr.it/NW5xVH Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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President Trump addresses the Joint Congress for the first time
Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Trump, who typically relishes flouting political convention, embraced the pomp and tradition of a presidential address to Congress. The president was greeted by enthusiastic applause as he entered the House chamber, though it was filled with Democrats who vigorously oppose his policies and many Republicans who never expected him to be elected. http://dlvr.it/NW2BFt Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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NASA goes ahead and buys Russian rides to space station through Boeing
NASA has agreed to purchase at least two trips to and from the International Space Station on Russian Soyuz spacecraft, from an unlikely ticket-seller: the Boeing Co. The arrangement follows through on a convoluted plan laid out back in January, and provides a cushion for the space agency in case Boeing http://dlvr.it/NW22TQ Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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7 Ways That 'Star Trek' Changed the World
'Star Trek' has had more of an impact on the modern world than most people know. Here are 7 ways that 'Star Trek' has changed the world. http://dlvr.it/NVzdsm Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Supernova 1987A: The Story So Far
Scientists believe that further observations of SN 1987A — an object that once blazed with the power of a 100 million suns — could reveal how elements are dispersed through interstellar space. http://dlvr.it/NVz6ss Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Is Open Source the Future of Wall Street?
Nontraditional fund Numerai has generated a new digital currency. Could it point to an open source future for the industry? http://dlvr.it/NVxxWL Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Science And The Brexit Mountain
I'm a fan of the three rules of mountaineering: it's always farther than it looks, it's always taller than it looks, and it's always harder than it looks... http://dlvr.it/NVvH6M Source: Yahoo News
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newsdock · 8 years ago
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Earth’s Orbiting Junkyard Threatens the Space Economy
Rocket and satellite litter is endangering private space commerce. Enter the cosmic debris tracking industry. http://dlvr.it/NVtmL6 Source: Yahoo News
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