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Walter Mondale, former vice president, dies at 93 - NBC NewsNBC News - Dartunorro Clark, Alex Johnson
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, trusted adviser to President Jimmy Carter and credited with making the office of the vice president more relevant, died Monday. He was 93.
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Global COVID cases hit record high as virus surges in India - AxiosAxios - Dave Lawler
The good news: The vaccine effect is clear in some countries.
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Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity make first flight on another planet - CNETCNET - Eric Mack
The Perseverance rover records its little buddy performing a brief hover and turn before landing almost perfectly.
Technology
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CoD Season 3 Revealed - Maps, Zombies Content, Prestige Levels Coming To Black Ops Cold War And Warzone - GameSpotGameSpot - Eddie Makuch
Here is a rundown of what's coming to Black Ops Cold War and Warzone in the big Season 3 update.
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Rockstar Games Disappeared From Steam, Then Came Back, Even Ones You Couldn't Buy Anymore - KotakuKotaku - Luke Plunkett
Earlier today all of Rockstar’s games temporarily disappeared from Steam, then quickly came back, likely down to a listing error. That’s fine, whatever, but when the games came back, some of them hadn’t been there in the first place.
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How to Find Your iPhone With Google Assistant - LifehackerLifehacker.com - Brendan Hesse
If you live in a house with divided geek loyalties, your competing devices are about to get a little more collaborative. Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers can now help you find your missing iPhone; all you have to do is say “Hey Google, find my phone” t…
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Samsung’s latest foldable phone perk is free dessert - The VergeThe Verge - Chaim Gartenberg
Samsung is expanding its Galaxy Z Premier program with new perks for Z Fold and Flip owners, including free madeleines and canelé from chef Daniel Boulud.
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Anatomy Of A Perfect Overwatch Earthshatter - KotakuKotaku - Ash Parrish
Overwatch League season four kicked off this weekend, with new players, a couple of fantastic upsets and a perfect, game-winning Reinhardt Earthshatter by Houston Outlaws player Myung-heum “Jjanggu” Cho.
Business
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Genesis’ first electric car is way less exciting than its concept EVs - The VergeThe Verge - Sean O'Kane
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis has revealed its first electric car, called the Electrified G80. It’s basically the existing G80 sedan but powered by an electric motor and battery technology instead of a gas engine.
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ExxonMobil’s climate pitch to Biden: A $100B carbon project that greens hate - POLITICOPolitico - Ben Lefebvre
The oil and gas giant is pushing its carbon capture and sequestration technology to drive the type of speedy emissions reduction the White House is expected to announce this week.
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Parler re-platformed as Apple allows social network back into App Store - Ars TechnicaArs Technica - Tim De Chant
"Free speech" social media network reportedly revamped its moderation approach.
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A Protester Was Dragged Away From The Tesla Booth At The Shanghai Auto Show - JalopnikJalopnik
While many carmakers were busy announcing concepts and upcoming cars at this year’s Shanghai Auto Show, Tesla had other things to sort at its car show booth. A protestor there climbed atop a Tesla Model 3 and began yelling about alleged faulty brakes in Tesla…
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Toyota's electric SUV concept is a glimpse at the company's future - CNN CNN
Toyota unveiled an electric SUV, the BZ4X, at the Shanghai Motor Show Monday. Currently, the BZ4X is a concept vehicle but Toyota intends to put it into production soon as a part of a major push into electric vehicles.
Entertainment
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The Nevers reveals a traitor, a secret connection, and more turns in another jam-packed episode - The A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club - Roxana Hadadi
HBO's The Nevers continues to explore questions of trust in its second episode, "Exposure."
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'The Talk': Holly Robinson Peete's Mom Slams Sharon Osbourne -- 'You Engineered Her Firing' - Showbiz Cheat SheetShowbiz Cheat Sheet - Armando Tinoco
Holly Robinson Peete's mother took defend her daughter from Sharon Osbourne claiming she had a hand in her firing fro 'The Talk.'
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Luke Bryan wins top ACM Award, but female acts own the night - NBC NewsNBC News - The Associated Press
Though female country stars didn’t compete for the night’s top prize, which went to Luke Bryan, they owned Sunday’s ACM Awards.
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The Music Man Star Sutton Foster Responds to Abuse Allegations Against Producer Scott Rudin - VultureVulture - Halle Kiefer
“The only positive outcome is the one that is happening.”
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Fear the Walking Dead Fans React to Latest Season 6 Shocker in "Things Left to Do" - ComicBook.comComicBook.com - Cameron Bonomolo
The following story contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 9, 'Things Left to Do.' The widowed June Dorie (Jenna Elfman) gets justice for John (Garret Dillahunt) when she shoots and kills a jailed Ginny (Colby Minifie), avenging her husb…
Sports
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Workouts Latest: Lock, Pack, Pats, Cowboys - profootballrumors.comprofootballrumors.com
Although the Broncos were the first team to go along with the NFLPA's proposed boycott of the voluntary offseason workout …
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How 6 Bengals fans got a behind the scenes look at new uniforms - Cincy JungleCincy Jungle - John Sheeran
Before the #NewStripes dropped, the Bengals rewarded the passion and loyalty of a few well-deserving fans.
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Seattle Seahawk Aldon Smith wanted in assault case in Louisiana - NBC NewsNBC News - Tim Fitzsimons, The Associated Press
Aldon Smith, who recently signed with the Seattle Seahawks, is accused of second-degree battery in Louisiana.
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Buffalo Bills 7-round mock draft 2021: Trade up lands ‘freak’ edge rusher - syracuse.comsyracuse.com
Matt Parrino's first 7-round mock draft has Bills make pair of trades, 7 player selections.
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Dolphins are signing D.J. Fluker - NBC SportsNBCSports.com - Charean Williams
The Dolphins are signing offensive lineman D.J. Fluker, Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Fluker, 30, started eight games for the Ravens last season and played all 16 games. He saw action on 531 offensive snaps and 79 on special teams. Fluker has ext…
Science and Nature
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Giant planet at large distance from sun-like star puzzles astronomers - Phys.orgPhys.Org - Science X staff
A team of astronomers led by Dutch scientists has directly imaged a giant planet orbiting at a large distance around a sun-like star. Why this planet is so massive and how it got to be there is a mystery. The researchers will publish their findings in the jou…
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Wee footprint of baby stegosaur discovered in China - Livescience.comLive Science - Stephanie Pappas
The baby stegosaur was itty-bitty.
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Tarantulas Are Basically All Over The Planet, And Scientists Can Finally Explain Why - ScienceAlertScienceAlert - Peter Dockrill
Few spiders elicit as much reaction from humans as the famous and feared tarantula. These giant, hairy arachnids are known for their remarkable size, brilliant colors, and distinctive physical attributes.
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Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect” - Ars TechnicaArs Technica - Jennifer Ouellette
Shape and orientation of a given Brazil nut is the key to its upward movement.
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NASA’s New Horizons Reaches a Rare Space Milestone – It’s Almost 5 Billion Miles Away and Still Exploring - SciTechDailySciTechDaily
In the weeks following its launch in early 2006, when NASA’s New Horizons was still close to home, it took just minutes to transmit a command to the spacecraft, and hear back that the onboard computer received and was ready to carry out the instructions. As N…