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Border crash: Father mourns daughter killed in SUV - Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times - Brittny Mejia
Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona told her father she wanted to follow in his footsteps in the U.S. On Tuesday, she was among those killed in a gruesome crash near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Demanding Loyalty, China Moves to Overhaul Hong Kong Elections - The New York TimesNew York Times - Keith Bradsher, Austin Ramzy
China’s national legislature disclosed plans for a law that would make it extremely difficult for Beijing’s critics to hold elective office in Hong Kong.
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Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll - The New York TimesNew York Times
The intervention was the earliest action yet known in an effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that concealed how many nursing home residents died in the pandemic.
Technology
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Marvel’s Avengers’ XP grind is about to get even slower, for some reason - PolygonPolygon - Austen Goslin
Crystal Dynamics is making it harder to level up to level 50 in Marvel’s Avengers. The XP grind will get steeper and more demanding starting at level 25. This change goes into effect on March 18, the same day the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X version of the…
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Loop Hero Is A Wonderful New RPG About Overcoming Despair - KotakuKotaku - Ethan Gach
Loop Hero is a lot of things: an RPG, a roguelite, an auto-battler, a card game, a city builder, an evocative visual novel. It’s also excellent, and I can’t stop playing it.
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Elgato’s green screen mouse pad actually seems like a good idea for streamers - The VergeThe Verge - Taylor Lyles
Elgato has announced a new $30 Green Screen Mouse Mat, which is designed to blend in with a flat surface like a desk and overlay it to your video feed. The mouse pad is great for creators who do hand cams or perform unboxing videos.
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Elite Dangerous: Odyssey to launch in alpha on March 29th - Rock Paper ShotgunRock Paper Shotgun - Graham Smith
The first alpha playthrough video looks a bit stiff
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Alphabet is reportedly working on a wearable that can pick out voices in a crowd - EngadgetEngadget
Alphabet’s moonshot factory is reportedly developing a wearable device that could augment your hearing.
Business
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Porsche’s Taycan Cross Turismo is a wagon-y follow-up to its first EV - The VergeThe Verge - Sean O'Kane
The second EV in Porsche’s lineup, the Taycan Cross Turismo offers a lot more utility than the sedan without sacrificing much at all on performance. It’s due out later this year with a starting price of around $90,000.
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Social Security Administration sounds alarm over spike in scamming attempts | TheHill - The HillThe Hill - Jared Gans
The Social Security Administration is sounding the alarm ove...
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Jeep’s 2022 Wagoneer will have Amazon Fire TV built in - The VergeThe Verge - Chaim Gartenberg
Jeep’s 2022 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs will be the first cars with Amazon’s Fire TV streaming service. The cars will offer a custom remote, work with Alexa, and allow users to download content.
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Argo Blockchain CEO becomes first publicly traded company exec paid in Bitcoin - CointelegraphCointelegraph - Andrew Thurman
First salaries, then... dividends? Argo Blockchain's Peter Wall says crypto for all major transactions is inevitable.
Entertainment
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Batman Forever almost starred Real World's Eric Nies, says Real World's Eric Nies - The A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club - William Hughes
As part of the promotional push for Paramount Plus's Real World reunion Homecoming New York, series star Eric Nies said that Val Kilmer was afraid he'd be "upstaged" if Nies was cast as Robin in 1995's Batman Forever.
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Britney Spears Celebrates Boyfriend Sam Asghari's Birthday by Squeaking Along to 'Toxic' - BillboardBillboard - Heran Mamo
On Thursday (March 4), Britney Spears celebrated boyfriend Sam Asghari's birthday with a pair of squeaky new videos.
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Cristin Milioti’s Brain-Surveillance Chip Isn’t a Metaphor in the Made for Love Trailer - VultureVulture - Devon Ivie
Don’t worry, Dad Ray Romano is here to help.
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Liam Neeson to Welcome New York City Moviegoers Back to Theaters: "This Is One for the Diary" - Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter - Pamela McClintock
Cinemas in the all-important market have been closed for nearly a year due to the pandemic. The well-known actor will turn up at the AMC Lincoln Square to introduce his latest action pic, 'The Marksman.'
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Megan Thee Stallion Is Helping Rebuild Her Houston Hometown Following Winter Freeze - BillboardBillboard - Heran Mamo
Megan Thee Stallion is working with the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) Disaster Services and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee to rebuild her Houston hometown.
Sports
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Tom Brady rookie card sells for record $1.32 million in online auction - NBC SportsNBCSports.com - Charean Williams
Tom Brady continues to set records even in the offseason. The quarterback’s rookie card sold for a record $1.32 million on Thursday through an online auction house, Tom VanHaaren of ESPN reports. The 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket card was autogr…
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5 takeaways as Jayson Tatum, bench scoring leads Celtics over short-handed Raptors - Boston.comBoston.com - tom-westerholm
The Celtics enter the All-Star break on a four-game winning streak.
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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says offseason could include ‘dramatic changing of personnel’ - syracuse.comsyracuse.com
Boeheim said the offseason could feature a 'dramatic changing of personnel' both in Syracuse and at many schools across the country.
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Dana White on cutting Overeem and dos Santos - ‘We loved those guys, it’s just part of the sport’ - MMA ManiaMMA Mania
UFC president Dana White talks about the decision to release Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem.
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Tiger Woods told police after crash that he didn't remember driving - CNN CNN - Amir Vera, Jordan Guzzardo and Cheri Mossburg
When Tiger Woods crashed his car in Southern California last week, he told sheriff's deputies that he had no recollection of driving or how the accident happened, according to a Los Angeles County affidavit for a search warrant of the vehicle's black box.
Science and Nature
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NASA, Boeing looking to begin SLS Exploration Upper Stage manufacturing in 2021 - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.comNASASpaceflight.com - Philip Sloss
Manufacturing and assembly development work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)…
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Biden lauds NASA team for giving US 'dose of confidence' - The Associated PressAssociated Press - Alexandra Jaffe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday congratulated the NASA team responsible for last month’s successful landing of an six-wheeled rover on Mars and for giving the country a “dose of...
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China releases images of Mars captured by Tianwen-1 - CGTNCgtn.com
China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday released three high-definition images of Mars, two panchromatic images and one colored, captured by China's Mars probe, Tianwen-1.
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NASA hikes prices for commercial ISS users - SpaceNewsSpaceNews - Jeff Foust
NASA has sharply increased the prices it charges commercial users of the ISS for cargo and other resources, a move that has left some firms frustrated.
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Earth Will Lose Its Oxygen in a Billion Years, Killing Most Living Organisms - ExtremeTechExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam
A new study supported by NASA's exoplanet habitability research lays out how the Sun will eventually bake the planet, turning Earth from a lush, oxygen-rich world to a dried-up husk with no complex life.