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Two studies of unvaccinated children in an Orthodox Protestant community in the Netherlands found that measles wipes out the immune system’s memory of previous illnesses, returning it to a more baby-like state, and also leaves the body less equipped to fight off new infections. https://ift.tt/324QrE2 https://ift.tt/2WwnOhP https://ift.tt/2WwnOhP https://ift.tt/325vSHz

https://ift.tt/2WwnOhP Submitted October 31, 2019 at 07:35PM by Gnurx https://ift.tt/325vSHz Gnurx
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Measles wipes out immune system's memory, study finds - Measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving children who have had it vulnerable to other infections long after the initial illness has passed, research has revealed. https://ift.tt/324QrE2 https://ift.tt/335G5VA https://ift.tt/335G5VA https://ift.tt/2WtYGbs

https://ift.tt/335G5VA Submitted October 31, 2019 at 07:43PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2WtYGbs madam1
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Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of its recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with fresh protests and street clashes that left at least two dead and others injured https://ift.tt/2Py3B9Q https://ift.tt/2JDvlGh https://ift.tt/2JDvlGh https://ift.tt/2N5dD0E

https://ift.tt/2JDvlGh Submitted October 31, 2019 at 06:51PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2N5dD0E DoremusJessup
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Israeli embassies around the world shut as diplomats, military attachés strike. Foreign and Defense ministries unite in long-simmering dispute with Treasury over bid to retroactively cut envoys’ expense stipends; no consular services for Israelis abroad https://ift.tt/34bUccf https://ift.tt/31XefcP https://ift.tt/31XefcP https://ift.tt/2C9jegl

https://ift.tt/31XefcP Submitted October 30, 2019 at 08:31PM by appstools232323 https://ift.tt/2C9jegl appstools232323
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Indian Minister of State happy with the shutdown of Internet service in Jammu and Kashmir: "Internet was being misused in terrorism. In view of the safety of common people, the internet has been closed." https://ift.tt/31WWxpP https://ift.tt/2NxtzYK https://ift.tt/2NxtzYK https://ift.tt/2qRnqyD

https://ift.tt/2NxtzYK Submitted October 30, 2019 at 07:23PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2qRnqyD green_flash
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Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flies to Iraq Green Zone, chairs a meeting involving top security officials and says “We in Iran know how to deal with protests. This happened in Iran and we got it under control.” https://ift.tt/2JzDUlJ https://ift.tt/31VFQuV https://ift.tt/31VFQuV https://ift.tt/2N0jzI6

https://ift.tt/31VFQuV Submitted October 30, 2019 at 07:51PM by DangerouslyReactive https://ift.tt/2N0jzI6 DangerouslyReactive
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US House votes to recognise Armenian 'genocide' | The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of recognising the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One as "genocide". https://ift.tt/36dVl4S https://ift.tt/2BVHYbK https://ift.tt/2BVHYbK https://ift.tt/2Wo1ZB2

https://ift.tt/2BVHYbK Submitted October 29, 2019 at 07:31PM by SetMau92 https://ift.tt/2Wo1ZB2 SetMau92
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The U.S. Army is partnering with Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars Academy (TTSA) to study UFOs and other “extraterrestrial” finds. TTSA was co-founded by DeLonge, former CIA operative Jim Semivan, and former NASA and Department of Defense adviser Harold Puthoff, in 2017. https://ift.tt/2Wrf2lr https://ift.tt/2BIChO0 https://ift.tt/2BIChO0 https://ift.tt/2Jqk1NX

https://ift.tt/2BIChO0 Submitted October 26, 2019 at 07:49PM by -AMARYANA- https://ift.tt/2Jqk1NX -AMARYANA-
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New rules for electric scooters in France. Riders must be age 12+, can't ride scooter on pavement, and no wearing of headphones while on scooter. By July, 25kmh (16mph) speed limit. Any infringement will be punished by €135 (£116, $150) fine and up to €1500 (£1296, $1662) for exceeding speed limit. https://ift.tt/2WbAMBA https://ift.tt/33ZQS3V https://ift.tt/33ZQS3V https://ift.tt/2BJNRsn

https://ift.tt/33ZQS3V Submitted October 25, 2019 at 06:26PM by Molire https://ift.tt/2BJNRsn Molire
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Virgin Galactic becomes the first public space tourism company on Monday - Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will find out on Monday what the public markets think of its ambitious plan to make commercial space tourism a reality. https://ift.tt/2PmEvuq https://ift.tt/32NF8Bi https://ift.tt/32NF8Bi https://ift.tt/2Jjq1bd

https://ift.tt/32NF8Bi Submitted October 24, 2019 at 08:20PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2Jjq1bd madam1
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Met Police’s London-wide ban on Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful, court hears | "It was impossible for any individual who wished to protest to know which protest they could join and which they could not." Met contends the ban was lawful and the only way of tackling the disruption https://ift.tt/2N8P1mE https://ift.tt/35Wx5UR https://ift.tt/35Wx5UR https://ift.tt/2p24Pj7

https://ift.tt/35Wx5UR Submitted October 24, 2019 at 07:39PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/2p24Pj7 1920sremastered
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China Detains Women’s Rights Activist Who Joined a Hong Kong Protest: "Police accuse Sophia Huang Xueqin, who helped bring #MeToo movement to nation, of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, friends say" https://ift.tt/2JjkOAb https://ift.tt/2BImvD2 https://ift.tt/2BImvD2 https://ift.tt/2BIxo7S

https://ift.tt/2BImvD2 Submitted October 24, 2019 at 06:55PM by -AMARYANA- https://ift.tt/2BIxo7S -AMARYANA-
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Climate change has turned permafrost into a carbon emitter | Scientists have measured CO2 emissions of 1.7 billion tonnes a year from Arctic permafrost, about twice as high as previous estimates. "In a given year, more carbon is being lost than what is being taken in. It is happening already." https://ift.tt/2oUX0M5 https://ift.tt/2JbyKfk https://ift.tt/2JbyKfk https://ift.tt/31NsrFu

https://ift.tt/2JbyKfk Submitted October 23, 2019 at 06:53PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/31NsrFu 1920sremastered
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Amazon rainforest 'close to irreversible tipping point' | Forecast suggests rainforest could stop producing enough rain to sustain itself by 2021; will degrade into a drier savannah, releasing billions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere https://ift.tt/33XM4fn https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY https://ift.tt/31E2Nms

https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY Submitted October 23, 2019 at 07:20PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/31E2Nms 1920sremastered
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Amazon rainforest 'close to irreversible tipping point' | Deforestation coupled with the destructive policies of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, could push the Amazon rainforest dangerously to an irreversible “tipping point” within two years https://ift.tt/33XM4fn https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY https://ift.tt/2pLepXy

https://ift.tt/2BCOXWY Submitted October 23, 2019 at 07:33PM by wokehedonism https://ift.tt/2pLepXy wokehedonism
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Thawing permafrost turns Arctic from carbon sink into carbon emitter, study finds | Permafrost holds more carbon than has ever been released by humans. By 2100, winter carbon dioxide emissions from the Arctic could increase by 41 per cent under a worst-case scenario, according to the paper https://ift.tt/2W56BM6 https://ift.tt/31EUhUe https://ift.tt/31EUhUe https://ift.tt/31HhlS1

https://ift.tt/31EUhUe Submitted October 22, 2019 at 06:41PM by wokehedonism https://ift.tt/31HhlS1 wokehedonism
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Ocean acidification can cause mass extinctions, fossils reveal | A key impact of today’s climate crisis is that seas are again getting more acidic as they absorb carbon emissions - Scientists said the latest research is a warning that humanity is risking potential "ecological collapse" in the oceans https://ift.tt/2J53A9x https://ift.tt/2qylD1p https://ift.tt/2qylD1p https://ift.tt/2JbaDO5

https://ift.tt/2qylD1p Submitted October 21, 2019 at 06:54PM by wokehedonism https://ift.tt/2JbaDO5 wokehedonism
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People in Kurdish-dominated city, Qahishli, threw potatoes at U.S. convoy Monday. “Like rats, America is running away,” one man shouted in Arabic. Another talked of babies who died in Turkish offensive. 1 man blocked way of US van, with poster reading: “Thanks for US people, but Trump betrayed us.” https://ift.tt/35RExk2 https://ift.tt/2N43lMW https://ift.tt/2N43lMW https://ift.tt/2N1CeCf

https://ift.tt/2N43lMW Submitted October 21, 2019 at 06:56PM by Molire https://ift.tt/2N1CeCf Molire
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About 1,000 Australian engineers and 90 organisations – including large firms and respected industry figures who have worked with fossil fuel companies – have signed a declaration to “evaluate all new projects against the environmental necessity to mitigate climate change” https://ift.tt/35Uy87B https://ift.tt/2MZxBbP https://ift.tt/2MZxBbP https://ift.tt/2pBMXLR

https://ift.tt/2MZxBbP Submitted October 21, 2019 at 06:56PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/2pBMXLR 1920sremastered
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India moves closer to regulating internet services as it fears ‘unimaginable disruption to democracy’ – India is moving ahead with plan to revise existing rules to regulate social media apps and others that rely on users to create content — as they are causing “unimaginable disruption” to democracy. https://ift.tt/2W3hQVG https://ift.tt/2BuFD7h https://ift.tt/2BuFD7h https://ift.tt/2p3QQch

https://ift.tt/2BuFD7h Submitted October 21, 2019 at 07:17PM by eldarandia https://ift.tt/2p3QQch eldarandia
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Exxon trial probes how oil giant accounts for climate change - attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of lying to investors about how profitable the company will remain as governments impose stricter regulations to combat global warming https://ift.tt/2MCw8cK https://ift.tt/2JcoTWF https://ift.tt/2JcoTWF https://ift.tt/31ABSHS

https://ift.tt/2JcoTWF Submitted October 21, 2019 at 07:33PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/31ABSHS 1920sremastered
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At least three people died in supermarket arson attacks in Chile’s capital Santiago, and soldiers shot two people during an operation to detain looters, authorities said, as protests entered their second week and intensified after a state of emergency was announced https://ift.tt/33Mrb6D https://ift.tt/2oP4jF2 https://ift.tt/2oP4jF2 https://ift.tt/35VNM2P

https://ift.tt/2oP4jF2 Submitted October 20, 2019 at 07:19PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/35VNM2P DoremusJessup
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Uranium One Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom, may buy a controlling stake in a lithium project in Chile’s Atacama salt flat from Wealth Minerals Ltd, the Canada-listed company said https://ift.tt/31wVwET https://ift.tt/2W31SKX https://ift.tt/2W31SKX https://ift.tt/31vHjIc

https://ift.tt/2W31SKX Submitted October 20, 2019 at 07:23PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/31vHjIc DoremusJessup
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Record melting sees Swiss glaciers shrink 10% in five years | Glaciers in Switzerland have shrunk 10% in the past five years, a rate that has never been seen before in over a century of observations, according to new research published Tuesday https://ift.tt/2nZvkFf https://ift.tt/35EbJLw https://ift.tt/35EbJLw https://ift.tt/2MuBd6x

https://ift.tt/35EbJLw Submitted October 19, 2019 at 10:01PM by wokehedonism https://ift.tt/2MuBd6x wokehedonism
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Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch Two Years Before Deadly Crash - New evidence indicates that Boeing pilots knew about "egregious" problems with the 737 Max airplane three years ago, but federal regulators were not told about them. https://ift.tt/31qxzyP https://ift.tt/2BqzGs4 https://ift.tt/2BqzGs4 https://ift.tt/2qrypyJ

https://ift.tt/2BqzGs4 Submitted October 18, 2019 at 07:44PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2qrypyJ madam1
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Deep-sea explorers find wreck of Japanese Second World War aircraft carrier sunk in pivotal battle: ‘You see the damage these things took, and it’s humbling to watch some of the video of these vessels because they’re war graves,’ historian says https://ift.tt/2MRUFJD https://ift.tt/2ptwxFg https://ift.tt/2ptwxFg https://ift.tt/2pwOi6A

https://ift.tt/2ptwxFg Submitted October 18, 2019 at 07:49PM by -AMARYANA- https://ift.tt/2pwOi6A -AMARYANA-
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The Met Police have lifted conditions which barred Extinction Rebellion protesters gathering for this week’s Autumn Uprising in London. It comes after XR said it was ending its action on Friday, one day earlier than planned. https://ift.tt/2MRAhbD https://ift.tt/35JGVJw https://ift.tt/35JGVJw https://ift.tt/31rzQKc

https://ift.tt/35JGVJw Submitted October 18, 2019 at 06:42PM by -AMARYANA- https://ift.tt/31rzQKc -AMARYANA-
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Toxic algal blooms increasing in lakes worldwide as global temperatures rise, study finds | Toxic algal blooms which can be fatal to humans, are increasing across the world as temperatures rise, according to the first global survey of dozens of freshwater lakes based on 30 years of NASA data https://ift.tt/2OM7s2G https://ift.tt/2IUWbJR https://ift.tt/2IUWbJR https://ift.tt/31nnrqH

https://ift.tt/2IUWbJR Submitted October 17, 2019 at 08:14PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/31nnrqH 1920sremastered
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Western South Atlantic humpbacks were reduced to a few hundred in 1950s, after once totaling 27,000. Preservation efforts have been rewarded. Study reveals numbers now estimated to stand at 25,000. A study author, Dr Alex Zerbini, said it demonstrated successful impact of "conservation efforts." https://ift.tt/31s4Jy6 https://ift.tt/31mG79V https://ift.tt/31mG79V https://ift.tt/2J0rpPM

https://ift.tt/31mG79V Submitted October 17, 2019 at 07:05PM by Molire https://ift.tt/2J0rpPM Molire
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Toxic algal blooms increasing in lakes worldwide as global temperatures rise, study finds | Toxic algal blooms, which can be fatal to humans, are increasing across the world as temperatures rise - a number of dogs have been killed after drinking water containing algal blooms https://ift.tt/2OM7s2G https://ift.tt/2IP6dw4 https://ift.tt/2IP6dw4 https://ift.tt/2MqArrk

https://ift.tt/2IP6dw4 Submitted October 17, 2019 at 07:17PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/2MqArrk 1920sremastered
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'Flight-shaming' could slow growth of airline industry, says International Air Transport Association | Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive said: “If there is one name everyone in the airline industry knows today that it perhaps didn’t know a year ago, it’s Greta Thunberg.” https://ift.tt/2MQ55tb https://ift.tt/2IZAbgW https://ift.tt/2IZAbgW https://ift.tt/31pVgaG

https://ift.tt/2IZAbgW Submitted October 17, 2019 at 07:23PM by wokehedonism https://ift.tt/31pVgaG wokehedonism
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Man loses eye in police clashes against Catalan pro-independence protesters - The hospital says the injury is consistent with the impact of a foam or rubber bullet, which were used by officers against demonstrators at Barcelona airport https://ift.tt/2VVKJDb https://ift.tt/32mxmy7 https://ift.tt/32mxmy7 https://ift.tt/33HbopT

https://ift.tt/32mxmy7 Submitted October 16, 2019 at 08:13PM by tristan_isolde https://ift.tt/33HbopT tristan_isolde
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State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent told lawmakers on Tuesday that he had been told by a supervisor to lie low after he raised complaints about Rudy Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine undermining US foreign policy https://ift.tt/31lCotg https://ift.tt/2MMSJSq https://ift.tt/2MMSJSq https://ift.tt/33D2TMz

https://ift.tt/2MMSJSq Submitted October 15, 2019 at 06:53PM by noscreamattheend https://ift.tt/33D2TMz noscreamattheend
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U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland will tell Congress on Thursday that he thought Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was “great” and that he has nothing negative to say about her performance as ambassador to Ukraine, despite her removal from the job by President Donald Trump https://ift.tt/2VJ1ql1 https://ift.tt/2Bg0yuw https://ift.tt/2Bg0yuw https://ift.tt/2MdfAYm

https://ift.tt/2Bg0yuw Submitted October 14, 2019 at 09:12PM by noscreamattheend https://ift.tt/2MdfAYm noscreamattheend
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More than 500 million bees were found dead in Brazil over a three-month period earlier in 2019. Now, scientists are linking these mass die-offs to an increase pesticides use, fueled by the weakening of chemical regulations by the Bolsonaro administration https://ift.tt/2VEYYff https://ift.tt/30I67Nv https://ift.tt/30I67Nv https://ift.tt/2OJBhRv

https://ift.tt/30I67Nv Submitted October 13, 2019 at 09:14PM by nanaboostme https://ift.tt/2OJBhRv nanaboostme
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Fiona Hill, who was until recently President Donald Trump’s top aide on Russia and Europe, plans to tell Congress that Rudy Giuliani and E.U. ambassador Gordon Sondland circumvented the National Security Council and the normal White House process to pursue a shadow policy on Ukraine https://ift.tt/2B2x0k4 https://ift.tt/2OBCwlK https://ift.tt/2OBCwlK https://ift.tt/310Gc2V

https://ift.tt/2OBCwlK Submitted October 10, 2019 at 06:47PM by CalmFisherman9 https://ift.tt/310Gc2V CalmFisherman9
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World’s 50 biggest oil companies are poised to flood markets with an additional 7m barrels per day over the next decade, despite warnings from scientists that this will push global heating towards catastrophic levels - The acceleration is almost the opposite of the 45% reduction in carbon emissions https://ift.tt/2p6B4NA https://ift.tt/2VvB99u https://ift.tt/2VvB99u https://ift.tt/35pa2le

https://ift.tt/2VvB99u Submitted October 10, 2019 at 06:55PM by 1920sremastered https://ift.tt/35pa2le 1920sremastered
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