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Climate Change

Will Climate Change Lead to Worsening Birth Outcomes?

Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy may be tied to higher risks of preterm delivery and stillbirth, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pregnant people exposed to higher temperatures were more likely to have a preterm birth, with the odds rising 5% with every 1°C increase (95% CI 3%-7%)…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Idlib

Shelling in Syria rebel enclave kills seven, including four children

Syrian fighters from the Turkish-backed Hamza faction drive through the village of Bassouta, south of the city of Afrin on Tuesday. Photo: AFP World Vision said two staff members were killed while delivering life-saving help to civilians In the town of Ariha four people were killed, including a four-year old…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Moravec‘s Paradox

Tagging Bennu: The Movie – This Is What It Looks Like to Punch an Asteroid

By NASA November 4, 2020 This is what it looks like to punch an asteroid. Last month, NASA’s robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx descended toward, thumped into, and then quickly moved away from the small near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu. This video depicts the Touch-And-Go (TAG) sampling event over a three-hour period. As…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Nancy Pelosi

Dem losses could lead to calls for leadership changes in Congress

Posted November 4, 2020 at 5:44pmThat was unexpected.With House Republicans performing better than projected in key congressional races, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to be a lock to stay atop the Republican Conference. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, could face a surprise uprising among Democrats.The Senate majority is looking more likely…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Fortnite

This day in Fortnite history: The Butterfly Event

The v14.50 update removed two things from Fortnite: Fortnitemares and double-movement keybinds on keyboard and mouse (KBM). For those who don’t know, double-movement keybinds refer to double-binding the “move left” and “move right” buttons on your keyboard, allowing you to achieve “controller movement” on KBM. The reason so many pros…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s Son Faces Graft Charges

SÃO PAULO—Brazilian prosecutors have filed graft charges against the son of President Jair Bolsonaro, ratcheting up pressure on the conservative leader who came to power on the promise of stamping out corruption. Rio de Janeiro’s public prosecutors said Wednesday they had filed charges against Flávio Bolsonaro, a 39-year-old senator and…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Maradona

Maradona Recovering Well From Successful Brain Surgery On Blood Clot

Supporters of Argentine former football star and coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Diego Maradona gather outside the hospital where he undergoes a brain surgery for a blood clot, in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on November 3, 2020. JUAN MABROMATA / AFPArgentine football great Diego Maradona is recovering “without…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Pandemic

The State of Canada’s Live Music Industry

Show notes This week Mike welcomes back to the podcast Erin Benjamin, the president and CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association. The CLMA advocates on behalf of Canadian concert promoters, festivals, presenters, venues, agents, ticketing companies, industry associations, and suppliers. Mike and Erin spoke in late April about the…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Maradona

Doctor says Diego Maradona doing well after surgery

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bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Climate Change

Climate change will offset CO2 crop yield gains: ‘We need to breed and engineer future-proof crops’

When the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals five years ago, the global community rallied around the ambition to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Since then, world hunger has continued to rise. According to a report released this year by the FAO, almost 9% of the global population is…

bubmagNovember 4, 2020

Will Climate Change Lead to Worsening Birth Outcomes?

Shelling in Syria rebel enclave kills seven, including four children

Tagging Bennu: The Movie – This Is What It Looks Like to Punch an Asteroid

Dem losses could lead to calls for leadership changes in Congress

This day in Fortnite history: The Butterfly Event

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s Son Faces Graft Charges

Maradona Recovering Well From Successful Brain Surgery On Blood Clot

The State of Canada’s Live Music Industry

Doctor says Diego Maradona doing well after surgery

Climate change will offset CO2 crop yield gains: ‘We need to breed and engineer future-proof crops’

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