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Pandemic

China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,000 infected

BEIJING (Reuters) - China confirmed another 15 deaths in the province at the center of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has now infected more than 1,000 people globally, highlighting the challenges for health authorities around the world working to preven…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Water Pollution

Trump Administration Rolls Back Waters of the United States Rule

The Waters of the United States rule, usually called WOTUS, is another name for the Clean Water Rule, passed by the Obama administration in 2015. It was designed to provide guidance over water in the United States, which is more complicated than you might think; it includes intertidal zones, underground…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

AR-15

[SHOT 2020] Aero Precision Pistol Caliber Carbines

Aero Precision has been a long-time favorite AR-15 manufacturer of mine. Blending affordability with quality, Aero Precision has been the start of many AR builds for me. This year, we have all been blessed with the announcement of Aero Precision Pistol Calibe…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Siberian Tiger

After 3000 years, we can hear the “voice” of a mummified Egyptian priest

Enlarge/ The mummy of Nesyamun, a priest who lived in Thebes about 3,000 years ago, is ready for his CT scan. 2 with 2 posters participating Around 1100 BC, during the reign of Ramses XI, an Egyptian scribe and priest named Nesyamun spent his life singing a…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Oxycodone

The Sackler Exodus From New York Continues

Even as the Sackler family tried to reach a settlement on the roughly 2,000 lawsuits that its company, Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, faced last year over its role in the opioid crisis, it appeared to remain very rich. But it may have been forced into some other changes,…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Virtual Reality

Apple patent envisions ‘finger devices’ for controlling objects in AR and VR

Apple is envisioning a device that attaches to a user's finger to control virtual objects. US Patent and Trademark Office Apple has filed a patent application for small "finger devices" loaded with sensors that allow people to interact with objects in AR or VR. The application was published Thursday by the…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Doping in Cycling

Lance Armstrong Offering Mallorca Bike Trip For $30,000 A Pop

Lance Armstrongis going on a trip to Spain ... and he's lookin' for some friends to go with him -- as long as they got an extra $30k lying around. Here's the deal ... the disgraced cycling superstar is putting on a trip called "The Move Mallorca 2020" ... wh…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Super Komachi

Japan produces next generation of train technology

Sevil Erkuş – TOKYO Japan has been using high-speed train technology for nearly 60 years and is now preparing to switch to airborne Maglev trains, which is seen as the future railway technology. The Maglev train, which can reach speeds of up to 603 kilometers per hour in tests, does…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Virtual Reality

A Hurricane Damaged This Air Force Base, but Now It’s Getting a 5g-Powered Upgrade

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. As Tyndall Air Force Base in Floridas panhandle continues to rebuild after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Michael in 2018, its getting not only a makeover, but a 5G modernization, too. Defense Systems reports. Continue reading…

bubmagJanuary 25, 2020

Donald Trump

Space Force logo tweeted by Trump bears uncanny resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ insignia

(CNN)President Donald Trump unveiled the new US Space Force logo on Friday -- which seems to boldly go where one logo has gone before. Trump posted an image on Twitter of the insignia for the newest branch of the US military, drawing immediate comparisons of the new logo to the…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,000 infected

Trump Administration Rolls Back Waters of the United States Rule

[SHOT 2020] Aero Precision Pistol Caliber Carbines

After 3000 years, we can hear the “voice” of a mummified Egyptian priest

The Sackler Exodus From New York Continues

Apple patent envisions ‘finger devices’ for controlling objects in AR and VR

Lance Armstrong Offering Mallorca Bike Trip For $30,000 A Pop

Japan produces next generation of train technology

A Hurricane Damaged This Air Force Base, but Now It’s Getting a 5g-Powered Upgrade

Space Force logo tweeted by Trump bears uncanny resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ insignia

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