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Sep 6, 2020

Myanmar Must Prevent Genocide Of Rohingya, U.N. Court Rules

Posted by in category: military

In a unanimous decision, a 17-judge panel said Myanmar must take steps to protect the Muslim minority Rohingya, who “remain extremely vulnerable” after a brutal 2017 crackdown by the military.

Sep 6, 2020

California blackouts could hit up to 3 million as grid managers declare emergency

Posted by in category: energy

The California Independent System Operator warned rolling blackouts could hit 3 million customers Sunday. PG&E said 17 counties could see power outages Monday.

Sep 6, 2020

This Army corps wants you … to send in your solutions

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Winners will get four days off, a medal and the training school of their choice.

Sep 6, 2020

Second case of human plague reported this summer in Colorado

Posted by in category: health

A second case of human plague has been reported in Colorado this summer and state health officials are urging residents to take precautions to prevent exposure.

A resident of a rural county in the state has been diagnosed with plague and the case was reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, according to a news release. A southwest Colorado resident was diagnosed earlier this summer.

Grand County Public Health on Friday said the newly infected victim is a Grand County resident.

Sep 6, 2020

Mars Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning 1.8 Billion Pixel Panorama

Posted by in category: space

NASA released the highest-resolution panorama that the Mars Curiosity rover has ever taken, at close to 1.8 billion pixels.

Sep 6, 2020

Britain’s first robot ship prepares to set sail

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Autonomous vessels may offer solution to pandemic struggles.

Sep 6, 2020

One cure for an ailing American economy: Legalize cannabis

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics

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Forty states have already led the way, and the time is now.

Sep 6, 2020

Europe Just Declared Independence From China

Posted by in category: futurism

As the EU navigates an increasingly Sino-American world, it finally sees the need to stand together, even against Beijing.

Sep 6, 2020

How AI will automate cybersecurity in the post-COVID world

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI

As cybercrime is becoming more lucrative and more automated, we’re going to have to depend on automated defenses on the other side.

Sep 6, 2020

Study reveals possible new coronavirus entry points

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have learned that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is quite cunning. When the virus enters the body, it’s capable of turning off an entire branch of the immune system, allowing it to spread for days before the immune system can sound the alarm on the intruder. However, researchers still don’t know the full scope of tissues and cell types that are most vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2. Most research has focused on identifying genes and pathways that facilitate the virus’s entry into lung cells – yet both clinical and scientific data indicate that it can cause damage in a wide range of organs. Now, new Cornell research has developed potential roadmaps for how the virus infects these other organs and identifies what molecular factors could help facilitate or restrict infection.


Research from the Feschotte Lab identifies 28 new SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus associated receptors and factors that predict which tissues are most vulnerable to infection.