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Politico Politics Feed- Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on zero. 08/04/2020The diverging responses to Covid-19 could be a wild card in November — especially in close races up and down the ballot.Alex Thompson
- ‘She is absolutely our No. 1 draft pick’: GOP pines for Rice as Biden VP 08/05/2020Trump supporters say the former national security adviser would supercharge the president’s base.Anita Kumar
- 'It's whiplash': Dead people may yet get their stimulus checks 08/05/2020It’s a surprising twist in the monthslong back and forth within the government over whether the deceased are eligible for the payments.Brian Faler
- Yates says Obama, Biden didn’t influence Flynn investigation 08/05/2020The testimony counters repeated insinuations by President Donald Trump and his top allies.Kyle Cheney
- Governors find their moment — and peril 08/05/2020The political stars of the pandemic are facing nearly unprecedented challenges in the months ahead.Anna Gronewold and Shia Kapos
- For Gretchen Whitmer, governing no matter the potential political fallout 08/05/2020Whitmer is among the Democratic governors who early in the pandemic criticized the White House for forcing states to manage on their own.Shia Kapos
- Biden will no longer deliver convention speech in Milwaukee 08/05/2020The former vice president's acceptance speech was set to be one of the only in-person elements of the convention.Max Cohen
- Trump confirms he’s considering delivering convention speech from White House 08/05/2020The president has already drawn significant criticism for staging campaign-style events at the official residence.Quint Forgey
- State Department inspector general resigns after less than three months in job 08/05/2020Stephen Akard was installed as the department’s acting internal watchdog in May upon the ouster of Steve Linick.Quint Forgey and Nahal Toosi
- Endangered Republicans to McConnell: Don't leave town 08/04/2020GOP senators running for reelection want to postpone the August recess until a coronavirus relief deal is clinched.Marianne LeVine, Andrew Desiderio and John Bresnahan
- Demise of Privacy Shield may be the end of U.S.-Europe data transfers 08/05/2020Increasing restrictions on data worldwide are prompting companies to rethink how they do business.Vincent Manancourt
- Kobach and Clay go down: Takeaways from a big primary night 08/05/2020Kansas Republicans opted for the establishment candidate in the race for the state’s open Senate seat.Steven Shepard
- Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on zero. 08/04/2020
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- New Guinea has the world's richest island flora 08/05/2020New Guinea is the most floristically diverse island in the world, an international collaboration has shown. The study presents a list of almost 14,000 plant species, compiled from online catalogues and verified by plant experts. The results are invaluable for research and conservation, and also underline the importance of expert knowledge in the digital era. […]
- Dinosaur relative's genome linked to mammals: Curious genome of ancient reptile 08/05/2020Biologists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, a lizard-like creature that lives on the islands of New Zealand.
- Manifestation of quantum distance in flat band materials 08/05/2020A research team found a way to measure the quantum distance of Bloch states in solids by applying magnetic field.
- Gut microbes shape our antibodies before we are infected by pathogens 08/05/2020Because the microbiota is so complex, containing hundreds of different bacterial species, it is not known how the presence of microbes in the intestine shaped the antibodies that are present even before we are challenged by an infection. Researchers have now shown how these beneficial microbes reprogram the repertoire of white blood B cells that produce anti […]
- Sun’s bubble of influence may be shaped like a deflated croissant 08/05/2020Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with data from NASA missions.
- How microbes in 'starter cultures' make fermented sausage tasty 08/05/2020Microbes in 'starter cultures' impart a distinctive tang and longer shelf life to food like sourdough bread, yogurt and kimchi through the process of fermentation. To get a better grasp of how microbes do this in fermented sausages, such as chorizo and pepperoni, researchers show that these tiny organisms change the composition of fatty acids in th […]
- New light on how ovarian cancer grows and evolves 08/05/2020Medical researchers provide new insights into how ovarian cancer grows and evolves within a person.
- Study clarifies kinship of important plant group 08/05/2020Asterids comprise around 100,000 flowering plants, from heather to tomatoes. Up to now, their family relationships had not yet been fully clarified. A new study has now somewhat closed this knowledge gap. It is the world's most detailed phylogenetic analysis ever conducted for asterids.
- Discovery shows promise for treating Huntington's Disease 08/05/2020Scientists have identified a new enzyme called 'TBK1' that plays a central role in regulating the degradation and clearance of the huntingtin protein and introduces chemical modifications that block its aggregation.
- Discovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath 08/05/2020Their work could boost the malodorous - yet delicious - characteristics that garlic-lovers the world over savor.
- To bond with nature, kids need solitary activities outdoors 08/05/2020A new study found solitary activities like fishing, hunting or exploring outside are key to building strong bonds between children and nature.
- Researchers discover predictor of laser treatment success in patients with glaucoma 08/05/2020More than 70 million people worldwide suffer from glaucoma. Treatment options have traditionally included eye drops to reduce the fluid the eye produces or surgery to unclog the eye's drainage. But a new study provides insight into which patients might benefit most from a noninvasive treatment called selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), which relieves […]
- New Guinea has the world's richest island flora 08/05/2020
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- SpaceX flew a prototype of its Starship vehicle for the first time 08/05/2020SpaceX successfully flew a prototype of its next-generation Starship vehicle for the first time ever on Tuesday, a major step forward in the company’s quest to eventually send people to Mars. What happened: Around 8:00pm Eastern Time, from its testing site at Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX flew the prototype about 500 feet into the air…Neel Patel
- The UK is dropping an immigration algorithm that critics say is racist 08/05/2020The news: The UK Home Office has said it will stop using an algorithm to process visa applications that critics claim is racially biased. Opponents to it argue that the algorithm’s use of nationality to decide which applications get fast-tracked has led to a system in which “people from rich white countries get “Speedy Boarding”;…Will Heaven
- The hack that could make face recognition think someone else is you 08/05/2020Researchers have demonstrated that they can fool a modern face recognition system into seeing someone who isn’t there. A team from the cybersecurity firm McAfee set up the attack against a facial recognition system similar to those currently used at airports for passport verification. By using machine learning, they created an image that looked like…Karen Hao
- Novavax has announced encouraging early results for its experimental coronavirus vaccine 08/05/2020The news: Maryland biotechnology company Novavax has announced encouraging results from a preliminary study of its experimental coronavirus vaccine. The trial enrolled 131 healthy volunteers in Australia, gave them either a placebo or one of four escalating doses of its vaccine, and found that everyone who received the vaccine produced a high level of antibo […]Charlotte Jee
- AI is learning when it should and shouldn’t defer to a human 08/05/2020The context: Studies show that when people and AI systems work together, they can outperform either one acting alone. Medical diagnostic systems are often checked over by human doctors, and content moderation systems filter what they can before requiring human assistance. But algorithms are rarely designed to optimize for this AI-to-human handover. If they w […]Karen Hao
- Climate change-fueled heatwaves could kill millions 08/03/2020Blistering heatwaves are breaking temperature records around the globe this year, from Iraq to the American Southwest. And it’s only going to get worse, as climate change accelerates. By the end of this century, extreme heat spells could kill roughly as many people as all infectious diseases combined, including HIV, malaria and yellow fever, according…James Temple
- Eli Lilly is testing a way to prevent covid-19 that’s not a vaccine 08/03/2020Nurses and patients in some US assisted living facilities will receive an antibody drug to prevent covid-19 infection, according to drug company Eli Lilly. The drug: Early in the coronavirus pandemic, companies searched the blood of covid-19 survivors for potent antibodies against the novel virus. Eli Lilly’s drug is one of these Y shaped proteins—it’s… […]Antonio Regalado
- The quest for quantum-proof encryption just made a leap forward 08/03/2020Quantum computers could make encryption a thing of the past, but 15 contenders are trying to prove they have what it takes to safeguard your data.Patrick O'Neill
- The field of natural language processing is chasing the wrong goal 07/31/2020At a typical annual meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), the program is a parade of titles like “A Structured Variational Autoencoder for Contextual Morphological Inflection.” The same technical flavor permeates the papers, the research talks, and many hallway chats. At this year’s conference in July, though, something felt differe […]Amy Nordrum
- The problems AI has today go back centuries 07/31/2020In March of 2015, protests broke out at the University of Cape Town in South Africa over the campus statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes, a mining magnate who had gifted the land on which the university was built, had committed genocide against Africans and laid the foundations for apartheid. Under the rallying banner…Karen Hao
- SpaceX flew a prototype of its Starship vehicle for the first time 08/05/2020
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- Facebook Launches Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users 08/05/2020The social network's new Reels feature in Instagram is launching as TikTok faces scrutiny in Washington over its Chinese ownership.Shannon Bond
- 'Nothing Feels Tangible': Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs 08/05/2020Postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for those in the class of 2020 who have landed jobs, it's been a strange journey.Uri Berliner
- Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks 08/05/2020Thousands of foreign workers who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas received $1,200 pandemic stimulus checks in error, and many of them are spending the money in their home countries.Sacha Pfeiffer
- Nearly 250-Year-Old Shoe Company Sees A Spike In Popularity Amid The Pandemic 08/04/2020As people turn to "comfort fashion" during the pandemic, the Birkenstock shoe company, founded in 1774, is seeing its sandals spike in popularity.
- Food Is Growing More Plentiful, So Why Do People Keep Warning Of Shortages? 08/04/2020For more than a century, food has been getting more abundant, and cheaper. Yet people keep worrying about food shortages. Some economists say the fears actually create their own problems.Dan Charles
- Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Kids' Data And Sends It To China 08/04/2020A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. TikTok denies the allegations.Bobby Allyn
- Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook? 08/04/2020Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.Greg Rosalsky
- How To Break The Monotony Of Zoom Calls During Lockdown 08/04/2020Some executives are holding meetings inside virtual game rooms. Robbing a bank in Grand Theft Auto or going to a concert in Minecraft — the games offer a creative space where people can brainstorm.
- Trump Administration Imposes Deadline For TikTok To Be Sold 08/04/2020The U.S. operation of video-sharing app TikTok is on the market. President Trump says the company that owns the app has to sell it by next month or he will ban it over national security concerns.Bobby Allyn
- Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More 08/03/2020More than 400 evangelical churches and ministries each received forgivable loans worth at least $1 million.Tom Gjelten
- Facebook Launches Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users 08/05/2020
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- Facebook Launches Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users 08/05/2020The social network's new Reels feature in Instagram is launching as TikTok faces scrutiny in Washington over its Chinese ownership.Shannon Bond
- Satellite Images Show Aftermath Of Beirut Blast 08/05/2020The massive explosion leveled the city's port and scattered debris across a road thousands of feet away. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured thousands more.Geoff Brumfiel
- 'Nothing Feels Tangible': Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs 08/05/2020Postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for those in the class of 2020 who have landed jobs, it's been a strange journey.Uri Berliner
- Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Kids' Data And Sends It To China 08/04/2020A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. TikTok denies the allegations.Bobby Allyn
- Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook? 08/04/2020Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.Greg Rosalsky
- Trump Administration Imposes Deadline For TikTok To Be Sold 08/04/2020The U.S. operation of video-sharing app TikTok is on the market. President Trump says the company that owns the app has to sell it by next month or he will ban it over national security concerns.Bobby Allyn
- News Brief: Isaias Moves Up The Coast, COVID-19 Poll, TikTok Negotiations 08/04/2020Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina. NPR and IPSOS release poll findings on the national response to the pandemic. Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations.Rachel Martin
- Microsoft Consults With Trump About Ongoing Talks To Buy TikTok From Chinese Firm 08/03/2020In its first public acknowledgement of a deal that could be worth in the billions of dollars, Microsoft said it is continuing talks with TikTok about a potential takeover of the hugely popular app.Bobby Allyn
- Microsoft In Talks To Buy TikTok As Trump Threatens A Ban 07/31/2020The president's announcement comes as Microsoft is in talks to acquire the app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.Bobby Allyn
- Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence To Study Elephant Calls 07/31/2020The Elephant Listening Project has been listening to elephant calls for 20 years to learn more about animals. But identifying the calls used to be laborious — until scientists used AI.
- Facebook Launches Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users 08/05/2020
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- Weird Mystery Seeds Arriving by Mail Sprout Biodiversity Concerns 08/05/2020An invasive plant expert explains what could happen if enigmatic seeds shipped from China are released -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comKaren Kwon
- Europe's Euclid Space Telescope Will See Cosmos with Panoramic Vision 08/05/2020Launching in 2022, the wide-field observatory will be one of three next-generation facilities meant to lift the veil on dark energy, dark matter and other cosmic mysteries -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comDhananjay Khadilkar
- How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms? 08/04/2020Experts explain how radiometric dating allows them to reconstruct ancient time lines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comScott Hershberger
- How Dozens of Languages Help Build Gender Stereotypes 08/03/2020Usage patterns shape biases worldwide, whether in Japanese, Persian or English -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comGary Stix
- How to Evaluate COVID-19 News without Freaking Out 08/03/2020Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense of pandemic news -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comScott Hershberger
- Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice 08/03/2020A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comEmily Willingham
- Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown 07/31/2020The decline seen in some studies is normal, experts say. But scientists must wait to see whether infection confers long-term protection -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comTanya Lewis
- Do Animals Really Anticipate Earthquakes? Sensors Hint They Do 07/31/2020Cows, sheep and dogs increased their activity before tremors, seemingly reacting, in part, to one another -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comNancy Averett
- Plants Have Hormones, Too, and Tweaking Them Could Improve Food Supply 07/30/2020Crops sense and respond to drought, pests and other stressors in surprising ways, researchers are discovering -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comSara Reardon
- One Mystery of Stonehenge's Origins Has Finally Been Solved 07/29/2020Detailed testing of the chemical signature of the Neolithic monument’s most prominent large stones pinpointed where they came from -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.comScott Hershberger
- Weird Mystery Seeds Arriving by Mail Sprout Biodiversity Concerns 08/05/2020
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- Beware the Guns of August—in Asia 08/03/2020How to keep U.S.-Chinese tensions from sparking a war
- To Protect and to Serve 07/28/2020Amid a national reckoning over the brutalization of communities of color by the U.S. criminal justice system, law enforcement reform advocates have begun to look overseas for policing models that could be adapted for use in the United States.
- The Tragedy of Vaccine Nationalism 07/23/2020Global cooperation on vaccine allocation would be the most efficient way to disrupt the spread of the virus
- There Is No Russian Plot Against America 08/05/2020If Russia meddles in this year's U.S. presidential election, it will not be for the reasons that pundits ascribe to it.
- How Satellites Can Save Arms Control 07/27/2020A world of routine interference with satellites would be extremely unstable. The United States, Russia, and China need a treaty.
- Hollywood Is Running Out of Villains 08/04/2020When it comes to some of the great questions of global power politics today, Hollywood has become remarkably timid.
- The End of Saudi Arabia’s Ambitions 08/03/2020For Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, the pandemic has been especially catastrophic.
- The Case for Climate Pragmatism 06/03/2020Three recent books about climate change paint a grim portrait of mind-bending global devastation, and call on citizens to act. But combating climate change requires a detailed understanding of both means and ends. Mobilization alone isn’t a strategy.
- How to Compensate the Pandemic’s Victims 06/10/2020But before enacting a publicly funded compensation program that would require individuals to surrender their right to sue, Congress should carefully consider the challenges—and some alternatives.
- The Growing White Supremacist Menace 06/23/2020COVID-19 has been a boon for far-right extremists.
- Beware the Guns of August—in Asia 08/03/2020
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