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Robots in Finance Could Wipe Out Some of Its Highest-Paying Jobs

ah yes, again

'We Were Proven Right,' Says AOC After Amazon Expands in New York Without Taking Billions in Public Cash

‘We’ve seen enough’: LA Times board announces backing for Trump impeachment

Joe Burrow escapes pressure twice and hurls a dot to Justin Jefferson to set LSU up in the RedZone

If you’re trying to catch an atom, try bending Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle a little. Study author describes how quantum mechanics can be used to enhance the precision of measurements — and how other fields can benefit too

Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala: India is known as the rape capital of the world. Foreign nations are asking the question why India is unable to look after its daughters & sisters. A UP MLA of BJP is involved in rape of a woman & the Prime Minister doesn't say a single word.

TIL that Dock Ellis threw a no hitter while on LSD

Damn it I’m in

This is what a cloud of microscopic diamonds floating in space looks like when imaged for 17 hours [OC]

I captured 2 hours of Jupiter's rotation from my backyard

‘He’s going down’: Trump impeachment defense shredded as Ukraine still missing key funding

LPT: Trying to cover up cigarette smoke with perfume or cologne does not work.

TIL we are currently living in an era called "The Long Peace", a period of peace which has not been seen since the Roman Empire. There are now less than 10 reported deaths per million each year due to war.

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here’s how to automatically delete what it stores

Human immune system be like

Baseball player throws ball and hits upright across football field

Milky-Way Setting over Lake Taupo/Mt Ruapehu - Long Timelapse [OC]

Study showing three major shifts in biological aging based on blood proteins

Depressed individuals were found to use self-defeating humor more and self-enhancing humor less than non-depressed adults. A positive correlation was found between depressed affect and both aggressive and self-defeating humor.

Google Maps May Launch New Feature In India To Highlight Well-Lit Streets For Night Safety

How White Collar Criminals Get Away with Murder — White-collar crime prosecutions are at a 33-year low. Corporate leaders can cause environmental disasters, economic crashes, and the deaths of thousands and still walk free. But there's a way out.

LPT: If you have a sentence with two subjects, the sentence should still make sense if you remove one. For example “She and I went to the store.”

TIL that in 1955 the famous, white DJ Alan Freed "accidently" played the single, Only You (And You Alone) by The Platters, on air during a prime time that was traditionally reserved for only white artists. It became an instant hit and pioneered the 'new sound' of rock ’n’ roll as we know it today.

Yesterday my school had the very rare opportunity of being selected (for the second time) to participate in a radio contact with the ISS. Our school’s amateur radio club spent months setting up and preparing for this contact and I’m so proud of myself and everyone involved!

Physicists reported 1st laboratory search for an interaction between antimatter & a dark-matter candidate, the hypothetical axion. A possible interaction would not only establish the origin of dark matter, but also revolutionise long-established certainties about the symmetry properties of nature.

LPT: Coming from a Homeless Man

Boeing faces $3.9M fine for installing faulty parts on 737 planes

Newly discovered Mac malware uses “fileless” technique to remain stealthy

Elon Musk wins in defamation trial brought by British diver he called ‘pedo guy’

Right in the heart

Trump creates evidence faster than the House can draft impeachment articles

A recent study said ‘a large burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is likely attributable to a Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection.

LPT: It's better to buy something that will last for life(Quality) as opposed to buying the same thing for a cheaper price that might last a year.

Knicks fire coach David Fizdale after 4-18 start

Ester Ledecka, a snowboarder and first woman to win 2 golds at two separate disciplines in Olympics, wins alphine skying in Lake Louise

SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station for NASA, Sticks Rocket Landing

Rocket Lab Launches 7 Satellites, Guides Booster Down toward Earth

With Support of Just One Republican, House Passes 'Historic' Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights

TIL that Stephen King based his first novel, "Carrie", on two girls from his school. One was bullied for wearing used clothes, while the other was raised in a highly religious family. The first girl committed suicide by hanging herself at the age of 14, while the other died of an epileptic seizure.

DHS Wanted To Add US Citizens To The Long List Of People Subjected To Mandatory Face Scans At Airports... But Has Backed Down For Now

Earth is our only home, maybe in future we might colonize other planet, but we have to preserve earth

First Results from Parker Space Probe, by Scott Manley

New CRISPR tool could fix almost all disease-causing DNA glitches

More than 500 law professors say Trump committed ‘impeachable conduct’

LPT: If an individual or couple says they don't want children don't tell them how great kids are, that they will probably change their mind, etc. While it's very possible their being completely transparent, many people with fertility issues also say this because it's a much easier response.

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station With NASA Science

Scientists find mysterious galaxies that don't have any dark matter

LPT: If you're feeling generous at the drive through, consider giving whatever your bill was as a tip to the minimum wage slaves behind the window rather than picking up the bill of the person behind you.

LPT: If you have a therapist or social worker that you would like to show appreciation for during the holidays, remember that it is against their code of ethics to receive gifts from clients. Instead, write a card that mentions one or two specific examples that they made a difference for you.