#Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 years

#Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 years

“#Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 years” The blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow this weekend in the Denver area was the fourth largest in the city’s history, the National Weather Service announced Monday.  Residents across Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska are now digging out after the major winter storm left at least 24 inches of snow around Boulder and Fort…

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#Inside Florida’s lucrative feral hog hunting industry

#Inside Florida’s lucrative feral hog hunting industry

“#Inside Florida’s lucrative feral hog hunting industry” The most invasive species in the US has created an industry of semi-legal poachers.  “I’m an outlaw,” Dimas “Pompi” Rodriguez told the Guardian of working as one of Florida’s feral hog poachers, a line of work which authorities and homeowners turn a blind eye to due to the…

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#Researchers identify 50 additional genes for eye color

#Researchers identify 50 additional genes for eye color

“#Researchers identify 50 additional genes for eye color” An international team of scientists has identified 50 more genes for eye color. In a 12-page study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, researchers led by King’s College London and Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam examined the genetic analysis of almost 195,000 people from 10 populations across both Europe and Asia. “We knew of all these people whether they had brown,…

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#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

“#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts” A small subset of Facebook users are responsible for the bulk of the platform’s posts expressing skepticism toward COVID-19 vaccines, company researchers reportedly found. The social-media giant has been trying to track the spread of content that could sow doubts about the vaccines as officials distribute…

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#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women

#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women

“#Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women” CANBERRA, Australia — Australians rallied in the capital and other cities Monday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two rape allegations. Outside Parliament House in Canberra, the crowd of hundreds was mostly female and most…

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#Luis Severino eager to face his next big Yankees test

#Luis Severino eager to face his next big Yankees test

“#Luis Severino eager to face his next big Yankees test” TAMPA — Luis Severino’s comeback from Tommy John surgery is going according to plan, but the real test will be when the right-hander throws his breaking stuff for the first time. “I’m not worried about it, I just want to know,” said Severino, who underwent…

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#Tinder will allow users to run background check on dates

#Tinder will allow users to run background check on dates

“#Tinder will allow users to run background check on dates” They’ll ensure that your Tinderella isn’t a catfish in disguise. You no longer need a relative in the CIA to screen your upcoming dates. Tinder and other Match Group-owned dating platforms will soon allow everyday users to conduct background checks on their matches, the Verge…

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