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Russia reportedly grants NSA whistleblower Snowden permanent residency

October 31, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Snowden leaked secret documents about the government’s secret intelligence collection programs and has been living in Moscow for years. Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked secret documents about the government’s secret intelligence collection programs, has been granted permanent residency rights in Russia, the TASS news agency reported Thursday. Snowden’s Russian lawyer […]

Jamal Adams still not ready to practice for Seahawks

October 30, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

The Seahawks had hoped that safety Jamal Adams would return to practice following the Week Six bye. He still could. However, he’s not ready yet. Adams missed practice on Wednesday with a lingering groin injury. Adams first suffered the injury in a Week Three win over the Cowboys. Also not practicing on Wednesday were guard […]

Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies

October 30, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Genome editing of human embryos represents one of the most contentious potential scientific applications today. But what if geneticists could sidestep the controversy by editing sperm and eggs instead? According to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign legal expert who studies the ethical and policy implications of advanced biotechnologies, how […]

U.S. housing market heats up ahead of election but not all feel the glow

October 30, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

The housing market has been one of the few bright spots since the coronavirus pandemic slammed the U.S. economy, a boom that at a glance would appear to be aiding the financial wellbeing of American homeowners and ought to offer a tailwind to President Donald Trump heading into the homestretch of the election. But as […]

Panasonic has made it way easier to use Lumix cameras as webcams

October 30, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Panasonic has released an official Lumix webcam app, as first spotted by PetaPixel. The software, still in beta since its quiet release late last month, lets you plug your camera into your Mac or Windows machine and have it recognized as a video source in apps like Google Meet and Zoom. Panasonic’s official software replaces […]

Woman who grinned as she stabbed her lover to death after biting his testicles jailed

October 30, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

An evil girlfriend who grinned as she stabbed her lover to death in front of friends just weeks after biting his testicles in a savage attack has been jailed for 10 years. Cordelia Farrell, 38, knifed her partner Wayne Coventry, 36, after they argued at his brother’s house. The dad-of-three was found dead at the […]

Former Patriots quarterback/punter Tom Yewcic dies

October 29, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Former Patriots punter/quarterback Tom Yewcic has died, the team announced Wednesday. Yewcic was 88. The Steelers made Yewcic a 27th-round choice in 1954 out of Michigan State. But Yewcic opted to play baseball, signing with the Detroit Tigers. Yewcic spent time in the minor leagues before playing one game at catcher for Detroit on June […]

The mummies’ message: Take steps against heart disease

October 29, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Centuries before bacon cheeseburgers, cigarettes and couch potatoes, people had clogged arteries that can lead to heart attack and stroke. How do we know this? Mummies told us. No, not the groaning, wrapped-in-gauze, walking-with-arms-straight-out mummies that come to life in scary movies we’ll be watching this Halloween season. For more than a decade, experts have […]

California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must reclassify drivers as employees

October 29, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

A California appeals court on Thursday unanimously ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, saying they must reclassify their drivers in the state as employees. Court rules Uber, Lyft must make drivers employees While the ruling does not take effect before a Nov. 3 company-sponsored ballot measure that will give voters the […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is down to $550 at eBay

October 29, 2020October 26, 2020ido-aeropartcom

Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is the place to be. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is available for $550 from Microsoft’s eBay […]