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‘West Side Story,’ ‘Gentefied,’ Demi Lovato & more nominated for GLAAD Awards
Today, GLAAD announced its nominees for their 33rd Annual Media Awards. The organization nominated a variety of movies, TV shows, musicians, and programs, recognizing a wide variety of Latinos and Spanish-speaking projects and artists. RELATED:The 2022 Grammys have a new date and location!West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler, Javier Bardem, Ben Affleck, Lady Gaga, more score…
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Around 30% of the bitcoin in circulation is worth less than what holders paid for it, Glassnode has found
Twice when the demand for bitcoin was this low compared with the supply available, the price has rebounded, Glassnode noted.Read original article here.
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EU regulator wants to ban energy-intensive bitcoin mining
Erik Thedéen said that the main form of bitcoin mining was doing harm to the environment and was setting back efforts to combat climate change.Read original article here.Written by: Ariel Zilber
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll ooh and ahh over today’s topic: aurorae! The aurorae are also known as the northern and southern lights. They appear in the sky at extreme latitudes, and they are caused by charged particles from the Sun slamming into our atmosphere. Our…
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A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk
When it comes to observing protoplanetary disks, the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array (ALMA) is probably the champion. ALMA was the first telescope to peer inside the almost inscrutable protoplanetary disks surrounding young stars and watch planets forming. ALMA advanced our understanding of the planet-forming process, though our knowledge of the entire process is still in…
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A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet
In the past three decades, the field of extrasolar planet studies has advanced by leaps and bounds. To date, 4,903 extrasolar planets have been confirmed in 3,677 planetary systems, with another 8,414 candidates awaiting confirmation. The diverse nature of these planets, ranging from Super-Jupiters and Super-Earths to Mini-Neptunes and Water Worlds, has raised many questions…
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Gutfeld: Is more politics just more misery?
Researchers see their data as a bad sign for democracy that if people view politics as harmful, they won’t get involved, and the more involved you are, the worse it is.Read original article here.Written by: Greg Gutfeld
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Millions join El Salvador’s government-backed Bitcoin wallet ‘Chivo’
Millions of unbanked people have joined El Salvador and Netki’s government-backed Bitcoin wallet called Chivo. The future is here. Continue reading at TweakTown >Read original article here.
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Liev Schreiber says he and ‘Ray Donovan’ dad Jon Voight have ‘agreement’ not to talk politics
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Oklahoma City bank employees help with substitute teacher shortage
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Watermark Bank is known for its financial services, but it’s also on a different mission – to help Oklahoma schools. “It takes a special heart to be an educator,” said Matt Pollock, CEO of Watermark Bank. “We can’t replace teachers, but we can help them for a day.” Gov. Stitt to…