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The plague probably didn't wipe out the Roman Empire, new study suggests - CNN The plague probably didn't wipe out the Roman Empire, new study suggests - CNN Posted: 02 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content] The plague probably didn't wipe out the Roman Empire, new study suggests    CNN An ancient outbreak of bubonic plague may have been exaggerated    Science News Maybe the first plague wasn't that bad, say researchers Read more    Princeton University Plague pandemic was pretty paltry    Cosmos Roman Empire not destroyed by plague after all, say historians    Haaretz View full coverage on Google News You are subscribed to email updates from "plague" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, Uni...

“Has J.K. Rowling figured out a way to break our cancel culture? - The Washington Post” plus 1 more Has J.K. Rowling figured out a way to break our cancel culture? - The Washington Post Posted: 31 Dec 2019 02:46 PM PST Not that we care about the people next door to us. Rather, we fret about the opinions of officious strangers, possibly thousands of miles away, who swarm social media like deranged starlings over and over again, in the same pattern: A few thousand souls, left or right, decide that some opinion or behavior, tolerated as recently as last week, is now anathema. Then they descend upon unwitting heretics en masse — as when author J.K. Rowling attracted the mob's ire in mid-December for tweeting in support of Maya Forstater, who was fired from a British think tank for expressing her belief that biological sex is immutable and binary. "Dress however you please," Rowling wrote. "Call yourself whatever you like. Sl...

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store - Washington Post The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store - Washington Post Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:12 AM PST 7 Geometry Dash RobTop Games AB 8. Plague Inc. Ndemic Creations 9. True Skate True Axis 10. Terraria 505 Games (US), Inc. Top Free iPhone Apps: 1. Soap Cutting Crazy Labs 2. Disney+ Disney 3. Amazon Alexa AMZN Mobile LLC 4. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream Google LLC 5. TikTok - Make Your Day TikTok Inc. 6. Snapchat Snap, Inc. 7. Instagram Instagram, Inc. 8. Johnny Trigger SayGames LLC 9. Paper.io 3D Voodoo 10. Netflix Netflix, Inc. Top Paid iPad Apps: 1. Procreate Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 2. Minecraft Mojang 3. Bloons TD 6 Ninja Kiwi 4. GoodNotes 5 Time Base Technology Limited 5. Notability Ginger Labs 6. Geometry Dash RobTop Games AB 7. Monopoly Marmalade Ga...

“Yes, the plague still exists, here’s what it’s like now in the US - WTOP” plus 1 more Yes, the plague still exists, here’s what it’s like now in the US - WTOP Posted: 25 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content] Yes, the plague still exists, here's what it's like now in the US    WTOP Pneumonic Plague Is Diagnosed in China - The New York Times Posted: 13 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST BEIJING — Two people in China were diagnosed with plague, setting off a panic on Tuesday about the potential spread of the highly infectious and fatal disease and prompting China's government to warn citizens to take precautions to protect themselves. Beijing officials said the two infected people came from Inner Mongolia, a sparsely populated region of northern China. They sought treatment on Tuesday in a hospital in Beijing's Chaoyang District, where they were diagnosed with pneu...

“UC rings out 2019 with its 20th CRISPR patent - UC Berkeley” plus 2 more UC rings out 2019 with its 20th CRISPR patent - UC Berkeley Ex-inmate sues Michigan officials for refusing to reverse colostomy - New York Post Savara Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Molgradex for the Treatment of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (aPAP) - Business Wire UC rings out 2019 with its 20th CRISPR patent - UC Berkeley Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:14 AM PST Graphic showing a Cas9 protein homing in on a specific DNA sequence prior to making a precise cut in the gene. (Graphic courtesy of IGI) The federal government has given the University of California a New Year's Eve gift — its 20 th U.S. patent on CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technologies. The addition expands a broad patent portfolio that is already being used to improve human and animal health and crop breeding. The new patent is the 18 th involving CRI...

Did Palpatine Utilize Darth Plagueis' Power? - That Hashtag Show Did Palpatine Utilize Darth Plagueis' Power? - That Hashtag Show Posted: 14 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST 337 Shares Disney has been rather clear that it has returned Sheev Palpatine to the Star Wars saga in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker . But how? Palpatine was killed by Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi , thrown down a shaft hundreds of feet deep. During an opera, Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker about the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. Anakin learns that Plagueis knew how to prevent death and that he taught his apprentice everything he knew. Current, Disney-owned canon has confirmed that the apprentice was Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious . (That canon is the book Tarkin .) For these reasons, it seems clear that Sidious is back because of the power of Plagueis. The questions remaini...

Apple picks its best iOS apps and games of 2019 - VentureBeat Apple picks its best iOS apps and games of 2019 - VentureBeat Posted: 02 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST Apple revealed its own editors' picks for the best apps and games and the most powerful trends that drove app culture in 2019. And this year, it has new platforms such as Apple Arcade to show off the winners. For apps and games, Apple's editors leaned on those that help people have fun, simplify life, express their creativity, and connect to friends, family and the world beyond. In 2019, apps made their mark by reflecting the zeitgeist of society and sitting at the nexus of digital and pop culture. "Developers around the world inspire us all with innovative apps that have the power to influence culture and change our lives, and this year that is as true as ever. The 2019 App Store Best Apps and Games winners reflect our global desire for connection, creativity and fun,...