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Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results.

How Tor is fighting—and beating—Russian censorship Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results.

Warning bells: In an open letter to the United Nations General Assembly, business leaders from the International Chamber of Shipping, IATA and other transport groups (that account for more than $20T of annual global trade) sounded the alarm on the risks of a supply chain meltdown. "We are witnessing unprecedented disruptions and global delays and shortages on essential goods including electronics, food, fuel and medical supplies. Consumer demand is rising and the delays look set to worsen ahead of Christmas and continue into 2022. Our calls have been consistent and clear: freedom of movement for transport workers, for governments to use protocols that have been endorsed by international bodies for each sector and to prioritize transport workers for vaccinations... before global transport systems collapse."

Business leaders warn of supply chain collapse, solar tariffs delayed (NASDAQ:FSLR) Things appear to be getting worse, not better, along the global supply chain, which was upended by the coronavirus pandemic over a year ago

These people may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter.

Or people whose product reviews you’ve read on Amazon, or dating profiles you’ve seen on Tinder.

They look stunningly real at first glance.

But they do not exist.

They were born from the mind of a computer.

And the technology that makes them is improving at a startling pace.

Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?

Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? The people in this story may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter or Tinder. But they don’t exist. They were born from the mind of a computer, and the technology behind them is improving at a startling pace.

These guys had balls that would impress anyone in Special Forces. What they did was epic.

BBC - The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea The real-life story of two men who embark on a ten-year mission to infiltrate North Korea.

When looking at how infections spread, scientists have taken into consideration all environmental and biological factors and come up with a number called R0.

Here is how a virus spreads - CNN Video When looking at how infections spread, scientists have taken into consideration all environmental and biological factors and come up with a number called R0.

Turkey declares war on Syria.

"After suffering its worst casualties in years, Turkey is openly declaring war against the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad."

ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Sunday that it was launching a major counteroffensive against the Syrian government, for the first time openly declaring war on the government of Bashar al-Assad and steeply escalating Ankara’s involvement in Syria’s nine-year war.

The announcement came three days after Turkey suffered its worst military losses in a single attack of the war, with at least 36 soldiers killed and more than 30 wounded in Syrian and Russian air and artillery strikes. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, vowed retaliation and demanded that Syrian troops withdraw beyond a previously agreed upon de-escalation boundary.

Turkey’s defense minister, Hulusi Akar, announced the counteroffensive on television in a statement distributed by the state-run Anadolu news agency, saying that the operation in northern Syria was intended to end the war and stop a Syrian government offensive that was displacing thousands of Syrians."

Turkey Declares Major Offensive Against Syrian Government After suffering its worst casualties in years, Turkey is openly declaring war against the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Here, 93 million miles from the nearest star — the one we call the sun — the creatures of Earth eke out a living on the edge of almost incomprehensible violence. Every second, thermonuclear reactions in the center of the Sun turn 5 million tons of hydrogen into pure energy.

These Images Show the Sun’s Surface in Greater Detail Than Ever Before A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries.

Is Betelgeuse “beetle-juice” about to go supernova?

Over the last three months, the star, which marks the armpit of Orion the hunter, has mysteriously dimmed to less than half its normal brightness, markedly altering one of the great sights of the winter sky.

Betelgeuse — sometimes pronounced “beetle-juice,” and also known as Alpha Orionis — is at least 10 times and maybe 20 times as massive as the sun. If it were placed in our solar system, its fiery gases would engulf everything out to Jupiter’s orbit.

The star is a so-called red supergiant in the last violent stages of its evolution, probably leaving behind a black hole.

That will be quite a show. Betelgeuse is only 700 light-years from Earth, far enough to not kill us when it goes, but close enough to impress; the supernova would be as bright as a full moon in our sky [now think about how big that is]; [and will be visible in the day time sky.]

NOTE: I've read elsewhere that once the explosion reaches Earth, even at 700 light-years, it will burn off a small part of the Earth's atmosphere.

Just a Fainting Spell? Or Is Betelgeuse About to Blow? A familiar star in the constellation Orion has dimmed noticeably since October. Astronomers wonder if its explosive finale is imminent.

Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast.

Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting.

Cannot spell EARTH without ART!

The Anti-Atlas Mountains were formed 80 million years ago when the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. In this Earth satellite image, different wavelengths of light are used to highlight the different rock types.

Morocco's Anti-Atlas Mountains The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago.