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Officials promise groceries for Xi’an, China, city of 13 million under lockdown

Officials pledged steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi’an, a city of 13 million that is under the strictest lockdown of a major Chinese city since Wuhan at the start of the pandemic. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)

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Officials promise groceries for Xi’an, China, city of 13 million under lockdown

Officials pledged steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi’an, a city of 13 million that is under the strictest lockdown of a major Chinese city since Wuhan at the start of the pandemic. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)

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Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst-case scenario

  Elon Musk said that in the worst case scenario, SpaceX would bring humans to Mars in 10 years.  Spaceship engineering and cost reduction are the determining factors. “No amount of money can get  a ticket to Mars,”  added in 

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Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year’s Eve celebrations again

Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year’s Eve celebrations. Around the country, people are facing tough decisions. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

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COVID-19 has scrambled New Year’s Eve plans — again. And Americans aren’t happy – NPR

COVID-19 has scrambled New Year’s Eve plans — again. And Americans aren’t happy  NPR Times Square show will go on despite virus surge, mayor says  ABC News What NY health experts are saying about New Year’s celebrations amid COVID spike  PIX11 News Ball

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Capitol Police Sergeant reflects on anniversary of Jan. 6 riot – NPR

Capitol Police Sergeant reflects on anniversary of Jan. 6 riot  NPR A Capitol Police Officer Recounts Jan. 6: An Update  The New York Times DC Firefighters Remember Challenges of Responding to Capitol Riot  NBC4 Washington Jan. 6: One Year Later with Aquilino Gonell

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At-Home Covid Tests Raise Questions About Accurately Counting Cases

Most of the results of rapid tests are not reported. That’s magnifying questions about how best to measure the spread of the virus.

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TikTok replaces Google as world’s most popular website

  TikTok become the  most popular domain on the internet by 2021 on Tuesday, by replacing Google  according to  cybersecurity company Cloudflare. TikTok is a video-focused social media site from the Chinese company ByteDance. “It was  February 17, 2021 when

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Elon Musk Sells Another $1 Billion in Tesla Shares to Prep for Largest Tax Bill in History

  Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images According to financial documents released Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold 934,090 company shares valued at around $ 1.02 billion not to fund a McMansion on Mars.Musk said he is preparing

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How Digital Twins Are Transforming Manufacturing, Medicine and More

A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. There are two versions of a BMW factory in the medieval town of Regensburg, Germany. One

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