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Stock markets in Europe are experiencing a downturn, pending the much-awaited deadline for trade negotiations between the United States and China. The Trump administration must issue a final declaration on whether to impose the newly proposed tariffs on Chinese goods suggested by President Trump. Both the Euro STOXX 600 and the British pound have registered declines as a result of rising global economic tensions.

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Finnish security firm F-Secure recently discovered a shocking security flaw in the smart locks sold by KeyWe, which advertises it as an incredibly secure and advanced lock, may leave users' homes permanently open to break-ins. KeyWe's current smart locks are not designed to receive updates, so the security flaw cannot be patched. The locks are priced at 155 USD on Amazon.

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Researchers participating in the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise, a global collaboration between scientific institutions aimed at studying ice sheet levels, found that the Greenland ice sheet has lost 3.8 trillion tons of ice since 1992, at a rapidly accelerating pace. Consequently, sea levels have risen by 10.6 mm, and researchers state the world is heading for the extreme end of the climate change scenario.

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Chelsea beat Lille at Stanford stadium and just made it into the Champions League. The match ended with a final score of 2-1 but remained a tough match for Chelsea, highlighting some of the flaws in the team's playstyle. Experts say Chelsea will have to make some improvements if it is to survive in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

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Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, has announced that the company will adhere to the Paris climate agreement and will be completely carbon neutral by 2040. He made these statements in response to a planned walkout protest by the companies employees regarding Amazon's poor climate policies. The organizers of the protest have said that Bezos's promises do not go far enough.

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A man in Arizona has managed to register a swarm of bees as his emotional support animal. He filled out the form and made the registration to prove how easy the entire process was and how easily it could be abused. His viral post may lead to changes within the system.

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Bill Cosby has lost the appeal to overturn his sexual assault conviction despite the fact that his defense team argued on 8 separate issues, many of the technicalities. The judge who passed the ruling said that the trial was a sign that no one is above the law. Cosby can now go to the Supreme Court to consider his appeal.

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Britt McHenry, the host of UN-PC on Fox Nation, is suing Fox and her co-host Geroge Murdoch for sexual harassment. She claims the network retaliated against her when she initially reported the harassment to higher-ups and that she has been forced to 'stand up for what's right'. The evidence she is presenting includes unwanted sexually expxlicit texts from Murdoch.

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According to a new report, China imprisoned more journalists in 2019 than any other country in the world. By arresting 48 different journalists, it displaced Turkey as one of the most unsafe places for the press. Many of these arrests were related to reporting on China's Uighur Muslim internment camps.

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Bungie has released a new Destiny 2 update and started the new season, 'Season of Dawn', on December 10th. The new season is said to have a large number of glitches and problems, some of which are easily reversible while others may take an entirely new update to fix. Bungie has addressed most of these problems and does intend to resolve them soon.

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Elon Musk has once again shared his plan to have the entire United States run on emission-free renewable energy. He has suggested that by covering 10,000 square kilometers of the Arizona desert in solar panels, they could create more than enough energy to power the whole country. Some scientists tested this plan and in theory, it could work.

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The vintage Rolex worn by 'Marlon Brando' in the film 'Apocalypse Now' has sold for around $1,952,000 in what was the highest bid Phillips has ever received for a watch on its site. The bidder who bought the watch did so by bidding over the phone and wishes to remain anonymous.

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Netflix has announced that 'Stranger Things' season 4 is to begin production and filming in January 2020. They have also said that "Tareco" is the working title for the season although they have not yet revealed what this title is a reference to. They will finish filming sometime in August and will release the season soon after.

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The International Court of Justice, operating from the Hague in Netherlands, commenced trial today regarding the Myanmar government's alleged genocide of the Rohingya minority. Gambia brought the case to the ICJ on behalf of other Muslim countries, claiming that 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi's government had exacerbated racial violence instead of easing tensions in her decades long reign of power in the country.

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Australian cycling star and world time trial champion Rohan Dennis left his original team over equipment disagreements in a shocking mid-tour abandonment of the Tour de France two months ago. Dennis is now confirmed to feature in the star-studded Team Ineos, which consists of three Tour de France winners including the current champion. Dennis will make his Ineos debut in 2020's Australian Tour Down Under.

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Pete Frates, the college baseball player whose struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) inspired the viral ALS ice bucket challenge in 2014 and raised 220 million USD for ALS charities, has passed away at the age of 34. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease is a motor neuron disease with no known cure.

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Malaysian prime minster Mahathir Muhammad, the oldest prime minister in the world at 94 years of age, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position next year. He has chosen Anwar Ibrahim as his successor, but has repeatedly delayed handing over power since the 2018 elections, citing the country needed him to steer it out of financial troubles first.

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Researchers have struggled to explain the mechanisms of planet formation from protoplanetary dust particles, due to the "bouncing barrier", which prevents particles from forming a planet under the force of gravity. A new experiment used tiny glass beads as a replacement for dust particles, and found that in a weightless environment, the particles came together due to differences in electric charge, sometimes in clumps of thousands.

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The 34-year-old actor and singer Jonathan Groff has previously been a part of hit TV show Glee, and serial killer drama Mindhunter, along with playing King George III in Lin-Manuel Miranda's landmark Broadway hit Hamilton. Groff has now joined the growing cast of actors starring in Matrix 4, alongside Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss who will return to their Neo and Trinity roles. The movie begins filming in early 2020.

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Vicky Cornell, widow of Soundgarden lead vocalist Chris Cornell who passed away in 2017, has initiated legal action against her deceased husband's band, claiming the band and their manager are deliberately keeping hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties from Cornell's estate, allegedly so they can negotiate access to certain unreleased recordings Cornell made before his death.

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Bradley Singer, chief operating officer at ValueAct Capital, Rolls-Royce's largest shareholder, has left his position as a non-executive director in the company's board. ValueAct had invested in the iconic car manufacturer in 2016 at a time when profits were plunging, and had stated that the company was now on the mend. Singer's departure might signal ValueAct's imminent withdrawal from further investment in Rolls-Royce.

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Tech news site Gizmodo recently investigated the Neighbors app from smart doorbell manufacturer Ring. The app is marketed as a way for users to contribute information regarding the security situation in their neighborhoods. The Gizmodo report discovered that the app stores geolocation data for posts in an extremely vulnerable way and can be used to reveal users' exact locations without their consent.

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The makers of wearable tech are enjoying unprecedented growth in the third quarter of 2019, owing to the rising popularity of "hearables", referring to wireless listening devices. With multiple companies opting to remove headphone jacks from their devices, wearable tech companies shipped almost 84.5 million devices this quarter, an increase of 94.6% from earlier in the year.

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Apple has told a federal court that the two Chinese national employees that they have indicted of stealing trade secrets may escape to China unless they are closely monitored. Both men have been released on bail and have not violated any of their pre-trial conditions. If they did escape to China, it would be almost impossible to get them back for a trial.

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According to some insider information, Honda is facing a financial crisis as the company has recently had to undergo some costly recalls. Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo has said that the company will need to plot a new course and is reportedly making changes to the company's decision-making process. Some senior management roles have also been cut.

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