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SFGATE: Mostert's breakout year continues with 2 first-half TD's

Mostert's breakout year continues with 2 first-half TD's Published on January 20, 2020 at 05:31AM by Michael Rosen 49ers running back Raheem Mostert tore up the Green Bay Packers in the first half of the NFC Championship game, carrying the ball seven times for 78 yards and two touchdowns on the Niners' first four drives. How Mostert ended up in San Francisco remains a wild story.

Facebook apologizes to China’s Xi Jinping for vulgar mistranslation of his name

Facebook apologizes to China’s Xi Jinping for vulgar mistranslation of his name Facebook blamed a technical glitch Saturday after the site mistranslated Burmese-to-English posts about Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Myanmar.

CDs and LPs go digital, snooping spouses, social media alerts and more: Tech Q&A

CDs and LPs go digital, snooping spouses, social media alerts and more: Tech Q&A Each week, I receive tons of questions from my listeners about tech concerns, new products, and all things digital.

Police test new technology ‘BolaWrap’ to restrain suspects

Police test new technology ‘BolaWrap’ to restrain suspects Wrap Technologies President Tom Smith and retired Police Chief Don De Lucca explains the new police technology that may be a game-changer for law enforcement.

How hackers, scammers and companies know when you open an email and use it against you

How hackers, scammers and companies know when you open an email and use it against you It’s hard to believe that a single pixel could ruin your life. After all, a pixel measures about 0.0104-inches. If you took a mechanical pencil and drew the smallest mark you could, this dot would be much larger than a typical pixel.

Navy builds aircraft carrier drone headquarters

Navy builds aircraft carrier drone headquarters The Navy is building a special new command and control mini "drone-headquarters" space on its aircraft carriers to operate deck-launched drones as part of a strategy aimed at massively increasing the scope of carrier-launched drone missions in coming years. 

Navy ramps up radar attack technology across fleet

Navy ramps up radar attack technology across fleet Descending from high altitudes at lethal speeds and often guided by precision sensors, technically improved enemy ballistic missiles can increasingly close in on surface Navy ships, often holding large platforms and even groups of vessels at tremendous risk of destruction.

Mentioning Trump and K.K.K. in Same Sentence, Biden Condemns Hate

By BY STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/375jMBz

San Francisco strikes first.

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SAG Award Winners 2020: ‘Game of Thrones’ Takes Stunt Honors

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Morales announces candidates for MAS party in Bolivia's elections

Former Bolivian leader Evo Morales announced from Argentina on Sunday the candidates for his socialist party in Bolivia's May 3 elections, which will serve as a re-run of the disputed October vote and be the first in some two decades without him. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TGSldh

SFGATE: Mahomes' monster game lifts Chiefs to Super Bowl

Mahomes' monster game lifts Chiefs to Super Bowl Published on January 20, 2020 at 04:47AM by By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl in a half-century. Oh sure, Mahomes did his usual superb job passing, but it was his 27-yard tap dance down the left sideline late in the first half that gave the Chiefs their first lead. From there, they outran the run-oriented Titans and star back Derrick Henry for a 35-24 victory Sunday in the AFC championship. At last, for the first time since 1970 and the third time overall, the Chiefs (14-4) are Super Bowl bound. In two weeks in Miami, they will play the winner of the NFC title game between Green Bay and San Francisco. “I mean, it’s amazing. It really is,” Mahomes said. "To be here, to be a part of Chiefs Kingdom and to be able to do it here at Arrowhead, these people deserve it. And, we’