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Thursday, October 27, 2016

27 October - My Yahoo! 2

Good and Bad News for the Pearl River in Congress' 2016 WRDA Bill

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is the omnibus Congressional bill that funds the Army Corps of

October 26, 2016
Defend the Coast

We are living in a time when rising seas are pushing our communities out of their homes and away from the

October 26, 2016
Join the Protests to Stop Sabal Trail

Over 25,000 people have spoken out against the Sabal Trail Pipeline - a fracked gas pipeline that snakes

October 13, 2016

Russia Destroys Most ISIS-Daesh Heavy Weaponry, U.S. Promptly Airdrops 50

By Jay Syrmopoulos The goal of U.S. policy in Syria doesn’t get any more clear; the actual mission being

8 min ago
Renewable energy now exceeds all other forms of new power generation

By Peter Dockrill Last year was a huge turning point for clean power, with renewable energy surpassing

24 min ago
Pentagon Wastes Nearly $60Bln in Canceled Weapons Over Past 20 Years

Pentagon spent $58.3 billion since 1997 for development weapon systems programs, which have been later

38 min ago

The World is Waking Up and it’s Magic to Watch

It’s inspiring to witness many of the earth’s people, especially in the Western world, becoming aware of

16 hr ago
Inner Earth (Agartha) Glows Like in the Movie Avatar

Can there be light below the surface of the Earth, without any exposure to the Sun? Surprisingly, the

17 hr ago
How WiFi & Other EMFs Cause Biological Harm

Professor Martin Pall, PhD – professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Science at Washington State

18 hr ago

Couple get 27 toasters as wedding gifts

A recently married couple received 27 toasters as wedding presents.

March 3, 2014
Injured tortoise 'back to his sprightly self' after wheels fitted

A tortoise has had his front legs replaced with wheels.

March 3, 2014
Woman spent £150,000 on Diet Coke

A Diet Coke addict has spent nearly £150,000 on the fizzy drink.

February 21, 2014

Was Donald Trump's Hollywood star actually a horcrux? And what else

Where’s Harry Potter when you need him?
Not looking forward to the jazz? This dog isn't either

Make it stop.

18 min ago
Australian magistrate tells aboriginal teenager to 'be like 50 Cent'

The New York rapper forged a career after a difficult start in life.

3 hr ago

Obama's golf weekend with Tiger Woods in 2013 cost taxpayers more than

Dave Boyer / Washington Times : Obama's golf weekend with Tiger Woods in 2013 cost taxpayers more

4 min ago
Donald Trump Dismisses Michelle Obama's Barbs as Part of 'the Game&

ABC News : Donald Trump Dismisses Michelle Obama's Barbs as Part of ‘the Game’

19 min ago
EXCLUSIVE: Clinton headlined fundraiser for campaign group which gave

Alana Goodman / Daily Mail : EXCLUSIVE : Clinton headlined fundraiser for campaign group which gave

24 min ago

Our Governor’s Performance With Respect To Flood Recovery Is Increasingly

…and it doesn’t appear that the state’s media has much interest in holding him

4 hr ago
VIDEO: MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Crew Goes Ballistic Over The ‘Clinton, Inc

This might be a first, in that we’re actually using an MSNBC segment to convey information rather

4 hr ago
FLEMING: Can Religious Liberty Survive?

The current iteration of the culture wars has moved from distrust harbored towards faith communities to

4 hr ago

2016 Atlantic Student Essay Contest Winner

This year we held our third annual Atlantic Student Essay Contest for students writing on any subject

3 hr ago
Airbnb News Roundup

Airbnb is back in the news in Toronto, and so is the CCPA-Ontario report on the issue: The City of

October 20, 2016
Liquor - public knows best

When thinking about the possible talks in Manitoba about privatization - and in particular liquor

October 11, 2016

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Ditched once, Nitish Kumar wary of Samajwadi Party in UP grand alliance

Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is learnt to be apprehensive of entering

1 hr ago
If I die or get hurt, blame Ram Gopal: Amar Singh

"Let Mulayam Singh say that I have said anything against Akhilesh..there is a new breed of people who

50 min ago
Signs of thaw as Samajwadi Party’s feuding factions hold out olive branch

After days of squabble in SP's first family, the Yash Bharti awards on Thursday gave an opportunity to

1 hr ago

Perth Zoo's Puan the orangutan becomes oldest in world

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An orangutan at Perth Zoo has been named the world's oldest Sumatran orangutan in
Japan defends whale hunts for ‘science’

PORTOROZ, SLOVENIA: In the crosshairs of anti-whaling nations, Japan defended its annual Southern Ocean
Study: Air pollution can affect blood pressure

PARIS: Long-term exposure to urban air pollution incrementally increases the risk of high blood pressure

A need to reach out to the orang asli

WHEN an orang asli villager in Sungai Kejar of Perak’s Royal Belum State Park was asked how many people in
Asean more than a club of 10

SOME of us think of Asean as simply a club comprising the 10 countries in this corner of the world, and
Game-changing moves for a better future

A KEY objective of the 11th Malaysia Plan is to ensure the country’s poorest families can seize the

News24.com | Sars ‘hostage drama’: Leading Gordhan investigator being

The Hawks have confirmed that they are aware of an investigation into a group of officials from the law

1 hr ago
Fin24.com | Gordhan's tax hikes promise: It won't hurt the poor

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has assured MPs proposed tax increases in the next financial year not have

2 hr ago
News24.com | DA wants breakdown of Zuma's Nkandla legal bill

The Presidency has fobbed off a DA request to reveal how much was spent on defending President Jacob Zuma

59 min ago

News24.com | #FeesMustFall: Government creating its own problems

Free tertiary education should not be the main focus of a better life for the poor. Fixing poverty and

13 hr ago
W24.co.za | Rebounding after rape: will ‘freed’ Chibok girls face double

Freed but not free – returning home after being exploited as a tool of war.

8 hr ago
News24.com | The lines need to be drawn with #FeesMustFall

Over the past year the #feesmustfall movement has derailed. Soon the # was used for every issue students

12 hr ago

News24.com | Zuma, Mugabe to meet in Harare for trade talks - report

President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the inaugural session of the Bi-National Commission where

1 hr ago
News24.com | ISIS-linked group abandons Somali town after brief occupation

A breakaway group of around 50 Somali militants who declared loyalty to the Islamic State jihadists has

2 hr ago
News24.com | At least 21 journos arrested, assaulted during anti-Mugabe

At least 21 journalists have been assaulted, arrested or detained while covering anti-government protests

4 hr ago

Matrix logic and Real logic

Matrix logic and Real logic by Jon Rappoport October 26, 2016 Included in the The Matrix Revealed is

18 hr ago
My work with private clients: shapes of the expanded mind

My work with private clients: shapes for the expanded minde by Jon Rappoport October 24, 2016 (To

October 24, 2016
CDC vaccine science covers up giant conflict of interest

CDC vaccine science covers up giant conflict of interest by Jon Rappoport October 24, 2016 (To read

October 24, 2016

Injected male contraceptive 'effective for 96% of couples'

An injected male contraceptive has been shown to be almost 100% effective in a trial involving 350 men.

37 min ago
Watch the terrifying footage of people throwing fireworks in the street in

The dangerous act was caught on camera.

59 min ago
Michelle Obama gives ringing endorsement to Hillary Clinton at campaign

Michelle Obama gave a warm personal endorsement to Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally for the presidential

1 hr ago

Same-sex marriage setback as Arlene Foster vows to block law change

Attempts to introduce same-sex marriage in the North are set to be thwarted for at least another five years

1 hr ago
Kenny dismisses reports that he planned to sack Shane Ross

The Taoiseach says reports he was prepared to sack Shane Ross are just rumours.

2 hr ago
Two teachers' unions hold rally outside Leinster House

Two teachers' unions have held a rally outside Leinster House, calling for pay equality for their

2 hr ago

Karthik is everyone's Apprentice winner

The IT consultancy owner is a firm favourite with viewers.
Injected male contraceptive 'effective for 96% of couples'

An injected male contraceptive has been shown to be almost 100% effective in a trial involving 350 men.
Apprentice shock as two candidates leave the process

Aleksandra King quit after saying she “wasn’t enjoying” the process.

How to Deal With the Financially Irresponsible People in Your Life

One of the greatest challenges for people attempting to adopt or maintain a life of financial

39 min ago
60db Dishes Out Short-Form Podcasts Personalized for You

iPhone: Podcasts are great, but the effort required to pick one out and play it is a little obnoxious

1 hr ago
Convince Someone That Your Dumb Idea Is True By Simply Repeating It Over

There’s an old adage that when you repeat a lie enough, it becomes the truth. Psychologists call the

1 hr ago

Under NRC’s Watchful Eye — New Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Comes on Line

Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region II The nuclear power industry notched a significant

6 hr ago
An Era Ends at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant

Victor Dricks Senior Public Affairs Officer Region IV Shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, operators in the

October 25, 2016
Five Questions With Tom Rich

Tom Rich is head of the agency’s Information Security Directorate How would you describe your job in

October 20, 2016

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg pledges $3bn to fight disease

Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are committing $3 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate basic

September 21, 2016
Feel overweight? This study reveals why

Genes contribute to self-perceived weight status among young adults, especially among women, a new research

September 1, 2016
Bacteria in chewable tobacco may up risk of cancer

Researchers have identified several species of bacteria in smokeless tobacco products that can increase the

August 27, 2016

Turkey-Iran gas pipeline blown up in Agri province

Turkey-Iran gas pipeline blown up in Agri province

20 min ago
Russia does not bomb civilians in Syria - envoy to NATO

Russia advances the peace settlement process and urges the UN special envoy to renew intra-Syrian

41 min ago
Refugee crisis demonstrates EU incapacities — Austria’s ex-president

The European Union has lost its cohesion and the refugee crisis has demonstrated the 28-nation bloc’s

2 hr ago

Being breast aware can save your life

Medical officer Aiesha Asmadi was only 22 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With no family history

8 min ago
Tell me about… Feeling numbness in my legs

For the past few weeks, I have experienced numbness and shooting pains now and then in my toes, and

23 hr ago
Understand your heart, to make sure it’s healthy

We suspect that caring for the heart is not a top concern for most Malaysian adults. But as one of the

23 hr ago

U.N. peace plan for Yemen seems to sideline exiled president

SANAA (Reuters) - A U.N. peace proposal to end a 19-month war in Yemen appears aimed at sidelining exiled
Egypt's Sisi pledges reviews of protest law, detentions

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised on Thursday to amend a law that human
Venezuela crisis enters dangerous phase as Maduro foes go militant

CARACAS (Reuters) - In a curious convergence of events on the same day last week, four Venezuelan

Rapidly Spinning 'Pumpkin' Stars Observed By NASA Missions | Video

Using the Kepler and Swift missions, astronomers have been studying the stars that "spin so fast they&

12 hr ago
ExoMars Lander's Impact Site Revealed In Higher Resolution | Video

The lander impact site, heat shield, parachute and the back shell it was attached to have been imaged by

14 hr ago
This Is the Best View Yet of Europe's Mars Lander Crash Site

Europe's ExoMars lander gauged out a crater 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) deep and nearly 8 feet (2.5 m) wide

14 hr ago

Why Wikipedia Is Worried About Global 'Right To Be Forgotten'

As Techdirt reported last year, the problematic "right to be forgotten" -- strictly speaking, a

5 hr ago
Hollywood Accounting Back In Court: How Has Spinal Tap Only Earned $81 In

We've discussed the amazing bullshit known as Hollywood Accounting many times here on Techdirt. This is

6 hr ago
Comcast Joins AT&T, Files Lawsuit Against Nashville To Slow Google Fiber

We've been noting for the last year how the latest front in the quest to bring competition to the

8 hr ago

So long Vine, your six seconds of internet fame are over

Twitter takes axe to mobile app A day after announcing it was cutting 9 per cent of its staff, Twitter has
Qualcomm agrees to acquire semiconductor biz NXP for $47bn

Chip designer chases self-driving car market as smartphone sales slow Chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to
Quantum heaves sigh of relief as red ink washes away

Paddles towards black ink pool wearing StorNext life belt Made it! Quantum is back in profit after five

Lester Haines: RIP

Register Special Projects Bureau chief dies aged 55 It is with incredible sadness that El Reg must report
US 5th graders have a pop at paper plane record

Close to claiming highest launch Guinness World Record A bunch of US 5th graders* yesterday came close to
NASA's stadium-sized sandwich bag overflies Oz

So far so good for Super Pressure Balloon mission The NASA Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) which lifted off

Datto launches backup and disaster recovery technology to combat ransomware

Datto’s SIRIS 3 data protection platform includes what it claims is the industry’s first ramsomware
New MacBook Pro beckons fanbois to become strip pokers

Who needs an escape key when you've got high-res emoji buttons? Apple confirmed Thursday that its new
So long Vine, your six seconds of internet fame are over

Twitter takes axe to mobile app A day after announcing it was cutting 9 per cent of its staff, Twitter has

New 'Vertical Walking' could replace stairs

A team of designers from the Netherlands have somehow managed to reinvent the humble staircase. The novel

October 26, 2016
Giant halos spotted around distant quasars

The discovery has the potential to challenge what we currently know of how early galaxies formed. Quasars

October 26, 2016
School evacuated due to radioactive uranium

Authorities were left shocked when a rock on display in a classroom turned out to be a lump of uranium. The

October 25, 2016

Male Birth Control Shot Promising, But Work Needed

Injections as effective as other contraceptives, but side effects prompted early halt of trial

1 hr ago
Cranberry Products May Not Prevent UTIs: Study

In female nursing home residents, cranberry capsules didn't affect infection rate

1 hr ago
Colon Cancer's Location May Determine Survival

Study found 'right-sided' tumors had worse prognoses, with implications for screening and treatment

3 hr ago

President Obama Grants Commutations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to the following 98 individuals:

1 hr ago
FACT SHEET: Federal Parity Task Force Takes Steps to Strengthen Insurance

For too long, Americans paid for health insurance that did not recognize that treatment for mental health

6 hr ago
Readout of the President's Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of

The President spoke by phone today with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the next steps

22 hr ago

Ohio Voter Suppression Halted/Military Robot Killers/More

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

6 hr ago
Massive Voter Suppression in Ohio Stopped Just in Time

Long before Donald Trump ever talked about rigged elections, Ohio’s Republicans, behind Secretary of State

10 hr ago
The (Media) Empire Strikes Back

We at WhoWhatWhy have long predicted that the mainstream media would turn on Donald Trump – after they were

15 hr ago

6 Ways Pop-Up Video Created a Classic—and Shaped the Internet

Twenty years after it first aired, we look back at the many ways the VH1 phenomenon presaged today's

9 min ago
You’ll Miss the Escape Key Even Less Than Your Headphone Jack

Today, with its new MacBook Pro, Apple killed the escape key. In fact, it got rid of physical function keys

14 min ago
As Standing Rock Protesters Face Down Armored Trucks, the World Watches on

As law enforcement moved in on Standing Rock protestors on Thursday, Facebook Live and Twitter once again

23 min ago

Want Your Tombstone to Last Forever? Make It Out of Quartzite

You might think that rock for your gravestone will last a long time, but not all rocks weather the ravages

5 hr ago
Theranos Blew It. But It Didn’t Ruin Biotech Startups for Everyone

What Elizabeth Holmes' downfall means for other start-ups with more modest hopes for point-of-care

7 hr ago
Why Scientists Keep Changing the Forecast for a La Niña Winter

La Niña isn't guaranteed after an El Niño, but this year's conditions are looking more favorable

7 hr ago

Want Your Tombstone to Last Forever? Make It Out of Quartzite

You might think that rock for your gravestone will last a long time, but not all rocks weather the ravages

5 hr ago
Modeling a Pendulum’s Swing Is Way Harder Than You Think

Modeling the motion of a pendulum is often included in introductory physics courses, but it's not as

October 26, 2016
The Lava That Doesn’t Erupt Anymore

The early Earth was a very different place, right down to having different lava erupting. The post The Lava

October 24, 2016

The UK health system: a response to critics

“[W]hen we want to believe something, we ask ourselves, ‘ Can I believe it?’ Then […] we search for

16 hr ago
Regulation and the Cost of Food

Regulation is a feature of a modern economy and it can serve a positive purpose. However, when it comes to

October 26, 2016
A sensible discussion on healthcare policy requires brutal honesty on

It was heart-breaking to witness. Back in January, sitting at my grandmother’s hospital bedside, a new

October 25, 2016

Blog Complaints Commission Returns

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6 hr ago
Jane Moore’s Full Britain RUMBLED

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10 hr ago
MPs Rap IPSO On Kavanagh Attack

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12 hr ago

Hacked emails show Clinton aides surprised at 2015 email revelations

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two aides in charge of running Hillary Clinton's presidential

55 min ago
Obama shortens prison sentences for 98 convict: White House

U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 98 convicts serving time for drug-related

52 min ago
Putin says U.S. 'hysteria' over Russia is election ploy

By Gleb Stolyarov KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused

3 hr ago

Obama Urges A Boost In IT Spending To Secure Federal Computers

Protecting decades-old systems from hackers is like "trying to put airbags into an old car," the

22 min ago
Hispanic Voters Key In Deciding Nevada's Tight Senate Race

Control of the Senate will come down to just a handful of races, and Nevada is the only seat Republicans

1 hr ago
House Speaker Paul Ryan Prepares For Challenges After Election Day

House Speaker Paul Ryan faces a number of political pressures after Election Day. Ryan is campaigning to

1 hr ago

Amazon forecast for holiday seasons disappoints as investment rises

Amazon.com Inc provided a disappointing forecast for the holiday season quarter while posting earnings that

20 min ago
Stocks dip as earnings pour in, consumer discretionary lags

U.S. stocks dipped in a choppy session after the latest round of earnings reports, as a decline in the

1 hr ago
Alphabet posts strong revenue on mobile, video; sets buyback

Alphabet, along with Facebook Inc , dominates the fast-growing mobile advertising market. Shares of

44 min ago

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