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Friday, June 09, 2017

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Tourette syndrome: Finally, something to shout about

Campers at Twitch and Shout, a camp for teenagers with Tourette, in Winder, Georgia, say goodbye in this

13 hr ago
Not just for the poor: The crucial role of Medicaid in America's health

Nurse Jane Kern administers medicine to patient Lexi Gerkin in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Lexi is one of

June 7, 2017
Why restoring morale is important to mental health in difficult times

City workers in London place flowers in the heart of the city after terrorism killed seven people and

June 6, 2017

How populism explains May's stunning UK election upset: Experts react

Corbyn may not have won enough seats to take over Parliament, but he dealt May a serious blow nonetheless.

7 hr ago
Most countries score an F on our LGBT human rights report card

Police in Istanbul,Turkey disperse gay pride demonstrators with a water cannon in June 2015. AP Photo/Emrah

13 hr ago
Puerto Rico votes on statehood – fifth time's the charm?

Puerto Rican citizen gestures during political rally in 2012. AP/Ricardo Arduengo On June 11, Puerto

13 hr ago

Is there a First Amendment right to follow President Trump's Twitter

Can the president block people from seeing his tweets? AP Photo/J. David Ake President Donald Trump’s

13 hr ago
Can the world ever really keep terrorists off the internet?

Can the world come together as one to fight terrorism online? rawpixel.com/shutterstock.com After London’s

13 hr ago
Will Trump and the FCC heal or worsen America's digital divide?

Some Americans have fast internet, but many still lag behind – especially in rural areas. BlueRingMedia via

June 7, 2017

To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before their meeting

13 hr ago
US exit from Paris climate accord makes discussing how and whether to

The Paris Agreement could provide a forum for international cooperation on risky, planet-scale engineering

June 7, 2017
The other reason to shift away from coal: Air pollution that kills

Cholla power plant near Joseph City, Arizona, photographed on Jan. 16, 2010. PDTillman/Wikipedia , CC BY

June 6, 2017

Dan, Dan The Terrorist Befriending Man

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2 hr ago
Right-Wing Pundits - U OK Hun?

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It’s The Sun Wot Lost It

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8 hr ago

From the Comey camp, 'laughter' at idea he broke the law by

Ben Wittes, editor in chief of the Lawfare blog and senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, told Yahoo

31 min ago
Pelosi: I wish George W. Bush were president now

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, June 9,

32 min ago
Bob Woodward says Comey’s testimony ‘enhanced’ his credibility

The former Watergate reporter said part of Comey’s testimony was “very damaging” but observed that many

2 hr ago

Russia Meddled In U.S. Election, Comey Says During Senate Testimony

Former FBI Director James Comey appeared before a Senate panel on Thursday. In Moscow, people interviewed

5 hr ago
Special Counsel Would Have To Probe Obstruction Questions, Sen. Cardin Says

Before a Senate panel, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump of lies. Steve Inskeep talks

5 hr ago
Trump Breaks Silence On Comey: 'WOW, Comey Is A Leaker!'

President Trump says via Twitter that he was vindicated in the hearing that explored Russia's meddling

6 hr ago

Vladimir Putin Warns U.S. – Russia Nuclear War Would Leave No Survivors

By: Rohan Sharma via pagalparrot.com The US and Russia are always in a state of aggression against each

4 hr ago
Company is Turning “Extra” Embryos into Human Jewelry

(anongroup) Human embryos “left over” from IVF fertilization are now being used to create jewelry, shocking

14 hr ago
Comey Debunks NYT Report About Trump Campaign Having Repeated Contacts With

By: xuenchen via abovetopsecret.com Former FBI Director James Comey testifying in front of a Senate hearing

16 hr ago

URGENT. Call your LA State Senator TODAY. Protect our Scenic Rivers!

The Louisiana Senate will be voting on Senate Bill 132 within the next couple of hours. This bill would

May 31, 2017
Pearl River Restoration Doesn't Need Jackson's One Lake Project

In the lower Pearl River system of Mississippi and Louisiana, where the river forms the state boundary

May 17, 2017
Clean Water is Not a Burden

Clean water is not a partisan issue. Along with clean air and soil, water is a necessity for our

May 17, 2017

The Woman That’s Changing The Lives Of Melbourne’s Homeless By Buying Them

By Kalee Brown When you grow up with so much privilege, and are surrounded by people within the same or

June 3, 2017
Antibiotic Resistance Accelerating Near Pharmaceutical Factories

By Dr. Mercola Nearly half of Americans took at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days, 1 but

June 2, 2017
8 Natural Mosquito Repellents

By Michelle Schoffro Cook Before you grab that DEET-based mosquito repellent, consider using a natural

June 2, 2017

DOJ: Two U.S. Citizens Arrested for Ties to Hezbollah

No, it's not Huma Abedein and Valerie Jarrett

14 hr ago
Berm Drills

When an armored unit is in the defense, digging two tier fighting

19 hr ago
Midway= 75 years ago today

For the first 6 months of the Pacific War, the Kido Butai, the Japanese

June 4, 2017

Securing Data, Communications, and Identity with Keybase

Keybase is a small but ambitious company that aims to make cyrpto available and virtually seamless for

June 8, 2017
Egyptian, Muslim, American

My friend Angie Gad joins me for episode 68 of Covert Contact to discuss growing up as a first

June 5, 2017
The Manchester Attack

The past few months have been extremely busy. I joined the Institute for the Future as a 2017 Future for

May 29, 2017

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

WATCH: Angry passenger reduces airport staff member to tears

“You’re complete, total – what are you being? What are you being right now?”

4 hr ago
Jeremy Corbyn’s awkward high-five just sums up 2017

*shudders*

8 hr ago
Island school with two students is looking for a head teacher

"A fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for an adventure".

9 hr ago

Theresa May rejected the Tory detoxification project. That's what's

Kate Maltby / The Guardian : Theresa May rejected the Tory detoxification project. That's

3 hr ago
Theresa May Loses Overall Majority in U.K. Parliament (New York Times)

New York Times : Theresa May Loses Overall Majority in U.K. Parliament — LONDON

3 hr ago
James Comey and the Predator in Chief (Nicole Serratore/New York Times)

Nicole Serratore / New York Times : James Comey and the Predator in Chief — As I

3 hr ago

FAGAN: What City Leaders Refuse To Admit About Out Of Control Violence In

No, it is not gun violence making New Orleans one of the most dangerous places on the planet to live. Guns

30 min ago
GATES: Yeah, The Louisiana Bar Association Can’t Even Support Creating A

The Louisiana State Bar Association, the mandatory trade group that all Louisiana lawyers must belong to

1 hr ago
APPEL: The Stalemate At The Legislature Was A Victory For Louisiana, Not A

What we saw this week was a powerful lesson in raw democracy. No, not the Comey hearings, the event was the

2 hr ago

Betting on Bitumen: Alberta's energy policies from Lougheed to Klein

The role of government in Alberta, both involvement and funding, has been critical in ensuring that more

21 hr ago
Canada-China FTA will leave workers worse off

Global Affairs Canada is currently consulting Canadians on a possible Canada-China free trade agreement. In

June 2, 2017
Faulty assumptions about pipelines and tidewater access

The federal and Alberta governments and the oil industry argue that pipelines to tidewater will unlock new

May 30, 2017

Serial killer Charles Sobhraj to undergo open heart surgery

Serial killer Charles Sobhraj was admitted to a hospital where he is expected to undergo open heart surgery

5 hr ago

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News24.com | Zuma blames 'wrong forces'

Antagonistic forces are hampering the creation of the society the ANC’s liberation fighters once envisaged,

45 min ago
News24.com | Police, Western Cape government rubbish rumours of '

The Western Cape government and police have rubbished social media rumours about "arsonists"

7 min ago
News24.com | Police urge KZN victims of robbery captured on camera to come

Police have called on the victims of a robbery in Asherville, which was filmed, to report the crime so it

42 min ago

News24.com | Where is the crowd-funding for the destitute?

It must be difficult watching your every possession go up in flames, trying to salvage what you can

4 hr ago
News24.com | Britain plunged into political uncertainty

From an electoral point of view, this was a campaign for Theresa May to lose. And her ‘presidential’ style

4 hr ago
News24.com | Stop blaming the Western bogeyman

The preoccupation with the West not only serves to deflect attention from the real problem of bad

4 hr ago

News24.com | Ghanaian player jailed for raping wife in Sweden

A Swedish court has sentenced a Ghanaian football player in Sweden's second division to two years in

13 min ago
News24.com | Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly UN base attack

A powerful Al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed an attack on a United Nations camp that killed three

1 hr ago
News24.com | UN rights chief urges probe of violence in central DRC

The UN human rights chief is urging the UN's main rights body to establish an international

1 hr ago

James Comey stars in another bad movie

James Comey stars in another bad movie by Jon Rappoport June 9, 2017 Where was the devastating

4 hr ago
Individual power in a decaying world

Individual power in a decaying world by Jon Rappoport June 8, 2017 I wrote these notes before putting

June 8, 2017
India: corruption scandals reveal a gaping hole in society

India: corruption scandals reveal a gaping hole in society by Jon Rappoport June 8, 2017 “There are

June 8, 2017

Watch how to make fire using a sandwich bag and water

Derek Muller explains how it was done on his YouTube channel Veritasium.

1 hr ago
UK doctors must treat sick baby Charlie until next week, European judges

Doctors in London must continue to treat a terminally-ill baby at the centre of a life-support legal battle

2 hr ago
Ex-BBC presenters found guilty of indecently assaulting under-age boys

Tony and Julie Wadsworth were found guilty of encouraging a string of boys to take part in sexual activity.

2 hr ago

ISIS Puppet Show Continues: Attacks Philippines, Australia, Britain and Now

The ISIS Puppet Show shows no sign of abating in recent weeks, with the fanatical mercenary group

12 hr ago
The Difference Between an Empath, a Sympath and One Who Practices

There is a difference in the way certain people modulate frequencies and there are so many variations that

13 hr ago
Father of Famous Aleppo Boy Just Exposed How the US & White Helmets Lied to

Covered in dust and bruises with hair disheveled from having survived a blast, the blood beginning to crust

14 hr ago

Give up work? What a load of rubbish, say Lotto-winning bin men

Two Carlow bin men who today called to National Lottery headquarters to collect a hefty Lotto cheque for
Transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon Airport as young child falls ill

A transatlantic flight has diverted to Shannon Airport with a young child who required medical attention.
Cork city to double in size taking in Ballincollig, Blarney and

Details of the most significant revamp of local government in the history of the State were revealed this

1 hr ago

"We'll fight them on the beaches! We'll fight them on the.....

There's been some change since 1940 when Churchill uttered these famous words. And there's no doubt

June 7, 2017
Trump's finest hour

The most important thing to know about global warming - whoops, I mean climate change - is that it's a

June 4, 2017
Not with a bang but a whimper

I have (with the exception of sport, and I'm working on that) long ago given up watching TV. It

June 1, 2017

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Taking a Long-Term View on New Reactor Licenses

Scott Burnell Public Affairs Officer Since 2012, the NRC has licensed 11 new reactors in the United

March 22, 2017
Five Questions With Michael Weber

Michael Weber is the head of the NRC’s Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research How would you briefly

March 7, 2017
OIG Audit Looks at Security for Decommissioning Reactors

Brett M. Baker Assistant Inspector General for Audits An Office of the Inspector General audit of the

March 1, 2017

Homo sapiens 100,000 years older than thought: Studies

A recent research shows that Homo sapiens roamed Africa 300,000 years ago. It pushes back our origins by a

June 8, 2017
GSLV-MkIII: HAL, Godrej build crucial components

The recently launched GSLV MkIII has its structural assemblies and propellant tankages produced by

June 6, 2017
Mars astronauts at increased risk of cancer: Study

Astronauts travelling to Mars or on long-term missions outside the Earth's magnetic field would face

June 6, 2017

Turkey starting oil exploration in Mediterranean, Black seas

Turkey is starting exploration for hydrocarbons in the Mediterranean and Black seas, Turkish media quoted

3 min ago
Uzbekistan to spend $2.65B on hydropower development until 2026

Uzbekistan will allocate $2.65 billion for the implementation of 32 investment projects on the development

8 min ago
Cash in circulation increases in Azerbaijan

12 min ago

You may be at risk heart disease if you take these painkillers

Is it true that taking prescription-strength nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), can increase

19 hr ago
Can you make scars disappear completely? You’re not going to like the

Scraping your knee in a childhood fall; burning your hand on the stove; having your appendix removed

June 7, 2017
This student thought he would die after seeing a fake traditional doctor

A Hong Kong student recounts the horror he went through after seeing a suspected fake traditional doctor

June 6, 2017

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Image of the Day

This ancient Martian crater may have once been filled with water.

1 hr ago
Pretty Volcanic Plume Seen in Space Image

A seaborne sediment plume turns the Bering Sea green.

2 hr ago
Full Strawberry 'Minimoon' Shines with Saturn Tonight! What to

The June 2017 full moon rises tonight, June 9, and it will be the smallest full moon (a minimoon) of 2017.

6 hr ago

This Machine Kills Accountability: The Ongoing Persecution Of Good Cops

There are several ways the many problems with American policing could be addressed, but maybe a good

18 hr ago
Reddit, Amazon Push For 'Day Of Action' On July 12 To Protest The

So as we've been noting, a lot of people remain under the impression that companies like Google and

20 hr ago
Kellogg's Takes Australian Tennis Player To Court For Branding Himself

Last time we checked in with Kellogg's, makers of various breakfast and cereal products, they were

22 hr ago

Record number of non-EU techies coming to Blighty

Volumes to swell further post Brexit, bean counters predict The quantity of non-EU IT workers coming to the
Watch out Facebook, Google – the EU wants easy access to your data

So much for the European data fortress? The European Commission is pushing measures that would force tech
ICO seizes phones and computers in nuisance call scam raids

Probe into theft of personal info from car repair centres The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO

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Record number of non-EU techies coming to Blighty

Volumes to swell further post Brexit, bean counters predict The quantity of non-EU IT workers coming to the
Witcher dev CD Projekt Red says hackers stole game concepts and asked for

Scum threaten to leak deets of upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt Red, the Polish developer behind the
Windows 10 Creators Update preview: Lovin' for Edge and pen users, nowt

What about the rest of us? Microsoft has released a new preview of Windows 10's Fall Creators Update

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Russian environmental watchdog to inspect all seaports

The purpose of oversight activities is to check compliance with environmental laws

2 min ago
Russia’s mortgage rates close to all-time low — Central Bank chief

Banks now have all the opportunities to boost lending, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said

24 min ago
WADA ditches probes in doping-abuse allegations against Russian fencers

"The justice has finally prevailed," the president of the Russian Fencing Federation said

26 min ago

Ancient fossil bird found trapped in amber

The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era

5 hr ago
NASA reveals 'Batmobile' concept Mars rover

The futuristic vehicle, which is designed to operate on Mars, was unveiled at the Kennedy Space Center

10 hr ago
Astronauts could bake their own bread in space

A new type of crumb-free dough mixture could help to improve the selection of foods available in space. The

June 8, 2017

5% of Zika Pregnancies Results in Birth Defects

Report from U.S. territories finds 120 newborns suffered range of devastating developmental problems

16 hr ago
Tattoo Aftercare What to Know

The story looks at how to prevent an infection after getting a tattoo.

20 hr ago
Tick-Borne Illness Suspected in 2-Year-Old's Death

Tick-Borne Illness Suspected in 2-Year-Old's Death

22 hr ago

White House National Security Advisor and Director of the National Economic

(Washington, D.C.) – President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R

19 hr ago
Readout of the Vice President's Meeting with Republic of Cyprus

The Vice President met today at the White House with Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. The

19 hr ago
Remarks by President Trump at the Top of the Infrastructure Summit with

State Dining Room 3:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all very much for being

20 hr ago

Scary Numbers of the Opioid Crisis

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

2 hr ago
Is Comey Telling the Truth? Was John Dean Telling the Truth?

Looking back on Watergate is about more than just reminiscence. Many still are trying to seek the truth

6 hr ago
Comey Hints at J Edgar Hoover’s Blackmailing of Political Leaders

Comparing himself to murdered 12th Century Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket notwithstanding, fired

20 hr ago