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  Niskanen Center

• How Labor Unions Impact Inequality – And Whether That Justifies the Legacy Costs They Leave 13 hours ago

  Unions recently took some hits in Republican states, but now teachers’ strikes are pushing back […] The post How Labor Unions Impact Inequality – And Whether That Justifies...
  

• Three More Reasons to be Cautious About a National Job Guarantee 3 days ago

  We should think twice before we let ourselves get carried away with enthusiasm for a national job guarantee. The post Three More Reasons to be Cautious About a National Job Guarantee...
  

• Immigration Policy Brief Series Update 7 days ago

  Historically, legislation has the most permanent impact on immigration policy in the United States. Our legislative policy recommendations provide solutions that meet the economic...
  

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Competitive Enterprise Institute

• Government Report Breaks Down Taxpayer Funded Union Hours 9 hours ago

  InsideSources cited Trey Kovacs on the irony and need for getting rid of "official time" where union officials are paid with tax-payer dollars while conducting union business but...
  

• Congress Just Voted to Repeal a Few Bits of Dodd-Frank 9 hours ago

  Reason cited John Berlau on the boon to small banks in being able to provide financial relief to Americans that is occuring with deregulation of Obama-era financial regulations which...
  
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  CEI Report: Europe's General Data Protection Regulation Costs Everyone, Provides Little 15 hours ago

  The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, a new set of privacy rules aimed at giving EU residents more control over their data, will go into effect this Friday, May...
  

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  Opinion | The Guardian

• I had to travel abroad to end my doomed pregnancy. Ireland must change its abortion law | Siobhán Donohue 16 hours ago

  I feel scarred by the constitutional amendment that meant I had to travel to Britain for a terminationI’ve never been involved in politics or campaigned for anything. If you’d...
  

• They are so clever. So how can Oxford University get it so wrong on access? | Sonia Sodha 12 hours ago

  If it doesn’t make more effort to admit young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, the government should step inOxford University’s vice-chancellor, Louise Richardson...
  

• The answer to Britain’s productivity crisis? Meghanomics | Larry Elliott 12 hours ago

  The duchess wants to champion female empowerment. Letting women participate fully in the workforce would be a good startThere’s nothing quite like a royal wedding to get the British...
  

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  CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

• Evacuation criticized after Manitoba First Nation surrounded by fire 7 hours ago

  The federal government said it is stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations that are threatened by a raging wildfire.
  

• Feds block $1.5B takeover of Aecon by China-owned company over national security 6 hours ago

  The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security...
  

• Trump calls Canada 'very spoiled,' 'difficult to deal with' on NAFTA 11 hours ago

  U.S. President Donald Trump is taking aim at Canada, calling his neighbour to the north 'very difficult to deal with' and 'very spoiled.'
  

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  Tallbloke's Talkshop

• Woods Hole Climatologist Gives False Evidence To Congress 3 days ago

  Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Science Magazine had fun taking the mickey out of this GOP Rep, but failed to uncover some seriously erroneous statements...
  

• Possible origin of Dansgaard-Oeschger abrupt climate events 4 days ago

  Numerous studies have found evidence of an apparently regular and significant climate event every 1,470 years (on average), which seems to show up most clearly in glacial periods...
  

• Study: no relationship between methane in groundwater and proximity to natural gas wells 5 days ago

  Actual evidence contradicts colourful but unresearched scare stories once again. A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination from...
  

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Catallaxy Files

• Liddell, renewables and the future of the Australian economy 7 hours ago

  I had a piece in the Australian Spectator on the saga that is AGL’s determination to milk the regulatory induced energy price hikes.  Here is an extract Like a border skirmish that...
  

• Philip Roth has passed away 14 hours ago

  If you asked me to name my favourite author, it wouldn’t be Philip Roth, although I may have read more of his novels than any other fiction writer I can think of, so perhaps he is. Alas...
  

• Some vital statistics a day ago

  Monaco on the left has an area of 4 km². Gaza, shown to the right, has a land area of 365 km². Both have a Mediterranean sea front. Gaza apparently has an area similar to that of Greater...
  

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Zee News :Zee News - Blog

• Brutally Basic Bollywood: Fawning over the Royal Wedding over, here are the real lessons for Bollywood 18 hours ago

  As a British White Royal Male and An America Actress Of Mixed Race  the  couple knows its  responsibilities as a celebrity team and intends  to work vigorously into being...
  

• Vantage Point - Karnataka Assembly Election Results are a double-edged sword, now watch out for pre-poll alliances for 2019 Lok Sabha polls 9 days ago

  The day may officially belong to the BJP, but there is enough silver lining for the Congress as well.
  

• Brutally Basic Bollywood: Cannes Do No Wrong—Why Do We take Our Films To Cannes? 10 days ago

  There we go again. It is that time of the year when our films and filmmakers head to the scenic  French town for a  bit of a sun and a lot of hype, and nothing else...
  

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Zee News :Technology News

• Mobiistar XQ Dual, CQ budget smartphones launched in India 17 hours ago

  The Mobiistar XQ Dual  has been priced at Rs 7,999 and the CQ will come at Rs 4,999.
  

• Xiaomi to launch Mi 8 smartphone on May 31 20 hours ago

  Xiaomi is all set to launch the Mi 8 as part of its 8th year anniversary offering.
  

• Flipkart Apple week: Get iPhone starting at Rs 17,999 a day ago

  Check out top 10 deals During Flipkart’s Apple Week sale.
  

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Zee News :Zee News - Health

• Human brain grown in rodents to boost treatments for neurological disorders a month ago

  In a first, US scientists have grown miniature human brains or human brain organoids, in the skulls of mice, a breakthrough that could boost stem cell research as well as provide insight...
  

• Low testosterone level linked to chronic diseases in men a month ago

  Low levels of testosterone in men could be associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, even among those 40 years of age and younger, new research has found...
  

• Kale, beetroot: Nutritious ingredients for healthy food a month ago

  With people becoming more health conscious, several restaurants have started introducing dishes with healthy ingredients like kale, beetroot and quinoa. These dishes offer wholesome...
  

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Zee News :Sci-Tech

• Evidence of stars forming only 250 million years after Big Bang found by astronomers 9 hours ago

  Scientists are said to have found traces of first stars which suggests that they winked to life roughly 250 million years after the Big Bang.
  

• Giant predatory worms invade France, shock biologists 12 hours ago

  Hammerhead flatworms are said to hunt through the soil and their bodies produce small amounts of a substance called tetrodotoxin, which immobilises prey. ...
  

• Scientists discover the fastest growing black hole which eats a Sun every two days 8 days ago

  The energy emitted from this newly discovered supermassive black hole, also known as a quasar, was mostly ultraviolet light but also radiated x-rays.
  

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Zee News :South asia

• Pakistan minister says tanks, missiles alone can't save country if it's not strong economically 2 days ago

  Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has described peace, stability and continuity as critical for economic progress.
  

• Nepal woos tourists, opens Chinese language website 3 days ago

  The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has developed its website to inform Chinese tourists about major tourist destinations in the country.
  

• Nawaz Sharif rejects NSC's condemnation of his Mumbai terror attack remarks 9 days ago

  Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday rejected Pakistan's top civil and military leadership condemning his controversial remarks on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
  

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Zee News :World

• Maldives more inclined towards China: Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba 2 hours ago

  "The present government in Maldives is more inclined towards China. The constitution has been tweaked and some islands have been given to the Chinese for development."...
  

• India does not want relationship of dependence: US Congress told 3 hours ago

  Aparna Pande, Director, Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute, also highlights how India is different from traditional American allies...
  

• Uber ends Arizona self-driving program following fatality 9 hours ago

  The ride-hailing company suspended its program in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles.
  

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Zee News :India National

• Maharashtra Legislative Council election results 2018 live news updates: Counting on for five seats today in 10 hours

  All the major political parties of Maharashtra - Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party - contested the elections.
  

• Anti-Sterlite protest: Tuticorin tense, internet services suspended for five days in 10 hours

  11 people have died in two days of violence in protest against a copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries - owned by Vedanta. 67 people have been arrested so far for indulging in...
  

• Cheap fuel vs cheap mobile data: BJP leader`s attack on Congress backfires in 10 hours

  Twitter users fear he may be made India's next finance minister for his internet data cost vs fuel price comparison.
  

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  Channel NewsAsia World News

• Trump fundraiser launches subpoena blitz in Qatar legal fight - sources an hour ago

  REUTERS: Lawyers for Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump, have sent out more than 40 subpoenas to internet service providers, lobbying firms and others...
  

• Commentary: Focus on denuclearisation obscures Kim Jong Un’s true threat 3 hours ago

  North Korea has deployed two-thirds of its million-strong army within 60 miles of Seoul. Along with the manpower, 8,000 artillery systems and 4,000 tanks are dug into a reported 4,000...
  

• US-led strike hits regime positions in east Syria: State media 4 hours ago

  DAMASCUS: Syrian state media reported early Thursday (May 24) that an aerial attack by the US-led coalition had hit several military positions in the country's east. "Some of our...
  

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  Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

• China jails former insurance executive for 11 years over graft - state media 41 minutes ago

  BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced Wang Yincheng, the former president of the People's Insurance Group of China, to 11 years in prison for graft on Thursday, the official People's...
  

• Ride-hailing firm Go-Jek to enter Singapore, other Southeast Asian markets in next few months 40 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE: Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek said on Thursday (May 24) it will enter Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines in the next few months...
  

• Malaysia's central bank gives land purchase deal details to anti-graft agency 40 minutes ago

  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank said on Thursday (May 24) that it has handed details of a transaction to purchase land from the government to the anti-graft agency, after reports...
  

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  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• 7-year-old boy 'seriously injured' in Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 bus accident 33 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE: A seven-year-old boy sustained serious injuries on Thursday (May 24) after he was trapped under a bus following an accident along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5. The Singapore...
  

• China jails former insurance executive for 11 years over graft - state media 41 minutes ago

  BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced Wang Yincheng, the former president of the People's Insurance Group of China, to 11 years in prison for graft on Thursday, the official People's...
  

• Ride-hailing firm Go-Jek to enter Singapore, other Southeast Asian markets in next few months 40 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE: Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek said on Thursday (May 24) it will enter Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines in the next few months...
  

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  Trump blasts 'spoiled' Canada and Mexico over NAFTA talks 14 hours ago

  U.S. President Donald Trump rails against Mexico and Canada's efforts in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying both neighbours have been very difficult...
  
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  Federal government blocks sale of construction giant Aecon to Chinese interests 6 hours ago

  The office of Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has confirmed to CBC News that the federal government has blocked the sale of Canadian construction company Aecon Group Inc. to Chinese...
  
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  Eastern Manitoba First Nations evacuated as huge fire approaches 14 hours ago

  Manitoba officials say a fire nearly twice the size of Winnipeg that is raging toward Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nation was human caused...
  

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  All Things Considered : NPR

• How Philip Roth's Writing Transcended The Narrow Confines Of A Culture 6 hours ago

  Philip Roth, one of the country's most celebrated writers, has died at 85. Roth was known for work that was funny, often gross, and deeply connected to his Jewish roots. He won numerous...
  

• Senate Reaches Agreement On Changes To How Congress Handles Sexual Harassment Claims 6 hours ago

  Senate leaders announced a deal on legislation to overhaul how Congress investigates allegations of sexual harassment. The measure makes lawmakers personally liable for settling...
  

• Southern Baptist President Removed Over Language On Sexual Abuse Of Women 6 hours ago

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has removed its president over past advice he gave women regarding sexual abuse. He advised women to pray for their abuses and not report...
  

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  Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Corbyn to call for Irish government to be given role in powersharing restoration 4 hours ago

  Unionists have dismissed suggestions the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference, which gives the Irish government a consultative role, be revived.
  
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  TV3 hosts final TV debates on abortion referendum 6 hours ago

  The final TV debate on the abortion referendum is taking place tonight on TV3 who are airing two hour-long programmes on the issue.
  
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  Gardaí warn of email scam which has already caught out Airbnb customers 7 hours ago

  People are being warned to look out for emails from fake companies and service providers due to new EU data laws.
  

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  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• 7-year-old boy 'seriously injured' in Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 bus accident 36 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE: A seven-year-old boy sustained serious injuries on Thursday (May 24) after he was trapped under a bus following an accident along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5. The Singapore...
  

• China jails former insurance executive for 11 years over graft - state media 43 minutes ago

  BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced Wang Yincheng, the former president of the People's Insurance Group of China, to 11 years in prison for graft on Thursday, the official People's...
  

• Ride-hailing firm Go-Jek to enter Singapore, other Southeast Asian markets in next few months 43 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE: Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek said on Thursday (May 24) it will enter Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines in the next few months...
  

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  The Hayride

• Royal Inbreeding Continues: Prince Harry marries cousin in church where her descendent is buried 5 hours ago

  In keeping with the “royal” tradition of inbreeding, Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, married his cousin 17 times removed. Meghan Markle is a descendant of King...
  

• ACLU to Amazon: Stop marketing facial recognition tech to governments 6 hours ago

  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) demanded that the giant online retail store Amazon stop marketing facial recognition technology to government agencies, citing possible...
  

• New NFL Directive: Players Must Stand for National Anthem or stay in locker room 7 hours ago

  This spring NFL owners approved a new policy aimed at cracking down on players who won’t show respect during the playing of the National Anthem before the game begins. Players who...
  

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  Lifehacker

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  The 10 Best Deals of May 23, 2018 7 hours ago

  We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...
  

• Earther Now Kilauea’s Eruption Is Producing Wild Blue Flames | The A.V. 7 hours ago

  Earther Now Kilauea’s Eruption Is Producing Wild Blue Flames | The A.V. Club Can Roseanne be fixed? | The Takeout Make Buncha Crap Green Smoothie and save yourself a buncha...
  
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  This Ring Is Nearly the Perfect Minimalist Fitness Tracker 7 hours ago

  I’m not into watches or wristbands, but for the last few weeks I’ve been wearing a fitness tracker on my finger. It knows how long I sleep and detects when I walk or run, and all I’ve...
  

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Pesticide Action Network

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  Farm Bill opposition couldn't be ignored a day ago

  This blog is the third in our Farm Bill series focusing in on key issues of concern to those in our network. HR 2, the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill, went to the House floor for a vote...
  
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  McDonald's, you’ve got a pesticide problem 8 days ago

  McDonald’s has a long history of employing business practices that are devastating to the lives of workers and their communities. Key among these: the fast food chain continues...
  
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  Chlorpyrifos ban imminent in Hawaiʻi 9 days ago

  The Hawaiʻi legislature has made a momentous decision to pass a bill that would ban the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Now it's on the Governor's desk. Learn more Slideshow...
  

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  USATODAY - News Top Stories

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  Feds: Border agent fatally shot immigrant after being attacked 4 hours ago

  A U.S. Customs and Border agent who says he was being attacked by a group of illegal immigrants on Wednesday opened fire, killing a person, the agency said.        ...
  
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  Capitals defeat Lightning in Game 7 to reach first Stanley Cup Final since 1998 an hour ago

  Alex Ovechkin scored early and Andre Burakovsky added two more to send the Capitals to their first Cup Final appearances since 1998.       
  
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  Japan's foreign minister seeks U.S. help on abductees in North Korea an hour ago

  Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono is in Washington this week to press the Trump administration to remember Japanese interests in talks with North Korea. The North’s diplomatic...
  

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  World news | The Guardian

• 'Remember Savita': father's plea for voters to end Ireland's abortion ban a day ago

  Andanappa Yalagi, whose daughter died after a miscarriage at a Galway hospital, hopes the referendum will change the law Her death was the “end of the world” to her family, and...
  

• Philip Roth: Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral author dies at 85 18 hours ago

  Chronicler of American politics, Jewishness and male sexual desire was widely regarded as one of greatest novelists of the 20th centuryPhilip Roth obituaryThe novelist Philip...
  

• Trump says 'very substantial chance' North Korea summit could be delayed a day ago

  President raises doubts over 12 June talks but says: ‘In the end it will work out. I can’t tell you how or why, but it always does’Donald Trump said there was a “very substantial...
  

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  Techdirt.

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  Michigan Takes On The NSA With New Law, But Probably Won't Have Much Of An Impact 2 hours ago

  In the months following the appearance of the Snowden leaks, several state legislatures attempted stiff arm snooping feds by introducing bills prohibiting collect-it-all programs...
  
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  EPA's War On Journalists Is Not A Good Look 6 hours ago

  The Obama administration was terrible when it came to how it treated journalists, acting vindictively against many journalists, and opening up investigations that created massive...
  
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  Mugshots.com Operators Arrested For Letting Money Influence Editorial Decisions 7 hours ago

  Earlier this month Ars Technica reported on the arrest of the alleged operators of Mugshots.com, a website that does what it says on the tin: hosts mugshots. The issue is, the site operators...
  

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  Fark.com RSS

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  Family opens natural cemetery in Montana, one without embalming and caskets, just like the ones Mafia families have been running for years in the New Jersey swamps [Interesting] 10 minutes ago

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  Theme of Farktography Contest No. 681: "Brown 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography] 13 minutes ago

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  Woman finally has needle removed after pinhead surgeon left it in her birth canal [Scary] 23 minutes ago

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  BBC News - Home

• North Korea calls US Vice-President Pence 'stupid' 16 minutes ago

  Angered by the US vice-president's comments, North Korea warns a "nuclear showdown" is still possible.
  

• Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks 12 hours ago

  Michael Cohen took at least $400,000 to arrange a meeting between Ukraine leader and Trump, sources tell BBC.
  

• US warns staff in China: Beware of unusual sounds 17 hours ago

  A US diplomatic employee suffers a brain injury after experiencing abnormal "sounds and pressure".
  

  CNN.com - Top Stories

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  After sharp criticism, the Justice Department will hold a separate briefing for a bipartisan group of lawmakers on a confidential intelligence source in the Russia probe an hour ago

  The Trump administration is still moving forward with its plan to brief a pair of House Republicans on Thursday on a confidential intelligence source in the Russia investigation...
  
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  How cocktail party chatter led a Trump ally to claim a 'deep state' conspiracy an hour ago

  A seemingly impromptu suggestion at a cocktail party in 2016 -- that Hillary Clinton's deleted emails were circulating among the intelligence community and the Trump campaign might...
  
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  Anderson Cooper: Saying 'spy' doesn't make it so an hour ago

  CNN's Anderson Cooper breaks down President Trump's call on the Justice Department to open an internal investigation into whether the FBI placed an informant into his 2016 presidential...
  

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  memeorandum

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  Stop Talking about 'Norms' (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo) 4 minutes ago

  Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:Stop Talking about ‘Norms’  —  I just finished listening to a CNN segment where “norms” figured heavily in the discussion.  It...
  
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  Can Stacey Abrams Change the Way Democrats Win in the South? (Alan Abramowitz/New York Times) 4 minutes ago

  Alan Abramowitz / New York Times:Can Stacey Abrams Change the Way Democrats Win in the South?  —  Gene Talmadge must be turning over in the grave.  On Tuesday, Georgia Democrats...
  
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  Mueller fights media access to secret court filings (Josh Gerstein/Politico) 13 minutes ago

  Josh Gerstein / Politico:Mueller fights media access to secret court filings  —  The special prosecutor's portrayal of an active, ongoing investigation seems at odds with...
  

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  The Register

• Open Source MANO Release FOUR lands 8 minutes ago

  Smaller feet, more monitoring, better interoperability The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has dropped the latest iteration of its open source management...
  

• US Senator Ron Wyden to Pentagon: Encrypt your websites an hour ago

  CIO Dana Deasy, your certificate's from Akamai. Why? As if trying to buy a flying fleet of F-35s wasn't enough, now the Department of Defense is being asked to secure its Websites.…...
  

• Servers crashed and burned. So, Qualcomm's back to Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V'ing Arm cores into phones 2 hours ago

  Pocket fondleslabs using Snapdragon 710s arriving now Following its Centriq server processor implosion, Qualcomm has dusted itself off, and today presented to the world another...
  

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  BBC News - Technology

• Google 'stole my video', says film-maker Philip Bloom 4 hours ago

  Film-maker claims his footage has been misused, after an internal Google video leaks online.
  

• Steam store school-shooting game 'appalling' 12 hours ago

  An anti-gun violence charity calls for a school-shooting video game to be dropped from Steam.
  

• Tesla Autopilot: Name deceptive, claim groups 11 hours ago

  Two consumer rights group claim the marketing for the driving assistant technology is deceptive and misleading.
  

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  Further

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  Hope Will Never Be Silent a day ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  
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  If I Die In A School Shooting: These Are America's Children 2 days ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  
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  Countering Hate With the Sound of Music: Fiesta At Aaron's Place! 5 days ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  

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  Punish Man Who Kicked Leashed Dog Twice on Walk 4 hours ago

  A dog was kicked twice by a screaming man while out on a walk. The abuse was captured on a security camera, and the person responsible is still at large. Demand justice for this poor dog...
  
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  End Trophy Hunting as Conservation Measure 4 hours ago

  Some in the conservation community continue to support trophy hunting as a means to fund conservation programs. Sign the petition to discontinue support of this practice and find...
  
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  Tell Congress Not To Ruin Americans with Disabilities Act 5 hours ago

  A senator in Texas is currently attempting to reform the Americans with Disabilities Act to make enforcing the law far more difficult. Sign the petition to demand Congress leaves...
  

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  News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | Poppie's mom and stepdad back in the dock for sentencing proceedings an hour ago

  The biological mother and stepfather of three-year-old Poppie van der Merwe, who were convicted of her murder, are to return to court for sentencing proceedings...
  

• News24.com | Calls for unity in otherwise acrimonious Presidency budget debate 8 hours ago

  Some participants in the debate on the Presidency's budget rose above the acrimonious partisanship characteristic of the fifth Parliament to call for unity that will benefit the...
  

• News24.com | Iceberg proposal to ease Cape Town's water woes gains traction 11 hours ago

  Authorities say they will look at a proposal to tow an iceberg to Cape Town to bolster the city’s critically low water supplies – but first they want to see a detailed proposal of...
  

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  Science: Current Issue

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  Unexplained Mysteries

• Florida city sends out zombie alert message 14 hours ago

  Lake Worth residents were shocked to receive an alert warning them about zombies earlier this week. The unexpected notice, which was sent at 1:45 a.m...
  

• Loch Ness DNA tests to aid in hunt for Nessie 16 hours ago

  Scientists are aiming to learn exactly what types of creatures are living in Scotland's enigmatic loch. The study, which is being led by New Zealand s...
  

• New Grace mission will weigh Earth's water 20 hours ago

  The launch of two new satellites in to orbit will enable scientists to study the evolution of our planet's climate. Known as the Gravity Recovery and...
  

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  American Water Intelligence Project Tracker

• Trenton op. and admin services, NJ 12 hours ago

  
  

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  Network Front | The Guardian

• NHS needs £2,000 in tax from every household to stay afloat – report 5 hours ago

  Higher taxation is only way to address demands on buckling health service, thinktanks sayBritish households will need to pay an extra £2,000 a year in tax to help the NHS cope with...
  

• North Korea casts further doubt on summit and warns US of 'nuclear showdown' 4 hours ago

  Vice foreign minister says nation will not ‘beg the US for dialogue’ and threatens America will ‘taste an appalling tragedy’North Korea cast further doubt on a planned summit...
  

• Yulia Skripal: 'We are so lucky to have survived assassination attempt' 10 hours ago

  Daughter of double agent says she would like to return to Russia ‘in the longer term’Yulia Skripal has said she wishes to return to Russia “in the longer term” despite the nerve...
  

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  SPACE.com

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  Sally Ride Stamp Launches for Sale, USPS Offers First-Day-of-Issue Collectibles 16 hours ago

  America's first woman in space can now be found at your local U.S. post office.
  
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  Missile-Tracking Satellites Are Part of the Plan to Foil Russia's Hypersonic Weapons 18 hours ago

  Russia reportedly is testing hypersonic ballistic glider weapons that currently would be undetectable after the initial boost phase of their flight.
  
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  In Pictures: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NASA's GRACE-FO & Iridium Satellites 19 hours ago

  A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a double mission on May 22, 2018, successfully orbiting NASA's twin GRACE-FO spacecraft and five Iridium Next communications satellites...
  

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  Trend.Az - All news

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  Iraq says suicide bomber kills 7 in northern Baghdad park 30 minutes ago

  A suicide bomber blew himself up late Wednesday at a crowded park in Iraq's capital, killing at least seven people in the first such attack in Baghdad since the start a week ago of the...
  
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  Bulgaria talks on plans of goods transportation via BTK (Exclusive) an hour ago

  Bulgaria plans to transport agricultural products, petroleum and chemical products and other goods via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK).
  
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  Iniesta on way to Japanese club Vissel Kobe - media 2 hours ago

  Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta is on the verge of signing for Japanese top-flight side Vissel Kobe, Spanish media said on Wednesday, reporting that the former Barcelona captain...
  

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  Google Cloud Platform Blog

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  Get higher availability with Regional Persistent Disks on Google Kubernetes Engine 16 hours ago

  By Palak Bhatia, Product Manager, Google Kubernetes Engine Building highly available stateful applications on Kubernetes has been a challenge for a long time. As such, many enterprises...
  
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  Better cost control with Google Cloud Billing programmatic notifications 19 hours ago

  By Matt Leonard, Product Manager, Google Cloud Platform By running your workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) you have access to the tools you need to build and scale your business...
  
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  Google Cloud named a leader in latest Forrester Research Public Cloud Platform Native Security Wave a day ago

  By Mike Aiello, Director, Product Management, Cloud Security and Privacy Today, we are happy to announce that Forrester Research has named Google Cloud as one of just two leaders...
  

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  Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed

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  WhoWhatWhy

• May 23, 2018 20 minutes ago

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• Rosenstein Is Caught Between Doing His Job and Appeasing Trump 13 hours ago

  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has one of the toughest jobs in Washington. He wants to ensure that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election can proceed...
  

• Latest News May 19-23: 14 hours ago

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  Science@NASA Headline News

• Twin Spacecraft Launch to Track Earth’s Water Movement a day ago

  Portal origin URL: Twin Spacecraft Launch to Track Earth’s Water MovementPortal origin nid: 424878Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 15:42Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...
  

• NASA Invites Media to View New Mission to Study the Frontier of Space 2 days ago

  Portal origin URL: NASA Invites Media to View New Mission to Study the Frontier of SpacePortal origin nid: 424825Published: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 16:17Featured (stick to...
  

• SOFIA to Resume Observations After Extended Maintenance Period 2 days ago

  Portal origin URL: SOFIA to Resume Observations After Extended Maintenance Period Portal origin nid: 424818Published: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 14:17Featured (stick to top...
  

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  How to of the Day

• How to Compost 4 hours ago

  Composting is a great project to do because it uses food and yard scraps that would otherwise be thrown away to make a nutrient-rich soil amendment. In order to make compost, you simply...
  

• How to Travel Safely With Dogs 12 hours ago

  For many people, boarding their pet dog while they travel just isn't an option. Whatever your reasons, you can safely bring your canine companion with you on planes and in the car. You...
  

• How to View Your YouTube History on PC or Mac 20 hours ago

  This wikiHow teaches you how to find a list of YouTube videos you've watched while signed in to your account.
  

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  LobeLog

• What It Will Take to Keep the Iran Deal Alive 8 hours ago

  by Adnan Tabatabai The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement between Iran and the EU/E3+3 constitutes a strong rejection of multilateralism by the Trump administration and...
  

• Trump’s Destructive Policies in the Mideast 11 hours ago

  by Emile Nakhleh If President Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had planned to deepen chaos and instability, promote war, and hurt American interests in the Middle East...
  

• Korea’s Two “Impossibles” 12 hours ago

  by John Feffer When, in early March, Donald Trump agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Washington foreign policy elite nearly suffered a collective heart attack. For...
  

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  Democracy Now!

• The New COINTELPRO? Meet the Activist the FBI Labeled a “Black Identity Extremist” & Jailed 5 Months 15 hours ago

  In Texas, a black activist says he is the first person to be targeted and prosecuted under a secretive U.S. surveillance effort to track so-called black identity extremists. On December...
  

• Supreme Court Deals Blow to Workers' Rights in 5-4 Decision Against Collective Action 16 hours ago

  In a major blow to workers' rights, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 Monday that employers can use arbitration clauses to prohibit workers from banding together to challenge violations...
  

• "We Are Lurching Toward Plutocracy": Rep. Ellison on Rollback of Key Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations 16 hours ago

  In a rare bipartisan effort Tuesday, House lawmakers voted 258 to 159 to exempt banks with less than $250 billion in assets from many of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act regulations, even though...
  

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  News : NPR

• Trump Weighs Tariffs On Imported Cars an hour ago

  President Trump has instructed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to consider new protections for the domestic auto industry. He's relying on the same authority used to justify steel...
  

• Anti-Castro Militant Luis Posada Carriles Dies At 90 2 hours ago

  The Cuban exile tried for decades to oust longtime communist leader Fidel Castro.
  

• ACLU Report: Detained Immigrant Children Subjected To Widespread Abuse By Officials 2 hours ago

  Government documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a pattern of abuse, says the ACLU. The government says its investigations found no evidence of misconduct...
  

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WebMD Health

• FDA Takes Action Against Teething Products, Makers 7 hours ago

  The FDA previously warned consumers about the risks of benzocaine, which includes a risk of developing a disease known as methemoglobinemia, which can raise the levels of methemoglobin...
  

• New Guidelines Mean 1 in 3 Adults May Need BP Meds 8 hours ago

  Under the new guidelines, nearly 46 percent of U.S. adults now would be considered to have high blood pressure, a new study reported.
  

• Mediterranean Diet Most Popular on U.S. Coasts 10 hours ago

  People on the West Coast and in the Northeast have been quick to embrace this healthy eating plan. But it has yet to catch on in parts of the South and some Midwest states, the study showed...
  

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