Saturday, July 13, 2019

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  The Hayride




  • The most self-congratulatory governor in Louisiana’s history strikes again with one of the most inappropriate tweets we’ve seen in a while. There’s a hurricane coming and...
  • Stocks remained bullish Friday, a day after a record-setting 24-hour period when the S&P 500 surpassed 3,000 for the first time since its founding in 1896 and the Dow Jones Industrial...

    • We don’t have a particular brief for any of the GOP candidates in the Mississippi governor’s race set for this fall, as our general feeling on that race is pretty similar to that...

  • A refurb Dyson Ball Animal 2, discounted Tile Pro 4-pack, and on-sale ASICS sneakers lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
  • I travel a ton, often to countries where my language skills are a little lacking. For those times, Google Translate has become an invaluable tool. The app helped me have a conversation...

    • While in theory, we all know years in advance when our passport expires, chances are good that the time you actually remember you need that passport renewal is going to be right before...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Last week, it was reported that this past winter saw the highest honey bee colony losses on record. A few days later, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will be suspending...
  • U.S. election season is already heating up, with the first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign season held two weeks ago. And as the past few years have shown, we know elections...

    • Data released from California’s pesticide drift air monitoring program — which measured air monitoring data every year from 2010 to 2018 — revealed that many pesticides were...

  • Barry became a hurricane before its landfall in Louisiana, then weakened. The risk now: floods. Earlier, officials staged an island helicopter rescue.       ...
  • Power went out early Saturday evening at much of Rockefeller Center and reached the Upper West Side.       

    • Morris and his wife say they plan to fight lawsuits from abroad. He has moved with his family to a coastal resort town in Portugal.       

  • Men say they have been held for 40 days and want to brush teethVice-president claims migrants are ‘in good shape’Controversy continued on Saturday over Mike Pence’s visit...
  • • Romanian storms to 6-2, 6-2 victory on Centre Court• Game-by-game report: how all of the action unfoldedSimona Halep played a near-flawless final on Saturday to become the...

    • The successful protests against the extradition law are unleasing popular anger on a range of issuesAn old Chinese idiom has become the key catchphrase of Hong Kong’s social discourse...

  • Five Years Ago This week in 2014, an analysis of the Snowden leaks demonstrated that the NSA was clearly lying when it said he didn't have access to actual surveillance data, while the...
  • Usually, when we're talking about video game footage being used to attempt to fool others into thinking it's real footage, it's been done by nation states looking to either pretend...

    • For a while now, we've been explaining why a plan to create a copyright "small claims" process would be a disaster for free speech and a boon to copyright trolling. Unfortunately, it...

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  • The latest disclosure comes despite a police warning to media about publishing leaked diplomatic memos.
  • About 42,000 people are without power in the borough of Manhattan, the local power company says.

    • Police say four officers opened fire on the man, who was throwing incendiary devices at the centre.

      memeorandum



  • Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter: Guatemala: Leftist Opposition And Alleged Interference By U.S. State Dept Risk Immigration Agreement  —  The Guatemalan Constitutional Court...
  • Daily Mail: Britain's Ambassador to Washington Sir Kim Darroch claimed that Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal as an act of ‘diplomatic vandalism’ to spite his predecessor...

    • Wall Street Journal: Immigration-Enforcement Raids Begin in New York  —  ICE agents attempt raids in at least two city neighborhoods; President Trump says roundups will focus...


  • 'Spooky action' caught on camera – see it for yourself Pic Physicists at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, have produced the first-ever image of a strong form of quantum entanglement...
  • Hot on heels of $1.5m win against his employers The former Mars InSight Lander engineer who won $1.5m from his employer after it sacked him for whistleblowing is now suing NASA's Jet...

    • But how will it compare against Wi-Fi 6? American mobile connectivity biz JMA Wireless claims to have completed the design of a 5G product stack designed specifically to provide wireless...


      BBC News - Technology




  • US regulators are said to have approved a penalty against Facebook over a data protection scandal.
  • A Belgian broadcaster listened to 1,000 conversations logged by Google's smart speakers.

    • Live-streaming platform Twitch has banned several people after they filmed themselves while driving.


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  • A "mega-dairy" farm closed after hundreds of regulations were broken and 30 million gallons of animal waste polluted the area. Now, new owners are trying to reopen the facility. The...
  • Berlin bicyclists face unnecessary danger with every ride. Hundreds have died as a result of poorly designed roadways. Demand stronger protections for these environmentally conscious...

    • Nicki Minaj cancelled her concert in Saudi Arabia after pressure from human rights activists. This is a big victory and sets a precedent for other performing artists when they consider...


      Science: Current Issue





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  •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • A Dutch postman was recently caught burying thousands of letters in holes that he had dug out in the woods. Police in the Netherlands made the peculia...
  • Reports indicate that web giant Amazon is ramping up development of its upcoming consumer oriented robot. Amazon Alexa, which sits in your house and a...

    • For the first time ever, scientists have managed to capture Einstein's 'spooky' phenomenon on camera. Taken by a team at the University of Glasgow's S...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker









  •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Ex-party staff to act over ‘defamation’ as angry Jeremy Corbyn criticises BBC documentaryThe Labour high command is to be sued by former employees who broke cover last week to...
  • Policy may be constrained by the fact Bank has already deployed its tools to curtail the last recessionBritain is facing the highest risk of a recession since the financial crisis...

    • Unions and senior civil servants say officials have been subjected to sustained attacks from across political spectrumThe “shameful” treatment of Britain’s ousted ambassador...


  • India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission will launch Sunday (July 14) to deploy a lander and rover where no one else has dared to go before — the south pole of the moon...
  • On Sunday (July 14), India will launch its second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, and you can watch it live at 5:21 pm EDT.

    • Often overshadowed by the weight of the historic achievement itself, the most obvious feature of the Apollo 11 photographs is one of the most critical pieces of spaceflight equipment...


  • Russia and the Middle East will continue cooperating in the sphere of deliveries of Russian armament to the region
  • Libyan coast guards on Saturday rescued 53 illegal immigrants off the coast of the city Sabratha

    • One person died and seven others were wounded in a van collision with a passenger train near a village in Rakovnik


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      All Things Considered : NPR




  • The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico this week. We remember the beloved automotive icon with stories from our listeners.
  • Major cities like Baltimore, Md., are bracing for sweeping ICE deportation raids expected to start this weekend.

    • NPR's Michel Martin talks with researcher Thomas Abt about his book Bleeding Out, which offers strategies for stopping urban violence.



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





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  • Gardaí in Enniscorthy are appealing for help to find a missing man.

    • Detectives in the North are appealing for witnesses after a suspicious object was found in Derry.



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Portal origin URL: Memories of Apollo from People All Over the WorldPortal origin nid: 448586Published: Friday, July 12, 2019 - 13:06Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...
  • As the Apollo 11 mission lifted off on the Saturn V rocket, propelling humanity to the surface of the Moon for the very first time, members of the launch firing team inside Launch Control...

    • Portal origin URL: Data and Music: What 50 Years of Exploring Our Moon Sounds LikePortal origin nid: 448479Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 15:25Featured (stick to top...



      How to of the Day





  • Going from long to short can be a big step for a lot of people. If you've been growing your hair out, but want to make a big change, make sure you pick the right style and go about it in the most...
  • Swim goggles protect your eyes and allow you to see underwater, so knowing how to put them on correctly is important. Start by pressing the eye cups to your face until you feel light suction...
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    • It is tough to maintain a tan during the colder months of the year, but there are a couple of ways to bronze your skin and get a fake tan. You can create a fake tan on your own by using a bronzer...



  • by Michael T. Klare It’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in Japan, brushing off a recent U.N. report...
  • by John Feffer When Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands on June 30 at the line dividing the two Koreas, the pictures that appeared on front pages all over the world depicted two very...

    • by Paul Gottinger This month marks 31 years since the U.S. Navy ship, the USS Vincennes, shot down Iran Air flight 655, killing 290 Iranian civilians, including 66 children. The downing...



  • Since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup in Honduras, extreme poverty and violence has skyrocketed in the country, forcing tens of thousands of Hondurans to flee to the U.S. with...
  • Immigrant communities across the country and their allies are preparing for nationwide raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to begin Sunday that will target undocumented...

    • Trump Backs Down on Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census, Immigrant Communities Brace for Weekend ICE Raids, Immigration Activists Disrupt Amazon Web Services Conference...



  • In response to the March shootings that left 51 people dead, the nation's gun buyback program asks owners of now-banned weapons to turn them into police departments for cash...
  • The operations are expected to take place in at least 10 major cities and last for days. According to reports, ICE is prepared to target about 2,000 recently arrived migrant families...

    • Williams was vying for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, but fell to the 27 year old from Romania, 6-2, 6-2.



  • Taking action before the storm may help lessen problems during and after the storm.
  • Each year in the United States, pneumonia sends 1 million adults to the hospital. The new study examined the medical records of 6,500 pneumonia patients treated at 43 Michigan hospitals...

    • In the study, just over 200 adults younger than 50 with a healthy weight or just a few extra pounds were told to reduce their calorie intake by 25% for two years...

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