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The Indian government has created a crisis by stripping the state of
Jammu and Kashmir of its former semi-autonomy and splitting it into two
territories. What are the roots of this crisis and what can we expect to
develop in this volatile region? Joining us to dissect the past,
present and future of Kashmir i
New
rooftop BBQ known as TeslaKebab Photo from the legal paper. Also known
as a “money printer” according to Elon. Walmart installed Tesla solar
panels on 240 stores across the US. There have been 7 incidences of fire
which Walmart claim has cost them $8.2m and were caused by negligence
on Tesla’s behalf. After a spate of fires in 2018 Walmart de-energized
all the panels. Then one more caught fire
Add
another billion to the cost of the Renewable Energy Target? In the last
few days Bluescope Steel (formerly BHP) has confirmed it will spend
US$700m (AU$1b) to expand it’s North Star steel mill in Ohio. So there
are multiple headlines. But back in February CEO Mark Vassella explained
exactly why they were thinking of it, and his first reason was “energy
prices”. Last week, high energy prices we
[audio
mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2019-08-21%20Mohamad%20Junaid.mp3"][/audio]
The Indian government has created a crisis by stripping the state of
Jammu and Kashmir of its former semi-autonomy and splitting it into two
territories. What are the roots of this crisis and what can we expect to
develop in this volatile region? Joining us to dissect the past,
present and future of Kashmir i
New
rooftop BBQ known as TeslaKebab Photo from the legal paper. Also known
as a “money printer” according to Elon. Walmart installed Tesla solar
panels on 240 stores across the US. There have been 7 incidences of fire
which Walmart claim has cost them $8.2m and were caused by negligence
on Tesla’s behalf. After a spate of fires in 2018 Walmart de-energized
all the panels. Then one more caught fire
Add
another billion to the cost of the Renewable Energy Target? In the last
few days Bluescope Steel (formerly BHP) has confirmed it will spend
US$700m (AU$1b) to expand it’s North Star steel mill in Ohio. So there
are multiple headlines. But back in February CEO Mark Vassella explained
exactly why they were thinking of it, and his first reason was “energy
prices”. Last week, high energy prices we
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Everyone uses Bluetooth . Perhaps they shouldn't. The technology that
we've come to rely on to connect our phones, smart speakers, cars,
vibrators , and toasters is problematic for reasons more serious than
pairing issues. Bluetooth has been shown time and time again to be a
security and privacy nightmare — albeit one that can be mostly solved
with a simple toggling of an off switch. You just hav
Famous folks including Usher, Julia Roberts, Taraji P. Henson, Dave
Bautista, Rob Lowe, Josh Brolin, Judd Apatow, Retta, Scooter Braun,
Adriana Lima, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and high-profile beauty
influencers all fell for an ancient social media copypasta — this time
focused on Instagram and a vague threat of posts becoming “public” and
able to be used in “court cases”. Celebrities! They
A
shallow lake situated high up in the mountains of India is filled with
skeletal remains dating back centuries. At a glance, Roopkund Lake might
seem...
A
biological study of Loch Ness has produced a credible explanation for
the Loch Ness Monster phenomenon. The study, which was lead by New
Zealand gen...
Via:
The Charlotte Observer: A series of Special Forces military training
exercises — including gunfire with blanks — is being staged across 21
North Carolina counties starting Aug. 30, and the Army is telling the
public not to be alarmed at the suspicious-looking activity. Known as
Robin Sage training, the unconventional warfare exercises can be […]
Everyone uses Bluetooth . Perhaps they shouldn't. The technology that
we've come to rely on to connect our phones, smart speakers, cars,
vibrators , and toasters is problematic for reasons more serious than
pairing issues. Bluetooth has been shown time and time again to be a
security and privacy nightmare — albeit one that can be mostly solved
with a simple toggling of an off switch. You just hav
Famous folks including Usher, Julia Roberts, Taraji P. Henson, Dave
Bautista, Rob Lowe, Josh Brolin, Judd Apatow, Retta, Scooter Braun,
Adriana Lima, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and high-profile beauty
influencers all fell for an ancient social media copypasta — this time
focused on Instagram and a vague threat of posts becoming “public” and
able to be used in “court cases”. Celebrities! They
A
shallow lake situated high up in the mountains of India is filled with
skeletal remains dating back centuries. At a glance, Roopkund Lake might
seem...
A
biological study of Loch Ness has produced a credible explanation for
the Loch Ness Monster phenomenon. The study, which was lead by New
Zealand gen...
Via:
The Charlotte Observer: A series of Special Forces military training
exercises — including gunfire with blanks — is being staged across 21
North Carolina counties starting Aug. 30, and the Army is telling the
public not to be alarmed at the suspicious-looking activity. Known as
Robin Sage training, the unconventional warfare exercises can be […]
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Calling existing background checks "very, very strong," President Trump
distanced himself from an initial push for increased gun-control
measures
The Trump administration announced new regulations on Wednesday that
will allow migrant families — including children — to be detained
indefinitely until their court cases are settled. The new rules
effectively gut the Flores Settlement Agreement, a 1997 court order
outlining standards of care for migrant kids in federal custody that
limits how long federal immigration authorities can detain mino
Other politicians lambast US president for calling off trip because
Greenland not for sale The Danish prime minister has said she is
surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned
visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the
US. Mette Frederiksen said the US president’s decision would not affect
strategic, military or commercial cooperation betw
Holloway: ‘Brexit is nothing to do with football rules’ Former QPR
manager claims he was making an analogy Ian Holloway has hit back at
suggestions that he holds the EU responsible for football’s new handball
rules, saying “I’m not that stupid”. On Tuesday, the former QPR manager
said of the new rules: “I think that’s people telling us what we should
do with our game. Now, they should stop doing
The cancellation, because the country expressed no interest in selling Greenland, was a rare snub for Denmark’s head of state.
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Donald Trump has scrapped a scheduled trip to Denmark after the
country’s Prime Minister refused to entertain his plans to buy
Greenland, the world’s largest island. "Denmark is a very special
country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette
Frederiksen's comments, that she would have no interest in discussing
the
Calling existing background checks "very, very strong," President Trump
distanced himself from an initial push for increased gun-control
measures
The Trump administration announced new regulations on Wednesday that
will allow migrant families — including children — to be detained
indefinitely until their court cases are settled. The new rules
effectively gut the Flores Settlement Agreement, a 1997 court order
outlining standards of care for migrant kids in federal custody that
limits how long federal immigration authorities can detain mino
Other politicians lambast US president for calling off trip because
Greenland not for sale The Danish prime minister has said she is
surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned
visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the
US. Mette Frederiksen said the US president’s decision would not affect
strategic, military or commercial cooperation betw
Holloway: ‘Brexit is nothing to do with football rules’ Former QPR
manager claims he was making an analogy Ian Holloway has hit back at
suggestions that he holds the EU responsible for football’s new handball
rules, saying “I’m not that stupid”. On Tuesday, the former QPR manager
said of the new rules: “I think that’s people telling us what we should
do with our game. Now, they should stop doing
The cancellation, because the country expressed no interest in selling Greenland, was a rare snub for Denmark’s head of state.
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here .
Donald Trump has scrapped a scheduled trip to Denmark after the
country’s Prime Minister refused to entertain his plans to buy
Greenland, the world’s largest island. "Denmark is a very special
country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette
Frederiksen's comments, that she would have no interest in discussing
the
science
Almost
a quarter of the universe stands literally in the shadows. According to
cosmologists' theories, 25.8% of it is made up of dark matter, whose
presence is signaled essentially only by its gravitational pull. What
this substance consists of remains a mystery. Hermann Nicolai, Director
at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam, and
his colleague Krzysztof Meissner from th
Archaeologists
from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from
the skeletons of 20 juveniles, excavated from an 18th and 19th century
burial ground in Blackburn. They were chosen to represent those with and
without dietary disease such as rickets and scurvy.
Misreading data visualizations can reinforce biased perceptions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We
are all familiar with the sounds of a cat or dog vying for human
attention, and for pet-owners, these sounds are particularly evocative.
Dog sounds are especially sad to both cat and dog owners, who actually
rate a whimpering dog as sounding as sad as a crying baby.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019;
doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02536-1 Just one of several worrying climate
records broken last month, why you should say no to peer review on
holiday, and we check in on China’s bold plan to lead the world in AI.
Almost
a quarter of the universe stands literally in the shadows. According to
cosmologists' theories, 25.8% of it is made up of dark matter, whose
presence is signaled essentially only by its gravitational pull. What
this substance consists of remains a mystery. Hermann Nicolai, Director
at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam, and
his colleague Krzysztof Meissner from th
Archaeologists
from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from
the skeletons of 20 juveniles, excavated from an 18th and 19th century
burial ground in Blackburn. They were chosen to represent those with and
without dietary disease such as rickets and scurvy.
Misreading data visualizations can reinforce biased perceptions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We
are all familiar with the sounds of a cat or dog vying for human
attention, and for pet-owners, these sounds are particularly evocative.
Dog sounds are especially sad to both cat and dog owners, who actually
rate a whimpering dog as sounding as sad as a crying baby.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2019;
doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02536-1 Just one of several worrying climate
records broken last month, why you should say no to peer review on
holiday, and we check in on China’s bold plan to lead the world in AI.
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