Friday, September 27, 2019

27 September - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM

  The Hayride


  • This is being reported as some great boon for Louisiana’s environment, but it most assuredly is anything but. At one time Freeport-McMoRan had their corporate headquarters in...
  • Republican state Rep. Mike Lang of Granbury announced he is stepping down to run for County Commissioner this week in his rural North Texas home. The news brings the total of open seats...

    • This is part of a series on the 10 propositions appearing on the November 2019 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election. State cancer research institution funding increase Proposition...

      Lifehacker



  • Dry shampoo. Your girlfriend goes through a bottle every two weeks, but have you ever wondered if you could benefit from this magic grooming pick-me-up? The answer? Probably! Dry...
  • Welcome back to another installment of Lifehacker’s tech-advice series, Tech 911. You write in with your tough questions, and we provide the hard answers, a little humor, and a...

    • When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive)...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Germany is a powerful player in global pesticide markets. Home to Bayer Crop Science, this single European country is responsible for more than 10% of international pesticide trade...
  • Each year since Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant Xtend seeds have hit the market, farmers and rural communities have braced for record levels of pesticide drift. Learn more Slideshow...

    • More than two million farmworkers perform some of the most demanding manual labor in this country, yet are the least protected from on-the-job harms. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • Kurt Volker was named in a whistleblower complaint released this week amid a growing controversy over Trump and contacts with the Ukrainian government.      ...
  • Mike Pompeo said State Department officials acted appropriately in their dealings with Ukrainian officials. But Pompeo is facing Democratic scrutiny,.       ...

    • The Securities and Exchange Commission said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles misled investors through its sales reporting methods.       

  • National security experts called Giuliani’s initial decision to speak at conference ‘terrible judgment’Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 12.28am BST...
  • Case involves possible conflict of interest when Boris Johnson was mayor of LondonBoris Johnson has been formally referred for potential investigation into whether he committed...

    • Labour MP received tweet as MPs urged Boris Johnson to tone down his languageThe army and police are investigating after a soldier sent a death threat to the shadow education secretary...

  • It is impossible to read the tea leaves at an oral argument and come away with any dependable prediction of how the judges will rule. But at the oral argument last Friday at the DC Circuit...
  • It seems like only yesterday that we learned of the historic hack of Yahoo, resulting in the leaked data of more than 500,000 subscribers. Granted, like most hack stories, it didn't...

    • California is inching ever closer to having its very problematic privacy law take effect. As we've noted, while good privacy legislation would be desirable, this is not it. Indeed...

      BBC News - Home



  • The demonstrations come after environmental activist Greta Thunberg called for students to strike.
  • The US secretary of state is ordered to turn over all related documents within a week.

    • Nearly 500 men and boys were tortured, sexually abused, chained up and starved, police said.

      memeorandum



  • Jeanine Santucci / USA Today: A GoFundMe has raised over $70k to cover legal fees for anonymous Ukraine whistleblower  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for an anonymous whistleblower...
  • Nahal Toosi / Politico: Ukraine envoy resigns amid scandal consuming Trump's presidency  —  Shortly after being named the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations...

    • Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter: Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides  —  Tensions are flaring between anchors like Shepard Smith...


  • Coder claims iThings older than two years can be unlocked from Apple's clutches A programmer claims to have found a way to execute arbitrary code on recent-ish iPhones and iPads, paving...
  • Fragrance Direct discovers 'malicious code' that led to leakage of customer data Online merchant fragrancedirect.co.uk has confirmed a miscreant broke into its systems and made...

    • Financial specialist picks up part of Big Blue that eyes up quants' models, trades and more Financial specialist SS&C is buying a bunch of IBM's risk algorithm assets as Big Blue...


      BBC News - Technology




  • BBC Click's Chris Fox tries augmented reality goggles that help swimmers track their exercise
  • Documents show that US immigration services use free online translation tools to vet social media.

    • Inhabitants of the virtual space will be able to play games, chat and shape the world, says Facebook.


      Further




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  • Trump wants a lawyer connected with Monsanto and other anti-environmental groups to run the Fish and Wildlife Service. This is yet another example of Trump placing special interests...
  • The organs of slain religious minorities are being harvested and sold. Demand an investigation into these atrocious crimes against humanity.

    • Hundreds of LGBTQ migrants are being abused, mistreated, denied basic medical care, and denied mental health support. Demand protection for LGBTQ migrants in ICE's custody...


      Science: Current Issue





  • News at a glance

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  •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • A court dealing with a case against an anti-hangover drinks company has ruled that hangovers are an 'illness'. The next time you drink too much and ha...
  • A small group of journalists were recently allowed inside the ruins of Chernobyl's infamous doomed reactor. On April 26th, 1986, the catastrophic acci...

    • A US military Twitter account has issued an apology for threatening to bomb 'Storm Area 51' attendees. Appearing on the official Twitter page of the D...


  • Case involves possible conflict of interest when Boris Johnson was mayor of LondonBoris Johnson has been formally referred for potential investigation into whether he committed...
  • Labour MP received tweet as MPs urged Boris Johnson to tone down his languageThe army and police are investigating after a soldier sent a death threat to the shadow education secretary...

    • Three House committees request documents related to Donald Trump’s interactions with Ukrainian president Volodymyr ZelenskiySign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective...


  • SpaceX has mated the top and bottom halves of the Starship Mk1 vehicle at its South Texas facilities, Elon Musk said today (Sept. 27).
  • For the first time ever, astronomers have taken the compositional measure of an interstellar interloper.

    • A brand-new "astrotourism" destination has just been born in the heart of Portugal, at Aldeias do Xisto, or the Schist Villages.


  • Eleven sailors are still reported missing while five have been rescued after a cargo ship hit a fishing trawler in southern Morocco
  • Police found a crashed small plane with two dead people aboard near a small village near Klatovy in the west of the Czech Republic

    • The Egyptian army and police killed at least 118 terrorists during recent raids in North and Central Sinai


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed








      All Things Considered : NPR




  • Health officials say people with vaping-related illness have used more than 200 products sold under 87 brands. That's complicating efforts to identify the substances contributing...
  • Diplomatic trade groups are urging Americans to respect diplomats' "non-partisan, non-political" work. This comes as the former ambassador to Ukraine is being pilloried by the...

    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now backs an impeachment inquiry. What does that mean and how different is it to the investigations that Democrats have been conducting into the president's...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • The Taoiseach has admitted he is “not optimistic” about a Brexit deal being struck ahead of a crucial EU summit next month.
  • The heroin and cocaine was recovered during two searches in the Clondalkin and Ballyfermot areas.

    • Fiona Ryan, her Brazilian-born fiance, Jonathan Mathis, and their 22-month old son featured in an advertising campaign for retailer Lidl.



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Portal origin URL: NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped WorldPortal origin nid: 452412Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 13:00Featured (stick to top...
  • Portal origin URL: Black Hole Seeds Missing in Cosmic GardenPortal origin nid: 452261Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 11:20Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

    • This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Super Cloud Library KEY POINTS The Super Cloud Library—a big data analysis...



      How to of the Day





  • You’ve likely heard that you need to be able to market yourself in today’s job market, but actually doing it can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re creating your own job or applying...
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    • Whether you're making frosting, rolling truffles, or mixing up ganache, melting a chocolate bar is a vital first step. Break your chocolate bar into even pieces and then decide if...



  • by James M. Dorsey As French, Pakistani and other leaders seek to engineer a meeting between the US and Iranian presidents on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly...
  • by Austin Bodetti As tensions flare in the Persian Gulf, the news media has wondered whether Iran and the United States’ exchange of escalatory rhetoric and retaliatory measures...

    • by Thomas Buonomo As the Trump administration seeks ways to avoid war with Iran while defending U.S. national security interests, it should devise a strategy intended to effect a...



  • Demonstrations continued in Egypt Friday, with thousands taking to the streets to demand the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over accusations of corruption. Nearly...
  • Democrats are coalescing behind an effort to impeach President Trump over his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he pressed the Ukrainian leader to investigate...

    • Democrats are ramping up efforts to impeach President Trump for pressing the president of Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter...



  • As the CDC continues to investigate more than 800 cases of vaping-related lung disease, two states have found that many patients were using THC products sold under the label "Dank...
  • The political upheaval that a call between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents set off in Washington has thrust Ukraine into the limelight. Here's a look at how it got involved...

    • In her first public comments about the shooting, Amber Guyger says she was scared Botham Jean was going to kill her when she shot him in his home last September...



  • Many women get contraceptives through their doctor, but the issue of access to birth control has become more pressing as family planning clinics close across the United States...
  • The studies also found the more positive one's outlook, the less one's risk for heart trouble or death.

    • U.K. scientists found that those who had moderate to severe gum disease (periodontitis) had a 22% increased risk for high blood pressure, and those with severe gum disease had a 49%...

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