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History is being wiped out The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has not only disappeared the Very Hot Days graph but they have wiped out thousands of 40 plus hot days in the years from 1910 – 1963 — years when almost all temperatures in Australia were recorded on Stevenson screens by trained officials under the central management of the Bureau. Volunteer, Chris Gillham, found the data and the chan

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Jane Fonda continues to be a badass. The legendary actor and activist found herself being recognized on Friday for her work on the screen, but it was the way she accepted the award that is perhaps the most notable. She couldn't attend the annual BAFTA Britannia ceremony in person, you see, because she was too busy getting arrested in D.C. for protesting inaction on climate change . That didn't st
Traditionally, rodents don't operate motor vehicles. It's mostly a human thing. That didn't stop researchers at the University of Richmond , which made the world a better place with some truly excellent footage of rats driving cars this week. News of the newly empowered rats was first broken by New Scientist on Tuesday. The research team put some clear plastic containers on wheels, devised a stee
The 'many worlds' hypothesis suggests the existence of countless other universes similar to ours but different. The idea that we live in one of a prac...
A ghost tour participant recently photographed a ghostly figure in an upstairs window of a restaurant in Baltimore. The picture, which shows what some...

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Actor is led away in handcuffs after winning Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film Jane Fonda accepted a prestigious award from Bafta Los Angeles while being led away in handcuffs after being arrested during climate emergency protests. The actor and activist was honoured with the Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film at the annual Bafta Britannia ceremony. However, she could not be
• All Blacks beaten at World Cup for first time in 12 years • Tuilagi’s second-minute try sets tone for England No one connected with English rugby will ever forget the annus mirabilis of 2003 but finally Martin Johnson and co have some serious competition. While Eddie Jones’s squad may still be 80 minutes short of their ultimate ambition, it is impossible to recall any Red Rose side, ancient or m
Health workers say the reuse of syringes drove the outbreak in the city of Ratodero.
The Russian Defense Ministry published satellite intelligence images proving that oil from Syria was sent abroad under the guard of US servicemen before and after the defeat of the Daesh terrorists, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Saturday. The ministry said that "the space intelligence images showed that oil was actively extracted and massively exported for proc
It was the first time a summit of bishops convened by a pope has endorsed such a historic change to the tradition of a celibate priesthood. The final decision will be up to the pope.
WASHINGTON — President Trump kicked off his week much like he ended his last: deflecting damning revelations coming from within his own administration. Things got ugly Tuesday, when Trump’s own acting ambassador to Ukraine, a widely-respected career diplomat, delivered an “excruciatingly detailed” account of the president’s pressure campaign to swap military aid for politically-helpful investigat

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Health workers say the reuse of syringes drove the outbreak in the city of Ratodero.
"Orville" executive producers promise more space battles in Season 3.
Machine learning provides an entirely new way to tackle one of the classic problems of applied mathematics.
Elon Musk revealed Version 3.0 of the Solar Glass Roof, which is made of solar panels, but looks like slate.
Marine fungi have long been overlooked in the research community, despite their likely contributions to the health of ocean ecosystems. Now, a first deep dive into the diversity of marine fungi and their cell division cycles has been published by a collaborative team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), opening the door on this oft-neglected branch of the Kingdom Fungi.
In the race to manufacture autonomous vehicles (AVs), safety is crucial yet sometimes overlooked as exemplified by recent headline-making accidents. Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to improve the safety of autonomous technology through both software and hardware advances.

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By Gordon Duff and New Eastern Outlook, Moscow (Est. 1816) – First published … October 20, 2019 – Political activism in the US other than for pay is a dying occupation. Make too much noise, you are branded a terrorist. Reach too large an audience, you have a car accident, and this has happened over […]
What Gabbard is indirectly saying here is that if a foreign policy is in the interest of the American people, then the warmongers, and the political whores and prostitutes will have nothing to do with it. This is one reason why Gabbard unequivocally told Donald Trump a few weeks ago: “We are not your prostitutes.”
by Phil Butler, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: What do Greece, Crete and Florida have in common? Absolutely nothing. I would ruin Phi’s story by telling you why, because he has done a good job. My story, thankfully, is a bit different than his, as where I grew is pretty much the […]
Scientists Prove Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Bridge Design Actually Works by Jason Daley /Smithsonian.com Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t known for getting things done. He was often years or even decades late when delivering paintings, and many of the fantastical schemes he concocted (think giant horse statues and flying machines) barely progressed beyond the page. Still, new research conducted by
High-tech tools divulge new information about the mysterious and violent fates met by these corpses

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Kristen Bor, travel contributor, is in Buenos Aires, Argentina to eat, walk and explore her way through the vibrant city. Sponsored by Citibank. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Ge
«SUNÅŒKERU» follows us on a pow-devouring journey to the land of the rising sun. Hungry for bottomless powder, our crew packed their bags and headed for the snowy hills of Hokkaido for a two-week adventure, boards and snorkels in hand. Seasoned veterans Nicholas Wolken and Atsufumi Mizuno were joined by the fresh energy of our new friend Spencer O’Brien and the young legs of Lars Popp. Christoph T
MILLER & SON by Asher Jelinsky Fiction | 2019 | USA | 21min A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens balance of her compartmentalized life. CAST & CREW Written & Directed by: Asher Jelinsky Produced by: Kate Chamuris Cinematography by: Robert Nachman Production Design by: Robert Ag
It’s Kalen versus the clock in this week’s episode of "OMKalen," as Kalen tries to recreate three spooky Halloween designs on cookies in just five minutes. Will he finish in time, or will it be a culinary catastrophe? Watch to find out! #OMKalen #OMK #KalenAllen From: TheEllenShow
Guest host Justin Hartley had two of the best dancers in the world on the show, so he played a game called "Can tWitch and Ciara Dance... with What's Behind Them?" #Ciara #tWitch #TheEllenShow From: TheEllenShow
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Companies like Puma which back Israeli sport associations purposefully ignore the oppression of Palestinian athletes.
From zerohedge by Tyler Durden Fri, 10/25/2019 – 19:00 Earlier this week we joked that with PG&E now scrambling to enforce intentional blackouts every time there are powerful winds for fears the bankrupt company’s aged infrastructure could cause a new fire, “every time the wind blows California will become Venezuela.” https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1186440507217588224 Turns out it wasn’t…
Turkish foreign minister says trust in Germany has been 'shaken' following recent criticism of offensive in Syria.
Reaction Engines Ltd. recently passed a major milestone with the development of their SABRE engine, which could lead to spaceplanes that don't rely on rocket boosters. The post appeared first on Universe Today .
Stanford University One proposed method for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere – and reducing the risk of climate change – is to capture carbon from the air or prevent it from getting there in the first place. However, research from Mark Z. Jacobson at Stanford University, published in Energy and Environmental Science,…
Not all Democrats are the same. Filling Congress with garden variety Democrats isn't even a good idea. It would just enable the worst instincts of the worst power-mad, values-free careerist Democrats, the Schumers, Emanuels, 

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