Saturday, January 25, 2020

25 January - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM News



  • Batman is a hero difficult to fully like and accept, even to understand. It is why he is sometimes considered an anti-hero, because he performs his heroic deeds in a very unconventional...
  • College students in liberal universities love to hate Donald Trump. It’s the hip and in-vogue thing to do. I know. I was an older graduate student from 2015-2018, a late thirty-something...

    • According to the recent polls, Bernie Sanders is surging not just nationally but in Iowa and New Hampshire. This is good news for Bernie considering that the Iowa Caucus is just 10 days...


  • Since January 1, I’ve started each morning by clearing out a dozen or so friend requests from Facebook, all of them from people I don’t know.Read more...
  • A deal on Jachs henleys and crewnecks, a $7 Philips Norelco Nose Hair Trimmer, and a Best-Sellers Magazine Gold Box lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

    • Today is the 2020 Senior Bowl. College seniors and NFL Draft prospects from teams around the country will face off against each other at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL. The goal...


  • New research from University of Iowa has some sobering findings on the impacts of exposure to pyrethroids. The study found that people with the highest exposure to the widely used...
  • Farmworkers are already some of the least protected workers in the country. And EPA is proposing to weaken an existing rule protecting farmworkers and their communities from pesticide...

    • In 2017 and 2018 EPA approved more than 100 pesticide products containing ingredients widely considered to be the most dangerous still in use. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...


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  • President warns of ‘grave situation’ as the country spends holiday under travel restriction to stop the virus spreadingFollow the latest developmentsShare your storyChina’s...
  • Head of powerful CGT tells French president of trouble to come unless he cancels reformThe union leader heading protests against France’s bitterly contested pension reforms...

    • Donald Trump’s lawyers began making their case Saturday, with a longer, more meaningful session expected for MondayDonald Trump’s legal team on Saturday argued that Donald...


  • Five Years Ago This week in 2015, newly released documents from the Snowden leak revealed how the UK's GCHG collected emails from journalists and used compromised hardware to get...
  • Bans of facial recognition tech are popping up across the United States. Facial recognition tech use by law enforcement is currently banned in the state of California and a few cities...

    • Here's a quick reminder that we're running a Gaming Like It's 1924 game jam, asking people to come up with both digital and analog games using newly public domain works from 1924. While...


  • Lawyers start their defence of the US president at the impeachment trial in the Senate.
  • China's president tells a high-level meeting that the country faces a "grave situation".

    • The Pentagon announcement comes after President Trump dismissed the injuries as "headaches".




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  • Walter Shapiro / New Republic: Joe Biden's Confounding Candidacy  —  The former vice president is drawing tiny, unenthused crowds in Iowa.  So why is he still one of the frontrunners? ...
  • Politico: Trump's legal team launches attack on Dem case — and Schiff  —  President Donald Trump's lawyers laced into the House's impeachment case Saturday, opening their...

    • CBS News: Impeachment trial: Trump's lawyers lay out their defense  —  Washington — President Trump's lawyers had their first chance to defend the president on Saturday after...



  • Also, Cisco, Citrix emit patches, US army advises using Signal Roundup Here comes a summary of this week's computer security news beyond what we've already covered.…...
  • DNS overseer accepts 35,000-signature petition... and then runs away It was only going to be one rogue member, then it wasn’t happening at all, and then the entire board of DNS overseer...

    • Virtualization giant hit with massive tech blueprint verdict VMware is set to find itself a little lighter in the wallet after losing a nearly quarter-billion dollar patent-infringement...



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  • In a world first, Marc Cieslak interviews the creator of Watch Dogs: Legion inside his own game.
  • Activision Blizzard esports leagues are moving from Twitch to YouTube.

    • Media giants such as Google have been outspoken opponents of the legislation.



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  • Orangutans are suffering from starvation due to human encroachment into their habitats. Controlled fires used for economic purposes have so badly harmed food sources in the jungle...
  • A pig was allegedly forced to go bungee jumping in a sick act of animal cruelty. The animal reportedly fell hundreds of feet and was left in a semi-conscious state. Urge stronger protections...

    • After one dog allegedly suffered for days because of rope tied around his neck, and another dog was apparently punched, Florida law makers and animal rights groups are doing whatever...



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  • President Donald Trump has revealed the official logo for the US Space Force - and it looks somewhat familiar... The new logo, which looks suspiciousl...
  • The engineer responsible for various exotic 'UFO tech' patents has spoken to the media for the first time. Back in June 2019, we reported that the US...

    • In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the astronauts aboard the ISS have baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. It's something we take for granted here...



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  • Benita Mehra had been the target of fury from survivors and bereaved of 2017 tragedyA key member of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry has resigned after fury among survivors and the...
  • If this outbreak is still caused mainly by animals, it can be controlled. But all-out human transmission could spell disasterScientists are urgently seeking data to resolve one...

    • Donald Trump’s lawyers began making their case Saturday, with a longer, more meaningful session expected for MondayDonald Trump’s legal team on Saturday argued that Donald...



  • It took four years of planning, 20 new tools shipped by spacecraft and an unprecedented four-part repair job, but a $2 billion experiment on the International Space Station is all...
  • The private small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab will fly its first mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) next week, kicking off a busy 2020 that also includes...

    • President Donald Trump on Friday (Jan. 24) officially unveiled the logo for the U.S. Space Force and the reaction has been strong. It might just be because the logo, which draws on its...



  • All five crew members of a US military MH-60 Seahawk helicopter that crashed in the Philippine Sea off the coast of Japan
  • More than 830 flights have been canceled in the airports of Chicago over a heavy snowstorm

    • Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence will be lit up with a countdown to Britain’s exit from the European Union



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  • Art Lien, a courtroom artist who normally covers the Supreme Court, has been sketching the Senate proceedings. "I'm looking for color," he says — such as sleeping senators and fidget...
  • As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single...

    • NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ranu Dhillon, a doctor and former Ebola adviser to Guinea, on the practice of "contact tracing" to contain epidemics like the new coronavirus...




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  • A 35-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the North.
  • The funeral mass of the late Seamus Mallon will take place on Monday, January 27 at 12pm in Saint James of Jerusalem Church, Mullaghbrack, Co Armagh.

    • Gardaí in Dundalk have arrested a man after a teenager was assaulted with a samurai sword this afternoon.




  • Portal origin URL: Media Invited to Renaming Ceremony for International Ocean Science SatellitePortal origin nid: 457574Published: Friday, January 24, 2020 - 10:32Featured...
  • Portal origin URL: NASA Announces Two Media Briefings on Latest Solar MissionPortal origin nid: 457518Published: Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 13:50Featured (stick to top...

    • Portal origin URL: NASA Sounding Rocket Observing Nitric Oxide in Polar NightPortal origin nid: 457436Published: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 14:05Featured (stick to top...




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  • Feedback is one of the best ways to help students learn. Even if you’re a veteran teacher, you might be looking for ways to make your feedback more effective. There are ways to do this...
  • Face masks are a great way to address a variety of skin issues, like acne and dryness. Natural, homemade face masks take already beloved foods and instead use them for cosmetic benefits...

    • Aquariums are an easy, relatively low-maintenance way to keep a pet at your home. If you’d like to create a fun twist on this aquatic environment, try renovating a gumball machine...




  • In Oakland, California, a months-long struggle between a group of unhoused mothers occupying a vacant home and the real estate firm that owned it ended with an unexpected offer to...
  • In a major ruling, the U.N. International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered Burma to "take all measures within its power" to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide. The court...

    • Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial...




  • The security forces fired live bullets and tear gas and setting ablaze tents where demonstrators have been living. At least one protester was killed and dozens wounded...
  • The number of infections continue to grow in an outbreak spreading through China. Cases have been confirmed in the U.S., Europe and Australia as well. Here are the latest updates on...

    • Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station make their fourth foray outside the spacecraft to prolong the lifespan of a cosmic ray detector.




  • Researchers examined workplace sexual harassment in the United States, Japan and Sweden. They found that female supervisors experienced between 30% and 100% more sexual harassment...
  • The patient is a woman in her 60s. She had symptoms a few days after returning to the U.S. from a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13. She was not sick while traveling...

    • The CDC confirmed the Washington state resident's diagnosis Tuesday. By Wednesday, state public health officials had identified 16 close contacts. By late Thursday, the total...

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