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Monday, July 31, 2017

31 July - My Yahoo! 2 of 2

Bridges and roads as important to your health as what's in your

The water tower in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated water led to a health crisis in 2014. AP Photo

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Trump isn't letting Obamacare die; he's trying to kill it

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) cast the pivotal vote to nix the Senate version of a bill to repeal Obamacare

July 28, 2017
When Pat and Bob nearly saved health care reform: A lesson in Senatorial

Sen. Robert Dole, Republican of Kansas, left, with Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat of New York, on

July 26, 2017

Reviving the war on drugs will further harm police-community relations

An officer and his dog walk the halls at a school in Indianapolis. AP Photo/Michael Conroy The United

July 27, 2017
George Romero's zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence

Annual 2010 zombie march in Madrid, an homage to George A. Romero. AP Photo/Paul White “What’s your zombie

July 26, 2017
Kris Kobach and Kansas' SAFE Act

A Kansas voter prepares to cast her ballot – and prove her identity – in the 2014 midterm elections. AP

July 26, 2017

Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now's the time to

There's still a way to go from editing single-cell embryos to a full-term 'designer baby.'

July 28, 2017
Data science can help us fight human trafficking

Ngwe Thein says he was forced to work on a fishing trawler with inadequate food and little or no pay. APTN,

July 28, 2017
Storing data in DNA brings nature into the digital universe

The next frontier of data storage: DNA. ymgerman/Shutterstock.com Humanity is producing data at an

July 27, 2017

Measuring up US infrastructure against other countries

Heavy storms in February caused parts of a California highway to give way. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo How

July 28, 2017
To restore our soils, feed the microbes

Tamotsu Ito/Shutterstock.com Our soils are in trouble. Over the past century,

July 27, 2017
Do we have too many national monuments? 4 essential reads

Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado. Bob Wick, BLM , CC BY Editor’s note: The following is a roundup

July 26, 2017

Diane Abbott Riot Smears BUSTED

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Dan, Dan The Irish Border Man

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Murdoch Peddles Anti-Semitism

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘wants to sabotage health care in America’

He told CNN that it’s “incomprehensible” that the president wants to “make life more difficult for millions

11 hr ago
HHS Secretary Tom Price: We won’t let Obamacare ‘implode’

HHS Secretary Tom Price denied that Republicans would allow the ACA to "implode" to force

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Trump: Senate Republicans ‘look like fools’ if they don’t dump 60-vote rule

Trump’s complaints come a day after the Senate failed to pass a “skinny repeal” of Obamacare — a measure

July 29, 2017

Several Countries Reject Venezuela's Election To Rewrite Constitution

The controversial vote has culminated in more violence between protesters and police, with at least 10

3 hr ago
Putin Responds To Sanctions Against Russia With Expulsion Of U.S

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to expel 755 American diplomatic and technical personnel. NPR's

8 hr ago
Law Enforcement Authorities Criticize Trump Over Speech To Police

President Trump spoke to police officers encouraging what many say is violence. NPR's Noel King speaks

8 hr ago

Terrifying Video Shows Cops Put Teen in a Restraint Chair, Torture Him with

By: Matt Agorist via thefreethoughtproject.com Ashland City, TN — A horrifying video was just released as

7 hr ago
California Moves One Step Closer to Declaring Independence from US

(ANTIMEDIA) After a bid to launch a California secession movement failed in April, a more moderate ballot

16 hr ago
Disturbing Video Shows US Border Agents Make 16-year-old Boy Drink Liquid

By: Matt Agorist via thefreethoughtproject.com Disturbing government surveillance video, released this week

July 29, 2017

Abby Braman - Mississippi's New Pearl Riverkeeper

On July 27th, Abby Braman of Madison, Mississippi became the state’s first Pearl Riverkeeper. The

July 28, 2017
Deep Sea Corals: Stony Corals

Stony corals, also known as Scleractinians or hard corals, are in the hexacoral family and build hard

July 27, 2017
Trump Administration Attacks the Clean Water Rule

The Trump Administration plans to issue a new proposed rule to review and revise the definition of “waters

July 24, 2017

Grave of 2nd Century baby with elongated skull unearthed in Crimea

Burial of a 1 year old baby with skull heavily deformed by barbaric traditions discovered By Strange

July 28, 2017
New DNA Supercomputers, Faster than All Computers in World Combined

Scientists reveal new super-fast form of computer that ‘grows as it computes’ Researchers from The

July 28, 2017
Heather Ann Tussi-Jaraf Arrest Update from Judge Anna von Reitz

By Judge Anna von Reitz Remember what I said about Heather Tucci-Jaraf most likely being in trouble for

July 28, 2017

World of Warships- Ranked Battles- New Mexico with three Devastating

Four battles today, all Ranked Battles. Lost the

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And Now, Konstanz

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World of Warships- An exciting minute and a half.

July 29, 2017

Carlos

Fred Burton is the Chief Security Officer at Stratfor , former State Department special agent, police

June 29, 2017
Iran in the Age of Trump

Phillip Smyth is a researcher at the University of Maryland who focuses on Iran-backed Shiite proxy

June 18, 2017
Securing Data, Communications, and Identity with Keybase

Keybase is a small but ambitious company that aims to make cyrpto available and virtually seamless for

June 8, 2017

Couple get 27 toasters as wedding gifts

A recently married couple received 27 toasters as wedding presents.

March 3, 2014
Injured tortoise 'back to his sprightly self' after wheels fitted

A tortoise has had his front legs replaced with wheels.

March 3, 2014
Woman spent £150,000 on Diet Coke

A Diet Coke addict has spent nearly £150,000 on the fizzy drink.

February 21, 2014

Get ready to be way more impressed than you might have anticipated over

This weekend saw a World Sport Stacking Association event in Scotland.

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Pet-sitters beware of this cheeky farting dog

Ella can’t be blamed – she’s so cute!

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This adventurous kitten had to be rescued by firefighters after sliding

Hold on to your hats, because this one is a rollercoaster.

11 hr ago

Putin expelling 755 U.S. diplomats from Russia (Brent Griffiths/Politico)

Brent Griffiths / Politico : Putin expelling 755 U.S. diplomats from Russia —

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Putin orders cut of 755 personnel at U.S. missions (Andrew Roth/Washington

Andrew Roth / Washington Post : Putin orders cut of 755 personnel at U.S. missions —

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Putin expels 755 US diplomats from Russia (Jacqueline Thomsen/The Hill)

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill : Putin expels 755 US diplomats from Russia — Russian

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3 Things To Know About The New White House Chief of Staff John Kelly

The Resignation of Reince Priebus: On Friday, July 28th President Donald Trump accepted the resignation

July 29, 2017
Lies, Cronyism And Corruption: What Sharon Weston Broome Has Done To The

Earlier today, we had a post featuring a public records request sent to Baton Rouge mayor-president Sharon

July 28, 2017
Baby Charlie Gard: A Timeline And A Call To Action For Texas

A day after a judge in London had ordered that British baby Charlie Gard be moved to hospice care and the

July 28, 2017

How to make NAFTA sustainable, equitable

Global Affairs Canada is consulting Canadians on their priorities for, and concerns about, the planned

July 19, 2017
What’s next for BC?

Five weeks ago the CCPA-BC began a letter to our supporters with this statement: “What an interesting and

July 4, 2017
Could skyrocketing private sector debt spell economic crisis?

Our latest report finds that Canada is racking up private sector debt faster than any other advanced

June 21, 2017

Soon, travel from Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours

The Delhi-Chandigarh corridor, one of the busiest routes in north India, is slated to be first semi-high

30 min ago
Sharad Yadav finally breaks silence on Nitish leaving grand alliance: '

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World Bank assures 'neutrality' in Indo-Pak talks over Indus Waters

Welcoming the participation of India and Pakistan in the talks to be held here, World Bank's Vice

1 hr ago

Britain to ban sales of petrol, diesel-fuelled cars from 2040

LONDON: Britain’s government will announce on Wednesday that it will ban the sale of petrol- and diesel
Birds get new wings at Brazil rehab center

SEROPDICA: Not a single wing flutters in the Seropedica aviary near Rio de Janeiro, where aras and others
Rhino poaching dips slightly in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: The number of rhinos killed for their horns by poachers in South Africa dipped slightly in

A need to reach out to the orang asli

WHEN an orang asli villager in Sungai Kejar of Perak’s Royal Belum State Park was asked how many people in
Asean more than a club of 10

SOME of us think of Asean as simply a club comprising the 10 countries in this corner of the world, and
Game-changing moves for a better future

A KEY objective of the 11th Malaysia Plan is to ensure the country’s poorest families can seize the

News24.com | Second sitting of Ahmed Timol death inquest resumes

The second sitting of the inquest looking into anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol’s death at John Vorster

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Sport24.co.za | ‘Only’ 588 balls to safety, SA...

Messrs Elgar and Bavuma, scrappers supreme, still have an outrageous workload to negotiate if the Proteas

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Fin24.com | Shellshocked by #GuptaLeaks? Let's walk off those woes

As the flood of daily bad news turns into a tsunami, we can wait for disaster or assert our rights to

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News24.com | The ANC's ultimate privilege

For connoisseurs of South African politics, the next installment to watch will be on August 8th when

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News24.com | isiZulu inspiration

Fallist Thenjiwe Mswane has taken ownership of her Zulu heritage by writing and self-publishing a

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News24.com | As Parliament resumes, MPs could save SA

Expect the temperature to rise during the third term of the parliamentary year, which kicks off this week,

July 29, 2017

News24.com | WATCH: Video shows shaky Mugabe being led to seat

Heartbreaking or proof of his party's cynicism? A clip of ageing president Robert Mugabe shows him

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News24.com | Senegalese vote in election that brought back ex-leader

Voters in Senegal are casting ballots in a legislative election that has brought the country's former

41 min ago
News24.com | 'You are serving at Mugabe's will,' Grace tells

Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned her husband's deputies that they risk losing their

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Guide to paying a small fine and making billions

Guide to paying a small fine and making billions by Jon Rappoport July 30, 2017 The key factor is: be

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Watch Jon Rappoport talk about his Mega-Collection, Power Outside The

Watch Jon Rappoport talk about his Mega-Collection, Power Outside The Matrix by Jon Rappoport June 29,

July 29, 2017
Occult Man and his search for his true nature

Occult Man and his search for his true nature by Jon Rappoport July 28, 2017 The word “occult” is

July 28, 2017

Venezuela opposition dismisses 'eight million votes' claim

Venezuela's National Electoral Council has said more than eight million people voted to grant President

38 min ago
Man faces UK court after 14-year-old girl 'raped twice on same night by

A man is due to appear in a British court charged with raping a 14-year-old girl who was attacked twice in

57 min ago
Scientists discover why common bacteria is so good at spreading a

The bug compresses itself to avoid detection.

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Pineal Gland: How To Detox The Part of Your Brain That Controls Sleep

The importance of the detoxification of the pineal gland is he, even though you might not be aware of it

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Children As Young 10 Given FDA 'Sex Change' Drugs To Become

Children in the UK as 10 years old are now being given hormone changing drugs in order for them to become

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10 Life-Changing Effects of Cosmic Awakening: Free Will, Manifestation and

Keep rolling with the ebb and flow of cosmic recalibration friends. This transition to quantum is being

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Hospital acknowledges error after asking patient to choose 'public or

The University of Limerick Hospitals Group (ULHG) has acknowledged an error in a letter sent to a patient

19 min ago
Long waiting lists for mental health services 'totally unacceptable'

Outrage is being expressed over the state of children's mental health services.

37 min ago
Call for end to legal aid fees for domestic violence victims

There are calls for an end to legal aid fees for victims of domestic violence.

44 min ago

Ireland of the cucks

As far as I can judge there have been ten fatal accidents in Ireland in the last two weeks. These include

10 hr ago
Dykes versus kikes: When victims fall out

Did you see where some Jewish lesbians were ejected from Chicago’s Dyke March for brandishing Stars of

July 28, 2017
The Strange Myopia of Douglas Murray

From Amazon: " The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and

July 24, 2017

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Taking a Long-Term View on New Reactor Licenses

Scott Burnell Public Affairs Officer Since 2012, the NRC has licensed 11 new reactors in the United

March 22, 2017
Five Questions With Michael Weber

Michael Weber is the head of the NRC’s Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research How would you briefly

March 7, 2017
OIG Audit Looks at Security for Decommissioning Reactors

Brett M. Baker Assistant Inspector General for Audits An Office of the Inspector General audit of the

March 1, 2017

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Ilham Aliyev receives credentials of incoming ambassador of Burkina Faso

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador

1 min ago
Connecting UNEC Business School graduates with global opportunities!

With the launch of the first global talent portal, the career service of UNEC Business School has

13 min ago
Tehran, Baghdad launch talks to refine Iraqi Kirkuk’s oil in Iran

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and his Iraqi counterpart Jabar al-Luaibi have joined a new

16 min ago

Men are having plastic surgery to look like South Korean stars, would you

The face of male beauty is changing in South Korea. While masculinity has long been a prized trait in the

8 hr ago
To defeat HIV, scientists are getting help from cows

Prospects for defeating HIV, once considered an invincible killer, look brighter with major advances

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The child who snores

Much has been written before about the child who snores during sleep. Most of what has been written would

July 29, 2017

PNG could choose next prime minister by Friday as votes get tallied

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The parliament of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will elect a prime minister at the end of the
Water, power supply to largest compound in PNG detention centre cut off

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Water and power supplies were cut off on Monday at the largest compound at an Australian
Preparations begin for militants to leave Lebanon border region - Hezbollah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Preparations began on Monday for the transfer of militants and their relatives from

Scientists Will Soar for Total Solar Eclipse Study of the Sun and Mercury

Scientists are taking to the skies to chase the shadow of the moon and study the total solar eclipse on Aug

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Elon Musk Says SpaceX's First Falcon Heavy Launch Will Lift Off in

SpaceX's new megarocket, the massive Falcon Heavy, will make its launch debut in November, according to

19 hr ago
Curious Kids: What Started the Big Bang?

This is one of the two questions I get asked a lot (the other one is: do aliens exist?) Both are very good

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, we wrote about the Albuquerque prosecutor who was extremely unhappy about respecting the

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This Week In Techdirt History: July 23rd - 29th

Five Years Ago This week in 2012, we started out by reporting on something that happened late on the

July 29, 2017
New York City Council Passes Bill Making NYPD's Forfeiture Process More

For months now, the NYPD has been arguing in court it can't possibly hand over records related to its

July 28, 2017

China, Russia, clamp down on VPNs

Moscow bans then, while in China Apple yanks them from the App Store Apple's Chinese app store suddenly
Another US government committee takes aim at Kaspersky Labs

Worries about 'espionage, sabotage, or other nefarious activities' cough - NSA! - cough A major US
So who exactly was to blame for Marketo losing its dotcom?

Company points figure at registrar; registrar points right back Billion-dollar online marketing company

Scary news: Asteroid may pass Earth by just 6,880km in October

Good news: Chelyabinsk-sized rattler won't wipe us out, will let us test asteroid defences NASA's
Boffins grudgingly admit they may have found an exomoon

Social media speculation forced their hand, hence the pre-press paper explaining their interest After
Clear August 21 in your diary: It's a total solar eclipse for the smart

With apologies to Bonnie Tyler Scientists are gearing up for the hotly anticipated total solar eclipse on

Windows Subsystem for Linux to debut in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Out of beta, still won't let you read Linux files from Windows Microsoft's head-turning Windows
China, Russia, clamp down on VPNs

Moscow bans then, while in China Apple yanks them from the App Store Apple's Chinese app store suddenly
Scary news: Asteroid may pass Earth by just 6,880km in October

Good news: Chelyabinsk-sized rattler won't wipe us out, will let us test asteroid defences NASA's

Japan urges Russia, China to step up pressure on North Korea

"The international community, primarily China and Russia, must realize the harsh reality and step up

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US bill on anti-Russian sanctions contravenes international law - German

"America cannot fine German companies for doing business in another country," said German

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US always ready to use force against North Korea, general warns

"If called upon, we are ready to respond with rapid, lethal and overwhelming force at a time and place

7 hr ago

Widowed mother in Cambodia marries a calf

74-year-old Khim Hang married the animal believing it to be the reincarnation of her deceased husband

19 hr ago
'Phantom islands' plagued historical maps

Until recently, maps and atlases were plagued by non-existent islands, mountain ranges and countries. It

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Cassini finds building blocks of life on Titan

Saturn's mysterious moon Titan may be a lot more habitable than scientists had previously believed

July 29, 2017

FDA Looks to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes

Goal is to combat smoking by making it less addictive

July 28, 2017
Generic Eye Drops for Seniors Could Save Millions

Medicare is billed more than $1 billion annually for glaucoma treatments alone, researchers say

July 28, 2017
'Eye Freckles' May Predict Sun-Related Problems

The spots could be linked to higher risk of cataracts, macular degeneration, study says

July 28, 2017

Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Repsect to

NOTICE - - - - - - - CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON On

July 28, 2017
Letter from the President to the Congress of the United States

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C

July 28, 2017
Statement from the President on North Korea’s Second ICBM Launch

North Korea’s test launch today of another intercontinental ballistic missile—the second such test in

July 28, 2017

GOP State Officials Are the Real Threat to Democracy

Defying the democratic principles on which the United States was founded, a group of people is continuously

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Future Bleak for Coal Despite Trump’s Claims

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump announced ambitious plans to revive the struggling coal

July 29, 2017
Panama Papers Strikes Again

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

July 28, 2017

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