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The Hayride
Dallas City Council Building 20,000 new homes to attract middle class 20 minutes ago
The Dallas City Council unanimously approved a new comprehensive housing policy designed to build 20,000 new homes in three years to bring back the middle class to the city. The council’s...
Duke Basketball player Brennan Besser Begins Biking Across Country today for Charity 42 minutes ago
One Duke men’s basketball walk-on will spend his summer biking across the country. Brennan Besser, who walked onto Duke’s Basketball team, is biking across the country this...
Julie Stokes Is Your First Entry Into The Special Election Secretary Of State Sweepstakes an hour ago
The press release by the Stokes campaign… “With the blessings and encouragement of family, friends, constituents, and doctors, I am announcing my candidacy to become our next...
Lifehacker
Is Google One Cloud Storage a Good Deal? 42 minutes ago
Odds are good you’re using at least one cloud service to store most of your important data, but it can be tough to stay under most services’ free limits if you have a ton of stuff. Read...
Wednesday's Best Deals: Tankless Water Heaters, Fender Guitar Sale, Wireless Headphones, and More 2 hours ago
Upgrade your water heater, finally learn how to play guitar, take your pick between two discounted pairs of Bluetooth headphones, and find the rest of today’s best deals. Read more...
Go Ahead and Get Bike-Riding Lessons for Your Kid an hour ago
You might see teaching your kid how to ride a bike as a rite of passage, a sacred experience that culminates with the grand moment of you wiping tears as Little Adele or Brady pedals into...
Pesticide Action Network
Chlorpyrifos ban imminent in Hawaiʻi 2 days ago
The Hawaiʻi legislature has made a momentous decision to pass a bill that would ban the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Now it's on the Governor's desk. Learn more Slideshow...
EU bans neonics; U.S. bees not so lucky 2 days ago
After years of strong scientific evidence and even stronger advocacy, European officials decided to make a temporary ban on three bee-harming pesticides permanent. Learn more...
Farm Bill: How could it work for farmers? 6 days ago
This interview with Churdan, Iowa farmer Patti Naylor is the second blog in our series focusing on key issues of concern in the Farm Bill to those in our network. In this blog, Patti focuses...
USATODAY - News Top Stories
Trump Jr. told investigators he can't recall if he discussed Russian meeting with his father 24 minutes ago
An 11-minute phone call to a blocked number could provide the answer to whether President Trump knew about Clinton info peddled by Russians. ...
Michigan State to pay Larry Nassar victims $500 million in settlements an hour ago
Michigan State University has settled hundreds of lawsuits filed against the school by the survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual assaults. The settlement will cost the school at least...
North Korea's threat to cancel Trump-Kim summit is just the latest of broken promises 2 hours ago
In the past three decades, both North Korea and the United States have made commitments in the context of nuclear negotiations that neither side kept. ...
World news | The Guardian
Global protests grow after Israeli killing of Palestinian demonstrators a day ago
UN officials condemn ‘outrageous human rights violation’ as Palestinians begin to bury their dead • Nakba day protests follow embassy unrest - live updatesInternational...
North Korea cancels talks with South, and hints it could do the same with US 19 hours ago
State news agency warns US over ‘provocative’ military exercisesAnalysts say language of warning is mild by Pyongyang’s standardsThe North Korean regime has called off...
Erdoğan ends UK state visit by calling jailed journalists 'terrorists' 20 hours ago
Turkish president ignores call from Theresa May to not lose sight of defending democracyTurkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has ended his three-day state visit to the...
Techdirt.
Less Than One Week To Back Our Kickstarter For The CIA's Card Game; Also Reddit AMA Today 2 hours ago
So, we're now less than a week away from the close of our Kickstarter campaign for our version of the CIA's recently declassified training card game, which we've dubbed: CIA: Collect...
Comcast Still Makes A Killing, Even When You Cut The Cord 3 hours ago
While the rate of cord cutting is expected to double for Comcast this year, the phenomenon isn't having as dire an impact on the company's bottom line as you might expect. That's thanks...
Ad Software Dev Doesn't Like Being Called Out For Privacy Violations ; Sends Threatening Letter To Researchers Who Exposed It 6 hours ago
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), passed in 1998, governs the sort of data that can be collected from children under the age of 13. That's why kids have to age themselves...
BBC News - Home
North Korea summit: US hopeful Trump-Kim meet will go ahead an hour ago
North Korea says it may cancel the meeting after a top Trump aide's "reckless" remarks.
Senate panel releases report on 2016 Trump Tower meeting an hour ago
The meeting with a Russian lawyer is a part of an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in 2016.
Italy's populists aim to challenge EU on debt and migrants 6 hours ago
The parties say they are close to a government deal and one plan is to wipe out billions in debt.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions
CCPA's National Office has moved! 5 days ago
The week of May 1st, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' National Office moved to 141 Laurier Ave W, Suite 1000, Ottawa ON, K1P 5J2. Please note that our phone, fax and general...
What are Canada’s energy options in a carbon-constrained world? 15 days ago
Canada faces some very difficult choices in maintaining energy security while meeting emissions reduction targets. A new study by veteran earth scientist David Hughes—published...
The 2018 Living Wage for Metro Vancouver 21 days ago
The cost of raising a family in British Columbia increased slightly from 2017 to 2018. A $20.91 hourly wage is needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver, up from...
CNN.com - Top Stories
Nearly 2,000 pages of interviews with Donald Trump Jr. and others shed light on 2016 meeting with Russians an hour ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released nearly 2,000 pages of transcripts from interviews the panel conducted with Donald Trump Jr. and other participants of a June...
Opinion: The stupidity of Donald Trump Jr. 2 hours ago
Another day of the Trump administration, another revelation that its members and associates have been engaged in behavior that would have been major career-ending scandals in any...
memeorandum
WH Says NK Threatening To Withdraw From Talks Was 'Fully Expected' (Matt Shuham/Talking Points Memo) 7 minutes ago
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:WH Says NK Threatening To Withdraw From Talks Was ‘Fully Expected’ — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday...
Apartments Are Stocked, Toys Donated. Only the Refugees Are Missing. (New York Times) 12 minutes ago
New York Times:Apartments Are Stocked, Toys Donated. Only the Refugees Are Missing. — In Fayetteville, Ark. this March, volunteers were on their way to set up an apartment...
7 big things we just learned from the Trump Tower meeting testimony (Aaron Blake/Washington Post) 17 minutes ago
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:7 big things we just learned from the Trump Tower meeting testimony … The Senate Judiciary Committee released 2,500 pages of congressional testimony...
The Register
Samsung ready to fling Exynos at anyone who wants a phone chip 24 minutes ago
Including ZTE? With the threat of Qualcomm litigation receding, Samsung is in talks with ZTE, among others, and ready to license its Exynos phone chips to anyone who wants them. This...
Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car aims to wake up Newquay: Rocket work restart in August an hour ago
Team hopes to head to South Africa in May 2019 The team behind the Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car (SSC) announced plans today to take a crack at the 1,228kmph (763mph) land-speed record...
Bowel down: Laxative brownies brought to colleague's leaving bash an hour ago
Keep your friends close and your enemas closer… Leaving parties can be an opportunity for more anally retentive colleagues to loosen up and go with the flow. But one woman took that...
BBC News - Technology
Watch ban imposed at GCSE and A-level exams 5 hours ago
The move is designed to prevent cheating via smartwatches designed to look like standard timepieces.
NHS cyber-hero 'discussed bank hack role' 4 hours ago
Marcus Hutchins is trying to suppress a phone call transcript in which malware code was mentioned.
Robert Downey Jr plans YouTube series on AI 5 hours ago
The Iron Man actor will co-produce the eight-part series with his wife, producer Susan Downey.
Further
Friends, What A Glorious Day: Dancing On the Bodies of the Dead 2 days ago
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
Déjà Vu All Over Again: America Makes Torture Great Again, and Arrests Those Who Oppose It 6 days ago
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
ForceChange
Protect Walruses Foraging in Alaskan Village 2 hours ago
Roughly 200 walruses have settled onto the beach of a small Alaska village to forage for food. Walruses are a vulnerable species, especially due to the Trump administration's refusal...
Don’t Allow Hog Farm Waste to Contaminate the Environment 2 hours ago
Untreated waste from hog farms are allowed to sit in massive cesspools referred to as ‘lagoons,’ which result in harmful environmental contamination and risks to human health...
Support Harsher Sentences for Wildlife Poachers 2 hours ago
After the tragic death of the last remaining male white rhino, Kenya has stated its intention to strengthen anti-poaching laws by making poaching a capital offense. Support this...
News24 Top Stories
News24.com | SA won't be intimidated by US threats to withdraw aid - deputy minister 23 minutes ago
South Africa will not be intimidated by recent threats from the US to cut aid to countries that vote against them at the United Nations, says International Relations and Cooperation...
News24.com | EFF interrupts Tshwane sitting to demand dismissal of staffer in qualifications scandal an hour ago
The EFF in Tshwane interrupted a mayoral committee sitting, calling for the immediate dismissal of the City's chief of staff Marietha Aucamp, who has been embroiled in a qualifications...
News24.com | Kriel's cousin labels his apartheid comment as disgusting 2 hours ago
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel's cousin is calling him out over his recent controversial comment that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, calling it disgusting...
Science: Current Issue
Unexplained Mysteries
Chinese family's dog turns out to be a bear 5 hours ago
One family got the surprise of their lives when they discovered that their adopted 'puppy' was actually a bear. The new pet, which was adopted back in...
Can a self-driving car beat a human in a race? 10 hours ago
A prototype autonomous racing car recently battled it out with drifter Ryan Tuerck at the Formula E race in Rome. As self-driving cars become increasi...
Scientists achieve 'memory transplant' in snails a day ago
In a potentially groundbreaking experiment, memories were successfully transferred from one snail to another. The study, which was published recently...
American Water Intelligence Project Tracker
Network Front | The Guardian
East coast mainline to be temporarily renationalised 4 hours ago
London to Edinburgh service to come under public control after Virgin and Stagecoach could not meet paymentsThe East Coast rail service will be temporarily renationalised, the...
Mark Zuckerberg to give evidence at European parliament an hour ago
Facebook founder has resisted requests from UK parliament to answer MPs’ questions in personMark Zuckerberg has agreed to appear before the European parliament at a closed-door...
May loses 15th Lords vote on Brexit bill as peers vote to keep EU environmental standards - Politics live 4 minutes ago
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQsPMQs - Snap verdictLunchtime summary 5.37pm BSTGreener UK...
SPACE.com
Image of the Day 3 hours ago
NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold (left) and Drew Feustel (right) try on their spacesuits for a fit check ahead of today's spacewalk at the International Space Station...
How Tom Wolfe, Who Wrote 'The Right Stuff,' Inspired a Generation of Astronauts 3 hours ago
Tom Wolfe, who in 1979 chronicled the high-flying adventures of the first U.S. astronauts in his book "The Right Stuff," has died at the age of 88.
Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More 3 hours ago
Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel.
Trend.Az - All news
Samad Seyidov: Forces, including Armenian lobby, try to detach Azerbaijan from Council of Europe (UPDATE) in a few seconds
Some forces, including the Armenian lobby, are trying to detach Azerbaijan from the Council of Europe, Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee for International and...
Bodies of missing Azerbaijani climbers found 8 minutes ago
Searches for climbers Farida Jabrailzade, Babur Huseynov and Namin Buniyatzade - the three members of the Gilavar Air and Extreme Sports Club - revealed three corpses (two men and...
Azerbaijan reveals metallurgical output value 43 minutes ago
Products worth 274 million manats were produced by metallurgical industry and enterprises manufacturing finished metal products in Azerbaijan in January-April 2018, reads a...
Google Cloud Platform Blog
Improving application availability with Alias IPs, now with hot standby 11 hours ago
a) Remove the IP from VM-A
Introducing ultramem Google Compute Engine machine types a day ago
By Hanan Youssef, Product Manager Today we are excited to announce beta availability of a new family of Google Compute Engine machine types. The n1-ultramem family of memory-optimized...
Increase performance while reducing costs with the new App Engine scheduler a day ago
By Steren Giannini, Product Manager, Google Cloud Platform One of the main benefits of Google App Engine is automatic scaling of your applications. Behind the scenes, App Engine...
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CBC | Top Stories News
As water level rises, so does frustration as B.C. Interior residents criticize off-season flood prep 3 hours ago
Dozens of residents affected by flooding in B.C.'s Interior say there wasn't enough done over the winter to help residents prepare for the spring.
NAFTA's shadow looms over Trudeau's latest visit to U.S. 9 hours ago
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks before thousands of students assembled for convocation at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, he'll do his best to inspire. But there's a shadow...
'Brave' Calgary boy saved others from U.S. child predator, police say 5 hours ago
An 11-year-old Calgary boy saved multiple U.S. victims from a child predator by taking the "brave step" of contacting police, officials say.
All Things Considered : NPR
Henrietta Lacks' Lasting Impact Detailed In New Portrait 14 hours ago
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has unveiled a portrait of Lacks, whose cells have been used for decades — without her consent — to find medical...
Why White Americans Call The Police On Black People In Public Spaces 18 hours ago
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and politics editor at The Root about a series of recent incidents of white...
States Eye New Revenues After Supreme Court Backs Legal Sports Betting 18 hours ago
Several states plan to move quickly to make sports betting legal in the wake of Monday's decision. But they will be competing with an established black market that lacks tax forms...
Ireland: BreakingNews.ie
Man who harassed Sharon Ní Bheoláin admits 'seriously sick mind at the time' in 11 minutes
A Dublin man who harassed RTÉ newsreader Sharon Ní Bheoláin will be sentenced tomorrow for this and three separate counts of possessing child pornography...
Jail for burglar identified after CCTV captured him having haircut in barbers in 33 minutes
A burglar, identified after CCTV captured him having a hair cut in a barbers next door to the house he broke into, has been jailed for 17 months.
Up to 300 trees felled in heritage woodland, court hears 19 minutes ago
A judge has continued orders restraining further felling of trees on lands in Co Offaly amid allegations up to 300 trees in a heritage woodland of oak, bench, ash, sycamore and hawthorn...
Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: Whistleblower an hour ago
WASHINGTON: Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to Russian intelligence, a whistleblower told a congressional...
Goldman aims to preserve pre-IPO culture, even as partnership dwindles an hour ago
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has launched a global training initiative to safeguard the tight-knit culture it developed as a private partnership, even as the bank marks its 19th year as...
Cycling: Yates extends Giro lead with 11th stage win, Froome slips further an hour ago
OSIMO, Italy: Simon Yates extended his lead in the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday (May 16) with a solo finish giving him the 11th stage victory as fellow Briton Chris Froome lost more...
WhoWhatWhy
UN Nuclear Watchdog Quits 3 hours ago
Being an Anti-Trump Conservative ; Explaining Economics to Your Children ...and More Picks 5/16 The post UN Nuclear Watchdog Quits appeared first on WhoWhatWhy...
Public Pays a High Price for Extreme Gerrymandering 6 hours ago
The impact of gerrymandered maps and voter suppression efforts can be devastating for a state — even after courts have stepped in to overturn them. North Carolina is a poster child...
Science@NASA Headline News
New Views of Sun: 2 Missions Will Go Closer to Our Star Than Ever Before 3 hours ago
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Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes 2 days ago
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Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission 5 days ago
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How to of the Day
How to Kill Weeds in Rocks 42 minutes ago
Even through rock mulch and gravel, weeds will somehow find a way to grow. Luckily for you, these can be handled like weeds in any other part of your garden. You can spray a chemical killer...
How to Find Your Location on Google Maps on Android 9 hours ago
This wikiHow teaches you how to enable location services and find your current location on a map in Google Maps, using Android.
How to Relieve Hand Cramps 17 hours ago
Hand cramps happen to us all. They may come up more frequently as you age, or if you have a job that requires repetitive hand and wrist movement. Most hand cramps can be easily treated...
LobeLog
Instead of Adding onto Iran Sanctions, Europe Should Prevent Disaster 35 minutes ago
by Sina Azodi and Tytti Erasto President Trump’s decision last week to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal confirmed the worst fears of European leaders...
They Want War With Iran, They’re Settling for Economic War 4 hours ago
by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Valiollah Seif, governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) as a “Specially...
Palestinians: Still The Invisible Victims a day ago
by Mitchell Plitnick “It didn’t have to be this way,” writes Jim Zogby in the new preface to the reissue of his 1981 book, Palestinians, The Invisible Victims: Political Zionism...
Democracy Now!
Koch Brothers-Backed Effort to Sabotage Unions Uses Secret "Tool Kit" to Encourage Members to Quit 4 hours ago
Internal documents obtained by The Guardian show how a network of right-wing think tanks have launched a nationwide effort to convince members of public sector unions to stop paying...
A Wake-Up Call for Dems? 4 Women Running on Socialist Platforms Unseat Male Incumbents in PA Primary 4 hours ago
Four Pennsylvania state House candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America won their Democratic primaries Tuesday: Summer Lee, a lawyer and labor organizer; Elizabeth...
Key Democrats Back Gina Haspel's Confirmation as CIA Director, Despite Her Record on Torture 4 hours ago
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved President Trump's nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, sending her confirmation to the full Senate floor. Haspel is a 33-year CIA veteran...
News : NPR
Senate Set To Vote On Overturning FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal an hour ago
At least one Republican – Sen. Susan Collins – is likely to join Democrats' attempt to preserve net neutrality. But the measure has little chance of succeeding in the House...
Fox News Pays $10 Million To Settle Racial, Gender Bias Suits an hour ago
The settlements primarily involved allegations of racial bias against Fox News as well as gender bias and retaliation claims. The controlling Murdoch family hopes instead to focus...
2 Generations, 2 Different Perspectives On Korean Reunification 2 hours ago
Jean H. Lee, a former Pyongyang bureau chief for The Associated Press, finds older relatives who fled North Korea dream of a different future than younger South Koreans...
WebMD Health
Big Rise in U.S. Kids, Teens Attempting Suicide 2 hours ago
Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among American adolescents, the study authors noted.
Colon Polyp Type May Be Key to Cancer Risk 18 hours ago
Their study of almost 16,000 patients who underwent colonoscopy found that the long-term risk for colon cancer was 2.5 times greater for those with advanced polyps, compared to people...
STDs Hit Record High in California 20 hours ago
The report noted 30 stillbirths stemming from cases of syphilis, the highest number in more than 20 years.
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