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  The Hayride

• Report: Louisiana is most dependent state on federal government in the country 2 hours ago

  A 2018 WalletHub report ranks Louisiana as one of the most dependent states on federal funding overall. When it comes to state governments, Louisiana is the most reliant in the...
  

• Grindr was caught sharing users’ private information, including HIV status 3 hours ago

  Grindr, “the world’s #1 FREE mobile social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect,” has been caught selling the private HIV statuses of all its members...
  

• ICE arrests more than 16,000 child predators 3 hours ago

  The Washington Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) – in collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations’...
  

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  Lifehacker

• The 10 Best Deals of July 25, 2018 2 hours ago

  We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...
  
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  If I can make the best pizza dough of my life, you can too 19 hours ago

  Welcome to Pizza School, in which pizza-making amateur Gwen Ihnat learns the secrets from pizza-making pros. Read more...
  
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  If Your iPhone Keeps Dying, Check for Weirdly Behaving Apps an hour ago

  Battery issues are one of the more headache-inducing problems you’ll ever deal with as an iPhone owner. Whether it’s Apple’s alleged planned obsolescence or just the simple...
  

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Pesticide Action Network

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  A Dow alum nominated to USDA. Again. a day ago

  This administration’s relationship with Dow is incredibly cozy. Now former Dow exec Scott Hutchins is the third high-level appointment to USDA from the corporation’s pesticide/seed...
  
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  A Dow alum nominated to USDA. Again. 6 days ago

  Earlier this week, a new appointment for chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was announced, and it’s a 30-year veteran of Dow Agrosciences. Really? Administration...
  
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  We have work to do. 13 days ago

  Successfully ending reliance on hazardous pesticides can only happen by creating healthy, just food and farming systems. And this means for all of us. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...
  

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  USATODAY - News Top Stories

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  Trump says US, EU reach agreement to work toward 'zero tariffs' 39 minutes ago

  President Donald Trump said Wednesday he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to new talks on eliminating trade barriers.        ...
  
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  Pompeo hearing: Secretary vows Trump will hold Russia accountable for election meddling 2 hours ago

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the administration’s policy on Russia and North Korea on Wednesday, assuring senators that President Donald Trump has taken “a staggering...
  
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  As court deadline looms, family separations continue to haunt White House an hour ago

  Under court order to reunify families it split up, the Trump administration faces a self-inflicted scandal with no quick fix in sight.      
  

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  World news | The Guardian

• Millions vote in Pakistan election after Quetta suicide blast 5 hours ago

  400,000 soldiers deployed at polling stations, prompting claims of military interferenceMillions of Pakistani voters have cast their ballots in a general election beset by allegations...
  

• 'God doesn’t give us the words': Greece wildfire survivors share tales of terror 2 hours ago

  Rescue crews comb seaside towns including Mati, where families have been left devastated by the human cost of disaster As the death toll from Greece’s worst forest fires continued...
  

• Emmanuel Macron says he takes the blame over Benalla scandal 8 hours ago

  President calls behaviour of bodyguard charged with gang violence ‘a betrayal’The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has broken his silence over the scandal of his bodyguard...
  

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  Techdirt.

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  Senators Wyden & Rubio Ask Google And Amazon To Bring Back Domain Fronting 2 hours ago

  Earlier this year we wrote about the bad decisions by both Google and Amazon to end domain fronting. Domain fronting was a (somewhat accidental) way in which services could effectively...
  
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  Federal Judge Blasts FBI, Agent For Breaking The Law When Seeking Stingray Warrants 4 hours ago

  While it's good the FBI is seeking warrants for Stingray deployments, there's some bad news. This story from Cyrus Farviar from Ars Technica shows FBI warrant procedures are incredibly...
  
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  No, The Public Standing Up For An Open Internet Is Not A Criminal Google Conspiracy 5 hours ago

  Over the past decade, we've talked about music industry lawyer Chris Castle and his bizarre interpretation of reality a few times. He insists that anyone supporting the legal sharing...
  

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  Fark.com RSS

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  National Weather Service says a new high of 127 degrees (52.7 Celsius) was set at California's Death Valley Tuesday, but reminds everyone it's a dry heat [Scary] 8 minutes ago

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  $17,000 worth of leggings stolen from Fresno Lululemon store. If you have any information about the robbers or the three missing pairs of leggins please contact the local authorities [Scary] 23 minutes ago

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  All I did was shatter the windows of multiple vehicles with a fire extinguisher, and now suddenly I'm the bad guy [Dumbass] an hour ago

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  BBC News - Home

• Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars 8 hours ago

  Researchers believe they have found the first existing body of liquid water on the Red Planet.
  

• Pakistan election: Dozens killed as voters go to polls 12 hours ago

  A deadly blast kills 31 on voting day, after a campaign overshadowed by fears of fraud and violence.
  

• Tape reveals Trump and lawyer discussing payoff over alleged affair 16 hours ago

  Donald Trump and lawyer Michael Cohen discuss Karen McDougal in a 2016 recording aired by CNN.
  

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  Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

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  Debunking myths about proportional representation 5 hours ago

  This fall, British Columbians will get to vote on whether we want a new electoral system for our province. What an incredible opportunity. Between October 22 and November 30, BC voters...
  
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  Canada’s fossil-fuelled pensions a month ago

  The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation is the steward of BC’s public pensions, but bankrolls companies whose current business models exceed the climate...
  
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  Imagine a Winnipeg...2018 Alternative Municipal Budget a month ago

  Climate change; stagnant global economic growth; political polarization; growing inequality.  Our city finds itself dealing with all these issues, and more at once. The 2018...
  

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  CNN.com - Top Stories

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  Both sides agreed to halt for now tariffs that threatened to devolve into a trade war as negotiations proceed an hour ago

  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers between products...
  
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  Trump speaks about tariff agreement an hour ago

  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers on trade, reducing...
  
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  China is killing my business. Now tariffs are too an hour ago

  Garry Hartman runs one of the few chassis manufacturers left in the US. He explains why his business is in big trouble thanks to competition from China, and why getting on Trump's tariff...
  

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  memeorandum

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  The 'Democratic Extremism' Narrative Is a Handy Way to Distract Attention From Republican Extremism (Ed Kilgore/New York Magazine) 8 minutes ago

  Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine: The ‘Democratic Extremism’ Narrative Is a Handy Way to Distract Attention From Republican Extremism  —  There is a convention going back...
  
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  White House bans network pool reporter from Rose Garden event (Brian Stelter/CNNMoney) 8 minutes ago

  Brian Stelter / CNNMoney: White House bans network pool reporter from Rose Garden event  —  The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter...
  
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  Dozens of lawmakers have reviewed unredacted Page surveillance documents; Nunes is not one of them (CNN) 8 minutes ago

  CNN: Dozens of lawmakers have reviewed unredacted Page surveillance documents; Nunes is not one of them  —  Nunes to reporter: Democracy dies in darkness  —  (CNN)Thirty...
  

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  The Register

• Prof claims Lyft did a hit-and-run on his ride-sharing tech patent 2 hours ago

  App-ademic's lawsuit demands jury trial, damages, the usual whole nine yards Lyft is the target of a lawsuit filed by a former Georgia Tech professor who alleges the dial-a-ride upstart...
  

• Google unwraps its gateway drug: Edge TPU chips for IoT AI code 2 hours ago

  Custom ASICs make decisions on sensors as developers get hooked on ad giant's cloud Google has designed a low-power version of its homegrown AI math accelerator, dubbed it the Edge...
  

• US Homeland Security warns of latest hacker craze – ERP pwnage 3 hours ago

  Attacks on SAP, Oracle platforms incoming Hackers are increasingly looking to target enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to disrupt and steal data from large companies.…...
  

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  BBC News - Technology

• Kuri the cute home robot gets canned by Bosch 9 hours ago

  Production of Bosch's home robot is cancelled ahead of a planned release to retailers.
  

• Google cars self-drive to Walmart supermarket in trial 7 hours ago

  A tie-up with Walmart will see shopper driven to pick up groceries ordered online.
  

• Porn site showed men 'tricked into gay sex' 9 hours ago

  A man accused of dressing as a woman to lure men into sex acts pleads not guilty to the charges.
  

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  Further

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  Lock Them All Up a day ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  
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  Nobody Cares When A Muslim Dies 2 days ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  
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  Patriots, Prepare For War With the Very Aggressive People of Montenegro, Also Maybe Freedonia 7 days ago

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
  

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ForceChange

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  Ban Cruel Fur Imports Into Britain 7 hours ago

  The fur trade is an unnecessary and evil business that must be stopped. Urge Britain to ban fur imports from other countries.
  
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  Don’t Let the Endangered Species Act Die 7 hours ago

  Republicans in Congress are working behind closed doors to put thousands of endangered species at further risk. Demand our lawmakers halt efforts to kill national protection for...
  
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  Stop Needlessly Exterminating Native Wildlife 8 hours ago

  Over a million non-invasive foxes, bobcats, beavers, birds and other wildlife were brutally killed by a U.S. government agency last year. Sign this petition and demand that the cruel...
  

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  News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | Save water: Stop eating meat and get used to drinking treated toilet water 2 hours ago

  Re-using treated sewage effluent is the only major option of increasing water supplies for inland cities such as Johannesburg, says a former government official...
  

• News24.com | Urgent meeting over taxi violence finds a way forward 2 hours ago

  The leadership of the taxi industry and the Gauteng department of roads and transport have made presentations before the provincial legislature's roads and transport portfolio...
  

• Sport24.co.za | Proteas shift focus to ODI mode 2 hours ago

  The Proteas have shifted their focus to the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting in Dambulla
  

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  Science: Current Issue

• Space, still the final frontier 6 days ago

  
  

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• Congo rapidly curtails Ebola 6 days ago

  
  

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  Unexplained Mysteries

• Lake of liquid water discovered on Mars 9 hours ago

  Scientists believe that they have identified a body of water situated beneath the planet's south polar ice cap. While Mars is known to have been cover...
  

• 'Rio' ET signal detection scale gets a reboot 15 hours ago

  Scientists have revamped the scale used to determine the significance of potential extraterrestrial signals. Originally developed back in 2001, the Ri...
  

• Was the Moon habitable 4 billion years ago ? a day ago

  A new study has highlighted two periods in the Moon's distant past when it may have actually supported life. The barren lunar landscape may not seem l...
  

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  American Water Intelligence Project Tracker

• Post Falls WRF, ID a day ago

  
  

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  Network Front | The Guardian

• Police custody deaths hit 10-year high, with experts citing austerity 34 minutes ago

  Police often first point of contact for people with mental health issues or addictionsPolice custody deaths have hit their highest level in a decade with police, campaigners and...
  

• Trump and EU officials agree to work toward 'zero tariff' deal 2 hours ago

  Trump and Juncker’s remarks represent a step back from potential trade war after weeks of stalemate, but were short of detail Donald Trump and European Union officials stepped...
  

• Revealed: loopholes that let addicts buy hundreds of opioid pills online 9 hours ago

  Regulator wants stricter rules in place to stop multiple orders linked to same addressPeople with addiction problems are able to order hundreds of powerful opioid painkillers by...
  

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  SPACE.com

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  Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More 13 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.
  
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  'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars' & More: The Biggest Sci-Fi News from San Diego Comic-Con 2018 14 hours ago

  "Star Trek: Discovery," "The Orville," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and many more beloved — and new — sci-fi titles and franchises took center stage at Comic-Con International...
  
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  Album of the Year: The Apollo 11 Mission 16 hours ago

  NASA's Apollo 11 mission has come to life in 19,000 hours of newly available audio.
  

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  Trend.Az - All news

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  Pakistan election: Dozens killed on voting day 9 minutes ago

  Pakistan has been hit by violence on the day of its general elections - with at least 31 dead in the worst attack
  
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  Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Bab El-Mandeb after Houthi attack an hour ago

  Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday that the world’s top exporter was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through Bab El-Mandeb strait...
  
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  EU offers trade concessions in talks with Trump 2 hours ago

  U.S. President Donald Trump has secured concessions from the European Union to avoid a trade war
  

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  Google Cloud Platform Blog

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  On GCP, your database your way 13 hours ago

  By Brad Calder, VP of engineering, GCP When choosing a cloud to host your applications, you want a portfolio of database options—SQL, NoSQL, relational, non-relational, scale...
  
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  Announcing resource-based pricing for Google Compute Engine 13 hours ago

  By Paul Nash, Group Product Manager, Google Compute Engine The promise and benefit of the cloud has always been flexibility, low cost, and pay-per-use. With Google Compute Engine...
  
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  Cloud Services Platform: bringing the best of the cloud to you a day ago

  By Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Technical Infrastructure In the decade since cloud computing became mainstream, it’s captured the hearts and minds of developers and enterprises...
  

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  Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed

• All together now...fly! 6 days ago

  
  

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  CBC | Top Stories News

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  'She isn't coming back': Community mourns loss of 2 young lives in Danforth shooting 2 hours ago

  In the aftermath of Sunday's mass shooting on the Danforth, friends, family and mourners across the city are remembering Reese Fallon and Julianna Kozis for their grace, energy and...
  
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  Trump pushes Putin meeting in Washington until 2019 3 hours ago

  U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been delayed until 2019, the White House said Wednesday, citing the ongoing...
  
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  Lake of liquid water detected beneath surface of Mars 8 hours ago

  For years, astronomers have been looking for liquid water on Mars. Now, a team of Italian scientists believe they've found it.
  

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  All Things Considered : NPR

• U.S. And Europe Take Important Step Away From Confrontation On Trade 8 minutes ago

  NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Trump administration's newly-announced trade agreement with the European Union...
  

• Parker Posey Writes Her Own Myth In 'You're On An Airplane' 41 minutes ago

  This "self-mythologizing memoir," which Posey pronounces "me-moir," is written as if it's a monologue to an airplane seatmate, full of collages, cocktail recipes and stories from...
  

• Dual-Career Military Couples Face Struggles When Starting Families an hour ago

  More military members are marrying each other. That presents challenges to dual-career families who must deal with the impact deployments have on childcare...
  

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  Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

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  American tourist saw wife 'lying underneath a farm vehicle' after Gap of Dunloe tragedy 8 minutes ago

  An American tourist whose wife died in a freak accident at the Gap of Dunloe last year has called for further signage along the route.
  
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  Watch: Documentary 'Through the Cracks' sheds a light on Ireland's housing crisis 31 minutes ago

  A new documentary which looks at the challenges faced by families experiencing homelessness will be released online tomorrow.
  
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  The Lotto results are in... an hour ago

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  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• Marseille hit with suspended European ban for crowd trouble 28 minutes ago

  Olympique de Marseille have been handed a suspended one-year ban from European competition by UEFA due to the behaviour of their fans, European soccer's governing body said on Wednesday...
  

• Long work week may up diabetes risk for women 38 minutes ago

  (Reuters Health) - Women who work 45 hours or more each week could be more likely to develop diabetes, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers tracked 7,065 workers aged 35 and older...
  

• Greek wildfires toll rises to 81 amid search for survivors 38 minutes ago

  ATHENS: At least 81 people died in huge wildfires around Athens, Greek authorities said on Wednesday (Jul 25), as rescuers scoured scorched homes and burned-out cars for survivors...
  

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  WhoWhatWhy

• Your ICE at Work: Another Nanny Rounded Up and Sent Packing 34 minutes ago

  The US can feel a little more secure today. On July 19, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) successfully removed Marta Rodriguez from our shores. Marta came to this country...
  

• Jerusalem Embassy Cost Savings: Too Good to Be True 8 hours ago

  Detaining Immigrants Is Profitable ; The EU Comes to Washington ...and More Picks 7/25 The post Jerusalem Embassy Cost Savings: Too Good to Be True appeared first on WhoWhatWhy...
  

• Putin’s Indecent Proposal 11 hours ago

  Bill Browder talks about being on the top of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most wanted list, his personal safety, and his shock at President Donald Trump's reaction to Putin’s...
  

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  Science@NASA Headline News

• Sounds of the Sun 8 hours ago

  Portal origin URL: Sounds of the SunPortal origin nid: 428816Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA heliophysicist...
  

• Watch This Space: NASA Administrator Talks Webb Science with Nobel Laureate a day ago

  Portal origin URL: Watch This Space: NASA Administrator Talks Webb Science with Nobel LaureatePortal origin nid: 428964Published: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 17:13Featured...
  
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  Inspiring the Next Generation of Girls to Pursue STEAM Careers 2 days ago

  World history is marked with notable women who have made significant contributions to science and technology. Despite recent achievements and progress, though, women make up less...
  

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  How to of the Day

• How to Grow Cuttings from Established Plants 6 hours ago

  Not all plants have to be grown from a seed. If you have an existing plant that you like, you can grow a new plant from one of its branches. Growing a plant from a cutting will take a couple...
  

• How to Do Space Buns 14 hours ago

  Space buns are a popular trend from the 90s that look like two buns on the top of your head. While they are not exactly the same as the iconic buns worn by Princes Leia in Star Wars, you can...
  

• How to Keep a Record Collection Safe a day ago

  Many vinyl enthusiasts claim that you can’t get a great sound from any other means of playing music. Maybe your passion is collecting old, rare vinyl, or maybe you love the new releases...
  

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  LobeLog

• Trump’s Dirty Money 4 hours ago

  by John Feffer Marty Byrde has a problem. His partner at the financial services firm has been skimming off the top of the money-laundering service they’re providing a Mexican narcotrafficker...
  

• The NATO We Have and the NATO We Seek 6 hours ago

  by Diana Ohlbaum Donald Trump has thrown the “free world” into a tizzy with his ultimatum to European allies to increase their defense spending, his public questioning of why...
  

• Trump’s War with the Intelligence Community Is Not About Peace 9 hours ago

  by Charles Davis When the most powerful and belligerent man in the world began casually exploring the idea of invading Venezuela—this, after Caracas’s state-owned oil company...
  

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  Democracy Now!

• "Why Abolish ICE Doesn't Go Far Enough": Oscar Chacón on the Roots of Trump's Immigration Crackdown 10 hours ago

  We turn now to a leading Central American activist's response to the crisis prompting thousands in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States. This week...
  

• As Heat Wave Sweeps the Globe, New Study Warns of Deadly Link Between Rising Temps and Suicide 10 hours ago

  As deadly fires and heat waves kill scores across the globe, a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change reports that when there are abnormally hot temperatures, there...
  

• Trump's War on the Environment, from Attacking California Fuel Standards to Destroying Public Lands 10 hours ago

  While climate change denier Scott Pruitt has been ousted as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency over a slew of corruption scandals and his close ties to industry...
  

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  News : NPR

• Praise For The U.S. HIV Program That Trump Wants To Cut 31 minutes ago

  PEPFAR, the massive U.S. program that primarily battles HIV in Africa, turns 15 this year. And researchers say it has had an incredible impact.
  

• Trump And EU Agree To Work Toward Zero Tariffs an hour ago

  President Trump and EU.Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker say they will not impose further tariffs on each other as long as trade talks continue...
  

• What Friday's Extra-Long Lunar Eclipse Can Tell Us About The Earth an hour ago

  The moon will turn orange or even red. And the eclipse — expected to be the longest this century — will be best to see in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe...
  

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WebMD Health

• Worried About Memory Loss? Cut Your Blood Pressure an hour ago

  Aggressively lowering high blood pressure to a goal of 120/80—the definition of normal—may trim the risk of developing the kind of thinking and memory changes that lead to dementia...
  

• You Have 11 Seconds to Tell Your Doc What's Wrong 4 hours ago

  Doctors interrupted patients who were telling them what’s wrong after only 11 seconds and were able to find out the patient's primary reason for the visit only about one-third of...
  

• Spiking Insulin Costs Put Patients in Brutal Bind 7 hours ago

  Insulin prices have skyrocketed in recent years, on average tripling between 2002 and 2013. One popular brand, NovoLog, increased in list price by 353% from 2001 to 2016...
  

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