Monday, August 27, 2018

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  • While median home prices rose 9.9 percent in Tangipahoa Parish since last year, wages rose 1.5 percent, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions...

  • McNeese State Boasts Largest Football Roster In Louisiana

    2 days ago
  • McNeese State University ranked No. 1 for student football participation in the state, according to a Watchdog analysis of college sports participation. The U.S. Department of...

  • Convicted Felon Will Be on Austin Ballot After Being Cleared By City Clerk

    2 days ago

    • Lewis Conway Jr., a felon who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1993, was approved to continue his campaign for a seat on the Austin City Council, after being illegally cleared...



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  • We all know that waking up to an alarm clock is pretty much the worst way possible to get up in the morning, although arguably the most efficient.Read more...

  • How to Recycle Your Classroom's Old Markers For Free

    9 hours ago
  • If you or your child happens to be in a classroom this year that goes through markers (read: a classroom of any kind), then Crayola has an interesting proposition for you: It will recycle...

  • How to Make Sure Your Shoes Are Comfortable When You Travel

    10 hours ago

    • I’m a huge fan of taking walking tours when I travel. Walking tours are a great way to see a city, and if you opt for a food tour you get to sample some of the local cuisine, take in the sights...



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  • Members of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC) have been hard at work putting issues of farmer justice in front of local policymakers in California. In fact, earlier...

  • A landmark victory: Monsanto, Roundup & cancer

    6 days ago
  • In a historic ruling in the San Francisco Superior Court earlier this month, a jury found the Monsanto corporation (recently merged with Bayer) fully liable for health damages caused...

  • Court to EPA: Chlorpyrifos ban is on!

    13 days ago

    • Victory! Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos. The Agency now has 60 days to finalize its ban of the neurotoxic pesticide. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...



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  • 3 people died at a Jacksonville mass shooting at a Madden 19 video game tournament at Chicago Pizza in the downtown area. Here's a list of victims        ...

  • 'Two of our brothers are gone' Gaming community reacts, comes together after shooting

    3 hours ago
  • Gamers are taking to the Internet to share their thoughts about the senseless violence that left three dead, including the shooter, and 11 wounded.        ...

  • Red-hot New York Yankees move within dreaming distance of faltering Boston Red Sox

    3 hours ago

    • In just an eight-day stretch, the New York Yankees have trimmed four and a half games off the Boston Red Sox's seemingly insurmountable AL East lead.        ...



      World news | The Guardian





  • Exclusive: shadow Brexit secretary says Theresa May would face race to pass lawsTheresa May and the government would face a race against time to pass a slew of new laws, or risk creating...

  • Jacksonville shooting: three dead including gunman at Madden NFL19 gaming event

    2 hours ago
  • Suspect used ‘at least one handgun’ and killed himselfNine people suffer gunshot wounds, all said to be stableThree people died in a shooting at a video gamers’ competition...

  • Trump-McCain rift clear as president sends brief tweet and heads to play golf

    9 hours ago

    • No White House statement issued in hours after McCain’s deathTrump tweets familiar complaints and boasts about economyThe rift between Donald Trump and John McCain remained...



      Techdirt.





  • This week, our top comment on the insightful side comes in response to the latest story of a prison phone company recording privileged conversations and passing them o law enforcement...

  • This Week In Techdirt History: August 19th - 25th

    2 days ago
  • Five Years Ago Once in a while, when evens really heat up in a given week, we skip the five/ten/fifteen-year retrospective and focus in on the big events — and this is one of those times...

  • Research Paper Shows Militarized SWAT Teams Don't Make Cops -- Or The Public -- Any Safer

    2 days ago

    • A study has been released confirming what many have suspected: militarization of law enforcement doesn't make communities safer, has zero effect on officer safety, and is rarely...



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  • Small aircraft pilot tries to spread father's ashes, succeeds [Sad]

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  • An unprecedented UN report says top army figures must answer for 'shocking' crimes in Rakhine and elsewhere.

  • Pope keeps silent on abuse claim letter at end of Irish visit

    6 hours ago
  • Pope Francis declines to comment on allegations he covered up sexual abuse by a US cardinal.

  • Myanmar Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo await verdict

    7 hours ago

    • The two journalists, who documented a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, say they were set up by police.




      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions







  • In loving memory of Kate McInturff

    a month ago
  • On July 27, 2018, CCPA Senior Researcher Kate McInturff passed away. The CCPA mourns the devastating loss of our colleague and friend. Kate will be remembered as a feminist trailblazer...

  • Debunking myths about proportional representation

    a month 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...



      CNN.com - Top Stories





  • In Washington, even death is political -- a fact McCain understood, and by planning his funeral rites to exclude Trump, he will be making an unmistakable posthumous statement...

  • How Arizona will fill John McCain's seat

    3 hours ago
  • As the nation mourns the death of John McCain, Arizona's Republican governor must soon decide who will replace him in the Senate.

  • McCain's daughter, Trump react to death

    3 hours ago

    • Meghan McCain and President Trump release a statement on the passing of John McCain, Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate.



      memeorandum





  • New York Times: Hard Partying and a Corruption Scandal: Duncan Hunter's Political Life Unravels  —  SAN DIEGO — In Alpine, Calif., a suburban Southern California enclave...

  • Amazon is giving employees $50 gift cards to tweet nice things about the company (Simone Stolzoff/Quartz)

    2 hours ago
  • Simone Stolzoff / Quartz: Amazon is giving employees $50 gift cards to tweet nice things about the company  —  There's a new social media influence campaign trying to sway public...

  • Gather Round, Everyone. It's Time to Play 'Find the Collusion'! (Julie Hirschfeld Davis/New York Times)

    4 hours ago

    • Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times: Gather Round, Everyone.  It's Time to Play ‘Find the Collusion’!  —  WASHINGTON — Have you heard the one about the collusion? ...



      The Register





  • Creators ticked off for running CPU flat out over the break Who, Me? It's that time of the week again, where Reg readers 'fess up to IT errors and jokes that went awry, in the hope of some...

  • Smut slinger dreams of AI software to create hardcore flicks with your face – plus other machine-learning news

    8 hours ago
  • Your need-to-know Roundup It's a long weekend in England and Wales with many Reg vultures taking time out, and making the most of what's left of the quiet August month.…...

  • Quit that job and earn $185k... cleaning up San Francisco's notoriously crappy sidewalks

    2 days ago

    • Just waiting for the tech bros to disrupt this dump delivery service Everyone knows that America's big cities and especially San Francisco live in their own financial bubbles.…...



      BBC News - Technology





  • The ride-hailing firm says it will put more emphasis on bike hire, even though it could hurt profits.

  • Unpicking the cyber-crime economy

    a day ago
  • Apple iPhones, expensive cars and high-end houses are all ways cyber-thieves try to cash out.

  • Tech Tent: Are tech giants held to account?

    3 days ago

    • Silicon Valley's big businesses should be subject to more scrutiny, argues author Lucie Greene.



      Further





  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Shut Up Anti-Trump Jerks! It's Not Like Any of You Know Where All the Colors of the Flag Go

    a day ago
  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Nuns On the Bus to Mar-A-Lago: A Fiesta For the Common Good

    4 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer



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  • A kitten was reportedly beaten and hanged in a horrific case of animal cruelty. Per police, the suspect killed his girlfriend's kitten in an act of revenge following a domestic dispute...

  • Demand Verizon Apologize for Throttling Emergency Service Data

    4 hours ago
  • Verizon slowed down the data of emergency respondents during a wildfire in order to make more money. Demand Verizon be held accountable for allowing people to suffer for their profit...

  • Success: California Overturns Past Cannabis Convictions

    a day ago

    • California just overturned all past cannabis convictions, a huge win for the state. Share your support to help keep the tide turning in the direction of positive change...



      News24 Top Stories





  • Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor is testifying at the commission of inquiry into state capture, as the commission enters its fourth day, following a number of revelations from previous...

  • News24.com | SA to host UK prime minister for the first time since 2011

    an hour ago
  • For the first time since 2011, a sitting UK prime minister will visit SA in a bid to strengthen trade and investment relations.

  • News24.com | The serious error that could derail Zondo's state capture commission

    44 minutes ago

    • Given the lack of outcomes following the Arms Deal and Marikana commissions, and the disregard for the Fees Commission, Zondo must not dash the little hope there is in the state capture...



      Science: Current Issue






  • News at a glance

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  • Interplanetary small satellites come of age

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • Two scientists from Canada and the US have come up with a mathematical model for a viable time machine. The idea of traveling backwards and forwards t...

  • Sony to bring its Aibo robotic dog to the US

    20 hours ago
  • Consumers outside of Japan will finally get a chance to purchase the super-cute robotic canine companion. Designed to look, move and behave like an ac...

  • Girl survives 15 days lost in Siberian wilds

    a day ago

    • 15-year-old Svetlana Evai was found alive in a 'grave' condition after wandering alone for over two weeks. The teenager, who is from a nomadic reindee...



      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker






  • Ghatkopar WWTP, Mumbai

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian





  • Exclusive: shadow Brexit secretary says Theresa May would face race to pass lawsTheresa May and the government would face a race against time to pass a slew of new laws, or risk creating...

  • Weight-loss pill hailed as 'holy grail' in fight against obesity

    6 hours ago
  • US study of 12,000 people shows drug lorcaserin does not increase risk of serious heart problemsA weight-loss pill has been hailed as a potential “holy grail” in the fight against...

  • Londoners selling up in record numbers to move north

    3 hours ago

    • Hamptons International says relocations have trebled since 2010, with buyers drawn by bigger, cheaper housesRecord numbers of London homeowners are selling up to buy cheaper property...



      SPACE.com





  • The full moon of August will grace the skies the same day that Mercury is at its highest in the predawn sky and farthest from the sun, making it an ideal time to see the innermost planet...

  • Meet Mr. Steven, SpaceX's Nose-Cone-Catching Boat

    20 hours ago
  • SpaceX's nose-cone-catching boat, Mr. Steven, is preparing for the ultimate interception.

  • SpaceX's Mr. Steven: A Rocket Nose-Cone Catching Boat in Photos

    20 hours ago

    • Nestled among the many freight containers and fishing vessels resides one of the newest members of SpaceX's recovery team: Mr. Steven. Space.com got a look at the boat during testing...



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  • Turkish company to buy coal via tender

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  • Property insurance revenues decrease in Kazakhstan

    28 minutes ago

    • In Kazakhstan, the receipt of premiums for voluntary property insurance against damage in January-June 2018 has amounted to 50.1 billion tenge, which is 2 percent less than in the...



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  • Mutational signature sleuthing

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  • Police searched on Monday for a motive in the third mass shooting in Florida in two years, which left two people dead and 11 wounded in Jacksonville, before the gunman killed himself...

  • Bank of Canada governor hints he will raise interest rates even if he doesn't have to: Don Pittis

    12 minutes ago
  • Disruption from "The fourth Industrial Revolution" is making the central bank's data harder to read in an era of "augmented uncertainty."

  • More needed to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections, watchdog says

    12 minutes ago

    • More has to be done to prevent foreign interference and abuse of social media from disrupting Canada's elections, says the country's chief election watchdog...

      All Things Considered : NPR



  • To close the program, we'll hear a recording of Sen. John McCain reading from his memoir, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations...

  • McCain's Clashes With Trump

    11 hours ago
  • Sen. McCain frequently clashed with President Trump, especially over efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

  • A Reporter's Experience Covering Sen. McCain

    11 hours ago

    • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with freelance reporter Melanie Eversley, who covered Capitol Hill for years. Eversley remembers Sen. McCain for the warmth and respect he showed the...

      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie



  • Three county councils will hear from people hoping to get a Presidential nomination today.

  • Shareholders in private hospitals threaten legal action to block abortion laws

    in 29 minutes
  • Minority shareholders in some private hospitals are threatening to block the new abortion laws in the courts.

  • 5,000 patients exposed to superbug

    in 15 minutes

    • Up to 5,000 patients are to be informed that they have been exposed to a dangerous superbug.

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • VIENNA: Vienna Zoo is luring visitors with a new attraction: a painting panda. Yang Yang, a female that gave birth to twins two years ago, has learned to use a brush to paint small pictures...

  • Myanmar generals had 'genocidal intent' against Rohingya, must face justice: UN

    30 minutes ago
  • GENEVA: Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted...

  • Daughter testifies in Hong Kong 'yoga ball' murder trial

    38 minutes ago

    • The daughter of an anaesthetist accused of gassing his wife and another daughter to death using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide described her dead sister as her "soulmate"...

      WhoWhatWhy



  • Here is one thing we already know thanks to the Mueller investigation: The finances of the rich and powerful need to be looked at much more closely or the rest of us will keep paying the...

  • Second Hand Smoke Causing a Western Smog Age

    2 days ago
  • Seattle has become dangerous this week — along with a lot of the western United States — as smoke particles block out the sun and block up lungs. The post Second Hand Smoke Causing...

  • August 22-24, 2018

    2 days ago

    • The post August 22-24, 2018 appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

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  • Portal origin URL: NASA Invites Media to Cover InSight Mars Landing Activities at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Portal origin nid: 431009Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2018...

  • NASA Launching Advanced Laser to Measure Earth’s Changing Ice

    5 days ago
  • Portal origin URL: NASA Launching Advanced Laser to Measure Earth’s Changing IcePortal origin nid: 430994Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 12:43Featured (stick...

  • NASA Hosts Live Science Chat: One Year After Eclipse 2017

    7 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: NASA Hosts Live Science Chat: One Year After Eclipse 2017Portal origin nid: 430856Published: Monday, August 20, 2018 - 11:48Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

      How to of the Day



  • Packed with antioxidants, protein, and minerals, moringa powder is a powerhouse herbal supplement. Many people use moringa powder as a nutritional supplement, and believe it has...

  • How to Trim Shrubs

    8 hours ago
  • Shrubs can make a beautiful addition to any yard or garden, but if left to grow on their own, can look out of control. Routinely trimming your shrubs can help them look well-maintained...

  • How to Make a Yarn Doll

    16 hours ago

    • Making a yarn doll is a great way to spend quality time with your kid. Not only that, but it’ll give him or her something to play with and be proud of. Best of all, you can make clothing...

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  • by Alfred McCoy As the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency and sixth of Xi Jinping’s draws to a close, the world seems to be witnessing one of those epochal clashes that can...

  • Pushing Beirut And Baghdad To Comply With Iran Sanctions Is Risky Business

    18 hours ago
  • by Imad K. Harb President Donald Trump has reimposed an old set of American sanctions on Iran, as well as new ones following his abandonment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

  • Report: Pentagon Contracts Aided Airline With Ties To Azerbaijani Ruling Family

    2 days ago

    • by Joshua Kucera An Azerbaijani airline with close ties to the ruling family was the beneficiary of a large Pentagon contract and an attractive loan by a U.S. government bank, a new...

      Democracy Now!



  • A Bangladeshi woman facing deportation has been granted a last-minute stay following public outcry against her removal. Salma Sikandar's deportation was halted less than 24 hours...

  • Is Trump Above the Law? James Risen on Prosecuting the President & Why Press Needs to Fight Back

    3 days ago
  • In the wake of President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen's plea deal and former campaign manager Paul Manafort's guilty verdict, many are advocating for Trump's impeachment...

  • James Risen: Reality Winner's Sentence Is One of the Worst Miscarriages of Justice in Recent History

    3 days ago

    • NSA whistleblower Reality Winner was handed the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media Thursday. She is the first person...

      News : NPR



  • In an 11-page letter, an ex-Vatican diplomat calls for Pope Francis to resign, alleging he knew about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's abuses for years...

  • McCain To Lie In State At U.S. And Arizona Capitols

    13 hours ago
  • Congressional leaders called it a "rare honor" for the Arizona Senator, who died Saturday. Fewer than three dozen people have received this honor, reserved for the nation's "most...

  • Sheriff: 'Multiple Fatalities' After Shooting In Downtown Jacksonville

    13 hours ago

    • The shooting happened at The Jacksonville Landing, a shopping mall and live entertainment space in downtown. No other information was immediately available...

    WebMD Health



  • In July 2017, doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. During that procedure, they found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma associated...

  • Ex-CDC Director Frieden Arrested on Sex Charges

    2 days ago
  • Former CDC Director Tom Frieden was arrested Friday in New York City and charged with sex abuse.

  • Study: HPV Vaccine Doesn't Hurt Girls' Fertility

    3 days ago

    • Investigators who studied nearly 200,000 young women said they found no elevated risk of premature menopause after recommended vaccinations, including for the human papillomavirus...
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