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Reporter sues CenterPoint for injuries in incident that killed four during

A journalist for a British newspaper sued CenterPoint Energy for injuries he received when four of the
Chevron, Anadarko, EOG team up on Midland daycare school

With oil and gas booming in West Texas' Permian Basin, the Midland region is facing shortage of labor,
GulfMark gets competing offer from Harvey Gulf

Houston's GulfMark Offshore said it has a competing offer that's possibly worth more than its

Meet the Vermont CEO vying to be the nation’s first transgender governor

Christine Hallquist looks poised to win this month's Democratic primary.
Manafort prosecution’s frustration with judge leads to fiery clashes
‘Betrayed’ Paul Manafort stares down ex-partner Rick Gates

Once a protégé of the former top Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates incriminated him on behalf of special

Trump Accuses California Of Causing Wildfires By 'Diverting' Water To Pacific

As California wildfires claimed their seventh victim, Donald Trump finally

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California Passed $15 An Hour Two Years Ago -- How's It Working?

In April, 2016, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the state’s $15-an-hour minimum wage law into effect. As a consequence, the minimum wage went from $10 an hour to $10.50 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees on January 1, 2017. On January 1 of this year, the minimum wage was hiked again to $11.00 an hour for larger employers and $10.50 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees. Federal jobs data for 2018 suggests that California’s rural manufacturing base might be getting hammered by the higher mandated minimum wage. Unless a future governor waives the scheduled increases due to economic weakness, the government mandated hourly wage hikes will keep coming—$1 per hour every year—until

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Chicago officials make plea to shooters after deadly weekend: 'Get your buddies to put down the guns’

Chicago officials called on community members to hold shooters and gangs responsible after a violent weekend left at least 12 dead in shootings across the city. Rahm Emanuel, the embattled Democratic mayor who faces demands to resign over continued citywide gun violence, turned the blame onto criminals and repeat offenders during a Monday press conference. Mr Emanuel was joined by Eddie Johnson, the city’s police superintendent who has also faced criticism from activist groups over his handling of ongoing gun violence.

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SLIDESHOW: Dine’ bi Eastern Fair

To kick off the Navajo Nation fair season, enjoy scenes from this year's Dine' bi Eastern Fair in
Calling all tots!

There may be no tiny tots pageant at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial this year unless some tots
Voters pack Twin Arrows

Jim at forum: ‘I wrote the Declaration of Rights’

20 Incredible Facts About the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

n ancient times, people in Egypt were buried accompanied by a series of magical spells to help them travel
30 Things You Should Know About Hyperborea—Homeplace of Gods, Land of

Hyperborea is considered the homeplace of the Gods, the land to the ‘north’ and the rival of
The Vimana Pushpaka—An Ancient Flying Vehicle That is Described Traveling

In Brief: “The Pushpaka Vimana that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the

GrandVision sees lower third quarter profits due to hot weather

GrandVision, parent of optician chains Pearle and Eye Wish, issued a profit warning for the third quarter,
ABN Amro plans major cuts at commercial unit: Telegraaf

ABN Amro is planning sweeping reductions in its commercial unit, Corporate & Institutional Bank (CIB),
Ryanair scraps flights from Belgium, Dutch pilots still undecided about

Budget airline Ryanair says it is scrapping 104 flights to and from Belgium on Friday, including 82 via

John Oliver on the power of prosecutors

The HBO host looks at the role prosecutors play in mass incarceration.
Afternoon links: Recidivism rate has fallen by nearly a quarter over the

Plus: Colorado man mistakenly killed by police after killing intruder who harmed his grandson; Chicago
Late morning links: When Mike Pence refused to pardon an innocent man

Plus: Racial disparities in homicide closures, NYC pot arrests; TSA has been monitoring passengers outside

Chrome Timeline Extension Removed Over "Windows" Trademark

The free Windows Timeline Support extension was removed from the Google Chrome Web Store due to violating
Microsoft Discounts the Surface Book 2 by Up to $300

Last year Microsoft launched a new version of its flagship notebook Windows 10 computer, the Surface Book 2
Microsoft To-Do Beta for Android Gets Dark Theme in the Latest Update

After it was released for Windows 10 last month, the new dark theme option for Microsoft To Do is now

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Ivy Leagues vs. Students For Fair Admissions

The entire Ivy League has declared its brotherhood with Harvard as it battles Asian-Americans alleging
Color-Blind Racism Explained

For those of us who never thought that this adjective went together with this noun, particularly as the
AAUP Supports Race-Based Admissions At Harvard

In filing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP

UK: Boris Johnson slammed over Islamophobic comments

New calls for Islamophobia inquiry in Johnson's party after he says women wearing face veils resemble &
Why Muslim Americans are running for office in record numbers

Unprecedented number of Muslim Americans candidates includes Abdul El-Sayed who's vying to be the first
Is Nicaragua in danger of slipping into civil war?

Concerns over armed confrontation and regional instability amid protests against President Daniel Ortega.

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

IOF seizes 25 dunums of Palestinian land near Nablus

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday seized 25 dunums of Palestinian-owned lands in Jama’in town
Palestinian injured as IOF quells march against Israeli violations

A Palestinian youth was injured Monday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked a peaceful march
IOF arrested fourteen Palestinians in West Bank

WEST BANK, PALESTINOW.COM — The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers

Iran sanctions: Trump warns trading partners

Anyone doing business with Iran will not be doing business with the US, the president says.
Lombok quake: Rescuers search collapsed mosque for survivors

There are fears that people praying in the mosque were trapped when it collapsed in Sunday's quake.
Indonesia earthquake: Imam prays on as tremor rocks Bali mosque

A clip showing an imam continuing to pray as a Bali mosque is hit by an earthquake has gone viral.

Deptford fire: Boy, 7, found dead after 'suspicious' blaze

Two women had to jump to safety from the first floor of the building during the blaze in London.
Six guilty in Kent migrant smuggling operation

Migrants were charged £5,500 each to cross the Channel on small boats - which often ran into trouble.
Doreen Simmons: The English 'Godmother of Sumo'

Nottingham-born Doreen commentated up until a month before her death aged 85 in April.

A Note on Sub Judice and the Worcester “Acid Attack” Case

From BBC News: Father in court over Worcester ‘acid attack’ on boy, 3 The father of a boy who
A Note on JUST Yorkshire and Sarah Champion

From The Times: An MP who received death threats after condemning the sexual abuse of girls by groups of
Elon Musk Still on Twitter Despite “Pedo Guy” Jibe

From the Independent, last week: Elon Musk has apologised to the British cave diver he labelled “pedo guy”.

Mourning, loss and vision

This will aways be in my heart: that people will be offered meaningful options to toxic psychiatry and that
On trauma (The Sinner, Netflix)

What I just finished was, “The Sinner” (Netflix) …a deep and disturbing and profoundly beautiful filmed
Cucina Naturale | Simple organic whole food

Healing is a dynamic flow of constant change. I always have a lot of fun experimenting in the kitchen in

JUST IN: Tommy Robinson Banned From Instagram

Alex Jones and Infowars have been banned from Spotify, Apple, Facebook, and now YouTube, but the social
Facebook to banks: give us our users' financial data and we'll let

Facebook wants to "deepen user engagement" with Messenger, and to that end, it's been
Rick Gates: I committed bank and tax fraud at Paul Manafort's direction

Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
#OBEEZY
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

In Case You Missed It…

This week at CBPP we focused on health, food assistance, Social Security, federal taxes
Medicaid and Federal Grant Funding Can Improve Treatment and Housing

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) need access to treatment services, and many need
Happy Birthday, Social Security Disability Insurance!

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) turns 62 today and, to mark the occasion, we’ve

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

"True poverty is not being able to afford some small principles"

This is one of the more remarkable pieces I have read in a long time. Shenzhen Tech Girl Naomi Wu
Tesla New Math

I was reading the Tesla shareholder letter and I found this funny. Tesla began by celebrating that it
A Small Suggestion for Maximizing Value of Your Loyalty Points

It is useful to have an algorithm for spending your travel (hotel, air) loyalty points. Years ago I

Geopolitics Shadow Ethiopia’s Foul Murder by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation, Aug
David Harvey: The Crises of Capitalism + The Contradictions of Capitalism

Dandelion Salad Originally posted July 5, 2010 theRSAorg on May 6, 2010 Marxist geographer David Harvey
Chris Hedges and Barrett Brown: The War on Journalism, WikiLeaks, Julian

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Aug 4, 2018 Barrett Brown, publisher and journalist talks

Why You Should Shut the Fuck Up About Your Sorcery

There’s an adage in magick circles that you shouldn’t talk about this stuff openly. I don’
Mathematicians Try to Solve Hallucinations, Hilarity Ensues

This is one of those articles where a lot of people would read it and go, oh wow, science-y stuff that
Stanton LaVey to Bring “Satanis – The Devil’s Mass” on 16mm to the Zephyr

Stanton LaVey, the grandson of Church of Satan Founder Anton LaVey, will be hosting two screenings of the

Book review: ‘Army of None: Autonomous weapons and the future of war’ by

Paul Scharre’s new book on autonomous weapons begins with an account of an incident he experienced while on
Could British Reaper drones be deployed to the Sahel?

Although British Reaper drones currently continue to operate over Iraq and Syria, the real desire by
New report: Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes

Drone Wars is today publishing ‘Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes by

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

Debunking America’s fake history, a first step to reform

Summary: As we work to buy and renovate a home in the Heartland, I read the news with increasing bemusement
Lightning-like insights reveal truths of the gender war

The first is familiar to those paying attention. The second is stunning, obvious, important -- yet oddly
Feminists conquer the Evangelicals

See their advice to men about masculinity, urging men to become gentle and sensitive. Well suited to be

VIDEO: Climate Change Could Have Devastating Consequences for Saint Lucia

The Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia is home to more than 2,000 native species — of which nearly 200
How the Yanadi, an Oppressed Indigenous People in India, are Reclaiming

This article is part of a series of stories and op-eds initiated by IPS on the occasion of the
Dispatch from Ghardaïa: Meeting Bintu at the ‘Door to the Desert’

The buses left Algiers almost a day ago. Although the buses are comfortable, it has been a long day on the

Les Visible Blog | More than Forty Miles of Bad Highway Running out of Road

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Probably should have written a few books instead of all those blog
Smoking Mirrors | The Times They Seem… Electrify me Lord!

Dog Poet Transmitting……. I keep trying to make sense out of the venal lies that surround the
Smoking Mirrors | The Burning of the Library of Alexandria, Hypatia and the

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Wow! Just…wow!!! What are the odds that this would happen

Caribbean Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity Denounces the

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK IN DEFENSE OF HUMANITY (CARIBBEAN CHAPTER) PRESS STATEMENT “We Denounce the
Venezuelans March in Support of Maduro

Venezuelans started gathering Monday to march in support of President Nicolás Maduro, after a failed drone
Cuba: The Challenges of Confronting Climate Change and Preserving

Yaima Puig Meneses | informacion@granmai.cu With the presence of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President

Chil’n @ MoMA
Misfit Hive

Craig Fox and his crew of comedy misfits are working it out in Woodside — at the Project For Living
Transcendence

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Falklands and Pobjoy release set of 50p coins with five breeds of penguin

Following the success of the first set of Falkland Islands Penguin 50p coins in 2017
Argentine and Brazilian prosecution reach a deal on "Operation Car

Argentina's main prosecutor's office said it has reached a deal with its
Chile legally bans the widespread commercial use of plastic bags

Chile has become the first South American country to legally ban the widespread

Greenwood residents OK commercial wind farm amendments #ME

GREENWOOD – Greenwood residents Monday overwhelmingly approved proposed amendments to the commercial
Turbines have Mineral residents seeing red #TX

MINERAL – Linda Cruickshanks had little good to say about the proposed wind farm in Mineral as she spoke to
Third try for offshore-wind project near Atlantic City #NJ

Once again, the state is being asked to approve a small offshore-wind pilot project a few miles from

The most remote places of the EU: Lampedusa

Politically Italian, geographically African. The island of Lampedusa belongs to the Sicilian province of
The new coalitions of European politics

Pascal Letendre-Hanns discusses intergovernmental coalitions in EU politics and their impact on the
The most remote places of the EU: Curaçao

Four of the 24 official languages of the EU are spoken on the Caribbean island of Curaçao: Dutch, English,

Media Memes

The covers of news magazines such as Time and The Economist used to tell the truth.
Polar Bear Dies, National Geographic Lies

Iconic magazine admits it published fake news. Makes no promise not to do it again.
Plastic Straw Ban: Humorous Memes

Online jokes about plastic straws provide welcome comic relief.

5 Preventive Measures of Cervical Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore

As far as our health is concerned, we need to be careful.In the 21st century, more and more people get
Chemotherapy May Effect Your Heart?

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are increasing the number of individuals who survive cancer. However
4 Early Symptoms of Eye Cancer

In today’s era, people suffer from many diseases which occur due to their own habits or some are

TS Radio: TnT Tanya TalkS with James Treat: Part 5

Join us Aug 5th , 2018, at 7:00 pm CST! 5:00 pm PST…6:00 pm MST…7:00 pm CST…8:00 pm EST Listen Live HERE
Animal Advocates Radio:”Voices Carry for Animals #183- Jeff Coltenback

**Tune In Thursday’s** On Aug 2nd, 2018 at 7:00 pm EST** LISTEN LIVE HERE 4:00 pm PST .. 5:00 pm MST .. 6
Government Aims to Dictate Your Vitamin Dosages

Source: ALLIANCE FOR NATURAL HEALTH USA Draconian limits on vitamin dosage amounts could be coming if the

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Recent pieces address school segregation, sexual harassment, the abrupt removal of EPA scientists from a
#MeToo: Health consequences of harassment at work

A celebrity chef has joined Harvey Weinstein in news headlines about sexual harassment in the workplace. A
Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

News headlines about 9 million deaths in 2015 due to pollution were eye catching. The Lancet Commission'

Erased history: how Rockefeller bankrolled Soviet Russia

Forgotten history: US bankers financing US enemies—and why it is important now by Jon Rappoport
Exit From The Matrix: Imagination is the lost key of power

by Jon Rappoport August 4, 2018 My mega-collection, Exit From The Matrix, contains over 50 imagination
The Matrix Revealed: Why logic disappeared

by Jon Rappoport August 3, 2018 Over the past year, I’ve been in communication with several teachers who

In America, corporate censorship is state censorship

Last year, representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were instructed on the US Senate floor that it
The mysterious relationship between the boab tree of Australia and the

They are striking, fat-trunked trees unique to parts of the Kimberley and a small section of the Top End
'This isn't censorship': Sky News and social media giants block

Sky News Australia Political Editor David Speers says the outlet's ban on an anti-immigration

Threat brings armed police to Hutt Hospital, near Wellington

Hutt Hospital was placed on lockdown for about a three hours on Tuesday night after a "security threat
Victoria University staff among late-arriving opponents to proposed name

Victoria University staff are among the late-arriving opponents to a proposal to change the university'
Authorities were warned about safety issues at spot where cyclist and bus

Work to improve the road safety of the spot where a cyclist and bus collided in Wellington looks likely to

Lifestyles of the noveau riche and infamous

John Oliver discusses some of the highlights of the Paul Manafort trial currently underway.
Jack’s Walk

Jack and I took a stroll along North Beach this morning. This is one of our regular go-to places when we
Sacha Baron Cohen makes a fool of Joe Arpaio

Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio who was pardoned by Donald Trump was the latest victim on Sacha Baron