Thursday, August 09, 2018

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  The Hayride


  • “Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.” – Thomas Jefferson The post Quote Of The Day, August 9, 2018 appeared first on The Hayride...

  • Landrieu Diverts $40 Million Originally Intended for Navy Base Restoration

    16 hours ago
  • Broken glass, obscene graffiti, rotting furniture, and an active criminal presence are not things you associate with a Navy base—not unless you live near the Naval Support Activity...

  • Democrats Want to Control the Internet, and That Should Concern Everyone

    16 hours ago

    • The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell has best been defined by its massive cultural impact, particularly on the topic of surveillance and censorship. Today, the Senate...

      Lifehacker



  • The first time I attempted to make cacio e pepe, I thought it had to be just about the easiest pasta dish to make, outside of the un-sauced spaghetti and butter that young kids without...

  • The Only 5 Cleaning Products You Need In Life

    19 hours ago
  • So you’ve moved into a new place and you have nothing, nada, zilch, by way of cleaning products. Or, over the years, you’ve managed to assemble a motley crew of cleaning products...

  • The Weird Baby Products That Parents Swear By 

    13 hours ago

    • When you become a parent, you are initiated into the weird world of modern baby products. There is something out there to “solve” every issue (and trust me, moms and dads navigating...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used to release “Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage” reports every two years — but that was almost 20 years ago. Several months ago...

  • Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged

    8 days ago
  • The number of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America is rising, along with the outrage, as this unnecessary chemical debacle unfolds. Learn more Slideshow...

  • PAN Fellows build a brighter tomorrow

    10 days ago

    • Small farmers, farmworkers, Indigenous Peoples and rural communities disproportionately bear the burdens of our chemical-dependent industrial agricultural system. This can...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • Ahead of the first anniversary of the tragic 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Susan Bro sat down with USA TODAY to discuss life after her daughter Heather Heyer's death...

  • Russia calls new U.S. sanctions over ex-spy's poisoning 'draconian' and 'far-fetched'

    14 minutes ago
  • The sanctions, over Russia's role in the poisoning of one of its former spies, will limit Moscow's ability to purchase sensitive national security goods from the U.S., such as engines...

  • Nunes on leaked audio: Rosenstein hasn't been impeached because of 'timing'

    6 hours ago

    • Leaked audio of Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., details the congressman addressing why Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein hasn't been impeached.        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Lawmakers vote against allowing elective abortion in first 14 weeks of pregnancyArgentina’s senate has rejected a bill to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.Lawmakers...

  • 'Terrifying night' as Israel and Hamas trade airstrikes and rocket attacks

    an hour ago
  • Three Palestinians killed and several Israelis wounded as hopes of reaching a truce fadePalestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 180 rockets and mortars into southern...

  • Russia blasts new US sanctions as 'theatre of the absurd'

    20 minutes ago

    • Officials vow countermeasures and markets slump after tough measures unveiled over Salisbury attackRussian officials reacted in outrage and markets slumped on Thursday morning...

      Techdirt.



  • Back in May, we wrote about the bizarre attempt by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to exempt itself from the EU's new privacy legislation, the GDPR...

  • Appeals Court Tells DOJ To Drop The Glomar And Hand Over Records About Prosecutorial Misconduct To Requester

    12 hours ago
  • A man convicted for fraud makes his second appearance in the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court. The first was an attempt to have his sentence vacated via complaints of prosecutorial misconduct...

  • Cops Go To Wrong House, Kill Innocent Man, Receive A Free Pass From Local Grand Jury

    15 hours ago

    • A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. The corollary, of course, is "if that's what the prosecutor wants." And prosecutors rarely want their ham sandwiches indicted. An unarmed...

      Fark.com RSS



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  • It's 16 days later and a mother orca is still carrying her dead calf [Sad]

    2 hours ago
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  • In case you were wondering, George Will is still an asshole [Obvious]

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      BBC News - Home



  • Campaigners on both sides rallied outside parliament as voting took place in Buenos Aires.

  • Lombok earthquake: Strong aftershock amid rescue efforts

    3 hours ago
  • The 5.9-magnitude tremor comes as the Indonesian island still searches for victims of Sunday's quake.

  • Gaza air strikes ‘kill woman and child’ after rockets hit Israel

    4 hours ago

    • Israel's military says it was targeting Hamas sites after they fired dozens of rockets at Israel.



      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions






  • In loving memory of Kate McInturff

    10 days 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

    15 days 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




  • Rudy Giuliani may have just set up a midterm election showdown.

  • Giuliani: GOP could benefit from dragging process into midterms

    2 hours ago
  • President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he wants negotiations over a presidential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller to be completed by...

  • Erin Burnett calls out Giuliani's talking point

    9 hours ago

    • Rudy Giuliani said that President Donald Trump's legal team has responded to the special counsel, the latest effort in ongoing negotiations over a possible interview. CNN's Erin...


      memeorandum




  • Annie Karni / Politico: Why Trump really wants his Mueller interview  —  The president, who's pushing his lawyers to let him meet with the special counsel, has a long history of...

  • Emails show 2016 links among Steele, Ohr, Simpson - with Russian oligarch in background (Byron York/Washington Examiner)

    6 hours ago
  • Byron York / Washington Examiner: Emails show 2016 links among Steele, Ohr, Simpson — with Russian oligarch in background  —  Emails in 2016 between former British spy Christopher...

  • House Republican just arrested for committing a felony on the White House lawn (Grant Stern/The Dworkin Report)

    7 hours ago

    • Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report: House Republican just arrested for committing a felony on the White House lawn  —  House Republican Rep. Chris Collins conspired with friends...


      The Register




  • Legal eagles drill into the issue with El Reg What are the implications under GDPR of a previous owner retaining access to data and control of a connected car after it is sold on?…...

  • Thinking of saying goodbye to your servers? We'll show you how

    28 minutes ago
  • Save now with Serverless Computing early bird tickets Events Whether you’re looking at tweaking your infrastructure or contemplating a wholescale transformation, Serverless...

  • WhatsApp security snafu 'could allow message manipulation'

    an hour ago

    • You could put words in people's mouths, claim researchers Researchers have uncovered security shortcomings in WhatsApp that create a means for hackers to intercept and manipulate...


      BBC News - Technology




  • Emma's Diary is fined £140,000 after illegally collecting and selling information to the Labour Party.

  • Medical hack poses pacemaker risk

    2 hours ago
  • Researchers disclose an unfixed vulnerability that threatens medical devices.

  • Snapchat shares sink after user drop-off

    20 hours ago

    • The social network reports three million fewer people are using its app on a daily basis.


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Deleting Alex Jones

    2 days ago
  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Nothing Is Given, Everything Is Earned: LeBron James Makes America Great

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


    ForceChange




  • Video footage of an endangered white rhino allegedly being cruelly forced to perform in a Russian circus has sparked outrage, and revealed the reported exploitation of many other...

  • Don’t Open Over 1.6 Million Acres of Land to Fracking

    9 hours ago
  • Over 1.6 million acres of public land will soon be on sale to the highest corporate bidder. They'll be dotted with fracking and oil wells. Habitats will be destroyed. Sign the petition...

  • Protect Underage Girls from Lives of Harsh Labor

    9 hours ago

    • Girls as young as five are being subjected to a life of harsh and deadly labor. Sign the petition to demand that these girls be protected and be given the chance to be what they are: children...


      News24 Top Stories




  • Paramedics are on the scene of a major crash involving a bus, a truck and a car on the R102 at Umtentweni, near Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal.

  • News24.com | Mduduzi Manana removed from gender-based violence panel discussion

    3 hours ago
  • The organisers of an event aimed at raising funds to oppose gender-based violence have confirmed that they had removed former deputy minister Mduduzi Manana as one of their panellists...

  • Channel24.co.za | Sbahle Mpisane in ICU after car accident

    6 minutes ago

    • Sbahle Mpisane's father has confirmed to Drum that she is currently fighting for her life after a car accident in Durban.


      Science: Current Issue




  • Leaders must take responsibility for others and thus affect the well-being of individuals, organizations, and nations. We identify the effects of responsibility on leaders’...

  • Nudge, not sludge

    7 days ago

  • News at a glance

    7 days ago



    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • An unidentified woman who was murdered back in 1974 has been spotted in a scene in the hit Spielberg movie. The body of the victim, who was believed t...

  • French officials re-open MH370 investigation

    a day ago
  • The Gendarmerie of Air Transport (GTA) has launched its own probe amid claims of a government cover-up. Exactly what happened to Malaysia Airlines Fli...

  • Ganymede generates powerful magnetic waves

    a day ago

    • Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is producing 'chorus waves' one million times more powerful than average. The discovery was made by researchers who ha...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





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    •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Officials vow countermeasures and markets slump after tough measures unveiled over Salisbury attackRussian officials reacted in outrage and markets slumped on Thursday morning...

  • May letter aims to rally grassroots Tories to Chequers Brexit plan

    16 hours ago
  • PM defends common rulebook for trade in message backed by cabinet BrexitersTheresa May has sought to calm fractious Tory grassroots activists angry with her Chequers Brexit plan...

  • Transfer news: Pogba, Bernard, Maguire, Grealish and more – deadline day live!

    13 minutes ago

    • Updates as the Premier League window closes at 5pm BSTEmail Simon here or contact him on Twitter insteadChelsea sign £71.6m Kepa as Courtois heads to RealInteractive: latest deals...


      SPACE.com




  • Elon Musk founded SpaceX with ambitions to explore Mars.

  • Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More

    a day 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.

  • Pence Will Reveal Trump's 'Space Force' Plan Thursday: Report

    a day ago

    • During a speech at the Pentagon tomorrow (Aug. 9), Vice President Mike Pence will outline the administration's plan to create a new branch of the military focused on defending the...


      Trend.Az - All news




  • The Russian oil and gas company LUKOIL will continue to remain the dominant international operator in Uzbekistan's oil and gas sector in the coming years, Ashley Sherman, principal...

  • Volume of expenditures on Kazakh Tengiz field expansion announced

    31 minutes ago


  • Trump trusts Azerbaijan's strategies: expert

    44 minutes ago

    • Exclusion of the Shah Deniz 2 and Southern Gas Corridor projects from the anti-Iran sanctions by the order of the US president is of international significance...


      Google Cloud Platform Blog




  • Ten years, three months and 30 days ago, we wrote our first post on this blog, and now, we’re writing our last at this particular web address. Today, it’s with great excitement that...

  • Last month today: July on GCP

    6 days ago
  • The month of July saw our Google Cloud Next ‘18 conference come and go, and there was plenty of exciting news, updates and demos to share from the show. Here’s a look at some of the...

  • Repairing network hardware at scale with SRE principles

    8 days ago

    • By James O’Keeffe, Senior Site Reliability Engineer To support our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers, we run a complex global network that depends on multiple providers and...


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed





  • Falling from a fall in rainfall

    7 days ago

  • Cranking up the field

    7 days ago





      CBC | Top Stories News





  • As the diplomatic crisis between Canada and Saudi Arabia continues to escalate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled that his government will continue to use Twitter and social...

  • Black widow spiders creep northward

    2 hours ago
  • Venomous black widow spiders are being spotted farther north than ever before, photos snapped by the public reveal. Canadian researchers say help from 'citizen scientists' is crucial...

  • Bill Blair has a big new job. Does anyone know what it is?

    2 hours ago

    • Bill Blair has been the cabinet minister in charge of border security for three weeks now - but it’s still not clear what he's been asked to do.



      All Things Considered : NPR





  • New York City passed a law Wednesday capping the number of ride-hailing cars from companies such as Lyft and Uber for one year.

  • A Flourishing Region, A Withered Paper: Denver Post's Run Of Bad News

    11 hours ago
  • Deep cuts threaten The Denver Post's ability to cover a metro region of 2.9 million people. A group of former Post journalists are establishing a digital rival as fears rise over the...

  • Egypt's Foreign Minister Meets With Pompeo To Discuss Parallel Interests

    11 hours ago

    • Egypt's foreign minister met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday as observers questioned the release of military aid to Cairo despite ongoing human rights abuses...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • A new report suggests women who smoke between one and four cigarettes a day are five times more likely to develop lung cancer when compared with non-smokers...

  • Gardaí arrest man for shoplifting and possession of heroin in Cork

    6 minutes ago
  • A suspected shoplifter, who was also found to have around €600 worth of suspected heroin on him, has been arrested in Cork city.

  • Brother of young Omagh bombing victim calls for killers to face justice

    28 minutes ago

    • James Barker died in the Real IRA blast which killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, in the Co Tyrone town on August 15, 1998.



      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News





  • A rare set of teeth from a giant prehistoric mega-shark twice the size of the great white have been found on an Australian beach by a keen-eyed amateur enthusiast, scientists said Thursday...

  • China to prosecute former official 'obsessed with divination'

    35 minutes ago
  • BEIJING: China will prosecute a former official who was "obsessed with divination" for corruption, the top graft-buster said on Thursday, in the latest warning to bureaucrats not...

  • Saudi Arabia reassures Canada on oil supplies in row over jailed activists

    40 minutes ago

    • RIYADH: A row over human rights in Saudi Arabia will not have any impact on Saudi oil supplies to Canada, its energy minister said on Thursday, reassuring customers after Riyadh froze...



      WhoWhatWhy





  • The post August 6-8 appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

  • Clash of Ideologies in Portland

    20 hours ago
  • Trump vs. Climate Science ; When FBI Agents Pose as Journalists ...and More Picks 8/8 The post Clash of Ideologies in Portland appeared first on WhoWhatWhy...

  • Battle Over Opioids: Surprising Push-Back, and Not From Dealers

    a day ago

    • If you thought tighter restrictions were helping to solve the opioid crisis, think again. Some patients, pain doctors, and groups are pushing back. The post Battle Over Opioids...



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Video Length: 3:50The Parker Solar Probe will help scientists learn more about the solar wind, an exotic stew of magnetic forces, plasma and particles. Read this story Video Links: The...

  • It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun

    19 hours ago
  • Portal origin URL: It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the SunPortal origin nid: 429933Published: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 11:14Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • Print Your Own 3D SOFIA Model

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    • Portal origin URL: Print Your Own 3D SOFIA ModelPortal origin nid: 429990Published: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 18:40Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Portal...



      How to of the Day





  • Although adult acne can be an unpleasant and sometimes uncomfortable condition, it’s relatively easy to treat. Combat individual pimples and acne outbreaks by spot-treating...

  • How to Let Go of Control in a Relationship

    10 hours ago
  • Being controlling often stems from a simple desire to feel secure and happy with how things are going. Unfortunately, trying to take too much control ends up having the opposite effect...

  • How to Cut T‐Shirts for Craft Projects

    18 hours ago

    • T-shirts are a staple in many people's closets. Sometimes they become too old and stained to be worn. Instead of discarding the T-shirt, however, you could cut it up and use it for other...



      LobeLog





  • by John Feffer It’s embarrassing enough to have Donald Trump as president. But now American citizens have to endure the additional pain of the sanctions that other countries are...

  • Multiple Diplomatic Spats with Saudi Arabia

    19 hours ago
  • by James M. Dorsey The failure of Western allies to rally around Canada in its dispute with Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom into a false belief that economic sanctions will...

  • Iran Hawks: Get Over Your Coup Allergy And Embrace Regime Change

    a day ago

    • by Ben Armbruster Just a few months ago, Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the hawkish think tank Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, was trying to argue that he had nothing to do with Donald...



      Democracy Now!





  • Today marks the 40th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the siege of the headquarters of the black radical group known as MOVE. The group...

  • Madison, Wisconsin "Shaken" by Shooting at Community Radio Station WORT-FM

    a day ago
  • It's been three days since a masked gunman opened fire on a Madison community radio station early Sunday morning, injuring one person. A station DJ who was shot in the buttocks was taken...

  • Do Historic Victories & Tight Races in Primaries Mean Dems Could Retake Senate & House in November?

    a day ago

    • Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election in Ohio and primaries in Michigan, Kansas, Missouri and Washington. A special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District...



      News : NPR





  • James Loewen's 1995 book explained how history textbooks got the story of America wrong. Now, in a new edition, Loewen champions critical thinking in the age of fake news...

  • Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Hamas Launches Rocket Attacks

    18 minutes ago
  • At least three people are reportedly dead and a dozen injured in the Gaza Strip, while at least 11 people reportedly wounded when Hamas rockets landed in the southern Israeli city of...

  • An Orphanage That Doesn't Seem Like An Orphanage

    an hour ago

    • If you were to build a franchise-type structure for raising orphans, what would it look like?



    WebMD Health





  • The team also found that mutations in the BRIP1 and RAD51C genes were associated with a more moderate risk of triple-negative breast cancer.

  • Kids' Suicide Risk Tied Parents' Religious Beliefs

    16 hours ago
  • The study, however, does not prove that a religious upbringing prevents suicide, only that there is an association between the two.

  • More Primary Care Practices Aim to Treat the Mind

    18 hours ago

    • The reality is that many people will go without mental health care if it doesn’t come from their primary care doctor, so integrating mental and behavioral health care into doctor...
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