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  The Hayride


  • “She’s not going to testify, because if she does she’s going to look like the loon that she is.” – Former U.S. Attorney Joseph DiGenova, on news that Christine Ford had refused...

  • Quinnipiac’s New Texas Senate Poll Indicates Ted Cruz’ Beto Scare Might Be Over

    14 hours ago
  • Cruz isn’t completely out of the media-generated woods just yet, as his re-election race against El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke is still more competitive than it should be...

  • It’s Starting To Look Like Christine Ford Won’t Show Up For The Hearing On Her Accusations…

    16 hours ago

    • …and it’s also starting to look like the professional Left is so far in the tank for the 11th-hour gambit to use Ford’s 36-year-old sex story as a means of derailing the Brett Kavanaugh...

      Lifehacker



  • We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

  • Remember the Delightful Messenger-Only Gadgets That Failed to Conquer the World?

    21 hours ago
  • Once upon a time, instant messaging was king. Before social media apps and smartphones rose to prominence, these free-to-use services ruled. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo!...

  • How to Attract Luck 

    15 hours ago

    • When you look to people you admire for one reason or another, you might think that some part of their success—whether it’s their corner office, their new TV pilot or their beautiful...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Congress is taking up the Farm Bill again this week, and many issues key to our food and agriculture system are on the table — including how we deal with pesticides. Earlier this summer...

  • Guest blog: In my community, you are what your plants eat

    22 days ago
  • Adam Vega is a community organizer with Californians for Pesticide Reform. In this blog, he shares his experience living in the agricultural community of Ventura County, California...

  • Toward farmer justice in California

    a month ago

    • 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...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • The famed 1 to 5 Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which only measures wind speed, may not the best way to gauge a storm's ferocity, experts say. Hurricane Florence was 'downgraded,'...

  • Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford wants FBI to investigate incident ahead of hearing

    6 hours ago
  • Christine Blasey Ford has alleged that Brett Kavanaugh pinned her down on the bed in an upstairs room while they were both attending a party in 1982.        ...

  • North Korea agrees to dismantle missile test site as Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in sign deal

    7 minutes ago

    • Kim said the two sides have taken active measures to free the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and threats and turn it into a “land of peace.”        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Moon Jae-in says leaders have agreed to steps they say will lead to a nuclear-free peninsula, and Kim pledges to visit SeoulNorth Korea will shut down key missile test facilities in...

  • Theresa May hits back at Barnier's criticism of Chequers proposals

    4 hours ago
  • UK prime minister says EU negotiator is making unacceptable demandsTheresa May has launched an attack in the German media on criticisms tabled by Michel Barnier of her Chequers proposals...

  • 'Killing a generation': one million more children at risk from famine in Yemen

    10 hours ago

    • Save the Children warns of ‘starvation on an unprecedented scale’ as conflict disrupts food supplies More than five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as the ongoing...

      Techdirt.



  • Earlier this year we wrote about the significant concerns we had with the CLASSICS Act, that sought to create a brand new performance right for pre-1972 sound recordings, requiring...

  • For Some Reason, BMW Is Asking For More Time To Oppose The Latest Gwen Stacey Character Trademark

    9 hours ago
  • If you feel like you're about to get a silly trademark story, your spidey-sense is working. We'll keep this short and sweet, but this whole thing centers around Gwen Stacy, otherwise...

  • Congressional Research Service Reports Now Officially Publicly Available

    13 hours ago

    • For many, many years we've been writing about the ridiculousness of the Congressional Research Service's reports being kept secret. If you don't know, CRS is a sort of in-house think...



      BBC News - Home




  • Kim Jong-un, speaking after talks with South Korea's president, also says he hopes to visit Seoul soon.

  • Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser 'faces death threats'

    7 hours ago
  • The woman who says the US Supreme Court pick once attacked her has had to flee home, says her lawyer.

  • Brexit: EU 'ready to improve' Irish border proposal

    5 hours ago

    • Michel Barnier shifts his tone on the Irish border in an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue.



      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions





  • Ricardo Tranjan proposes an alternate plan to Doug Ford's buck-a-beer challenge in the Toronto Star.

  • Growing number of professionals face job insecurity, study finds

    13 days ago
  • The Toronto Star's Sara Mojtehedzadeh discusses the findings of the CCPA Ontario's report, No Safe Harbour and gathers firsthand accounts from precariously employed professionals...

  • Our Schools/Our Selves: The view from West Virginia

    15 days ago

    • Our latests publication, Lesson Here, digs in to the West Viriginia teachers' strike.  Read the firsthand accounts of the work stoppage here.



      CNN.com - Top Stories





  • Republican leaders are preparing a controversial push to install Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court after a frenetic night of legal and political maneuvering in Washington that...

  • 6 possible Kavanaugh scenarios, including a Supreme Court vacancy until 2021

    2 hours ago
  • Allegations of a sexual assault have thrown the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, which had seemed to be on a glide path, into chaos.

  • Read attorneys' letter requesting FBI investigation

    10 hours ago

    • The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault says the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations...



      memeorandum





  • Kaitlan Collins / CNN: Former classmate of Kavanaugh's denies being at party in sexual assault allegation  —  (CNN)In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, another former...

  • Google Vows to Fight U.S. Air Pollution While Censoring Data on Chinese Smog (Lucas Nolan/Breitbart)

    43 minutes ago
  • Lucas Nolan / Breitbart: Google Vows to Fight U.S. Air Pollution While Censoring Data on Chinese Smog  —  Google plans to update its U.S. and Europe-based street view cars with...

  • Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in 'sleep mode' while challenger surges (Marc Caputo/Politico)

    an hour ago

    • Marc Caputo / Politico: Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in ‘sleep mode’ while challenger surges  —  The congressional seat was supposed to be the easiest of Democratic...



      The Register





  • We've got a $90bn run rate, never mind the debt Michael Dell has touted his behemoth's performance in a pitch supporting the company's return to the stock exchange.…...

  • Apple hands €14.3bn in back taxes to reluctant Ireland

    2 hours ago
  • Funds to be held in escrow as govt appeals EU 'state aid' ruling Apple has paid the Irish government €14.3bn in back taxes after the European Commission ruled that arrangements between...

  • When should I run backup, robot overlord? Autonomous Hadoop and NoSQL backup is now a thing

    2 hours ago

    • Imanis Data bets data management farm on backupbot Machine learning data management company Imanis Data has introduced an autonomous backup product powered by machine learning.…...



      BBC News - Technology





  • Tekken 3 and Ridge Racer are among the titles on Sony's new miniature PlayStation.

  • US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears

    an hour ago
  • The judge, in the state of Georgia, is "gravely concerned" about hacking - but allows e-voting to go ahead.

  • Breck Bednar murder: Film warning of online grooming launched

    31 minutes ago

    • Breck Bednar, 14, was groomed before being lured to his death by Lewis Daynes in 2014.



      Further





  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • We Can All Be Accused Of Something

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

  • Hmm, Thomas the Train Is Integrated Now and the NRA Is Losing It

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer



    ForceChange





  • The Trump Administration has announced a plan to weaken the rules for oil and gas companies around methane leak procedures. The proposal would allow fewer preventative inspections...

  • Don’t Put National Security at Risk to Score Political Points

    10 hours ago
  • The president wants to make national security ‘transparent’ for the entire world to see. Demand an end to the declassification of documents that shield America ‘s security...

  • Protect the United Kingdom’s Wetlands from Damaging Expressway Project

    10 hours ago

    • Miles of wetlands between Oxford and Cambridge are at risk due to the Varsity Expressway project, a plan intended to link the two cities at the expense of residents and wildlife living...



      News24 Top Stories





  • Former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane had placed pressure on Nedbank to take on Gupta-linked accounts and made threats about the bank's licence...

  • News24.com | Alan Winde announced as DA premier candidate in Western Cape

    an hour ago
  • Alan Winde is the DA candidate for premier of the Western Cape in the upcoming elections.

  • News24.com | Dagga smoking an entry point to more serious drugs - Cele

    an hour ago

    • Dagga smoking leads to the use of more serious drugs, Police Minister Bheki Cele believes.



      Science: Current Issue






  • News at a glance

    6 days ago

  • Physicists plan hunt for Higgs boson pairs

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • The final resting place of one of the world's most famous ships has reportedly been found after 240 years. Believed to have been scuttled by the Briti...

  • Group offers $11,700 for proof of superpowers

    21 hours ago
  • The Society for the Scientific Investigation of Para-Sciences is looking for proof that psychic abilities exist. Consisting of psychologists, physicis...

  • UK tsunami risk is much higher than thought

    a day ago

    • New research has revealed that the last tsunami to hit the UK was a lot more recent than anyone had realized. For years it had been generally accepted...



      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker






  • St. Marys O&M, GA

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian





  • UK prime minister says EU negotiator is making unacceptable demandsTheresa May has launched an attack in the German media on criticisms tabled by Michel Barnier of her Chequers proposals...

  • Windrush victim and campaigner Sarah O'Connor dies aged 57

    29 minutes ago
  • O’Connor, who moved to the UK aged six, had been told she was an illegal immigrantOne of the most prominent victims of the Windrush scandal, who spoke in parliament earlier this year...

  • Storm Ali: woman dies in Ireland after caravan blown off cliff

    2 hours ago

    • Death of woman in County Galway comes as first named storm of the season brings strong winds and heavy rainA woman has died after Storm Ali began to make itself felt with winds of up to...



      SPACE.com





  • Dozens of ancient ice volcanoes once dotted the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a new study finds.

  • Japan's Hayabusa2 Sees Its Shadow on Asteroid Ryugu in New Photos

    34 minutes ago
  • Hayabusa2's shadow is visible on asteroid Ryugu in new pictures, taken during a dress rehearsal to prepare the spacecraft for deploying a lander in October...

  • Weird Infrared Signal Emanates Across Space, But What Created It?

    21 hours ago

    • The signal extends over a huge swath of space, an area that's 2.5 times bigger than the orbit of Pluto.



      Trend.Az - All news







  • Kazakhstan believes election in Afghanistan under threat

    19 minutes ago
  • Kazakhstan believes that the holding of peaceful parliamentary election in Afghanistan in October this year is under threat.

  • Oil products’ output increases in Azerbaijan

    21 minutes ago




    •   Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed






  • Metals brought together do more

    6 days ago

  • Flying fast and free

    6 days ago






      CBC | Top Stories News






  • A game of chicken between China and the U.S. may transform global trade — and that may not be all bad.

  • 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program

    4 hours ago
  • Read about what CBC News and the Toronto Star discovered after sending a pair of reporters undercover to a ticket industry convention in Las Vegas that brings together box-office...

  • N.S. woman choosing to die earlier than she wants due to 'extreme' assisted-dying law

    4 hours ago

    • A Nova Scotia woman who is choosing a medically assisted death says she will end her life earlier than she really wants because she's worried doctors will deny her the procedure if she...




      All Things Considered : NPR






  • Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford said that an investigation was necessary before the committee held a hearing or made a decision. But the panel's chairman is moving forward with...

  • Emmys Analysis: You Have To Keep Pushing For Diversity And Work To Maintain Equality

    14 hours ago
  • The Emmys showcased diversity throughout the awards telecast, yet that diversity didn't quite break through to the winners. The reasons why reflect the stubbornly segregated nature...

  • Why The Way Hurricanes Are Classified Can Be Deceptive

    14 hours ago

    • Meteorologists have been using a nearly 50-year-old scale to measure the wind speed and storm surge of a hurricane. But it's not a good measure for rain, which can often become the most...




      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie






  • Three dogs have been seized at Dublin Port as part of an investigation into illegal dog trading.

  • Man arrested following heroin seizure in Dublin

    in 10 minutes
  • A man has been arrested after heroin was seized in Dublin city centre.

  • Gardaí investigating after shots fired at Dublin house

    31 minutes ago

    • Gardaí in Dublin are investigating after a number of shots were fired at a house on the northside overnight.




      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News






  • ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower...

  • Ex-PBOC chief says China must address its "loopholes"

    37 minutes ago
  • China must plug loopholes in the way it applies rules on subsidies and technology transfer to address complaints from the United States and the European Union, a former central bank...

  • China busts live-stream porn app gang - Xinhua

    37 minutes ago

    • BEIJING: Chinese police have repatriated from Cambodia 18 suspected members of a gang that operated a US$36.5 million pornographic live-streaming platform with more than 3.5 million...





      Science@NASA Headline News







  • This blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development NASA is developing a new type of detector...

  • NASA Hosts Science Chat on Upcoming Historic Planetary Encounter

    2 days ago
  • Portal origin URL: NASA Hosts Science Chat on Upcoming Historic Planetary EncounterPortal origin nid: 432546Published: Monday, September 17, 2018 - 16:27Featured (stick...

  • NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth's Changing Ice

    4 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth's Changing IcePortal origin nid: 432450Published: Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 10:15Featured (stick to top...





      How to of the Day







  • The four years of high school can produce some of the most memorable moments of your life. To get the most out of your high school experience, it's important to focus on your academics...

  • How to Respond to Ghosting

    12 hours ago
  • Whether your romantic interest or friend is ignoring you, being ghosted always hurts. Don’t beat yourself up if your calls and texts start going unanswered. Try to stay calm, and...

  • How to Wash Hair with Rice Water

    20 hours ago

    • Washing your hair with rice water is a cheap, easy, and effective way to improve the look and health of your hair. Rice water contains a particular carbohydrate that reportedly minimizes...





      LobeLog







  • by Emile Nakhleh Last week, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is eliminating previously approved funds to support Palestinian-Israeli civilian engagement...

  • Yemen’s Descent into Hell

    21 hours ago
  • by Rajan Menon It’s the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging...

  • Post Columnist and Trump Administration Team Up on Iran Regime Change

    a day ago

    • by Ben Armbruster It’s starting to look like the Iran regime-change industry is getting a little worried that its efforts to kill the nuclear deal and squeeze Iran’s leaders out...





      Democracy Now!







  • This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement and 10 years since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, which triggered the onset of the...

  • Immigrants Seeking Shelter After Hurricane Florence Fear Deportation as FEMA Shifts Funds to ICE

    a day ago
  • While the worst of Hurricane Florence is over, officials say the most dangerous flooding is yet to come for residents of the Carolinas and Virginia, as thousands have been ordered...

  • Intercept Report Reveals Senate Ignored Federal Court Employees Willing to Testify Against Kavanaugh

    a day ago

    • Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has announced that the committee will hold another hearing on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh next Monday in light of accusations...





      News : NPR







  • A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws...

  • 'Humbled To Ask For Help' — Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire

    2 hours ago
  • It is early in the fire season, but nearly 1,400 homes have been destroyed in California wildfires. For low income people, without insurance or savings, it is especially difficult...

  • Tougher Laws On Pipeline Protests Face Test In Louisiana

    2 hours ago

    • A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws...





    WebMD Health







  • Coke's interest signals the growing acceptance of cannabis by established companies, and of the importance of Canada to the development of those businesses, the wire service said...

  • Scientists Find 500 More Genes That Influence BP

    15 hours ago
  • High blood pressure, which is a risk factor for stroke and heart disease, claimed almost 8 million lives around the world in 2015 alone, the researchers noted...

  • Zapping Airway Nerves May Help COPD Patients

    17 hours ago

    • COPD, which is often linked to smoking, is a progressive deterioration of lung function that involves a combination of bronchitis and emphysema symptoms...
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