Tuesday, October 09, 2018

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  The Hayride



  • Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Tuesday that the state will be joining 16 others in submitting an amicus brief in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association...

  • 38-state lawsuit reveals deep national divide over states’ rights, federal role, taxation

    6 hours ago
  • A multi-state lawsuit over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reveals a deep divide among 38 states over the role of the...

  • Report: Lake Charles, Shreveport rank at opposite ends on jobs, economic growth, poverty rate

    6 hours ago

    • A new report from consumer-finance website WalletHub identifies the fastest and slowest growing cities in America. Eight of the 15 cities with the largest gains in 2017 were in the...

      Lifehacker



  • Adequate Man Stop Using The Same Fucking GIFs Over And Over | Jezebel It’s the Scariest Time of the Year: Send Us Your True-Life Spookiest Stories! | Splinter Republican Lawmaker...

  • The 5 Most Important Announcements from Google's Pixel Event

    4 hours ago
  • Google events don’t typically elicit the same amount of fanfare as Apple’s do, but the announcements are just as enticing for both enthusiasts and anyone who likes shiny new things...

  • The 10 Best Deals of October 9, 2018

    5 hours ago

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

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Rebuilding a fair and resilient farming system means giving voice to those who have often been left out. Historically underserved farmers are just that – historically and systematically...

  • The Farm Bill is up — & it matters

    15 days ago
  • Congress is taking up the Farm Bill again, and many issues key to our food and agriculture system are on the table — including how we deal with pesticides. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • Toward farmer justice in California

    15 days ago

    • The California Farmer Justice Collaborative is a collective of organizations working toward equity with and for historically underserved farmers in California. Learn more Slideshow...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh didn't have to pinch himself Tuesday. There was enough pinching going on at the other end of the bench.        ...

  • Hurricane Michael: A Category 4 in the making?

    an hour ago
  • Storm surge and inland flooding pose deadlier risks than wind speed category, experts say.      

  • 'I lost the love of my life,' says widow of New York limo driver involved in crash that killed 20

    2 hours ago

    • The part-time driver was told to switch from the vehicle he planned to use, Scott Lisinicchia's widow said. The family's lawyer believes it was unsafe        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Trump said he had been informed ‘probably six months ago’Ivanka, touted as successor, rules out taking roleNikki Haley has resigned as the US ambassador to the United Nations...

  • Khashoggi case: CCTV disappears from Saudi consulate in Turkey

    9 hours ago
  • Security footage removed and Turkish staff told to go home on day missing journalist visitsSecurity camera footage was removed from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and Turkish staff...

  • Hurricane Michael becomes Category 3 storm as thousands flee its deadly path in Florida Panhandle

    4 hours ago

    • Tens of thousands flee storm which has already killed at least 13Michael set to make landfall in Florida on WednesdayHurricane Michael grew into a major Category 3 storm as it continued...

      Techdirt.



  • Let's get this out of the way upfront: if you're one of those people who pedantically feels the need to sneeringly point out that the economics Nobel is "not a real Nobel Prize," shut...

  • Techdirt Podcast Episode 186: Free Speech & Content Moderation (Panel Discussion)

    6 hours ago
  • For this week's episode of the podcast, we're featuring a recent panel discussion from Mozilla's Speaker Series. Mike Masnick sat down with Guillaume Chaslot from Algo Transparency...

  • California's War On 'Bots' Could Be A Steep Uphill Climb

    8 hours ago

    • While California's new net neutrality law grabbed the lion's share of press headlines, the state last week also passed legislation attempting to fix an equally complicated problem...

      Fark.com RSS



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  • School district finally replacing lead-lined water fountains that were recalled in 1988, says it takes a long time to pry out Harrison Ford [Asinine]

    33 minutes ago
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  • NYC dogs give the Trump 'Pee on Me' statuettes the paws up after they're spotted on Brooklyn sidewalks [Amusing]

    an hour ago

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      BBC News - Home



  • The former South Carolina governor's exit has surprised the Trump administration.

  • Turks to search Saudi consulate for missing writer

    15 hours ago
  • Turkey says missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was not seen leaving the building.

  • Skripal attack: Second Russian Salisbury suspect named

    16 hours ago

    • The Bellingcat website says Alexander Mishkin travelled to the UK under the alias Alexander Petrov.


      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions




  • A diverse coalition representing health care providers, non-profit organizations, workers, seniors, patients and academics has come together to issue a statement of consensus...

  • Kate McInturff Fellowship in Gender Justice

    20 days ago
  • The CCPA is pleased to announce the creation of the Kate McInturff Fellowship in Gender Justice.This Fellowship is created to honour the legacy of senior researcher Kate McInturff...

  • The buck-a-beer challenge Ontario deserves

    a month ago

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


      CNN.com - Top Stories




  • Democratic nominee for Florida governor Andrew Gillum responds to President Donald Trump's attack against his governance as mayor of Tallahassee ahead of a dangerous Hurricane...

  • See Hurricane Michael from space

    an hour ago
  • The International Space Station shared views of Hurricane Michael as it approached the Florida Gulf Coast.

  • 8 facts that show the power of this storm

    an hour ago

    • Hurricane Michael is bearing down on the Florida Panhandle with frightening fury.


      memeorandum




  • Washington Post: How Trump enabled the abuses of Saudi Arabia's crown prince  —  TWO YEARS ago it would have been inconceivable that the rulers of Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally...

  • Mitch McConnell: Forget Merrick Garland, GOP can confirm a Supreme Court justice in 2020 if it wants (Susan Ferrechio/Washington Examiner)

    17 minutes ago
  • Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner: Mitch McConnell: Forget Merrick Garland, GOP can confirm a Supreme Court justice in 2020 if it wants  —  Democrats argue that GOP rhetoric...

  • Lindsey Graham says Trump jokingly asked if he wanted to be attorney general (Manu Raju/CNN)

    17 minutes ago

    • Manu Raju / CNN: Lindsey Graham says Trump jokingly asked if he wanted to be attorney general  —  Graham: I don't like what Trump said about Ford  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Lindsey...


      The Register




  • And how might this be done? Backgrounder Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is a popular way to deal with complex server, SAN storage, and virtualization requirements with integrated...

  • US may have by far the world's biggest military budget but it's not showing in security

    2 hours ago
  • GAO report finds more holes than a Swiss cheese, and very little hope for improvement If you were worried about the state of US military security systems you might not want to read the...

  • World's largest CCTV maker leaves at least 9 million cameras open to public viewing

    3 hours ago

    • Xiongmai's cloud portal opens sneaky backdoor into servers Yet another IoT device vendor has been found to be exposing their products to attackers with basic security lapses.…...


      BBC News - Technology




  • The search firm reveals its latest handsets shortly after revealing Google+ users' data was exposed.

  • Sony PlayStation 4 will get 'next-generation' successor

    12 hours ago
  • The gaming firm's president says a next-generation console is "necessary" despite streaming technology.

  • Google drops $10bn battle for Pentagon data contract

    14 hours ago

    • The tech giant, under scrutiny over a data lapse, has scrapped plans to bid for a high-profile contract.


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • This Will Be Her Legacy

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

  • Piece Of Shit, Literally

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


    ForceChange




  • Oil and natural gas companies may have leaked undisclosed fracking chemicals into the water and air. Sign the petition to demand that these companies be held responsible for their...

  • Australia: Protect 1,800 Critically Endangered Species from Extinction

    9 hours ago
  • A recent study has revealed that Australia's wildlife protection laws are next to useless, with millions of acres of endangered species' habitats having been destroyed for industrialization...

  • Punish Man Who Reportedly Neglected and Abandoned Emaciated, Parasite-infested Dog

    10 hours ago

    • A dog died after she was allegedly denied food and life-saving vetarinary care. Her little body was covered in sores and infested with parasites, veterinarians stated. Demand justice...
    • ( Hm. This suddenly looks like a Care.com post )


      News24 Top Stories




  • South Africa's fifth finance minister in less than three years, Tito Mboweni, is certainly relatable at a time of pinching pockets and questions over political policies...

  • News24.com | 'Gigaba's chief of staff instructed official to help with Gupta-linked visas'

    6 hours ago
  • Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba's chief of staff Thami Msomi asked an official from the department to assist Gupta lieutenant Ashu Chawla with visa applications, the inquiry...

  • Sport24.co.za | Evergreen Tahir spins a web around Zimbabwe

    7 hours ago

    • The Proteas have won the first T20 International against Zimbabwe to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.


      Science: Current Issue





  • News at a glance

    6 days ago

  • BepiColombo set to probe Mercury's mysteries

    6 days ago



    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm could be heading in to space for the first time very soon. It's been a bumpy few years for Virgin Galac...

  • Case of vanishing monk still remains unsolved

    15 hours ago
  • A British filmmaker is hoping to solve the mysterious disappearance of Father Maurus Deegan in 2005. Father Deegan had been a resident at Pluscarden A...

  • Lion cub found by jogger in the Netherlands

    19 hours ago

    • The caged lion cub was found abandoned in the middle of a field to the north of the city of Utrecht. The jogger, who has not been named, got the shock...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





  • Tan Hoa-Lo Gom canal valley WWTP

    14 hours ago

  • West Saigon WWTP

    14 hours ago



    •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Ex-Labour leader says Tory welfare scheme could push millions more into povertyBritain is on course for a summer of discontent and poll tax-style chaos unless Theresa May scraps...

  • Senior Tories launch concerted attack on May's Brexit plan

    8 hours ago
  • Brexiters warn against fresh concessions to Brussels as PM faces calls to change courseTheresa May’s Brexit stance has come under concerted attack from within her party, with...

  • Shell boss says mass reforestation needed to limit temperature rises to 1.5C

    9 hours ago

    • Ben van Beurden says ‘another Brazil in terms of rainforest’ will help achieve UN targetThe boss of Shell has said a huge tree-planting project the size of the Amazon rainforest...


      SPACE.com




  • In the opening scene of "First Man," moviegoers find themselves in the cockpit with Neil Armstrong aboard an X-15 rocket plane. The screen is filled with a lot of true-to-life details...

  • 'Definitely Not Aliens': These Photos of SpaceX's Night Rocket Launch and Landing Are Amazing!

    19 hours ago
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spawned a gorgeous, glowing cloud shortly after lifting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's Central Coast Sunday night (Oct. 7), wowing folks...

  • In Photos: SpaceX's Fantastic Nighttime Launch of SAOCOM-1 & Rocket Landing!

    20 hours ago

    • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SAOCOM-1A radar-imaging satellite on Oct. 7, 2018, creating a spectacular plume in the California sky. The rocket's first stage also pulled...


      Trend.Az - All news




  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed on Tuesday his "deep appreciation for the excellent cooperation and support" of U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley...

  • 3.4-magnitude quake jolts western Turkey

    2 hours ago
  • A 3.4-magnitude earthquake has shaken western Turkey
  • ( When I monitored quake activity, I found anything less than a cutoff of 4.0 gave too many quakes to be worth the  bother of reporting )

  • 8 persons injured in big explosion in oil refinery in BiH (UPDATED)

    2 hours ago

    • Eight workers were injured in a powerful explosion in an oil refinery on Tuesday night in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) city of Bosanski Brod, located 210 kilometers north of Sarajevo...


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed





  • Conspiring interactions in a cuprate

    6 days ago

  • Secrets revealed by kangaroo teeth

    6 days ago





      CBC | Top Stories News





  • Evacuations are underway near Shelley, B.C. about 15 km northeast of Prince George after a fiery explosion lit up the night sky. The cause of the fireball is still officially unconfirmed...

  • Ottawa signals Michaëlle Jean's bid for second term at Francophonie all but over

    7 hours ago
  • Canada is all but abandoning its support for former governor-general Michaëlle Jean as she campaigns for a second term as secretary general of the Francophonie...

  • New Quebec government open to allowing existing teachers who wear religious symbols to keep their jobs

    9 hours ago

    • After a week of controversy, a spokesperson for Coalition Avenir Québec says it is open to allowing employees who wear religious symbols to continue to do so...



      All Things Considered : NPR





  • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robin Wright of The New Yorker about the disappearance, and suspected murder, of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

  • Goodbye, Google+ — We Forgot You Existed

    5 hours ago
  • Google announced that its social network, Google+, will shut down, after reports of a data breach that affected millions of users. The announcement left many surprised that Google+...

  • Former WH Communications Director Hope Hicks Lands Job At Fox

    5 hours ago

    • Hope Hicks is set to become a public relations executive for Fox, an interesting turn since the current communications director at the White House is a former Fox executive...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





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  • Taoiseach issues Halloween deadline to Martin to agree on new confidence and supply deal

    5 hours ago
  • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has set Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin a Halloween deadline to agree to a new confidence and supply deal until 2020 - or face a snap general election...

  • Budget case study: Retailers call for ‘level playing field’

    5 hours ago

    • A jeweller said the Government had ‘missed a trick’ in its annual financial package.



      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News





  • SINGAPORE: Several retailers, including two 7-Eleven outlets at Punggol and Anchorvale, have had their tobacco retail licences suspended for selling cigarettes to under-18...

  • Canada welcomes new citizens in sky-high ceremony

    an hour ago
  • Suspended more than a 1,000 feet (300 metres) above downtown Toronto, six new Canadians took the oath of citizenship on Tuesday from the edge of one of the world's tallest structures...

  • Asian shares subdued as global growth woes linger; sterling rises

    an hour ago

    • Asian shares steadied in early Wednesday trade after world stocks hit eight-week lows the previous day on worries about global economic growth, although the pound stayed firm on...



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • What's Up for October? International Observe the Moon Night! News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 10:51

  • Sweating Can Be Cool

    4 days ago
  • Video Length: 4:01NASA's ECOSTRESS mission is studying how plants sweat, providing detailed measurements of plant temperatures from space. Read this story Video Links: Sweating...

  • Space Challenge in East Africa Inspires Students

    5 days ago

    • Since the beginning of the space era, world leaders have expressed how space symbolizes common aspirations and dreams of humanity. The United Nations, in particular, emphasizes...



      How to of the Day





  • Medical experts claim that in order to remain productive and perform, workers should take a mental health day every now and then. However, most people still feel guilty being away...

  • How to Drink Matcha Green Tea

    11 hours ago
  • Using matcha is a great way to upgrade your tea time! Native to Japanese culture, matcha is powdered tea that's packed with antioxidants useful for boosting metabolism and preventing...

  • How to Use Oval Makeup Brushes

    19 hours ago

    • Oval makeup brushes are great for a smooth makeup application and are easy to use. They have more fibers than a typical makeup brush and blend better than other varieties. You can use...



      LobeLog





  • by Thomas W. Lippman In the 75-year history of the improbable alliance between the United State and Saudi Arabia, the Saudis have taken many actions and adopted many policies that...

  • Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump

    11 hours ago
  • by Juan Cole These days, our global political alliances seem to shift with remarkable rapidity, as if we were actually living in George Orwell’s 1984. Are we at war this month with...

  • Interview with Emile Nakhleh

    15 hours ago

    • by Hasan Mesut Onder  Hasan Mesut Onder: Is America an empire that wants to maintain its global hegemony, a center power trying to create order in the new world through democratic...



      Democracy Now!





  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang over the weekend in talks meant to further steps toward nuclear disarmament. Pompeo hailed the...

  • Climate Scientist: As U.N. Warns of Global Catastrophe, We Need a "Marshall Plan" for Climate Change

    14 hours ago
  • A new report from the United Nations' climate panel warns humanity has only a dozen years to mitigate global warming and limit the scope of global catastrophe. Otherwise, millions...

  • Brazil's Eroding Democracy: Rise of Far-Right Demagogue Follows Ouster of Dilma & Jailing of Lula

    15 hours ago

    • In a stunning upset that may radically alter the political landscape of Latin America, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro won 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's presidential election...



      News : NPR





  • When HIV-positive people leave prison, they often lose access to medical care and the drugs that suppress the virus. It's a missed opportunity in the fight against HIV, public health...

  • U.S. Student Detained In Israel

    5 hours ago
  • Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old, U.S. citizen, was barred from entering Israel last Tuesday and ordered to be deported. She appealed the decision and has been detained ever since...

  • Cyber Tests Showed 'Nearly All' New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says

    6 hours ago

    • "One test report indicated that the test team was able to guess an administrator password in nine seconds," the Government Accountability Office says.



    WebMD Health





  • Even though diabetes patients often store insulin in refrigerators at home for months before they use it, little is known about how temperature variations affect insulin quality...

  • Hospital Privacy Curtains May Harbor Risky Germs

    5 hours ago
  • Privacy curtains in hospital rooms became more contaminated the longer they stayed in place, and by the 14th day, 88 percent tested positive for MRSA bacteria, a serious threat to...

  • Study: Early Pushing In Birth Won't Hurt Mom, Baby

    9 hours ago

    • In a new study of 2,400 first-time moms, early pushing didn't increase the need for C-sections. It was also associated with lower odds of hemorrhage and infection...
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