Thursday, November 08, 2018

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  • Digital Media Institute at InterTech in Shreveport was among the 10 two-year colleges in Louisiana with the highest graduation rates, according to a Watchdog analysis of federal...

  • Quote Of The Day, November 8, 2018

    8 hours ago
  • “Tucker Carlson, we will fight! We know where you sleep at night!” – A chant uttered by 20 members of the insane leftist protest group Smash Racism, as they attempted to beat down...

  • Anatomy Of A Political Race: What Louisiana’s Secretary Of State Candidates Spent On Consultants

    11 hours ago

    • What you’ll see below is a deep dive into the major Republican campaigns for Secretary of State – we include the Republicans here because neither Democrat candidate spent much...


      Lifehacker




  • If you weren’t expecting another Clear the Rack sale until Black Friday, I’ve got some good new: it’s happening right now. As usual, the sale is full (and I mean ~20,000 items...

  • How to Switch to Software Encryption on Your Vulnerable Solid-State Drive

    38 minutes ago
  • Researchers at the Netherland’s Radboud University have uncovered serious security issues with several solid-state drives that use hardware-based encryption—vulnerabilities...

  • The Comprehensive Guide to Quitting Google

    an hour ago

    • Despite all the convenience and quality of Google’s sprawling ecosystem, some users are fed up with the fishy privacy policies the company has recently implemented in Gmail, Chrome...


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  • 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

    a month 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

    a month 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




  • Authorities said shots were fired and people hit at the Borderline Bar & Grill, a country-western dance bar in Thousand Oaks.     

  • Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fall in her office

    34 minutes ago
  • Ginsburg, 85, went home after the fall but continued to experience "discomfort overnight." Tests revealed she fractured three ribs.     

  • Mob chants outside Fox's Tucker Carlson's home, breaks door

    an hour ago

    • The anti-fascists group chanted "Tucker Carlson, we will fight." outside of Tucker's D.C. home. Carlson's wife was home alone and called police.        ...


      World news | The Guardian




  • Sheriff’s deputy is among the dead and the gunman was found dead inside the barTwelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar in southern California, police...

  • 'She touched him': Acosta row engulfs social media

    4 hours ago
  • Trump backers and opponents dissect video of flashpoint at White House press conferenceIt lasts barely a couple of seconds, but the video of a White House staff member trying to take...

  • 'A Farage in every country': Barnier warns of existential threat to EU

    5 hours ago

    • Brexit negotiator urges pro-EU forces to defend the fragile union against populist forcesThe European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has called on pro-EU forces to...


      Techdirt.




  • You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger telecom sector crony than Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn has long made headlines for her support of SOPA, attacks on...

  • NPR Posits Nazis Are Recruiting All Of Our Children In Online Games With Very Little Evidence

    4 hours ago
  • At this point, journalistic handwringing over the assumed dangers of video games has moved beyond annoyance levels and into the trope category. Violence, aggression, becoming...

  • Iowa State Students Make Demands Over School Trademark Policy Public, Plan Possible First Amendment Lawsuit

    12 hours ago

    • Iowa State University just cannot stop shooting itself in the foot. After attempting to bully a pro-marijuana student organization out of using school iconography, the school both...


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  • Some people really, really don't want to go to work on Mondays [Sad]

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  • More fire departments charging crash cleanup fees after accidents - even if you were not at fault [Asinine]

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      BBC News - Home




  • Police say the suspect is dead after a shooting at a busy college country music night.

  • White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta

    4 hours ago
  • Jim Acosta was called a "terrible person" by President Trump after he refused to stop asking questions.

  • Helge Ingstad: Warship collides with tanker in fjord

    5 hours ago

    • Norway evacuates a frigate after it collides with a tanker, leaving seven people lightly injured.



      CNN.com - Top Stories





  • They were on the dance floor, playing pool or simply chatting with friends when a fun college night at a popular Thousand Oaks, California, bar turned into a nightmare...

  • Father chokes up giving account of shooting

    5 hours ago
  • A father gives his account of a shooting at a local bar in Thousand Oaks, California, where authorities say multiple people were injured.

  • Official says suspect is 'confined within the facility'

    5 hours ago

    • Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, authorities said.



      memeorandum





  • Brian Murphy / Raleigh News & Observer: Republicans won 50.3 percent of NC's votes for Congress.  They took 10 of 13 seats.  —  Democrats rushed to a majority in the U.S. House...

  • CBS News: Chris Christie Being Considered To Replace Jeff Sessions As Attorney General (WCBS Newsradio 880)

    8 minutes ago
  • WCBS Newsradio 880: CBS News: Chris Christie Being Considered To Replace Jeff Sessions As Attorney General  —  NEW YORK (WCBS 880/CBS News) — CBS News has learned former New...

  • Jeffries makes move for Democratic leadership position (Rachael Bade/Politico)

    12 minutes ago

    • Rachael Bade / Politico: Jeffries makes move for Democratic leadership position  —  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is launching an 11th hour bid to become House Democratic Caucus chair...



      The Register





  • Software-defined, hybrid cloud components, sold as-a-service that's delivered on-prem? WTF? VMware and Lenovo intend to run beta tests of Project Dimension from next month –...

  • Here's a search engine for all you boffins and eggheads that makes it easier to learn science

    an hour ago
  • Microsoft co-founder's gift from beyond the grave The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has added new features to its academic search engine, Semantic Scholar, to make...

  • Oops: Cisco accidentally released in-house Dirty COW exploit attack code with software installer

    2 hours ago

    • Critical bugs patched in switches, messaging, analytics Cisco this week patched critical vulnerabilities in its switches, Stealthwatch, and Unity voice messaging system. Oh...



      BBC News - Technology





  • The site says it made a mistake when it wiped videos of a women's vote campaigner being murdered.

  • China's Xinhua agency unveils AI news presenter

    4 hours ago
  • The state news agency Xinhua says the nameless presenter will help reduce news production costs.

  • Samsung folding smartphone revealed to developers

    19 hours ago

    • Samsung unveils a folding handset that turns into a tablet at an event in San Francisco.



      Further





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  • What We Believe In Still Holds True

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  • John Lewis Is Happy In Georgia, Also Adamant It's In Your Hands

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  • Hundreds of whales are being captured and trapped in inhumane whale jails. Demand that the Russian government defend their orcas and beluga whales by bringing an end to international...

  • End the Instability: Back Another Brexit Vote

    17 hours ago
  • The instability of Brexit continues to threaten the stability of the UK, Europe, and the world. Support a second vote on this critical process.

  • Success: Judge Stops Inhumane Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses

    17 hours ago

    • Inhumane and potentially dangerous experiments were set to be conducted on wild horses, until a judge ruled to stop the irresponsible procedure. Sign below to support this important...



      News24 Top Stories





  • Society needs to be protected from people such as the men convicted of the brutal attack on Hannah Cornelius and Cheslin Marsh, the State has insisted in the Western Cape High Court...

  • News24.com | 'Susan suffered in silence' – judge in finding Jason Rohde guilty of wife's murder

    an hour ago
  • Susan Rohde's "ill-fated discovery" of her husband's infidelity was followed by "harrowing" months of trauma and suffering leading up to her murder, says the Western Cape High Court...

  • News24.com | Chauke, Breytenbach on shortlist for NPA top job

    2 hours ago

    • News24 has reliably learnt that Andrew Chauke, the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, and Glynnis Breytenbach, a former prosecutor, are both in the running to be the...



      Science: Current Issue






  • News at a glance

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  • Seafloor mappers to compete for XPRIZE

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • Motorists this week were met with the unusual spectacle of dozens of salmon swimming across a highway. The peculiar traffic hazard was captured on vid...

  • 'Bionic mushroom' could power your phone

    a day ago
  • Scientists have converted a regular shop-bought mushroom in to a device that can produce electricity. The research, which aimed to further advance our...

  • Bizarre spider looks like it has a dog's head

    a day ago

    • Found in the Amazon rainforest, this incredible arachnid looks like a strange cross between a dog and a spider. Known as the bunny harvestman, the pec...



      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker






  • Chennai Nemmeli II

    3 hours ago

  • Naugatuck biosolids DBO, CT

    20 hours ago




    •   Network Front | The Guardian





  • Sheriff’s deputy is among the dead and the gunman was found dead inside the barTwelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar in southern California, police...

  • 'She touched him': Acosta row engulfs social media

    4 hours ago
  • Trump backers and opponents dissect video of flashpoint at White House press conferenceIt lasts barely a couple of seconds, but the video of a White House staff member trying to take...

  • 'A Farage in every country': Barnier warns of existential threat to EU

    5 hours ago

    • Brexit negotiator urges pro-EU forces to defend the fragile union against populist forcesThe European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has called on pro-EU forces to...



      SPACE.com





  • Astronomers think they have identified a star they believe to be about 13.5 billion years old, which would place its birth just after the Big Bang — and it's surprisingly close to...

  • NASA's Sun-Kissing Solar Probe Survives 1st Flyby of Our Star

    3 hours ago
  • NASA's Parker Solar Probe phoned home Wednesday (Nov. 7), confirming that it survived its first record-breaking sun flyby in good condition.

  • Future Spacesuits Should Be Beautiful — and Not Just for Space. Here's Why.

    3 hours ago

    • The stereotypical image of an astronaut is shaped by their spacesuit, with its puffy, white body and boxy backpack holding the life-support system.



      Trend.Az - All news





  • Representatives of the Tashkent city administration held a meeting with the international hotel network Best Western and the Emirati company Yuco Alliance...

  • Errors in Azerbaijan’s IMEI system exploited by unscrupulous importers

    21 minutes ago


  • Baku Oil Refinery to stand trial for pollution: ecology ministry

    an hour ago

    • The results of the analyses as part of the monitoring conducted earlier by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in connection with emission into atmosphere of thick black...



      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed






  • Stress in Neanderthal children

    7 days ago

  • Nucleosomal DNA transcription

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      CBC | Top Stories News






  • Bombardier has announced measures that will translate to 5,000 job losses, more than half of them in Canada, over the next 12 to 18 months.

  • 'Horrific scene' at California country-western bar after gunman kills 12 plus himself

    7 hours ago
  • Thirteen people are dead, including a sheriff's sergeant and the gunman, after a shooting inside a crowded Southern California country-western bar late Wednesday...





    •   All Things Considered : NPR






  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation which he called...

  • Sen. Angus King Reacts To Resignation Of Attorney General Jeff Sessions

    17 hours ago
  • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, about the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

  • In Colorado, Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Elected Governor

    17 hours ago

    • Voters in Colorado have made Jared Polis the nation's first openly gay elected governor. Polis speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his plans while he's in office...




      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie






  • A Garda has brought a High Court action aimed at compelling internet giant Google to take down a YouTube video with a commentary which he claims is false, malicious and is defamatory...

  • Don’t get carried away with rumours on Brexit border breakthrough, Coveney warns

    27 minutes ago
  • Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has urged ‘caution’ about reports that the Brexit deadlock would soon be broken.

  • Conditional bail for man facing extradition over IRA car bomb deaths

    28 minutes ago

    • A Co Donegal man who is is wanted by prosecutors in Northern Ireland over the 1972 murders of two soldiers has been granted conditional bail in a Dublin court ahead of a formal extradition...




      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News






  • Sergio Garcia birdied three of the last four holes on his way to a faultless opening round of 64 and a four-shot lead in the European Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Thursday...

  • Duncan Hines cake mix recalled over potential salmonella contamination

    22 minutes ago
  • SINGAPORE: Duncan Hines' Signature Confetti Cake mix has been pulled off the shelves in Singapore due to potential contamination with salmonella, the Agri-Food and Veterinary...

  • Coca-Cola plans energy drinks under namesake brand

    24 minutes ago

    • Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday it plans to launch two energy drinks under its namesake brand, its latest move to diversify away from sugary sodas.




      Science@NASA Headline News






  • Portal origin URL: Parker Solar Probe Reports Good Status After Close Solar ApproachPortal origin nid: 435307Published: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 17:20Featured (stick...

  • Launch Now Thursday, Nov 8: ICON to Explore Boundary Between Earth and Space

    a day ago
  • Editor's note: The Nov. 7 launch attempt has been scrubbed. The next launch opportunity will be Thursday, Nov. 8. Overlapping the farthest reaches of Earth’s atmosphere and the...

  • Cosmic Collisions: SOFIA Unravels the Mysterious Formation of Star Clusters

    2 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: Cosmic Collisions: SOFIA Unravels the Mysterious Formation of Star Clusters Portal origin nid: 435180Published: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 11:00Featured...




      How to of the Day






  • Your pets are the cutest, and of course you want photos of them to post online or just have around the house! However, whether they stay still or bounce around, pets are a tricky subject...

  • How to Repair a Pop up Sprinkler Head

    15 hours ago
  • As pop-up sprinkler systems age, it’s possible for the heads to chip, break, or become stuck in the up position, resulting in dead, swampy grass and exorbitant utility bills. If...

  • How to Make Rangoli

    a day ago

    • Rangoli is a traditional Indian sand-painted design often seen during Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Historically created on floors inside and outside of homes, Rangoli...




      LobeLog






  • by John Feffer In the week before the mid-term elections, Donald Trump returned to his bread-and-butter issue: immigration. He knows that the only thing that will turn out his base...

  • Post-Election Foreign Policy Trouble

    18 hours ago
  • by Paul R. Pillar On the day after the U.S. midterm elections, European politicians and analysts are bracing for disruption from Donald Trump that will be even greater than what he...

  • Will House Democrats End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War?

    a day ago

    • by Giorgio Cafiero The success of congressional Democrats, who took back control of the House of Representatives in yesterday’s midterm elections, poses new challenges for the...




      Democracy Now!






  • At least 1.4 million people have regained the right to vote in Florida, following the passage of Amendment 4, a statewide initiative to re-enfranchise people with felony convictions...

  • Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We Need to Confront Trump's Creeping Authoritarianism

    a day ago
  • Twenty-nine-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Ocasio-Cortez rose to national prominence in June...

  • Katrina vanden Heuvel: Democrats Must Offer Bold, Progressive Plan While Holding Trump Accountable

    a day ago

    • As Democrats retake the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, we speak with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, about the future of the...




      News : NPR






  • The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice fell in her office at the court on Wednesday evening. She's been hospitalized for "observation and treatment."

  • California May Soon Unravel Controversial Nets Used To Harvest Swordfish

    2 hours ago
  • Some of the last drift gillnet fishers in the world capture swordfish off the coast of California. But their days may be numbered as lawmakers seek phase the nets out...

  • Asia Bibi, Pakistani Woman Acquitted Of Blasphemy, Is Freed From Jail

    3 hours ago

    • Bibi, a Christian who spent eight years on death row before her acquittal earlier this month, was released despite objections from hard-line Muslim groups...




    WebMD Health






  • Bacteria thrive in showerheads and water distribution systems. Although most of these bacteria are harmless, some can cause lung infections, according to a new study...

  • People Do Best When They Pick Their PTSD Treatment

    2 days ago
  • Nearly 75 percent of people who received their preferred treatment for PTSD completed the full program, a new study finds. Of those who did not get their preferred treatment, more...

  • The Bigger the Brain, the Bigger the Tumor Risk?

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    • It's a matter of math: A large brain means more brain cells, and more cells means more cell divisions that can go wrong and cause mutations that trigger cancer, authors of a new study...
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