Sunday, January 06, 2019

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  • Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has proposed a 70% tax rate on the “super wealthy” to fund her “Green New Deal.” Ocasio-Cortez has become a popular...

  • Pew: 116th Congress more “religious” than previous years, 3% decline of Christians

    2 days ago
  • A new report by Pew Research states that the incoming 116th Congress is slightly more religious than the prior Congress despite a decline in the number of self-identifying Christians. Pew...

  • Is a fetus an elephant? A clump of cells? Just nothing and not human? [video]

    2 days ago

    • If a fetus is just a clump of cells why would there be a need to destroy it? There are numerous clumps of cells in the human body. But then, of course, if the clumps of cells aren’t human...

      Lifehacker



  • Sephora curling irons, OutdoorMaster ski goggles, and Joseph Joseph snack bowls lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...

  • Cast Drawings on Your Phone to Your Television Using a Chromecast and This App

    8 hours ago
  • Our family’s Thanksgiving is huge. After everyone is done eating, we’re typically searching for some sort of “activity” that both the kids and the older folks can enjoy...

  • Renew Your TSA Precheck Membership Online Up to Six Months Before it Expires

    13 hours ago

    • If your TSA Precheck is set to expire soon, renewing it might be a bit easier than you think. The TSA is now allowing fliers to renew their enrollment in the program online and up to six...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Momentum is building in support of farming models that are regenerative instead of extractive, that build healthy soil, crop diversity — and thriving communities. Learn more...

  • On pesticides, food democracy & hope

    19 days ago
  • I’m feeling unexpectedly hopeful as 2018 winds down. Though the national political landscape remains tumultuous, we’re seeing some powerful, energizing trends in the world...

  • Status quo Farm Bill nears finish line

    20 days ago

    • After months of negotiations, the 2018 Farm Bill was just passed by Congress. While still flawed, the final bill is in stark contrast to the widely criticized original House version...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • From the opening to the award winners to the speeches to the jokes, these are the very best (and the very worst) of the 2019 Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.        ...

  • Christian Bale says 'thank you to Satan' for Golden Globes win as Dick Cheney in 'Vice'

    39 minutes ago
  • In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Bale name-dropped the devil himself.      

  • Cody Parkey's missed field goal sinks Chicago Bears, gives Philadelphia Eagles stunning win

    27 minutes ago

    • Cody Parkey's field goal attempt hit both the left upright and crossbar but did not go through as the Eagles beat the Bears in stunning fashion.        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she was fleeing abusive family for Australia when she was stopped in Thai airportAn 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family after renouncing Islam...

  • Theresa May pleads for EU to give ground and rescue Brexit deal

    7 hours ago
  • Downing Street insists new compromises can be won from Europe to ensure passage of PM’s planTheresa May is preparing to make another desperate plea to EU leaders to offer a concession...

  • Golden Globes 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book win big – live!

    13 minutes ago

    • The Queen biopic and the road trip comedy were the biggest winners while Olivia Colman, Christian Bale and Richard Madden made it a strong night for British talent 4.25am GMT There...

      Techdirt.



  • This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Mason Wheeler with a response to antipiracy outfits routinely claiming copyright infringement against sites that simply...

  • This Week In Game Jam History...

    a day ago
  • Gaming Like It's 1923: The Newly Public Domain Game Jam On New Year's Day, we launched a special celebration of this milestone year in which new works are finally exiting copyright...

  • Atlanta Prosecutor Sues DOJ For Blocking Investigation Of Incident Where Cops Shot A Man 59 Times

    2 days ago

    • A case that involves some shocking numbers has resulted in a lawsuit against the DOJ. An investigation into a raid that ended with law enforcement officers putting 59 bullets into...

      Fark.com RSS



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  • The Ark of the Covenant might be somewhere in Ethiopia. Hopefully, there are no snakes guarding it [Unlikely]

    2 hours ago
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  • Photoshop this grid thing [Photoshop]

    4 hours ago

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      BBC News - Home



  • The 18 year old says she fears for her safety if she is sent back to her family from Bangkok airport.

  • Venezuela Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa flees to US

    3 hours ago
  • Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa says he fled to protest against President Nicolás Maduro's rule.

  • Saudi embassy says woman 'still has her passport'

    4 hours ago

    • Saudi officials deny taking her passport at Bangkok airport as she tried to flee her family.



      memeorandum




  • Karol Markowicz / New York Post: No, it's not sexist to call Elizabeth Warren ‘unlikable’  —  In 2020, all women will be likable.  They have to be, since the charge of “unlikable”...

  • 'I been eatin like a boss': Federal prisoners served steak by unpaid guards during shutdown (Cleve R. Wootson Jr/Washington Post)

    18 minutes ago
  • Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post: ‘I been eatin like a boss’: Federal prisoners served steak by unpaid guards during shutdown  —  With the federal government shutdown...

  • 'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists (Ian Sample/The Guardian)

    18 minutes ago

    • Ian Sample / The Guardian: ‘Sonic attack’ on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists  —  Noise which saw diplomats complaining of headaches and nausea...


      The Register




  • Plus, London Gatwick drone comedy quiets down Welcome to 2019, just a few days into the year and we already have Chromecast chaos, Skype backdoors, and a Weather Channel privacy suit.…...

  • New side-channel leak: Boffins bash operating system page caches until they spill secrets

    2 days ago
  • Novel data-siphoning attack is hardware agnostic Some of the computer security boffins who revealed last year's data-leaking speculative-execution holes have identified yet...

  • Fake 'U's! Phishing creeps use homebrew fonts as message ciphers to evade filters

    2 days ago

    • fg xjc dua ihut vyfq, xjc uih jci sfat jg mjggfa A new phishing campaign that uses a custom font to hide its tracks and evade detection has been uncovered.…...


      BBC News - Technology




  • Emotional robots, beer pods, flexible phones and 8K TVs are all part of our CES tech show preview.

  • CES 2019: Smelly advent calendar beats 'nose fatigue'

    6 hours ago
  • A smelly "advent calendar" helps people identify their favourite fragrances.

  • FlexPai: Hands-on with the first bendy phone

    2 days ago

    • Dan Simmons shares his experience using the world's first foldable smartphone.


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Say What?

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

  • Dear Sisters, We Fought Together

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


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  • Pacific bluefin tuna are seriously vulnerable in the wild. They are being auctioned off to the highest bidder at prices exceeding $5,000 per pound. Demand protection for this species...

  • Ban Sunscreens Destroying the Florida Reef

    6 hours ago
  • Coral reefs around the globe are being destroyed by two common ingredients in sunscreen. Demand that Florida pass a ban on sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate to save...

  • Save the ‘City Within a Park’ by Rescuing Ravines From Destruction

    13 hours ago

    • The forested valleys and babbling streams that comprise 20 percent of Toronto are dying, aided and abetted by human indifference. Demand action that could be the salvation of this...


      News24 Top Stories




  • The man who is accused of starting a devastating blaze that ripped through the Overstrand area in the Western Cape, is expected to appear in the Caledon Magistrate's Court...

  • News24.com | 11 dead, 5 critically injured in a taxi crash in Free State

    8 hours ago
  • 11 people have died while 5 others were critically injured, after the taxi they were travelling in collided head on with a truck in Villiers in the Free State...

  • News24.com | 2 brothers die in car crash after receiving their matric results

    9 hours ago

    • Two sons of OR Tambo district municipality mayor Nomakhosazana Meth have died in a car crash in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, the municipality says.


      Science: Current Issue





  • What's coming up in 2019

    4 days ago

  • The world debates open-access mandates

    4 days ago



    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • A Russian historian believes that he has determined the whereabouts of Napoleon Bonaparte's buried treasure. According to stories that have been told...

  • Yutu 2 moon rover sets off to explore far side

    17 hours ago
  • The roving exploratory vehicle landed on the Moon as part of China's Chang'e 4 mission earlier this month. Situated within the 2,500km-wide South Pole...

  • Pacific depths still cooling due to 'Little Ice Age'

    21 hours ago

    • Despite global warming, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is still cooling thanks to a centuries-old cold spell. In a new study, researchers from Harvar...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





  • Pure Water Soquel, CA

    3 days ago

  • Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo, CA

    3 days ago



    •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Downing Street insists new compromises can be won from Europe to ensure passage of PM’s planTheresa May is preparing to make another desperate plea to EU leaders to offer a concession...

  • NHS to outline plan to save half a million lives over next decade

    5 hours ago
  • Experts warn funding cuts and staffing crisis could undermine bold vision of genomics and hi-tech surgeryNHS leaders are to outline a future in which genomics, cutting-edge surgery...

  • 'He wants to kill her': friend confirms fears of Saudi woman held in Bangkok

    an hour ago

    • Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she was fleeing abusive family for Australia when she was stopped in Thai airportAn 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family after renouncing Islam...


      SPACE.com




  • The private spaceflight company SpaceX has moved its first Dragon spaceship designed for astronauts to the launchpad ahead of an uncrewed test flight that's just weeks away...

  • Deep Space Industries Acquired by Bradford Space

    15 hours ago
  • Deep Space Industries (DSI), a company founded to pursue asteroid mining but which more recently has focused on smallsats, has been acquired by another space technology company...

  • New Pentagon Chief Shanahan Urges Focus on China 'Great Power Competition'

    16 hours ago

    • In his first national security meeting as acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan said DoD should stay focused on the national defense strategy and the strategic competition...


      Trend.Az - All news




  • Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has arrived in Islamabad for a two-day official visit

  • SOCAR considering various forms of participation in Albania’s gasification

    2 hours ago
  • Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is considering various forms of participation in Albania’s gasification

  • Bolton reassures Netanyahu of US support for Israeli right to self-defense

    3 hours ago

    • US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday reiterated US commitment to Israeli self-defense, during his meeting with the Israeli leader in Jerusalem...


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed





  • Mobile detection of Lassa virus

    4 days ago

  • Posttranslational translocon architecture

    4 days ago





      CBC | Top Stories News





  • After years of warnings of higher interest rates to come, a curious shift has happened in markets this week that suggests a cut could soon be on the table...

  • Canada treating disappearance of Quebec woman in Burkina Faso as kidnapping

    8 hours ago
  • Edith Blais, 34, and her Italian travel companion, Luca Tacchetto, 30, were last heard from in the western city of Bobo-Dioulasso on Dec. 15.

  • Trump again hints at national emergency to bypass Congress for wall funding

    11 hours ago

    • President Donald Trump sounded pessimistic of making much progress Sunday toward ending the partial U.S. government shutdown, even hinting again that he may declare a national...



      All Things Considered : NPR





  • As the partial government shutdown continues for a third week, listeners across the country are feeling its effects. Two listeners share their stories...

  • The Golden Globes 2018: Best Original Song Nominees

    6 hours ago
  • The Golden Globes mark the start of the awards season. We take a look at Sunday night's nominees for best original song.

  • College Program Offers Resources For Homeless Students

    6 hours ago

    • During the holiday season, many college students head home for winter break. But what about students who don't have a home to go back to?



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • Strap yourselves in because we have three months of this — Dancing with the Stars is back for a third season of glitz, glamour, and a glitter ball trophy...

  • Scientists ‘identify brain injury biomarker’

    an hour ago
  • Scientists in Cork have identified new blood biomarkers in the umbilical cord that may detect brain injury in newborn babies.

  • Archbishop’s warning over anti-abortion protest tactics

    33 minutes ago

    • Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has cautioned anti-abortion campaigners against protesting at GP surgeries that offer abortion services.



      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News





  • CBS News President David Rhodes is stepping down and Susan Zirinsky, a senior executive producer, will assume the president's role from March 1, according to a company statement...

  • Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport pleads for asylum

    14 minutes ago
  • A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her looming deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room...

  • Paragliding popularity soars as Hong Kongers seek urban release

    29 minutes ago

    • HONG KONG: On a mountain slope overlooking Hong Kong, Giovanni Lam waits for the right gust of wind to send him soaring skywards, one of a growing number of paragliders using flight...



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Record ID: nw-000-000-002-453First Name: automaticLast Name: importPrimary Email: Language: en-USInstitution Name: Resource Published Date: Tuesday, December...

  • SciJinks: GOES-14 Comes to Life

    3 days ago
  • Record ID: nw-000-000-004-051First Name: AndrewLast Name: ClarkPrimary Email: alex.h.kasprak@jpl.nasa.govLanguage: en-USInstitution Name: IGESResource...

  • Strangers in Paradise

    3 days ago

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      How to of the Day





  • Whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage distilled from grain mash or malt and aged in wooden barrels. Whiskey drinkers appreciate whiskey for its variety of flavors, which can range...

  • How to Clean a Fuel Pump

    13 hours ago
  • Most modern vehicles use sealed, filter-less pumps with screens at the pickup and a filter along the fuel line. These pumps are designed not to need maintenance and will need to be replaced...

  • How to Repair Damaged Hair

    21 hours ago

    • Is your hair dry and dull? Do you have split ends and frizz? Hair is damaged easily, and it takes time to repair it. The good news is, there are several easy techniques you can use to restore...



      LobeLog





  • by Hagai El-Ad A little over a year ago, on the last day of October 2017, Muhammad Musa and his sister Latifah drove to Ramallah to run some errands. Shortly after the two filmed a short selfie...

  • A Historic Day in Congress

    14 hours ago
  • by James J. Zogby I spent Thursday morning at the offices of two new Members of Congress, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The scenes at both were just delightful...

  • Turkey and Russia: The Paradox of Family Resemblance

    a day ago

    • by Igor Torbakov Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey have grown close over the past year, brought together by the gravitational force of illiberalism...



      Democracy Now!





  • One Cabinet member after another has been forced to leave the Trump administration over corruption and other issues in recent months, leaving Trump's Cabinet at its most unstable...

  • Christmas in Tornillo: Activists, Lawmakers Demand Trump Shut Down Prison Camp for Migrant Children

    3 days ago
  • As the government shutdown heads into its 14th day and Trump doubles down on his demands for a border wall, we turn to look at the ongoing crisis unfolding at the U.S. border and the protesters...

  • As Most Diverse Congress in History Takes Office, Dems Push to End Shutdown Without Funding for Wall

    3 days ago

    • The 116th Congress made history Thursday, swearing in the most diverse group of lawmakers ever and more than 100 women in the House, including the first two Native American women...



      News : NPR





  • Volunteers and a skeletal staff have maintained sites in some parks. In others, the amount of damage and trash triggered an unprecedented move from the National Park Service to return...

  • Trump Repeats Calls For A Border Wall As Shutdown Negotiations Continue

    8 hours ago
  • The partial government shutdown is stretching into its third week, with more than 800,000 federal employees having to stay home from work or be furloughed...

  • Trump, Bolton Say U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is Conditional On Defeat Of ISIS

    9 hours ago

    • After declaring victory over ISIS in December, President Trump said on Sunday that U.S. forces in Syria "won't be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone."...



    WebMD Health





  • A woman’s use of the drug during pregnancy was associated with a small but significantly increased risk of ADHD in the offspring, even after adjusting for any possible psychiatric...

  • As You Age, Alcohol May Be Harder to Handle

    2 days ago
  • As you age, it takes longer for the body to break down alcohol. It stays in the system longer. Tolerance also decreases. Excessive drinking can compromise your immune system and can...

  • Half Adults Who Claim Food Allergy Don't Have One

    2 days ago

    • Experts said the findings highlight two important facts: Food allergies are common among U.S. adults, and many mistakenly believe they have one.
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