Monday, February 25, 2019

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  • …and the petition to incorporate that city of some 85,000 people in the unincorporated area of East Baton Rouge Parish south of Baton Rouge proper will now go to the ballot. At least...
  • Voters went to the polls Saturday to elect new members to the state Legislature in a special primary election that was held to fill seven vacant seats. Four candidates received more...

    • The federal deficit will increase to $897 billion this year but won’t surpass $1 trillion for another three years, assuming no changes are made to reduce it, according to a report...

  • Deadspin Robert Kraft Went To Orchids Of Asia On The Morning Of The AFC Title Game [Update] | The Root What It Means When White People Call You Racist | Jezebel The Sneakily Retro...
  • Thermoworks’ Thermapen has long been the be-all, end-all of cooking thermometers, so what could possibly make it better? It turns out, an IR thermometer.Read more...

    • I’m reaching way back to the earliest memories of my youth, to the first pasta accompaniment I ever knew and loved: Sunday sauce. Back then that’s not what we called it, at least...

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  • Alarm bells are ringing over the state of emergency that insects are facing. The decline of even one species could have dire consequences for food and farming. Learn more Slideshow...
  • Since arriving in California from Liberia in the 1970s, Roosevelt Tarlesson has been uplifting farming as a tool to reconnect California-based African refugees with their cultural...


  • Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort urged a judge to sentence him to 'significantly' less than 10 years in prison in D.C. case.        ...
  • President Donald Trump, the former reality TV star, often uses the language of showbiz to describe people who inhabit the world of politics.        ...

    • Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the detention of six Univision News journalists during an interview Monday, the network said.        ...

  • Labour leader tells MPs party will back another vote as last resort to stop Tory dealFollow all the latest on Brexit with our live blogJeremy Corbyn has finally thrown his party’s...
  • North Korean leader to meet US president on Wednesday for dinner after three-day overland tripKim Jong-un has arrived in Vietnam, transferring from train to car for the final leg...

    • Alleged incursion comes amid highest tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours in years after suicide attackPakistan says several Indian aircraft have breached the ceasefire...

  • Last fall, the Florida Department of Corrections decided it needed to enrich itself at the literal expense of its inmates. It signed a new contract with new provider of jailhouse entertainment...
  • For nearly fifteen years, we've written about how patent trolls love East Texas, and spent years building an entire industry in some small Texas towns centered around patent trolling...

    • When Charter Communications (Spectrum) proposed merging with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in 2016, the company repeatedly promised that the amazing "synergies"...

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  • Cardinal George Pell becomes the most senior Catholic figure to be convicted of sexual offences.
  • Mohammad Javad Zarif announces resignation in an Instagram post, apologising for "shortcomings".

    • Jeremy Corbyn says the party is prepared to support a new public vote as MPs seek to delay the UK's exit.



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  • Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal: Marine Recruits Learn an Important Lesson: What Happened on 9/11  —  The U.S. war in Afghanistan has been going on for so long that the...
  • Marianne LeVine / Politico: Trump on brink of defeat on border emergency  —  President Donald Trump is on the verge of a bipartisan rejection of his emergency declaration at the...

    • Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian: State Department says it won't intervene after manslaughter suspect returns to Saudi Arabia  —  The State Department has indicated little...


  • Hint: It's something to do with a new California law Analysis After years of fighting to prevent any form of legislation that would safeguard Americans' online privacy, this week...
  • Lawsuits fly as sandwich shop chain grills ex-programmers, admin If you were to list the top five reasons why sandwich shop chain Panera has been so successful, with over 2,000 bakeries...

    • CEO of embattled biz tells The Reg: 'Docker Enterprise continues to be our main focus' Exclusive Docker has been unable to contain itself.…


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  • Rory Cellan-Jones learns how to fix an aircraft using the HoloLens 2 headset.
  • Zoe Kleinman looks at some of the elements that make our phones work, and the cost to our planet.

    • Huawei unveils a foldable phone that has several advantages over Samsung's


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  • Even while child labor is on the rise in India, funding to fight the cruel practice is being cut drastically. Demand that the government not give up in the fight against child labor...
  • Time is running out to prevent catastrophic climate change, but the leader of the free world continues to deny the scientific evidence. Demand President Trump stop questioning reality...

    • Hundreds of thousands of wild birds have been shot and killed over the past five years, despite their legal protection. The law allows for people to hunt birds who are considered dangerous...


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  • Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss Robert McBride’s court case fight to keep his job is back in court.
  • Shared values that find expression at the personal, professional and political levels are the only guarantors of mutual respect, collaboration and securing of sustainable social...

    • A funeral parlour which transported the body of with a man who was later apparently raised from the dead, is taking legal action against Alleluia Ministries International church...


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  • A woman who had been visiting her daughter in Australia returned to Scotland with an unexpected stowaway. 72-year-old Moira Boxall from Sterling, Scot...
  • A dead humpback whale believed to be a 12-month-old calf has unexpectedly washed up on Marajo Island. The whale, which was discovered after scavenging...

    • Strange etchings on the walls of Creswell Crags in England were created to trap or repel evil forces. Dating back as far as medieval times, the symbol...


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  • Vatican treasuer, the third most senior Catholic in the world, convicted on five charges in Australian court case • Follow live updates on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell’s...
  • This prince of the church was a superb political operator. Listing sins and condemning sinners kept him in the news • Follow live updates on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell’s...

    • Labour leader tells MPs party will back another vote as last resort to stop Tory dealFollow all the latest on Brexit with our live blogJeremy Corbyn has finally thrown his party’s...


  • The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.
  • Coding will become even more important in space exploration as humans explore faraway places, says a Canadian astronaut candidate in a new video.

    • The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama has launched an effort to return its one-of-a-kind standing replica of the Saturn V moon rocket to its like-new condition in time for the...


  • North Korea leader Kim Jong-un reportedly arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday ahead of Summit with US President Donald Trump.
  • Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday issued two emergency orders giving wider powers to regular forces and incriminating corruption amid the growing protests across the...

    • The British and United States authorities announced an agreement Monday on the continuity of derivatives trading and clearing after Brexit.


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  • Hosts Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro tell the story of a rare bat found trapped in the Museum of English Rural Life, and its rehabilitation by a bat-loving museum volunteer...
  • NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to film and television critic Rebecca Theodore-Vachon about the controversy over Green Book's Oscar win for best picture.

    • New York City's Commission on Human Rights has passed guidelines that protect people from racial discrimination based on how they wear their hair.


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  • The family of Clodagh Hawe, who, along with her three children, was murdered by her husband Alan, have called for a fresh inquiry into the atrocity.
  • The family of Clodagh Hawe, who, along with her three children, was murdered by her husband Alan, have called for a fresh inquiry into the atrocity.

    • Cork’s newest bridge is to be named after Mary Elmes, dubbed Ireland’s Oskar Schindler, following public involvement in the process.


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  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the American government of manufacturing a crisis in an attempt to start a war in South America, in an interview broadcast on Monday...
  • SINGAPORE: A medicinal ingredient used to treat erectile dysfunction was found in two products sold online as candy, Singapore health authorities said on Tuesday (Feb 26). "Very...

    • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military said on Tuesday (Feb 26) Indian military aircraft crossed the line of control frontier in the disputed Kashmir region and "released a payload" after...


      Science@NASA Headline News




  • Portal origin URL: NASA Selects Mission to Study Space Weather from Space StationPortal origin nid: 440374Published: Monday, February 25, 2019 - 17:07Featured (stick to...
  • For the past 5 years, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission’s data has provided critical information to end-users to further our understanding of Earth's water...

    • Portal origin URL: New NASA Book Shares Beauty of Earth from SpacePortal origin nid: 440096Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 13:52Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...


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  • Air-drying lumber typically takes at least a year per inch of thickness, which is far too long for people that want to do a quick woodworking project. Although drying times depend on...
  • It's frustrating when zippers break suddenly, such as when their teeth separate and the zipper slider won't open and close them anymore. This can be embarrassing if it's on your pants...
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    • While catching a fish can be as simple as casting out a line with bait and being patient, filleting a fish takes a little more finesse. Knowing the correct process to fillet a fish can...


  • by Giorgio Cafiero As the Jamal Khashoggi affair and the ongoing war in Yemen continually increase the amount of criticism that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
  • by Gareth Smyth The mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini just south of Tehran has a vast outside area for rallies on notable days, but inside the atmosphere is more one of reverence...

    • by Daniel Wagner Deng Xiaoping once said that “the China-U.S. relationship can never be too good or too bad” because it is too important. In other words, meaning the leaders and...


  • Venezuela's opposition is calling on the United States and allied nations to consider using military force to topple the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. U.S...
  • Venezuela: 4 Dead as Violence Spikes Over "Aid" Standoff, U.S. Ratchets Up Threats Against Venezuelan Government, New Yorkers Protest Against U.S. Intervention in Venezuela...

    • The Academy Awards take place this weekend, and one of the top contenders is the movie "Green Book," which has renewed interest in the history of "The Negro Motorist Green Book." So...


  • Musk is required to get his statements about Tesla approved by company officials before he publishes. A recent tweet misstated the company's production rate...
  • "There is simply not ample evidence to support the president's contention of a national security crisis at our southwestern border," Evers said after issuing the order Monday...

    • The recent partial government shutdown delayed preparations for the 2020 head count, including for a field test of the controversial citizenship question, internal Census Bureau...


  • The risk of getting the flu rises about 16% every 28 days after vaccination, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente Northern California researchers...
  • Thermography devices -- also called digital infrared imaging devices -- are approved by the FDA only for use with another screening or diagnostic test like mammography, not as a stand-alone...

    • The frozen, not ready-to-eat boneless pork rib patties were produced on various dates between Dec. 7, 2018 and Feb. 15, 2019.

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