Wednesday, March 06, 2019

6 March - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 MSM




  • If you guessed California, you guessed correctly. More than half of Californians say they plan to leave as state leads U.S. in outmigration. California leads the nation in outmigration...
  • Ready or not, Louisiana is in full election swing. With the election season comes campaign ads, mailers, social media blitzes, and  of course, promises both ambitious and ambiguous...

    • Here’s an interesting press release from the folks at Truth In Politics, which last week launched a sizable radio campaign pointing out the poor record of Louisiana’s governor...

      Lifehacker



  • It has come to my attention that not everyone is eating their brie rind. This is silly, because brie rind is good, and—if you’re scraping the the gooey center out of a wedge on a communal...
  • Joesph Joseph’s clever nesting bowls and measuring cups are perfect for anyone who’s tight on kitchen space. Or organization freaks. or people who love colorful stuff. Or people...

    • A security flaw in Google Chrome was under active attack last week; although Google’s most recent Chrome update (hopefully) automatically fixed the problem in your browser, it’s...
      ( I'm odd man out. I deleted Chrome weeks ago because apps would not shut down on browser closure, eating up resources no matter the status. I have not noticed the same with Vivaldi.  )

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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...

    • The news over the past few weeks has been riddled with headlines like “Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature’,” “Monarch butterflies are going extinct,”...

  • "Bravo @GayleKing for calm and and steady focus during #RKelly interview," King's bestie Oprah Winfrey tweeted.        
  • As acceptance of marijuana grows, opponents are warning of potential downsides – car crashes, psychosis and suicide – and calling for more studies.        ...
    ( Want to study 'road rage' among the stoned while you're at it ? )

    • Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Fox News won't host Democratic debates during the 2020 presidential campaign, reports say.        ...

  • PM’s spokesman says UK still looking for backstop changes after ‘robust’ discussionsDowning Street has insisted the meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal will...
  • Nicolás Maduro’s administration accuses Daniel Kriener of ‘crass’ and ‘unlawful’ meddling in Venezuelan affairsNicolás Maduro’s embattled government has declared...

    • DNC chairman Tom Perez cited New Yorker exposé on depth of administration’s ‘inappropriate’ ties to news networkSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 9.19pm...

  • Lots of people have tried to sum up the differences between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. — but it isn't so easy to hone in on. Nevertheless, it's clear that at least some aspects...
  • BlackBerry (under its original name RIM) was always a bit of a patent troll. While it did have some early innovations in the mobile device space, and had popular actual products on the...

    • The program considered so "essential" NSA defenders said it couldn't even be slightly modified is apparently no longer in use. During a recent Lawfare podcast, national security...

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  • The gap between US imports and exports hits a 10-year high despite the president's reduction plan.
  • UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet calls on nations to do more, and condemns xenophobia.

    • The North had begun to dismantle Sohae but satellite images indicate the launch pad is being restored.

      memeorandum



  • Eliana Larramendia / ABC News: Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following...
  • Katie Galioto / Politico: McSally says she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer  —  Sen. Martha McSally, a 26-year military veteran, said Wednesday that she was raped...

    • Adam Behsudi / Politico: Why can't Trump cut the trade deficit with China?  —  President Donald Trump has made reducing the U.S. trade deficit with China a prime target of his administration...


  • Prosecutors mull complaint against the 'safety' driver, tho Last year, one of Uber's self-driving cars operating in autonomous mode hit and killed Elaine Herzberg as she walked...
  • Who'da thunk it? 3 out of 10 for repairability, must try harder While many spend their first few hours with a new phone setting it up, teardown crew iFixit prefers to rip 'em apart. Their...

    • Oh, we'll let regulators know about it next time, promise The UK Ministry of Justice is mooting a rollout of biometric technology in prisons to cut down on visitors bringing in contraband...


      BBC News - Technology




  • He also said Facebook would not store sensitive data in countries with weak records on human rights.
  • Prosecutors say Uber is not criminally liable for a crash involving one of its self-driving cars.

    • Marc Cieslak looks at the new survival video game Days Gone which is released on 26 April 2019.


  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
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    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


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  • “A long, hard struggle” for the future of a Great Lake has yielded tremendous success. Celebrate the voter-affirmed protections for Lake Erie made possible by tireless volunteers...
  • Over two dozen endangered species in Maine are at risk of extinction. Sign the petition to demand that the state's government enact tougher enforcement to protect these species...

    • Several possums in Queensland have reportedly been hunted for sport, fed to wild dogs, and eaten while they are still alive. Such innocent creatures do not deserve these disgusting...


  • The Hawks will use whatever relevant information the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture reveals while treading cautiously so as to not disrupt the process, says Hawks...
  • A young girl named Daisy from Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape has written a colourful letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa asking if "little girls can become presidents"...

    • ANC MP Faith Muthambi flouted several public service regulations by making irregular appointments and ordering salary hikes for officials while she was minister of public service...


  • Existing vital sign monitoring systems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) require multiple wires connected to rigid sensors with strongly adherent interfaces to the skin...
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  • Scientists are offering social media users the chance to name 5 of Jupiter's most recently discovered moons. Last summer a team lead by Scott Sheppard...
  • Jeremy Taylor and his dog resorted to eating sachets of Fire Sauce after getting stranded in snow for five days. The 36-year-old had been driving off-...

    • CCTV footage shows the moment a man was warned of impending danger by an unexpected tap on the shoulder. The peculiar incident, which reportedly occur...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





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  • Amir Sadjady told to ‘suck it up’ and stop complaining after alleging discriminationA Muslim Conservative who was told to stop complaining that he had been discriminated against...
  • Home secretary risks clash with PM as he prepares to make the case for more moneyThe home secretary, Sajid Javid, is set for a further clash with the prime minister after backing demands...

    • PM’s spokesman says UK still looking for backstop changes after ‘robust’ discussionsDowning Street has insisted the meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal will...


  • 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...


      Trend.Az - All news




  • U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States is holding negotiations to try to win the release of U.S. hostages held abroad, but he declined to say in what countries...
  • Turkey will never turn back from a deal to purchase S-400 missile defense systems from Russia

    • Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said he believed secure private messaging would become more popular than open platforms, the latest sign that one of the...


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