Sunday, May 05, 2019

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  • Since the Great Recession, tax revenue in 41 states is at a new record high, according to data released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. During the third quarter of 2018, tax revenue...

  • AAA: gas prices on the rise

    a day ago
  • As the calendar turns to May and the summer driving season approaches, the rise in gas prices across the country shows no sign of slowing. For eight consecutive weeks, gas price increases...

  • Can you believe unions have been skimming hundreds of millions from Medicaid? Only Trump’s put a stop to it.

    a day ago

    • The Trump administration has ended the practice of unions ‘skimming’ $100 million per year from Medicaid. A final rule change has been implemented by the Trump administration...


      Lifehacker




  • Sometimes the number of built-in LAN ports in your sexy, modern router isn’t enough. Luckily there’s a cheap solution: Networking switches.Read more...

  • Get a Huge Discount on Universal Studios Tickets By Purchasing Them at Costco

    2 hours ago
  • If you’ve been thinking about making a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood this summer you may want to consider buying your ticket at Costco.Read more...

  • All the Comics You Can Get Today For Free Comic Book Day

    4 hours ago

    • Free Comic Book Day is today, May 4th, which also happens to be Star Wars Day. Comic Book retailed selected 51 titles in total to be free this year, 12 from gold sponsors and 39 from silver...


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  • A recent report from UCLA researchers evaluated the role of California county agricultural commissioners (CACs) and their permitting practices for restricted use pesticides...

  • Dicamba, drift and the future of farming

    3 days ago
  • Four years ago, on a sunny day in April much like today, I wrote a post entitled Roundup, cancer and the future of food, warning of the impending failure, health and environmental harms...

  • Meet Monica Moore, PAN's founding director

    4 days ago

    • To kick off our series of staff and supporter profiles for PAN's 35th anniversary, Executive Director Kristin Schafer recently had a conversation with PAN North America’s founding...


      USATODAY - News Top Stories




  • Corey Lanerie, 16 times the leading rider at Churchill Downs, loses Kentucky Derby mount to Mike Smith.     

  • 'All of a sudden it smashed into something:' Jacksonville, Florida, plane crash survivor recounts chaotic landing

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  • The plane that greeted 143 passengers and crew at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was four hours late and lacked air-conditioning. It got terrifyingly worse at the end.        ...

  • 'It takes one bad step': Why people die at the Grand Canyon

    4 hours ago

    • The Grand Canyon is likely as safe as it ever will be, despite the recent deaths there.     


      World news | The Guardian




  • Experts say Pyongyang is stepping up pressure against US after failed nuclear summitSouth Korea has issued a stern rebuke to Pyongyang for escalating military tensions on the divided...

  • Anger grows at May-Corbyn bid to stitch up Brexit deal

    40 minutes ago
  • A hundred MPs demand a referendum on any deal amid mounting revolt after Thursday’s local elections Last-ditch efforts by Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to strike a compromise on...

  • Three killed in Gaza as Israel responds to multiple rocket attacks

    an hour ago

    • An infant and her pregnant mother among Palestinian dead as ceasefire faltersAn infant, her pregnant mother and an adult have been killed in Gaza after Israel responded with airstrikes...


      Techdirt.




  • Five Years Ago This week in 2014, while Senators Feinstein and Chambliss were taking yet another shot at a new, concerning cybersecurity bill, they were also backing down on attempts...

  • Game Devs Trolling Pirates Goes All The Way Back To At Least The Playstation Days With Spyro 2

    18 hours ago
  • When it comes to how game developers react and interact with those that pirate their games, there are obviously plenty of ways to go about it. There's the ineffective legal route, which...

  • Chicago PD's Gang Database Is A Horrific Mess Compiled By Horrific Public Servants

    a day ago

    • The easiest way to control a certain percentage of the populace is to strip it of its humanity. It happens in prisons and jails every day. It happens to immigrants all the time. For the...


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  • If you were born before 1989, you may need a new booster shot. No ... not vodka [Followup]

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      BBC News - Home




  • More than 150 rockets are fired towards Israel from Gaza, Israel says, prompting return fire.

  • King Vajiralongkorn crowned in Thailand coronation ceremony

    9 hours ago
  • King Vajiralongkorn begins three days of traditional rites to symbolically transform him into a living god.

  • Boeing 737 skids off runway into Florida river

    8 hours ago

    • The jet carrying 143 people slid off a runway after landing in Jacksonville during a thunderstorm.




      memeorandum





  • Ernesto Londoño / New York Times: Bolsonaro to Skip New York Gala Amid Swelling Controversy  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil decided on Friday to cancel...

  • Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author who challenged evangelicals, dies at 37 (Sarah Pulliam Bailey/Washington Post)

    an hour ago
  • Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post: Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author who challenged evangelicals, dies at 37  —  Rachel Held Evans, a best-selling Christian...

  • Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who use public benefits (Yeganeh Torbati/Reuters)

    an hour ago

    • Yeganeh Torbati / Reuters: Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who use public benefits  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump...



      The Register





  • Model X? More like Model XXX A blue-movie actress skyrocketed to internet fame overnight this week as a video of her having sex inside a Tesla Model X on Autopilot mode went viral on Pornhub.…...

  • Now you can officially dox Scrabble players, thanks to the new dictionary definitions

    21 hours ago
  • But for some, new additions to game are distinctly not OK It's official: you can now "dox" Scrabble players.…

  • White House issues Executive Order on cybersecurity, including hacker Hunger Games

    a day ago

    • Lets the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition begin! And may the odds be ever in your favor "A year after the White House eliminated the position of cybersecurity coordinator...



      BBC News - Technology





  • Lucy the blue tit is being live-streamed on YouTube after her bird box was connected to the web.

  • Russia tightens grip on its national net

    a day ago
  • What people do online will come under closer government scrutiny as the law is passed in Russia.

  • HMRC forced to delete five million voice files

    a day ago

    • The UK's tax authority is deleting recordings of taxpayers' voices that broke privacy rules.



      Further





  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • DHS Will Start Doing DNA Tests on Migrants To Uncover Imaginary "Fake" Families and This Is All Totally Normal

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

  • Run, Hide, Fight, Secure Yourself: What Are Your Kids Learning?

    4 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer



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  • A disaster like the BP oil spill, in which nearly a dozen people were killed and the ocean was severely polluted, could happen again with the Trump administration's rolling back of...

  • WWF: Don’t Aid and Abet Alleged Torturers, Rapists, and Murderers

    2 days ago
  • A distinguished defender of life and liberty for the planet’s animals stands accused of helping deprive some citizens of life and liberty. Demand answers from the World Wide Fund...

  • Protect Child Laborers from Torture

    2 days ago

    • Millions of children around the world are victims of child labor. One in six children in Lake Volata, Ghana are exploited, abused, and tortured. Demand that this cruelty come to an...



      Science: Current Issue






  • News at a glance

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  • Ancient jaw gives elusive Denisovans a face

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • Juliearna Kavanagh and her partner Warren Lewis had been driving near Ward when the incident occurred. Kavanagh, who is from Picton, had been cruising...

  • Prehistoric millipede found trapped in amber

    14 hours ago
  • A remarkably well preserved millipede dating back 99 million years has been unearthed in Myanmar. Measuring a mere 8.2mm in length, this tiny arthropo...

  • Buzz Aldrin calls for mass migration to Mars

    a day ago

    • The veteran Apollo astronaut has called on the US government to hasten its efforts to colonize Mars. Writing in the Washington Post, Aldrin, who famou...



      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker






  • Howard County O&M renewal, MD

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian





  • A hundred MPs demand a new vote on any deal agreed as Tories reject outright the idea of a customs unionLast-ditch efforts by Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to strike a compromise on Brexit...

  • Don’t seize rape complainants' mobiles, say police bosses

    3 hours ago
  • Association takes unusual step of intervening in row, saying move would undermine public confidence in justice systemBritain’s police commissioners are calling on the Crown...

  • Three killed in Gaza as Israel responds to multiple rocket attacks

    an hour ago

    • An infant and her pregnant mother among Palestinian dead as ceasefire faltersAn infant, her pregnant mother and an adult have been killed in Gaza after Israel responded with airstrikes...



      SPACE.com





  • Water is found within the dust grains of asteroid Itokawa, SpaceX confirms its Crew Dragon capsule is destroyed and a mysterious ice formation is seen stretching thousands of miles...

  • The Hunt for Dangerous Asteroids: Here's How Scientists Do It

    6 hours ago
  • How do I spot thee, asteroid? Let me count the ways.

  • Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight! Look Toward the 'Water Jar'

    10 hours ago

    • Look toward the water jar of the constellation Aquarius after midnight this Sunday morning to catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.



      Trend.Az - All news





  • Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the ministry of health said on Saturday

  • Green energy consumers in Uzbekistan to get tax privileges

    41 minutes ago
  • The Senate of Uzbekistan approved a law at a plenary meeting on Friday that provides a number of benefits for producers and consumers of renewable energy sources...

  • Cyclone hits Bangladesh after battering India

    an hour ago

    • The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where five more people...



      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed






  • Routes to independent vessel networks

    2 days ago

  • Structure-based immunogen design

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      All Things Considered : NPR






  • Asteroid experts have been simulating a large asteroid heading towards Earth. Friday is the conclusion to the realistic simulation and will reveal how well planetary defense efforts...

  • More States Considering Bills To Clarify Labeling For Rice Alternatives

    21 hours ago
  • If it looks like rice and cooks like rice, but is made from cauliflower, what is it? A growing number of states are taking up legislation to address the labeling of foods like cauliflower...

  • Sudan Protesters Say They Will Not Leave Until Military Hands Over Power

    21 hours ago

    • Protests in Sudan culminated when a sit-in began at military headquarters in Khartoum in April. The full-frontal confrontation has suddenly become a celebration of freedom few...




      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie






  • Between 1,500 and 2,000 people have turned out for a parade in Cork city to show support for the Defence Forces.

  • Some GPs 'intimidated' outside practices providing abortion services 'every single day'

    2 hours ago
  • Some GPs providing abortions services are being "intimidated" outside their practice "every single day."

  • Gardaí appeal for witnesses after fire damages house in Blanchardstown

    2 hours ago

    • Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at a house in Blanchardstown in Dublin this morning.




      Science@NASA Headline News






  • Video Length: 3:43The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) on the space station beams laser light down to Earth to reveal the height and density of trees and vegetation...

  • New Planetary Protection Board to Review Guidelines for Future Solar System and Beyond Exploration

    11 days ago
  • Following National Academy of Sciences recommendations, advice from the NASA Advisory Council, and subsequent unanimous agreement from NASA’s science leadership, the agency...

  • A Chip Off the Old Block

    16 days ago

    • Living 3D versions of human organs called Tissue Chips are being sent to the International Space Station to be studied in microgravity. Read this story Video Links: A Chip off the...




      How to of the Day






  • Many skaters rely on quality skate wax to easily pull off grinds and other tricks. Ordering from a skate shop gets costly, but you can make your own wax at home for a fraction of the price...

  • How to Watch Star Wars

    13 hours ago
  • Star Wars is considered to be the first sci-fi blockbuster and has become one of the most successful franchises of all time. Many of the movies are available on various streaming sites...

  • How to Wear Chiffon Pants

    21 hours ago

    • Chiffon pants are elegant, stylish, and timeless. While chiffon pants do tend to be on the dressier side, you can style the rest of your outfit to be either more casual or more formal...




      LobeLog






  • by John Feffer My first trip to Washington, DC to do something other than protest on the streets was to interview for a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, which brings young people...

  • Iran, India, and EU Scramble to Formulate Afghanistan Policy

    a day ago
  • by Aveek Sen With the Trump administration in a mad dash to exit Afghanistan, most of its partners are left confused, including Afghanistan, the European Union (EU), and India. The...

  • Trump’s Disastrous Plan for the Muslim Brotherhood

    a day ago

    • by Emile Nakhleh The Trump administration’s on-going discussions to designate the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) a terrorist organization would harm America’s national security...




      Democracy Now!






  • It was 100 years ago today that the late folk singer and activist Pete Seeger was born. In 2004, Seeger came into our Firehouse studio for an in-depth interview. We play an excerpt to...

  • We Can't Back People Who Hate Our Kids: Kentucky & Minnesota Teachers of Year Boycott Trump Meeting

    a day ago
  • We speak with two award-winning teachers who are trying to teach Trump a lesson. On Monday, Jessica Dueñas, the 2019 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and Kelly Holstine, the 2018 Minnesota...

  • Roger Waters on Palestine: "You Have to Stand Up for People's Human Rights All Over the World"

    a day ago

    • After a judge ruled a panel can move forward Saturday at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on "Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights," we speak with...




      News : NPR






  • Two people are still missing and presumed dead after the blast, which occurred Friday night at a silicon manufacturing plant north of Chicago, officials say...

  • Setting Precedent, A Federal Court Rules Jail Must Give Inmate Addiction Treatment

    6 hours ago
  • Many jails and prisons refuse to offer medication for opioid addiction, even to inmates who had been in treatment before incarceration. A recent ruling in a federal court says that's...

  • 'Prayer Can't Be Our Only Form Of Defense': Mosques Eye Security For Ramadan

    9 hours ago

    • Mosques around the U.S. are taking security seriously in the aftermath of the New Zealand massacres and other attacks on houses of worship.




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  • The new guidelines recommend that all women have a formal risk assessment by age 25. Women with an increased risk of breast cancer should be screened based on their specific risk factors...

  • Amid Opioid Crisis, Cocaine, Meth Deaths Soar

    a day ago
  • The researchers noted that between 2015 and 2016, rates of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine, psychostimulants or both had already risen by 42.4%...

  • Study: About 1 in 1,000 Babies Born 'Intersex'

    a day ago

    • Among nearly 14,200 newborns studied, 8 had genitals that did not make their gender clear. That's a rate of 1.3 in 1,000 births -- much higher than the one in 4,500 to 5,500 reported in...
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