Thursday, August 08, 2019

8 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM


  • Every statewide elected office and legislative seat is up for grabs in October and if no one gets more than 50 percent the top two will run against each other in November. But not every...

  • Investigation Called, Lawsuit Filed Re: Allegations Against Texas House Speaker

    10 hours ago
  • Two weeks after reports surfaced of a tense meeting between the Speaker of the Texas House, the House GOP Caucus Chairman, and a prominent grassroots activist, papers are finally...

  • SCALISE: Joaquin Castro Doxxes His Own Constituents In An Attempt To Attack Trump

    11 hours ago

    • Rep. Joaquin Castro on Monday tweeted a list of his San Antonio constituents who’ve contributed the maximum legal amount to President Trump’s re-election campaign. The list...

      Lifehacker



  • As someone who’s worked on a laptop (and, uh, played the Nintendo Switch) in the passenger seat of a car on more than a few occasions, I’m all too familiar with power inverters that...

  • This Apartment-Friendly Breville Espresso Machine Has Never Been Cheaper

    12 hours ago
  • If you can’t start your day without a shot (or three) of espresso, buying a nice machine (i.e. one that you’ll actually want to use) for your home can save you money in the long run...

  • Stop Impulse Shopping By Converting Prices to Time

    6 hours ago

    • Whenever I consider getting takeout for lunch or running out for a latte during the workweek, I often pause to think about how much time it will cost me—not the time away from my desk...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • This week, PAN joined a coalition of groups to sue the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — again — for refusing to ban the potent brain-harming...

  • Rachel was right

    2 days ago
  • Yet another scientific study, released today, shows just how deadly our chemical-intensive farming system has become to pollinators and other insects. The findings should concern...

  • EPA disappoints on chlorpyrifos, again

    14 days ago

    • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made the disappointing decision that the agency would continue to allow use of the brain-harming pesticide on food crops. Learn more...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • Trump often uses words like 'invasion' and 'alien' to describe immigrants. After shootings in El Paso and Dayton, he's facing criticism for his words.       ...

  • Police: Man with rifle, bulletproof vest arrested at Springfield, Missouri, Walmart store

    2 hours ago
  • Springfield, Missouri, police said the man had body armor and entered the Walmart store carrying a “tactical rifle” and another gun.     

  • Former Olympian Michael Barisone charged with attempted murder in connection with shooting

    3 hours ago

    • Michael Barisone, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic dressage team, was charged with two counts of attempted murder related to a Wednesday shooting.       ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Leaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hoursHundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s...

  • US calls China ‘thuggish regime’ for targeting American diplomat who met Hong Kong protesters

    2 hours ago
  • State department angered by Beijing’s apparent release of personal information about diplomat’s familyA US official has described China as a “thuggish regime” for disclosing...

  • Corbyn: Johnson plotting abuse of power to force no-deal Brexit

    5 hours ago

    • Labour leader calls on top civil servant to spell out election rulesJeremy Corbyn has called on the UK’s most senior civil servant to intervene to stop Boris Johnson forcing a no-deal...

      Techdirt.



  • For over a year now, we've been discussing a worrying trend in Japan, where the government is looking to severely ramp up its anti-piracy efforts. The worry lies in the implications...

  • NYPD, Prosecutors Illegally Using Expunged Criminal Records To Perform Investigations, Ask For Longer Sentences

    5 hours ago
  • You'd think an entity with the name "New York Police Department" would at least have some passing respect for the law. But the more time you spend examining the NYPD, the more you find...

  • Ring Is Teaching Cops How To Obtain Doorbell Camera Footage Without A Warrant

    7 hours ago

    • To be part of your local law enforcement's surveillance network, all you need is a little tech from Amazon. Amazon's Ring doorbell/camera is being handed out to cops, who can then give...

      Fark.com RSS



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  • Florida man asks Walmart employee for a gun that 'would kill a lot of people'. Scary tag trumps Florida tag [Scary]

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  • Body of man found frozen in cave in 1970s. DNA testing may show who he is. God, why don't I know? [Weird]

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      BBC News - Home



  • Some 300 people have been released from ICE custody, after many were separated from their children.

  • Italy government: Salvini calls for snap election

    7 hours ago
  • The deputy prime minister says differences between the coalition partners cannot be patched up.

  • Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN

    19 hours ago

    • A major report says the West's high consumption of meat is fuelling global warming.



      memeorandum




  • Shane Harris / Washington Post: Trump announces shakeup at top of U.S. intelligence  —  President Trump said in a tweet Thursday that he will name Joseph Maguire, the director...

  • McCabe sues FBI, DOJ, blames Trump for his firing (The Hill)

    23 minutes ago
  • The Hill: McCabe sues FBI, DOJ, blames Trump for his firing  —  Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is suing the Justice Department and FBI over his termination from the bureau...

  • Collins attends fundraiser at $4m mansion of nation's top anti-choice judicial activist (Mike Tipping/Beacon)

    27 minutes ago

    • Mike Tipping / Beacon: Collins attends fundraiser at $4m mansion of nation's top anti-choice judicial activist  —  Senator Susan Collins attended a private campaign fundraising...


      The Register




  • As it emerges non-internet-connected election systems are actually connected to the internet Black Hat While various high-tech solutions to secure electronic voting systems...

  • Pwn an iPhone to bank $1m, Check Point gripes about WhatsApp privacy again, Broadcom eats Symantec enterprise biz

    2 hours ago
  • Apple expands bug bounties, and more from Vegas this week Black Hat Here's a quick summary of some important infosec happenings from inside and outside the Black Hat USA conference...

  • Ohm my God: If you let anyone other than Apple replace your recent iPhone's battery, expect to be nagged by iOS

    4 hours ago

    • Shocking current-affairs news: Cupertino idiot-tax operation hits resistance over harsh repair policy Apple appears to be discouraging owners of recent iPhones from having device...


      BBC News - Technology




  • One in four firms holding a test subject's data released it to her partner without her permission.

  • Uber shares tumble as profit figures disappoint Wall Street

    5 hours ago
  • Investors take flight as the taxi-hailing company reports its biggest quarterly loss.

  • Gay dating apps still leaking location data

    18 hours ago

    • Some of the most popular gay apps, including Grindr and Recon, expose their users' locations.


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Racism Has A Name

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  • The Fire Next Time

    6 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


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  • The U.S. approach to crime, emphasizing longer sentences and oppressive policing, simply does not work. Newly introduced legislation aims to rehabilitate criminals and offer...

  • Save Cat Island Felines Seemingly Targeted for Extermination

    5 hours ago
  • Stray cats are potentially being poisoned and killed by the dozens in a land renowned for its booming cat population. Urge authorities to find answers and seek justice for these fallen...

  • Make Railway Travel More Accessible

    6 hours ago

    • Railway travel is much safer for the environment than air travel, yet due to the high costs of the former, people continue to rely on the latter. We must push for more affordable railway...


      Science: Current Issue





  • News at a glance

    16 hours ago

  • Ebola veteran promises an end to Congo's epidemic

    16 hours ago



    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • A special type of 'artisan vodka' has been made from rye grown in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Named 'Atomik', the peculiar beverage wa...

  • This real-life 'flying saucer' actually works

    15 hours ago
  • Engineers in Romania have invented a genuine disc-shaped flying machine that can move in any direction. Take a quick glance at footage of the All-Dire...

  • Lightning causes toilet to explode in Florida

    19 hours ago

    • Marylou Ward and her husband got the fright of their lives when their toilet exploded in to pieces on Sunday. While it is often recommended that peopl...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





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    •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Leaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hoursHundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s...

  • Ex-acting FBI chief sues, saying Trump plotted to oust those he saw as disloyal

    6 hours ago
  • Andrew McCabe sues FBI and DoJ over dismissal in 2018Says Wray and Sessions forced him out to please TrumpFormer FBI acting director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of Donald Trump’s...

  • Corbyn: Johnson plotting abuse of power to force no-deal Brexit

    5 hours ago

    • Labour leader calls on top civil servant to spell out election rulesJeremy Corbyn has called on the UK’s most senior civil servant to intervene to stop Boris Johnson forcing a no-deal...


      SPACE.com




  • Fifty-six years after a cat named Félicette became the first feline to launch into space, plans to build the cosmic cat's first proper memorial are beginning to take shape...

  • This Next-Gen Spacesuit Could Protect Astronauts on the Moon and Mars

    8 hours ago
  • ILC Dover and Collins Aerospace unveiled a prototype of the Next Generation Space Suit system, which astronauts may use on the moon and Mars.

  • Dark Matter May Have Existed Before the Big Bang, New Math Suggests

    8 hours ago

    • Cracking the mystery of dark matter is one of the most frustrating quests of physics.


      Trend.Az - All news




  • A U.S. court in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that Facebook users from Illinois state can go ahead with a class action lawsuit against U.S. social media giant Facebook Inc. over alleged...

  • Ex-Brazil boss Menezes sacked by Cruzeiro

    an hour ago
  • Former Brazil national team boss Mano Menezes has been sacked as manager of Cruzeiro, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Thursday

  • Trump names counterterrorism chief as acting director of national intelligence

    2 hours ago

    • President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting director of national intelligence...


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed





  • Overlapping genes for synthetic biology

    16 hours ago

  • Entanglement goes large

    16 hours ago





      All Things Considered : NPR





  • Ernesto, Luis and Alberto Villalobos took a detour from the classical music world to embrace the sounds of their childhood with the band's latest album, Somos...

  • Expecting Mother Has Some Thoughts For People Who Want To Give Her Unsolicited Advice

    5 hours ago
  • NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jaclene Paolucci, who authored a viral tweet about getting unsolicited advice from strangers while pregnant.

  • White House Restricts Press Corps' Access During Trump's Visits To El Paso And Dayton

    5 hours ago

    • NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times photographer Doug Mills about some members of the White House Press Corps not being allowed access to some of President Trump's meetings...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) is to review the use of the word ‘unlimited’ when it comes to advertising mobile phone and broadband data plans which have...

  • National debt hit €206bn last year

    3 hours ago
  • Fresh concerns have been raised over the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit, after it emerged that Ireland’s national debt is now so high that every person in this country owes €42,500...

  • Department of Education breached EU rules to hire schools repair

    3 hours ago

    • The Department of Education has admitted it was forced to breach EU procurement rules over appointing a contractor to carry out remediation works to 22 schools found to have structural...



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Portal origin URL: NASA’s MMS Finds First Interplanetary ShockPortal origin nid: 450126Published: Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • Hubble's New Portrait of Jupiter

    13 hours ago
  • Portal origin URL: Hubble's New Portrait of JupiterPortal origin nid: 450094Published: Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text...

  • How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation at the Moon

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    • Portal origin URL: How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation at the MoonPortal origin nid: 450034Published: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 14:30Featured (stick...



      How to of the Day





  • Dealing with your inner critic can be really frustrating, and it may even be holding you back from the life you want. Your inner critic is the part of your personality that tells you you’re...

  • How to Paint a Brick Fireplace

    11 hours ago
  • If your fireplace is looking outdated or you just want to try a different color in the room, painting it is a great option. It's cost-effective, and if you get tired of the color later...

  • How to Help During a Natural Disaster

    19 hours ago

    • When a disaster strikes, many people feel compelled to help in some way, but knowing how or where to help can be difficult. There is always a need for assistance, from the time the disaster...



      LobeLog





  • by Mitchell Plitnick Last weekend a pair of horrifying massacres in the U.S. cities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio sent shock waves through the country. The outrage was so powerful...

  • How ‘Cultural Racism’ Helps Israelis Rationalize Inequality, Discrimination

    9 hours ago
  • by Rachel Shenhav-Goldberg It has been 35 years since Ethiopians immigrated to Israel, after leaving their strong, close-knit diaspora communities where they kept Jewish tradition...

  • On “Humanitarian Intervention”

    12 hours ago

    • by Helena Cobban I am old enough to remember when a “humanitarian intervention” meant organizing collections of food and blankets to send to distant communities in distress...



      Democracy Now!





  • President Trump went to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, where he was met by hundreds of protesters condemning his presence after the mass shootings over the weekend...

  • Kashmir Under Siege: India Moves to Annex Territory, Heightening Tensions with Nuclear Rival Pakistan

    14 hours ago
  • Tensions are escalating over the disputed region of Kashmir following India's revocation earlier this week of its special status, which granted the area some autonomy. Kashmir...

  • Headlines for August 8, 2019

    15 hours ago

    • U.N. Scientists Warn Rapid Global Warming Threatens Food Supply, 680 Mississippi Poultry Workers Arrested in Massive Immigration Raid, ICE Raids Targeted Company Whose Workers...



      News : NPR





  • President Trump named Joseph Maguire shortly after the deputy director of national intelligence resigned. Maguire is currently director of the National Counterterrorism Center...

  • Senate Will Discuss Gun Proposals In September, McConnell Says

    3 hours ago
  • "What we can't do is fail to pass something," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told WHAS radio. "The urgency of this is not lost on any of us."

  • DOJ Official Behind Failed Census Citizenship Question To Leave Department

    4 hours ago

    • John Gore, the main Justice Department official behind the Trump administration's failed push for a citizenship question, is set to leave the department, a person familiar with...



    WebMD Health





  • Studies have shown that CAR-T is effective against certain types of cancers, but can cause severe side effects.

  • Blood Test May Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment

    8 hours ago
  • The test is individualized using DNA from a piece of the tumor taken when the breast cancer is first diagnosed.

  • Unlocking Speech for Kids With Autism

    8 hours ago

    • PRT is a set of behavioral techniques for motivating kids with autism to interact and communicate with other people during play activities and daily routines...
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