Friday, September 20, 2019

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  • It is just days until early voting and I haven’t hardly heard a whisper about the single most important issue for the future of Louisiana. That issue is real improvement in educational...

  • Imelda rainfall “worst than Hurricane Harvey” in parts of southeast Texas

    8 hours ago
  • Three days into the tropical depression Imelda, an area of Southeast Texas still remains under flash flood warnings. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for the southeast...

  • Analysis of Texas Proposition 1: Should Judges Be Allowed To Serve Multiple Cities At Once?

    8 hours ago
    • This is part of a series on the 10 propositions appearing on the November 2019 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election. Municipal Judge multiple city service Proposition 1 (HJR...

      Lifehacker

  • Feeling a little sore after a work out is something I’ve always craved, as I feel like it’s confirmation that I put in some good work at the gym. But it turns out, feeling sore doesn’t...

  • A Strike Against the Abyss

    9 hours ago
  • There are more than 3,000 climate strikes in 150 countries happening on Friday, September 20, 2019. In London, trade unionists and high school students marched together. In Mumbai...

  • That Leaked List of Samsung Devices Getting Android 10 Is Bogus

    3 hours ago
    • Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. A screenshot made the rounds earlier this week that allegedly listed all the Samsung devices that were going to receive Android...

    Pesticide Action Network

  • A version of this blog was first published by MOSES in their Organic Broadcaster newsletter. Each year since Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant Xtend seeds have hit the market, farmers...

  • Safeguard protections for temporary agricultural workers

    a day ago
  • More than two million farmworkers perform some of the most demanding manual labor in this country, cultivating and harvesting the crops that feed us all. Yet these workers are some...

  • Meet PAN founding member David Chatfield

    15 days ago
    • As PAN's celebrates our 35th anniversary, Senior Scientist Marcia Ishii-Eiteman recently had a conversation with one of PAN’s founding members — and current board member —...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories

  • The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown after less than two weeks with the team as more details an alleged sexual assault were made public.       ...

  • Video shows black SUV driving inside Chicago area Mall, reports of injuries

    4 hours ago
  • A video posted to Twitter appears to show a black SUV driving around inside Woodfield Mall, located in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.      ...

  • At least 4 dead, multiple critical injuries in tour bus crash outside of Bryce Canyon National Park

    4 hours ago
    • At least four people are dead and multiple others critically injured after a tour bus crashed outside Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.      

      World news | The Guardian

  • Young and old alike took to the streets in an estimated 185 countries to demand actionMillions of people demonstrated across the world yesterday demanding urgent action to tackle...

  • Talks ‘going backwards’ as UK asks EU to keep its proposals secret

    10 hours ago
  • Downing Street tells Brussels ‘confidential’ documents must not be shared with 27 statesDowning Street’s secrecy over its Brexit proposals has caused a fresh rupture in...

  • Prince Andrew was an abuser, Epstein accuser says in TV interview

    8 hours ago
    • Virginia Giuffre claims prince was participant in disgraced financier’s exploitation of herAn accuser of Jeffrey Epstein has alleged Prince Andrew was “an abuser, a participant”...

      Techdirt.

  • Remember RCEP? The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a massive trade deal being negotiated by most of South-East Asia -- including China and India. Although still...

  • The FBI Tried To Get A Secure Phone Company To Create A Backdoor In Its Encrypted Network

    4 hours ago
  • Not a great week for the FBI, encryption-wise. The same week it was revealed the FBI's encrypted communications system was cracked by the Russians, a report by Joseph Cox of Motherboard...

  • Chuck Yeager Sues Airbus For Mentioning That Chuck Yeager Broke The Sound Barrier

    6 hours ago
    • When it comes to intellectual property, the culture of ownership has grown so large that it threatens to consume itself. Still, while we have an overly permissive USPTO and European...

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  • Drunken blouser from Rhode Island plows car into the Town Hall. Keep it classy North Smithfield [Facepalm]

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  • Russia orders troops to the Middle East following attack on oil facility [Obvious]

    36 minutes ago
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      BBC News - Home

  • The "defensive" deployment comes after attacks on Saudi oil installations, which it blames on Iran,
  • ( It would be uncommonly nice to know what reasoning supports the idea Iran made an attack. Mind, it isn't as if provocation was unavailable ).

  • Climate protests: Marches worldwide against global warming

    3 hours ago
  • "This is what people power looks like," teen Greta Thunberg says after a global climate strike.

  • Student-led strikers: 'We need to do something'

    6 hours ago
    • Millions of people join a global environmental strike led by schoolchildren.


      memeorandum



  • Ashley Parker / Washington Post: Ukraine, if you're listening . . .: How Trump tries to quell controversies by saying the quiet part out loud  —  The Debrief: An occasional...

  • Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again (Shannon Pettypiece/NBC News)

    17 minutes ago
  • Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News: Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again  —  Analysis: The president has a canned approach for trying to fend off...

  • 'When you are in, you can't get out.' Women describe how Jeffrey Epstein controlled them (Julie K. Brown/Miami Herald)

    22 minutes ago

    • Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald: 'When you are in, you can't get out.' Women describe how Jeffrey Epstein controlled them  —  For two decades, Jeffrey Epstein built a sex trafficking...

      The Register



  • Taco titan's e-ordering fails when browser autofill takes over Chipotle Mexican Grill has been leaving money on the table, thanks to an apparent bug in the restaurant chain's e-commerce...

  • Class-action lawsuit claims DXC 'selectively timed' job cuts to inflate short-term profit target

    3 hours ago
  • And alleges outsourcing giant then struggled to deliver contracted services DXC Technology has been named in another class-action lawsuit that alleges mass redundancies were...

  • Disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy made me do it, says bloke in Russian court on hacking charges

    4 hours ago

    • Oh no I didn't, says disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy An accused Russian hacker has claimed Kaspersky's former head of investigations blackmailed him into stealing approximately £150,000...

      BBC News - Technology



  • First responders have been singing the praises of what3words but some have reservations about the tech.

  • Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps

    4 hours ago
  • The move comes as part of a review launched in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  • Microsoft president: Don't move fast and break things

    16 hours ago

    • Microsoft's president urges other tech firms to accept responsibility for the effects of their work.

      Further



  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Note to Media: Having A Penis Thrust In Your Face Is Not Harmless Fun and Jesus What Is Wrong With You People

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

  • The Cruelty Is the Point

    8 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

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  • Dolphins are being stabbed in the back and left to bleed to death in a cruel hunting practice. Demand an end to government-sanctioned mass slaughter that destroys countless dolphins...

  • Protect the Ruffed Grouse from Extinction

    a day ago
  • The ruffed grouse is rapidly disappearing from Indiana's landscape. Protect the species from extinction by asking that it be added to Indiana's list of endangered species...

  • Success: Shark Culling on Great Barrier Reef Outlawed

    a day ago

    • The Great Barrier Reef shark cull is over, and Queensland has no further right to bait and kill the creatures. Introduced to protect swimmers from shark attacks, the cull was deemed...

      Science: Current Issue




  • News at a glance

    2 days ago

  • Billions of North American birds have vanished

    2 days ago


    •   Unexplained Mysteries



  • Scientists have discovered a very strange gelatinous creature 3,500 meters beneath the ocean's surface. Likened by some to the terrifying alien creatu...

  • Medication causes woman's blood to turn blue

    13 hours ago
  • A 25-year-old woman who was using a common pain relief drug for toothache ended up with inky blue blood. The patient, who hails from Rhode Island, had...

  • 'Storm Area 51' could be a disaster, say locals

    18 hours ago

    • Local businesses and authorities are 'preparing for the worst' as crowds start to descend on the region. Despite efforts to dissuade people from turni...

      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker




  • Gardner O&M renewal, MA

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian



  • Young and old alike took to the streets in an estimated 185 countries to demand actionMillions of people demonstrated across the world yesterday demanding urgent action to tackle...

  • Prince Andrew was an abuser, Epstein accuser says in TV interview

    8 hours ago
  • Virginia Giuffre claims prince was participant in disgraced financier’s exploitation of herAn accuser of Jeffrey Epstein has alleged Prince Andrew was “an abuser, a participant”...

  • Corbyn allies in bid to scrap Tom Watson's deputy leader post

    4 hours ago

    • Momentum’s Jon Lansman has tabled a motion at Labour’s NEC for job to be abolishedLabour has been plunged into a fresh civil war on the eve of its annual conference, as allies of...

      SPACE.com



  • If you're skeptical that NASA can land astronauts on the moon five years from now, you're not alone.

  • These Openly LGBTQ+ Students Just Won Spaceflight Contests

    5 hours ago
  • A nonprofit organization has announced the winners of two contests that aim to give openly LGBTQ+ students a chance to experience space and microgravity someday...

  • Area 51 Gate Crashing: Storm of Controversy

    6 hours ago

    • Aliens of all stripes are zeroing in on the secretive Area 51 this weekend.

      Trend.Az - All news



  • U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil...

  • Brazilian climate strikers take aim at Bolsonaro for Amazon fires

    an hour ago
  • Thousands of Brazilians demanded action on climate change on Friday, taking aim in nationwide protests at President Jair Bolsonaro who they say is allowing fires to destroy the Amazon...

  • U.N. aviation agency head says open to meeting climate activist Greta Thunberg

    2 hours ago

    • The secretary general of the U.N. aviation agency said on Friday she is open to meeting with Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who will lead a Montreal climate protest next...

      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed




  • Catch and release

    2 days ago

  • Magnetic Weyl semimetals

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      All Things Considered : NPR




  • The New England Patriots have cut Antonio Brown after just 11 days with the team. The wide receiver is accused of sexual assault and his future in the NFL is now in doubt...

  • Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'

    2 hours ago
  • New York rapper Kemba speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the themes of his debut album, Gilda, and the emotional labor that went into making it.

  • Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Complaint

    3 hours ago

    • What was so concerning that a U.S. intelligence official filed a whistleblower complaint? That's the question in Washington. When asked about it, President Trump tried to put the...


      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie




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  • Could robots steal our hearts as well as our jobs?

    5 hours ago
  • As robot personalities become more and more humanlike, could we see these inter-technological relationships become commonplace?

  • Missing woman forest search finds ‘nothing of significance’

    5 hours ago

    • Police believe Saoirse Smyth, who was last seen in 2017, was murdered.


      Science@NASA Headline News




  • Portal origin URL: Layers in Mars' Danielson CraterPortal origin nid: 452007Published: Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 11:29Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • Fire Forecasting Goes Into the Wild

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  • Portal origin URL: Fire Forecasting Goes Into the WildPortal origin nid: 451997Published: Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 09:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • Heather Lynch Receives Young Scientist Award for Tracking Antarctica Penguins with Satellites

    2 days ago

    • Heather Lynch is one of three scientists receiving the 2019 Blavatnick National Awards for Young Scientists for her unique synthesis of cutting-edge statistics, mathematical...


      How to of the Day




  • Claw machines can be a lot of fun to play and even more fun to win. However, if you’ve ever played a claw machine before, you know how hard actually winning a prize can be sometimes! Luckily...

  • How to Save an Overwatered Plant

    9 hours ago
  • When you’re trying to take good care of your plants, it’s easy to overwater them. This typically happens to potted plants because the water can’t drain away from the roots. Unfortunately...

  • How to Wear a Blue Suit

    17 hours ago

    • Blue has become a very popular color choice for suits. There are many different shades of blue, making the color versatile throughout the year. You may be confused at first about what...


      LobeLog




  • by Nader Hashemi What do Iranian human rights activists want from the international community, the West in particular? What guidelines should be followed that can better support...

  • Sharpies in the Post-Truth Era

    8 hours ago
  • by Paul R. Pillar President Trump’s amateurish use of a felt-tip pen to alter an already outdated map from the National Hurricane Center, in an effort to sustain an earlier assertion...

  • Iran Reacts to Developments in the Kashmir Valley

    10 hours ago

    • by Giorgio Cafiero Without doubt, the Indian government’s bold decision to revoke Article 370 of the Indian constitution, thereby ending the special legal autonomy Kashmir has...


      Democracy Now!




  • Climate youth activist Nasratullah Elham of Afghanistan was invited to participate in the first-ever U.N. Youth Climate Summit, but the United States rejected his visa. He breaks...

  • Kelsey Juliana v. U.S.: Meet the Young Woman Suing the Federal Government over the Climate Crisis

    13 hours ago
  • Among those joining today's Global Climate Strike will be Kelsey Juliana, lead plaintiff in Juliana v. United States, the landmark youth climate lawsuit against the U.S. government...

  • "Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today

    13 hours ago

    • Today is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable...


      News : NPR




  • Despite the proposed raid drawing the attention of millions, no aliens were freed today.

  • Trump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

    30 minutes ago
  • The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran...

  • 23 States Sue Trump Administration In Escalating Battle Over Emissions Standards

    39 minutes ago

    • The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary...


    WebMD Health




  • Singer, actor, author, and philanthropist Marie Osmond talks about joining The Talk (It's a dream job!), being a mother to eight children, her weight loss, and her legacy...

  • FDA OKs New Pill for Type 2 Diabetes

    4 hours ago
  • The drug, Rybelsus (semaglutide) is the first pill in a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) approved for use in the United States. Before Rybelsus, the drug had to...

  • Scary Diagnosis:' Two Stories of Vaping Illness

    4 hours ago

    • Lincoln Rennie and Nathan Fagundez , who both landed in the hospital with vaping-related illness, talk about their experiences and ongoing recovery.
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