Tuesday, November 05, 2019

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  • Somehow a black cat made its way onto the MetLife Giants field during Monday night football. Some believe the cat’s presence changed momentum– and fate– of the game. "Go, Go...
  • Today is election day for 10 proposed constitutional amendments in Texas, in addition to several local decision to be made by voters. In Austin and Travis County, how to use hotel occupancy...
    • A new political action committee, Our Town Austin, has launched the petition process to recall more than half of Austin City Council members. “Voters from all districts are frustrated...
  • If you’re sick of throwing out produce that wilted and rotted before you got around to cooking it, this discounted container might be the answer.Read more...
  • I love a good scientific mystery—stuff like quantum weirdness, dark matter and dark energy, strange gravitational behavior, or even why smart speakers respond to light waves...
    • The ability to take a screenshot (a.k.a. screen capture or screen grab) of your desktop or an application window opens a lot of doors for easier sharing: from posting images or specific...
  • In mid-August, I joined PAN as the organization’s new communications associate. Starting a new position is always an adjustment, and this one came with a move to Iowa, and as a Southern...
  • PAN board member Kyle Powys Whyte shares thoughts and reflections around wild rice harvesting, a practice that exemplifies Indigenous peoples’ leadership on food & farming...
    • In early October, the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC) was thrilled to celebrate two years of the Farmer Equity Act addressing the historical inequalities in California’s...

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  • Statement sets out ‘vital signs’ as indicators of magnitude of the climate emergencyMost countries’ climate plans ‘totally inadequate’ – expertsThe world’s people...
  • Gordon Sondland says he told Ukraine it was unlikely to get $400m in aid unless it announced investigations into Trump rivalsImpeachment news – liveAn ally of Donald Trump has changed...
    • Millane, from Essex, died during Tinder date with alleged killer, jury in Auckland is toldA New Zealand jury has for the first time heard details about the last hours of Grace Millane...
  • It's good to see ICE is still working hard to round up all these "bad hombres." Instructed by the President to round up the hordes of undocumented criminals -- each one more dangerous...
  • A few weeks ago, we sat down with some of the authors from Working Futures, our new anthology of short stories about the future of work (pick up your copy from Amazon in ebook or paperback...
    • In the past, when unflattering books about the Trump White House have been about to come out, the President has had one of his personal lawyers (such as the one famous for sending questionable...
  • Around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency.
  • ( An update from the British Bullshit Corporation. )
  • Six children are among those killed in an ambush by gunmen thought to be from a drug cartel.


  • Around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency.

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  • David Harsanyi / National Review: ABC's Excuse for Failing to Report on Jeffrey Epstein Makes Absolutely No Sense  —  James O'Keefe's Project Veritas, a group that has often...
  • Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter for a policy that bans ads from groups fighting climate change  — In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
    • James Gagliano / Washington Examiner: The Michael Flynn smoking gun: FBI headquarters altered interview summary  —  As a self-proclaimed adherent to Hanlon's Razor, I once...
  • 'We want to break down barriers, move ideas seamlessly across applications, across people, across devices' Ignite Microsoft is previewing its Fluid Framework, first announced...
  • How IT titan's 'Incentive Plan Letter' anti-contract is starting to unravel Analysis A 17-year veteran of IBM is suing the American giant claiming it failed to pay him promised sales...
    • Regulator OKs Sprint-T-Mobile US merger because... 5G? Higher prices? Analysis The FCC today ushered in a new era of reduced competition in America's mobile market by approving...

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  • The Chinese handset-maker is the first to produce phones with such high-resolution image sensors.
  • Pro-player Jarvis Khattri was banned for using aiming software in demo videos uploaded to YouTube.
    • Owners must pass a quiz but will get access to a scheme that seeks to match lost drones with owners.
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  • At a time of unprecedented climate crisis, the UK has a moral duty to take action. A new push for carbon-free homes could considerably lessen the county’s reliance on fossil fuels...
  • ( The Stupid - it Burns. Climate Crisis deserves to be spelled with K instead of C to emphasize the headbanging sycophancy of its dubious premise. The future is not observed to be dysfunctional - yet. All too often 'energy efficient' translates into oxygen-starved environment. )
  • Fracking was recently banned in the United Kingdom in a historic victory. This came in response to a report detailing all of the well-known environmental and public health risks associated...
    • A farm reportedly became the location of over 100 acts of animal cruelty. Dogs, miniature horses, and a donkey suffered from skin tumors, fleas, ear infections, malnourishment...

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  • Ridley Scott's science fiction epic was set in November 2019 - so where are the flying cars and replicants ? Based on Philip K. Dick's novel 'Do Andro...
  • An impromptu and ill-advised egg eating competition in India recently resulted in the death of a 42-year-old man. According to reports, Subhash Yadav...
  • ( Note the number. Even egg-a-holics seldom promote more than 3 at a go )
    • New evidence suggests that, rather than being flat like a sheet, the universe may in fact loop around on itself. What would happen if you got into you...

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  • Exclusive: wife of poisoned ex-spy warns of risks in suppressing report on UK interferenceThe widow of Alexander Litvinenko has said Boris Johnson should not have suppressed the...
  • Rapper attacks cabinet minister for saying fire victims should have used ‘common sense’Lives of Grenfell: portraits of the 72 who diedAttempts by Jacob Rees-Mogg to draw a line...
    • Exclusive: leaked briefing note advises candidates not to sign up to non-approved pledges – but supporting shooting is allowedLatest election news - live updatesConservative...
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  • What's the recipe for a living planet? Astronomers aren't sure — we haven't found any other than Earth yet.
    • "Star Wars' has had a history of using — and, many would say, misusing — the word "parsec."
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would not let the Iranian regime to build nuclear weapons
  • Germany could still decide to rule out Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from the construction of the country’s fifth-generation data network (5G)...
    • A terrorist attack on a vehicle of security forces in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday left three people dead

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  • In Oklahoma, a new charter school has opened to serve Native American students. The hope is to promote Indigenous identities in the classroom.
  • ( Well, at least we know the Mission Statement. Whether or nor not it is Bullshit R Us is a different matter. Why would one want to 'promote indigenous identities in the classroom' except for crass opportunism ? )
  • With opioid settlement money, Ohio's Cuyahoga County created an addiction recovery program that helps patients after they're discharged from the ER. Now, officials want to expand...
    • NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Shaub, a former U.S. Department of Justice legal adviser, about how the Trump administration is stymieing impeachment hearings with legally...
  • Disposable coffee cups will be hit with a levy of up to 25c as part of measures to tackle disposable and single-use items.
  • Consultants at EY were paid €2.9m for their advice in the restructuring of the Department of Justice, TDs will be told today.
    • A six-year-old boy was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a 13-year-old for several months in what the assailant described as “a game of torture”, a court has heard...

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  • Bradley Doorn has worked at NASA for 10 years. Credit: NASA/Bradley Doorn. Brad Doorn, program manager for NASA Earth Applied Sciences Water Resources Program and Food Security...
  • Portal origin URL: 25 Years of Science in the Solar WindPortal origin nid: 454472Published: Friday, November 1, 2019 - 12:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text...
    • PROJECT RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) KEY POINTS RainCube successfully demonstrated Ka-band precipitation radar technology on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform. This new...

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  • Astigmatism is a common eye condition that causes blurry vision. It occurs when your cornea is more oblong, or football-shaped, than round. Astigmatism can be diagnosed by your optometrist...
  • After being fiercely loved and lugged around for years, plush toys and stuffed animals can get more than a bit scruffy. And if you're donating, many charities will not take stuffed...
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    • The goal of meditation is to focus and understand your mind—eventually reaching a higher level of awareness and inner calm. Meditation is an ancient practice, but scientists are...
  • By Nick Turse They called it Castle Black, an obvious homage to the famed frozen citadel from the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the fantasy world of GoT, it’s the stronghold...
  • By Emile Nakhleh Lebanon’s largely peaceful “Arab Spring” is a model in civic activism for the greater Middle East. Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s offer to resign in response...
    • By James M. Dorsey Widespread perceptions see Russia together with China as the rising powers in the Middle East as a result of America’s flip flops in Syria and US president Donald...
  • As local elections take place nationwide, voters in Colorado are enjoying greater access to the ballot than ever as the state's vote-by-mail system allows residents to bypass long...
  • Voters across the U.S. head to the polls today for statewide elections that will be seen as a measure of Donald Trump's influence in the Republican Party as he faces an impeachment inquiry...
    • Tania Romero, an undocumented mother from Honduras and survivor of stage IV cancer, is fighting to remain in the United States with her four children. Two months ago, Romero was imprisoned...
  • On the video, anchor Amy Robach complained that ABC News had "quashed" her interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser, suggesting the network yielded to threats from powerful forces...
  • What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health...
    • House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is looking to temporarily add more of President Trump's allies to the panel in anticipation of public impeachment hearings...
  • Some are urging caution about a new drug approved in China that claims to improve brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease.
  • People worried that they have a sexually transmitted disease are more often turning to social media to receive a diagnosis, according to a new report.
    • More than one in every four U.S. high school students (27.5%) currently vape, a new study shows.

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