Tuesday, December 24, 2019

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  • As has become his habit, Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards showed the Louisiana Constitution his index, middle, and ring fingers and said to read between the lines. Now it’s up to the...

  • BAYHAM: For Festivus 2019, Rigged Refs And A New Hope

    7 hours ago
  • Happy Festivus from the city with the world’s largest Festivus Pole (nee Lee Circle). The lead grievance to be aired for Festivus 2019 was etched in asphalt eleven months ago when...

  • Quote Of The Day, December 24, 2019

    17 hours ago

    • “Don’t let the coaches see you kick.” – Saints kicker Wil Lutz to do-it-all quarterback/running back/receiver/special teams ace Taysom Hill. The post Quote Of The Day...

      Lifehacker



  • Elevation Lab Anchor | $9 | Amazon | Use coupon code KINJAANCHOR Read more...

  • National Parks Will Be Free These 5 Days in 2020

    5 hours ago
  • If your 2020 plans involve a trip to the National Parks, the National Park Service announced five dates in 2020 this week that you’ll be able to visit those parks for free.Read more...

  • How to Track Santa's Journey Tonight

    8 hours ago

    • It’s Christmas Eve, which means Santa is out and about delivering gifts, presuming you’ve been nice and not naughty this year.Read more...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • We move into 2020 with renewed energy, commitment and purpose. PAN's work is deeply connected to the core issues of our time: climate, democracy and justice. Learn more Slideshow...

  • Looking back, looking forward

    6 days ago
  • Reflecting back on 2019, I’m feeling inspired, appreciative — and energized. I’m inspired by the momentum that’s building to make the changes our food system needs. California...

  • Two more chlorpyrifos bans on the books!

    8 days ago

    • This year has been marked by encouraging and long overdue progress toward eradicating the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • 'Star Wars' and more    

  • Luxury goods stores lure buyers

    2 days ago
  • Chanel and champagne    

  • NFL photo gallery

    2 days ago

    • Week 16's best images    

      World news | The Guardian



  • Up to 30,000 leave area of Idlib province as government forces push to reopen road from Damascus to AleppoA mass exodus of civilians from the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria has...

  • Hong Kong police fire teargas to disperse Christmas Eve protests

    8 hours ago
  • Hundreds of officers guard main roads as thousands of shoppers and tourists look onHong Kong riot police fired rounds of teargas at thousands of anti-government protesters, many...

  • 'Contemptible': outrage as Rudy Giuliani attacks George Soros as 'hardly a Jew'

    5 hours ago

    • Trump lawyer claims he is ‘more of a Jew than Soros’ADL denounces ‘dog whistle to hardcore antisemites’Jewish groups intensified criticism on Tuesday of Rudy Giuliani...

      Techdirt.



  • Last week, Karl wrote up a fascinating post about a NY Times effort to use a dataset that a whistleblower at a data broker firm gave them to track the whereabouts of President Trump, by...

  • Multi-Agency Task Force Raid House To Arrest Someone Already In Jail, Shoot Woman In House Multiple Times Because Reasons

    3 hours ago
  • I usually don't jump in on things like these until a few more facts are in. As much as law enforcement complains about people "rushing to judgment" before every conceivable fact has...

  • Cloudflare Makes It Easier For All Its Users To Help Stop Child Porn Distribution

    5 hours ago

    • We recently wrote about how Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal are preparing for FOSTA 2.0, this time focused on child porn -- which is now being renamed as "Child Sexual...

      BBC News - Home



  • The comments at Christmas Eve Mass are seen as a reference to Church scandals, including sex abuse.

  • Valparaíso wildfire: Raging forest fires engulf Chilean city

    an hour ago
  • All Valparaíso's firefighters have been deployed, and a mass evacuation is now under way.

  • Three members of same family 'drown' at Costa del Sol resort

    2 hours ago

    • A British man and his two children were found unresponsive in a pool at a hotel on Spain's Costa del Sol.



      memeorandum




  • Katrina vanden Heuvel / Washington Post: The climate movement is gaining momentum in spite of Trump  —  The selection of 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg as Time...

  • Poll: About Half The Public Approves Of Vote To Impeach Trump (Ariel Edwards-Levy/HuffPost)

    2 hours ago
  • Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost: Poll: About Half The Public Approves Of Vote To Impeach Trump  —  Americans' opinions on ousting the president remain stable and deeply polarized. ...

  • Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labor (Jason Lange/Reuters)

    2 hours ago

    • Jason Lange / Reuters: Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labor  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael...


      The Register




  • The Register's spoiler-free take on the last of the Skywalker movies (for now, at least) Comment The Register attended a midnight showing of the latest entry in Disney's cash-cow...

  • Londoner who tried to blackmail Apple with 300m+ iCloud account resets was reusing stale old creds

    10 hours ago
  • Community service for 'Turkish Crime Family' wannabe big dog A 22-year-old Londoner has been given 300 hours of community service and a State-enforced bedtime after trying to blackmail...

  • European Space Agency launches planet-hunting Cheops while Rocket Lab starts on a third launchpad

    11 hours ago

    • Meanwhile, in the UK: Rocket engine testing? Here? We'd really rather not... Roundup While the travails of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner may have captured space fans' attention, there...


      BBC News - Technology




  • Russia's alternative to the global internet would cut its citizens off from some foreign services.

  • Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick steps down from board

    8 hours ago
  • Ride-hailing firm's co-founder steps down from its board saying he wants to focus on other pursuits.

  • China is getting smarter - but at what cost?

    a day ago

    • How closely tied is tech in cities to government monitoring?


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • I Know Windmills Very Much

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

  • A Leader of Grossly Immoral Character: The Chosen One Gets Unchosen

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


    ForceChange




  • Air travelers could be risking their lives every time they set foot on a plane due to seemingly relaxed airport security. Worse yet, the agency that should be protecting these consumers...

  • Stop Dumping of Toxic Slaughterhouse Waste Into Waterways

    2 hours ago
  • Thousands of slaughterhouses across America are causing toxic water pollution due to outdated water pollution standards. Animal byproducts and their pathogens create algae blooms...

  • Abandon Plans to Construct Dangerous Natural Gas Plant

    4 hours ago

    • The construction of a natural gas plant in Minnesota may put the enironment, the economy, and the lives of residents at risk. Demand that these dangerous plans be abandoned...


      Science: Current Issue




  • Allgeier and Cline suggest that our model overestimates the contributions of cryptobenthic fishes to coral reef functioning. However, their 20-year model ignores the basic biological...

  • Seeing is believing

    6 days ago

  • News at a glance

    6 days ago



    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • One of the brightest stars in the night sky is exhibiting signs that its explosive demise might not be far away. The red supergiant, which can be foun...

  • At what age does life have the most meaning ?

    13 hours ago
  • A new study has come up with the age at which most people feel that they no longer need to seek out meaning. For most people, life represents somethin...

  • Traffic cam image corroborates Bigfoot sighting

    17 hours ago

    • A traffic camera in Oregon has captured an image that seems to back up a man's story of encountering Bigfoot. According to a Facebook page set up to m...


      Network Front | The Guardian




  • Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, says damaging rhetoric has harmed society as a wholeThe Church of England’s first black female bishop has said the debate around Brexit damaged...

  • Three members of British family die at Spanish resort

    5 hours ago
  • Father, son and daughter were found in pool at Costa del Sol holiday complexThree members of the same family have died at a holiday resort on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Eve.The incident...

  • 'Contemptible': outrage as Rudy Giuliani attacks George Soros as 'hardly a Jew'

    5 hours ago

    • Trump lawyer claims he is ‘more of a Jew than Soros’ADL denounces ‘dog whistle to hardcore antisemites’Jewish groups intensified criticism on Tuesday of Rudy Giuliani...


      SPACE.com




  • Russia's space agency Roscosmos sent the new Electro-L 3 weather satellite into orbit in a dazzling Christmas Eve launch today (Dec. 24).

  • Kaboom! The Biggest Space Bloopers of 2019

    an hour ago
  • Spaceflight is hard, and sometimes things don't go to plan. The year 2019 had a few major "lessons learned" for entities all around the world.

  • Christmas Eve at the Moon: Apollo 8's Historic Message Beamed to Earth Today in 1968

    6 hours ago

    • On Dec. 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts beamed home gorgeous images of Earth as seen from lunar orbit, read some verses from the book of Genesis and wished folks around the world a merry...


      Trend.Az - All news




  • A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook central Colombia on Tuesday, sending residents scrambling for safety but causing no casualties or major damage

  • Nissan top executive Seki to resign in blow to turnaround plan

    an hour ago
  • The executive tasked with leading a recovery at Nissan Motor Co Ltd said he had decided to resign just weeks into his new job, a move that could disrupt the automaker’s push to turn...

  • 7 killed in mudslide in NE Brazil

    2 hours ago

    • At least seven members of the same family were killed when a mudslide buried two homes in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of northeast Pernambuco state...


      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed





  • Hyperexcitable neurons in brain organoids

    6 days ago

  • Redox catalysis in a ball mill

    6 days ago





      All Things Considered : NPR





  • NPR's All Things Considered best of 2019 lists are going highly specific this year. Up first: highly specific superlatives from TV and movies.

  • Bethlehem Tourism Reaches Record High As Palestinians See Hope For Peace Dimming

    2 hours ago
  • Tourism is at a record high in Bethlehem this Christmas, but the wider economy is in the dumps, and with no prospect for an independent state, Palestinians are expressing record levels...

  • Boeing's Decision To Halt Production Of 737 Max Will Hit Wichita Hard

    2 hours ago

    • Boeing's decision to halt production of its 737 Max jet next month will have far-reaching impacts on thousands of workers at supply chain companies in Wichita, the "Air Capital of...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • Check your tickets!

  • Man charged in connection with aggravated burglary in Cork

    4 hours ago
  • A 10-year-old boy and two women were stabbed in the incident.

  • Watch: Irish stars busk on Grafton Street to raise money for charity

    4 hours ago

    • A host of Irish singers gathered in Dublin this evening for the traditional Christmas Eve busk.



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Signals of Opportunity Airborne Demonstrator (SoOp-AD) and SigNals...

  • NASA Earth Applied Sciences Leads and Learns at AGU’s 2019 Fall Meeting

    5 days ago
  • Jacob Reed of NASA’s Disasters Program sets up a VR demonstration for the Exhibit Hall at AGU’s 2019 Fall Meeting. Credit: Lia Poteet On December 9-13, 2019, the NASA Earth Applied...

  • Clues to Mars’ Lost Water

    5 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: Clues to Mars’ Lost WaterPortal origin nid: 456844Published: Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 09:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists...



      How to of the Day





  • Canvas is one of the most popular painting mediums since it has a flexible and forgiving surface. If you have a painted canvas and want to reuse it for a different painting, there are...

  • How to Wrap Presents Without Tape

    9 hours ago
  • Taking time to wrap a present is a great way to show someone you care. It can be frustrating, though, to start wrapping only to realize that you don’t have any tape on hand. Fortunately...

  • How to Make Ice Cubes Without a Tray

    17 hours ago

    • Without an ice cube tray, trying to cool down your drink on a hot day can seem impossible. There’s no need to worry though, because there are a number of ways to make ice cubes when you...



      LobeLog





  • Dear LobeLog Reader: This is to let you know that, after more than 12 years of continuous operation, LobeLog.com will be placed in internet aspic, and our work will continue at ResponsibleStatecraft.org...

  • French President Macron Is Right, NATO Is Brain Dead Without U.S. Leadership

    21 days ago
  • By Robert E. Hunter  French President Emanuel Macron has said, “What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO.” He attributes much of that to his belief that “European...

  • Is Iran on the Edge of a Precipice?

    21 days ago

    • By Daniel Brumberg The widespread protests caused by the Iranian government’s decision on November 15 to raise the price of gasoline by a whopping 50 percent have generated...



      Democracy Now!





  • Media legend Pat Mitchell is the author of a new book, "Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World." In it, she shares her life story, rising from her grandparents'...

  • Jane Fonda Arrested: We Are in a Climate Emergency. I Have No Choice But to Put My Body on the Line

    11 hours ago
  • A new round of protests, Fire Drill Fridays, led by actress Jane Fonda are calling for action to address the climate crisis, as bushfires fueled by a historic heat wave threaten Australia...

  • Headlines for December 24, 2019

    12 hours ago

    • House Could Bring Additional Articles of Impeachment Against Trump, Boeing Fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg over 737 MAX Jet Controversy, NYT: Pentagon May Withdraw U.S. Troops from...



      News : NPR





  • The Italian painting by the artist Cimabue sold for nearly $27 million at auction. But now, government officials in France are intervening in order to stop the art from leaving the...

  • Her Mom Was Lost In Dementia's Fog. Singing Christmas Carols Brought Her Back

    3 hours ago
  • A woman had become barely verbal, an effect of dementia. Her daughter, an opera singer, decided to try singing Christmas songs with her, and they reconnected...

  • Bloomberg Campaign Vendor Used Prison Labor To Make Presidential Campaign Calls

    3 hours ago

    • Michael Bloomberg is one of the world's richest men, with a net worth of about $56 billion. He said his campaign cut ties with the vendor as soon as it learned prison workers were making...



    WebMD Health





  • New research suggests that growing up with a dog may lower schizophrenia risk by as much as 24%.

  • Holidays Tough for People with 'Shopping Disorder'

    7 hours ago
  • Research shows that the ease of online purchasing could be making things worse for people with so-called "buying-shopping disorder," which is still debated as a stand-alone diagnosis...

  • Teachers Use Bread to Show Why Handwashing Matters

    9 hours ago

    • Still think hand sanitizers work just as well as soap and water? A recent classroom experiment gone viral might change your mind.
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