Tuesday, February 11, 2020

11 February - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM News


  The Hayride



  • It has become the typical practice for most Power-5 schools, seeking to be in the College Football Playoff conversation, to include a marquee non-conference matchup on their schedule...
  • Many are familiar with the trash can sign stealing cheating ploy used by the Houston Astros in 2017. However, what was widely dismissed has now been proven by an in-depth expose by The...

    • Austin is the least affordable major city in the U.S. for minimum wage earners. That’s according to a recent study by Magnify Money for Lending Tree, which analyzed the median rent...

      Lifehacker


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  • Jalopnik Ford Knows It Has To Stick The Landing This Time  |Jezebel The Sarah Lawrence Father Accused of Starting a Cult Has Finally Been Charged With a Crime  |The Root Dwyane...
  • Facebook is letting users test out a beta version of its upcoming redesign, which is slated for a full rollout later this year. You can enable the new look by logging into Facebook and...

    • Rockland Rolling Duffle Bag | $20 | AmazonRead more...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Last month I had the pleasure of attending the opening day of the state legislature in Hawai’i. I joined our Protect Our Keiki coalition partners and hundreds of people from across...
  • This week marks the end of chlorpyrifos sales in California. After the exhausting saga of pesticide industry influence and ignored science that resulted in EPA reversing the planned...

    • Each year since Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant Xtend seeds hit the market, farmers and rural communities have braced for record levels of damaging pesticide drift. And each year...


      World news | The Guardian




  • Sanders ahead with Buttigieg second and Klobuchar thirdWarren and Biden further back as Andrew Yang drops outHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution...
  • Department appears to lean on prosecutors for shorter termTrump tweeted: ‘Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!’ Four lawyers who prosecuted political operative Roger...

    • New figures report 95 deaths up to midnight on Tuesday, a drop of 22% on the previous day, as WHO chief warns threat is greater than terrorism. Follow all the developments hereWHO chief...


  • It's been quite a long and frustrating walk for us in covering the lengths to which Intuit went to hide the free to file tax program. This is the program that it is legally mandated to offer...
  • Our nation's border security agencies want to be national security agencies. ICE and CBP both made it clear they expected to be treated as Intelligence Community equals and given...

    • Last month I wrote a long post explaining why I could not support Larry Lessig's new lawsuit against journalists and the New York Times for what he referred to as "Clickbait Defamation."...


      BBC News - Home




  • Researchers had been calling for an official name to avoid confusion around the virus.
  • Up to a fifth of the Amazon rainforest has become a net source of CO2, research suggests.

    • The former strongman is accused of genocide and war crimes over killings in Darfur.



      memeorandum





  • Brett Samuels / The Hill: Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman  —  President Trump on Tuesday suggested the military should consider...
  • CNN: Andrew Yang ends 2020 presidential campaign  —  (CNN) Andrew Yang suspended his political campaign on Tuesday in New Hampshire, ending the upstart run that vaulted the...

    • ABC News: New Hampshire primary live updates: Sanders is leading three-way race, ABC News analysis shows  —  The candidates were scouring the state to make their final plea to...



  • Chinese mega-maker denies latest allegations of backdoor shenanigans An almighty row broke out on Tuesday over the cops-only backdoor Huawei builds into its cellular network products...
  • Well, we just reached inside our ass and pulled it out, regulator tells court The controversial decision by the FCC to impose a $270 limit on what cities are allowed to charge mobile...

    • Meanwhile, we're still squashing bugs in Adobe Flash Player... plus stuff from Intel and SAP Patch Tuesday It's going to be a busy month for IT administrators as Microsoft, Intel...



  • Flagship 5G handset has 100x zoom camera and records 8K video while 4G foldable has clamshell design.
  • There are also reports that the organisers of Mobile World Congress are considering whether to cancel the event.

    • The announcement highlights the high level of Chinese government surveillance of its citizens.



      Further





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  • Individuals in Morocco have been jailed for their social media activity. This is an infringment on their freedoms of speech and expression and must be brought to an end. Demand their...
  • A family dog was reportedly shot and killed only 150 yards from his home. The suspect had been shooting at a nearby rifle range and allegedly mistook the dog for a coyote, though the hunting...

    • A 4-year-old boy in Colorado died of the common flu because his anti-vaxxer mother reportedly refused to pick up the Tamiflu that was prescribed by a medical professional. Instead...
    • Tamilflu has a terrible record. Just look it up. It is no secret that the stuff is absolute crap.



      Science: Current Issue






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  •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • A new species of tyrannosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Canada. Dating back to the Cretaceous period, this carni...
  • Prolific flat Earth enthusiast Mark Sargent spoke out during a recent segment on the UK's 'This Morning'. Speaking to hosts Phillip Schofield and Holl...

    • Astronomers have discovered the first known example of a fast radio burst that repeats in a steady cycle. It's a phenomenon that has managed to defy e...



      Network Front | The Guardian





  • Vermont senator on course to win based on 60% of precincts, with Pete Buttigieg pushing him hard and Amy Klobuchar in thirdBernie Sanders was leading early results in New Hampshire...
  • Exclusive: Salvation Army calls on government to make it easier for people to access the benefitThousands of vulnerable people on low incomes – particularly those with mental...

    • New figures report 95 deaths up to midnight on Tuesday, a drop of 22% on the previous day, as WHO chief warns threat is greater than terrorism. Follow all the developments hereWHO chief...



  • NASA renews funding support for their Lockheed Martin-built experimental supersonic X-plane, which the agency says will make its inaugural flight in 2022...
  • For the first time, astrophysicists have detected a pattern in fast radio bursts, one of the most mysterious phenomena in the universe.

    • Our best view yet of Pallas, the largest asteroid not yet visited by a spacecraft, reveals an extraordinarily violent history with numerous impacts, most likely due to its unusual...



  • Узбекистан растет и модернизируется, и страна интересуется итальянскими инновационными...
  • Соответствующая часть денежных средств будет перенаправлена Красному Кресту Китая, который...

    • Daikiya Group стала первой компанией, отменившей листинг после вспышки нового коронавируса COVID-19...



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      All Things Considered : NPR






  • After receiving a warm bipartisan reception in the U.S. Congress, the man the Trump administration recognizes as Venezuela's interim president, Juan Guaidó, returns to Caracas...
  • Polls are closing in New Hampshire, where the first primary of 2020 was held on Tuesday.

    • William Hoagland, who for years helped shape GOP budget policy, says the public just doesn't see rising deficits as a major issue at a time when the economy is doing well...




      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie






  • The National Lottery is appealing to all Irish players to check their tickets to see if they had the lucky numbers
  • Scotland’s First Minister suggested the cash could be used more wisely by the devolved administrations.

    • “You can cope with sporadic cases but if there is a large number we will struggle to cope and probably won't,” said Dr Rory Dwyer, clinical lead of the Irish National Intensive Care...




  • Portal origin URL: Ten Things We’ve Learned About the Sun From NASA’s SDO This DecadePortal origin nid: 458085Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 09:18Featured...
  • This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Demonstration model of the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)...

    • Portal origin URL: Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New HeightsPortal origin nid: 458063Published: Monday, February 10, 2020 - 00:28Featured (stick to top of...




      How to of the Day






  • If you have dogs or puppies, it’s likely that they’ll have accidents inside. While it may be easy to clean up, you may still smell the dog urine if it soaked into your carpet. When...
  • Documentary films cover a wide variety of real-life subjects that are often overlooked or misunderstood. While creating a documentary takes a lot of time and effort, planning ahead...
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    • Building muscle can boost your confidence, but it takes time and consistency. Fortunately, you can see results if you work hard and stick with it. The key to building muscle is exercising...




  • Polls open Tuesday in New Hampshire for the first primary of the 2020 presidential cycle. The Democratic candidates have been criss-crossing the state in the days leading up to the...
  • Polls have opened in New Hampshire for the first primary of the election season. The vote comes eight days after the still-disputed Iowa caucuses, where both Senator Bernie Sanders...

    • As voters head to the polls in New Hampshire for the nation's first presidential primary, we speak with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and former Democratic...




  • The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down.
  • The moderate focused his campaign on New Hampshire, but showed little upward momentum throughout his run.

    • Yang, who built his campaign around universal basic income, had risen from relative obscurity and built a loyal following of supporters.




    WebMD Health






  • The Rush brothers, ages 5 years, 4 years, and 7 months, share something that most brothers don’t: bilateral retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer. See how their mother, who was also...
  • Parabens are chemicals that have long been used as a preservative in cosmetics and body care products. A number of studies have suggested that parabens mimic estrogens in the body...

    • In a survey of 371 hospices, 31% reported at least one case in which drugs were taken from a patient in the past 90 days. The thieves were most often relatives...

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