Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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  • Despite Gov. Greg Abbott declaring a state of disaster on March 13 due to the coronavirus health crisis, property owners can’t claim a disaster exemption to avoid paying property...
  • Last night, Fox News prime-time television host Tucker Carlson was joined by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to expose U.S. funding for the Wuham Bio-Lab where COVID-19 is widely suspected...

    • On Monday April 13, 2020 The City of Austin and Travis County issued yet another one month extension to the stay at home order, they also added a provision that anyone out in public over...

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  • Many gyms have followed the lead of companies in various parts of our lives that have relaxed their payment policies during the coronavirus shutdown. After all, the gym is closed...

    • If you are a person of intelligence and taste, you have probably purchased a few cans of condensed milk for your quarantine coffee. It’s sweet, creamy and shelf-stable, and—as...

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  • EPA recently announced that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency would be suspending enforcement of environmental laws. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency would be suspending enforcement of environmental laws.  The...

    • In food and farm systems work, resources are being mobilized to support those most in need during this public health crisis — often by directly impacted communities, from the bottom...

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  • Trump suspends WHO funding; Denmark begins to reopen schools; Spain’s daily death toll falls againCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus...
  • Protest planned to create gridlock in response to stay home orderCuomo to issue executive order on wearing masksPelosi condemns Trump’s ‘senseless’ WHO decision2 million...

    • Gates Foundation and Wellcome heads among those dismayed by ‘dangerous and short-sighted’ action amid coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...

  • The nation's phone companies don't really want to be in the residential broadband business. They routinely refuse to upgrade their networks despite millions in taxpayer subsidies...
  • Puerto Rico is a US territory and its citizens have been citizens of the United States since 1917. A little more than one hundred years later, the local government has decided the rights...

    • Zuitte is your powerful suite of apps and tools that modern entrepreneurs like you actually need. Zuitte is purpose-built for the modern online entrepreneur: Dropshippers, Amazon...

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  • Chancellor Angela Merkel says some shops could reopen next week but recommends face masks in public.
  • Bill Gates, a major donor to the global health agency, is among critics of Donald Trump's funding cut.

    • As the lockdown in Italy enters its sixth week, some restaurants and bars are already going out of business.



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  • Washington Post: We've never backed a Democrat for president.  But Trump must be defeated.  —  The authors are on the advisory board of the Lincoln Project.  —  This November...
  • Bloomberg: Rescue Fund to Run Dry Today, Leaving Small Firms Shut Out  — Small fims have been flooding banks with loan applications  — Congress is debating allocating an additional...

    • Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon: Joe Biden Has Yet to Face Single Question on Sexual Assault Allegations  —  3 weeks, 10 interviews, and 81 questions with no mention of sexual...


  • Firm blames successful cred-stuffing attack for customer pwnage Router biz Linksys has reset all its customers' Smart Wi-Fi account passwords after cybercrims accessed a bunch...
  • Stay of execution granted after customer 'feedback' Microsoft has indefinitely postponed the deprecation of Transport Level Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 in its IoT Hub.…...

    • iPhone's 'budget' midget gem revival is out You have to give Apple credit for timing. It just announced the iPhone SE 2020. Priced at £419, it's the company's cheapest phone in years...


  • BT says plans to remove the Chinese-made equipment from the sensitive core network have been delayed.
  • Smart devices are being used in intensive care units to connect people when visitors are banned.

    • Apple's new low-priced phone is a successor to the original SE, which was discontinued in 2018.


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  • A puppy was allegedly kicked so forcefully that she lost her balance and fell down an entire flight of stairs. A veterinarian said the puppy broke many of the bones in her body as a result...
  • President Donald Trump is trying to use the national emergency of the Coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to take too much power. We must stop this wannabe dictator. Demand that the Democratic...

    • A puppy was hung and brutally killed by an unknown perpetrator at a Dallas playground. Urge apprehension and just punishment for the person responsible for this horrific cruelty...


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  • The discovery of Neanderthal-made string has further cemented the idea that the species was highly intelligent. Our Neanderthal cousins, far from bein...
  • Private pilot Gabriel Zeifman recently captured a whole series of impressive snaps of the secretive base. There are few places on Earth as notoriously...

    • A new study has highlighted the potentially violent origins of this mysterious interstellar visitor. The 400-meter-long object, which flew past our pl...


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  • Health secretary says people can visit those with Covid-19, but care sector warns of lack of PPECoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has announced...
  • Trump suspends WHO funding; Denmark begins to reopen schools; Spain’s daily death toll falls againCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus...

    • Plans to ease coronavirus lockdown prompt clashes among state premiers over timetableCoronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Conservative politicians...


  • We may be a big step closer to cracking one of the universe's biggest and most fundamental mysteries.
  • NASA bills its Apollo 13 moon mission as a "successful failure," a tale of survival and victory. But what if NASA had failed?

    • Stephen Colbert will call NASA astronaut Jessica Meir at the International Space Station today (April 15) at 12:40 p.m. EDT (1640 GMT) to talk social isolation in space. Watch it live...



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  • The College Board, which administers the SAT, is spelling out how it will make the college entrance exam available in and out of school during the coronavirus pandemic...
  • Pediatricians are struggling to keep their practices afloat financially during the stay-at-home shutdowns caused by the coronavirus epidemic.

    • Over the years, the United States census boxes indicating race or ethnicity have changed.



  • The major concern about the policy framework document during the Fianna Fáil meeting was how it was going to be paid for.
  • Gardaí in Cork have launched an investigation after a number of footpaths were dug up in the city and replaced with flowers.

    • There had been 250 infection clusters identified in residential community settings as of midnight on Monday.



  • Portal origin URL: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler DataPortal origin nid: 459923Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 11:21Featured...
  • Portal origin URL: NASA Data Aids Ozone Hole’s Journey to RecoveryPortal origin nid: 459871Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

    • PROJECT Integrated Sampling System (ISS) for Ocean Worlds SNAPSHOT Honeybee Robotics has developed a pneumatic based sample acquisition and transfer system that is self-metering...



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  • If you want to start going green, generating your own electricity through renewable sources can have a huge impact. If you live in an area that gets a lot of sun, you may be able to install...
  • While it might seem like some people are just born confident, confidence is largely an acquired skill. It’s something you can model and teach other people, especially children...

    • Bedtime with your child can be one of the nicest times of the day; it allows you to spend quality time with each other and instills healthy sleep habits at an early age. Occasionally 2-year-olds...



  • We speak with Dr. Armen Henderson, an African-American doctor who was handcuffed and detained outside his home Friday as he was wearing a mask and preparing for a volunteer shift to...
  • As the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise in the U.S., fear is mounting that the spread of the virus could devastate tribal communities. We look at how the coronavirus is impacting...

    • As the confirmed cases of coronavirus surpass 2 million around the world, President Donald Trump says he will cut U.S. support for the World Health Organization. Richard Horton...



  • Before France's lockdown began on March 17, around 100 workers were present at the site. Now only a security team guards the entrance. Work to clear debris was to have begun last month...
  • President Trump said the health agency delayed raising the alarm on the threat from the new coronavirus. A WHO expert says that in early January, the World Health Organization "was...

    • The government is also strongly recommending, but not requiring, that face masks are worn on public transit and while shopping.



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  • When you’re diagnosed with HIV, your doctor will want you to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) as soon as possible -- even the same day, if you can. Find out why it’s important...
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic forces rationing of scarce resources, oncologists need to advocate for their patients, says the American Society of Clinical Oncology...

    • These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.

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