Monday, August 17, 2020

17 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4

  • Location: online event Washington, DC 20005 United StatesEvent Date: Google Outlook MAC/iOS Some of the most helpful policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic have loosened...
  • Location: n/a Washington, DC 20005 United StatesEvent Date: Google Outlook MAC/iOS As cryptocurrencies have proliferated in the private sector, central banks are now contemplating...
    • In Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Federal Communications Commission, the DC Circuit Court agreed with CEI and co-litigants Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (HLLI) that several...

      Niskanen Center

  • A well-designed carbon tax should have a border adjustment mechanism. Until we all recognize that a border adjustment is not a trade policy, we cannot have a meaningful discussion...
  • Today, Black Americans are the strongest Democratic constituency and White Southerners are the strongest Republican group—but it used to be the other way around. The post The...
    • The timely growth of U.S. offshore wind production will deliver clean energy to the U.S. and generate a significant amount of near-term and long-term economic benefits. The post...
  • Many MPs feel the scandal has undermined their party’s image of supporting hard work and opportunity“This is it – no U-turn, no change.” These were the words Gavin Williamson...
  • Regardless of the U-turn, our schools system widens the gap between advantaged pupils and the rest from an early age Covid-19 has blown the doors off the way we live. The virus has been...
    • The introduction of an algorithm ignored the fact that losers shout louder than winnersPoor Gavin Williamson. This year should have been his dream. More British students than ever...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • Less than two years after winning a minority of the seats in the provincial legislature, New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has called an election for Sept...
  • A series of cyberattacks levelled against the Government of Canada exploited an internal 'vulnerability' and leveraged previously hacked login information, leading to the breach...
    • In the wake of a cyber attack that compromised 5,500 accounts with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), one tech expert is suggesting we all practise 'cyber hygiene' to protect ourselves...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Not many organisations can resist the pressure to resort to imagined virtue signalling in the era of the fake human-caused climate emergency, but there’s no jackpot from this losing...
  • How does it feel to be the canaries in the coal mine of the renewables stampede now being promoted far and wide by climate obsessives with a failing atmospheric theory? H/T The GWPF –...
    • UK first or UK farce? Another consequence of the irrational fear of trace gases in the atmosphere. – – – Renewable biogas made from cow manure has been injected into the National...
  • The Galaxy Watch3 (45mm) Bluetooth and 4G variants will be available for Rs 32,990 and Rs 38,990, respectively.
  • Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 7, which is the toughest-ever glass on a smartphone.
    • The feature, currently available in Telegram beta, will officially arrive with version 7.0 of the application.
  • Project Dolphin will involve conservation of Dolphins and the aquatic habitat through the use of modern technology especially in enumeration and anti-poaching activities. ...
  • To mark the end of Cargo Ship's three-month stay at the ISS, the Canadarm2 robotic arm will be used by Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA to release the spacecraft from the...
    • The Perseids are reportedly best witnessed between about 2 AM and dawn.
  • The Coast Guard immediately responded to the request of medical assistance and evacuated Captain Badar Hasnain, master of the vessel MV Haykal, to a hospital in Visakhapatnam for...
  • "People need to be aware and be more careful because the COVID-19 virus with this D614G mutation has been proven to be detected in Malaysia," health chief Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said...
    • President Trump said he wants the postal agency to "run efficiently".
  • As many as 28 lakh students preparing for these competitive exams felt a sigh of relief as the three-member bench of the top court noted that precious year of students cannot be wasted...
  • The bridge was successfully completed on August 16, 2020, which has led to accessing flood-affected villages and has connected Jauljibi to Munsiyari.
    • Works for connecting 2,149 eligible unconnected habitations were sanctioned in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, out of which 1,858 habitations have been connected. ...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • Brandishing bows and arrows, dozens of indigenous protesters blocked a main highway through the Brazilian Amazon Monday, demanding help against the new coronavirus and an end to...
  • Almost as quickly as they welcomed students back, some U.S. schools are closing again due to outbreaks of COVID-19, the latest challenge as the nation tries to reopen while the level...
    • Turkey's total number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 250,000, with 1,233 new cases identified in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Monday, as the death toll...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000 tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned bulk carrier into pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius...
  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a "refreshed" approach to fighting...
    • COLOMBO: The entire nation of Sri Lanka was left without power on Monday (Aug 17) in an hours-long outage following an "unspecified failure" at a major power plant, the state-run electricity...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • The Trump administration on Monday finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting it on track to issue decades-long leases in...
  • Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is set to undergo knee surgery having had trouble with his patellar tendon this season, the La Liga club said on Monday...
    • Epic Games said on Monday it was seeking to block Apple Inc's removal of "Fortnite" from its app store and has asked a judge to prevent any retaliatory action against its other games...

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