Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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  Lifehacker

  • With the pandemic still raging on in much of the United States, it stands to reason that we’ll continue socializing outdoors for much of the foreseeable future. In fact, the New York...

  • As the pandemic has triggered stories of an ongoing exodus from many major cities (though it’s important not to read too much into those headlines), homes are increasingly sold...

    • Normally, the process for getting back to exercise after you’re sick is a simple one: trust your body, take it easy, and don’t overthink it. But if you’ve had the coronavirus...

    Pesticide Action Network

  • Like you, we’re taking a big, deep breath as 2020 wraps up. Our local organizing is a critically important step toward a more just food and agriculture system. And we know ultimately...

  • Nobody ever said democracy was easy.  I’ve been so inspired by the incredible organizing across the country, and the network of (mostly young and BIPOC) organizers behind it...

    • The United Nation's IAASTD convened in 2009. Since then, has agriculture responded to reduce hunger, improve rural livelihoods, and protect human health? Learn more Slideshow...

  • The US passed the milestone figure on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

  • Two counties will be asked to recount votes as Donald Trump continues to contest the election result.

    • The jab works equally well in people of all ages and ethnicities, further data suggests.

      memeorandum

  • New York Times: States That Imposed Few Restrictions Now Have the Worst Outbreaks  —  Coronavirus cases are rising in almost every U.S. state.  But the surge is worst now in places...

  • Reuters: Factbox: U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse latest lawmaker to test positive for coronavirus  —  (Reuters) - Over thirty members of the U.S. House of Representatives...

    • Sydney Morning Herald: ‘If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy’: Beijing's fresh threat to Australia  —  Beijing has issued an extraordinary attack on the Australian...

  • Arizona-led fight over battery-gate ends in settlement Apple has agreed to pay $113m to settle a lawsuit with multiple US states that said the tech giant unfairly hobbled the performance...

  • Secure coding, identity management, patching, configuration controls, what madness is this? Every now and again the US Congress manages to do its job and yesterday was one of those...

    • You'll have to run x64 version through the Rosetta emulation layer, or give it access to the Mac Bluetooth radio Updated Google's attempt to launch its Arm port of Chrome for Apple Silicon...

      BBC News - Technology

  • The lawsuit argued the iPhone-maker slowed down device performance to make users buy newer models.

  • Twitter has said it will look into user concerns over self-deleting tweets.

    • The technology listens to miaows and includes feline emotions like happy, sad or hungry.

      Further

  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • America’s education system is buckling under the pressure of a relentless pandemic, and without sound leadership it could collapse. Demand the Department of Education get its...

  • A dog suffering from several tumors was allegedly trapped inside a doghouse with her own feces and did not have access to food or water. Demand the person reportedly responsible for...

    • Poland is considering banning abortions in cases where the fetus has a serious or life-threatening condition. These types of abortions make up the majority of the very small legally...

      Unexplained Mysteries

  • A new study has noted the striking structural similarities between the universe and the brain inside our heads. According to an astrophysicist and neu...

  • The last living white giraffe on Earth has been equipped with a GPS tracker to help protect it from poachers. Situated in Kenya's Ishaqbini Hirola Com...

    • A man has been cleared of assaulting his ex-partner who had been allegedly possessed by 'demonic forces'. An unusual court case in Ireland ended recen...

      All Things Considered : NPR

  • The United States has surpassed 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

  • Sydney Barber on becoming the first Black woman in U.S. Naval Academy history selected to be brigade commander.

    • The conflict in Ethiopia has prompted aid groups to sound the alarm on a deteriorating humanitarian situation as tens of thousands of Ethiopian refugees flee the fighting into neighboring...

  • Professor Luke O’Neill said there are hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccines already manufactured and available

  • Henry O’Donnell is raising money for charities the Irish Cancer Society and Water Safety Ireland through his epic swim

    • Multiple European countries have reported record daily totals of Covid-19 cases this week

  • Portal origin URL: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Uncover Echoes of the Universe’s CreationPortal origin nid: 466226Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 10:00Featured...

  • Portal origin URL: The Cosmic Dust in Your Bones—NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Investigate the Intertwined Origins of Dust and LifePortal origin nid: 466274Published: Tuesday...

    • Portal origin URL: NASA Model Reveals How Much COVID-related Pollution Levels Deviated from the NormPortal origin nid: 466249Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 10:00Featured...

      How to of the Day

  • Peppers are a delicious treat often used in dishes like stir fries for flavor or spice. There are many different types of peppers, from sweet bell peppers to spicy chilies, but they...

  • The Guzheng is an incredibly unique and interesting instrument to play. Many people like the sound of a guzheng because it can be soothing and relaxing. If you have access to a guzheng...

    • Tinted windows can cool the interior of your car, give you more privacy, and make your ride look sleek. But when it comes time to clean your windows, it can be hard to know which products...

  • Native American voters saw a massive increase in turnout this year and helped deliver key swing states for Joe Biden, but Indigenous peoples and the role they played in defeating Donald...

  • As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection...

    • Some Republican governors are dropping their resistance to mask mandates, as public health officials in the United States brace for a COVID-19 surge from the Thanksgiving holiday...

  • Officials feared the worst on election day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private cyber sleuths helped keep the system...

  • Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, code name lkar Lesnikov, pleads guilty to providing intelligence to Russia, and could spend the rest of his life in prison...

    • Major League Baseball has suspended Robinson Cano of the New York Mets for an entire season. He was found to have used an anabolic steroid that's banned by baseball...

  • In 2018, the U.S. maternal mortality rate stood at 17 for every 100,000 births -- more than double the rate of most other countries. Those figures capture deaths during pregnancy and...

  • By June, just over 60% of those surveyed said they were meeting World Health Organization's guidelines for weekly exercise, representing a nearly 8% jump from pre-pandemic routines...

    • A-fib patients who underwent ablation were half as likely to have an arrhythmia episode in the following year compared to patients on medication. And they were 61% less likely to have...

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