Wednesday, December 09, 2020

9 December - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM News

 

  Lifehacker

  • Even under normal circumstances, people tend to get lonely during the holidays, but buying a pet to fill an emotional void is especially in vogue this year as we enter a festive season...

  • The stigma of “selling out to the man” might seem like a quaint Gen-X concept if you’re feeling a pandemic cash crunch—so if you’re short on money and own a car, why not plaster...

    • Creating a special look for your home can be daunting if you’re not a designer, but you don’t have to be a professional to make your place stylish. There are small things you can do...

    Pesticide Action Network

  • Most farmers have a particular crop that they would identify as their favorite, and I enjoy growing sweet and bell peppers.  A healthy pepper plant shows glossy green leaves on a compact...

  • What. A. Year.

    9 days ago
  • What an extraordinary year it's been. Throughout 2020, communities have shown up for each other in amazing ways — from mutual aid for frontline communities hardest hit by the many...

    • A major departure for FAO, as its leader announces his intention to develop a new partnership with the pesticide industry trade body, CropLife. Learn more   Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • The US President-elect says he can't promise to end Covid quickly, but he can change its course.

  • Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present" to receive the jab as the UK begins the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history...

    • But the report reveals there were a series of failures ahead of the 2019 attack in New Zealand.

      memeorandum

  • Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle: Castro homeless woman known for wandering into traffic is dead.  Why couldn't S.F. save her?  —  Neighbors in the Castro knew her as...

  • Esther Salas / New York Times: My Son Was Killed Because I'm a Federal Judge  —  Protecting judges is essential to our families, and our democracy.  —  Esther Salas is a United...

    • David Leonhardt / New York Times: The vaccine as fire hose  —  And what else you need to know today.  —  Want to get The Morning by email?  Here's the sign-up.  —  Good morning. ...

  • Founder talks of plans for independent distro 'rebuild' The CentOS project, a non-commercial Linux distribution which tracks Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), is changing to become...

  • YouTube and Instagram exempted, Bill kicked into committee for a while Australia has revealed the legislation with which it plans to force Google and Facebook to pay local news publishers...

    • Offer does not apply in China Apple has fired a warning shot at Facebook and Google by insisting it will remove their apps from its App Store if they don’t comply with Cupertino's new...

  • Shoppers say they are being charged full price to re-order products cancelled because of a fault.

  • The message must not be sent again in the same form, rules the Advertising Standards Authority.

    • The price and the handbag-style carrying case have raised eyebrows online.

      Further

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  • Ancient sites sacred to a Native American tribe could soon be lost forever as a proposed copper mine took one step closer to approval, despite widespread objections. Demand that President-elect...

  • Female athletes are reportedly subjected to invasive tests to determine whether they meet sporting authorities’ ideas of acceptable femininity, apparently forcing them to...

    • A puppy bled to death after she was reportedly shot with an arrow in a residential neighborhood. The suspect had seemingly been doing target practice behind his grandfather's house...

      Unexplained Mysteries

  • In addition to landing humans on the Moon, the Artemis III mission will aim to achieve several scientific goals. Launching aboard an Orion spacecraft...

  • A retired Israeli security chief has claimed that we've been in contact with the 'Galactic Federation' for years. According to Haim Eshed, who spent 3...

    • At least one person has died and many dozens left severely ill by a mystery outbreak in Eluru, India. Just as the first Coid-19 vaccines begin rolling...

     

      All Things Considered : NPR

  • NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, about Tuesday's meeting between the NAACP and President-elect Joe Biden...

  • The FDA will likely make a decision about approving Pfizer's vaccine "shortly after" an advisory committee meeting on Thursday. The agency has found "no specific safety concerns"...

    • The Food and Drug Administration released its analysis of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. An independent committee will meet with the agency Thursday to discuss emergency use of...

      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

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  • PROJECT Ultrasensitive Far-Infrared Bolometers for Space Astrophysics SNAPSHOT The far-IR is a powerful but relatively unexplored spectral band that can enable study of the birth...

  • Portal origin URL: Chandra Returns to Full Science OperationsPortal origin nid: 463964Published: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 18:06Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

    • Portal origin URL: Asteroid Ryugu Dust Delivered to Earth; NASA Astrobiologists Prepare to Probe ItPortal origin nid: 466723Published: Monday, December 7, 2020 - 10:30Featured...

      How to of the Day

  • Glue-in extensions can be a great way to add extra length and volume to your hair, or just to try a new style. If you don’t want to spend the money at a salon, you can purchase extensions...

  • If you're tired of searching for a bedspread that matches your style, sew your own unique spread. Bedspreads are great projects for sewers with a little experience since you can truly...

    • We know that it’s pretty frustrating when you can’t open a door smoothly because it gets stuck in the frame. Your door might rub against the frame if it’s sagging or when it’s...

  • We look at how the House of Representative voted Friday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and "address the devastating injustices caused by the War on Drugs," as voters...

  • Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push similar measures in...

    • A Black mother who was attacked by a horde of Philadelphia police officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia Young was driving an SUV with her 2-year-old son and...

  • The Sinopharm vaccine, developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has already been approved for emergency use in a few countries.

  • A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance...

    • Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama Administration, and has been a trusted advisor to President-elect Biden. But critics say his time has passed...

  • About 32% of respondents reported binge drinking during the pandemic, and binge drinkers had increased their alcohol intake during this time versus before the lockdown...

  • The coronavirus pandemic makes the holidays even more difficult for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, an expert says...

    • During those three periods -- from conception to birth, from ages 15 to 19, and after age 65 -- people undergo "dynamic" brain changes that may be particularly sensitive to the harmful...

     

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