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Lifehacker

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  How to Spot a Good Bagel Recipe

  Of all the bakery-style bread products you can make at home, bagels might be the most intimidating. They really shouldn’t be. The dough is easy to handle and very hard to mess up; with the right recipe, even your first attempt will taste 10 times...

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  What's so Special About Angus Beef?

  The word “Angus” conjures up the spirit of quality American beef, and it’s used by restaurants and grocery stores alike to push their products. When I was a tween, my favorite food was beef, and my favorite “grown-up” restaurant...

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  How to Edit Videos in Android's Google Photos App

  Android users can finally access Google Photos’ upgraded video editor and its more than 30 new editing tools. The new features were announced back in February and launched first on iOS, and they’re rolling out for Android users starting...

  16 hours ago

Pesticide Action Network

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  Farmworker justice — year-round

  PAN joins farmworkers and farmworker advocates around the country in celebrating those who plant, cultivate, and harvest our food. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  Dear Administrator Regan & Secretary Vilsack...

  Two days after Michael Regan was confirmed as the new EPA Admin, PAN delivered 22,863 signatures urging him to quickly remove the most dangerous pesticides. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  CropLife wants more influence at FAO, activists push back

  On the glaring conflict of interest and civil society protests over the proposed FAO / Croplife collaboration. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

  7 days ago

BBC News - Home

• AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark ceases rollout completely

  It is the first European country to fully withdraw the jab over possible links to rare blood clots.

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• Tokyo 2020: How much do you know about the Olympics?

  With 100 days until the start of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics, here's a chance to test how much you know about the Games' history.

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• Phil Foden & Jadon Sancho: Their two routes to the top

  Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho's clubs meet on Wednesday, but these are two players who took diverging routes to reach the elite.

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The Register

• There's no place like GNOME: System 76 introduces COSMIC desktop GUI for its Pop!_OS Linux

  Private preview for now, Windows and macOS users sought for testing System76, a US company which markets laptops, PCs and servers running Linux, is developing a new GNOME-based desktop GUI called COSMIC for its Pop!_OS distribution.…...

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• US Homeland Security sued for 'stonewalling' over use of Clearview facial recognition

  Potential surveillance nightmare could be unfolding in secret, civil-rights warriors fear The US Department of Homeland Security and its law enforcement agencies – Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection...

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• Element rolls out bridge: Microsoft Teams crosses into Matrix's encrypted comms land

  For a small fee, of course - and no video or voice yet Exclusive Element Matrix Services (EMS) is asking users tied into Microsoft's Teams platform but who "actually want [end-to-end] encrypted secure comms" to take a stroll over a newly built...

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BBC News - Technology

• Omegle: 'I'm being used as sex-baiting bot' on video chat site

  A user of video chat site Omegle says he was paired with a video bot of himself performing sexual acts.

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• Virgin Media and O2 'blockbuster' merger provisionally approved

  The deal will make the telecoms firm a "powerful" rival to BT, according to analysts.

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• Star Trek inspired device sees drones fly off factory line

  A converted commercial laser cutter is able to 3D-print and assemble functional devices on its own.

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Further

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  Some Humans Ain't Human

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

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  What's Going On?

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

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  Vaccine, Please. Restore Our Lives.

  Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

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ForceChange

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  Allow Exposure of Animal Cruelty in Livestock Industry

  Millions of livestock must endure horrendous abuse that stays hidden from the public due to restrictions on the investigation and exposure of animal cruelty. This threatens the wellbeing of farmed animals. Sign this petition to amend this...

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  Prevent Potential Nuclear Disaster at Sea

  Japan plans to dump water from a nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. This possibly tainted liquid could unleash harmful consequences for marine life. Demand a halt to a destructive plan that could upend aquatic ecosystems...

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  Save Invaluable Seagrass From Imminent Destruction

  Seagrass stores twice as much carbon as a forest, yet this aquatic plant is being destroyed at an alarming rate. Urge Mauritius to protect the vulnerable seagrass is Saya de Malha.

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Unexplained Mysteries

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  60yrs on - Yuri Gagarin: the first man in space

  On April 12th, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space. Manned space travel might be relatively co...

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  'World's largest rabbit' stolen from garden

  An enormous record-breaking rabbit has been stolen from its enclosure in Worcestershire, England. Measuring a whopping 129cm (over 4ft) in length, thi...

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  Genetic tests - do you really have viking DNA ?

  Genetic ancestry tests are very popular these days - but just how accurate and meaningful are the results ? Anna Kallen of Stockholm University and Da...

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All Things Considered : NPR

• The Biden Administration Has Delayed Accepting More Refugees Despite Campaign Promise

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with World Relief's Jenny Yang about the Biden administration's delays in accepting more refugees into the United States, despite campaign promises to increase numbers.

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• Starring As A Starlet, Amanda Seyfried Shines As Marion Davies In 'Mank'

  To get into the role, Seyfried watched Davies' old movies, read her autobiography and listened to old scratchy recordings. She says playing the silver screen star was the ultimate dress-up dream.

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• Blood Clot Concerns Put Johnson & Johnson Vaccine On Pause

  The CDC and FDA have asked to pause using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after six women developed a rare blood clot condition and one died. The pause is only expected to last days.

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Science@NASA Headline News

• How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Uncover Lonesome Black Holes

  Portal origin URL: How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Uncover Lonesome Black HolesPortal origin nid: 470046Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Nancy Grace...

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• Landsat Shows the Collapse of Northern California Kelp Forests

  Eyebrow: Earth ScienceBody: Landsat imagery shows that the area covered by kelp forests off the coast of Northern California has dropped by more than 95 percent, with just a few small, isolated patches of bull kelp remaining. Species-rich...

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• Landsat Shows the Collapse of Northern California Kelp Forests

  Landsat imagery shows that the area covered by kelp forests off the coast of Northern California has dropped by more than 95 percent, with just a few small, isolated patches of bull kelp remaining. Species-rich kelp forests have been replaced...

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How to of the Day

• How to Create a Drop Down List in Excel

  This wikiHow teaches you how to create a drop-down list in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, using a computer. This feature allows you to create a list of items to choose from, and insert a drop-down selector into any empty cell on your spreadsheet...

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• How to Repair Laminate Floor Scratches

  Laminate flooring is very scratch-resistant, but even the toughest floorboards need a touch-up now and then. Scratches can occur when you move heavy furniture or drop items on the floor. Shallow scratches from these sources are easy to repair...

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• How to Read with Good Posture

  If you’ve ever sat up after getting lost in a good book for a few hours and discovered that your neck, back, or legs were sore, you’re not alone. It’s easy to get caught up in what you’re reading and end up shifting into an unhealthy position...

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Democracy Now!

• GOP Smears DOJ Civil Rights Pick Kristen Clarke in Latest Attack on Voting Rights & Racial Justice

  We look at President Biden's nomination of Kristen Clarke to become the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the conservative smear campaign against the veteran civil rights lawyer. The far-right...

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• Derek Chauvin Trial Breaks Down "Blue Wall of Silence" as Police Officials Testify Against Ex-Cop

  We get the latest on the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, with Minneapolis-based civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong. She says prosecutors in the case have successfully...

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• Killed over a Car Air Freshener: Outrage Grows over Police Shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota

  Protests continue in the Minneapolis area after a white police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, during a traffic stop Sunday in the suburb of Brooklyn Center. The deadly shooting took place about 10 miles from...

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News : NPR

• Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X

  The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

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• Bill To Create Commission On Reparations Nears Historic House Vote

  The bill would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend "appropriate remedies" to Congress.

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• Carbon Emissions Could Plummet. The Atmosphere Will Lag Behind

  The U.S. plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically in the next decade. Scientists say it's crucial that the U.S. succeed. Still, many of the positive effects won't arrive for decades.

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WebMD Health

• What to Know About the J&J COVID Vaccine Pause

  The chances of developing one of these blood clots are about 1 in a million, based on the six reports out of 6.8 million doses given.

  16 hours ago

• Neurodiversity: What Is It?

  There’s a growing push to focus on our brain differences, not deficits. This wider view of "normal" is a big part of something called neurodiversity.

  17 hours ago

• White House to Lift Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access

  The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists has said the in-person requirement is medically unnecessary and puts patients and medical staff at risk during the pandemic.

  19 hours ago