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Era of Mammoth Cases Tests Remedy of Last Resort
Law 360 discusses a Google class action settlement and cy pres class actions with Center for Class Action Fairness Founder Ted Frank. If you typed a...
Options for Addressing President Trump's Paris Climate Pact Promise
View Full Document as PDF This memo analyzes two principal options for dealing with the Paris Climate Agreement, U.S. participation in which Trump...
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson snared in growing pursuit of personal Email
The Washington Times reports on CEI's FOIA case against White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren. In that case,...

Opinion | The Guardian

Proof the centre is holding? The mask of moderation still wins UK elections | Rafael Behr
Far from being in the grip of post-EU referendum anti-establishment rage, voters are actually put off by leaders whose policies appear too...
Theresa May’s zombie march leaves a trail of broken promises. Labour must fight back | Owen Jones
You can’t trust a word the prime minister says. Here’s the opportunity for Labour to present a clear and optimistic visionWhat the Tories excel at is...
How to stop Donald Trump from embracing strongman Rodrigo Duterte | Michael H Fuchs
The US president often closes an eye to autocrats. But there are ways to prevent him from drawing too close to leaders like DuterteDonald Trump’s...

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Alzheimer's patients treated with ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier
Canadian researchers have taken a key first step that could potentially lead toa whole new way of treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Mental health requests jump 3,000 per cent in Fort McMurray
Requests for mental health support in Fort McMurray spiked nearly 3,000 per cent last year, according to a local psychiatrist.
Alzheimer's patients treated with ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier
Canadian researchers have taken a key first step that could potentially lead toa whole new way of treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Tallbloke's Talkshop

Antarctic Peninsula ice more stable than thought
Credit: coolantarctica.com Another alleged climate alarm looks more like a damp squib, undermined by new research. Glacier flow at the southern...
Ian Wilson: Help Needed to Solve an Interesting Lunar Puzzle
Astrophysicist Ian Wilson has emailed me to ask for a brainstorming session at the talkshop to assist him. Ian writes: “I was wondering if you or your...
The shale revolution crushes wind and solar
Credit: dragonproductsltd.com H/T GWPF / RealClearEnergy The author notes that ‘the rigs are getting roughly twice as productive every three years. No...

Catallaxy Files

Guest Post: Michael Potter Government-sponsored bank for social housing not a solution
Public housing and community housing, collectively called social housing, has numerous problems including unmaintained housing, poor incentives for...
“We have to be prepared to do what we have to do”
The differences between DJT and his predecessor are profound. Obama was a lightweight far-left dunce who took almost nothing seriously other than his...
Q & A Forum: May 1, 2017

Zee News :Zee News - Blog

Noodles can now be a healthier option
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Modi's war on black money incomplete without taxing farm income
Amit Kapoor/IANS
The Baloch Betrayal
It was Mohammad Ali Jinnah who had fought and won a legal case on behalf of the Khan of Kalat for declaring Balochistan an independent country –...

Zee News :Technology News

Chilling 'suicide game' Blue Whale raises concern globally
Hundreds of deaths across the world are being allegedly linked to a new chilling game named Blue Whale. It has reportedly been involved in more than...
Chilling 'suicide game' Blue Whale raises concern worldover
Hundreds of deaths across the world are being allegedly linked to a new chilling game named Blue Whale. It has reportedly been involved in more than...
Microsoft introduces new Surface Laptop
In addition, Microsoft also came up with a brand new edition of its Windows 10 operating system. The aim of the tech giant is to reach schools with...

Zee News :Zee News - Health

'New tumour-shrinking nanoparticle to fight cancer'
Breast cancers with higher levels of HER2 protein are known to grow aggressively and spread more quickly than those without the mutation.
Good relationships linked to lower dementia risk
The researchers analysed a decade of data that followed 10,055 core participants from ELSA who were dementia-free at the start of the study in...
One of the heaviest women in India now 175 kg lighter, thanks to bariatric surgery
Throughout her teenage years, Amita's weight didn't stop increasing and even after her parents took her to London for consultation, doctors were...

Zee News :Sci-Tech

NGT to inspect most polluted parts of Ganga
The tribunal said the NGT Registrar General would communicate the date and time when it would carry out the inspection.
'India's South Asia Satellite worth praising, but don't exclude China from space cooperation with neighbours'
India will launch the South Asia satellite to enable a full range of applications and services to neighbours in the areas of telecommunication and...
Arctic waters littered by trillions of plastic debris swept in by currents
Every year, about eight million tonnes of plastic gets into the ocean, and scientists estimate that there may be as much as 110 million tonnes of...

Zee News :South asia

Islamic State attack kills at least 38 in northeast Syria: Monitor
An Islamic State attack in an area held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria killed at least 38 people on Tuesday...
Nepal's youngest woman candidate files papers for local polls
Ranju Darshana, a 21-year-old Nepalese woman, on Tuesday became the youngest and only female candidate vying for Kathmandu's mayoral post.
China demands halt to US missile shield in South Korea
China on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to a controversial US missile shield hours after Washington announced that the defence system was now...

Zee News :World

FBI translator flees to Syria, marries ISIS terrorist she was assigned to investigate – Know what happened next
Daniela Greene married Denis Cuspert, a German rapper turned ISIS pitchman, in 2014.
UK PM May plays up "bloody difficult woman" image after Juncker dinner reports
British Prime Minister Theresa May played up her credentials as a "bloody difficult woman" on Tuesday in response to reports of a fractious dinner...
French prosecutor seeks hefty fines over topless shots of Prince William's wife Kate
One of the most intimate shots, which were not published in Britain where they caused a storm, shows the Duchess of Cambridge topless.

Zee News :India National

PM Narendra Modi to visit Uttarakhand today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttarakhand on Wednesday.
Supreme Court to hear plea on vacant posts in police department
The apex court earlier on April 24 directed Uttar Pradesh to fill up vacancies of 3,000 sub-inspectors and 30,000 constables.
To protect CPEC, China wants to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir
China now has a vested interest in helping resolve regional conflicts.

Channel NewsAsia World News

EU's Brexit negotiator to unveil plan for Britain talks
BRUSSELS: The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will on Wednesday unveil recommendations for forthcoming talks with Britain,...
Macron and Le Pen to square off in French pre-election TV debate
France's presidential rivals, centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right's Marine Le Pen, go head-to-head on Wednesday in a televised debate in which...
Russian election hacking 'wildly successful' in creating discord - former US lawmaker
Russia succeeded in its goals of sowing discord in U.S. politics by meddling in the 2016 presidential election, which will likely inspire similar...

Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

Malaysia arrests 6 Islamic State suspects
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian counter-terrorism officials arrested six suspects between Mar 24 and Apr 25, 2017 for alleged involvement in activities linked...
New Zealand watchdog rejects media merger
WELLINGTON: A merger of New Zealand's two largest media companies was rejected Wednesday (May 3) as the country's competition watchdog warned it would...
China's Silk Road push in Thailand may founder on Mekong River row
China's plan to blast open more of the Mekong River for bigger cargo ships could founder on a remote outcrop of half-submerged rocks that Thai...

Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

36 arrested for misusing boarding pass since January
Two female students were arrested on Apr 30 for buying air tickets to meet their South Korean hip-hop idol, and had no intention of leaving Singapore,...
EU's Brexit negotiator to unveil plan for Britain talks
BRUSSELS: The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will on Wednesday unveil recommendations for forthcoming talks with Britain,...
US officials want study of world records proposal
U.S. athletics officials want to study the ramifications of a controversial European proposal that would lead to the rewriting of world records, given...

The Sydney Morning Herald articles

Canberra private and independent schools count impact of Gonski 2.0 education funding cuts
Canberra's independent schools are bracing for federal cuts set to take effect from next year as the Catholic education sector warns of the impacts of...
'If you want the job just do it': Eman Sharobeem 'angry' when claims queried: ICAC
Eman Sharobeem would routinely submit expenses for reimbursement with details cut off the receipts, the ICAC has heard.
Sydney Swans need veteran Jarrad McVeigh against Brisbane Lions
Swans coach John Longmire may have no choice but to rush veteran Jarrad McVeigh into the team this weekend.

The Sydney Morning Herald articles

'If you want the job just do it': Eman Sharobeem 'angry' when claims queried: ICAC
Eman Sharobeem would routinely submit expenses for reimbursement with details cut off the receipts, the ICAC has heard.
Sydney Swans need veteran Jarrad McVeigh against Brisbane Lions
Swans coach John Longmire may have no choice but to rush veteran Jarrad McVeigh into the team this weekend.
Man punched trots drivers over race fixing: court
A man's anger over alleged race fixing at a Queensland harness racing track led to assaults on three drivers, a court has been told.

The Sydney Morning Herald articles

Prolific keeper of the Australian flame
Hugh Anderson wrote prolifically on folklore and literary history, publishing more than 40 books and almost 100 articles. He was the leading scholar...
Florence Finch, 101, buried with full military honours for World War II bravery
Finch never talked despite torture.
Five ways Trump has damaged democracy in the US and abroad
Initial fears may have been overblown, but it's clear that he already is slowly but meaningfully eroding democracy at home and abroad.

The Sydney Morning Herald articles

France election: young liberal EU leaders rally behind French 'Kennedy', Macron
Europe might be reaching a stage of nimble, diner-party diplomacy.
Trips abroad expose Aung San Suu Kyi's Rohingya Muslim dilemma
When Suu Kyi travels abroad she faces awkward questions about her silence on the plight of Rohingya Muslims.
Fury at plan to rewrite Venezuela's constitution turns to violence in the streets
Protesters have blocked streets in Caracas with broken concrete, twisted metal and flaming piles of rubbish in opposition to the Venezuelan...

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England and Everton winger Aaron Lennon detained under mental health act
England international Aaron Lennon has been detained under the Mental Health Act amid concerns for his welfare.
France election: young liberal EU leaders rally behind French 'Kennedy', Macron
Europe might be reaching a stage of nimble, diner-party diplomacy.
David Pope's view
The day's news through the eyes of The Canberra Times' editorial cartoonist David Pope.