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Splinter The New York Times Really Fucked This One Up | The Root White Woman Snatches Protest Sign F
11 hours agoSplinter The New York Times Really Fucked This One Up | The Root White Woman Snatches Protest Sign From Black Woman, Cries to Police When She Gets Punched in the Face [Updated] |...
The 10 Best Deals of August 2, 2018
12 hours agoWe see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...
How to Get a 4K Movie on the iTunes Store If You Redeemed Your Code Somewhere Else
13 hours agoThe next time you buy a movie, and it comes with one of those “redeem this code to get the digital version on your favorite platform” notices, make sure you’re picking the right...
Pesticide Action Network
Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged
2 days agoThe number of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America is rising, along with the outrage, as this unnecessary chemical debacle unfolds. Learn more Slideshow...
PAN Fellows build a brighter tomorrow
4 days agoSmall farmers, farmworkers, Indigenous Peoples and rural communities disproportionately bear the burdens of our chemical-dependent industrial agricultural system. This can...
Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged
7 days agoIt’s mid-July and temperatures are soaring. So are the numbers of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America. Also rising: the outrage of farmers, gardeners...
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Trump administration says ACLU — not government — should find deported parents
10 hours agoThe Trump administration is under a court order to reunite more than 2,500 children separated from their parents at the border, but Justice lawyers say advocacy groups should be responsible...
Tom Brady offered $1M fine, turned down alternative to Deflategate suspension, per report
3 hours agoNew book says NFL commissioner Roger Goodell refused Patriots quarterback's proposal because Brady would not blame equipment managers.
Drone aerials show California wildfire devastation from above
12 hours agoAerial video and photos captured from the sky by a UAS show what California looks like after the Carr Fire.
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Monster Energy Opposes Trademark For Liquor Company Logo, But Will Have A Fight On Its Hands
7 hours agoLong-time Techdirt readers will likely hear the name Monster Energy and immediately roll their eyes. The energy drink company's reputation for being an insanely aggressive trademark...
Election Security Has Become A Partisan Issue As Senate Votes Down Funding
13 hours agoIt shouldn't matter which party you belong to (or if you belong to no party at all): fixing our totally broken election security should be a priority. This is a topic we've written about...
Report: TSA's Ground-Based VIPR Teams Are Expensive, Quite Possibly Useless
14 hours agoIt's been awhile since we've discussed the TSA's ground-focused efforts. It's going to get acronym-heavy here shortly, so I'll set the stage. The TSA oversees more than just airports...
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In loving memory of Kate McInturff
4 days agoOn July 27, 2018, CCPA Senior Researcher Kate McInturff passed away. The CCPA mourns the devastating loss of our colleague and friend. Kate will be remembered as a feminist trailblazer...
Debunking myths about proportional representation
9 days agoThis fall, British Columbians will get to vote on whether we want a new electoral system for our province. What an incredible opportunity. Between October 22 and November 30, BC voters...
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Hours after his top national security officials decried Russian attempts to influence US elections, Trump knocks 'the Russian hoax'
3 hours agoThe dramatic and unified comments Thursday from the nation's top national security officials to warn of a pervasive Russian effort to undermine US democracy also highlighted one...
Anderson Cooper: This is a tale of 2 White Houses
9 hours agoCNN's Anderson Cooper compares the stances of President Trump and his national security team on the Russian hacking threat.
Alleged Russian agent's infiltration of GOP anything but subtle
9 hours agoAs far as spy craft goes, Maria Butina's skills didn't seem particularly impressive.
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Gorka: If Russell Crowe gets 'back into the gym,' he could play me in a movie (Judy Kurtz/The Hill)
9 minutes agoJudy Kurtz / The Hill: Gorka: If Russell Crowe gets ‘back into the gym,’ he could play me in a movie — says there's at least one actor who might be a (somewhat) good fit to play...
White Americans support welfare programs - but only for themselves, says new research (Chauncey DeVega/Salon)
2 hours agoChauncey DeVega / Salon: White Americans support welfare programs — but only for themselves, says new research — New study shows white Americans love government support...
EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Robinson tells Ezra Levant about prison treatment, thanks supporters (Ezra Levant/Videos - The Rebel)
4 hours agoEzra Levant / Videos - The Rebel: EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Robinson tells Ezra Levant about prison treatment, thanks supporters — After Tommy Robinson's release from prison yesterday...
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From Sea To Idiotic Sea: Of Course Roy Moore Fails A Pedophile Test
3 days agoFuther Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
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Success: Judge Blocks Release of 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints
9 hours agoA judge has prevented the release of downloadable blueprints for 3D-printed guns, which would allow unchecked access to deadly untraceable weapons without documentation, background...
Success: Brussels Bans Animal Testing, Saves Thousands
9 hours agoFrom kittens slaughtered by a government agency to baboons tortured with exploitative surgeries, cruel testing procedures bring terror to scores of animals every day. Applaud...
Do Not Allow Nuclear Waste Disposal Under National Parks
9 hours agoNuclear waste may soon be buried under national parks, according to submitted plans from members of Parliament in the UK. These plans would not only defile the beauty of these parks...
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SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spacecraft to Reach Space Station
a day agoThe Dragon spacecraft first reached the International Space Station in 2012.
1st Crewed Flights of Private Space Taxis Slip to 2019
a day agoSpaceX and Boeing won't be flying crewed test flights until well into 2019, according to a new schedule NASA released today (Aug. 2).
Boeing CST-100 Starliner: Next-Generation Spaceship
a day agoThe aviation giant aims to take astronauts to the International Space Station in a capsule that is similar to Apollo spacecraft.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry praises dialogue between Beijing and Moscow
27 minutes agoThe difficult situation on the international stage only helps enhance strategic dialogue between Beijing and Moscow
Italy cabinet split on tax cuts ahead of budget meeting
30 minutes agoSenior ministers in Italy’s government were expected to meet on Friday to discuss next year’s budget
Senior Chinese diplomat meets Pompeo in Singapore
37 minutes agoThe Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore on Friday on the sidelines of a regional forum...
Google Cloud Platform Blog
Repairing network hardware at scale with SRE principles
2 days agoBy James O’Keeffe, Senior Site Reliability Engineer To support our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers, we run a complex global network that depends on multiple providers and...
Istio reaches 1.0: ready for prod
3 days agoBy Dan Ciruli, Product Manager Today, Google Cloud is proud to announce, together with our collaborators, that the Istio open-source project has reached the 1.0 milestone. This...
Access Google Cloud services, right from IntelliJ IDEA
3 days agoBy Etan Shaul, Software Engineer Great news for IntelliJ users: You can now use Google Cloud services and APIs right from JetBrains’ integrated development environment (IDE)...
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Trump's 'disgusting media' rhetoric finds willing ears from a charged audience
2 hours ago The tone was set in the parking lot by the time an SUV flying twin "I Heart Trump" flags rumbled by with a sign in the back window bearing the words: "CNN sucks."...
Poll gives Scheer the edge over Trudeau on issue of irregular migration
3 hours agoA new poll suggests a majority of Canadians believe more people are crossing the border than the country can handle — and that the situation is a "crisis"...
Halifax man charged with violating Syria sanctions continues to conduct business in war-torn country
2 hours agoA Halifax man who is the first person charged with violating Canada's economic sanctions against Syria is back in Damascus doing business there, CBC News has learned. Nader Kalai...
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Aer Lingus owner IAG warns of impact from strikes in France amid soaring profits
in an hourAer Lingus owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has warned that strikes in France are posing a challenge to its operations.
Book of condolence opens for Dublin man killed in US
in 18 minutesA book of condolence has been opened in memory of a Dublin man killed in the US last Friday.
Gardaà investigating after five men found in the back of a truck in Laois
26 minutes agoGardaà in Co Laois are investigating a report that a number of men were found in the back of a truck.
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What's Up in the Solar System - August 2018
2 days agoDark moonless nights for the summer Perseid Meteor Shower! News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 14:08
Prepping to Launch for the Sun
3 days agoPortal origin URL: Prepping to Launch for the SunPortal origin nid: 429447Published: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 11:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s...
Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology Nears Maturity
4 days agoThis blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development Over the past four years, NASA’s Heatshield...
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"Losing Earth": How Humanity Came to Understand Climate Change & Failed to Act in Time
21 hours ago"Losing Earth." That's the title of The New York Times Magazine article by Nathaniel Rich published August 1 in a special edition of the magazine dedicated entirely to climate change...
Rob Nixon: Gov't Inaction on Climate Change Is "Slow Violence" That Hits World's Poor the Hardest
21 hours agoWith unprecedented fires, floods and heat waves sweeping the globe, 2018 is on track to be the fourth-hottest year on record. The regions most affected by the disastrous effects of...
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