Sunday, September 02, 2018

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  • Maybe one of the most radical differences between the two candidates in the Texas Senate race, Cruz and Beto, is their take on the 2nd amendment. By the NRA’s assessment, one man has...

  • Domino’s Pizza Wants To Fix New Orleans Potholes

    2 days ago
  • Domino’s Pizza has revolutionized pizza delivery. Now the pizza chain wants to tackle a bigger challenge, New Orleans potholes. Earlier this year, Domino’s announced a program...

  • The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board Is Now Shortchanging Refunds To Customers

    2 days ago

    • The New Orleans Sewerage & Board continues to be a dumpster fire. It has been having issues with billing customers. For the past couple of years, it has had issues with overbilling...

      Lifehacker



  • Sealy foam mattresses, tailgating essentials, and some of the best true-wireless earbuds you can buy lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

  • Read Research Papers Trapped Behind a Paywall With This Chrome Extension

    3 hours ago
  • About half the time I go to look at a piece of research I read about in a news article, the actual research is trapped behind a paywall.Read more...

  • Neutrogena's It-Doesn't-Feel-Like-Sunscreen Sunscreen Just Got a Massive Discount

    4 hours ago

    • Update: Sold out, but there is a small $1.90 coupon available on the SPF 50 version, though it’s not nearly as affordable. Read more...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Adam Vega is a community organizer with Californians for Pesticide Reform. In this blog, he shares his experience living in the agricultural community of Ventura County, California...

  • Toward farmer justice in California

    10 days ago
  • Members of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC) have been hard at work putting issues of farmer justice in front of local policymakers in California. In fact, earlier...

  • A landmark victory: Monsanto, Roundup & cancer

    12 days ago

    • In a historic ruling in the San Francisco Superior Court earlier this month, a jury found the Monsanto corporation (recently merged with Bayer) fully liable for health damages caused...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • McCain will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday, his body returning to the bucolic campus on the edge of the Severn River.      

  • Donald Trump's apparent response to Meghan McCain's eulogy for her dad is a MAGA tweet

    15 hours ago
  • Meghan McCain was one of several eulogies given in honor of Sen. John McCain’s funeral Saturday at the National Cathedral.      

  • Two presumed dead, 13 injured in Colorado River boat crash

    38 minutes ago

    • Rescuers returned to the roaring Colorado River on Sunday in search of two people missing and presumed dead after a grisly, head-on boat collision along the California-Arizona border that...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Popular concern looks likely to propel Sweden Democrats to a possible 20% of the voteLast month, yards from the Social Democrats’ booth in Rinkeby town square, where Kersten Aggefors...

  • Israel's Arab MPs back Corbyn in antisemitism row

    an hour ago
  • Letter praises Labour leader as ‘a principled leftist leader who is opposed to all forms of racism’A political alliance of four Arab-dominated parties in Israel’s parliament...

  • Michel Barnier says he strongly opposes May's Brexit trade proposals

    3 hours ago

    • EU negotiator also suggests European carmakers will have to use fewer British-made partsMichel Barnier has said he is “strongly opposed” to the prime minister’s Chequers...

      Techdirt.



  • Five Years Ago This week in 2013, we learned that the NSA had tapped the UN and various embassies and cracked the UN's video conferencing encryption. We also got a look at the agency's...

  • Stupid Patent Of The Month: A Newspaper On A Screen

    2 days ago
  • One of the oldest challenges in journalism is deciding what goes on the front page. How big should the headline be? What articles merit front-page placement? When addressing these...

  • Police Union Offers Citizens $500 To Get Hurt, Killed, Or Sued As Amateur Cops

    2 days ago

    • Police unions have never been the sharpest tool in the law enforcement PR shed. Over the years, they've claimed officers should be subjected to less scrutiny than Walmart employees...

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  • CSB Sunday Morning: What September means to you [CSB]

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  • At least three soldiers are killed and 14 people hurt, with a school collapsing in the blast.

  • US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups

    17 hours ago
  • The Pentagon says Pakistan is failing to tackle militancy and the funds should be used elsewhere.

  • Second Brexit vote would be 'a betrayal'

    16 hours ago

    • Theresa May says she will not "give in" to those calling for a second EU referendum.



      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions




  • Tailings dam spills at Mount Polley and Mariana: Chronicles of disasters foretold  explores the many parallels between the tailings dam spills at the Mount Polley mine in British...

  • Kate McInturff's Prebudget Presentation to FINA, 2017

    a month ago


  • In loving memory of Kate McInturff

    a month ago

    • On 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...


      CNN.com - Top Stories




  • The battle for control of the US House is coming into sharper focus with November's midterm elections now less than 70 days away.

  • Analysis: Trump's difficult summer

    3 hours ago
  • Summer break? Ha.

  • NYT: Trump dossier author and a DOJ official tried to flip Russian oligarch

    6 hours ago

    • Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and former British spy Christopher Steele -- frequent targets of President Donald Trump's ire related to the Russia investigation -- were...


      memeorandum




  • Emma Bowman / NPR: Mother Of Parkland Victim Wins School Board Seat: 'I Won't Stop' Until Kids Are Safe  —  Before Lori Alhadeff ran for a seat on her local school board, she had no...

  • From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump's Orbit (New York Times)

    17 minutes ago
  • New York Times: From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump's Orbit  —  Here are all the people connected to President Trump who have been charged...

  • Obama readies fall campaign push, but some Dems say no thanks (The Hill)

    32 minutes ago

    • The Hill: Obama readies fall campaign push, but some Dems say no thanks  —  Former President Obama is set to dive into the midterm elections next week with a speech in Illinois where...


      The Register




  • And, Microsoft is assisting fish farmers in Japan Roundup Hello, here's a quick roundup of what's been happening in the world of AI. Google has a new framework to help researchers develop...

  • Congress wants CVE stability, China wants your LinkedIn details, and Adobe wants you to patch Creative Cloud

    a day ago
  • Also: Belarus barely brushes botnet builder's bankroll Another week has come and gone. This one included some Fortnite flaws, a nasty Intel bug, and a voting machine maker whining...

  • Good news, bad news, weird news - it's the week in networking

    a day ago

    • Air traffic messages over the Internet? All this and more Ciena gets to lead this week's networking roundup, courtesy of financial results that saw its share price jump nearly 13 per...


      BBC News - Technology




  • The Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet, backed by John McAfee, had already caused controversy.

  • Google and Mastercard in credit card data deal

    2 days ago
  • Google is reportedly buying credit card data from Mastercard but the firms had not announced the deal.

  • Online trolls and fake accounts poison Arab social media

    2 days ago

    • Social media fraud continues to fuel a plague of disinformation in the Arab world.


      Further




  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • White Privilege 101: How To "Survive" Killing An Unarmed Black Man With His Hands In the Air on Video and Somehow Continue Insisting You're the Victim

    4 days ago
  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T, In Grand Fashion

    5 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer


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  • A bull has run away from a farm that is connected to a famous restaurant. The bull is most likely going to be used for meat consumption. Demand that when the bull is found, he be sent to a...

  • Stop White Supremacists From Using Tragedy to Push Agenda

    2 days ago
  • White supremacists have been harassing Iowa State students with robocalls spewing hate speech against Latinx on behalf of a recently deceased student, who was a champion of immigration...

  • Protect the African Savanna from Devastation

    2 days ago

    • The savannas of Africa's south are being destroyed by charcoal harvesting. The good news is, these lands can come back, but only if we act now to stop their devastation...


      News24 Top Stories




  • Ajay Gupta is not prepared to return to South Africa in order to appear before an inquiry into state capture - but is willing to offer testimony via video link from Dubai, a media report...

  • News24.com | 200 new Esidimeni compensation claims lodged worth R236m, says DA

    36 minutes ago
  • A total of 200 new Esidimeni compensation claims have been lodged by families of affected patients, the DA says.

  • News24.com | DA to report Vincent Smith to ethics committee over alleged Bosasa payments

    4 hours ago

    • The DA will report senior ANC MP Vincent Smith to Parliament's ethics committee following a Sunday report that Smith allegedly received payments from facilities company Bosasa...


      Science: Current Issue





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    3 days ago

  • Can a transgenic chestnut restore a forest icon?

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries




  • A revolutionary new regenerative treatment that can extend human life could begin clinical trials by 2020. Developed by Harvard Professor David Sincla...

  • Oldest known Mayan book is declared authentic

    a day ago
  • A Mayan pictographic text dating back over 900 years has finally been confirmed as authentic by researchers. Officially known as the Mexico Maya Codex...

  • Ion propulsion system undergoes new tests

    a day ago

    • A revolutionary new type of propulsion system for use in deep space missions has reached another milestone. Known as the Hall-effect thruster (HET), t...


      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker





  • Dahej desalination plant

    2 days ago

  • Steelton water system sale, PA

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian




  • Letter praises Labour leader as ‘a principled leftist leader who is opposed to all forms of racism’A political alliance of four Arab-dominated parties in Israel’s parliament...

  • Britain loses medicines contracts as EU body anticipates Brexit

    an hour ago
  • European Medicines Agency ends pharma evaluations work and moves contracts to blocBritain’s leading role in evaluating new medicines for sale to patients across the EU has collapsed...

  • Cathy Newman says she was sexually harassed at elite school

    2 hours ago

    • Broadcaster tells of experience at Charterhouse to encourage girls to report incidentsThe broadcaster Cathy Newman has said she was sexually harassed and humiliated by teenage...


      SPACE.com




  • With books about space and science intended for a young audience, there is a fine line between writing that's too complex and writing that older kids might write off as "babyish."...

  • On This Day in Space! Lost and Found! Rosetta Sees Philae Lander on Comet 67P

    5 hours ago
  • On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series...

  • Earth's Oxygen Increased in Gradual Steps Rather Than Big Bursts

    5 hours ago

    • The stepwise oxygenation of the atmosphere boosted the evolution of complex life.


      Trend.Az - All news




  • At least five people were killed and 16 others missing after floods lashed China’s Yunnan province on Sunday

  • Geological survey helicopter lost in eastern Russia

    an hour ago
  • Communications with a Mi-8 helicopter carrying out a geological survey in the eastern Russian Irkutsk Region, were lost on Sunday

  • Iran Energy Exchange performance on Sept. 2

    an hour ago



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  • Seismic limits for hard and soft rock

    3 days ago

  • Perovskite/CIGS tandem cells

    3 days ago





      CBC | Top Stories News





  • At a time when Canada's refugee and immigration policy is being hotly debated, the small community of Morden, Man., has seen its size nearly double in the last decade, much of it as a...

  • How the tragedy of Swissair Flight 111 changed the lives of thousands in N.S.

    8 hours ago
  • Family members and first responders will gather today with Nova Scotians to remember the victims of Swissair Flight 111, which crashed off Peggys Cove killing all 229 aboard...

  • With jobs but no workers, Manitoba community recruits through provincial immigration program

    8 hours ago

    • At a time when Canada's refugee and immigration policy is being hotly debated, the small community of Morden, Man., has seen its size nearly double in the last decade, much of it as a...



      All Things Considered : NPR





  • The US Open is happening despite high temperatures in New York City. WTA Insider reporter Courtney Nguyen tells NPR's Michel Martin about code violations that have come up for female...

  • New York Police Takes Vacuumed-Up Bees Into Their Own Backyard

    18 hours ago
  • Earlier this week, thousands of bees swarmed a hot dog stand in Times Square, New York. NPR's Michel Martin talks to NYPD Officer Darren Mays, whose beekeeper colleague was dispatched...

  • In Germany, A Murder Sparks Anti-Immigrant Demonstrations

    18 hours ago

    • Far-right and anti-immigrant activists rallied in the German town of Chemnitz on Saturday to protest the murder of a local, allegedly at the hands of migrants...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • RTÉ has said that it had to cancel plans to air an Irish Sign Language broadcast of the national anthem during today's All Ireland Football final, due to the unavailability of a signer...

  • Police appeal after man stabbed in Ballymena

    an hour ago
  • Officers are appealing for information and witnesses following the report of the stabbing shortly before 4am.

  • 'I'm still numb': Former Limerick councillor found father dead during fire that destroyed family home

    2 hours ago

    • A former Labour Party councillor has given a chilling account of discovering his father, also a former politician, lying dead in their home which was destroyed in a fire two months...



      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News





  • BERLIN: Police in Germany's southern state of Bavaria are investigating two officers suspected of performing the illegal Hitler salute. The German constitution makes it a crime...

  • Football: Lacazette lifts Emery as Arsenal subdue gritty Cardiff

    21 minutes ago
  • CARDIFF: Unai Emery collected his second victory as Arsenal manager thanks to a fine strike from Alexandre Lacazette in a 3-2 success at Cardiff on Sunday (Sep 2). Emery's men had...

  • No face-to-face meetings set for Yemen peace talks

    27 minutes ago

    • ADEN: Yemen's warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of a key port, government...



      WhoWhatWhy





  • President Donald Trump has called off plans to hold a military parade… for now. We think it should happen and here is why. The post Let’s Give Trump the Military Parade He Deserves...

  • Leave My Culture Alone — Breakthrough on Hearing Not Welcomed by All

    a day ago
  • Scientists have found a piece of the hearing jigsaw puzzle. But does the deaf community want to be “fixed”? The post Leave My Culture Alone — Breakthrough on Hearing Not Welcomed...

  • August 29-31

    2 days ago

    • The post August 29-31 appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Portal origin URL: NASA Invites Media to View Spacecraft to Study the Frontier of SpacePortal origin nid: 431584Published: Friday, August 31, 2018 - 16:16Featured (stick...

  • NASA Earth Science Director Announces Retirement

    5 days ago
  • Michael Freilich, director of the Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters since 2006, announced he will retire from the agency in February...

  • NASA Investment in Cholera Forecasts Helps Save Lives in Yemen

    6 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: NASA Investment in Cholera Forecasts Helps Save Lives in YemenPortal origin nid: 431007Published: Monday, August 27, 2018 - 16:33Featured (stick to top...



      How to of the Day





  • When you travel, dealing with luggage is sometimes the hardest part. Bags that are only a few pounds over the weight limit, extra airline fees, and long lines are just the beginning...

  • How to Recycle Shoe Boxes

    16 hours ago
  • Shoeboxes can easily become clutter if you keep them in your closet, but they could look great in other places of your home. If you're not ready to send them to off to your municipal recycling...

  • How to Restore Sun Damaged Plastic

    a day ago

    • Any plastic that comes into contact with the sun will eventually crack and lose coloring. Knowing this, you can preserve valuable items by regularly treating them with commercial...



      LobeLog





  • by International Crisis Group What’s new??Pakistan has merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the Afghan border into an adjacent province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

  • Playing Politics With Religion

    21 hours ago
  • by James M. Dorsey Less than a month in office, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has made blasphemy one of his first issues, empowering militants and initiating international...

  • Assad Can’t Put The Syrian-Kurdish Genie Back In The Bottle

    a day ago

    • by Paul Iddon Kurds in Syria are currently negotiating their future with the Syrian regime in Damascus. They want the decentralisation and democratisation of Syria, which will...



      Democracy Now!





  • In this exclusive broadcast, Democracy Now! breaks the media blockade and goes to occupied Western Sahara in the northwest of Africa to document the decades-long Sahrawi struggle...

  • Update on Prison Strike Demanding End of "Slave Labor": After 10 Days, Protests Spread to 11 States

    3 days ago
  • Prisoners across the country join work stoppages, hunger strikes and commissary boycotts in at least 11 states to protest prison conditions and demand the end of what they call "prison...

  • "Mississippi Is Failing": As Prisoner Deaths Reach 13 in August Alone, Advocates Demand Answers

    3 days ago

    • Prisoners are dying at the highest rates the state of Mississippi has ever seen. Thirteen prisoners have died behind bars in the month of August alone. That's compared to 47 prisoner...



      News : NPR





  • A global development research organization study suggests that there's little data showing whether growers benefit from sustainably certifying their coffee because they are...

  • Mother Of Parkland Victim Wins School Board Seat: 'I Won't Stop' Until Kids Are Safe

    4 hours ago
  • Lori Alhadeff's mission is to make all U.S. schools safe, starting with Broward County, Fla. After her daughter was killed in February's mass shooting, politics has become her vehicle...

  • President Trump's Description of What's 'Fake' Is Expanding

    5 hours ago

    • Over the course of Trump's presidency there has been an upward trend in tweets declaring everything from news to books "fake" or "phony."



    WebMD Health





  • In the study, this higher-functioning subgroup was more than four times as likely to suffer from depression, compared to people without autism.

  • With Stroke Comes Higher Dementia Risk: Study

    2 days ago
  • The association between stroke and increased dementia risk remained even after other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease were taken into account...

  • ADHD Rates Rising Sharply in U.S. Kids

    2 days ago

    • Research has uncovered a host of factors that could increase a child's risk of ADHD, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, or moms smoking or taking drugs during pregnancy, he explained...
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