Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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  The Hayride


  • “She’s not going to testify, because if she does she’s going to look like the loon that she is.” – Former U.S. Attorney Joseph DiGenova, on news that Christine Ford had refused...

  • Quinnipiac’s New Texas Senate Poll Indicates Ted Cruz’ Beto Scare Might Be Over

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  • Cruz isn’t completely out of the media-generated woods just yet, as his re-election race against El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke is still more competitive than it should be...

  • It’s Starting To Look Like Christine Ford Won’t Show Up For The Hearing On Her Accusations…

    16 hours ago

    • …and it’s also starting to look like the professional Left is so far in the tank for the 11th-hour gambit to use Ford’s 36-year-old sex story as a means of derailing the Brett Kavanaugh...

      Lifehacker



  • We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

  • Remember the Delightful Messenger-Only Gadgets That Failed to Conquer the World?

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  • Once upon a time, instant messaging was king. Before social media apps and smartphones rose to prominence, these free-to-use services ruled. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo!...

  • How to Attract Luck 

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    • When you look to people you admire for one reason or another, you might think that some part of their success—whether it’s their corner office, their new TV pilot or their beautiful...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Congress is taking up the Farm Bill again this week, and many issues key to our food and agriculture system are on the table — including how we deal with pesticides. Earlier this summer...

  • Guest blog: In my community, you are what your plants eat

    22 days ago
  • 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

    a month 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...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • The famed 1 to 5 Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which only measures wind speed, may not the best way to gauge a storm's ferocity, experts say. Hurricane Florence was 'downgraded,'...

  • Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford wants FBI to investigate incident ahead of hearing

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  • Christine Blasey Ford has alleged that Brett Kavanaugh pinned her down on the bed in an upstairs room while they were both attending a party in 1982.        ...

  • North Korea agrees to dismantle missile test site as Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in sign deal

    7 minutes ago

    • Kim said the two sides have taken active measures to free the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and threats and turn it into a “land of peace.”        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Moon Jae-in says leaders have agreed to steps they say will lead to a nuclear-free peninsula, and Kim pledges to visit SeoulNorth Korea will shut down key missile test facilities in...

  • Theresa May hits back at Barnier's criticism of Chequers proposals

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  • UK prime minister says EU negotiator is making unacceptable demandsTheresa May has launched an attack in the German media on criticisms tabled by Michel Barnier of her Chequers proposals...

  • 'Killing a generation': one million more children at risk from famine in Yemen

    10 hours ago

    • Save the Children warns of ‘starvation on an unprecedented scale’ as conflict disrupts food supplies More than five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as the ongoing...

      Techdirt.



  • Earlier this year we wrote about the significant concerns we had with the CLASSICS Act, that sought to create a brand new performance right for pre-1972 sound recordings, requiring...

  • For Some Reason, BMW Is Asking For More Time To Oppose The Latest Gwen Stacey Character Trademark

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  • If you feel like you're about to get a silly trademark story, your spidey-sense is working. We'll keep this short and sweet, but this whole thing centers around Gwen Stacy, otherwise...

  • Congressional Research Service Reports Now Officially Publicly Available

    13 hours ago

    • For many, many years we've been writing about the ridiculousness of the Congressional Research Service's reports being kept secret. If you don't know, CRS is a sort of in-house think...



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  • Kim Jong-un, speaking after talks with South Korea's president, also says he hopes to visit Seoul soon.

  • Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser 'faces death threats'

    7 hours ago
  • The woman who says the US Supreme Court pick once attacked her has had to flee home, says her lawyer.

  • Brexit: EU 'ready to improve' Irish border proposal

    5 hours ago

    • Michel Barnier shifts his tone on the Irish border in an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue.



      Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions





  • Ricardo Tranjan proposes an alternate plan to Doug Ford's buck-a-beer challenge in the Toronto Star.

  • Growing number of professionals face job insecurity, study finds

    13 days ago
  • The Toronto Star's Sara Mojtehedzadeh discusses the findings of the CCPA Ontario's report, No Safe Harbour and gathers firsthand accounts from precariously employed professionals...

  • Our Schools/Our Selves: The view from West Virginia

    15 days ago

    • Our latests publication, Lesson Here, digs in to the West Viriginia teachers' strike.  Read the firsthand accounts of the work stoppage here.



      CNN.com - Top Stories





  • Republican leaders are preparing a controversial push to install Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court after a frenetic night of legal and political maneuvering in Washington that...

  • 6 possible Kavanaugh scenarios, including a Supreme Court vacancy until 2021

    2 hours ago
  • Allegations of a sexual assault have thrown the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, which had seemed to be on a glide path, into chaos.

  • Read attorneys' letter requesting FBI investigation

    10 hours ago

    • The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault says the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations...



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  • Kaitlan Collins / CNN: Former classmate of Kavanaugh's denies being at party in sexual assault allegation  —  (CNN)In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, another former...

  • Google Vows to Fight U.S. Air Pollution While Censoring Data on Chinese Smog (Lucas Nolan/Breitbart)

    43 minutes ago
  • Lucas Nolan / Breitbart: Google Vows to Fight U.S. Air Pollution While Censoring Data on Chinese Smog  —  Google plans to update its U.S. and Europe-based street view cars with...

  • Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in 'sleep mode' while challenger surges (Marc Caputo/Politico)

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    • Marc Caputo / Politico: Democrats fear Shalala campaign is in ‘sleep mode’ while challenger surges  —  The congressional seat was supposed to be the easiest of Democratic...



      The Register





  • We've got a $90bn run rate, never mind the debt Michael Dell has touted his behemoth's performance in a pitch supporting the company's return to the stock exchange.…...

  • Apple hands €14.3bn in back taxes to reluctant Ireland

    2 hours ago
  • Funds to be held in escrow as govt appeals EU 'state aid' ruling Apple has paid the Irish government €14.3bn in back taxes after the European Commission ruled that arrangements between...

  • When should I run backup, robot overlord? Autonomous Hadoop and NoSQL backup is now a thing

    2 hours ago

    • Imanis Data bets data management farm on backupbot Machine learning data management company Imanis Data has introduced an autonomous backup product powered by machine learning.…...



      BBC News - Technology





  • Tekken 3 and Ridge Racer are among the titles on Sony's new miniature PlayStation.

  • US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears

    an hour ago
  • The judge, in the state of Georgia, is "gravely concerned" about hacking - but allows e-voting to go ahead.

  • Breck Bednar murder: Film warning of online grooming launched

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    • Breck Bednar, 14, was groomed before being lured to his death by Lewis Daynes in 2014.



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  • We Can All Be Accused Of Something

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  • Hmm, Thomas the Train Is Integrated Now and the NRA Is Losing It

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  • The Trump Administration has announced a plan to weaken the rules for oil and gas companies around methane leak procedures. The proposal would allow fewer preventative inspections...

  • Don’t Put National Security at Risk to Score Political Points

    10 hours ago
  • The president wants to make national security ‘transparent’ for the entire world to see. Demand an end to the declassification of documents that shield America ‘s security...

  • Protect the United Kingdom’s Wetlands from Damaging Expressway Project

    10 hours ago

    • Miles of wetlands between Oxford and Cambridge are at risk due to the Varsity Expressway project, a plan intended to link the two cities at the expense of residents and wildlife living...



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  • Former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane had placed pressure on Nedbank to take on Gupta-linked accounts and made threats about the bank's licence...

  • News24.com | Alan Winde announced as DA premier candidate in Western Cape

    an hour ago
  • Alan Winde is the DA candidate for premier of the Western Cape in the upcoming elections.

  • News24.com | Dagga smoking an entry point to more serious drugs - Cele

    an hour ago

    • Dagga smoking leads to the use of more serious drugs, Police Minister Bheki Cele believes.



      Science: Current Issue






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  • Physicists plan hunt for Higgs boson pairs

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries





  • The final resting place of one of the world's most famous ships has reportedly been found after 240 years. Believed to have been scuttled by the Briti...

  • Group offers $11,700 for proof of superpowers

    21 hours ago
  • The Society for the Scientific Investigation of Para-Sciences is looking for proof that psychic abilities exist. Consisting of psychologists, physicis...

  • UK tsunami risk is much higher than thought

    a day ago

    • New research has revealed that the last tsunami to hit the UK was a lot more recent than anyone had realized. For years it had been generally accepted...



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    •   Network Front | The Guardian





  • UK prime minister says EU negotiator is making unacceptable demandsTheresa May has launched an attack in the German media on criticisms tabled by Michel Barnier of her Chequers proposals...

  • Windrush victim and campaigner Sarah O'Connor dies aged 57

    29 minutes ago
  • O’Connor, who moved to the UK aged six, had been told she was an illegal immigrantOne of the most prominent victims of the Windrush scandal, who spoke in parliament earlier this year...

  • Storm Ali: woman dies in Ireland after caravan blown off cliff

    2 hours ago

    • Death of woman in County Galway comes as first named storm of the season brings strong winds and heavy rainA woman has died after Storm Ali began to make itself felt with winds of up to...



      SPACE.com





  • Dozens of ancient ice volcanoes once dotted the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a new study finds.

  • Japan's Hayabusa2 Sees Its Shadow on Asteroid Ryugu in New Photos

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  • Hayabusa2's shadow is visible on asteroid Ryugu in new pictures, taken during a dress rehearsal to prepare the spacecraft for deploying a lander in October...

  • Weird Infrared Signal Emanates Across Space, But What Created It?

    21 hours ago

    • The signal extends over a huge swath of space, an area that's 2.5 times bigger than the orbit of Pluto.



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  • Kazakhstan believes election in Afghanistan under threat

    19 minutes ago
  • Kazakhstan believes that the holding of peaceful parliamentary election in Afghanistan in October this year is under threat.

  • Oil products’ output increases in Azerbaijan

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  • Metals brought together do more

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  • A game of chicken between China and the U.S. may transform global trade — and that may not be all bad.

  • 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program

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  • Read about what CBC News and the Toronto Star discovered after sending a pair of reporters undercover to a ticket industry convention in Las Vegas that brings together box-office...

  • N.S. woman choosing to die earlier than she wants due to 'extreme' assisted-dying law

    4 hours ago

    • A Nova Scotia woman who is choosing a medically assisted death says she will end her life earlier than she really wants because she's worried doctors will deny her the procedure if she...




      All Things Considered : NPR






  • Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford said that an investigation was necessary before the committee held a hearing or made a decision. But the panel's chairman is moving forward with...

  • Emmys Analysis: You Have To Keep Pushing For Diversity And Work To Maintain Equality

    14 hours ago
  • The Emmys showcased diversity throughout the awards telecast, yet that diversity didn't quite break through to the winners. The reasons why reflect the stubbornly segregated nature...

  • Why The Way Hurricanes Are Classified Can Be Deceptive

    14 hours ago

    • Meteorologists have been using a nearly 50-year-old scale to measure the wind speed and storm surge of a hurricane. But it's not a good measure for rain, which can often become the most...




      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie






  • Three dogs have been seized at Dublin Port as part of an investigation into illegal dog trading.

  • Man arrested following heroin seizure in Dublin

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  • A man has been arrested after heroin was seized in Dublin city centre.

  • Gardaí investigating after shots fired at Dublin house

    31 minutes ago

    • Gardaí in Dublin are investigating after a number of shots were fired at a house on the northside overnight.




      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News






  • ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower...

  • Ex-PBOC chief says China must address its "loopholes"

    37 minutes ago
  • China must plug loopholes in the way it applies rules on subsidies and technology transfer to address complaints from the United States and the European Union, a former central bank...

  • China busts live-stream porn app gang - Xinhua

    37 minutes ago

    • BEIJING: Chinese police have repatriated from Cambodia 18 suspected members of a gang that operated a US$36.5 million pornographic live-streaming platform with more than 3.5 million...





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  • This blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development NASA is developing a new type of detector...

  • NASA Hosts Science Chat on Upcoming Historic Planetary Encounter

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  • NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth's Changing Ice

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    • Portal origin URL: NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth's Changing IcePortal origin nid: 432450Published: Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 10:15Featured (stick to top...





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  • The four years of high school can produce some of the most memorable moments of your life. To get the most out of your high school experience, it's important to focus on your academics...

  • How to Respond to Ghosting

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  • Whether your romantic interest or friend is ignoring you, being ghosted always hurts. Don’t beat yourself up if your calls and texts start going unanswered. Try to stay calm, and...

  • How to Wash Hair with Rice Water

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    • Washing your hair with rice water is a cheap, easy, and effective way to improve the look and health of your hair. Rice water contains a particular carbohydrate that reportedly minimizes...





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  • by Emile Nakhleh Last week, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is eliminating previously approved funds to support Palestinian-Israeli civilian engagement...

  • Yemen’s Descent into Hell

    21 hours ago
  • by Rajan Menon It’s the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging...

  • Post Columnist and Trump Administration Team Up on Iran Regime Change

    a day ago

    • by Ben Armbruster It’s starting to look like the Iran regime-change industry is getting a little worried that its efforts to kill the nuclear deal and squeeze Iran’s leaders out...





      Democracy Now!







  • This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement and 10 years since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, which triggered the onset of the...

  • Immigrants Seeking Shelter After Hurricane Florence Fear Deportation as FEMA Shifts Funds to ICE

    a day ago
  • While the worst of Hurricane Florence is over, officials say the most dangerous flooding is yet to come for residents of the Carolinas and Virginia, as thousands have been ordered...

  • Intercept Report Reveals Senate Ignored Federal Court Employees Willing to Testify Against Kavanaugh

    a day ago

    • Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has announced that the committee will hold another hearing on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh next Monday in light of accusations...





      News : NPR







  • A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws...

  • 'Humbled To Ask For Help' — Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire

    2 hours ago
  • It is early in the fire season, but nearly 1,400 homes have been destroyed in California wildfires. For low income people, without insurance or savings, it is especially difficult...

  • Tougher Laws On Pipeline Protests Face Test In Louisiana

    2 hours ago

    • A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws...





    WebMD Health







  • Coke's interest signals the growing acceptance of cannabis by established companies, and of the importance of Canada to the development of those businesses, the wire service said...

  • Scientists Find 500 More Genes That Influence BP

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  • High blood pressure, which is a risk factor for stroke and heart disease, claimed almost 8 million lives around the world in 2015 alone, the researchers noted...

  • Zapping Airway Nerves May Help COPD Patients

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    • COPD, which is often linked to smoking, is a progressive deterioration of lung function that involves a combination of bronchitis and emphysema symptoms...
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      Niskanen Center



  • Cuts to our refugee resettlement program are predicated primarily on the notion that refugees potentially pose a security risk to the U.S. However, these fears are misplaced, as...

  • A Response to Nancy MacLean

    2 days ago
  • MacLean should address criticism of her work in a substantive manner, rather than hurling slander at her critics as a way of avoiding responsibility for the scholarly merits of her...

  • Upcoming Event: Exploring Refugee Policy for the 21st Century

    2 days ago

    • Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 9:45AM-12:30PM; RSVP now! The post Upcoming Event: Exploring Refugee Policy for the 21st Century appeared first on Niskanen Center...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018 today, aimed at protecting taxpayers and online entrepreneurs from...

  • A Trump Executive Order on Regulatory Guidance Documents Can Pick up the Ball Congress Dropped

    5 days ago
  • Reform of so-called guidance documents or policy statements seeped into the broader regulatory reform debate in a number of ways, such as their incorporation into Trump's...

  • NLRB Retools Joint Employer Rule: CEI Statement

    6 days ago

    • Today, the National Labor Relations Board put out a proposed rule establishing a new “joint employer” standard on when two employers would be liable for employment-related...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • The animal charity’s certification of fish farms knowing that they shoot ‘pests’ indicates a tragic descent into hypocrisyAs the drive for growth and profit intrudes into...

  • If Labour is serious about power it must back a people’s vote on Brexit | Polly Toynbee

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  • Next week’s conference is the party’s chance to set aside internal division and save the country from Tory chaosIn Salzburg on Wednesday the sound of Brexit may be reassuringly...

  • My manifesto could save Britain’s dying wildlife | Chris Packham

    6 hours ago

    • From banning weedkiller and excluding dogs from nature reserves, there are cheap and practical ways to transform BritainEarlier this summer, I sat in my garden, admiring a small...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • On the eve of high-level NAFTA talks in Washington, D.C., Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was spotted wearing a T-shirt with 'Keep Calm and Negotiate NAFTA' on the back...

  • Canada monitoring possible poisoning of Canadian Pussy Riot member: Freeland

    a day ago
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says her department is following with “very close interest” the possible poisoning of a Russian-Canadian anti-Kremlin activist...

  • Every five seconds, a child dies from preventable causes: UN report

    18 hours ago

    • Every five seconds a child dies from preventable causes, according to a new report by the United Nations.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Not the actual simulations, but the already fading credibility thereof. What scientific reason is there to rely on their results? Ross McKitrick and John Christy have an important...

  • German car giants face EU emissions probe

    a day ago
  • Note this is not about the original issue of diesel ‘defeat’ devices. Another report at AFP says ‘Daimler and VW are widely reported to be putting themselves forward as whistle-blowers...

  • David Eyles: The Quiet Revolution

    a day ago

    • A rarely spotted phenomenon, sometimes acknowledged by one or two of the more astute political pundits, is that the Labour Party has moved away from its core of working-class voters...

    Catallaxy Files



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  • Wednesday Forum: September 19, 2018

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  • Charts for Cats

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    • Courtesy of the ABS, here is some information to chill the spine.  And when considering, remember: Total population of Tasmania – 515,000 Total population of South Australia...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog



  • Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi are in contrasting contexts, yet there are striking similarities in their style and populism

  • Making a sense of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections

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  • For an outsider, the JNU election is all about ‘laal salaam, comrade, hum ladenge saathi’ and of course, Kanhaiya Kumar.

  • Blame for fuel price shock definitely lies with NDA government. Here's why

    6 days ago

    • When 'international developments' were favourable, the NDA government took credit for something it didn't do. Now that situation is unfavourable, it doesn't want to take the blame...

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  • Vodafone, which was operated as an independent entity in July, could add over 6 lakh customers.

  • Samsung set to launch A7 with 3 rear cameras, A9 with 4 rear camera system

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  • Samsung also dominated the premium smartphone segment in India in the first half of 2018, capturing almost half the market share.

  • Facebook faces lawsuit for hiding job ads from women

    6 hours ago

    • Facebook requires users to identify their sex in the binary categories of male or female in order to even open an account.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • The space journey of the nine-member crew will last for 6 days.

  • PM Modi congratulates space scientists on PSLV-C42 launch

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  • The ISRO PSLV-C42, carrying two foreign earth satellites, took off Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh at 10.08 pm on Sunday.

  • ISRO to launch three more satellites for high-speed bandwidth connectivity in rural areas

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    • The satellites are AGSAT 20 (to be launched next year), GSAT 11, and GSAT 29.

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  • The court has also suspended jail terms of Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar.

  • Military ties backbone of Sino-Pakistan relationship: Chinese general

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  • Pakistan has deepened ties with China in recent years as relations with the United States have frayed.

  • PM Modi, Hasina jointly inaugurate Indo-Bangla friendship pipeline

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    • Bangladesh and India signed a MoU on April 9 last to set up the pipeline aimed at pumping Indian oil to Bangladesh with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year, the report said...

    Zee News :World



  • In August 2007, a woman was walking was to a subway station in Atlanta when she was stopped by a middle-aged man, offering her a ride.

  • Il-20 aircraft crash: Putin defuses crisis situation after Russian Defense Ministry blames Syria

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  • The Il-20 aircraft, with 15 Russians on board, was shot down by Syrian government on Monday after Israeli F-16 jets carrying out air strikes used the Russian plane as "cover"...

  • Not India, terrorism a bigger threat, say young Pakistani Army officers

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    • The report states that the implications of strategic or tactical uses of nuclear weapons are not well understood by Pakistani Army officers and no doctrine for nuclear warfighting...

    Zee News :India National



  • Congress hit out at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, calling him 'the master of Deception & Abuse'.

  • Those excluded from Assam citizens` list can file objections from September 25, says SC

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  • The filing of claims and objections will continue for a period of 60 days until November 25.

  • Christian Michel, alleged middleman in AgustaWestland deal, goes missing: Reports

    in 10 hours

    • Christian Michel is considered to be the key person who mediated payment of bribes to politicians and bureaucrats.

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • French President Emmanuel Macron's closest security officer, fired after video showed him beating May Day protesters, defended himself before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday, saying...

  • Turkey opposition daily Cumhuriyet shaken by internal strife

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  • ISTANBUL: The Istanbul headquarters of Turkish opposition daily Cumhuriyet hums with the daily excitement of a busy newsroom as reporters work the phones chasing their next story...

  • Italian youths rally to free screenings of police violence film

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    • Thousands of Italians are flocking to illegal free public screenings of a new film about a young man's 2009 death in custody, a potent symbol of police violence and a merciless penal...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower...

  • Ageing Japan - Military recruiters struggle as applicant pool dries up

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  • As a Japanese military recruiter sat patiently at a booth outside a supermarket in northern Tokyo one recent weekend, she welcomed a rare visitor, high school student Kazuaki Matsumura...

  • Vietnam jails retired teacher for 14 years for 'attempted subversion'

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    • HANOI: A retired teacher was jailed on Wednesday (Sep 19) for 14 years for "attempting to overthrow the state", the latest in a series of convictions this week as communist Vietnam...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower...

  • Ex-PBOC chief says China must address its "loopholes"

    26 minutes ago
  • China must plug loopholes in the way it applies rules on subsidies and technology transfer to address complaints from the United States and the European Union, a former central bank...

  • China busts live-stream porn app gang - Xinhua

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    • BEIJING: Chinese police have repatriated from Cambodia 18 suspected members of a gang that operated a US$36.5 million pornographic live-streaming platform with more than 3.5 million...
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  • Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their very own humorous version of the news of the day.

  • Cass finally gets her kiss as two Bachelor romances fizzle out

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  • Cass got her dream single date with Nick Cummins - but things didn't go so well for two of her fellow bachelorettes.

  • 'He doesn’t say anything to me': The opponent Will Chambers never sledges

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    • Will Chambers has had plenty of fiery run-ins with the Sharks, but the man marking him always gets the silent treatment.

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  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered resumption of filing of claims and objections by around 40 lakh people who were left out in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam...

  • T'gana killing: Dad created Drusyham-like alibi

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  • Police said that the girl's father tried to create an alibi and pose as an innocent man, like in the Telugu movie Drushyam. Two hours before the crime was committed, he went to the joint...

  • Asia Cup 2018 Live: India vs Pakistan

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  • Get live score updates & scorecard of 1st match of Asia Cup 2018 between India and Pakistan on Times of India

  • Cabinet OKs ordinance making triple talaq a crime

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  • The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the ordinance on triple talaq on Wednesday making it an punishable offence. The government had earlier failed to pass it through both houses...

  • Pakistan court orders release of Nawaz, daughter

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    • In a major relief to the Sharif family, a top Pakistani court suspended the jail sentences of former PM Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law in a corruption case and ordered their...

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  • Two days after Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the remote Philippine town of

  • George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11

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  • Footage shows massive colonies of fire ants floating in Hurricane Florence floodwaters

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  • Dearer autumn clothing ranges boost CPI to six-month high despite a forecast fallUK inflation unexpectedly rose to the highest level in six months in August, pushed up by the rising...

  • Sadiq Khan launches anti-violence plan based on Glasgow unit

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