Friday, December 14, 2018

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  The Hayride




  • Former San Antonio Mayor and Obama-era HUD Secretary Julian Castro has filed an exploratory committee for the 2020 Presidential Election. The Democrat contender, 44, made the announcement...

  • APPEL: The Rolling ITEP Train Wreck Pulls Into New Orleans

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  • It appears that the New Orleans City Council may be planning to place politically-motivated restrictions on the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, or ITEP. A win for the Together...

  • Quote Of The Day, December 14, 2018

    8 hours ago

    • “You are being scrutinized and treated with suspicion because every time you speak you say something more stupid than the last time you spoke. . You are a college graduate and likely the most unintelligent person, man or woman, in our government.’’
      – Curt Schilling to Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

      Lifehacker



  • The A.V. Club Marvel somehow got Captain America and his adventure-serial origin story just right | Very Smart Brothas Trashcan Lannister Tweets About Border Wall, Gets Dunked...

  • How to Document Your Personal Possessions in Case of Emergency

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  • In the aftermath of a disaster that destroys your house, it can be all but impossible to think through everything you’ve lost. Fires, floods, hurricanes, damaged roofs—when...

  • What's the Worst Advice You Hear All the Time?

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    • “What’s the worst common piece of advice you can think of?” Josie Duffy Rice asks on Twitter. For her, it’s this:Read more...

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  • After months of negotiations, the 2018 Farm Bill was just passed by the U.S. House and Senate. Next up? The bill is expected to be signed into law by the end of the week. While still flawed...

  • Farmer spotlight: Christina of Social Justice Learning Institute

    4 days ago
  • This post is part of an ongoing project by PAN Farmer Justice Fellows who are working to uplift the many different voices of farmers in California. The mission of this work is to broaden...

  • CA chlorpyrifos guidelines: Just for show

    8 days ago

    • In 2016, California used almost a million pounds of the highly toxic, brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos. In November 2018, under pressure from communities around the state...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • Leaders are working to combat the stigma of mental illness in a region that values independence and self-reliance.        

  • Family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Kareem Hunt has history of criminal behavior

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  • Until recently, Kareem Hunt has avoided serious trouble while with the Kansas City Chiefs, but his family has had many brushes with the law.        ...

  • Trump administration says 'walls work.' Here's what a full view of the border shows

    13 hours ago

    • President Donald Trump once reviled existing border fences and promised a 'great wall'; his administration now claims fences are walls. What changed?        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • PM says she has been ‘crystal clear’ with European council president Jean-Claude JunckerTheresa May and Brexit – live updatesTheresa May has insisted that her plan to seek...

  • Isis withdraws from last urban stronghold in Syria

    an hour ago
  • Syrian Democratic Forces capture Hajin in Deir ez-Zor province after heavy fightingIslamic State extremists have withdrawn from their last urban stronghold in Syria after weeks...

  • Donald Trump knew hush money was wrong, says Cohen

    3 hours ago

    • US president’s former lawyer says Trump directed him to pay money to two women who alleged having sexual affairs with himDonald Trump knew he was doing wrong when he directed hush...

      Techdirt.



  • Last year, FCC boss Ajit Pai repeatedly hyped the creation of a new "Broadband Deployment Advisory Council" (BDAC) purportedly tasked with coming up with creative solutions to the...

  • Top EU Court's Advocate General Says German Link Tax Should Not Be Applied -- But On A Technicality

    4 hours ago
  • As numerous Techdirt posts have explained, there are two really problematic areas with the EU's proposed copyright directive. Article 13, which will require pretty much every major...

  • EU General Court Refuses To Allow St. Andrews Links To Trademark 'St. Andrews' For All The Things

    12 hours ago

    • For those of us who have fallen in love with the world's most personally infuriating sport, golf, the name The St. Andrews Links Golf Course is of course quite notable. The famed "Cathedral...

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  • 'Memphis crud' was the name, and reviews, of subby's failed alt-country band [Sick]

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  • Father and son arrested in drug deal, shooting. But what a team. Matching hoodies for the win [Stupid]

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      BBC News - Home



  • Theresa May is seeking "further clarification" to satisfy MPs after "robust" exchange with EU chief.

  • Cohen says Trump knew hush money payment was wrong

    2 hours ago
  • Donald Trump's convicted ex-lawyer insists he was directed by his boss to make hush money payments.

  • Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border

    4 hours ago

    • A seven-year-old migrant girl dies in US custody after crossing the border with Mexico illegally.

      CBC | Top Stories News




  • Three years after they helped forge the landmark Paris agreement, the U.S. and China are effectively on opposite sides of the climate discussion, Nahlah Ayed writes...

  • 'He directed me to make the payments': Cohen says Trump's denials aren't believable

    2 hours ago
  • Donald Trump's former personal lawyer says buying the silence of two women because of their alleged affairs was directly tied to his prospects in the 2016 U.S. presidential election...

  • 7-year-old Guatemalan girl dies after U.S. border patrol arrest

    7 hours ago

    • A seven-year-old girl who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father last week died after being taken into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, federal immigration authorities...



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  • NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Rebecca Ballhaus about a criminal investigation into spending on President Trump's inauguration...

  • Police Believe They Have Shot Dead Gunman In Strasbourg Christmas Market Shooting

    17 hours ago
  • Police say they have shot dead the man they believe killed three people and critically injured six others in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday.

  • Holiday DJ Advice From Stretch And Bobbito

    18 hours ago

    • Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia don't DJ holiday parties anymore, but they do have some suggestions on what you could put on your party playlist.



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • Former president Mary McAleese has encouraged women to "take up the mantle" and get involved in politics but said political parties still have a lot more to do to promote females...

  • Judge says Kerry man 'lied continually' as he dismisses case against all defendants in K Club action

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  • A High Court judge today dismissed an action by a former manager at the K Club and ruled he had not been threatened at Punchestown races seven years ago...

  • Former Cork toxic dump resembling a 'lunar landscape' transformed into park

    an hour ago

    • The 22-acre toxic dump at Haulbowline Island in Co Cork was formerly the site for Irish Ispat/Irish Steel. Its revamp involved one of the biggest environmental works in the history...



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  • Facebook Inc said on Friday it has discovered a bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million people who used Facebook login to grant permission to third-party apps to access photos...

  • LSE names Experian's Donald Robert as next chairman

    23 minutes ago
  • London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Friday Chairman Donald Brydon would be replaced by Donald Robert, chairman of the world's biggest credit data firm Experian Plc...

  • Ethiopia to move troops from Eritrean border as relations thaw

    33 minutes ago

    • ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia will begin moving its troops away from the border with Eritrea, senior military officials said on Friday, months after the erstwhile enemies reopened it for...



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Video Length: 4:12The Geminids meteor shower will be viewed from above by the Meteor camera on the International Space Station, as well as from below by sky watchers on Earth. Read...

  • Preparing for Discovery With NASA's Parker Solar Probe

    2 days ago
  • Portal origin URL: Preparing for Discovery With NASA's Parker Solar ProbePortal origin nid: 437347Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 15:00Featured (stick to top...

  • You Light Up Our Night

    2 days ago

    • Video Length: 3:12People around the world have the opportunity to participate in the study of comet 46P/Wirtanen as it has a close approach with Earth in December of 2018 Read this...



      How to of the Day





  • Nothing says "holiday spirit" like a glass of eggnog! It tastes like Christmas, and when you combine just a few simple ingredients, you have a treat the whole family can enjoy. Learn...

  • How to Know when Car Tires Need Replacing

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  • Ever wonder if it's time to replace your worn car tires? The performance of your tires is very important for maintaining the safety, performance, and efficiency of your vehicle. But...

  • How to Wear Combat Boots

    a day ago

    • Combat boots became popular during the early to mid-1990s, but they’re still very fashionable. These boots are rugged enough to create an intriguing contrast with fancier clothes...



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  • by Aveek Sen, Mojtaba Mousavi, and Udayan Tandan Zeinab, the mother of a four-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer, says that “Mina has been under medication for nearly five...

  • Review: Season 2 of Trump Presidency

    21 hours ago
  • by John Feffer Even popular series can hit rough spots in their second seasons. Take The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Amazon breakout about a young Jewish housewife in the late 1950s...

  • Europe Loses if the Iran Deal Collapses

    a day ago

    • by Tarja Cronberg Iran is not the only loser if the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) collapses. A collapse may be near given the U.S. exit from the deal...



      Democracy Now!





  • At the U.N. Climate talks in Katowice, Poland, we speak with climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who is advising the bloc of least developed countries in the climate negotiations, about...
    That was the bloc that killed Copenhagen after the Danes blew the lid on a substitution of position papers. revealing 'developing' nations would be taxed for energy at a higher rate

  • Climate Strike: Heeding Call of Greta Thunberg, Polish Students Walk Out of Class

    2 hours ago
  • Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called for a global climate strike today to protest inaction at the U.N. climate summit. Greta made international...

  • Extinction Rebellion: UK Protesters Are Supergluing Themselves to Buildings to Fight Climate Crisis

    2 hours ago

    • As protests erupt at the U.N. climate summit in Katowice, Poland, we speak with Liam Geary Baulch, part of the new movement called Extinction Rebellion that began six months ago in...



      News : NPR





  • Changing faith from Islam to Christianity is not allowed in Iran, but more and more Iranians in Turkey are going to church.

  • Michael Cohen On Trump: 'The Man Doesn't Tell The Truth'

    2 hours ago
  • President Trump's former lawyer says in a new interview that he is being forced to take responsibility for Trump's "dirty deeds" — and that the president directed Cohen to commit...

  • Scientists Are Fighting For The Stricken Pickle Against This Tricky Disease

    2 hours ago

    • Downy mildew, once just a nuisance, has evolved into a devastating adversary to the pickle, as it now quickly adapts to fungicides and pickle hybrids, and can lay waste to crops in a...



    WebMD Health





  • The numbers, which were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that 2017 had the highest number of gun deaths going back to at least 1979, when gun deaths...

  • New Brain Research Sheds Light On Mental Illness

    19 hours ago
  • Researchers looked at specific genes and their regulatory networks to learn more about changes in the brain as it develops, how that varies between individuals, and the causes of...

  • McDonald's Says It Will Trim Antibiotics in Beef

    20 hours ago

    • The company's first step is to partner with its supplying beef producers in the top 10 beef sourcing markets to measure and understand the current use of antibiotics in its global supply...
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  • Niskanen explores the strategic and national security case in favor of refugee resettlement, and how the U.S. can harness private sector support to improve refugee resettlement...

  • Niskanen Center Releases New Policy Vision Paper

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  • In the spirit of moderation, we have attempted to learn from and incorporate what is best in competing ideological traditions. We hope that the new synthesis we offer can help move...

  • Tim Wu’s Morality Play: A Review of “The Curse of Bigness”

    2 days ago

    • At a time when the president of the United States views many of those same companies as his political enemies — and is groping around for any tool to punish them — it is disappointing...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • President Donald Trump’s executive actions aimed at slowing the pace of new regulation and eliminating existing ones (the first part was easier) continued in 2018. Upon entering...

  • CEI Calls for Acting Attorney General to Recognize that Commission on Civil Rights Lacks Legal Authority to Operate

    21 hours ago

  • Letter to USCCR

    21 hours ago

    • View Full Document as PDF Dear Acting Attorney General Whitaker: We are writing to call your attention to the fact that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (“USCCR”) is currently...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • The chaotic theatre of British politics doesn’t change facts. There are three possible approaches – and time is running outOnce again a Brussels summit and British politics...

  • At last, we get a local bookshop. But I fear the writing is on the wall | Emma Brockes

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  • We’re all celebrating this new independent venture. The trouble is, the online possibilities have spoiled customers like usA new bookshop has opened in my neighbourhood and you...

  • Scotland is showing how to win the fight against knife crime | Sarah Jones

    2 hours ago

    • Scotland started treating knife crime as a public health issue – and violence plummeted. The rest of the UK must follow suit• Sarah Jones MP is chair of the all-party parliamentary...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Canada’s tourism minister has cancelled a trip to China at the last minute amid growing tensions between the two countries.

  • One year later: What we know about the Barry and Honey Sherman murders

    an hour ago
  • One year after billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered in their Toronto mansion, the mystery remains unsolved. Here’s everything we know about the case...

  • 'Cut the tough talk': Kanye West Twitter rant reignites feud with Drake

    an hour ago

    • Kanye West appears to have reignited a feud with Canadian rapper Drake with an overnight Twitter storm.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Originally posted on The Next Grand Minimum: By Stephanie Osborn The Osborn post is a lengthy explanation of Dr. Zharkova’s model, model updates and predictions, with some additional...

  • Are top climate ‘activists’ all talk and no action?

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  • Are they really as concerned about ’emissions’ as they would like us to believe? TheDCNF asked 31 businesses, foundations and individuals agitating for climate action if they’d...

  • UN Authorizes Protesters To Silence Americans At COP 24

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    • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Craig Rucker ~ Does the United Nations serve any purpose at all if it will not guarantee the right of participants to speak undisturbed...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog



  • Why must daring only be the domain of Aamir Khan? I think somewhere Shah Rukh has taken up the challenge of dropping the alleged vanity of a star to the ground...

  • 63% of Indians still support demonetisation, but that number has fallen

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  • Support remains strong for both demonetisation and PM Modi. But there are some points that he may need to pay attention to.

  • BJP's potential crisis: Chouhan's MP model better than Modi's Gujarat hype?

    2 days ago

    • Promises are viewed through the prism of on-ground performance and smart oratory might seem like empty words when the future becomes the present.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • Apple hyped up Connect as a way for artists to have a more personal relationship with their fans, but the feature has fizzled.

  • Google shopping search features get easily filter

    a day ago
  • Google has also added some smart features, including price drops and a collection of the most popular products.

  • Large number of apps on smartphones impacts device performance: Report

    a day ago

    • The research found that there is increase in adoption of entertainment apps and 40 percent of the users are watching content on a daily basis.

    Zee News :Zee News - Health


    • The research examined: acetaminophen or paracetamol is a common pain reliever that itself is the culprit of liver damage.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • The study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, found that the high accelerations of Dracula ant strikes likely result in high-impact forces necessary for predatory...

  • Geminid meteor: Know all about the spectacular celestial event

    a day ago
  • The Geminids, along with the Quadrantids, is the only major meteor showers that don't originate from a comet. 

  • Geminid meteor shower 2018: How and where to watch dazzling sky display in India

    a day ago

    • In the month of December every year, Geminid meteor shower wows skywatchers around the world.

    Zee News :South asia



  • Twenty-two people -- an Indian girl, nine Italians, seven Japanese and five Bangladeshis, including two police officers -- were killed in the attack.

  • Pakistan PM Imran Khan credits wife Bushra Bibi for first 100 days of government

    14 days ago
  • Bushra Maneka is Khan's third wife. 

  • China to build underwater bullet train route

    15 days ago

    • The proposed underwater tunnel will be a part of the 77-km Yong-Zhou Railway plan to boost tourism and create a two-hour-commute zone within Zhejiang province...

    Zee News :World



  • Rajapaksa was appointed as the premier on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, plunging the nation into a constitutional crisis. ...

  • Infrastructure work along border with Bangladesh, Bhutan to be expedited

    2 hours ago
  • The Centre has decided to expedite construction of roads and develop other infrastructure along the borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan to check illegal movement of people and smuggling...

  • Nepal bans higher denomination Indian currency notes

    4 hours ago

    • The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, according to a media report.

    Zee News :India National



  • Here are the live updates:

  • Delhi: 9 flights diverted due to fog, low visibility at IGI airport

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  • Delhi airport is CAT IIIB compliant, where flights can land in visibility as low as 50 metre. 

  • Rafale deal: BJP blasts Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on PM Narendra Modi

    in 10 hours

    • "Does Rahul Gandhi think he is above the top court? What is this shameful language used for PM Modi? It is a new low for politics," says union minister RS Prasad...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • LOS ANGELES: Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other...

  • Ethiopia to move troops from Eritrean border as relations thaw

    34 minutes ago
  • ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia will begin moving its troops away from the border with Eritrea, senior military officials said on Friday, months after the erstwhile enemies reopened it for...

  • Singapore recalls frozen raw pork from the Netherlands after Salmonella outbreak

    38 minutes ago

    • SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is working with importers to recall implicated frozen raw pork products from the Netherlands, after an outbreak of Salmonella...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • Sri Lanka's prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign from his post, his son said on Friday, in a move that will force President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint a replacement...

  • Six security officials killed in attack in southwestern Pakistan

    2 hours ago
  • QUETTA, Pakistan: Six security officials were killed in an attack in southwestern Pakistan on Friday when their convoy came under heavy firing in a mountainous area near the border...

  • 6 UMNO MPs quit party, call for Zahid's resignation

    3 hours ago

    • KUALA LUMPUR: Six UMNO members of parliament have quit the party, UMNO information chief Shamsul Anuar Nasarah confirmed to Bernama on Friday (Dec 14). A letter informing the...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • Australian teenager Ariarne Titmus broke the women's short-course 400m freestyle record on Friday to grab her second gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in China...

  • Six security officials killed in attack in southwestern Pakistan

    2 hours ago
  • QUETTA, Pakistan: Six security officials were killed in an attack in southwestern Pakistan on Friday when their convoy came under heavy firing in a mountainous area near the border...

  • Injured Robben to miss Bayern's three remaining games in 2018

    2 hours ago

    • Veteran winger Arjen Robben will miss Bayern Munich's last three games of 2018 with a leg injury, the defending Bundesliga champions confirmed Friday.
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  • President Donald Trump sought the open arms of Twitter and Fox News to creatively explain away inconvenient facts about his legal peril and his promised border wall before GOP senators...

  • Trump was at the illegal hush money meeting, source says

    9 hours ago
  • Donald Trump attended an August 2015 meeting that federal prosecutors believe was central to a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws to help Trump win the presidency...

  • Anderson Cooper: Trump is right. This is embarrassing.

    13 hours ago

    • CNN's Anderson Cooper debunks President Trump's interview with Fox News.


      Washington Post: Breaking News




  • While dissident Democrats scrambled to find an alternative to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the woman who has led the party for 16 years, methodically worked to undermine the opposition...

  • 7-year-old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies of dehydration, exhaustion

    a day ago
  • The child’s death is likely to intensify scrutiny of detention conditions at Border Patrol stations and facilities that are increasingly overwhelmed by large numbers of families...

  • It’s a boy! It’s a girl! For some parents, learning their baby’s sex is a disappointment.

    2 days ago

    • Modern babies are born into the most gender-nonconforming generation in history, yet social media feeds are increasingly flooded with “gender reveal parties.”...

    PCWorld




  • If you’ve been looking to upgrade your gaming rig without breaking the bank, today’s your day. Both B&H Photo Video and Newegg have some great deals on AMD and Nvidia graphics...

  • How to connect your Kindle to a Wi-Fi Network

    an hour ago
  • You need to connect your Amazon Kindle to Wi-Fi to buy and download new books (unless you paid for a Kindle with built-in cellular connectivity). Fortunately, doing so is easy and should...

  • Family Tree DNA review: Unique genealogical collaboration, but an outdated interface

    2 hours ago

    • Family Tree DNA is the oldest DNA testing company—and it shows, for the wrong reasons. Its website and results appear outdated compared to newer, sleeker services like 23andMe...



      WSJ.com: World News





  • The man police say slayed three people near a Christmas market earlier this week in an attack claimed by Islamic State is dead.

  • EU Leaders React Coolly to May's Brexit Entreaties

    12 hours ago
  • British Prime Minister Theresa May won verbal pledges from EU leaders to try to sweeten parts of the Brexit deal, but there were no signs she could win real concessions from them to swing...

  • Aides Warn Trump Against Intervening in Huawei Case

    a day ago

    • Despite the president’s statement that he might intervene in a criminal case against the finance chief of the Chinese company, such a move would break from norms, and advisers have...
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