Friday, February 01, 2019

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  The Hayride

  • Starting off her first term “with a bang”, the newly elected Governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, signed the Constitutional Carry Bill into law this week. Gov. Noem said, “It’s...

  • Together Baton Rouge’s Head Commissar Is Moving On, But It’s Not The Victory We’d Like To Claim

    7 hours ago
  • It’s tempting to say that Broderick Bagert’s announcement he’ll no longer be heading up Together Baton Rouge, the local oblast of the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation...

  • POLL: Nancy Pelosi Less Liked Than President Trump

    13 hours ago
    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is more unpopular than President Trump according to a new poll by NBC/WSJ. During the partial government shutdown, Speaker Pelosi saw a stunning 6% increase...

      Lifehacker

  • The Muse Dr. Pimple Popper Knows Nose (Particularly, Nose Caked in Pus and Sebum) | Deadspin NFL Teams Are Taking All The Wrong Lessons From Sean McVay’s Success | The A.V. Club Robert...

  • No, Actually, Don't Buy a Long Charging Cable For Your Couch. Buy This Instead. 

    2 hours ago
  • Buy a long charging cable, they said. You can use it on the couch, they said. It’s basically self care, they said. This particular piece of internet wisdom has been passed down from...

  • Get 4 Months of Amazon Music Unlimited For Free Right Now

    2 hours ago
    • If you own an Amazon Echo device, you can score four months of Amazon Music Unlimited right now for free—provided you haven’t previously subscribed to the service.Read more...

    Pesticide Action Network

  • A week after the inauguration of Governor Gavin Newsom and a few days into the legislative session, the California Food and Farming Network (CFFN) and the California Food Policy Council...

  • The food system, the shutdown & the wall

    15 days ago
  • This is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With no federal food safety inspections, limited access to USDA loan programs for farmers, and climate and environmental...

  • Voting down the Glypho-Slate

    17 days ago
    • Find out how a group of community members fought back, and won, against their local water department's use of the herbicide Roundup. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories

  • A photo appearing on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook page shows a man dressed in blackface and another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.        ...

  • Celebrity plastic surgery nightmares: 'I died for a minute' on the table

    5 hours ago
  • From Courteney Cox to Yolanda Hadid and Tara Reid, these celebrities opened up about the negative impacts of plastic surgery.       

  • Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee leaders over DNA test, reports say

    2 hours ago
    • The apology comes just days before Elizabeth Warren is set to make an announcement about whether she will run for president in 2020.       

      World news | The Guardian

  • Exclusive: leaked emails show officials planning crisis centres to manage halt in waste exports to EUGovernment officials are preparing to deal with “putrefying stockpiles”...

  • Brazil: shocking new video captures moment of deadly dam collapse

    an hour ago
  • Footage shows destructive torrent of mining waste, while ceremony pays homage to 110 victims A week after the deadly collapse of a mining dam in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais...

  • JD Salinger's unseen writings to be published, family confirms

    4 hours ago
    • Exclusive: The Catcher in the Rye author’s son tells the Guardian estate will publish ‘all of what he wrote’ over next decadeMatt Salinger: ‘My father was writing for 50 years...

      Techdirt.

  • Stop me if you've heard this one before: the legacy entertainment industry embraces a "new" DRM that it insists will change everything, and everyone will love it. And then, because...

  • Court: Qualified Immunity Protects District Attorney Who Lied To State Legislators About A Wrongfully-Convicted Man

    4 hours ago
  • Qualified immunity has taken the court system as far away from justice as any one doctrine can. Rights can be freely abused so long as the abuser does it in a novel way or can mumble something...

  • US Newspapers Now Salivating Over Bringing A Google Snippet Tax Stateside

    5 hours ago
    • As the EU is still trying to figure out what it's going to do about the highly contested EU Copyright Directive, it appears that at least one of the controversial parts, the ridiculous...

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  • Cloning monkeys for research puts humans on a slippery ethical slope, what with all those banana peels lying around [Followup]

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  • Oregon has a six year over supply of cannabis. If only there were some sort of capitalistic force to solve this problem [Fail]

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      BBC News - Home

  • The pictures show the moment a muddy sludge engulfed a mining company's facilities.

  • Is nuclear disarmament set to self-destruct?

    7 hours ago
  • As the US begins withdrawal from a Cold War-era arms treaty, can it - or should it - be saved?

  • Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues

    12 hours ago
    • Some 90 million people see temperatures of -17C or below, as cities and transport systems are hit.

      memeorandum

  • Andrew Ujifusa / Politics K-12: Cory Booker, School Choice Fan and Ex-DeVos Ally, Is Running for President  —  A politician with a long track record of supporting vouchers and...

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation for taking DNA test (John Verhovek/ABC News)

    21 minutes ago
  • John Verhovek / ABC News: Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation for taking DNA test  —  Democratic 2020 hopeful and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized...

  • The Washington Post creates its first Super Bowl spot (Maura Judkis/Washington Post)

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    • Maura Judkis / Washington Post: The Washington Post creates its first Super Bowl spot  —  The Washington Post will debut its first Super Bowl commercial — a message underscoring...

      The Register

  • Can't let go of that old terminology we see. Plus, it now tells you where a nearby device is located Version 5.1 of the Bluetooth wireless networking specification debuted recently...

  • Intel to finally scatter remaining ashes of Itanium to the wind in 2021: Final call for doomed server CPU line

    2 hours ago
  • Chipzilla sets date to ship last batch of Itanic processor chips Intel has announced the official, pinky-swear, cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die end to its Itanium line, notifying...

  • Year after being blasted for dodgy security, GPS kid tracker biz takes heat again for leaving families' private info laying around for crims

    3 hours ago
    • If you're going to lo-jack your offspring, at least be secure A manufacturer of child-tracking smartwatches was under fire this week following the discovery of a second major security...

      BBC News - Technology

  • A warning that the Daily Mail's website failed to maintain "basic standards of accuracy" is changed.

  • Obscene porn rules relaxed in England and Wales

    a day ago
  • Guidelines about what constitutes "obscene" pornography have been relaxed in England and Wales.

  • Amazon forced to pull products in India as new rules bite

    15 hours ago
    • The e-commerce giant has had to remove products from its India site to comply with new rules.

      Further

  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • Whose Beach? Our Beach

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

  • Ignore the Moron: We're All Gonna Die

    3 days ago " antidote to our "virus of stupidity""  You wish. The kool aid is strong in this one.
    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

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  • Bangkok is suffering an air pollution and smog crisis so dire that people are afraid to leave their homes. Schools and businesses have been forced to close due to the toxicity of the...

  • Stop Consuming Endangered Shark Species

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  • Endangered sharks are finding their way onto dinner plates across the United Kingdom. Sign the petition to demand that sharks stop being consumed to extinction...

  • Bonobo Beaten and Rejected Deserves a Better Life

    a day ago
    • Bili is beaten, denied food, and ostracized by the other bonobos in his enclosure. Don't let them send Bili to another zoo. Demand that Bili be sent to an animal sanctuary where he will...

      News24 Top Stories

  • A distraught father who lost his child after a structure collapsed on top of 26 learners and claiming three lives at Hoerskool Driehoek, said his son is with God in heaven...

  • News24.com | Alleged Bosasa payment into Ramaphosa's ANC election campaign raises its head ahead of SONA

    3 hours ago
  • Less than a week before President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address to Parliament, the issue of his son's links to Bosasa and money allegedly paid into the president's...

  • Sport24.co.za | Record stand catalyst for Proteas victory

    4 hours ago
    • Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks set up a record total for the Proteas as they defeated Pakistan in the first of three T20s at Newlands.

      Science: Current Issue

  • Enzymes that cut proteins inside membranes regulate diverse cellular events, including cell signaling, homeostasis, and host-pathogen interactions. Adaptations that enable...

  • Democracy's plight

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  • News at a glance

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    •   Unexplained Mysteries

  • The Chinese military reportedly resumed testing of the world's most powerful naval gun earlier this month. First seen back in 2011, the warship-mounte...

  • Giant snow bear spawns belly button mystery

    12 hours ago
  • The outline of a bear created in the snow on a canal in Montreal has left a lot of people scratching their heads. At a quick glance the image, which w...

  • Silver pill-shaped UFO filmed near Greensboro

    16 hours ago
    • Wildlife enthusiast Bret Jones had been out filming birds when he noticed something unusual in the sky. Jones had been just outside Greensboro, North...

      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker


  • Calumet WRP Reuse, IL

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  • Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo, CA

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    •   Network Front | The Guardian

  • Exclusive: leaked emails show officials planning crisis centres to manage halt in waste exports to EUGovernment officials are preparing to deal with “putrefying stockpiles”...

  • Mother of three-year-old is first person convicted of FGM in UK

    4 hours ago
  • Ugandan woman from east London was accused of mutilating daughter in 2017 The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person to be found guilty of female genital mutilation...

  • UK weather: heavy snow closes schools and disrupts travel

    3 hours ago
    • Motorists stranded and air and rail services cancelled as temperatures plungeThousands of people have been trapped, delayed and had their journeys disrupted by heavy snow that...

      SPACE.com

  • Available Feb. 1, the newest collectible minifigures series from Lego stars Benny the Spaceman with a robot arm and so much more from "The Lego Movie 2!" Check out the photos here...

  • Read a Free Issue of 'How It Works' Magazine!

    13 hours ago
  • If you like science and you're a curious person, you're going to love "How It Works," our sister publication that explores all the interesting questions about humans, the natural...

  • February New Moon 2019: Catch Saturn, Mars & More in the 'Moonless' Night Sky

    14 hours ago
    • The new moon occurs Feb. 4, at 4:04 p.m. EST (2104 GMT), two days after our satellite makes a close pass by Saturn and a day before it reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit from...

      Trend.Az - All news

  • The US Coast Guard is searching for a small airplane that crashed into the ocean Friday afternoon off the coast of Palm Beach.

  • Brazil dam burst death toll rises to 115; 10 people added to list of missing

    2 hours ago
  • The death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 115 people on Friday, according to the team tasked with recovering bodies from the site...

  • Zarif says deal with US not worth the ink

    2 hours ago
    • Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message criticized the US for another illegal withdrawal, saying any deal with the US administration does not worth the ink...

      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed


  • Flipping behavior under threat

    2 days ago

  • Sleep-promoting molecule found in flies

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      All Things Considered : NPR

  • NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt about his reporting about calls made by Donald Trump Jr. before his meeting with Russians at Trump Tower...

  • How Did This Snow Bear Get Its Belly Button? We Need Answers

    an hour ago
  • A giant bear drawn in the snow in Montreal has caused a stir over how the artist could have created its belly button. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kate McKenna of the Canadian Broadcasting...

  • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's Yearbook Page Shows Men In Blackface And KKK Robes

    an hour ago
    • The medical school yearbook page shows a photo of two men — one in blackface, and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. It isn't clear, if Northam is one of the men in the photo...

      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

  • German justice minister Katarina Barley said the backstop was not open for renegotiation.

  • Arlene Foster challenges EU to ditch backstop and agree ‘sensible’ Brexit deal

    5 hours ago
  • The DUP leader made the comments to party members in Co Fermanagh.

  • Man dies after car hits wall in Co. Offaly

    5 hours ago
    • A man has died in a traffic accident in Co. Offaly.

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • RB Leipzig stayed in touch with the Bundesliga's top three on Friday (Feb 1) with a 3-0 win over strugglers Hanover 96 as Thomas Doll lost his first game in charge...

  • Golf: Rose to take month off after missing Saudi cut

    35 minutes ago
  • World number one Justin Rose will have a month off after missing the cut at the Saudi International on Friday.

  • GE wins US$517 million US defense contract: Pentagon

    an hour ago
    • General Electric Aviation, a unit of General Electric Co, has been awarded a US$517 million U.S. Army contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Improved...

      Science@NASA Headline News

  • Portal origin URL: To Catch a Wave, Rocket Launches From Top of WorldPortal origin nid: 438841Published: Monday, January 28, 2019 - 13:48Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • NASA’s Campaign to Return to the Moon with Global Partners

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  • Portal origin URL: NASA’s Campaign to Return to the Moon with Global PartnersPortal origin nid: 438594Published: Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 10:15Featured (stick to...

  • Solar Week Friday: Women in Science

    a month ago
    • Record ID: nw-000-000-002-453First Name: automaticLast Name: importPrimary Email: Language: en-USInstitution Name: Resource Published Date: Tuesday, December...

      How to of the Day

  • If you love being around kids and are looking to make some extra cash, becoming a babysitter can be a great idea. However, whether you’re 12 or 24, you’ll be a better babysitter if...

  • How to Enjoy the Super Bowl when You're Not a Football Fan

    16 hours ago
  • The Super Bowl, played between the top 2 NFL teams in the U.S., is held every February and is a huge event all across America. If you’re not a big American football fan, though, you might...

  • How to Choose Cold Weather Fitness Clothing

    a day ago
    • It is always important to protect yourself against the cold, even when you’re exercising. During cold weather, make sure that you are wearing the right layers made out of material...

      LobeLog

  • by Derek Davison Three European nations scrambling to salvage the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) announced on January 29 the formation of a new...

  • Turkey Backs Maduro Against Coup Threat

    9 hours ago
  • by Giorgio Cafiero The violent unrest in Venezuela, which has pitted supporters of Nicolás Maduro’s government against the opposition, polarizes states in Latin America and...

  • Saudi Arabia’s Missile Program

    10 hours ago
    • by Javad Heiran-Nia According to satellite imagery reported on by The Washington Post, Saudi Arabia is building its first factory to produce ballistic missiles. It is located at...

      Democracy Now!

  • As we mark the beginning of Black History Month, we look at "Always in Season," a disturbing new documentary that examines lynching in the United States both past and present. It interviews...

  • "Do We as a Society Have a Right to Kill?": Chinonye Chukwu’s Film "Clemency" Examines Death Penalty

    11 hours ago
  • As the state of Texas this week carried out the nation's first execution of the year, we look at "Clemency," a new film starring Alfre Woodard that examines the death penalty from the...

  • Headlines for February 1, 2019

    11 hours ago
    • WSJ: After Venezuela, U.S. to Target Cuba in Effort to Reshape Latin America, Venezuela: Guaidó Seeks Support from Russia, China as Maduro Gov't Remains Defiant, U.S. Announces...

      News : NPR

  • The speech the White House outlined belies the deep divisions right now not only between Republicans and Democrats but between President Trump and Congress, including some within...

  • ICE Failed to Hold Detention Center Contractors Accountable, Report Finds

    3 hours ago
  • According to an inspector general report, DHS inspector general found 14,000 deficiencies but only issued two fines. The deficiencies include not disclosing sexual assaults...

  • Leopard Runs Loose In Indian City, Terrorizing Residents Before Capture

    3 hours ago
    • After an hours-long chase, wildlife experts reportedly tranquilized and trapped the big cat, which had apparently wandered into the northern Indian city of Jalandhar...

    WebMD Health

  • (   :) Maybe they find them silly and inconvenient. Overuse of germicides would be case one. )
  • In more than 1,300 instances where cleansing was required, overall compliance was 15 percent, according to the report published online Jan. 28 in the Emergency Medicine Journal...

  • Primatene Mist Coming Back; Some Docs Concerned

    2 hours ago
  • The FDA approved the new version for use in people age 12 years and older for the temporary relief of mild symptoms of intermittent asthma.

  • What Schizophrenia Symptoms and Stigma Feel Like

    3 hours ago
    • Experts and people with schizophrenia describe what it’s like to live with this debilitating mental illness.
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  • Whereas California's previous governor thought that housing reform faced impossible odds, in 2019 Sacramento is buzzing with ideas about how to change policy in order to increase...

  • Trump’s Travel Ban Is Worsening Health Care Shortages in Rural America

    a day ago
  • The administration’s travel ban made the United States sicker and was a poor national security choice. At the two-year anniversary, let us remember the need for evidence-based...

  • Does Diversity in Congress Translate into Representation?

    2 days ago

    • A new, young, and more diverse cast of House members has come to Washington. Will they represent racial minorities, women, and young people more than other members? The post Does Diversity...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • Senate Banking Committee chairman Mike Crapo released a proposal today to reform mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but the plan creates a big new liability, warns CEI senior...

  • Court Ruling Against Soda Warning Labels Praised by CEI Experts

    2 hours ago
  • Today, a federal appeals court blocked a San Francisco law mandating health warning labels on ads for soda and other sugary drinks, saying the law violates speech protected by the...

  • Real World Outcomes Show Vacuity of Arguments Supporting so-called "Net Neutrality"

    a day ago

    • On Friday, supporters of so-called “net neutrality” regulations will take their case to the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Mozilla v. FCC, seeking to invalidate the FCC’s...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • The rest of the world will look at what happened this week in parliament and want to put the UK out of its miserySo many people have been branded traitors in the past year of Brexit that...

  • May’s bribe won’t stop Brexit inflicting more pain on our old mining towns | Jonathan Freedland

    6 hours ago
  • Labour MPs in areas that voted to leave the EU should not enable a process that will bring their constituents more miseryIt took 35 years but now, perhaps, comes the final act of the miners’...

  • How uplifting to hear David Bowie’s ‘girl with the mousy hair’ tell her story | Stuart Jeffries

    8 hours ago

    • Artists’ muses rarely get a chance to speak out. If only it happened more oftenHow lovely to hear from Hermione Farthingale, the girl with the mousy hair and muse of David Bowie for...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88.

  • Quebec man accused of killing ailing wife takes stand in his defence

    6 hours ago
  • A Quebec man on trial for suffocating his ailing wife has told a jury he became increasingly isolated as he struggled to care for her.

  • Woman charged after stolen credit card used to buy winning lotto ticket: N.L. police

    11 hours ago

    • The joy over a big lotto win was short-lived for a Newfoundland woman now accused of using a stolen credit card to buy the lucky $50,000 ticket.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • H/T Climate Change Dispatch No surprise at all, of course. The Dutch subsidy budget for electric cars is already in the red, so how they expect to go all-electric by 2030 is a mystery...

  • ‘End of the road’ for UK citizens’ climate case rejected by appeal court

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  • Another attempt to get judges to override Government policy in the name of disputed climate theories falls by the wayside. The case, brought by 11 members of the public and the NGO Plan...

  • Carbon Tax Ignorance

    2 days ago

    • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Craig Rucker ~ There’s a new push on to institute a carbon tax in America. This is folly.  Bi-partisan folly. The carbon tax folks...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog



  • Goyal has spun an accountant's trick to balance populism with fiscal prudence.

  • Gandhi or Tata, dynasties matter in India. Not just clans, they are brands

    2 days ago
  • There is a lot of hard work that goes into maintaining dynasties as brands.

  • Not youth, we need 'polity-preneurs' in politics

    2 days ago

    • The generic 'youth' are purposeless, aimless or clueless. What we need is entrepreneurs in politics.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • The company has also announced that there will be no price difference between offline and online channels.

  • OnePlus best-selling, Samsung led premium segment in 2018

    2 days ago
  • At third position, Apple had 23 per cent market share as the overall premium smartphone segment grew by 8 per cent (year-on-year) for the full year and 16 per cent (YoY) for Q4 2018...

  • Google unveils new look for Gmail on mobile

    3 days ago

    • Google said that this update is part of a larger effort to make G Suite look and act like a family of products, designed in the Google Material Theme with ease-of-use in mind...

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • Curiosity landed near Mount Sharp in the Gale Crater on Mars in August 2012, and reached the base of the mountain in 2014.

  • Asteroid impacts helped create Earth's continents: Study

    16 hours ago
  • This impact produced a superheated melt sheet of up to five kilometres thick.

  • Gigantic cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay

    2 days ago

    • Thwaites Glacier is currently responsible for approximately 4 per cent of global sea level rise.

    Zee News :South asia



  • Other cities in Asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand have also seen higher ratings largely due to infrastructure improvement.

  • Gunmen storm police station in southwest Pakistan, kill 5

    3 days ago
  •  A group of four gunmen detonated a grenade at the entrance of the deputy police inspector`s office in Loralai district in Balochistan and killed five people...

  • Gunmen kill five in attack on Pakistan police station

    3 days ago

    • Earlier this month, at least four members of the security forces were killed in an attack on a Frontier Corps training base in Loralai.

    Zee News :World



  • The Boeing 787 flying from the Indian capital New Delhi lost control of its left main landing gear while taxiing to the arrival gate, the airport said...

  • Disappearing textbook highlights debate in China over academic freedom

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  • Since taking office in 2012, President Xi Jinping has tightened the Communist Party`s control over society including the legal system and education.

  • US expected to announce US pull out from INF Treaty

    16 hours ago

    • US Secretary of State Pompeo issued the 60-day ultimatum to Russia for their compliance to the treaty, failing which the USA would withdraw from the treaty on February 2...

    Zee News :India National



  • FM Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the Interim Budget 2019 presents a roadmap for making India world leader.

  • Businessman, son shot at by unidentified assailants in Chhattisgarh`s Raipur

    in 10 hours
  • The businessman identified as Jashraj Soni and his son, Mohit Soni, were shot at by bike-borne assailants in DD Nagar of Raipur.

  • Income tax rebate in Interim Budget 2019 comes with a big rider

    in 10 hours

    • Here's why you may or may not benefit from the tax sops announced by FM Piyush Goyal in Interim Budget 2019.

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • Blanca Rodriguez, a 52-year-old homeless woman, spent a night at one of the warming centres Chicago set up ahead of the Arctic-like weather that froze a large swath of the United States...

  • Catalan separatist leaders moved to Madrid for trial on rebellion charges

    an hour ago
  • Jailed Catalan politician Raul Romeva hopes the upcoming trial of separtist leaders at the Supreme Court in Madrid will refocus attention on the region's push for independence from...

  • Democrat Cory Booker announces White House run

    2 hours ago

    • Democrat Cory Booker announced on Friday (Feb 1) he is running for US president, bringing a charismatic African-American voice to a crowded field jockeying to take on Donald Trump...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • The country has one of the world's most powerful facial recognition systems, which is being used in various ways, but concerns have been raised, as the programme Why It Matters finds...

  • Man jailed, fined S$34 million in record contraband cigarette case

    12 hours ago
  • SINGAPORE: A middleman involved in the largest case of smuggling contraband cigarettes in Singapore has been sentenced to four years behind bars and fined S$34 million on Friday...

  • Tokyo 2020 plans weather monitoring after heatstroke fears

    13 hours ago

    • TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers on Friday (Feb 1) unveiled plans for a centre to monitor extreme weather, after concerns the city's scorching summer could cause heatstroke or even deaths...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • RB Leipzig stayed in touch with the Bundesliga's top three on Friday (Feb 1) with a 3-0 win over strugglers Hanover 96 as Thomas Doll lost his first game in charge...

  • Golf: Rose to take month off after missing Saudi cut

    30 minutes ago
  • World number one Justin Rose will have a month off after missing the cut at the Saudi International on Friday.

  • GE wins US$517 million US defense contract: Pentagon

    an hour ago

    • General Electric Aviation, a unit of General Electric Co, has been awarded a US$517 million U.S. Army contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Improved...
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  • More than one person suffering from dementia is going missing each week in Western Australia, according to police.

  • Melbourne Victory claim first W-League premiership

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  • Melbourne Victory are W-League premiers for the first time following a chaotic 2-1 final-round victory over Perth Glory.

  • France may repatriate IS fighters in wake of US withdrawal from Syria

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    • France is in discussions about repatriating Islamic State fighters and their families, a policy shift prompted by the withdrawal of US troops from Syria...

      The Times of India



  • The Modi government responded with a budget that was interim only in name. It had a Rs 6,000 per annum direct income transfer for small and marginal farmers – those with holdings below...

  • Tax savings are small for middle class

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  • Besides raising the standard deduction from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000, the FM proposed a full rebate for individual taxpayers having total income of up to Rs 5 lakh. Currently, a rebate...

  • How much money the Budget saves you

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  • If your annual salary is Rs 5 lakh, you don’t gain by an increment of Rs 15,000, because your tax bill at this level would be Rs 15,000, so you’re effectively back to Rs 5 lakh. One way...

  • Tax sops for buyers, builders in budget 2019

    3 hours ago
  • One crucial concession in the Budget was for second homebuyers who were forced to pay tax even if they had not rented out their second homes. The notional rent charged on the second home...

  • Gadgets Now Awards: What winners have to say

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    •   Yahoo News - Top Stories



  • Venezuela’s self-declared “interim president” was recognised by the European Parliament on Thursday, and set out to promote his plan for restoring order to the chaotic country...

  • El Chapo's wife says mobster is 'excellent' husband, father

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  • Trump accused of ‘not working hard enough’ as schedule reveals he averaged one event a day in January

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    •   UK news | The Guardian



  • Ugandan woman from east London was accused of mutilating daughter in 2017 The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person to be found guilty of female genital mutilation...

  • Leave. EU and Arron Banks insurance firm fined £120,000 for data breaches

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  • Information commissioner also launches data protection audit after Brexit violationsThe information commissioner has launched an audit into Leave.EU and the insurance company...

  • UK weather: snow and ice warnings amid travel chaos – as it happened

    8 hours ago

    • Follow live updates on the disruption in the UK after the Met Office issues a warming for continuing snowHeavy snow closes schools and disrupts travel across BritainHow are you being...


      CNN.com - Top Stories




  • A medical school yearbook page of Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam shows a photograph of two people, one in blackface and one in a KKK hood and robe...

  • Trump's spot-on compliment for Kamala Harris

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  • In an interview Thursday with The New York Times, President Donald Trump was asked whether there was anyone in the rapidly forming 2020 Democratic field who he thought might be his...

  • Elizabeth Warren apologized to Cherokee Nation over DNA test, tribe says

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