Sunday, September 08, 2019

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  • Military officials at the Pentagon announced last week that nearly $4 billion in funds intended for dozens of military projects will be redirected toward the construction of the...

  • Five Thoughts Following LSU’s Huge Win At Texas Last Night

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  • Now, that was a big win. LSU scratched out a 45-38 victory at No. 9 Texas Saturday, overcoming a tough defensive second half thanks to a breakout performance by Joe Burrow and no less...

  • Joe Biden: Eye Fills With Blood During CNN Forum

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    • As we reported last week, there is quite a bit of speculation as to the physical and mental well-being of 2020 Democrat front-runner and former Vice President Joe Biden (D-PA). Topping...


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  • Historically, I’ve always been a slightly anxious person.Read more...

  • Automatically Switch Web Searches to DuckDuckGo Sometimes With This Chrome Extension

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  • Google has made its search feature intrinsic to using the internet, to some extent. It’s so much a part of how most of us use the web that switching to another search engine, even if...
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  • How to Stop Gmail Images From Loading Automatically on Your iPhone

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    • Anyone with a cell phone can tell you that sometimes you have a great data connection, and sometimes you’re not sure you’re going to be able to load a Google search page.Read more...


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  • As PAN's celebrates our 35th anniversary, Senior Scientist Marcia Ishii-Eiteman recently had a conversation with one of PAN’s founding members — and current board member —...

  • Persistence & partnerships: Winning the chlorpyrifos battle

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  • After 20 years of focused work with many partners across the US and around the world, chlorpyrifos is on its way out. As we celebrate and build on each victory, we’re taking a moment...

  • Rachel was right

    25 days ago

    • A new report shows that U.S. farmland is 48 times more toxic to insects than it was 20 years ago. This is a staggering number. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...


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  • President Donald Trump is facing backlash, including from members of his own party, after announcing he planned to hold a secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David this weekend...

  • Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev to win US Open, 19th Grand Slam in epic five-setter

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  • The Spaniard won the first two sets, but had to come back in the fifth set against the Russian to move within one of Roger Federer's Slam record.       ...

  • Dazed and weary, Hurricane Dorian refugees descend on Bahamas capital of Nassau

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    • Dazed and weary, Dorian refugees descend on Nassau    


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  • PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on SaturdayBoris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as...

  • Bahamas sends 900 security personnel to hurricane-hit islands

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  • Government acts to avert profiteering in wake of disasterOfficials still trying to reach areas cut off by floods and debrisThe government of the Bahamas has sent 900 police and military...

  • Taliban warns of more US dead after Trump says he cancelled peace talks

    8 hours ago

    • President tweets that he called off planned Camp David meeting after Kabul attack killed US soldierDonald Trump says he has cancelled secret peace talks on Afghanistan scheduled...


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  • This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous commenter offering a simple opinion on the government's actions to prevent mass shootings: But if refuses...

  • This Week In Techdirt History: September 1st - 7th

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  • Five Years Ago This week in 2014, police in the UK were threatening domain registrars and abusing anti-terror laws to snoop on journalists (while keeping mum about just how often they...

  • A New 'Taco Tuesday' Trademark Challenger Approaches: LeBron James

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    • As we've previously discussed, restaurant chain Taco John's has waged at least a decades-long war to try to pretend that its trademarked term, "Taco Tuesday," hasn't become generic...


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  • Tropical Storm Humberto maybe headed to the southern Bahamas [Scary]

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  • The US aid chief said he was struck by the devastation after flying over affected areas on Sunday.

  • Taliban: US has most to lose from cancelled deal

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  • President Donald Trump called off secret peace talks at his Camp David retreat at the last minute.

  • Johnson to 'test law' to avoid Brexit delay

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    • The government won't break the "lousy" new law but will look at how it interprets it, a senior minister says.



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  • Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast: Trump Raids Funds Meant to Deter Russia to Pay for His Wall  —  National security experts believe it could be a gut punch to U.S. diplomatic and security...

  • Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays (Natasha Bertrand/Politico)

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  • Natasha Bertrand / Politico: Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays  —  The U.S. Air Force has ordered a world-wide review of how it chooses overnight accommodations...

  • 6.2 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump (Katherine Rodriguez/Breitbart)

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    • Katherine Rodriguez / Breitbart: 6.2 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump  —  More than 6.2 million individuals dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump...



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  • Come join us at our Serverless Computing London conference this November Event Serverless Computing London hits Westminster again this November, and if you’re a charity or similar...

  • Apple programs Siri to not bother its pretty little head with questions about feminism

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  • Cyber-assistant taught to duck sensitive topics Apple has programmed its Siri voice assistant to avoid politically charged subjects, and deflect or duck questions that require...

  • Finally! A solution to 42 – the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything

    2 days ago

    • 400k+ volunteer computer crack tough three-cubes problem Mathematicians have finally cracked the sum-of-three-cubes problem for the geek-friendly number 42.…...



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  • The new measures will include an early warning system for use during elections, the BBC says.

  • MIT Media Lab head Joichi Ito resigns over Epstein donations

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  • Joichi Ito's move comes after claims that MIT tried to conceal gifts from the disgraced financier.

  • Unsolicited nudes detected and deleted by AI

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    • Software that can detect unwanted penis pictures sent on Twitter is being developed.



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  • Steve King Is Drinking From Toilets (Sort Of) to Own the Libs and We Feel Bad For the Toilet

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  • Village Idiot Offers Congrats To Poland For Nazi Invasion That Decimated Their Country and Killed Millions

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  • Animal Care Services in Corpus Christi, Texas announced that they would now have two full-time investigators on their team solely dedicated to animal cruelty. This is a big step for...

  • Punish Reported Kitten-Killer Who “Will Do it Again”

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  • Two kittens apparently endured repeated torture and abuse at the hands of one admitted cat-killer. Reportedly strangled, beaten, and left for dead, their short lives were filled...

  • Success: Germany Bans Cancer-Causing Weed Killer

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    • Germany is phasing out a weed killer linked to cancer in humans and a sharp decline in insect populations. This is an important step forward that will greatly benefit the environment...



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  • No safe haven for the Thirty Meter Telescope

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  • NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed a massive ice avalanche on the surface of Mars. Released on Tuesday by the team behind the orbiter...

  • Gallup poll: 'Government is covering up UFOs'

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  • The majority of Americans believe that the US government knows more than it is letting on about UFOs. With the 'Storm Area 51' event recently accruing...

  • A mystery illness is killing dogs in Norway

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    • Authorities have been struggling to get to the bottom of a spate of dog deaths involving an unidentified disease. The illness, which has so far claime...



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  • PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on SaturdayBoris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as...

  • Taliban warns of more US dead after Trump says he cancelled peace talks

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  • President tweets that he called off planned Camp David meeting after Kabul attack killed US soldierDonald Trump says he has cancelled secret peace talks on Afghanistan scheduled...

  • Worcester Park fire: four-storey block of flats alight in south-west London

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    • Twenty fire engines and more than 100 firefighters on scene after the fire quickly spread in early hours of Monday morning Firefighters were battling a major blaze in south-west London...



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  • India's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter circling the moon has spotted the country's lost Vikram lander on the lunar surface, but there is still no signal, ISRO officials said Saturday (Sept...

  • On This Day in Space! Sept. 8, 2004: Genesis Spacecraft Crash-Lands in Utah

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  • On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series!...

  • The 'Fireworks Galaxy' Is Exploding in X-Ray Light, and Scientists Are Confused

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    • Scientists spotted a mysterious blast of intense X-ray light flashing out of the distant Fireworks galaxy, and it's no mere supernova.



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  • Oil rose on Monday after a Saudi official said there would be no change in Saudi Arabia’s OPEC policy

  • Four missing after cargo ship capsizes off shore of Georgia, U.S.

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  • The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it is searching for four people after a cargo ship capsized off the coast of U.S. state of Georgia,

  • Typhoon Faxai lashes Tokyo and surrounding areas, wreaks havoc on transportation

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    • Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo early Monday morning causing major disruption to transportation networks



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  • Unraveling the proton puzzle

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  • Fashion Week is underway in New York City, which means you can count on seeing models navigating runways while wearing high heels. But have the days of women choosing the towering shoes...

  • They Dress From The Bottom Up: Sneakerheads Converge In D.C.

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  • Thousands of Sneakerheads throng the nation's capital to attend Sneaker Con in search of some of the most popular and rare footwear in the industry. Organizers expect about 10,000...

  • Troll Watch: Deepfakes And 2020

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    • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Paul Barrett, adjunct professor of law at NYU, about his report on what disinformation will look like in 2020 and what can be done to lessen its impact...




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  • A jeep and a garda car have collided in Co. Cork.

  • Varadkar accepts criticism that border checks undermine Good Friday Agreement

    8 hours ago
  • Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald said border checks amounted to ‘political vandalism’.

  • Taoiseach does not expect breakthrough at meeting with British Prime Minister

    9 hours ago

    • Boris Johnson is due to visit Dublin and meet with Leo Varadkar on Monday, in his first visit as British Prime Minister.




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  • Portal origin URL: NASA Research Gives New Insight into How Much Atmosphere Mars LostPortal origin nid: 450777Published: Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 15:00Featured (stick...

  • NASA Selects Proposals to Advance Understanding of Space Weather

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  • NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover

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    • NASA invites U.S. students to submit essays to name NASA's next Mars rover. Kindergarten through 12th grade students have until Nov. 1, 2019 to submit their name. News Article Type: Homepage...




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  • Cleaning the gunk that’s built up on the bottom of your oven may seem like a difficult task. But it’s actually really simple, and you have a variety of cleaning options to choose...

  • How to Use Hyaluronic Acid

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  • Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in your body and helps retain moisture in the skin and repair the skin’s natural barriers. As you age, the amount of hyaluronic acid produced depletes...

  • How to Decorate a Flower Pot

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    • Flowers are colorful and inviting, but sometimes the planters they're in can be a bit drab. If you want to spice up your home or garden, decorate your flower pots with paint, decoupage...




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  • by Shana Marshall from the Middle East Research and Information Project In May 2018, Matthew (Matt) Hedges, a PhD student at Durham University in Great Britain, was arrested by United...

  • Who Are the Real Invaders?

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  • by Tom Engelhardt He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I’m speaking about Donald Trump’s uninvited, unasked-for invasion...

  • Burning Down the House

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    • by John Feffer Doesn’t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United...




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  • Lisa Fithian is a longtime organizer and nonviolent direct action trainer since the 1970s. She has shut down the CIA. She has occupied Wall Street, disrupted the World Trade Organization...

  • Robert Mugabe, Ousted Zimbabwean President & Liberation Leader, Dies at 95

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  • Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 95. In 1963, he helped found the Zimbabwe African National Union in an effort to liberate the country...

  • "We Are on the Frontline": Despite Tiny Carbon Footprint, Bahamas Is Ground Zero of Climate Crisis

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    • Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category 5 storm over the weekend, lingering for days and leaving nearly unimaginable destruction in its path. The airport on Grand Bahama Island...




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  • The Coast Guard says 20 of the 24 people aboard the Golden Ray have been accounted for. Officials say a rescue mission will resume once the vessel is stable...

  • Pompeo On Ending U.S.-Taliban Talks: 'President Trump Ultimately Made The Decision'

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  • The Secretary of State was on the Sunday news talk shows a day after Trump tweeted that a secret meeting to be held at Camp David between leaders of Afghanistan at the Taliban was canceled...

  • Senior Conservative Lawmaker Resigns From Boris Johnson's Cabinet Over Brexit

    9 hours ago

    • Amber Rudd accused the British prime minister of an "assault on decency and democracy" over his plan to exit the European Union with or without a deal...




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  • Five people have died from vaping-related lung illness as the number of total cases tops 450. The CDC is urging people to stop using e-cigarettes until they know the cause...

  • Atlanta Sterilizer Closes as Locals Plan Air Tests

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  • In a related matter, state Sen. Jen Jordan and two area residents filed a lawsuit asking a Fulton County judge to throw out a consent order on the Sterigenics construction plan that...

  • Suicide Becoming All Too Common in U.S.

    2 days ago

    • Deprivation, isolation and lack of access to mental health care all appear to be driving the crisis in rural America.
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  • In addition to compiling and summarizing relevant materials for use by attorneys on staff, the RA will help develop and pursue the relevant department’s policy agenda through...

  • Trump’s Duplicitous Justification for Lowering Refugees Admissions

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  • The administration cannot use foreign aid programs as an excuse to lower the refugee cap — especially when those aid programs are more fiction than fact. The post Trump’s Duplicitous...

  • Job Opening: Major Gifts Officer

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    • The MGO will help design, develop, and implement the major gift program and related events, and will be responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with prospects to...

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  • Today, the Centers for Disease Control put out a dire warning against use of e-cigarettes in the aftermath of a spate of recent lung illnesses associated with use of THC-containing...

  • Tech Antitrust Probes Good Politics for State AGs, but Terrible for Consumers

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  • According to reports, a group of state attorneys general are planning to launch antitrust probes into Facebook and Alphabet’s Google division. New York AG Leticia James announced...

  • GSE Reform Proposal a Positive Step Towards Reducing Government Role in Housing Finance

    3 days ago

    • The Treasury Department today released a proposal aimed at reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both Government Sponsored Entities or "GSEs." According to the proposal, the agency...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • Johnson’s risky tactics may be working, according to the polls. But he will come to regret his purge of the moderatesConviction often has its own contagious energy. When Dominic...

  • Like Macbeth, Johnson is too stepped in blood to turn back. Where next? | Andrew Rawnsley

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  • He has lost control of Brexit, parliament and election timing. Resigning may soon look like his least worst optionBecause Boris Johnson has such a notoriously casual relationship...

  • Mugabe’s death can be the start of Zimbabwe’s healing process | Petina Gappah

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    • His successor must address corruption and human rights abuses and engage with the millions who feel disenfranchisedZimbabwe’s founding leader, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, has died...

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  • Dorian weakened below hurricane force Sunday moving toward Newfoundland and Labrador as word came down that parts of Nova Scotia might not see their electricity service restored...

  • This is what Nova Scotia looks like post-Dorian

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  • With maximum recorded winds of 145 km/h, Dorian hit much of the Maritimes at hurricane strength, leaving a wide trail of devastation.

  • Dorian sets sights on Newfoundland and Labrador; threat remains in Maritimes

    16 hours ago

    • Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remained without power Sunday morning as Dorian roared toward Newfoundland and Labrador.

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  • The contention here is that in the time taken for 14 lunar nodal cycles, the difference between the number of Saros eclipse cycles and lunar apsidal cycles (i.e the number of ‘beats’...

  • E-bike grumbles echo in the Bavarian Alps

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  • Are power-assisted e-bikers on walking trails ‘cheating’ and/or a hazard to walkers? How many is too many? Robert Werner and his wife Ursula usually make time to say a friendly...

  • NASA quip: ‘Honey I Shrunk the Planetary System’

    2 days ago

    • The headline was NASA’s joke about both the size and the short orbit periods (all less than two days) of the three planets in the Kepler-42 system. The discovery of this system dates...

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    • India has been in a state of dejection and self-denial over Kashmir since Independence.

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  •  Samsung said 5G and IoT will connect phones with TVs and kitchens to transform everyday lifestyles.

  • Google Pixel 4 to come with 90Hz refresh rate display

    3 days ago
  • Pixel 4 device would not feature any front-firing speakers like the previous Pixel models.

  • Google brings Assistant Ambient Mode for phones, tablets

    3 days ago

    • Ambient Mode will be available on the upcoming Lenovo Smart Tab M8 HD and Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab, Nokia 7.2 and 6.2, Google said.

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • ISRO chairman K Sivan said 90 to 95 per cent of the mission objectives have been accomplished.

  • Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission continues, 'cutting-edge science' expected from Orbiter

    2 days ago
  • The Orbiter is still in contact with ISRO and will beam back critical information.

  • Chandrayaan-2 and the other moon missions the world has been on, here's a recap

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    • Chandrayaan-2 was just 2.1 km away from the moon surface, the communication from the Lander to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) control room was lost. The Rs 978 crore...

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  • Trump on Saturday announced that he was calling off the peace negotiations with the Taliban and cancelled a "secret meeting" with the group`s representatives at Camp David in the...

  • Zimbabwe plans Mugabe's funeral and burial on September 14

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  • Robert Mugabe had dominated Zimbabwean politics for almost four decades from independence in 1980 until he was removed by his own army in a November 2017 coup...

  • India-Pakistan clash on Kashmir issue likely at 42nd session of UNHRC

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    • Pakistan plans to rake up the Kashmir issue at UNHRC meet in Geneva. All its efforts on the matter has failed miserably so far and India is ready to retort in Switzerland, as strongly...

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  • The water level of several rivers is flowing in a severe situation including, River Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), River Bagmati and River Kosi (Bihar), River Cauvery (Karnataka)...

  • All schools in 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh closed on Monday, orange alert issued over incessant rainfall

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  • As many as 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh have declared a holiday for all government and private on Monday due to incessant rainfall lashing parts of the state since Saturday evening...

  • Authorities demand ban on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav`s visit to Rampur on Monday to support MP Azam Khan

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    • Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's scheduled two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh commencing on Monday has created a stir. Yadav is visiting Rampur in support of party MP Azam Khan...

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  • SEOUL: A South Korean cargo vessel carrying 4,000 cars bound for the Middle East listed heavily on Sunday (Sep 8) off the coast of the southern US state of Georgia, an official of operator...

  • Kuwait's ruler in US hospital for tests, postpones Trump meeting

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  • DUBAI: The ruler of Kuwait, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has been admitted to a hospital in the United States for "medical tests", a senior official said on Sunday (Sep 8)...

  • British Airways faces first global pilots' strike

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    • British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline's flights and disrupting thousands of travelers' plans in unprecedented industrial action...

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  • HONG KONG: Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday (Sep 9) in support of anti-government...

  • China will not tolerate attempts to separate Hong Kong from China: State media

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  • SHANGHAI: Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism "will be crushed", state media said on Monday (Sep 9), a day after demonstrators rallied at the US...

  • Hong Kong police fire tear gas after clashes erupt as protesters start street fires

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    • HONG KONG: Protesters set barricades, smashed windows, started street fires and vandalised the MTR metro station in Central district in Hong Kong on Sunday (Sep 8). Central...

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  • Japan's economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war prompted a downward revision of business spending, intensifying...

  • Rugby: Schmidt dreams of one final bit of history with Ireland

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  • Joe Schmidt is too canny to set targets publicly but he admits he dreams of bowing out as Ireland head coach by taking them to their first ever Rugby World Cup semi-final...

  • Blackpink overtakes One Direction as music group with most YouTube subscribers

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    • The K-pop band now has several thousand more followers on their channel than the British boyband.
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  • An emergency warning has been issued for a fast-moving bushfire near Yamba on the NSW north coast as strengthening winds fan several out of control bushfires across the state...

  • He lost a leg, now silent and stranded David is losing will to live

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  • David Dada, 19, once dreamed of playing basketball and being a mechanic. Now he can't get down the stairs after losing his leg in a hit-run.

  • Flights cancelled out of Sydney amid damaging wind warning

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    • The weather bureau has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds affecting Sydney metropolitan and parts of the Hunter, Illawarra and South Coast. ...

  • With India's diplomatic offensive against Pakistan's Kashmir campaign entering full throttle mode, Islamabad is throwing all that it has got into it. And possibly, what it hasn't...

  • Nadal edges Medvedev for 4th US Open title

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  • Rafael Nadal held off a strong comeback bid to win his 19th Grand Slam title by edging Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 in a thrilling US Open final that lasted nearly five hours...

  • Orbiter has spotted Vikram, signals elusive: Isro

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  • Isro chairman K Sivan on Sunday confirmed that "we have the image (of Vikram lander) and are analysing the data". He said the cameras on board the orbiter have clicked the image of the...

  • Appointment of 13 Allahabad HC judges on hold

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  • At least 13 recommendations for appointment to the Allahabad HC are currently pending with the government, of which at least 10 do not meet the minimum income criteria, sources said...

  • Top 10: Will this year see a spike in bank frauds?

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  • (Bloomberg) -- As mass shootings pile up, several Democratic presidential candidates are embracing mandated “buybacks” of assault weapons, a proposal that sharpens the political...

  • Iran says British oil tanker could be released soon

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  • The Latest: Typhoon leaves at least 5 dead in North Korea

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    •   UK news | The Guardian



  • PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on SaturdayBoris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as...

  • Boy, 16, charged with murder over east London stabbing

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  • Teenager is accused of killing Santino Angelo Dymiter, 18, in Plaistow last monthA 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old in east...

  • 'Plane crash' that led to police search now thought to be meteor

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    • Glowing object flying through the air led to land and air search in south-west EnglandA fireball in the sky that led to a land and air search being launched in south-west England amid...



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  • Clicking through a series of photo slides that depict recent North Korean missile tests, South Korean military defense expert Choi Kang reacts in a tone suggesting he's both fearful...

  • 4 crew missing from ship that's listing off Georgia

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  • Four crew members remain unaccounted for after a cargo ship began "listing heavily" off the coast of Georgia on Sunday morning, according to a news release from the US Coast Guard...

  • The future is uncertain for 70,000 in the Bahamas left homeless by Hurricane Dorian

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  • Pollen grains can help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reconstruct the “travel history” of an item. The lab’s work is of growing interest at a time when record quantities...

  • As plantations talk more honestly about slavery, some visitors are pushing back

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  • From Monticello in Virginia to McLeod in South Carolina, the very mention of slavery and its impacts on the United States can bring accusations of playing politics...

  • Collapse of Afghanistan peace talks shines spotlight on divisions within administration

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    • It is unclear whether planned troop withdrawals, in keeping with President Trump’s pledge to end the war, will proceed with the Taliban vowing that the end of the peace process will...


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  • Picking a gaming laptop is a lot more fun today than it was five years ago, when a “real” gaming laptop meant 12 pounds of back-breaking hardware to haul around. Check out our top...

  • Best DVR for cord cutters

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  • TiVo vs. Tablo vs. Channel Master vs. Plex: None are ideal, but one might work for you.

  • Best cheap laptops: We rate the best-sellers on Amazon and Best Buy

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    • When you’re looking for a good, cheap laptop, knowledge is power. Every budget machine (which we’re defining as Windows laptops costing $500 or less) is the product of compromise—corners...
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