Somehow
a black cat made its way onto the MetLife Giants field during Monday
night football. Some believe the cat’s presence changed momentum– and
fate– of the game. "Go, Go...
Today
is election day for 10 proposed constitutional amendments in Texas, in
addition to several local decision to be made by voters. In Austin and
Travis County, how to use hotel occupancy...
If
you’re sick of throwing out produce that wilted and rotted before you
got around to cooking it, this discounted container might be the
answer.Read more...
3 hours ago
I
love a good scientific mystery—stuff like quantum weirdness, dark
matter and dark energy, strange gravitational behavior, or even why
smart speakers respond to light waves...
3 hours ago
In
mid-August, I joined PAN as the organization’s new communications
associate. Starting a new position is always an adjustment, and this one
came with a move to Iowa, and as a Southern...
7 days ago
PAN
board member Kyle Powys Whyte shares thoughts and reflections around
wild rice harvesting, a practice that exemplifies Indigenous peoples’
leadership on food & farming...
7 days ago
3 months ago
3 months ago
Statement
sets out ‘vital signs’ as indicators of magnitude of the climate
emergencyMost countries’ climate plans ‘totally inadequate’ – expertsThe
world’s people...
Gordon
Sondland says he told Ukraine it was unlikely to get $400m in aid
unless it announced investigations into Trump rivalsImpeachment news –
liveAn ally of Donald Trump has changed...
It's
good to see ICE is still working hard to round up all these "bad
hombres." Instructed by the President to round up the hordes of
undocumented criminals -- each one more dangerous...
3 hours ago
A
few weeks ago, we sat down with some of the authors from Working
Futures, our new anthology of short stories about the future of work
(pick up your copy from Amazon in ebook or paperback...
5 hours ago
Around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency.
( An update from the British Bullshit Corporation. )
Six children are among those killed in an ambush by gunmen thought to be from a drug cartel.
Around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency.
memeorandum
7 minutes ago
David
Harsanyi / National Review: ABC's Excuse for Failing to Report on
Jeffrey Epstein Makes Absolutely No Sense — James O'Keefe's Project
Veritas, a group that has often...
7 minutes ago
Salvador
Rodriguez / CNBC: Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter for a policy that bans
ads from groups fighting climate change — In a series of tweets on
Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
32 minutes ago
'We
want to break down barriers, move ideas seamlessly across applications,
across people, across devices' Ignite Microsoft is previewing its Fluid
Framework, first announced...
How
IT titan's 'Incentive Plan Letter' anti-contract is starting to unravel
Analysis A 17-year veteran of IBM is suing the American giant claiming
it failed to pay him promised sales...
The Chinese handset-maker is the first to produce phones with such high-resolution image sensors.
Pro-player Jarvis Khattri was banned for using aiming software in demo videos uploaded to YouTube.
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
3 days ago
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
5 days ago
At
a time of unprecedented climate crisis, the UK has a moral duty to take
action. A new push for carbon-free homes could considerably lessen the
county’s reliance on fossil fuels...
( The Stupid - it Burns. Climate Crisis deserves to be spelled with K instead of C to emphasize the headbanging sycophancy of its dubious premise. The future is not observed to be dysfunctional - yet. All too often 'energy efficient' translates into oxygen-starved environment. )
12 hours ago
Fracking
was recently banned in the United Kingdom in a historic victory. This
came in response to a report detailing all of the well-known
environmental and public health risks associated...
17 hours ago
Ridley
Scott's science fiction epic was set in November 2019 - so where are
the flying cars and replicants ? Based on Philip K. Dick's novel 'Do
Andro...
13 hours ago
An
impromptu and ill-advised egg eating competition in India recently
resulted in the death of a 42-year-old man. According to reports,
Subhash Yadav...
( Note the number. Even egg-a-holics seldom promote more than 3 at a go )
18 hours ago
Exclusive:
wife of poisoned ex-spy warns of risks in suppressing report on UK
interferenceThe widow of Alexander Litvinenko has said Boris Johnson
should not have suppressed the...
Rapper
attacks cabinet minister for saying fire victims should have used
‘common sense’Lives of Grenfell: portraits of the 72 who diedAttempts by
Jacob Rees-Mogg to draw a line...
Techniques like aspect ratio were used to create feelings of claustrophobia.
2 hours ago
What's the recipe for a living planet? Astronomers aren't sure — we haven't found any other than Earth yet.
3 hours ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would not let the Iranian regime to build nuclear weapons
2 hours ago
Germany
could still decide to rule out Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei
Technologies from the construction of the country’s fifth-generation
data network (5G)...
3 hours ago
All Things Considered : NPR
In
Oklahoma, a new charter school has opened to serve Native American
students. The hope is to promote Indigenous identities in the classroom.
( Well, at least we know the Mission Statement. Whether or nor not it is Bullshit R Us is a different matter. Why would one want to 'promote indigenous identities in the classroom' except for crass opportunism ? )
With
opioid settlement money, Ohio's Cuyahoga County created an addiction
recovery program that helps patients after they're discharged from the
ER. Now, officials want to expand...
Disposable coffee cups will be hit with a levy of up to 25c as part of measures to tackle disposable and single-use items.
an hour ago
Consultants at EY were paid €2.9m for their advice in the restructuring of the Department of Justice, TDs will be told today.
an hour ago
Bradley
Doorn has worked at NASA for 10 years. Credit: NASA/Bradley Doorn. Brad
Doorn, program manager for NASA Earth Applied Sciences Water Resources
Program and Food Security...
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5 days ago
Astigmatism
is a common eye condition that causes blurry vision. It occurs when
your cornea is more oblong, or football-shaped, than round. Astigmatism
can be diagnosed by your optometrist...
After
being fiercely loved and lugged around for years, plush toys and
stuffed animals can get more than a bit scruffy. And if you're donating,
many charities will not take stuffed...
By
Nick Turse They called it Castle Black, an obvious homage to the famed
frozen citadel from the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the fantasy world
of GoT, it’s the stronghold...
By
Emile Nakhleh Lebanon’s largely peaceful “Arab Spring” is a model in
civic activism for the greater Middle East. Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s
offer to resign in response...
As
local elections take place nationwide, voters in Colorado are enjoying
greater access to the ballot than ever as the state's vote-by-mail
system allows residents to bypass long...
Voters
across the U.S. head to the polls today for statewide elections that
will be seen as a measure of Donald Trump's influence in the Republican
Party as he faces an impeachment inquiry...
On
the video, anchor Amy Robach complained that ABC News had "quashed" her
interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser, suggesting the network
yielded to threats from powerful forces...
What
happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New
data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life.
Prevention is critical, public health...
Some
are urging caution about a new drug approved in China that claims to
improve brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease.
People
worried that they have a sexually transmitted disease are more often
turning to social media to receive a diagnosis, according to a new
report.
More than one in every four U.S. high school students (27.5%) currently vape, a new study shows.