Saturday, March 14, 2020

14 March - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - The Narrative ( MSM )

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  • Joe Heim / Washington Post: Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says in-person classes to continue  —  Even as many colleges and universities closed in response...
  • Jon Levine / New York Post: Man busted with Andrew Gillum in hotel room with meth was gay escort  —  Andrew Gillum was caught in a room with more than just drugs.  —  The man who...

    • Associated Press: Georgia postpones presidential primary till May  —  ATLANTA — Georgia election officials are postponing the state's March 24 presidential primaries...


  • There'll be a website, at some point, that will work in some way, maybe In a Friday press conference, US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency to mitigate the...
  • You look like you have coronavirus, can I help you with that? Nearly 45 years to the day after founding Microsoft, Bill Gates today finally stepped down from the board to devote his time...

    • Microsoft Build also pulls plug on physical conference Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June will become a World Wide Web-only event due to health concerns raised by the...


  • The Worldwide Developers Conference is often where new hardware and software is announced.
  • How to spot five of the biggest email phishing scams based around Covid-19 concerns.

    • Here's how to effectively clean your device using household soap and water.


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  • Puppies were allegedly found living inside an extremely dirty house in their own feces and urine, and two other neglected dogs were reportedly tied to a tree. Demand the person accused...
  • An oil refinery is accused of emitting toxic pollutants far beyond the federal limits, causing nearby communities to suffer from high rates of cancer, respiratory illness and even...

    • Wombats are being slaughtered by farmers who were issued permits to cull by the government. These animals are already under threat due to disease outbreaks and habitat loss. Demand...


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  • Scientists have discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on the picturesque Isle of Skye in Scotland. The wild and rugged island, which is situated...
  • 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington have been exposed as fakes. Considered to be some of the most signifi...

    • Scientists have announced the discovery of 139 new objects situated in the far reaches of our solar system. Neither comets nor planets, these small, d...


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  • Ivanka Trump working from home as a precaution; US House passes virus aid package; China records 11 new cases; WHO says Europe is at centre of pandemic. Follow live newsVirus sparks...
  • And it will cost more here because of the UK pulling out of the European Medicines Agency on 30 December• Three experts explain why Brexit leaves the UK less able to respond to pandemic•...

    • Government instructs people to stay at home for two weeks from Monday, and closes bars, restaurants, cafes and cinemasCoronavirus - latest newsLatest developments - at a glanceSee...


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  • A vigorous and well-funded program of space-based astronomy is a critical foundation of future space development and settlement, especially as satellite megaconstellations...
  • On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft launched on a mission to search for life on Mars. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!...

    • The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its ever-growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit Sunday (March 14), and you...


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  • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congresswoman Karen Bass, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, about how universities are considering foster youth in their coronavirus...
  • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Tamarkin, an editor at Epicurious, about his piece, "How to Stock Your Kitchen for the Coronavirus Era (and Other Emergencies)."...

    • The Trump administration's decision to include the U.K. and Ireland to its month-long travel ban will likely come with a big price tag for the U.S. economy...



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  • Irish Twitter have been making their voices heard online today as they urge pubs and clubs to close as Covid-19 continues to spread.

    • It is three years since Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winch men Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby lost their lives on the 14 March 2017...



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  • NASA’s next Mars rover has a new name: Perseverance. After sorting through more than 28,000 submissions from K-12 students from every U.S. state and territory, one name was chosen...
  • To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of The GLOBE Program, NASA GLOBE Observer is hosting a month-long citizen science challenge in April 2020...

    • Portal origin URL: NASA’s MMS Marks its 5th Year Breaking Records in SpacePortal origin nid: 458827Published: Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of...



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  • Brand awareness measures how many people are familiar with your product or service by tracking searches and engagement online or in person. If you have a brand and want to learn more...
  • Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and it is also one of the most revered mathematical constants in the known world. Pi Day was...

    • Windbreaker pants are made of swishy nylon material, just like windbreaker jackets. Although they were originally made for athletes to wear, they’re now great staple items in...



  • It has been seven weeks since the first case of the new coronavirus was reported in the United States. President Trump is claiming, "Anybody that needs a test gets a test," but this is...
  • Coronavirus Infections Around the Globe Reach 135,000 People, Nearly 5,000 Dead, U.S. Coronavirus Infections Rise to 1,650 as Actual Number Believed to Be Higher , Dow Jones Plummets...

    • We get an update from Italy, where 60 million people are under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown and the death toll has increased to at least 827, rising by 31% in just 24 hours. Authorities...



  • Three U.S.-led coalition members and two Iraqi solders were injured Saturday, continuing a string of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran-backed militia largely playing...
  • The U.S. has been slow to roll out testing, leaving communities in the dark about the spread of the virus. It's a lost opportunity to stop the virus in its tracks...

    • "It's like a wine," says a grower. "You can taste it like a wine, and then you can keep the taste in your mouth for a very long time." White peppercorns can cost up to $100 per ounce...



  • Many people who’ve fallen ill with symptoms of the new coronavirus have found it nearly impossible to be tested for it, even with their doctor’s recommendation...
  • Analysis of Facebook posts from as early as 2.5 months before those patients' emergency visits revealed that most had changes in their language before seeking emergency care...

    • The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

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  • As the novel coronavirus spreads across the United States, the number of individuals suffering from pneumonia and flu-like symptoms caused by the disease is set to dramatically...
  • For decades coal plants were the main baseload power-resource, providing constant streams of power day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year. But fundamental changes in...
    • I’m a coastal “elite” who spent a year in Wichita’s suburbs. It isn’t what you think. The post Report from Suburban Kansas appeared first on Niskanen Center...
  • We’ve been just waiting for the panic over coronavirus to somehow end up involving global warming. The Guardian finally delivered, courtesy of the ridiculous bureaucrats...
  • February 26 marked the beginning of Lent, a penitential time of 40 days in the Christian calendar in which we reflect on our mortality and shortcomings, and make commitments to pursue...
    • View Full Document as PDF Docket ID No. CEQ-2019-0003-0001. Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice...
  • It’s only when we run out of luck that we comprehend how precarious life can beSpeaking to parliament in 1855 as the carnage of the Crimean war grew, the radical MP John Bright produced...
  • Last week’s budget was a missed opportunity: we need to mobilise our attachment to countryWhen it comes to fighting climate change and its effects, both greens and conservatives...
    • The supermodel has been mocked before for her over-fastidious approach to hygiene but perhaps she had pointFor the moment, at least, this is what a world without live entertainment...

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  • The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions in a bid to curb...
  • There are 10 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, bringing the province total to 39.
    • France ordered the closing of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema on Saturday and Spain drew up plans to lock down its 46 million citizens...
  • National energy supplies will be manipulated by the government long into the future, under the dubious banner of climate concerns. Providers will have to go along with whatever the...
  • It turns out that a method based on reacting to internal resistance during fast recharges should be less damaging to the battery. However, this suggests not-so-fast mid-journey...
    • Of course the other question about the start of an ice age still remains. New University of Melbourne research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt...
  • Computer security software major Kaspersky has warned against two new Android malware modifications which together can steal cookies collected by the browser and app of popular...
  • Back in 2018, while visiting India for Twitter's pre-election campaign, Dorsey was quizzed why Twitter does not have an edit button. To which, he said, "the reason Twitter does not...
    • The bug exists in the latest version of Window's server message block, known as SMB, which lets Windows communicate with devices, like printers and file servers, on the network and...
  • "While many on our team were at home enjoying turkey, Curiosity produced this feast for the eyes," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
  • Albouy and his team found that degradation of temporal information impaired speech recognition but not melody recognition. On the other hand, the perception of melody decreased...
    • Astronomers have spotted a record-breaking explosion created by a black hole some 390 million light-years away in the universe. According to CNN.com, this record-breaking, gargantuan...
  • President Trump attended a meeting with the Coronavirus Taskforce in the White House and started the press briefing with, "We just completed a very good meeting on the Coronavirus...
  • US President Donald Trump has said that he will take the test for the novel coronavirus but did not reveal when or commit to making it public.
    • The mother of the newborn rushed to the North Middlesex University Hospital days before giving birth over fears she had contracted pneumonia.
  • The university gave the information by issuing a notice, which said that all the theory and practical examinations have been postponed and the new dates will be released later. ...
  • The state government can use SDRF fund for providing temporary accommodation, food, clothing and medical care for people affected and sheltered in quarantine camps, other than...
    • Meanwhile, the health officials said the condition of all the patients undergoing treatment at various isolation wards around the state is "stable".

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  • If the numbers are to be believed, Africa has been remarkably lucky so far, says the Financial Times' David Pilling.
  • Spain will put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on...
    • Lithuania said Saturday it would shut its borders to most foreign visitors while fellow Baltic EU members Estonia and Latvia imposed security measures of their own to stem the spread...

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  • PETALING JAYA: Mr Lee Wan Hiong dipped a wire sieve into a boiling pot of water and fished a bundle of egg noodles out. The noodles were dripping hot water, but not for long. With a casual...
  • JOHOR BAHRU: For the past one-and-a-half years, pineapple farmer Roslin Abdullah has been worried about the political situation in Johor.  The resident of Kampung Felda Pasak...
    • BANGKOK: Thailand's public health ministry released detailed measures for travellers visiting the country as it intensified efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, the...

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  • Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen will meet in the final of the All England Championships after taking contrasting routes through their last-four matches on...
  • Smart home devices and mobile apps have advanced and changed lives, but how far can they go to help persons with physical disabilities? The series Gadg(AID) finds out...
    • Reaching the maximum Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) limit and having no preparation for Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) issues are just some of the signs that you might not...

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  • NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama announced March 14 that it is instituting a mandatory telework policy after an employee was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease...
  • A revised plan for returning astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2024 will no longer rely on the use of a lunar Gateway, although NASA’s human spaceflight head says the agency...
  • Satellite 2020 was forced to end early but at least the conference took place. By the end of the week, the industry’s biggest event, the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs scheduled...
  • Satellite manufacturers expressed optimism about market demand, but also listed challenges they face amid market and technological changes. SpaceNews.com...

    • The 36th Space Symposium, which regularly attracts several thousand registrants and hundreds of exhibitors from around the world to the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado...

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  • France and Spain are following Italy into lockdown while the US has expanded its travel ban to include the UK. Follow our live coverage here.
  • The 20-year-old died at the scene after the crash in Clayfield on Saturday night.

    • An Argentine Superliga Cup match was cancelled when River Plate refused to let Atletico Tucuman officials into their stadium.





  • The count of those infected by the novel coronavirus countrywide touched 100, according to reports from the states, though the Union home ministry put the official infection number...
  • Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon directed chief minister Kamal Nath late Saturday night to seek a trust vote in the assembly soon after his (governor) address on March 16. A letter...
  • Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 84 on Saturday, prompting the Centre to declare the virus outbreak a "notified disaster". Globally, cases have crossed 1,50,000...
  • The government on Saturday jacked up fuel taxes by Rs 3 per litre to soak up much of the gains from a 30% drop in global oil prices and blotting hopes of petrol and diesel prices falling...

    • With reports of confirmed coronavirus positive cases from states now touching 100 including two deaths (health ministry figures put the number of cases at 84), government on Saturday...


  • The worsening coronavirus outbreak has prompted some of Trump’s allies and aides to self-quarantine — while other supporters continue to publicly minimize the risk...




  • Ivanka Trump working from home as a precaution; US House passes virus aid package; China records 11 new cases; WHO says Europe is at centre of pandemic. Follow live newsTrump hails...
  • First minister Arlene Foster confirms schools will close at some point – but not immediately Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNorthern Ireland...

    • Critics say female Muslim travellers have been targeted. An out-of-court settlement suggests they are rightPolice have admitted that forcing Muslim women to remove their headscarves...

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  • President Donald Trump announced Saturday at a press briefing at the White House that he has been tested for coronavirus.

    • The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is causing political misery for some of the most powerful people on earth. It has, however, left one world leader in a uniquely difficult position...


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  • Hundreds of foreign passengers, including dozens of Americans, and Egyptians were potentially exposed to the virus between mid-February and early March — a dramatic illustration...

    • Congress says it’s an expensive, unrealistic effort that could paper over the real economic struggles that the coronavirus brings to Americans.