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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned" Richard Feynman
"The penalty good people pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by people worse than themselves."
- Plato, Greek philosopher.
Liberal
mayors Sylvester Turner of Houston and Steve Adler of Austin each
doubled down on their wear-a-mask orders. Adler extended his order and
associated $2,000 non-compliance...
It
was a long time coming, but last week made it official: The City of
Austin will move forward with renewed plans to build a downtown subway
tunnel, three additional light rail lines...
Economic
activity in the manufacturing sector grew in July, with the overall
economy notching a third consecutive month of growth, according to a new
report published...
Google
finally announced the long-rumored (and often-leaked) Pixel 4a
smartphone Monday. While the new mid-range handset shared the stage with
its more powerful Pixel 5 and Pixel...
Few
things are worse than an unexpected tax bill. If you’re still reeling
from a recent tax surprise—or if the upheaval of the past few months has
changed your personal circumstances—it...
Our
farm will soon observe an anniversary that we would rather not think
about. On July 27, 2012, a spray plane applied a mix of three pesticides
to a field adjacent to our vegetable and...
James
Queally / Los Angeles Times: L.A. County D.A. Jackie Lacey's husband
charged with assault in gun-waving incident — The husband of Los
Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie...
Robert
S. Taylor / Lawfare: Contingency Planning for Presidential Interference
with the Election — One of the great strengths of the U.S. military
is its planning, encompassing...
Julia
Symmes Cobb / Reuters: Former Colombian President Uribe says high court
orders his detention — BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday...
Qualcomm
bugs among the worst – including a critical hole in wireless networking
Google has emitted the August edition of its Android software security
updates.…...
'New
investigation casts fresh uncertainty over the deal,' says analyst The
European Commission has pulled out its microscope to perform a
full-blown inspection - under EU Merger...
Bank
account numbers and sort codes may have been accessed by intruders
Hackers who accessed the servers of the British Dental Association (BDA)
may have made off with members' bank...
The
Department of Homeland Security has been terrorizing protesters in
several big cities, inciting violence and making arrests without
probable cause. Yet while the U.S. Postal...
Countless
endangered species face extinction due to a change in the federal
definition of the term "critical habitat." Demand that the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service step in to prevent...
Violent
federal forces were removed from Portland, with conditions. While the
fight to protect free speech is not over yet, it’s a victory for the
safety of protesters in Portland...
Newly
declassified CIA documents have revealed details of a secretive Cold
War spy drone that looked like a bird. Known as Project Aquiline, the
unusu...
The
SpaceX CEO sparked controversy and debate recently after posting up a
rather unusual Tweet. Musk is certainly no stranger to posting up
questionab...
Dozens
of residents received tax refund checks signed by the fictional
anthropomorphic mouse and his creator. When tax refund recipients in
Rhode Isla...
Michigan
and New York successfully drove coronavirus case numbers down in the
spring. New York is keeping the curve flat, but Michigan isn't. NPR
looks at leadership differences...
The
Food and Drug Administration has approved a fast-acting nasal spray to
treat suicidal patients. The spray contains a chemical cousin of the
anesthetic and party drug ketamine...
PROJECT
Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) SNAPSHOT HARP aims to help
identify air pollution, aerosols and clouds. The Hyper-Angular Rainbow
Polarimeter’s measurements...
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Aphids,
also known as tree lice, are tiny little insects that can wreak havoc
on your plants. If left unchecked, they can destroy entire gardens.
Although insecticides will effectively...
Ginger
is an essential ingredient in many different Asian and Thai recipes,
including soups, curries, and marinades; it’s also often used to make
delicious baked goods, like ginger...
Steaming
broccoli instead of boiling it retains more of the vegetable’s
nutrients and natural flavors. Kids are also more likely to eat
crisp-tender, bright green steamed broccoli...
In
Arizona, heavily armed Border Patrol officers raided the medical camp
of humanitarian group No More Deaths and detained 30 migrants whose
whereabouts are now unknown. It was the...
People
being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails are holding
work strikes and hunger strikes over the lack of access to personal
protective equipment or quality medical...
The
U.S. government continues to hold tens of thousands of asylum seekers
and immigrants in detention centers and jails, ignoring the advice of
medical experts as the coronavirus...
When
asked in an interview whether he found the late civil rights icon
impressive, Trump claimed to have done more for Black Americans than
anybody else...
The
national survey by Ohio State Wexner Medical Center of 2,000 people
found that 56% changed their social media habits because of tensions
brought on by current U.S. events...
With
its splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, the SpaceX Crew Dragon became the
latest vehicle to continue the tradition of manned flights taking off
from and landing on U.S. seas...
In Wednesday’s
antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,
questions from liberal members of Congress laid the groundwork for
expanding the scope...
Big
business wasn't exactly the first place activists looked for allies as
the modern gay rights movement emerged. Large corporations have long
been seen as a force for social conformity...
The
Niskanen Center is excited to announce a virtual Q&A with Maryland
Governor Larry Hogan on Friday, August 7 at 12pm, in which we will have
the opportunity to discuss...
In
response to Steve Teles and Robert Saldin’s recently published book
Never Trump: The Revolt of the Conservative Elites, the Niskanen Center
co-sponsored a symposium with the...
Only
through acquiring power, in short, can Never Trumpers really shore up
the norms that are essential for the health of liberal democracy. The
post Our Takeaways from the Salvatori...
Labour
has been a constructive opposition in this crisis. But we fear No 10 is
not acting fast enough to save lives and jobsStarmer says PM has one
month to fix coronavirus test-and-trace...
The
prime minister doesn’t seem capable of making difficult choices.
Instead he is masking his ineptitude with blusterCoronavirus – latest
updatesSee all our coronavirus...
Scrapping
regulations in England will unleash a wave of urban sprawl, worsen
inequality – and leave locals powerless to stop itThe most extraordinary
upheaval in modern British...
A
massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the
port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom
cloud into the sky. At least 50 people...
An
eyewitness to the huge explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday
afternoon, shattering glass, toppling buildings and burying countless
people under rubble, told CTV News that 'it...
Canada's
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says that vaccine or not,
health officials are preparing to deal with the presence of the novel
coronavirus and prevention of...
Sounds
interesting, but of course experiments don’t always go according to
plan – as Tesla well knew. – – – A New Zealand-based startup has
developed a method of safely and...
Climate
virtue signalling comes back to bite vote-chasing politicians, who
expected they could dump many of the potentially unpopular decisions on
taxes and spending arising from...
H/T
TechXplore But Plan B includes putting heavy batteries in already heavy
trucks, making them too heavy for hauling goods — or reducing their
payloads. But at least the fact that...
The
6.7-inch and 6.1-inch model will be higher-end devices with triple-lens
cameras, while the 5.4 and 6.1-inch models will be lower-end iPhones
with dual-lens cameras and a more...
Celebrated
across the world on July 28, World Nature Conservation Day is yet
another important day that reminds us of the importance of nature in our
lives and why we need to conserve...
Tsitsi
Dangarembga was bundled into a police truck while holding placards on
Friday and charged with breaking the COVID-19 lockdown to hold an
illegal gathering...
A
day ahead of the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 in
Jammu and Kashmir, the Imran Khan government included the entire region
of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, the erstwhile...
The
analysis has divided the modern concept of Ram Rajya into 5 parts,
which consist of its definition; the role of citizens; environment;
administration; and finally the leadership...
BEIRUT: Lebanon's
Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday urged "friendly countries" to send
help after two massive blasts flattened Beirut's port, killing dozens
and wounding thousands...
Turkey's
new coronavirus cases jumped above 1,000 for the first time in three
weeks on Tuesday in what the government called a troubling rise during
peak holiday season, raising concerns...
DUBLIN:
Ireland on Tuesday (Aug 4) announced a fresh delay to the full
reopening of bars, putting off a move to the final stage out of lockdown
by three weeks while also tightening travel...
LONDON:
A group of UK lawmakers on Tuesday (Aug 4) urged the government to
impose sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam over human
rights abuses by police since protests...
US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday vowed to protect Hong Kong
pro-democracy campaigners who have fled the city and denounced China
after Beijing said that police had ordered...
JAKARTA:
Indonesia will have capacity to produce 250 million doses a year of a
coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020 pending trials on humans, a
minister said on Tuesday (Aug 4), as...
Tiger
Woods competes for his 16th major title at the PGA Championship this
week on a TPC Harding Park course he knows well but will have to cope
with August temperatures he is unaccustomed...
Diageo
Plc , the world's largest spirits maker, took a 1.3 billion pound
writedown as it reported a bigger than expected decline in underlying
net sales on Tuesday as demand for its...
BEIRUT: Lebanon's
Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday urged "friendly countries" to send
help after two massive blasts flattened Beirut's port, killing dozens
and wounding thousands...
Rocket
Lab announced Aug. 4 it has increased the payload capacity of its
Electron launch vehicle thanks to improvements in the batteries used in
the rocket. SpaceNews...
General
Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced an agreement Aug. 4 to design
a prototype for the U.S. Space Force Electro-Optical Infrared Weather
System. SpaceNews...
Synthetic
aperture radar startup PredaSAR has signed a contract to launch a small
satellite with SpaceX, and is in discussions to launch its entire first
constellation with the company...
Amazon
Web Services has slowed the rollout of its ground station network to
accommodate customer feedback about the best locations to place its
antennas. SpaceNews...
Wall
Street ended higher after a choppy session, lifted by Apple and energy
stocks but limited by declines in AIG and Microsoft while investors
awaited more US government stimulus...
Richard
Branson's Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in
the US and told a London court that it could fold next month unless it
secures approval for a £1.2 billion...
The
ground-breaking ceremony of the laying of foundation stone of the Ram
Temple in Ayodhya will take place on August 5. As many as 175 eminent
guests, including 135 seers have been...
The
total coronavirus cases in India have surged to 1,855,745 while the
death toll has climbed to 38,938, as per the data released by the Health
ministry. Worldwide, the pandemic has...
Two
enormous explosions rocked Beirut's port on Tuesday, killing at least
27 people and wounding thousands, shaking distant buildings and leaving
the Lebanese capital in fear and...
The
president on Monday tweeted about the public feud between House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and Dr. Deborah Birx — and seemed to suggest the
coordinator of the White House’s coronavirus...
Local
authorities plug holes in government’s system, with some reaching
98-100% of peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus
coverageCouncils with the highest...
Woman
has come forward claiming she recalls seeing duke at Mayfair nightclub
with GiuffreThe FBI has been passed information from a witness claiming
to have seen the Duke of York at...
Tool
criticised for creating hostile environment for migrants and ‘speedy
boarding for white people’The Home Office is to scrap a controversial
decision-making algorithm...
More
than 2,750 people were injured in the blasts, Lebanon’s health minister
said. The nation's head of general security said the explosions
occurred after a warehouse holding...
A
bipartisan group of governors agreed to a first-of-its-kind purchasing
compact, hoping to pressure rapid-testing companies to quickly scale up
supply...
More
than a dozen for-profit nursing home providers that have faced
accusations of Medicare fraud and kickbacks, labor violations and
widespread failures in patient care received...
At
long last and longer rumor, the Google Pixel 4a has arrived, adding
another strong entry to a very crowded mid-range market. As premium
phone sales continue to plummet due to the...
Well,
here’s something we never expected to see. PC Building Simulator, the
PC video game about building PCs, is getting an esports expansion today,
the just-as-straightforwardly-dubbed...
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