1 October - iG Tab - 6 - MSM

 

Lifehacker

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  Do the Most ‘You’ Thing When You Travel (Instead of the Most ‘Touristy’ Thing)

  Every destination has its must-see sights. Some are so iconic you know them immediately: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty. Others are heartily recommended by friends: You have to try this restaurant. But I find the best way to enjoy a...

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  Things That Aren’t Hanging on Hooks in Your Garage, But Should Be

  If your garage or shed sports a jumble of athletic equipment, tools, and hoses, you can keep your outdoor equipment and gardening tools organized (and easy to access) by using hooks to hang them up. Next time you’re looking for your garden...

  7 hours ago
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  The Fastest Way to Start Recording Video on Your Smartphone

  You never know when you’re going to need to record something on your phone. Maybe there’s a rat in the subway bringing its slice home for dinner; maybe a pedestrian on a call is about to spill the beans on someone’s living situation. Whatever...

  7 hours ago

Pesticide Action Network

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  Here’s a leadership opportunity, Mr. Regan

  Much as the chemical industry likes to complain about regulation, the fact is that the regulatory process in the U.S. is captured by corporate interests. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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  Here’s a leadership opportunity, Mr. Regan

  Much as the chemical industry likes to complain about regulation, the fact is that the regulatory process in the U.S. is captured by corporate interests. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

  a month ago
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  The #ToxicAlliance & the Food Systems Summit

  Last month, peasant movements and Indigenous peoples sent a strong message to the UN Food Systems Summit: A corporate-driven approach will not address the crises in our food systems. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

  a month ago

BBC News - Home

• Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation

  Promising results mean a clinical trial has ended early and emergency authorisation is being sought.

  12 hours ago

• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin: Allegations of safety issues at company

  Former employees pen an open letter saying the company is rife with sexism and lax on safety.

  15 hours ago

• India's Mandhana hits century as rain again interrupts Australia Test

  Smriti Mandhana hits her first Test century as India build a solid first-innings score against Australia on a rain-hit second day in Carrera.

  16 hours ago

The Register

• Netflix sued by South Korean ISP after Squid Game fans swell traffic to '1.2Tbps'

  You better cough up for all this bandwidth, says broadband biz Netflix should cover bandwidth and maintenance costs of a surge in our network traffic, says South Korean ISP SK Broadband, which has taken legal action after subscribers flocked...

  5 hours ago

• One-character bug gives away $90m in COMP tokens – recipients can keep 10% or consider themselves doxxed

  Hand back the money or I'm letting the IRS know, says DeFi biz boss Robert Leshner, founder of decentralized finance biz Compound Labs, has asked for the return of roughly $90m worth of COMP tokens after a smart contract bug distributed more...

  6 hours ago

• Internet Archive's 2046 Wayforward Machine says Google will cease to exist

  Stop cheering, you're meant to think this is a bad thing The Internet Archive has launched a campaign against tech regulation by setting up a Wayforward Machine, semi-parodying its famous Wayback Machine archiving site.…...

  7 hours ago

BBC News - Technology

• Ofcom approves Openreach fibre price cuts, angering rivals

  Independent fibre providers warn that the reduction in price could harm investment and competition.

  12 hours ago

• DeepMind faces legal action over NHS data use

  A law firm is bringing the action on behalf of 1.6 million patients at the Royal Free NHS Trust.

  15 hours ago

• Lime fights back against QR code snatchers

  The company says vandals have been peeling off QR codes to render its vehicles useless.

  15 hours ago

Further

• Poetic Justice: Are and Henceforward Shall Be Free

  2 days ago

• Ranch Covidians: The Deep State Is Infiltrating Your Daily Greens and We Are Doomed

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• Truth Is Truth: Fuck These Guys

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ForceChange

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  Dead Whale Found With Metal Chunk in Intestines Deserves Justice

  A dead humpback whale was discovered with head injuries and a large chunk of metal in her intestines, which had damaged the creature's digestive tract. It is suspected that fishermen are to blame. Demand authorities find and prosecute those...

  3 days ago
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  End Government-Backed Execution and Oppression of LGBTQ+ Populations

  LGBTQ+ Malaysians face criminalization, ostracization, and often torture and death…all permitted by a government that is seeking a place on the human rights council. Demand world leaders take this nation to task for a hypocritical and...

  5 days ago
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  Dying Poodle Thrown in Dumpster Deserves Justice

  A severely injured poodle named Griffin was wrapped in a pillowcase and thrown into a dumpster by unknown abusers. Although Griffin was rescued and provided medical care, he succumbed to his injuries. Demand authorities devote more resources...

  7 days ago

Unexplained Mysteries

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  Ivory-billed woodpecker joins extinction list

  The distinctive bird is among 23 species in the US that are about to be declared officially extinct by authorities. Sporting a distinctive red crest, ...

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  Meet the 'horned crocodile-faced hell heron'

  Palaeontologists have identified two predatory species of dinosaur that roamed what is now the Isle of Wight. While today it might seem as far away fr...

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  Art project is creating 'alien-human hybrids'

  A very unusual art experiment in the Italian village of Fontecchio is turning its residents into alien hybrids. When you hear the term 'alien-human hy...

  2 days ago

All Things Considered : NPR

• Local public health officials in Michigan face burnout and threats of violence

  Public health officials in Michigan and other states are facing threats and even attacks from people opposed to COVID-19 mandates and regulations.

  6 hours ago

• American journalist Danny Fester has been imprisoned in Myanmar for months

  U.S. journalist Danny Fester remains in Myanmar's most infamous prison months after the Feb. 1 coup that restored the military to power and a spurred crackdown on dissent.

  6 hours ago

• For many Haitian migrants, reaching the U.S. border took of years of travel

  For many Haitian migrants, the dangerous journey from their troubled home country to the United States spans a decade and thousands of dangerous miles through Latin America.

  6 hours ago

Science@NASA Headline News

• We Asked a NASA Technologist – Is There Oxygen on Mars?

  Is there oxygen on Mars? Technically yes, but it’s nothing like the amount we have on Earth. So breathing is out of the question. However, there IS a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2) on Mars. Now a new technology — MOXIE — has proven that we can...

  11 hours ago

• Hubble Views a Galaxy with More than Meets the Eye

  Portal origin URL: Hubble Views a Galaxy with More than Meets the EyePortal origin nid: 474252Published: Friday, October 1, 2021 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In this image, NCG 5728 appears to be...

  15 hours ago

• NASA Confirms Roman Mission's Flight Design in Milestone Review

  Portal origin URL: NASA Confirms Roman Mission's Flight Design in Milestone ReviewPortal origin nid: 474196Published: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s Nancy...

  3 days ago

How to of the Day

• How to Create an Index in Word

  This wikiHow teaches you how to build an index page for your Microsoft Word document. Microsoft Word comes with a built-in indexing tool that can automatically create an index based on the entries you choose. All you'll need to do is use the Mark...

  3 hours ago

• How to What Should You Avoid After Getting a Tattoo

  If you're getting a new tattoo, you might be wondering what the best way is to take care of it. There are a ton of dos and don'ts, so it's no wonder that you have questions. The good news is that if you properly care for it, your new ink will look fantastic...

  11 hours ago

• How to Keep Bees Away from Hummingbird Feeders

  Hummingbird feeders are great at attracting hummingbirds, but they also attract insects like bees. While bees are great pollinators to have in your yard, they aren’t great feeding companions, as they often fight hummingbirds for spots...

  19 hours ago

Democracy Now!

• Colleagues of Michael Ratner Blast Samuel Moyn's Claim That He Helped Sanitize the "War on Terror"

  Friends and relatives of the late radical attorney Michael Ratner respond to the recent controversy over Yale University professor Samuel Moyn's claim that Ratner "prioritized making the war on terror humane" by using the courts to challenge...

  14 hours ago

• Don't Pursue War, Pursue War Crimes: Michael Ratner's Decades-Long Battle to Close Guantánamo

  We look at the life and legacy of the late Michael Ratner, the trailblazing human rights lawyer and former president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, with three people who knew him well: Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional...

  15 hours ago

• Headlines for October 1, 2021

  Congress Extends Gov't Funding as Pelosi Delays House Infrastructure Vote Amid Democratic Split, Court Allows Biden to Continue Mass Expulsions Without Due Process Under Title 42, Merck Applies for Emergency Use of Antiviral Drug That...

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News : NPR

• Broadway's 'Aladdin' goes dark soon after reopening as it battles the coronavirus

  The show had reopened Tuesday after the pandemic closed it for 18 months. Disney Theatrical Productions said it will cancel all shows until Oct. 12 because of infections in the company.

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• FBI joins the search for missing Florida college student Miya Marcano

  Law enforcement agencies across Florida say they are also working around the clock regarding Marcano's disappearance. She was last seen on Sept. 24.

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• Supreme Court justice has turned down NYC teachers' appeal of the vaccine requirement

  The teachers had filed for the injunction with Justice Sonia Sotomayor to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday. Those who don't get shots face suspension without pay on Monday.

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WebMD Health

• Merck to Ask FDA for Emergency Approval of Its New Antiviral Pill for COVID

  The drug maker claims clinical trials of its new antiviral pill molnupiravir shows the drug halved the risk of hospitalization or death when given to high-risk people shortly after infection with COVID-19...

  3 hours ago

• Breast Cancer 2021: Much Progress, But Work Remains

  A lot of progress has been made in the fight against breast cancer, but much work remains. Here's what the experts say needs to happen next.

  6 hours ago

• Alarming Number of Youths with Type 2 Diabetes Have Eye Damage

  Diabetic retinopathy, a complication that can eventually lead to sight loss, found in nearly half of young adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Niskanen Center

• Five Reasons the Child Tax Credit Shouldn’t Have a Work Requirement

  Even a modest work requirement would jeopardize the full benefit of the Child Tax Credit. The post Five Reasons the Child Tax Credit Shouldn’t Have a Work Requirement appeared first on Niskanen Center...

  6 hours ago

• Democrats Can Enact the Most Meaningful Family and Employment Immigration Reform in Three Decades

  Key Takeaways:  The House version of the reconciliation bill includes provisions (green card recapture and cap exemptions)  that offer relief to 4 million people stuck in the family-based backlog and 1 million stuck in the employment-based...

  12 hours ago

• The Political Economy of Debt and Deficits

  The justification for linking spending to financing is democracy, not austerity. The post The Political Economy of Debt and Deficits appeared first on Niskanen Center.

  2 days ago

Opinion | The Guardian

• Martin Rowson on Cressida Dick’s position after revelations about police failings – cartoon

  Continue reading...

  8 hours ago

• The Guardian view on the Conservative conference: defying gravity | Editorial

  Boris Johnson has a knack for evading responsibility, but the consequences of the long Tory incumbency are catching up with himThe Conservative party gathers in Manchester on Sunday for an 11th consecutive annual conference as a party...

  10 hours ago

• The Guardian view on the 25th Bond film: the future is hard to know | Editorial

  The world has transformed since Dr No opened in October 1962. But some things stay the sameThe critical reception for Dr No, the first James Bond film, was generally good, reports David Kynaston in On the Cusp, his masterly portrait of the late...

  10 hours ago

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

• Trudeau accused of 'callousness' for heading to Tofino instead of reconciliation events

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced backlash Friday over his decision to fly to British Columbia to spend time with his family on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  5 hours ago

• Pfizer says it has submitted initial COVID-19 vaccine trial data for kids to Health Canada

  Pfizer says it has submitted initial trial data for the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged five to 11 to Health Canada.

  5 hours ago

• Health Canada working to review Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill treatment

  Health Canada says it is working with international counterparts to review an experimental pill from drugmaker Merck, which the company reports can reduce hospitalizations and deaths by half in patients sick with COVID-19...

  8 hours ago

Tallbloke's Talkshop

• Norwegian reservoirs power homes in Great Britain via 724km cable — who wins? 

  The suspicion has to be that Britain’s ‘excess’ wind power, if any, would sell for a low price as Norway doesn’t need it, whereas a shortage of power in Britain would allow Norway to sell for a high price, assuming availability at request...

  15 hours ago

• Europe asking Russia for more coal is set for disappointment

  What to do when you need reliable electricity generation *now*? Pay up, look big and burn fuel – if you can get it, and have something to burn it in. Renewables-obsessed governments are struggling to justify their blinkered ‘net zero’...

  a day ago

• Study says Earth is dimming due to ‘climate change’ – but may be natural?

  Halfway through this article we see the study’s findings were made ‘where increases in sea surface temperatures have been recorded because of the reversal of a climatic condition called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, with likely...

  a day ago

Zee News :Technology News

• Apple Offer From October 7: Now get free AirPods if you buy iPhone 12 or 12 mini

  iPhone 12 and 12 mini are now available for Rs 65,900 and Rs 59,900.

  10 hours ago

• Amazon Great Indian Festival 2021 Sale to start soon: Check out the best deals here

  Users of HDFC Bank debit and credit cards will receive a 10% immediate discount on their purchases.

  11 hours ago

• Alert! Google bans 136 malicious apps from Play. Full list here

   Google took action and banned all 136 apps. 

  12 hours ago

Zee News :Sci-Tech

• What is Geomagnetic storm that is set to hit Earth and may affect satellites, electricity grids?

  According to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a geomagnetic storm is set to hit Earth on Sunday.

  6 days ago

• Explained: What ISRO’s latest MoU with startups mean for India’s space industry

  ISRO's signing of MOU with Indian private rocket startups gives the country's private industry to perform space various activities. Thus, ISRO would enable startups to use their own facilities besides offering mentoring support to help...

  9 days ago

• UN General Assembly: China pledges not to build new coal-fired power projects abroad

  China will step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low carbon energy.

  10 days ago

Zee News :World

• Australia declares Covishield as 'recognised vaccine', looks forward to welcome Indian students, travellers

  Australia's department of health's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has declared the Covishield vaccine as a ‘recognized vaccines’ for purposes of travel into Australia.

  8 hours ago

• Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to visit Sri Lanka to strengthen economic partnership

  The key focus during the  4-day Sri Lanka visit will be strengthening economic partnership and people-to-people ties.

  9 hours ago

• Indonesian man marries rice cooker, divorces it four days later - Here's why

  A viral image of a man marrying his rice cooker

  11 hours ago

Zee News :India National

• Tit-for-tat: 10-day quarantine must for all UK travellers to India, despite vaccination

  This will be applicable from October 4. Travellers will also have to take 3 RT PCR tests - within 72 hours before travel, on arrival at airport, and on Day 8 after arrival

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• IMD`s weather alert: 7 states to get heavy rainfall till October 4 as Cyclone Shaheen intensifies

   IMD has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in seven states - Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat. 

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• Savarkar strove to eliminate untouchability, but ended up a political untouchable: Author Dr Vikram Sampath

  In conversation with Journalist Akhila Krishnamurthy and K Annamalai, Presiden of Tamil Nadu BJP, author Dr. Vikram Sampath highlighted that back in the 1920s Savarkar had aimed to consolidate and unite Hindu society. Read more...

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Channel NewsAsia World News

• UK army to deliver petrol from Monday amid fuel crisis: Government

  an hour ago

• COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for California students

  2 hours ago

• US Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

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Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

• Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

  2 hours ago

• US sends more than 8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh, Philippines

  3 hours ago

• Australia's Victoria reports 1,488 local COVID-19 cases

  3 hours ago

Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

• Singapore addresses death penalty, foreign interference law during UN human rights review

  Freedom of assembly, LGBT issues and conscientious objection were also discussed in Singapore's national statement.

  3 hours ago

• A handy guide to Singapore's COVID-19-related acronyms

  5 hours ago

• IN FOCUS: Can good mentorship at work lead to a more fulfilling career - and life?

  Research shows that an increasing number of people feel disengaged at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Could a culture of mentoring change that? CNA speaks to companies and individuals who have seen how effective mentorship lasts beyond the...

  5 hours ago

1 October - iG Tab - MSM Narrative

 

SpaceNews.com

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  DoD seeks ideas for connecting government and commercial satellites

  The Defense Innovation Unit in a new solicitation is asking the companies for ideas on how to build a “hybrid architecture” of government and commercial satellites. SpaceNews

  3 hours ago
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  Tomorrow.io wins Air Force funding for weather satellite constellation

  Tomorrow.io won a $19.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support deployment of a constellation of approximately 32 radar-equipped weather satellites. SpaceNews

  8 hours ago
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  First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022

  A top NASA official says the agency will soon set a target launch date for the first Space Launch System mission, but that it’s “more than likely” it will slip into early 2022. SpaceNews

  9 hours ago
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  Ball Aerospace and L3Harris win weather instrument study contracts

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace & Technologies and L3Harris Technologies to study instruments for Geostationary and Extended Observations (GeoXO), the agency’s next generation...

  12 hours ago
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  FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations

  The FAA says it is reviewing allegations about safety issues at Blue Origin raised in an explosive essay by a group of current and former employees. SpaceNews

  16 hours ago

Yahoo News - Top Stories

• Viral video shows huge alligator eating a smaller alligator: 'It's a freaking dinosaur'

  4 hours ago

• Shailene Woodley enjoys beach day in green-checkered bikini

  5 hours ago

• Trooper dies after shooting on Chicago expressway

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UK news | The Guardian

• Police log 10,000 indecent exposure cases, but fewer than 600 reach court

  Exclusive: England and Wales figures show ‘epidemic’ of flashing against women, after allegations against Wayne Couzens emergedWomen are facing an “epidemic” of flashing and other forms of indecent exposure, with police in England...

  9 hours ago

• 39 Insulate Britain activists arrested after halting traffic on M1 and M4

  Climate activists stage 10th day of protests as they call on PM to ‘get on with job’ of insulating homesThirty nine activists from Insulate Britain have been arrested after the climate campaign group staged its 10th day of protest in three...

  9 hours ago

• Germans with no HGV experience asked to drive lorries amid UK fuel crisis

  Mass appeal automatically sent to holders of pre-1997 German licences, which entitle holder to drive trucksThousands of Germans who live in the UK have been written to by the government asking them to drive lorries in an attempt to ease the...

  10 hours ago

CNN.com - Top Stories

• China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet

  China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft to breach the island's Air Defense Identification Zone in a single day since Taipei began publicly reporting such activities...

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• Why October 19 could be a catastrophic day for the US economy

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• 'There is no perfect victim': Anita Hill refuses to believe a myth that lets perpetrators off the hook

  A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here.

  11 hours ago

Washington Post: Breaking News

• ‘I was Patient Zero’: In new film, Monica Lewinsky recalls the devastation caused by public shaming

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  5 hours ago

• These nurses have been striking for more than 200 days. The pandemic was a breaking point.

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  5 hours ago

• California will become the first state to track the violent deaths of LGBTQ people

  Read more

  5 hours ago

PCWorld

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  Hot-rod your home network with multi-gig wired ethernet—for far less coin than you might think

  Falling prices for multi-gig (2.5/5/10GbE) equipment make upgrading your network to a faster standard very affordable.

  3 days ago
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  How to check your PC's CPU temperature

  Is your computer’s CPU too hot? If your PC starts spontaneously shutting down, locking up, or acting sluggish during intense tasks, overheating could be the issue. Keeping tabs on your CPU temperatures is crucial when you’re overclocking...

  3 days ago
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  The best graphics cards for PC gaming

  Most people who are in the market for a new graphics card have one primary question in mind: Which card will give me the most bang for my buck? Obviously, the answer will vary depending on your budget. Beyond that, there are a number of factors to ...

  4 days ago