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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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The #SchumerShutdown Hashtag Is Getting A Big Boost From Russian Bots
WASHINGTON ― As lawmakers wage a messaging war over who caused the government shutdown, Republicans and the White House are getting a big boost in...
Teen Says MSU Is Still Billing Her Family For Appointments Where Nassar Assaulted Her
The 95th witness to deliver an impact statement at the sentencing hearing for disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University...
North Korean girl band leader heads delegation to South
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday as part...

UK news | The Guardian

Cabinet split over NHS as Hammond rebukes Johnson for demanding urgent spending boost - Politics live
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 9.07am GMT Open Britain, which is campaigning for a soft Brexit, has also...
Rupert Murdoch’s Sky bid provisionally blocked by regulator
21st Century Fox’s bid to take control of the 61% of Sky it does not already own threatens media plurality, says CMARupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn bid to...
Major cyber-attack on UK a matter of 'when, not if' – security chief
Exclusive: Ciaran Martin says Britain fortunate so far to avoid major, crippling attack The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned...

CNN.com - Top Stories

Trump must take a stance on whether to allow 700K people brought illegally to the US as children to stay
By escaping the government shutdown drama without losing face, President Donald Trump can claim a short-term victory.
Trump signs a bill to keep the government open until Feb. 8
The Senate is set to have a key vote at noon Monday on a bill to reopen the government and fund it for three weeks, though it's unclear if this plan...
How the shutdown ended -- for now
It took the government shutting down to reinvigorate a little spirit of bipartisanship in the US Senate.

Washington Post: Breaking News

Shutdown ends, shifting focus to next spending bill, ‘dreamers’
White House shutdown strategy: Keep Trump contained
It was an out-of-character role for a president used to commanding and demanding center stage: seen but not publicly heard outside the confines of his...
The Fix: Shutdown winners and losers

NBC News Top Stories

Schumer's double-buckle on shutdown infuriates liberals
Liberals say Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats handed President Trump a victory by agreeing to open the government without a deal to protect Dreamers...
Trump signs spending bill to end government shutdown
Congress ended the stalemate after three days of negotiations that resulted in a three-week spending bill — setting up another potential shutdown...
Liberals say Schumer caved to Trump, McConnell
Liberals say Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats handed President Trump a victory by agreeing to open the government without a deal to protect Dreamers...

PCWorld

Acer's Chromebook Spin 11 brings a stylus, 360-degree hinge, and USB-C for an affordable $349
Acer's latest Chromebook, the Spin 11, takes aim at premium rivals like the Google PixelBook with features like USB-C connectivity and even a...
Why parents should worry about Office 365's Immersive Reader dictation feature for students
Beginning in February, Microsoft plans to offer a new feature for young students: Immersive Reader dictation, a new feature within Office 365 apps...
How to protect your PC from the major Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws
A pair of nasty CPU flaws exposed this week have serious ramifications for home computer users. Meltdown and Spectre let attackers access protected...

WSJ.com: World News

U.S. General Sees Urgent Need for Recovery in Raqqa
In his first visit to the Syrian city of Raqqa, the U.S. military commander overseeing the war against Islamic State said a campaign must begin to...
France's Macron Woos Big Names Like Facebook and Google
French president Emmanuel Macron planned wined and dined Davos-bound business leaders inside the Palace of Versailles in an effort to shake off the...
Poland's New Nationalist Rulers Are Erasing Lech Walesa From History
The once-Communist state is again a battleground for the soul of Europe as populists try to dismantle the post-Cold War liberal order, fueled by...

23 January - My Yahoo! 2 of 2

Zelo Street
Andrew Adonis gets rogered

Fake News Attack is more Fake News

Murdoch's Fergie dilemma

Politics : NPR

Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Plan To Privatize Island's

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says it may take 18 months to sell off the beleaguered Puerto Rico Electric Power

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Map

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found the state's congressional districts violate the Pennsylvania

Government Shutdown Coming To An End After Senate Agreement

The three-day partial government shutdown is coming to an end. Senate Democrats agreed to a stopgap funding

Trump calls for more drilling & more spilling

Last week, the Trump administration released a plan to open up nearly all U.S. water to oil and gas
Louisiana Hosting Meetings on Annual Coastal Plan

Every year, the state of Louisiana releases a new Annual Coastal Plan the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan
Louisiana's Garret Graves introduces red herring to federal fish bill

Last week the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources met to mark up the bills reauthorizing the Magnuson

The Jerry Chun Shing Lee Case

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer, is suspected by many to have compromised CIA activities in
North Korean Cryptocurrency Ops

In episode 91 security researcher and Stratfor Global Fellow Scot Terban (AKA Krypt3ia) joins me to discuss
Combatting Misinformation

Andrew Trabulsi (entrepreneur, consultant, and co-editor of Warlords, Inc.: Black Markets, Broken States

RTÉ announces dates for upcoming series of The Young Offenders

The show follows Cork teenagers Conor and Jock and follows on from the hit movie on which the series is
These YouTubers made playing the flute more exciting by adding fire

Get to grips with the flute, but don’t try some of this at home!
This competition offers a cash prize for guessing when the car will fall

The winner gets $1,500.

Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left (New

New York Times : Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left —&
Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP (Peter Spiliakos

Peter Spiliakos / National Review : Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP &mdash
For Tennys Sandgren, Success Brings Scrutiny of His Political Views

Christopher Clarey / New York Times : For Tennys Sandgren, Success Brings Scrutiny of His Political

Quote Of The Day, January 23, 2018

“The Schumer Shutdown is the big Dem bet on a future national majority manufactured through open
We’ve Now Got Enough Evidence To Know How Scary JBE’s Criminal Justice

…as the latest tale in John Bel Edwards’ Jail-Break Bloopers criminal justice reform saga
APPEL: The “Fiscal Cliff” And The Never-Ending Blame Game

The media is positively alive with talk of the “fiscal cliff.” The whole thrust of so much of

With regional management BC’s iconic forest industry can benefit British

Forests are one of the iconic symbols of British Columbia, and successive governments and companies
Community Economic Development in Manitoba - a new film

Cinameteque, Jan 23. 7:00 pm - Free event Film Trailer CCEDNET-MB, CCPA-MB, The Manitoba Research
Winnipeg's State of the Inner City 2018

Winnipeg's community-based organizations are standing on shakey ground and confused about how to

Do not donate over Rs 2,000 in cash to political parties: I-T department

In a bid to clean up election funding, the government early this year had notified 'electoral bonds'
CBI probes Rs 487 crore coal import scam

The action of the agency came on the basis of a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation which had
Full dress rehearsal of R-Day Parade starts at Rajpath

Channel24.co.za | RIP Bra Hugh: A boab tree has fallen – Nathi Mthethwa

Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela has died after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.
Channel24.co.za | Hugh Masekela’s family releases statement following his

Following the death of the local music icon, his family has released a moving statement to the public.
Channel24.co.za | South Africa says goodbye to Hugh Masekela

South Africans say goodbye to legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela after news of his death broke.

News24.com | Gauteng education department's master class in delusion

The Gauteng department of education has done very well in getting everyone to focus on almost everything
News24.com | 'Cyril Spark' may not let us drop our guard

We ordinary citizens shouldn’t be too cynical about the "Cyril Spark" that has injected so much
News24.com | Is the net about to close on Zuma and his Gupta patronage

After years of political manipulation, Cyril Ramaphosa’s victory has opened up the possibility that an age

News24.com | Stability in southern Africa hinges on how leaders gain and

Too often developments in one country are seen in isolation. In southern Africa events in one affect others
News24.com | Zim polls: President Mnangagwa 'faces resistance by his

Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly facing an internal Zanu-PF party revolt "
News24.com | Top Africa stories: Grace Mugabe, Zim white farmer, Weah

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he believes former first lady Grace Mugabe had become mentally unstable

Technocracy vs. the creative force

Technocracy vs. the creative force by Jon Rappoport January 22, 2018 “The individual is not a poker chip in
“UFO Disclosure”: a covert op to discredit real disclosure

“UFO Disclosure”: a covert op to discredit real disclosure by Jon Rappoport January 22, 2018 The current
The greatest day of your life: Exit From The Matrix

The greatest day of your life: Exit From The Matrix by Jon Rappoport January 21, 2018 Oh yes, there was

Injuries as volcano erupts near Japan ski resort triggering avalanche

At least nine people have been injured in a volcanic eruption near a ski resort in central Japan, officials
US government shutdown ends with Donald Trump signature

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill reopening the country’s government and ending a 69-hour
Watch as Mike Pence speech to Kneset interrupted by angry Arab MPs

US vice president Mike Pence has told Israel’s parliament that the US embassy will move to Jerusalem

Public Accounts Committee critical of decision to reopen Stepaside garda

The pending reopening of Stepaside garda station will be strongly criticised by the Dáil’
Plans to resolves housing and homeless crisis formulated at conference

Plans to resolve the homelessness and housing crisis will be formulated at a conference today.
Nóirín O’Sullivan expected back before Disclosures Tribunal today

The former Garda Commissioner is expected back before the Disclosures Tribunal today.

NRC Continues to Respond to Irma

Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the point
Update: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma

UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in Atlanta
An Open Forum Now Available

The NRC welcomes comments on the topics we’re blogging about. But we realize there are other topics you

'Black holes have weaker magnetic fields than thought'

The findings, published in the journal Science, will help scientists solve the half-century-old mystery of
Simple water test could reduce bone disease in India

A simple colour-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water could help prevent skeletal fluorosis
Hair bleach chemical triggered life on Earth: study

A compound commonly used in hair bleach, hydrogen peroxide, was the vital ingredient in rock pores around

Marshall Space Flight Center: Test Site for NASA's Rockets

Marshall Space Flight Center plays a significant role in the American space program, from developing the
Air Force Missile-Warning Command Center Makes Contact with New SBIRS

The Air Force 460th Space Wing says it is "talking" with the new SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite.
Pisces Constellation: Facts About the Fishes

Pisces is one of the largest constellations, and also one of the faintest.

Siberian court takes axe-wielding teen school attacker into custody

On January 19, a ninth-grader wielding an axe attacked seventh-graders and a teacher in public school
Russian military arranges return of 9,500 refugees to Syria’s Rif Dimashq

The negotiation process was rather difficult, according to the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the
Turkey second NATO member state to purchase S-400 complexes from Russia

Until recently, Greece was the only member of NATO boosting military cooperation with Russia

Teen Drinking Ups Risk for Liver Diseases Later

Men who started drinking in their teens are at increased risk for liver disease, Swedish researchers report
Opioid Epidemic Also Taking Toll on Babies

Babies exposed to these narcotics while in the womb run the risk of certain head and neck abnormalities.
Tom Petty Died Of Accidental Overdose: Coroner

Musician Tom Petty died of an accidental drug overdose, according to a statement from his wife and daughter

January 22, 2018

The post January 22, 2018 appeared first on WhoWhatWhy .
Labor Department OKs ‘Tip Stealing’

The Israel Pence Won’t See ; More Neocons Join Team Trump ...and More Picks 1/22 The post Labor
A Kinder, Gentler Shutdown? Don’t Count on It

It’s day three of the first government shutdown of the Trump administration. The big issues on the table

23 January - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Protesters march against Snowbowl, snowmaking

Just the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a vehement group against the expansion of Arizona Snowbowl
Dorms for Diné

Officials tout low-cost apartments for UNM Navajo students The post Dorms for Diné appeared first on
Council set to convene winter session

The speaker’s office reports that the 23rd Navajo Nation Council is scheduled to meet for the opening day

Lost Continent? Scientists Find Parts Of North America In Australia

Georgetown, in northern Queensland (Australia), was once part of North America say, researchers. That is
Scientists Find Plants Can Feel The World Around Them

A pioneering study shows how plants feel the world. Experts note how plants are not too dissimilar to
Bizarre: Former CIA Pilot Claims The Moon Has More Than 250 Million

What a totally absurd statement right? I mean who in their right mind can say that the moon—Earth’s

Setting sail – the second-hand yacht market heats up

The demand for second-hand yachts in the Netherlands is increasing as the economy picks up, with sales last
The local elections are looming – and you may well be able to vote

On March 21, voters in the Netherlands will elect the members of some 380 local councils. As well as Dutch
Robin van Persie returns to Rotterdam after 14 years playing abroad

After almost 14 years playing abroad, Robin van Persie has returned to the Netherlands, signing an 18 month

Black helicopters, the National Guard and ‘Ride of the Valkyries’: When

Northern California now grows more pot than anywhere else in America does. But in the 1980s, it looked like
Morning links: Johnny Cash, prison reformer

Plus: The 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash playing Folsom Prison, why Obama came up short on criminal
City says white jury was motivated by racial bias when ruling against cops

The victim was unarmed and hadn't threatened violence against anyone when a SWAT team killed him.

Opera Blocks In-Browser CryptoCurrency Mining in New Mobile Browser

Opera released new versions of their mobile browser today that blocks in-browser cryptocurrency mining as
Linus Torvalds Thinks the Linux Spectre Patches are "UTTER GARBAGE

Linus Torvalds wrote a scathing email to the Linux Kernel mailing list where he does not hold back
Turkish Cyber Army Hacked Former Sherrif David A. Clarke, Jr.'s Twitter

The Turkish Cyber Army hacking crew has been making rounds lately by hacking numerous web sites and twitter

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

GWU Prof: Modern Shakespeare is Intertwined with Race

George Washington University professor of English, Ayanna Thompson, was recently featured in a university
Colleges Struggle to Reconcile First Amendment and Public Safety

After the Charlottesville, Virginia protests that resulted in the death of a counter-protester, college
All Roads Lead To Intersectionality at UN

The other UN, the University of Nebraska, that is.

DRC aid workers in record appeal for Kasai conflict victims

More than 10 million people in central DR Congo's Kasai region will need aid in 2018, NGOs warn, in the
Pope in crisis: From Rolling Stone to sex abuse scandal

Sexual abuse survivors say Pope Francis failed them on his latest visit to Chile, as he defended a bishop
US government shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill

'Dreamers' accuse Congress of putting 800,000 people at risk after legislation passes without

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Israeli Colonizers Invade Home, Injure Woman And Her Son

22 JAN 4:32 PM Palestinian medical sources have reported, Monday, that a woman and her son were injured
Report: Sisi regime killed 571 Egyptians in 2017

Egyptians security forces fire tear gas at Egyptians [file photo] Egyptian Coordination of Rights and
US, EU remain at odds over Jerusalem

“I want to reassure President Abbas of the firm commitment of the European Union to the two-state

Assault and Battery

One of the unfortunate consequences of rising early is the extended interview slot on ABC News Radio
High efficiency coal still cheaper than renewables

Yes, despite all the technology that must go into HELE (high efficiency, low emission) coal fired power
Climate Institute shuts today

Long before the term fake news was even thought of, the activists at the Climate Institute, headed up by

US slaps 'America First' tariffs on washing machines and solar

Producers in China and South Korea will be hit hardest by President Trump's trade moves.
Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption

The avalanche happened at the same time as a volcanic eruption in Kusatsu, killing one person.
Trumpet legend Hugh Masekela dies

The musician "passed peacefully" after a "courageous battle with prostate cancer", his

Nottingham Prison: 'Two suicide attempts every week'

A prison officer from HMP Nottingham says his colleagues prevent two suicides every week.
Guildford pub bombs: Police 'threatened' man over evidence

A reporter was "silenced" when he went to police about the Guildford pub bombings, his father
Travel chaos after gas leak shuts Charing Cross station

Roads are closed and Charing Cross station shut after a gas main ruptured just off Strand.

“Westminster VIP Child Sex Abuse” Accuser Granted IICSA “Core Participant”

On Lord Bramall: “Who’s that cow bag saying Bramall is an innocent man?” From the Sunday
Guatemala’s President Follows Trump in Accepting Award From “End Times

A press release from the Friends of Zion Museum: Guatemala’s Evangelical President Morales accepted
More “Rothschild” Conspiracy Mongering in the Labour Party Revealed

From the website of the Hastings & Rye Labour Party: Below you will find statements supporting the

Site retired. I’ve retired.

I took the site down for a couple of weeks. I need to move on and I intend to do that. Thing is 100s of you
Chronic illness

My "chronically ill" body rewards my gentle persistent attentions with never-ending insights into
Body, instinct, placebo and a little Goddess Kali

**Deconstructing in order to construct. Kali at work** This has been my healing process – Kali action

Paul Craig Roberts Slams The NSA: "It's A Blackmail Agency"

The main function of the National Security Administration is to collect the dirt on members of the house
Thousands of New Strzok-Page Text Messages Reference “SECRET SOCIETY

There is serious talk on Capitol Hill about the appointment of a second special counsel amid several new
Billionaires Stuck: Davos Disrupted By Massive Snowfall, Avalanche Alerts

It's ironic that for a World Economic Forum conference which lists global warming - only in the more

5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate
10 Selfish Reasons To Have Kids

I asked life to give me a man who'd always love me, so life laughed and gave me a son. I&
Are We Just Hormones?

Can't one become the opposite sex by changing their hormones? Don't we all start out as girls

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
#OBEEZY
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

Christmas Past: but what about it’s future?

NOTE: I started writing this post a little before Christmas, intending to post it on the day itself. Life
Life in the “Constitution-Free Zone”

I.C.E. encourages ratting out your neighbors Did you know that you may be living in a “Constitution-Free
Trump’s Border Wall Fantasy

Both Sides Now… Artists protest Trump’s “Big Beautiful Wall” So, what’s up

Food-Insecure Households Likelier to Have Chronic Diseases, Higher Health

One reason why the emerging research, which we summarized in our new paper , increasingly
Trump Reversal of Medicaid Family Planning Guidance Doesn’t Change Federal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rescinded its guidance of
Kansas Provides Compelling Evidence of Failure of "Supply-Side"

The deep income cuts that Kansas enacted in 2012 and 2013 for many business owners and

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

"No Arizona cities named as a finalist for Amazon's second

Thank God. One less occasion for my business to be taxed more in order to hand money to another business,
On Political Reality

I am seeing a lot of headlines today like "Furious Progressives Slam Democrats For Caving On Shutdown.
A Good Point Seldom Made about "Experts"

I think via Tyler Cowen, this abstract: How can political actors identify which putative expert is truly

Bill Shorten could be Labor’s John Howard

Crikey readers on Bill Shorten and Australia Day. The post Bill Shorten could be Labor’s John Howard
Mitchell on Doyle … Greenwald’s war on Russia investigation … a croc & ball

Neil Mitchell offers his two cents on the Robert Doyle allegations. Plus other media tidbits of the day.
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings

With the sports cleaning up, there were no losers last night, except those who don’t like tennis or big

War = Capitalism, Capitalism = War by William Bowles

by William Bowles Writer, Dandelion Salad Investigating Imperialism London, England January 22, 2018 Before
Chris Hedges: The Torture of Solitary Confinement

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Jan 21, 2018 Former inmate of New Jersey State Prison Ojore
Ukraine on Fire

Dandelion Salad Warning This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and

Interview with the Magus: Nikki Wyrd

Below you will find and interview with Nikki Wyrd. Nikki was conceived at the end of 1967, making it onto
The Human Desire to Belong Leads to Our Submission to Manipulation

Take a second and imagine you’re shopping in the mall. You and your group of friends walk through the
DISINFO COMICKS #15! – Orwellian!

The post DISINFO COMICKS #15! – Orwellian! appeared first on disinformation. [This is a short summary

“Thinking war is bloodless is a mistake.” Talking drones and remote war

Air Marshall Greg Bagwell is a recently retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy
2018: British armed drone operations reach a crossroads

In December 2017 the RAF announced that British Reaper drones had reached the significant milestone of
Watching, Killing: The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’

Anyone who has conducted interviews with around 60 Reaper drone crew members and given evidence to the All

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

The young women trampled by the Women’s March

Summary: On Saturday thousands of women assembled to march for many, sometimes contradictory goals. Just
An anthropologist looks at our universities & sees weirdness

Summary: Universities have become centers of disorders, indoctrinating our youth in weird ideologies and
A look behind the curtain at secrets of internet advertising

Summary: Here is a look behind the curtain at the advertising that supports the internet. The coding and

China’s Mass Market Adopts Mobile Payments

Tyler Aveni & Joep Roest , Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a global partnership of more
Can Drought Be Prevented? Slovakia Aims to Try

A landmark programme to combat drought set to be implemented in the small Central European country of
Argentina Continues to Seek Truth and Justice, Despite the Hurdles

Thirty-four years after Argentina’s return to democracy, more than 500 cases involving human rights abuses

“Tap… tap… tap… (sigh)”. I Love You, Lord.

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Greetings my dear friends and my apologies for your not having heard
Reflections in a Petri Dish | Aloha 2017 and Welcome, Welcome 2018

Dog Poet Transmitting……. It’s that time of the year when, at any moment it could be next
Reflections in a Petri Dish | Digital Currency is the new Woo-woo WTF! …and

Dog Poet Transmitting……. I am not a financial guy. I make no claims in that regard and I am not

Khaled El Hamedi Will Not Stop His Fight Against NATO

Khaled K. Al-Hamedi: Prosecuting NATO for War Crimes in Libya Press Release Khaled El Hamedi (*) will not
Mexican State Campaign of Terror Against Indigenous People and Their

Massacre in Cacahuatepec, Guerrero A representative from the Mexico Office of the United Nations High
US Relations with World’s Nations Are Collapsing

From Palestine to Botswana and Haiti to Britain, Trump’s actions have made the United States a pariah and

Emerging Artist

Jerlyn Marie, with her work “El Desinteresado,” at a recent Project For Living Artists group
Women’s March

Free Will + Choose Life = Truly Free Person
Winter Antiques Show

Billed as America’s leading art, antiques and design show, the 64th installment of the Winter

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Pope Francis apologizes for remarks in Chile referred to Bishop Juan Barros

Pope Francis has apologized for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a
Leading Mexican senator joins presidential hopeful Lopez Obrador

Mexican opposition Senator Gabriela Cuevas said on Sunday she will leave the center-
A long announced summer surprise for the Uruguayan government of Vazquez

Anywhere between 8.000 and 50.000 people are expected to convene on Tuesday to

Archived newsblog

Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to
Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

Parishville no longer in wind farm project talks; ‘smaller farm and more

PARISHVILLE – The firm hoping to build a wind tower farm in St. Lawrence County has pulled out of
Oklahoma lawmaker sues private investigator in spying case #OK

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma lawmaker who found a tracking device attached to his pickup truck last
Court blow for turbine backers #ENG

A community energy group is considering its next move after appeal court judges rejected its scheme for an

This Week in Europe: Assassination in Kosovo, new Romanian PM and more

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that
In varietate concordia: Greetings from TNF authors of the College of Europe

As a European webzine, it is of primary importance for us to gather authors coming from different countries
EP election 2019: How national-level parties can make Europe democratic

Bloody unelected Brussels bureaucrats, right? It's common knowledge that the EU system is notoriously

About That French Paradox

When scientists began believing that high fat diets & heart disease went together, this wasn't true
When Government Makes You Fat

After the high-carbohydrate Food Pyramid was introduced, diabetes shot through the roof.
Were Aerosol Spray Cans Really a Threat?

Politicians will pass laws - and regulators will issue bans - long before there's strong evidence of

How Broccoli Fights Against Cancer

Cell division is a natural phenomenon inside body. Cells keep on dividing, and when they grow old, they die
Foods With Vitamin E Helps In Dealing With Cancer

Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in the body. It is a medical condition in
Can Lung Transplant Save From Lung Cancer?

This is one of the very common question asked by many lung cancer patients. Is it really possible to

Abolishing Probate: UCC Code Underlying Elder Abuse & Estate Theft

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David Rucki Commits Apparent Mortgage Fraud.

By Michael Volpe

This feed from scienceblogs.com couldn't be loaded right now.

Technocracy vs. the creative force

Technocracy vs. the creative force by Jon Rappoport January 22, 2018 “The individual is not a poker chip in
“UFO Disclosure”: a covert op to discredit real disclosure

“UFO Disclosure”: a covert op to discredit real disclosure by Jon Rappoport January 22, 2018 The current
The greatest day of your life: Exit From The Matrix

The greatest day of your life: Exit From The Matrix by Jon Rappoport January 21, 2018 Oh yes, there was

Harvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas

The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that
Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

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