Monday, February 01, 2021

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  • Keep That Laptop Cool Anywhere With 60% off a Portable Stand

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  • Portable Laptop Stand | $8 | Amazon | Promo code 606JP97ARead more...

  • Take Advantage of Carnegie Hall's Free Music Education Programs for Kids

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    • If we learned one thing from 1990s classics like Sister Act II: Back in the Habit and Mr. Holland’s Opus, it’s that music education can be life-changing for kids (and, spoiler...

    Pesticide Action Network

  • This is a repost of a blog originally published by our partners at PAN Asia Pacific, co-written by Ilang-Ilang Quijano, Communications Officer and Diana Bando, Food Sovereignty...

  • Mexico ousts glyphosate and GM corn

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  • In a huge win for small farmers and Native communities, Mexico will phase out the use of the herbicide glyphosate and genetically modified (GM) corn in the country by 2024. Learn more...

  • A vision for renewed purpose

    5 days ago

    • Corporate dominance in agriculture and food production along with continued reliance on chemical-intensive practices has created a fragile and inflexible system. Learn more...

      BBC News - Home

  • The army has seized power after alleging election fraud in the democratic vote held in November.

  • Silver surges as Reddit army turns to commodities

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  • The investors that caused GameStop to surge are now turning their attention to silver.

  • Covid: EU and AstraZeneca in 'step forward' on vaccines

    14 hours ago

    • The Commission chief announces a "step forward" after criticism over EU handling of vaccine plans.

      memeorandum

  • Paul Steinhauser / Fox News: Republicans launch ‘Stop Stacey’ to defeat Abrams in Georgia in 2022  —  A Kemp-Abrams race would be one of the most expensive and fierce gubernatorial...

  • The Race to Dismantle Trump's Immigration Policies (Sarah Stillman/New Yorker)

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  • Sarah Stillman / New Yorker: The Race to Dismantle Trump's Immigration Policies  —  Trump transformed immigration through hundreds of quiet measures.  Before they can be...

  • MSNBC Did Not Ask Lincoln Project Founders About John Weaver Despite Booking Them 17 Times After The Story First Broke (Michael Ginsberg/The Daily Caller)

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    • Michael Ginsberg / The Daily Caller: MSNBC Did Not Ask Lincoln Project Founders About John Weaver Despite Booking Them 17 Times After The Story First Broke  — John Weaver of the...

      The Register

  • New network will have 600 fewer cash machines The UK Post Office has awarded two contracts worth a total of £30m for a banking network and ATMs system in a procurement expected to be...

  • The good optics of silicon photonics: Light sailing serenely down a fibre

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  • 15 years in the making. Out of the labs and into the real world: The 100Gbps Internet connection Why on earth would Cisco want to push fibre to your desk?…...

  • 'It's dead, Jim': Torvalds marks Intel Itanium processors as orphaned in Linux kernel

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    • Itanic sinks further beneath the waves The Linux kernel will no longer support Intel Itanium processors following a decision by Linus Torvalds to merge a patch marking the architecture...

      BBC News - Technology

  • The Japanese firm's latest console has sold about four million more units than its predecessor.

  • Duke of Cambridge: Football Association president calls for racist abuse of footballers to stop

    17 hours ago

  • The Duke of Cambridge calls for racist abuse aimed at footballers to stop, calling it "despicable".

  • Silver surges as speculators focus on commodities

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    • The investor battle that caused GameStop to surge has moved on to silver.

      Further

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  • And She Must Go: Marjorie Taylor Greene Keeps Proving She's A Demented, Dangerous, Staggeringly Unqualified Moron

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  • Let the Loathsome Lies Begin (Again)

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    ForceChange

  • Right whales have been washing up dead on the shores entangled in fishing lines. Their population has declined considerably in the last decade, largely due to current fishing practices...

  • Success: Oil and Gas Drilling Prevented on Federal Lands and Oceans

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  • President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to halt oil and gas leasing on federal lands and oceans. This is a major victory in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating...

  • Stop Criminalizing Survivers of Sex Trafficking

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    • Women forced into sex work are prosecuted for related crimes such as loitering or curb crawling. The criminal records obtained create yet another barrier inhibiting their liberation...

      Unexplained Mysteries

  • A peculiar aerial phenomenon has caught the attention of a local social media group in North Carolina. The lights, which appeared recently over the st...

  • Thylacines survived until the 90s, study claims

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  • A new study has suggested that the Tasmanian tiger may have survived all the way up until relatively recently. One of the best known recent examples o...

  • Why are conspiracies thriving in the pandemic?

    a day ago

    • The coronavirus pandemic has seen the proliferation of several - often damaging - conspiracy theories. Rod Dacombe - Director of the Center for Britis...

      All Things Considered : NPR

  • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with civil rights activist Rev. William Barber II about his inaugural homily and what he makes of the first few days of the Biden administration...

  • A Black Dietitian Wants To Close The Nutrition Gap

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  • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with registered dietician Vanessa Rissetto about the lack of diversity in dietetics and how that can impact health outcomes for communities of color...

  • In NYC, A Preservation Dispute Over Possible Underground Railroad Site

    15 hours ago

    • How does one verify a historic site when its whole point, at the time it was making history, was to hide in plain sight?

      Science@NASA Headline News

  • Is our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this question, thanks to the NASA-funded Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, a...

  • Microgravity Works Wonders With Plant Transplants

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  • Portal origin URL: Microgravity Works Wonders With Plant TransplantsPortal origin nid: 467916Published: Friday, January 29, 2021 - 10:57Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

  • Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction

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    • Portal origin URL: Hubble Spots an Interstellar InteractionPortal origin nid: 467871Published: Friday, January 29, 2021 - 09:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...

      How to of the Day

  • Banana bread is a delicious treat, and it freezes really well if you're not going to eat it all at once. But, once it's gone into the freezer, what's the best way to restore that moist...

  • How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate

    13 hours ago

  • Hot chocolate is the perfect beverage for a snowy winter’s day, or a wonderful treat that can fill your mouth with chocolaty goodness during any time of the year. There are a variety...

  • How to Start Doing Stand up Comedy

    21 hours ago

    • If you’re constantly making your friends laugh with hilarious stories or one-liners, stand up comedy might be the job for you. Nobody starts out as a famous comedian, so you’ll...

      Democracy Now!

  • We spend the hour looking at the life of one of the most pivotal figures in the history of struggle for gender equality and racial justice, Pauli Murray, whose story is told in the new...

  • Headlines for January 29, 2021

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  • South African Coronavirus Variant Detected in U.S. for First Time, Novavax Vaccine Cut COVID-19 Cases by 90% in Trial But Lagged Against South African Variant, President Biden Expands...

  • Exposed: Proud Boys Hate Group Leader Enrique Tarrio Was "Prolific" FBI & Police Informant

    4 days ago

    • We speak with Reuters investigative journalist Aram Roston, who has revealed a leader of the extremist hate group the Proud Boys, which played a key role in the Capitol riot on January...

      News : NPR

  • About 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot. Other states are reporting similar defections from the GOP...

  • 'Fully Erased': With Harris' Rise, There Are No Black Women In The Senate

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  • The lack of a Black woman in the Senate has turned a moment of triumph for many thrilled to see Kamala Harris ascend to the vice presidency into something more bittersweet...

  • Spurred By The Capitol Riot, Thousands Of Republicans Drop Their Party

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    • About 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot. Other states are reporting similar defections from the GOP...

    WebMD Health

  • An international team of researchers studying COVID has made a startling and pivotal discovery – the virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues...

  • What a Doctor Wants You to Know About Emergency Contraception

    3 days ago

  • How do you get emergency contraception? Which type is best? What are the effects on your body? Get the answers straight from a doctor.

  • Anti-Vaxxers Wage Campaigns Against COVID-19 Shots

    3 days ago

    • People who are hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine don't have to work hard to find internet rumors and theories that will fuel their fears regarding the vaccine's safety...

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  • Naïve calls for fiscal austerity are not the answer. We do not face a fiscal cliff – we face a deficit of clear thinking about the proper size of government in a liberal democracy and...

  • Right-Wing Extremism and the Capitol Insurrection

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  • Violent right-wing extremism again came to America’s attention in the Capitol insurrection, including organized militia groups and white supremacists. How did these movements...

  • What Is Next for Sanctuary Cities?

    6 days ago

    • The policies adopted by jurisdictions that are classified as “sanctuary” policies should be standard practice in every city and state. The post What Is Next for Sanctuary Cities?...

      Opinion | The Guardian

  • Our research shows how ‘tighter’ societies do better – and how the rest must learn to adapt in order to defeat the pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...

  • For Labour, immigration must be a moral issue, not an electoral gambit | Chaminda Jayanetti

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  • Keir Starmer needs to show he’s serious about his pledge for an immigration system ‘based on compassion and dignity’Perhaps it was a promise he couldn’t keep; it was almost...

  • Even before Covid, music was broken. Let's use this moment to hit reset | Tim Burgess

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    • The present streaming model makes artists acutely vulnerable to shocks like the pandemic. Something’s got to changeTim Burgess is lead singer of the CharlatansThe entire world...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • New restrictions requiring international travellers to quarantine in hotel rooms at their own expense if arriving or returning to the country are expected to come into effect 'quickly,'...

  • Questions remain over Canada's vaccination drive amid delays and fresh applications

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  • Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic...

  • 5 things to know for Monday, February 1, 2021

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    • Canada has administered more than 847,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 110,000 second doses.

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Warming, but not global – is the polar see-saw hypothesis in play here? In any case, it seems climate models are falling short again. – – – Sea ice in the Southern Ocean defies...

  • Europe’s unforeseen (?) renewables problem 

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  • Unforeseen? They must be joking. It has been painfully foreseeable for years to many of us, except maybe some of the more blinkered climate obsessives. The trouble is, as the article...

  • Davos: Green transition is ‘$50-trillion investment opportunity’

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    • So is it about a claimed ‘climate emergency’ or, more likely, ‘an acceptable return for investors’? – – – Financing the global shift away from fossil fuels could earn...

    Zee News :Technology News

  • The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) took the step on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and law enforcement agencies. This was done to prevent any escalation of law...

  • PUBG Mobile Lite comes with an update; check how to download

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  • Banned since September, online multiplayer battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG Mobile was said to be preparing a return, but now with the launch of FAU-G...

  • Looking to become a professional gamer? Asus launches ROG Academy in India

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    • The final six players from the four squads will also be receiving Rs 15,000 as a stipend during the three month period after they are admitted into ROG Academy. They will further get...

    Zee News :Sci-Tech

  • "The missile intercepted the target with textbook precision. The launch met all the test objectives by performing high manoeuvres during the trajectory," said the Ministry of Defence...

  • Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on Red planet

    17 days ago

  • The lander recently was granted a two-year extension for scientific work, now lasting until the end of 2022.

  • Quadrantids meteor shower 2021: When, where, how to watch spectacular sky display in India

    a month ago

    • According to NASA, the Quadrantids peak during the first week of January but they remain active for around 6 hours.

    Zee News :World

  • Speaking to NK News, Hong Min, director of the North Korean research division at Korea Insitute for National Unification, stated, "Her disappearance could be due to coronavirus...

  • Myanmar coup: MEA expresses ‘deep concern’, says ‘rule of law and democratic process must be upheld’

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  • India on Monday expressed ‘deep concerns’ over the detention of top Myanmar leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, by the country’s military junta and said that the ‘rule of...

  • Captain Tom Moore tests positive for COVID-19, hospitalised

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    • 100-year-old World War II veteran, Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions of pounds for the health service by walking laps of his garden, has been admitted to a hospital after tested...

    Zee News :India National

  • Over 15 years after she was reported missing, a teenage girl was reunited with her family in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. But in a twist, the girl who was two-and-a-half-years old named...

  • Centre directs Twitter to block over 200 accounts for provocative tweets linked to farmers` protest

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  • The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) took the step on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and law enforcement agencies. This was done to prevent any escalation of law...

  • COVID-19: India’s recovery rate touches 97%, records 11858 recoveries in 24 hours

    in 10 hours

    • India's COVID-19 recovery rate has touched 97 per cent with a consistent rise in the number of recoveries of coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • BEIJING: China launched a carbon trading system on Monday (Feb 1) designed to drive down emissions, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy...

  • No new local case of COVID-19 reported in Western Australia

    8 hours ago

  • Western Australia state reported no new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, a day after it recorded its first case in 10 months that prompted authorities to enforce a five-day lockdown...

  • Microsoft Bing could replace Google in Australia, says PM Morrison

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    • SYDNEY: The Australian prime minister said on Monday (Feb 1) that Microsoft was confident that it could fill the void if Google carried out its threat to remove its search engine from...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • Vietnam has shut schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year "Tet" holiday and ended a ruling Communist Party congress early on Monday following the detection of a new cluster...

  • China launches carbon emissions trading scheme

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  • BEIJING: China launched a carbon trading system on Monday (Feb 1) designed to drive down emissions, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy...

  • Malaysia to receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccines as country reports more than 4,000 new cases

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    • KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 26, a senior health official said on Monday (Feb 1). In November...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Vietnam has shut schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year "Tet" holiday and ended a ruling Communist Party congress early on Monday following the detection of a new cluster...

  • Warm, dry weather in first half of February after coolest January in 30 years

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    • SINGAPORE: Warm and dry weather is expected in the first half of February, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Monday (Feb 1). In the first week of the fortnight...

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      SpaceNews.com

  • Virgin Galactic announced Feb. 1 that the company will launch its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane in mid-February, two months after a technical problem aborted an earlier launch...

  • China’s iSpace suffers failure with second orbital launch attempt

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  • Launch of a Hyperbola-1 rocket by Chinese private firm iSpace ended in failure shortly after liftoff  from Jiuquan launch center Monday. SpaceNews

  • Startup tests hybrid engine for small launch vehicle

    11 hours ago

  • A Maine startup made its first, albeit small, step towards space Jan. 31 with the successful launch of a rocket testing the engine technology it plans to use on future small launch vehicles...

  • Umbra raises $32 million for radar satellite constellation

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  • Earth observation startup Umbra raised $32 million in its latest investment round. SpaceNews

  • Next SpaceX commercial crew mission to launch in April

    2 days ago

    • The second operational SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station will now launch in mid-April, carrying astronauts from Europe, Japan and the United States...

    Sydney Morning Herald RSS News Headlines

  • Shadow cabinet’s decision to ultimately support the legislation has exposed divisions in the Victorian opposition.

  • No arrests four days after car sped into Bourke Street Mall

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  • Police are yet to make any arrests four days after two men drove erratically onto the tram tracks at Bourke Street Mall in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD before fleeing the scene...

  • Queensland report might hold secret to WA’s COVID outbreak

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    • All COVID-19 tests returned across Queensland on Monday came back negative.

      Yahoo News - Top Stories

  • Thousands of Navalny supporters rally across Russia despite fierce crackdown

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  • Trump appointees aggressively lobbied against giving states COVID-19 vaccine rollout funds

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    •   UK news | The Guardian

  • Latest updates: mass testing after two people with no history of travel reportedly catch variant; some care home staff yet to receive first jabTwo London clinics mistakenly offer...

  • Labour calls for action over 'extraordinary' cladding scandal

    3 hours ago

  • Party to use opposition day motion to urge government to help millions of people facing potentially huge billsLabour has said it is “extraordinary” that millions of people could...

  • Harry says Mail on Sunday underplayed gravity of false claim as libel case settled

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    • Duke settles libel case with paper and Mail Online over stories about his relationship with armed forcesThe Duke of Sussex has accused the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online of underplaying...

      CNN.com - Top Stories

  • Kim Jong Un cannot denuclearize, former North Korean diplomat says

    8 hours ago

  • North Korea's former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an arms reduction for relief from the international...

  • Hear defected North Korean diplomat's prediction about Kim Jong Un

    5 hours ago

    • Ryu Hyeon-woo had been part of the North Korean elite until his defection in 2019. Speaking exclusively with CNN's Paula Hancocks, Ryu opens up about the decision to flee the totalitarian...

      Washington Post: Breaking News

  • The former president remains fixated on arguing at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial that the election was stolen, a strategy that his advisers warn is ill-conceived...

  • GOP senators propose deal on virus relief, will meet with Biden on Monday

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  • GOP Rep. Kinzinger starts PAC to challenge party’s embrace of Trump

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  • If you’ve been eyeing one of the big-name high-performance portable SSDs but don’t want to pay the high prices—just build your own. Yes, you can skip those big-brand prices...

  • Tablo Dual HDMI review: A great over-the-air DVR for videophiles

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  • The Tablo Dual HDMI DVR records local channels at full quality, but loses some features along the way.

  • Meross Collie Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener review: Supports up to three doors, but glitches hold it back

    2 hours ago

    • This next-generation garage door controller from Meross just doesn’t have the reliability of the company's first offering.

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