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India has made encouraging progress in recent years on reducing the number of children forced to work instead of pursuing their education. Unfortunately, recent actions by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are threatening to stall, or e…
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A few minutes before midnight, 40 years ago on Thursday, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, citing an imminent danger to the security of India, coerced a weak and willing president into declaring a state of internal emergency. via Pocket
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One of China’s top sports officials is under investigation for corruption, the Communist Party’s antigraft agency announced. via Pocket
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Donald Trump refuses to release birth certificate and passport records | US news | The Guardian
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has refused to release his long-form birth certificate and passport records, despite demanding the same from Barack Obama during the 2012 election. via Pocket
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In one of the little acts of subversion that creeps into “The Simpsons” every now and then, a helicopter from Fox News was shown in 2010 with a logo, “Not Racist, But # 1 With Racists. via Pocket
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Japan and US-backed Philippine forces begin joint training exercises on the Philippine island of Palawan. The three countries are joining up to show solidarity against a common foe: China. via Pocket
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Greek bank deposits drop 2.8 percent in May, eighth straight fall – Yahoo News
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek bank deposits dropped for the eighth month in a row in May although at a slower pace than in the previous month, bringing deposit balances to their lowest level since May 2004, central bank data showed on Friday. via Pocket
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Cameron expresses sympathies to France over factory incident – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to President Francois Hollande on Friday to convey his sympathies over what a British government source said appeared to be an appalling incident at a gas factory in France. via Pocket
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For more than 10 years, I was one of a number of American and Yemeni archaeologists surveying and excavating sites dating to the fabled South Arabian kingdoms and beyond, to prehistoric times. via Pocket
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White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, according to a study by the New America Foundation. The Washington-based research organization did a review of “terror” attacks on US soil since Sept. via Pocket
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Memory Lane: footballers on holiday – in pictures | Football | The Guardian
June is a time when footballers traditionally have a bit of a break before pre-season training. via Pocket
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A plan to erect a 10-storey statue in a national park on one of Canada’s most scenic shorelines has prompted outrage and sparked a growing political row as the country heads towards a general election this fall. via Pocket
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The Kuna: the endangered last tribe of the Caribbean – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
There are roughly 50,000 Kuna, who are one of the largest remaining indigenous South American tribes Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close via Pocket
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S.Africa’s mine massacre town sees little change three years on – Yahoo News
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin’s Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid h…
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Why YA fiction needs to tell stories of mental illness – The Guardian : books
Why YA fiction needs to tell stories of mental illness – The Guardian (theguardian.com)submitted 10 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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10 Things to Know for Today – Yahoo News
France opens a terrorism investigation after the attack in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier leaves one person decapitated and multiple people wounded. The first black president of the United States is coming to Charleston to eulogize the victims of a mass sh…
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London (AFP) – British author J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter novels became global bestsellers, said Friday that an “untold part” of the story about the fresh-faced wizard will be staged as a play in London. via Pocket
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PARIS (AP) — French official: Decapitated head found on gate at factory entrance, 2 Arabic flags nearby. via Pocket
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The Barnum effect, also called the Forer effect, is the observation that individuals will give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically for them, but are in fact vague and general enough to…
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Months after a virulent measles outbreak spread from one Disneyland visitor to more than 100 California residents, the state that’s been described as an “anti-vaccination hotbed” is poised to pass one of the nation’s toughest laws requiring immuniza…
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Migrant reportedly dies trying to board Channel tunnel freight train | World news | The Guardian
An Eritrean migrant has reportedly died on the French side of the Channel tunnel after trying to board a moving freight train. The man died after attempting to get on a train at Coquelles, according to firefighters quoted by the daily Le Parisien ne…
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Kurdish forces have besieged Isis fighters in Kobani, say activists | World news | The Guardian
Kurdish forces have besieged Islamic State (Isis) fighters who entered the northern Syrian town of Kobani, according to activists who say two days of clashes have left more than 100 dead. via Pocket
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SHANGHAI — Share prices in China plunged on Friday in one of the sharpest sell-offs in years, accelerating a downturn this past week in what has been, for much of this year, the world’s best-performing stock market. China’s two major market indexes …
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Why The Terminator is the one film you should watch this week – video review | Film | The Guardian
Terminator Genisys thumps into cinemas next week, but James Cameron’s original is the franchise at its lethal best, says Peter Bradshaw. via Pocket
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This is not a drill. In fact, it’s a virtual drill. You’re looking at soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade of the Missouri National Guard as they use a VR training tool known as the Dismounted Soldier Training System. via Pocket
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‘A Murder in the Park’: The Innocence Project That Wasn’t – The Daily Beast
In 2012, I was approached by an attorney who sponsored the Crime Stoppers television programs I produced. He had an idea for a documentary about a wrongful conviction. Very cool. I loved The Thin Blue Line. There were only two wrinkles, he explained…
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The all-powerful Calabrian crime syndicate ‘Ndrangheta has forged a deadly network of drug trafficking routes through Brazil – 80% of all cocaine arriving in Europe comes through the country’s Santos port. via Pocket
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1 beheaded in attack at French gas factory – The Washington Post
A suspected attacker in France set off small explosions Friday in a gas factory, where a decapitated body was found nearby, authorities said. French officials opened a terrorist investigation. The motive for the violence was not immediately clear. v…
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China shares tank ending nation’s longest-ever bull market – Telegraph
Chinese stocks tumbled, with the Shanghai Composite Index heading for its biggest loss in eight years, amid mounting concern that the nation’s longest-ever bull market has peaked. via Pocket
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Merkel, Hollande discuss program extension, funding with Tsipras – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France discussed extending Greece’s bailout program and providing financing with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday on the eve of a decisive meeting of euro zone finance ministers, a French …
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Eurogroup sets Saturday meeting on Greece for 1500 GMT – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers will meet at 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Saturday to discuss Greece, according to an official statement on Friday. via Pocket
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China lashes out at US racial bias in human rights report – Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — Racial discrimination and police abuses are rife in the United States, China’s Cabinet said Friday, in a report intended as a counterpoint to U.S. criticism of Beijing’s own human rights record. via Pocket
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Remember Harry Potter? He’s back, in play form! · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Just in time for the 18th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in the U.K., J.K. Rowling has announced that she’s once again decided to elaborate on the story of Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived. via Pocket
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian man was shot after he opened fire on Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank early Friday, the Israeli Army said. Lt. Col. via Pocket
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Suspected terror attack at French factory – live updates | World news | The Guardian
The suspect entered the factory and set off several small explosive devices, the source said. Police said it was unclear whether the attacker was acting alone, or had accomplices. via Pocket
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We must fight the return of the slum landlord | Mary Dejevsky | Comment is free | The Guardian
However you look at it, the scenes that greeted housing officers – and, by chance, the head of the civil service, Sir Jeremy Heywood – during a raid on a semi-detached house in London’s East End last week offer a graphic illustration of the housing …
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“Everyone’s allowed a past they don’t care to mention,” sings Bill Callahan in his 2011 song America!. For European film-makers however, delving into America’s murky past has created some of the most visionary cinema of recent decades. via Pocket
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In response to the news that Hasbro is using male pronouns for the toys of the decidedly female dinosaurs of Jurassic World, there is now a Change.org petition to stop the sex-swapping. As of now, 1,680 signatures have been obtained. via Pocket
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play to open in West End in 2016 | Stage | The Guardian
JK Rowling has confirmed that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be opening in London in 2016. Rowling tweeted that the play is “an untold part of Harry’s story” and the result of her collaboration with the playwright Jack Thorne and director Jo…
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Obamacare gets a clean bill of health from the Supreme Court. via Pocket
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LONDON — There were stormy scenes in the Prussian Diet yesterday during the debate on the measures taken to provide for the food supplies of the people during the war. via Pocket
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) 720p : Fullmoviesonvimeo
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Swedish: En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) is a 2014 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Roy Andersson. It is the third part in his “living”-trilogy, following Songs from the Seco…
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There’s Evidence the ‘Yemen Cyber Army’ Is Actually Iranian | Motherboard
In the last few weeks, a new hacking group called the Yemen Cyber Army came out of nowhere in the Middle East. Its first feat was hacking and defacing pro-Saudi website Al Hayat in April, but just a month later, the group scored a much bigger target…
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This New Telescope Lens Filter Will Help Astronomers Find Hidden Worlds | Motherboard
There may be millions of Earth-like worlds out there, but we won’t be sure we’ve found a second home until we can get a good, hard look at it. That’s why a rather unremarkable quarter-sized glass disk has set the exoplanet community abuzz. via Pocket
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Activists set sail for Gaza aboard ‘Freedom Flotilla’ – Yahoo News
Jerusalem (AFP) – Activists set sail Friday for the Gaza Strip in a bid to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory, a participant said, five years after a similar attempt ended in bloodshed. via Pocket
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Obamacare ruling puts Supreme Court on hot seat in U.S. presidential race – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Infuriated by a U.S. via Pocket
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Djokovic drawn in other half from 3 other big names – Yahoo News
LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was handed a favorable draw for Wimbledon on Friday as the other three members of tennis’ “Big Four” were all placed on the opposite side. via Pocket
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PARIS (AP) — French authorities open terrorism investigation after attack, decapitation at gas factory. via Pocket
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Explosion, decapitated body at French industrial site – Yahoo News
PARIS (Reuters) – Unknown persons exploded gas containers at the premises of a company in southeast France on Friday, leaving one dead and several wounded, police sources said. French media said a decapitated body was found at the site, along with a…
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1 beheaded in attack, explosion at French gas factory – Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — One person was beheaded Friday in an attack and explosion at a gas factory in southeastern France that left multiple people wounded, two officials said. Banners with Arabic writing were found near the body, one of the officials said. vi…
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Lisbon subway shuts again as workers reject private company – Yahoo News
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Their battle appears lost but Lisbon subway workers have walked off the job for the eighth time this year in protest against the government’s decision to place the service in private hands. via Pocket
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Northern Irish court backs PM Cameron over 1989 murder inquiry – Yahoo News
BELFAST (Reuters) – A Northern Ireland court on Friday backed Prime Minister David Cameron’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of a human rights lawyer, whose death remains a lightning rod for anger over state collusion with pro-…
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African migrants find shelter in EU heart after hard journey – Yahoo News
BRIETLINGEN, Germany (AP) — Hilarion Charlemagne presents his tattered sneakers as a badge of honor. Worn bare and fraying, they tell the tale of his journey across two continents that often felt like it might never end. via Pocket
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EU leaders’ comments on Greece – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and its international creditors failed on Thursday to reach a loans-for-reforms deal, with euro zone finance ministers agreeing to reconvene on Saturday in a bid to avert a Greek default. The following are comments from t…
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MLS: it’s rivalry week, so expect sparks to fly in Portland | Football | The Guardian
It’s officially ‘Rivalry week’ in Major League Soccer – brought to you in conjunction with a European lager and a host of press conferences. via Pocket
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Creative culture is woven of invisible threads of influence — someone sees something created by another and it sparks something else in their own mind. via Pocket
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The last time the USA faced China in a Women’s World Cup, 90,000 American fans were screaming at the Rose Bowl in California. The Americans beat China on penalty kicks and won their second World Cup title. But things haven’t been the same since. via…
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Jeremy Clarkson caught making joke about Pistorius killing Steenkamp | Media | The Guardian
Former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May have been caught on camera making jokes about the killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius during their live show in Johannesburg. via Pocket
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LOS ANGELES — Californians have been ordered to save water because of the drought. But one of the best ways to save it is to not lose it in the first place. That is why many cities in this thirsty state have declared a war on leaks. via Pocket
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Wimbledon 2015 draw: Andy Murray faces Mikhail Kukushkin in first round | Sport | The Guardian
Andy Murray will play Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round at Wimbledon and has also been drawn in the same quarter as Rafael Nadal. Kukushkin is ranked 58th in the world rankings and has lost to Murray on both the two occasions they ha…
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What threat do asteroids really pose to life on Earth? – podcast | Science | The Guardian
As Asteroid Day draws near, we ask what threat do asteroids really pose to life on Earth? On 30 June the Science Museum in London will host an Asteroid Day event, to increase awareness of the threat from asteroids, and what we should be doing to pro…
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Man Decapitated in France and Islamist Banner Found on Site | VICE News
This is a breaking story. Check back for further updates. Reports are emerging that a man has been decapitated at a factory near Grenoble, France, while an Islamist flag was found at the scene. via Pocket
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Eyewitness: Indonesia | World news | The Guardian
Enjoy, a photograph by Indonesian teenager Michael Theodric – a view of an unrelievedly urban Jakarta reflected in a hotel’s windows – has won the Cityscape category in the Atkins/CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year awards. Shortlisted entr…
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VICE News Capsule – Friday, June 26 | VICE News
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. via Pocket
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‘Decapitated body’ found, several hurt in French factory attack – Yahoo News
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (France) (AFP) – An attacker carrying an Islamist flag killed one person and injured several others Friday at a gas factory in eastern France, according to a legal source. via Pocket
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African migrants find uneasy EU shelter after rough journey – Yahoo News
CREIL, France (AP) — Against the odds, Hamed Kouyate has achieved his childhood dream of escaping African poverty and reaching the wealthy heart of Europe. via Pocket
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ECB keeps ELA funding limit for Greece unchanged: source – Yahoo News
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Th European Central Bank governing council decided on Friday to keep the limit on emergency liquidity assistance to Greek banks unchanged, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. via Pocket
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THE LATEST: Attack on French gas factory: 1 decapitated – Yahoo News
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she wasn’t authorized to talk to the news media, said the dead person was found decapitated outside the entrance to the factory. France’s top security official was rushing to the scene. via P…
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Taliban threatens utility company in heat-stricken Karachi – Yahoo News
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban warned on Friday that it would target the country’s main electrical company if it did not end power outages in the country’s south — where an intense heat wave has killed 866 people in the past week. via Pocket
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Baseball squad makes history with first openly gay pro – Yahoo News
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Baseball history was made in Northern California when the sport’s first active professional player to come out as gay pitched a shutout before an enthusiastic crowd that seemed more impressed with his performance than his role …
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PARIS (AP) — Official: Attack, explosion at French gas factory leaves 1 dead; 1 arrested, motive unclear. via Pocket
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Sri Lanka 231-6 in reply to Pakistan’s 138 – Yahoo News
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan’s first innings total of 138, were 231 for six at tea on the second day of the second Test in Colombo on Friday. Skipper Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 57 and Dhammika Prasad was on 13, with the hosts …
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Tsipras, Merkel, Hollande to meet later Friday: source – Yahoo News
Athens (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hold trilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande later Friday on the sidelines of a European summit, a government source confirmed. via Pocket
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Extremists storm AU base in Somalia, many dead – Yahoo News
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The African Union mission in Somalia says that one of their bases in Somalia has been attacked by Islamic militants. The tweet from the mission confirmed the attack started Friday morning at their remote outpost in Lego, So…
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As part of a monthly ritual during the school year, Avery Sion, 12, and her friends would hop into the back seat of one of their mothers’ cars to get shuttled to a favorite hangout. Avery and her friends were not getting dropped off at the movie the…
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Burundi group of opposition parties says to boycott elections – Yahoo News
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A group of 17 opposition parties in Burundi have decided to boycott the parliamentary election next week and presidential polls on July 15 as they do not believe voting will be fair and they oppose the president’s bid for a thi…
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The authorities swarmed a factory outside Lyon, France, on Friday after a man reportedly carrying an Islamic State flag attacked the site, news reports said. Agence-France Presse, quoting legal sources, said one person was dead and several had been …
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Bowfinger (1999) [1080p] [Altered: Set speed 1.25] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Bowfinger (1999) [1080p] [Altered: Set speed 1.25] (youtube.com)submitted 2 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Gates to invest $2bn in breakthrough renewable energy projects | Environment | The Guardian
Bill Gates has announced he will invest $2bn (£1.3bn) in renewable technologies initiatives, but rejected calls to divest from the fossil fuel companies that are burning carbon at a rate that ignores international agreements to limit global warming.…
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Audi’s Developing a Moon Rover For Google’s Lunar Xprize
Audi is no stranger to branching out from cars, but its most recent project is perhaps more ambitious than usual: with a team of German scientists and engineers, it’s helping build a rover that could one day make it to the moon. via Pocket
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The Harry Potter Play Opening Next Year Won’t Be a Prequel
We’ve known that J.K. Rowling was working on a play, but now we know for certain that it will open next year. And that, contrary to earlier speculation, it’s not a sequel. via Pocket
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From Deep State to Islamic State by Jean-Pierre Filiu | World news | The Guardian
“If you think you understand Lebanon, you haven’t been properly briefed”. Thus went the advice dispensed by the spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force in the wild south of the country in the mid-1980s. via Pocket
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Congo’s Army of Jack Bauers – The Daily Beast
GOMA, Congo—Food is scarce, running water almost unheard of, and the number of paved roads can be counted on one hand. But there’s one thing the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has no shortage of: Jack Bauers. via Pocket
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It’s twenty years since Hugh Grant was arrested with a sex worker | Film | The Guardian
Staring sheepishly down the camera lens with his shoulders hunched, Hugh Grant looked awkward to say the least. But then this was not a typical photocall. Instead, Grant was having his mugshot taken in a Los Angeles police station after being arrest…
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How a Fox News Host Handled Sex Assault – The Daily Beast
Gretchen Carlson was crowned Miss America in 1989. In an excerpt from her new book, Getting Real, the Fox News host describes what it felt like to crown the next winner, Debbye Lynn Turner, and how being Miss America opened doors. via Pocket
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Scott Walker’s Gun Bill Is Based on a Lie – The Daily Beast
A shameful falsehood resides at the heart of the gun de-control bill that Gov. Scott Walker signed on Wednesday even as the nation still reeled from the reality of the nine innocents shot to death in a Charleston church. via Pocket
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The GOP’s Obamacare Alternative: Crickets – The Daily Beast
Now that the Supreme Court has saved the Affordable Care Act for a second time, what do Republicans do? We already know they won’t tone down their rhetoric and will continue to call for repeal because that’s what Republican primary voters want to he…
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Is Georgia Covering Up This Student’s Jailhouse Death? – The Daily Beast
On New Year’s Day, police came for Georgia college student Mathew Ajibade, a 21-year-old computer science major in the throes of a bipolar disorder episode. His girlfriend called 911 and tried to get deputies to take him to the hospital. via Pocket
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This Is What the Government Thinks an ISIS Fighter Looks like – The Daily Beast
The rise of alleged domestic ISIS inspired terrorists in the US—or as is more often is the case, alleged wannabes—has a face. But it doesn’t necessarily have a race, a new study shows. via Pocket
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Dubya’s Real Brother Is Rubio – The Daily Beast
MANCHESTER, N.H. — What if George W. Bush’s real brother — ideologically, at least — is Sen. Marco Rubio? via Pocket
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Sid Blumenthal’s Israel Michegas – The Daily Beast
It’s a shame that Hillary Clinton wasn’t able to convince the Obama White House to let Sidney Blumenthal serve under her at the State Department. via Pocket
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Your Porn Addiction Isn’t Real – The Daily Beast
The last time neuroscientists Nicole Prause (Liberos LLC at UCLA) and Vaughn Steele (Mind Research Network) published on porn addiction, they received six legal threats, several calls for a retraction, and some anonymous emails telling them to kill …
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An ‘American Horror’ Success Story: Finn Wittrock’s Emmy-Worthy ‘Freak Show’ – The Daily Beast
What was the wildest thing that Finn Wittrock had to do during his run as Dandy—the dashing Peter Pan with a murderous streak—on American Horror Story: Freak Show? And what does it say about this show that, in one scene, Wittrock stripped to his und…
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A dolled-up 50 Cent, adopting the bizarre alter ego “Pimpin’ Curly,” doled out these fighting words, throwing blow after verbal blow against his rap rival Rick Ross. via Pocket
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LONDON — Shares of Europcar, a French rental car company, declined more than 3 percent in early trading in Paris on Friday after its initial public offering. Europcar sold 879 million euros, or about $985 million, in an offering of 71.8 million shar…
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Consoler-in-Chief: Obama Again Comforts Nation After Shootings – NBC News
It has become a grim repeat performance. Tragedy strikes and a somber President Barack Obama seeks to give voice to a grieving nation and offer solace. The president will once again try to comfort a country in mourning as he delivers the eulogy for …
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Glastonbury photo stories: day one | Music | The Guardian
Guardian photographers follow a festival virgin, the singers, the revellers, a wedding and a disco legend around the festival via Pocket
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One dead in attack on French factory | World news | The Guardian
Unknown persons exploded gas containers at the premises of a company in Grenoble in south-east France on Friday, leaving one dead and several wounded, police sources said. French media said a decapitated body was found at the site, along with a flag…
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The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter’s Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 that had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. (en.wikipedia.org) via Pocket
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Industry superannuation funds have begun lobbying crossbenchers to oppose the Abbott government’s planned overhaul of the sector that would weaken the role of unions on boards. via Pocket
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If Your Life Were Fanfiction, How Would It Be Tagged?
Now you can find out! Ever since I found it, I have been completely unable to stop clicking the “generate tag” button on the AO3 Tag Generator. Full warning: Not only are a some of these NSFW, even the ones that aren’t will break your brain. via Poc…
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Watch These Mind-controlled Robots Help Disabled Users Defeat Physical Barriers | Motherboard
European engineers unveiled a telepresence system last week designed to allow physically disabled persons to control robots equipped with video cameras as a means of digitally removing barriers to physical interaction. In this video, José del R. via…
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Baahubali to become India’s most expensive film | Film | The Guardian
Baahubali, which has already drawn comparisons to Zack Snyder’s 300, is being shot in two parts in the city of Hyderabad, capital of the southern Telangana state. via Pocket
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Obama to deliver eulogy Friday for slain South Carolina pastor – Yahoo News
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina will take a step forward in healing the wounds of last week’s mass shooting when President Barack Obama arrives on Friday to deliver the eulogy for the pastor of the historic church where the attack took p…
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Former Russian PM Yevgeny Primakov dies at 85 – Yahoo News
MOSCOW (AP) — Former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, whose career included journalism, diplomacy and spycraft, has died at age 85. The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to Primakov’s family. The cause…
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French president rails against Uber amid taxi tensions – Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — France’s president wants Uber’s cheapest car service shut down and its vehicles seized, but Uber refuses to stop the service until a ruling by the country’s top court. via Pocket
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Greek bank deposits drop to lowest in nearly 11 years in May: ECB – Yahoo News
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deposits at Greek banks fell to their lowest level in almost 11 years in May, dropping nearly 3.7 billion euros to 135.7 billion euros ($152 billion), data from the European Central Bank showed on Friday. via Pocket
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I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American. I’ve failed. – Vox
I have lived in America for the past 15 years. I have two Ivy League degrees. And I am on the verge of deportation. Despite being an “honorary American,” as I have often jokingly introduced myself, I am in fact a citizen of New Zealand. I was 18 yea…
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Queen visits site of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp | UK news | The Guardian
The Queen is visiting the site of the Bergen-Belsen prisoner of war and concentration camps on Friday, the final day of her state visit to Germany. via Pocket
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Two self-driving cars involved in ‘close call’ in California | Technology | The Guardian
Two self-driving cars from different companies have been involved in a near-miss on the roads of California. John Absmeier, who was travelling in his company’s car at the time, said the Audi was forced to abort its lane change in the incident, which…
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Apple Watch lands in competitive S. Korea market – Yahoo News
Seoul (AFP) – Apple’s first smartwatch landed in South Korea, one of the world’s most competitive markets Friday, drawing a good response from fans, but analysts cast doubt on its long-term success there, citing a tough challenge from local brands. …
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Kurdish fighters chase IS militants in northern Syrian town – Yahoo News
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Kurdish fighters have besieged Islamic State members who have entered the northern Syrian town of Kobani, adding that two days of fighting have left more than 100 dead. via Pocket
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IS kills 120 civilians in Syria’s Kobane: monitor – Yahoo News
Beirut (AFP) – At least 120 civilians have been killed by the Islamic State group since the jihadists entered the flashpoint Syrian town of Kobane just over 24 hours ago, a monitoring group said Friday. via Pocket
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Islamic State attack on Syria’s Kobani kills 146: monitor – Yahoo News
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An attack by Islamic State fighters on the Syrian town of Kobani and a nearby village has so far killed at least 146 civilians, the second-biggest massacre by the hardline group in the country, a conflict monitor said on Friday. v…
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Tsipras to hold talks with Merkel, Hollande on Friday: official – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Friday, a day after euro zone finance ministers failed to clinch a cash-for-reform deal, a Greek …
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Greek official: chance of deal small in current climate – Yahoo News
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek government officials say all possibilities are open in the deadlocked talks with its creditors in Brussels, including that of not reaching an agreement. via Pocket
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In Photos: Housing the Men and Women Being Deported From the Dominican Republic | VICE News
Malpasse is a destitute village about two miles into Haiti, past the Jimani-Malpasse border crossing. via Pocket
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This spring, city officials announced they would encourage private developers to build on land inside public housing complexes, potentially making luxury apartments their neighbors. via Pocket
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The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The cuckoo family, in addition to those species named as such, also includes the roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas. The coucals and anis are also sometimes counted, but are sometimes se…
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Guaibasaurus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GuaibasaurusTemporal range: Late Triassic, 216. via Pocket
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California Cities Can Demand Affordable Housing | Al Jazeera America
With home ownership in the U.S. at a 20-year low and growing evidence that skyrocketing housing prices are burdening not just the poor but also the middle class, calls for affordable housing are getting louder across the nation. On Thursday, the U.S…
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LONDON — Funds advised by BC Partners have agreed to sell a majority stake in Synlab, one of Europe’s largest independent providers of laboratory services, to the European private equity firm Cinven. The deal values Synlab, based in Augsburg, German…
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Japan joins with former foes to flex its muscles as it eyes China’s rise | World news | The Guardian
It was American soldiers held captive by Japanese troops during the second world war who first dug through the thick, damp mud to build an airstrip on the Philippine island of Palawan. Now, in 2015, two spy planes, one Japanese and one American, sta…
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True Lies (1994) [1080p] [ALTERED] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Comedy, Thriller [USA:R, 2 h 21 min] Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton Director: James Cameron Harry Tasker is a secret agent in the Bond style. But his wife Helen and family think he is a computer salesman. vi…
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French government files legal complaint against UberPOP – Yahoo News
PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday he had launched legal action targeting local managers of U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber, denouncing the attitude of the company as “cynical” and “arrogant”. via Pocket
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Burundi opposition announces election boycott – Yahoo News
Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) – Burundi’s opposition parties announced Friday they will boycott upcoming elections, saying it was not possible to hold a fair vote following weeks of violence over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to cling to power. via …
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California moves closer to stricter vaccinations rules – Yahoo News
Los Angeles (AFP) – California’s lawmakers moved closer to tightening exemptions for vaccinations, following last month’s outbreak of measles and the ensuing outcry over the issue across the country. via Pocket
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With nuke talks in final stretch, foreign ministers join in – Yahoo News
VIENNA (AP) — The foreign ministers of Iran, the United States and France are leading the way to talks on Iran’s nuclear program as they try to overcome disputes ahead of a June 30 target date for a deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zari…
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Record Afghan opium output prompts cheaper US heroin supply: UN – Yahoo News
Opium cultivation and production in Afghanistan have reached record levels, triggering “a large increase” in cheaper heroin supply in the US, the United Nations said on Friday. via Pocket
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A Visual Guide to Your Company’s Organizational Structure
Oh man why don’t we all just give up right now and go and live in a field some place? (Full version below.) [Doghouse Diaries] via Pocket
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Would You Buy This Retro ThinkPad Stuffed With Modern Tech?
What goes around comes around, especially when it comes to design aesthetics. Now Lenovo design VP David Hill gas dreamed up a new concept: an old-school ThinkPad stuffed with ultra-modern guts. Would you buy one? via Pocket
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Farm dig continues after suspected IRA victims’ bodies found | World news | The Guardian
Police are continuing to search a reclaimed bog in Ireland after two bodies were found at a site where victims of the IRA are believed to have been secretly buried. via Pocket
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Even before Bill Shorten’s Very Difficult Fortnight, senior Labor figures were discussing what to do about their leader’s crisis of confidence. For much of his life, Shorten has believed he is destined to lead Labor and become prime minister. via Po…
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After addressing a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday night, the prime minister, David Cameron, says he is pleased that a renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the EU is under way. via Pocket
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In tense talks, EU leaders agree plan to confront migrant crisis – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fractious European leaders argued into the early hours on Friday over how to handle over a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, agreeing a plan to share out the care of desperate people fleeing war and poverty in North Africa an…
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Thousands expected for Obama’s tribute to Charleston victims – Yahoo News
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China vice foreign min says confident about outcome of Greece debt talks – Yahoo News
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is confident about the outcome of Greece debt talks, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao told reporters on Friday, ahead of a visit next week to Europe by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. via Pocket
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The Joy of Six: sporting bravery | Sport | The Guardian
In most walks of life, the disregard for personal safety or ignoring pain is your traditional barometer of bravery, like running into a burning building to save a puppy, or jumping on a land mine. Bravery is an emotional state, usually related to ph…
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Our nation mourns together – Post and Courier
The searing shock and lingering pain inflicted by last week’s mass murder at the Emanuel AME Church hasn’t been confined to Charleston. It has extended across our nation. via Pocket
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Prospect of warmer winters does not mean fewer deaths, study finds | Environment | The Guardian
Global warming is unlikely to mean that fewer people in northern latitudes will die from cold during the winter, according to a study by scientists in the US. via Pocket
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Satnam Singh Bhamara Becomes the First Indian to Make It to the NBA
He’s only 19 years old, 7 ft. 2 in. tall and weighs 290 lb. He also just became the first-ever basketball player from India to be drafted into the NBA, when the Dallas Mavericks announced Thursday night that they selected him with their 52nd pick. M…
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Slovak finance minister says Greece talks over weekend will be final – Yahoo News
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir said on Friday talks with Greece this weekend to clinch a deal to avert default next week would likely drag on to Sunday, and would be the last on the issue. via Pocket
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TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fract…
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JK Rowling has been writing a new Harry Potter story, and it’s a play! : books
JK Rowling has been writing a new Harry Potter story, and it’s a play! (twitter.com) via Pocket
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Prosecutors question doctor who found theater shooter insane – Yahoo News
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting trial will continue vigorously cross-examining a defense psychiatrist who concluded James Holmes was so psychotic that he could not tell right from wrong when he killed 12 people …
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EU ministers seek legally-binding and ambitious Paris climate deal | Environment | The Guardian
European Union ministers are seeking an ambitious, durable and legally-binding deal to curb global warming, enforced through five-yearly reviews, a draft of their position statement for UN climate talks shows. via Pocket
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Harry Potter coming back, this time on stage in new play – Yahoo News
LONDON (AP) — There may not be any new Harry Potter novels in the works, but the famed boy wizard will be on the London stage in a new play set to open next summer. Author J.K. via Pocket
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Mediator proposes new “compromise” peace plan for South Sudan – Yahoo News
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The chief mediator in South Sudan peace talks said on Thursday he hoped a new “compromise” proposal would put an end to 18 months of ethnic bloodletting in the world’s youngest country. via Pocket
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Italy arrests Pakistani accused of bloody 2009 Peshawar bombing – Yahoo News
Rome (AFP) – A Pakistani suspected of being involved in the Peshawar market bombing, one of the country’s bloodiest attacks, has been arrested in Rome, Italian police said on Friday. via Pocket
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Ant-Man Has Two Credits Scenes For Fans To Speculate About
We’re not going to spoil anything, but we can report that after taking a brief hiatus from the end credits scenes with Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios is bringing them back in a big bad way with Ant-Man. via Pocket
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How Computers Can Detect the Complexity of Human Thought In Paintings
There are plenty of ways that experts identify forged artworks—from paint analysis to isotopes left over from nuclear bombs—but each is flawed in its own way. And now, a pair of Serbian computer scientists say they’ve figured out a simpler way. via …
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Lancashire county council rejects Cuadrilla fracking bid | Environment | The Guardian
Councillors have unanimously refused a planning application for fracking in Lancashire in a move which has been welcomed by environmental campaigners. via Pocket
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Now It’s Europe’s Turn to Fight For Net Neutrality
Americans won big on net neutrality in February, when the FCC voted to adopt new rules that would allow it to rein in the abusive and discriminatory practices of big telecommunications operators, such as blocking or throttling of Internet data, and …
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Marathon Training Tips : TheOnion
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Americans Take Brief Break From Waiting On Hold With Insurance Providers To Celebrate Obamacare Ruling (theonion.com)submitted 11 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Rwandan spy chief fights extradition from Britain to Spain – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – Rwanda’s intelligence chief told a London court on Thursday he would fight an attempt to extradite him to Spain, where he is accused of reprisal killings after the 1994 genocide in the east African country. via Pocket
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White House Brief: Things to know about Gov. Chris Christie – Yahoo News
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is joining the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and plans to announce that Tuesday. Here’s a quick snapshot of things to know about him. “Sit down and shut up!” ”Get the hell of…
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AP sources: NJ Gov. Christie prepares to join 2016 field – Yahoo News
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is entering the 2016 Republican presidential nomination contest early next week in a far different position than he was in four years ago. via Pocket
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Other legal challenges to health overhaul remain – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you thought the legal fight over the health care overhaul was finally over, think again. via Pocket
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TIL a 38-year-old mother asked her son’s deeply-religious friend to pick her lotto numbers and agreed to share any winnings. The ticket was a jackpot winner. The mother refused to share the money until she was ordered to by the New York Supreme Cour…
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Northern Ireland gay marriage ban in court: ‘This is a human rights issue’ | UK news | The Guardian
A decade ago, in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, Grainne Close and Shannon Sickles broke new legal ground by becoming the first gay couple to enter a civil union in the UK. Now, they could be set to make history once more by challenging Northern I…
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Greece crisis – Merkel says Eurogroup talks will be decisive on Saturday | Business | The Guardian
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said an emergency eurozone meeting on Saturday will be “decisive” in resolving the Greek debt crisis, as Athens faces a critical 24 hours in its attempt to avoid a debt default. via Pocket
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Air and sea travellers can expect delays and disruptions on Wednesday, after union members within customs and the immigration department announced their intention to strike over an industrial dispute. via Pocket
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Ghana President names top woman lawyer as new head of electoral body – Yahoo News
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a corporate lawyer, Charlotte Osei, as head of the West African country’s Electoral Commission (EC), the presidency said in a statement late on Thursday. via Pocket
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Greece determined to stay in euro zone, finance minister says – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his country had done everything it could to accommodate the “strange demands” made by its creditors, and was determined to remain part of the euro zone. via Pocket
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Mozambique turns 40, high on gas prospects – Yahoo News
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique turned 40 on Thursday, mixing formal military parades with exuberant African dancing as it turned from a generation of civil war and poverty to look to a more prosperous future, powered, it hopes, by vast amounts of nat…
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Somali militants attack African Union base south of capital – Yahoo News
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali al Shabaab militants fought a gunbattle with African Union troops after ramming a car laden with explosives into their base south of the capital Mogadishu early on Friday, military officials and a spokesman for the group…
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Missing Clinton emails likely to raise new questions – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department cannot find in its records all or part of 15 work-related emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server that were released this week by a House panel investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, offi…
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Unfazed by Greece, some fund managers stay bullish on Europe – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The prospect of Greece defaulting on its debt has long been viewed as the recipe for a global stock market disaster. Yet some fund managers are prospering by ignoring the risks of another financial crisis and moving more money i…
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Where They Stand: Chris Christie on issues of 2016 campaign – Yahoo News
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Where two-term New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands on various issues that will be debated in the Republican presidential campaign, a race he’s joining. via Pocket
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Books by Friends: Skyfaring, America’s Moment, Republic of Conscience – The Atlantic
What to read about the long-forgotten elegance of flight, the under-appreciated economic potential of America, and the perhaps-fixable corruption of politics As in several previous installments in this series, I disclose for the record that I have s…
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Float plane carrying sightseers crashes into remote Alaska cliff, killing nine – The Washington Post
On a remote part of the southeastern Alaskan coastline, amid a landscape of searing cliffs and snaking inlets that could easily be the setting for a Tolkien novel, a sightseeing float plane crashed into a granite rock face Thursday, killing all nine…
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Are car insurance firms prejudiced against older people? | Money | The Guardian
Are motor insurers prejudiced against older people? That’s the question the veteran actor, author and passionate motorist Sheila Hancock is asking after the company that she has been with for three years increased her car insurance premium from an a…
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South African probe blames Lonmin, police, unions for “Marikana massacre”: report – Yahoo News
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry into South Africa’s worst police killing since the end of apartheid blamed a mining company, police and unions for the “horrendous tragedy”, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. via Pocket
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United Nations charter, signed in San Francisco, turns 70 – Yahoo News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seventy years ago, representatives from 50 war-weary countries gathered in San Francisco to create an international organization aimed at saving future generations from the “scourge of war:” the United Nations. On Friday, U.N. v…
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Obama and Roberts legacies intertwined in health care law – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief justice who once mangled President Barack Obama’s oath of office has now helped save the president’s signature achievement. via Pocket
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Decision time strikes for Greek enigma Tsipras – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – After five months in power, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has 48 hours to make a decision that will shape his country’s future for decades, yet his negotiating partners cannot be sure which way he will jump. via Pocket
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Once again, Obama to comfort a city grieving over shooting – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, it’s become an all-too-frequent ritual: honoring the victims of mass shootings in communities across the country. via Pocket
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With court defeat, GOP health law effort now aimed at ’16 – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s rejection of a conservative attempt to gut President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul won’t stop Republicans from attacking the law they detest. via Pocket
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The debate about the Charleston Bible study shooting has morphed into a debate about the Confederate battle flag and other symbols of the Confederacy. This is not a trivial sideshow. Racism is not just a personal prejudice and an evolutionary byprod…
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KARACHI, Pakistan — WHEN I go to buy my drinking water, I don’t ask for water. I ask for Nestlé. Then I drive home with five 20-liter plastic bottles and make sure that we make every cup of tea, and all our ice, from this water. via Pocket
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Building bigger brains | Sharon Darwish | Science | The Guardian
Bottlenose dolphins have an average brain mass of 1.6 kg, slightly greater than that of humans, and about four times the size of chimpanzee brains. Although you couldn’t really imagine a dolphin writing poetry, dolphins demonstrate high levels of in…
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Glastonbury: from naked in 1970 to full of front in 2015 – video | Music | The Guardian
From the tune in, drop out vibe of the first festival in 1970 to the hyped-up and spaced-out version taking to its many stages today, things have changed over the years at Glastonbury. Tim Jonze investigates the journey from a gaggle of hippies in m…
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The brave and resourceful small girl in Arthur Ransome’s 1930 classic, Swallows and Amazons, is called Titty. But not, we learn, in the new film version being made by the BBC. There she will be renamed Tatty, to avoid “too many sniggers”. via Pocket
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The nostalgics have won. That was the defining message of this year’s E3 expo in Los Angeles. via Pocket
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Thailand blocks human rights group’s launch of Vietnam report | World news | The Guardian
Thailand’s military government has forced a human rights group to cancel the launch of its report on the Vietnamese government’s persecution of an ethnic minority, saying it could affect national security and bilateral relations. via Pocket
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Greece crisis: markets open lower ahead of weekend talks – live | Business | The Guardian
Good morning and welcome back to our coverage of the eurozone (Greece) debt crisis and other economic developments. via Pocket
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How Britain’s khat ban devastated an entire Kenyan town | World news | The Guardian
In a quiet and unassuming town tucked away in a hilly part of eastern Kenya, the British home secretary Theresa May’s name is spoken with barely concealed anger. Since her role in the ban of the town’s most valuable export, she’s become a universall…
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St. Louis leads nation in ratings for Women’s World Cup soccer : Entertainment
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And you didn’t buy the song from him, you just got a licence to play it. Just because you borrow my gun to kill someone doesn’t mean I cannot call you a murderer. Maybe you need to learn a bit more about the US constitution and some basic political …
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Big nights for the biggest markets in NBA draft – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — From coast to coast, the NBA draft was a big night for the biggest markets. The Los Angeles Lakers tabbed their next potential superstar in D’Angelo Russell. via Pocket
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Johnny Bright incident – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : wikipedia
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Tesco sales drop 1.3% but outperform market expectations | Business | The Guardian
Tesco has reported a 1.3% fall in sales in the three months to the end of May, as the retailer struggles to return to growth amid a supermarket price war. However, the sales drop outperformed market expectations, as analysts had predicted a sales fa…
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A Chinese Writer’s View of London : books
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Tonight, the 40th Annual Saturn Awards were given out. Congratulations to the nominees and the winners! via Pocket
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Northern Lights put on breathtaking display over Minnesota – video | Travel | The Guardian
Social media users have uploaded stunning footage of the northern lights appearing much further south than usual. aurora borealis has been visible in areas not used to seeing it over the past few days, as has aurora australis in the southern hemisph…
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Obamacare: Recklessly Providing More Americans With Access To Longer Lifespans : TheOnion
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Man Just Needs To Power Through Another Day Of Not Being Broke And Unemployed : TheOnion
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Mentor To Younger Women In Company Lets Herself Knock One Down Once In A While As Treat : TheOnion
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Stop the Entertainment Lobby’s Dumb Attempt to Cripple Internet Privacy
If you’ve ever registered a domain name, you’ve probably stumbled across WHOIS, a series of databases that contains basic information on whoever registered a particular domain name. via Pocket
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The local harvest may be delayed by an unusually cold spring this year, but as the sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes and summer squash come to market, several new picnic purveyors on the East End will be dreaming up ways to enjoy them alfresco. via Pock…
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With 1.1m cars a day, the 35 kilometres of the Boulevard Périphérique are the busiest in Europe. Paris’s inner ring road runs around the French capital, following the city’s administrative boundaries almost perfectly and connecting the city proper a…
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US Players shrug off quick turnaround for China – Yahoo News
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — It’s been a rather short turnaround for the United States between Monday night’s 2-0 victory over Colombia in the round of 16 and Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal against China. Tuesday was a lost day because of the nearly four…
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China stocks fall more than 6 percent – Yahoo News
Shanghai (AFP) – Chinese shares plunged more than six percent in afternoon trade on Friday as margin traders closed positions and concerns over market overvaluation mounted, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slumped 6.46 percent, …
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Rupp puts turmoil aside to defend 10,000m title – Yahoo News
Eugene (United States) (AFP) – Galen Rupp capped a month of turmoil with a seventh straight US national title in the 10,000m, punching his athletics World Championships ticket amid doping accusations. With Benjamin True (28:14.26) and Hassan Mead (2…
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“There are few things humans are more dedicated to than unhappiness,” philosopher Alain de Botton writes in the opening sentence of the intensely rewarding How Proust Can Change Your Life (public library). via Pocket
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LEADING OFF: Scherzer set for 1st start since no-hitter – Yahoo News
Max Scherzer makes his first start since throwing a no-hitter against Pittsburgh last Saturday when the Nationals open a weekend series at Philadelphia. via Pocket
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The two convicted killers who broke out of a maximum-security prison in northern New York this month made their escape using rudimentary electrical and engineering skills, stealth and a canny ability to manipulate members of the …
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A Brief History of Timekeeping : HistoryofIdeas
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Morris Gbolo spends a lot of time thinking about the home-cooked dinners he and his wife, Ernestine, used to enjoy before they fled their home amid civil war in Liberia 12 years ago. For Mr. via Pocket
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The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has described plans by the Victorian government to lease the Port of Melbourne to the private sector as “fiscal vandalism and environmental vandalism wrapped up together”. via Pocket
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EU leaders agree to relocate 40,000 migrants – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed to relocate 40,000 migrants from Italy and Greece to other EU countries over the next two years, in an effort to share the burden of a growing migrant crisis. The migrant crisis has caused tensions …
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Asian stocks fall on Greek standoff, China margin curbs – Yahoo News
HONG KONG (AP) — Most Asian stock indexes fell Friday as a standoff between Greece and its international creditors threatened to drag into the weekend. Chinese shares led the declines as curbs on using borrowed money to buy stocks take the heat off …
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Hollande condemns violent French protests against Uber – Yahoo News
Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Friday condemned violent protests against ride-booking app Uber after taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked highways but he said the service should be taken off the road. via Pocket
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T-Wolves take Towns, India-born Bhamara makes history – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – Teen big man Karl-Anthony Towns was chosen by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, while Satnam Singh Bhamara made history as the first India-born selection. Towns averaged 10.3 points, 6.7 rebound…
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Somali militants attack African Union peacekeepers’ base – Yahoo News
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab militants fought a gunbattle with African Union peacekeeping troops in Somalia after ramming a car laden with explosives into their base south of Mogadishu early on Friday, military officials and a spokesman for the …
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Those who dine out frequently enjoy discovering a sleeper, an unpretentious gem of a restaurant tucked away from the beaten path. Well, I have a sleeper for you, but it’s hidden in plain sight in a small strip mall on the Post Road on the south edge…
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Someone Edited Together The Ultimate PSA And It’s Incredible : TheOnion
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Earth to Humans: Why Have You Forsaken Me? Poor Comparisons | Psychology Today
Why do we as a society fail to respond to severe and growing climate change and other environmental problems? In previous post, here, I set out to discuss all seven categories of psychological causes of inertia assembled by the environmental psychol…
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A former high-ranking member of a European government recently told me about his recurring nightmare. Here’s how he described it: northern Europe turns brown (far right); southern Europe turns red (far left); in the west, Britain falls out of the EU…
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Havin’ a giraffe! Safari selfies taken by the animals – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
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The touring exhibition teaching Russians about Russia itself | World news | The Guardian
From photographs to video, every-day items to modern artefacts, an exhibition touring Russia is blurring the lines between art, science and ethnography to educate the population about the cultural and geographical diversity of their own country. via…
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Prison guard: ‘Did not know’ he made inmates’ escape easier – Yahoo News
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A prison guard who admitted giving two inmates tools, paint, frozen hamburger and access to a catwalk electrical box says he didn’t know the killers planned to break out, and investigators say they have no reason to believe …
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When heads of state sign an international agreement on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in September, the document is likely to include a promise to “leave no one behind”. The principle will be one of the most important in the entire agreeme…
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EU’s Oettinger gives Athens five days to avoid a ‘Grexit’ – Yahoo News
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Greek exit from the euro zone will be inevitable if Athens and its lenders do not come up with a solution within the next five days, Germany’s EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Friday. via Pocket
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Coverage worries persist amid relief over health care ruling – Yahoo News
CHICAGO (AP) — Throughout the country, relief was the dominant emotion among consumers who get help from the government to lower their health insurance costs following Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the subsidies underpinning President Ba…
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The Sun Emitted a Lovely, Mid-Level Solar Flare Today
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of a mid-level solar flare that pealed at 4:16 EDT this morning. It comes from the sunspot group that’s been flaring up since it was spotted. Today’s flare was classified as an M7. via Pocket
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TIL The first vibrator was steam powered and was called the “Manipulator,” which was invented by American physician George Taylor, M.D. in 1869 because Doctors were complaining of wrist fatigue from giving “pelvic massages” to female patients who su…
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Where to begin? Perhaps with the small, informal dining room of Quenas, a family-run restaurant in Harrison, its soaring walls splashed in deep red and decorated with Peruvian memorabilia. via Pocket
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The arrival of “The Decline of Western Civilization Collection” as a pristine extras-filled box set from Shout Factory this week is to budding punks what a new “Star Wars” movie is to, well, all the other kids: something they never thought they’d ge…
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Young athlete accepts award after tragic loss of his father. Invents golf ball philosophy. (m.kwch.com) via Pocket
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Stories of Seclusion: After A Face Lift | Psychology Today
Today’s installment in this series on people that spend much time alone offers the composite story of what happened after a woman’s husband divorced her. Susan had been married for 19 years. And one night, her husband told her he was leavling. “Ther…
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Galen Rupp ‘100%’ behind Alberto Salazar after easing to win in Eugene | Sport | The Guardian
Galen Rupp won his seventh consecutive 10,000m US Track and Field championship at a canter – and then admitted that the last three weeks, during which he and his coach Alberto Salazar faced allegations of doping, had been the toughest of his life. v…
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How Do You Feel About Giving Human Rights to Corporations? | Psychology Today
Under the doctrine of “corporate personhood,” corporations are recognized as having some of the same fundamental rights as human beings. This may sound strange at first. After all, nowhere does the Constitution mention corporations. via Pocket
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CLEVELAND—Calling it a complete and utter failure not worthy of Major League Baseball, sources at Progressive Field confirmed Monday that the stadium’s pathetic home run animation doesn’t even show a baseball screaming as it leaves Earth and flies i…
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What We Really Need to Feel Good About Ourselves | Psychology Today
Mental and emotional health require that we feel good about ourselves. But when self-affirmation morphs into a rigid sense of pride, we may damage our dignity and become distant from each other. We may have different takes on the word “pride. via Po…
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EVANSTON, IL—In a study published Thursday that looked into the most prevalent uses of the groundbreaking technology, researchers from Northwestern University confirmed that the majority of time machine owners are primarily using their devices in or…
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HBO Is Finally Working on a Science Fiction Romantic Comedy
Although HBO’s been gathering accolades for genre drama with Game of Thrones, next year could bring it into the realm of genre comedy, a niche that the premium network has left untouched. Until now. via Pocket
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Vandals target Confederate monuments in half-dozen states – Yahoo News
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vandals have targeted monuments dedicated to the leaders and soldiers of the Confederacy, painting the slogan “Black lives matter” on memorials in a half-dozen states where the landmarks stand tall in parks and outside government bu…
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MERS death toll rises to 31 in South Korea outbreak, one new case – Yahoo News
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean man who became China’s only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has fully recovered and is being released from a Chinese hospital on Friday, the South Korean health ministry said. via Pocket
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California licensing panel to probe deadly balcony collapse – Yahoo News
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California licensing panel said on Thursday it would investigate a construction firm involved in building the Berkeley apartment balcony that collapsed last week, killing six people and injuring seven others. via Pocket
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All nine on board die in Alaska crash of excursion plane – Yahoo News
Promech Air said in a statement that the eight passengers and pilot were killed when the plane went down during a tour of the Misty Fjords area near the town of Ketchikan on Thursday afternoon. via Pocket
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Thailand cancels rights group’s report launch on Vietnam – Yahoo News
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have forced a human rights group to cancel the launch of its report on the Vietnamese government’s persecution of an ethnic minority. via Pocket
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9 dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – A sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska Thursday killing all nine people onboard, US police said. via Pocket
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Fractious European leaders argued into the early hours on Friday over how to handle over a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, agreeing a plan to share out the care of desperate people fleeing war and poverty in north Africa and the Middle East. vi…
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China issues report attacking US human rights record | World news | The Guardian
China accused the United States on Friday of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to US criticism of China’s human rights record. via Pocket
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Andie MacDowell: ‘I have a problem with the word cougar. It’s demeaning’ | Film | The Guardian
As you might expect of someone who has been modelling for L’Oréal for 30 years, Andie MacDowell looks good. In fact, at 57, she looks fantastic: Cheshire-cat grin sweet as ever, genuinely pleased with the commemorative cake the brand has baked for h…
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The Right To Die | The Economist : TrueReddit
The economist explains the moral and legal arguments about the euthanasia debate. The Economist supports the right to die and gives really good reasons as to why. via Pocket
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Nine people were killed when a small plane carrying tourists from a cruise ship slammed into a cliff above a lake in rural Alaska on Thursday afternoon, according to officials from the cruise ship and charter flight companies. via Pocket
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The opening of “Cartel Land” drops viewers into an outdoor Mexican meth lab at night; the head chef sits down for an interview. The scene might be enough of a jolt to viewers, but what they won’t know — unless they’re familiar with meth cooking — is…
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A guide to cultural and recreational events in New Jersey. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to njtowns@nytimes.com. HASBROUCK HEIGHTS Bananas Comedy Club Kevin Lee. July 3 at 9 p.m. $20. Billy Garan. July 10 at 9…
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Cultural Reflective Distance (On Western and non-Western philosophy) : philosophy
Cultural Reflective Distance (On Western and non-Western philosophy) (theroughground.blogspot.com)submitted 9 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to ctcal@nytimes.com. MANCHESTER The Hartford Funny Bone Dominique. Through June 28. $20. Rod Paulette. July 2 through …
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Scores of film artists fled Nazi Germany during the 1930s and found their way to Hollywood. Only a handful of these refugees returned after World War II to make German-language films. via Pocket
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A guide to cultural and recreational events in the Hudson Valley. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to westweek@nytimes.com. WEST NYACK Levity Live Bill Bellamy. Through June 28. $22. James Goff. July 1 at 7:30 p.…
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Stop the Entertainment Lobby’s Dumb Attempt to Cripple Internet Privacy
If you’ve ever registered a domain name, you’ve probably stumbled across WHOIS, a series of databases that contains basic information on whoever registered a particular domain name. via Pocket
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Sanders Proposes Tax on Billionaires to Reduce Wealth Inequality: “The fairest way to reduce wealth inequality, rebuild the disappearing middle class, & preserve our democracy is to enact a progressive estate tax on multi-millionaires & billionaires…
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/u/GeneticsGuy discusses the disconnect between drug research and pharmaceutical company profits. (reddit.com)submitted 8 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27. All times are Eastern. What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix, 3:01 a. via Pocket
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Welcome to our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans, nagging questions, and whatever else we feel like talking about. No matter what the topic, we invite everyone in the comments to tell us: What Are You Playing This Weekend? via Po…
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What never-gonna-happen remake would you like to see? · AVQ&A · The A.V. Club
Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our di…
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Dreamworks’ Dragons, now streaming on Netflix, holds up as one of the only examples of an animated TV series that nearly rivals its cinematic versions (which were based on a wondrous YA book series by Cressida Cowell). via Pocket
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Early in her new Epix stand-up special, the self-described Queen Of Mean makes a questionable offhand assertion: “Nobody’s brave like Lisa Lampanelli.” Back in 2002 at The NY Friar’s Club Roast Of Chevy Chase, that was likely true. via Pocket
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Upon introducing herself to Martin Luther King Jr., Nina Simone didn’t begin by telling him who she was, but rather who she wasn’t. “I’m not non-violent,” a stone-faced Simone said to America’s paragon of passive resistance. via Pocket
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With so many new series popping up on streaming services and DVD, it gets harder and harder to keep up with recent shows, much less the all-time classics. With TV Club 10, we point you toward the 10 episodes that best represent a TV series, classic …
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Tarantino was onto something when he took that shot at John Ford · Scenic Routes · The A.V. Club
In Scenic Routes, Mike D’Angelo looks at key scenes, explaining how they work and what they mean. via Pocket
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Scottish ferry workers strike in privatisation row | UK news | The Guardian
Islanders and visitors across the Hebridean islands and west of Scotland face widespread disruption when industrial action by ferry workers escalates into an all-out strike on Friday. via Pocket
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World War III (en.wikipedia.org)submitted 15 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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“Little Shop of Horrors” Returns – The New Yorker
There’s a class of performers —Paul Reubens, Carol Channing—who create a single comedic character so idiosyncratic that neither the actor nor the role is ever quite complete without the other. via Pocket
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A Ballet from the Cultural Revolution – The New Yorker
On July 11 and 12, the National Ballet of China will bring its country’s most famous ballet, “The Red Detachment of Women,” to the Lincoln Center Festival. via Pocket
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The Breezy Fusion of Lianne La Havas – The New Yorker
Lianne La Havas boasts a rich and velvety alto, but the half-Greek, half-Jamaican performer has more to offer than a pretty voice. The twenty-five-year-old London native is a polished guitarist and an inventive songwriter who fuses soul, jazz, R. & …
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Bar Tab: Kings County Distillery – The New Yorker
“Times down here ain’t what they used to be when the old stuff was flowing from the still,” a clay-pipe-puffing Vinegar Hill resident told the Times, in 1894. via Pocket
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John Ford at the Museum of the Moving Image – The New Yorker
The greatest American political filmmaker, John Ford, gets a twenty-film retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image (July 3-Aug. 2), which spotlights the links between two of his crucial obsessions: mob violence and racial hatred. The series opens …
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Tables for Two: The Four Horsemen – The New Yorker
“If I could see all my friends tonight,” James Murphy sang once, or rather, many times, at the end of the biggest song on LCD Soundsystem’s biggest album. via Pocket
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APOD: 2015 June 25 – Star Trails Above Table Mountain
Explanation: Stars trail above and urban lights sprawl below in this moonlit nightscape from Cape Town, South Africa, planet Earth. The looming form of Table Mountain almost seems to hold terrestrial lights at bay while the stars circle the planet’s…
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TIL Emma Stone celebrated her mom being 2 years cancer free in 2010 by writing a letter to Paul McCartney asking him to sketch two birds’ feet because The Beatles’ song “Blackbird” was her mother’s favorite. Paul sketched the birds which Emma and he…
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Crocodile safety rap from NT aims to make people ‘crocwise’ – video | Australia news | The Guardian
The Northern Territory government has released a quirky, catchy rap track in six languages to help people ‘be crocwise’. NT Parks and Wildlife has produced the video in English, Kriol, Anandilyakwa, Murrinh-Patha, Tiwi and Yonlgu. via Pocket
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‘Bang! and down’: Afghan ‘superhero’ inspires awe and disdain – Yahoo News
Kabul (AFP) – He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in parliament belies bubbling discontent over deteriorating security. via Poc…
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The First Round Of 2015 NBA Draft Is Finally Over
In case you missed our insightful and thought-provoking live-blog, the 2015 NBA Draft happened tonight, and, after what seemed like an eternity, the first round is finally over. via Pocket
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Theft of Saudi documents suggests an Iranian hack – The Washington Post
BEIRUT — The purported theft of confidential Saudi documents that have been released by WikiLeaks bears the hallmarks of Iranian hackers linked to cyberattacks in more than a dozen countries, including the United States, according to cybersecurity e…
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This Dormant Monster Black Hole Just Woke Up
What you’re seeing is V404 Cygni, a binary system consisting of a star and a black hole, some 7800 light-years away. It has lain quiet for the last 25 years, but a week ago, NASA’s Swift satellite noticed a burst of new activity. via Pocket
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For the fifth time since the Western Australian premier, Colin Barnett, announced that many of the state’s 274 remote Aboriginal communities would be closed, protesters will shut down major cities during peak hour on Friday. via Pocket
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Pompeii (2014) [720] : fullmoviesonyoutube
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Michael Sam close to return to football and Montreal Alouettes | Sport | The Guardian
Michael Sam, professional football’s first openly-gay player, is apparently close to returning to the Montreal Alouettes and resuming his career – perhaps as soon as this weekend. via Pocket
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Peru beat Bolivia 3-1 to reach Copa America semi-finals – Yahoo News
Temuco (Chile) (AFP) – Brazilian-based striker Paolo Guerrero scored a hat trick as Peru swept aside Bolivia 3-1 to set up a Copa America semi-final showdown with fierce rivals Chile on Thursday. via Pocket
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EU Leaders Agree on Plan to Tackle Migrant Crisis | Al Jazeera America
European leaders have agreed on a plan to share the care of migrants fleeing war and poverty in North Africa and the Middle East, after argued into the early hours on Friday over how to handle over the crisis in the Mediterranean. via Pocket
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Review: Under The Dome: “Move On”/“But I’m Not” · TV Club · The A.V. Club
The third(!) season premiere of Under The Dome begins by doubling down on the confusion that has become its stock in trade. via Pocket
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Finally, Batman ’66 Batgirl Has a Gloriously Glittery Action Figure
When Yvonne Craig made her debut as Batgirl for the third season of Batman, she dazzled the streets of Gotham in a ridiculously glitzy Batsuit. via Pocket
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Hazelwood mine fire: man arrested over 2014 toxic fire near Morwell | Australia news | The Guardian
A man has been charged over a fire that burned for several weeks in the Hazelwood open-cut mine in the La Trobe valley in 2014. The 20-year-old was arrested in Gormandale on Friday in relation to the fire, which is alleged to have been lit on 7 Febr…
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I’m a millennial and I can say that I refuse to vote for Hillary Clinton for many reasons but the two biggest are her big corp backing and her inability to state her opinion on the TPP agreement. via Pocket
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How to talk about religious belief without sounding silly | Psychology Today
Do you believe in God or are you an atheist? This simple question is anything but. Asked countless millions of times in countless millions of places, it packs a surprising amount of misinformation, ignorance, and insult into a mere ten words. via Po…
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Review: Hannibal: “Aperitivo” · TV Club · The A.V. Club
Perhaps the boldest move this show that is made up entirely of bold moves has made is make an episode without its title character. Hannibal has been on the outskirts before, giving up the spotlight to lesser characters but “Aperitivo” does not just …
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The Angelina Jolie Effect | Psychology Today
In a world where we forget about most news coverage about as quickly as it takes to refresh a homepage, it’s rare that a health story has staying power. via Pocket
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First, I was delighted at the letter from my old friend Marian telling me she is coming this summer to Maine. Of course she must weekend with me and of course I’d go to visit her at her interesting summer job with Indians near the Canadian border. v…
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Ted Cruz Details Dad’s Torture in New Book – The Daily Beast
Ted Cruz first heard about his father’s torture as a teenager, after the two of them spent the afternoon watching a Rambo movie. via Pocket
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OAKLAND (CBS SF) — BART police have become one of the first police departments in the country to implement a specific policy governing interactions with transgender individuals, BART officials said Thursday. via Pocket
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Federal agency: 9 people killed in small plane crash in southeast Alaska – Yahoo News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal agency: 9 people killed in small plane crash in southeast Alaska. via Pocket
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China attacks U.S. human rights record in annual report – Yahoo News
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Friday of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to U.S. criticism of China’s human rights record. via Pocket
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On Argument at Play Alive – Open Access Library : philosophy
On Argument at Play Alive – Open Access Library (oalib.com)submitted 1 minute ago by loading… via Pocket
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ImageBernie was against racism when no one was. That’s a man who should be president! (i.imgur.com) Bernie Sanders also supported gay rights before it was cool, voting against DOMA in 1996. via Pocket
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Bangkok airport denies security slip after Tokyo finds a gun – Yahoo News
BANGKOK (AP) — Airport officials in Thailand say they followed proper security measures and gave no special treatment to Bangkok’s former police chief who was arrested earlier this week in Tokyo with a loaded gun in his luggage. Lt. Gen. via Pocket
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Palestinians press International Criminal Court to charge Israel – The Washington Post
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Foreign Ministry presented documents on Thursday to the International Criminal Court in The Hague asserting that Israel should be investigated for war crimes in last summer’s fighting in the Gaza Strip and for c…
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Kvothe/Rothfuss on Jeopardy : Fantasy
Kvothe/Rothfuss on Jeopardy (twitter.com)submitted 20 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Patrick Macnee obituary | Television & radio | The Guardian
Despite a long and diverse career in the theatre and cinema, Patrick Macnee, who has died aged 93, will be remembered as John Steed, the umbrella-twirling, bowler-hatted hero of the stylish derring-do TV series The Avengers. via Pocket
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Went from “Error: Connection Lost” to “Warning: Your PC May Be At Risk”. via Pocket
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Bodies of three people found on property near Nyngan in central NSW | Australia news | The Guardian
Three people have been found dead on a rural property in central New South Wales.A member of the public called police after finding the body of a man in the driveway of the property at Hermidale, west of Nyngan, before 8.30am on Friday. via Pocket
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fractious European leaders argued into the early hours on Friday over how to handle over a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, agreeing a plan to share out the care of desperate people fleeing war and poverty in North Africa an…
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Who Lost Iraq? – POLITICO Magazine – POLITICO Magazine
For a brief, happy—and misguided—moment, most Americans stopped thinking about Iraq. After withdrawing the last U.S. troops in 2011, President Barack Obama declared the country “sovereign, stable and self-reliant.” No such luck. via Pocket
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Marathon Training Tips – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Running a marathon is a major life goal for many people, but it takes precise planning and extensive training to succeed in the 26.2-mile-long race. via Pocket
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CHICAGO—After listing off a litany of reasons why he cannot stand his current job, local 27-year-old Don Rutland told reporters Friday that he just needs to power through another day of not being broke and unemployed. via Pocket
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Street Artist Shepard Fairey Wanted for Street Arting in Detroit
According to The New York Times, authorities in Detroit have issued a warrant for artist Shepard Fairey’s arrest, charging the outdoor graphic designer with two felony counts of malicious destruction of property. via Pocket
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Behind the Scenes (2015) [Indie Horror Movie made for school project] : fullmoviesonyoutube
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Speaking at a Ramadan dinner on Monday, the New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, recalled the “desperate, terrible times” last December when a gunman took hostages in Sydney’s Lindt Cafe. He remembered the sense of unity that swept the city in its a…
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Scott Morrison confronted by disability support protester – video | Australia news | The Guardian
Social services minister Scott Morrison is confronted by a disability support protester during a press conference at the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) national conference. ‘I work as best as I can… I’m also a mother of three kids,’ sh…
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Alaska cruise sightseeing plane crashes with nine on board | World news | The Guardian
An excursion plane carrying passengers from a Holland America Line cruise ship has crashed in south-east Alaska with nine on board including the pilot. via Pocket
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Margaret Atwood Is Drawing A Comic For A “Geek Girl” Anthology
Margaret Atwood is famously averse to having her work (accurately) described as science fiction. But she’s happy enough to be called a “geek girl,” and to draw a comic for a new book called The Secret Loves of Geek Girls. via Pocket
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Keuchel strikes out 12 to lead Astros past Yankees, 4-0 – Yahoo News
HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel pitched a six-hitter and struck out a career-high 12 in his second shutout in less than a month to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. via Pocket
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High Society: A Pot Boiler (2009) [720p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
A dialogue-driven, rapid-fire comedy about three contentious roommates and their hapless guests, two lovely ladies and a very unfortunate intruder. via Pocket
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Australian citizenship: What does it mean to you? | Australia news | The Guardian
The Australian government’s proposed amendments to the Citizenship Act put dual citizens accused of terrorism-related offences at risk of losing their citizenship, prompting questions about what it means to be a citizen. We become citizens by birth …
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The DecisionThe Bottom LineMajority OpinionThe Key Phrase Open to InterpretationRuling to Avert an Insurance ‘Death Spiral’Roberts Says Court Has Final Word on Interpreting Phras via Pocket
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Fewer Australians are moving overseas, but more are moving to Victoria | World news | The Guardian
Fewer Australians are moving overseas, the latest migration data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, but people are increasingly moving to Victoria from other states and territories. via Pocket
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Ever Wondered What It’s Like To Be a Google Mapper?
It seems like every week, Google drags its Street View cameras up another mountain (or across another monster-infested lake). via Pocket
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Qantas reviews Jetstar HK after licence rejection – Yahoo News
Sydney (AFP) – Australian carrier Qantas said Friday it would review its Jetstar Hong Kong business after the budget carrier’s bid to operate out of the southern Chinese city was rejected. via Pocket
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Watch: New ‘Heroes Reborn’ Trailer Teases Return of Original Cast Members : scifi
Watch: New ‘Heroes Reborn’ Trailer Teases Return of Original Cast Members (variety.com)submitted 12 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Streets Of Plenty the Underworld of Vancouver (2009)[720p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller [USA:PG-13, 1 h 36 min] Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Chun-Li lives a calm life with her father, when one day, the local mobster Bison kidnaps her father. via Poc…
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Kevin Costner might star as a lawyer in David E. Kelley’s Amazon series · Newswire · The A.V. Club
In the sort of casting decision that might cause words like “spooky” or “kismet” to sneak unbidden into the wording of a Newswire article, Kevin Costner is apparently in talks with David E. via Pocket
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TX governor Abbott appoints home-schooler to chair state board of education : politics
TX governor Abbott appoints home-schooler to chair state board of education (austinchronicle.com)submitted 3 hours ago by loading… via Pocket
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Cyberwar Disadvantages Democracies : TrueReddit
Submission Statement: Moises Naim writes that institutional flexibility & disregard for rights in authoritarian states allows them to coordinate and carry out cyber-attacks with greater frequency. via Pocket
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State Department says 15 e-mails missing from pages Hillary Clinton provided – The Washington Post
The State Department said Thursday that it could not locate “all or part” of 15 e-mails provided to the House Select Committee on Benghazi by Sidney Blumenthal last week from his exchanges with then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The com…
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The painstaking art of making shoes by hand
I’m glad that there are still people doing things the old fashioned way because the art and detail of making these shoes is just so impressive. via Pocket
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SEC has nation’s top 3 underclassmen TE prospects, says Mel Kiper; see who made the cut | AL.com
The SEC is home to three of the nation’s top tight ends, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper. Mississippi State’s Evan Engram, Arkansas’ Hunter Henry and Alabama’s O.J. via Pocket
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DOJHolds Public Forum on Baltimore Police | Al Jazeera America
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday night held its first public forum since it began an investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has habitually violated the civil rights of Baltimore’s citizens. via Pocket
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“Light Echoes” Prove That This Neutron Star is Weirdly Like a Black Hole
Between rainbows, rings, and sharp, hard lines, it’s difficult to not clap my hands in glee while unpacking the levels of awesome crammed in this X-ray image of Circinus X-1. via Pocket
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F16 fighter jet that crashed in US had Iraqi pilot at the controls | US news | The Guardian
An Iraqi pilot who had been training in the United States for four years crashed in southern Arizona while flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, a spokesman for the Iraqi defence minister has said. via Pocket
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Europe strikes back: It seems to be trying to push Greece out of the euro – The Washington Post
Europe is altering the deal, and Greece better pray it doesn’t alter it any further. That, at least, was the message Europe sent with it latest bailout proposal that was really just a restatement of its original one. via Pocket
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I Stand With Peter Singer : philosophy
Dislike consequentialism? Refute it, bitches. These guys need to learn that stifling opinion is not how to produce the most compelling argument. via Pocket
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Hip-hop was poised to conquer fashion. Why did it stop short? – The Washington Post
B ubbles and fizz float on the surface of “Fresh Dressed,” an exuberant documentary about the history of hip-hop fashion. via Pocket
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Could we do without cause and effect? – Hume, Russell & Einstein vs what some think now : philosophy
Could we do without cause and effect? – Hume, Russell & Einstein vs what some think now (aeon.co) via Pocket
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APMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) – Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday. via P…
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Melissa officinalis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melissa officinalis, known as lemon balm,[2]balm[3] or balm mint, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to south-central Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean region, and Central Asia.[4] It grows to 70–150 cm tall. …
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Plane Carrying 8 Cruise Ship Passengers Crashes in Alaska
On Thursday, a small aircraft carrying eight cruise ship passengers and their pilot was discovered crashed on a cliffside in Southeast Alaska, . The condition of those on board was not immediately known. via Pocket
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By now, word has gotten around that Inside Out, the latest film from Pixar, is a bit of a tearjerker. via Pocket
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“Light Echoes” Prove That This Neutron Star is Weirdly Like a Black Hole
Between rainbows, rings, and sharp, hard lines, it’s difficult to not clap my hands in glee while unpacking the levels of awesome crammed in this X-ray image of Circinus X-1. via Pocket
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Bernie Sanders joins push for DC statehood : politics
It’s pretty absurd the citizens residing in the nation’s capital do not get a representative vote in Congress or the Senate. That doesn’t mean they should become a state. via Pocket
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Watson fires 62 to grab two-shot Travelers lead – Yahoo News
Cromwell (United States) (AFP) – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson fired an eight-under par 62 to seize a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the US PGA Travelers Championship. via Pocket
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Tyson Gay advances in 100 at nationals – Yahoo News
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Tyson Gay overcame his nerves, just not his training partner, as he advanced through the first round of the 100 meters at the U.S. championships on a humid Thursday night. via Pocket
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FIFA issues warning to Wambach about comments on officials – Yahoo News
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — FIFA has issued a warning to U.S. forward Abby Wambach for comments she made about the officiating in a match against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup. During the match Monday in the knockout round, U.S. via Pocket
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Colombia ‘miracle’ mom’s fight to save baby after plane crash – Yahoo News
Bogota (AFP) – The memory of Maria Nelly Murillo’s mother and her own maternal instinct kept her going for five days as she fought to save her baby after their plane crashed in the Colombian jungle. via Pocket
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Donald Trump may be up in the polls with his army of deranged acolytes, but his business empire is faltering. via Pocket
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What Scalia’s ‘Jiggery-Pokery’ Means – The Daily Beast
In his written dissent to the Supreme Court’s majority decision to let Obamacare live, Justice Antonin Scalia made a number of odd claims, like the court’s ruling meant that “words no longer have meaning. via Pocket
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Review: Wayward Pines: “Choices” · TV Club · The A.V. Club
What would you do, were you in Ethan Burke’s shoes? It’s a timely question, given that much of this week’s episode is dedicated to convincing Ethan of the noble intent behind the experiment of Wayward Pines. via Pocket
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From Singapore to Congo, Brisbane festival takes a world view in 2015 | Culture | The Guardian
Brisbane festival will be bringing work from as far afield as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Singapore in September to ask some big questions about Australia’s place in the world. via Pocket
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Pro-democracy activists have accused Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh of trying to price potential opponents out of the market through astronomical rises in registration fees for presidential elections. via Pocket
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Chinchilla here. Can confirm. Just one more thing that fleas and I have in common. via Pocket
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No deal for Greece, creditors; top-level talks resume Saturday – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece failed again to clinch a deal with its international creditors on Thursday, setting up a last-ditch effort on Saturday to avert a default next week or start preparing to protect the euro zone from financial market turmoil…
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Cameron pitches new EU deal at summit overshadowed by Greece – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders on Thursday he needed a new deal to keep Britain as a member, opening a struggle over the bloc’s future at a summit preoccupied with keeping Greece from crashing out. via …
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Victims of Charleston massacre mourned as battle rages over flag – Yahoo News
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week’s massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain…
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65-year-old Tom Watson leads US Senior Open after 1st round – Yahoo News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tom Watson has accomplished more in golf than most players ever will. The 65-year-old nearly pulled off a feat Thursday even he had never done: shoot his age in a major championship. So what if it’s the senior tour? via Poc…
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Obamacare Ruling Relieves Consumers, But GOP States Remain Critical
Many of them strengthened their calls to repeal the act, setting the tone for what will likely be a common GOP refrain during next year’s presidential campaign. “The Supreme Court abandoned the Constitution to resuscitate a failing health care law,”…
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A Boyfriend Impersonated His Girlfriend For Two Weeks After He Murdered Her – BuzzFeed News
This is Sunny Kim, a 26 year-old from South Korea. Provided to BuzzFeed News From the age of 14, Kim studied abroad in the U.S. She attended Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia and then later the State University of New York, Albany, where she …
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A woman who survived a plane crash with her baby was rescued after four days lost in the jungle, Colombia’s air force and rescuers said Thursday. via Pocket
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Creek Nation to expand emergency room at Okmulgee hospital – Tulsa World: Health
Posted in Health, State, Homepagelatest on Thursday, June 25, 2015 6:30 pm. via Pocket
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New Jersey Jury Kneecaps Conversion Therapy Practitioners – The Daily Beast
Three Jews and a Mormon walk into a courtroom…No, it’s not the setup to a punchline, it’s the premise behind a major judicial blow to anti-LGBT conversion therapy in the United States. On Thursday, while the nation waited for a Supreme Court ruling …
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Missing plane carrying 9 found on cliff-side in Alaska – Yahoo News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say nine people were on a small airplane that has been found against the granite rock face of a cliff, 800 feet above a southeast Alaska lake. via Pocket
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President Obama interviews somebody else for a change · Newswire · The A.V. Club
President Barack Obama has been making the interview rounds lately, showing up as part of Dave Letterman’s farewell tribute, and, most recently, sitting down for a chat with Marc Maron on his podcast, WTF. via Pocket
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Facebook ordered by Dutch court to identify revenge porn publisher | Technology | The Guardian
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Facebook to hand over the identity of someone who posted a revenge porn video on the social network, or face having its servers opened up to an outside investigator. via Pocket
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Watch an oxy-gasoline liquid fuel torch cut through metal
Yowza. That burns hot. Watch as a Petrogen Multi-Fuel cutting torch nicks right through a stack of metal and cuts it clean off. via Pocket
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Stevensville student to attend Boys Nation
Stevensville High School junior Nick Sundberg was selected to attend Boys Nation following a stellar performance at Montana Boys State June 8-12. The goal of Boys State is to teach boys about rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a Unit…
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Merkel says Saturday Eurogroup decisive for Greek debt deal – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a euro zone finance ministers’ meeting on Saturday would be decisive for finding a solution to Greece’s debt crisis. via Pocket
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Coaches, players slam Jara over Cavani assault – Yahoo News
Santiago (AFP) – Players and coaches lined up to condemn Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara after he apparently attempted to shove his finger in an opponent’s backside during the stormy Copa America quarter-final win over Uruguay. via Pocket
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At least 41 people have been killed in severe flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains that have lashed part of the western state of Gujarat, officials said Thursday. via Pocket
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A couple who says they were scared away from their new US$1.4 million home in New Jersey because of creepy letters from a stalker has sued the sellers for not telling them about a person with a “mentally disturbed fixation” on the house. via Pocket
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Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan on Thursday rejected demonstrators’ demand to revoke an increase in electricity prices. Mr. via Pocket
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I no believe. I’m going to wait until some smarter people make comments here. via Pocket
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Matt’s Sci-Fi Picks – WORM Web Serial Review : scifi
Matt’s Sci-Fi Picks – WORM Web Serial Review (dalyplanetfilms.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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DOJ asks Baltimore residents about police conduct – Yahoo News
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday night held its first public forum since it began an investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has habitually violated the civil rights of Baltimore’s citizens. via Pocket
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Joy and optimism in Minnesota after Timberwolves take Towns – Yahoo News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of long-suffering Minnesota Timberwolves fans filed into Target Center on Thursday night to see their downtrodden team enjoy a rare moment in the NBA’s driver’s seat. They came to see their team select Kentucky big man K…
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China’s Wu eyeing history against USA at Women’s World Cup – Yahoo News
Ottawa (AFP) – China captain Wu Haiyan was only six years old when ‘The Steel Roses’ competed in their only Women’s World Cup final. That time, their rivals the United States won a penalty shootout to break Chinese hearts in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl. vi…
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Study: Iceland is the most peaceful nation in the world – CNN.com
(CNN)In search of peace? Maybe it’s time to move to Iceland. According to the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace, the thinly populated island in the midst of the North Atlantic has retained its place as the most peaceful country in the worl…
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NSW gives asylum seekers travel concessions ‘to help the vulnerable’ | Australia news | The Guardian
The New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, has outlined the most generous travel concessions to asylum seekers of any state government, declaring there is little point in having a strong economy unless it is used to help the vulnerable. via Pocket
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The NSW premier has released a video explaining why his government will give travel concessions to asylum seekers, in a clear contrast to Coalition’s stance towards asylum seekers at federal level. via Pocket
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Judge leaves BB King’s estate in hands of longtime business manager | Music | The Guardian
BB King’s longtime business manager has been named sole executor of his estate Thursday despite objections from a lawyer for four of the late blues musician’s daughters. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON — President Obama spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday in their first direct contact in four months as the United States and Russia try to manage their conflict over Ukraine while still working together on other is…
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Joe Mangrum’s Temporary Sand Paintings Are Pure, Beautiful Magic
Artist Joe Mangrum has creating temporary artworks with sacks of colored sand since 2006. He’s made short-lived masterpieces all over the world, on streets and inside contemporary museums and galleries. He has completed nearly 1000 paintings, and he…
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All Of Child’s Fondest Memories Times When Dad Trying To Make Up For Things : TheOnion
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Giants hit 4 triples for 1st time since ’60, beat Pads 13-8 – Yahoo News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Belt found another gear on the bases, and compared himself to a long-legged jungle animal. The speedy Giants hit four triples in a game for the first time in 55 years, including a pair by Belt in a 13-8 win over the San …
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How a Makeup Mogul Liberated Women by Putting Them in a Pretty New Cage | Collectors Weekly
When Caitlyn Jenner made her debut on the July 2015 cover of “Vanity Fair” in full old-Hollywood glamour mode, her highly styled appearance triggered discussion and debate: After all, not every woman has the money or even wants to embody that partic…
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Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter incarcerated in Iran for nearly a year, is finding prison life “ever more difficult” and has only recently become aware of the global support for him, including a plea for his release from Muhammad Ali, Mr…
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“Why Are Beggars Despised?” by George Orwell : philosophy
“Why Are Beggars Despised?” by George Orwell (grammar.about.com)submitted 4 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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News Article[Poll] In the course of one month, CNN/WMUR N.H. poll shows that Bernie has jumped from 13% to 35%, while Hillary has fallen from 51% to 43%. (cnn.com) Granted a couple of them were still a little dismissive, but overall it seemed like t…
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Somewhat buried in all of this talk about Spider-Man is the fact that William Hurt’s General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (Last seen in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk) will be making his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil W…
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Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program secured a sit-down interview with Belle Gibson, who built a wellness empire on the back of claims she cured terminal brain cancer through diet and lifestyle alone. Gibson admitted earlier this year that she never ha…
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Millennials now outnumber Boomers, Census Bureau says
It’s finally happened: Millennials are taking over the country. Millennials, or those born from 1982 through 2000, now make up more than one quarter of the U.S. population (83.1 million), exceeding the 75.4 million Baby Boomers who were born from 19…
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Correction: Obit-Dick Van Patten story – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story June 23 on the death of Dick Van Patten, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Daniel Bernstein was Van Patten’s publicist. In fact, he was a former publicist for the actor. Van Patten’s publicist at the time of h…
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Warren Sapp charged with domestic battery – Yahoo News
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have charged Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp with biting his girlfriend, throwing her to the ground and stepping on her head in an April incident that began at the M Resort in Henderson, Nevada. v…
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has delivered eulogies for elementary school students gunned down in a classroom, for soldiers felled at Fort Hood and for employees slain at Washington’s Navy Yard. His remarks Friday at a memorial service will h…
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National Cathedral to remove Confederate stained glass
WASHINGTON — The dean of Washington National Cathedral has called for two stained-glass windows featuring Confederate flags to be taken down from the Gothic edifice, in yet another instance of institutions reconsidering countless tributes to the Sou…
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Concept Art Writing Prompt: Necrotic Focus
This week’s Concept Art Writing Prompt, by artist Matt Hansen, focuses on a gruesome artifact. What story will you write about this mystical relic, how it came to be, or what it does? via Pocket
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The Good Ol’ Days of the Motor Hotel Are Back – The Atlantic
The metamorphosis of a Bend Oregon motel from its classic origins to crack house to upscale rustic elegance. We have stayed in dozens of different hotels, motels, and B&Bs during our nearly two years our with American Futures adventure. via Pocket
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“I Don’t Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium” is the self-told story of Jaime Lowe’s twenty-year struggle with bipolar disorder. It is also a lesson in science, medicine, geography, history, and humanity. Mostly, though, it is very good, and yo…
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The Supreme Court Just Did Republicans a Big Favor – The New Yorker
In public, at least, the reaction among Republicans to the decision the Supreme Court issued on Thursday to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies stand was uniform and predictable: outrage. via Pocket
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After the Deluge: Building Climate Justice From Wreckage of Katrina | The New Republic
The Turkey Creek section of Gulfport, Mississippi, a predominantly African-American neighborhood of century-old shotgun houses and one-story cottages surrounded by pine forest and freshwater marsh, is a small place with a long history of what people…
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TIL only 22 countries have not been invaded or attacked by Britain : todayilearned
Just FYI, this is by area. If Britain “invaded” (as a broad definition) some large country somewhere that has since split into a half dozen countries… Britain invaded all of them. The reverse is true too. If they invaded a small country that was a…
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DeGrom leads Mets over Brewers 2-0 to stop 7-game skid – Yahoo News
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob deGrom sent the New York Mets home with a rare road win. DeGrom gave up four hits in eight innings and the Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 Thursday to stop a seven-game losing streak, their longest since April 2011. via Po…
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Apple removing games with Confederate flag from App Store – Yahoo News
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has begun removing games from its online app store that feature the Confederate flag. via Pocket
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Haiti: Dominican deportations causing ‘humanitarian crisis’ – Yahoo News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister warned Thursday that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants, noting that 14,000 people have crossed the border into Haiti in less than a week. via P…
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The Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling disappoints the conspiracy theorists – The Washington Post
IN ADVANCE of the Supreme Court taking its third crack at Obamacare, there was feverish speculation. The justices would vote according to their preferred policy outcomes, some said, striking down the subsidies that underpin the policy. via Pocket
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Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris Beat Jay Z, Beyonce for Highest Paid Duo
Move over Jay Z and Beyonce—there’s a new highest-paid ccelebrity couple. Forbes reports Taylor Swift and new beau Calvin Harris, a singer/producer, songwriter and DJ, raked in $146 million over the past year. via Pocket
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Batman: Arkham Knight And The Art Of A Good PC Port
Prevailing wisdom says that if you delay the PC version of a major game, PC gamers get mad. Really mad. Funny thing about prevailing wisdom, though: it’s often wrong. Or, to be more precise, it’s rarely unanimously right. via Pocket
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Russian-backed separatists who seized control of a modern art space in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk last year have destroyed a monumental sculpture there, according to the exiled directors of the center, known as Izolyatsia, or ‘Isolation. via Pock…
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$10 Million Lawsuit: Bobbi Kristina Lost Teeth From Boyfriend’s Abuse
On Wednesday, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s court-appointed representative Bedelia Hargrove filed a $10 million lawsuit against Brown’s boyfriend Nick Gordon, accusing him of violent physical abuse that resulted in “loss of teeth, pain and suffering, and t…
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Antoine Fuqua might move into TV with new espionage thriller · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Equalizer and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua might be moving from big screen directing into small screen producing, with news breaking today that he’s in talks with The Weinstein Company to executive produce a TV adaptation of Andy McNab’s Nick…
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Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions | Popular Science
An MRI of the brain. The cingulate cortex is highlighted In the middle of the 20th century, lobotomies were a relatively common treatment for people with severe mental illnesses. via Pocket
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Three Nauruan MPs face charges after protest outside parliament | World news | The Guardian
Three Nauruan MPs face criminal charges after a protest outside the island nation’s parliament. The government has accused members of the opposition of an orchestrated campaign to disrupt parliament and the passage of the budget. via Pocket
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Timberwolves select Towns with No. 1 pick in NBA draft – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns with the first pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, the first of three straight freshmen chosen. The Timberwolves went for the center in their first time owning th…
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State Department says can’t locate 15 Hillary Clinton emails – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton did not give the U.S. State Department at least 15 emails from her personal server from her time as secretary of state, the department said on Thursday, undercutting her claim that the 30,000 emails she provide…
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How Computers Can Detect the Complexity of Human Thought In Paintings
There are plenty of ways that experts identify forged artworks—from paint analysis to isotopes left over from nuclear bombs—but each is flawed in its own way. And now, a pair of Serbian computer scientists say they’ve figured out a simpler way. via …
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New rainbow crosswalks support Philadelphia’s LGBT community – Yahoo News
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rainbow-colored crosswalks have been painted in a gay neighborhood of Philadelphia known as the Gayborhood. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit. via Pocket
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Protective Cat Scares Off A Black Bear – Digg
Let it be known that cats do care. via Pocket
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Rerunning in Place: How TV Reboots Became Freshest Thing Around | The New Republic
Those days are long over. In fact, television right now is in the grip of reboot mania, infecting everything from cult classics to creaky family fare. via Pocket
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After the Deluge: Building Climate Justice From Wreckage of Katrina | The New Republic
The Turkey Creek section of Gulfport, Mississippi, a predominantly African-American neighborhood of century-old shotgun houses and one-story cottages surrounded by pine forest and freshwater marsh, is a small place with a long history of what people…
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Hard times toughened Virginia players for their run to title – Yahoo News
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Winning, and winning big, has been the standard for the Virginia baseball program since coach Brian O’Connor took over in 2004, and no excuses were allowed when the most trying circumstances cropped up. via Pocket
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How priests are responding to the pope’s climate-change encyclical.
In the rush to politicize Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, most media outlets focused on the reactions of two high-profile conservative American Catholics: Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. While it’s true that U.S. via Pocket
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TIL that in 1978 Aerosmith put up the money to bail out every arrested fan in a concert pot bust. (ultimateclassicrock.com) I’m not the biggest Aerosmith fan on the planet but you have to respect a move like that. via Pocket
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The New York Public Library Wars – What went wrong at one of the world’s eminent research institutions? (chronicle.com) via Pocket
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It seems like everywhere you look, a new video game is broken. Your time and your money deserve better. So stop preordering video games. via Pocket
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Kid Is A Sleight Of Hand Genius – Digg
Moritz Mueller is a 15-year-old from Germany. He’s only been doing magic for a couple of years, but he’s already quite skilled. via Pocket
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Report: 15 Emails Missing From Clinton Cache | Al Jazeera America
The U.S. State Department has been unable to find in its records all or part of 15 work-related emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server that were released this week by a House of Representatives panel investigating the 2012 attack on the…
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If You Like Intense Techo-Thrillers, You Need to Be Watching Mr. Robot
Imagine a show that combines the anti-corporate craziness of Fight Club with the subversive hacker heroism of The Matrix. Add some great acting, and a fascinating conspiracy that’s unfolding in the hazy realm between our dystopian nightmares and har…
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Vintage Cartoons Recall When Pickpocketing Was All the Criminal Rage
You can still step outside your door right now and have your pocket picked (or the modern version, having your iPhone snatched right out of your hand while you’re talking on it). via Pocket
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Alhambra director questioned over alleged fraud | World news | The Guardian
The director of the board of trustees of Spain’s Alhambra palace is under investigation for alleged embezzlement of public funds at the top tourist site. via Pocket
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The Latest: Bigs might go 1st, guards next in NBA draft – Yahoo News
New Magic coach Scott Skiles is already working the media, with an assist from his wife, Kim. When members of the media arrived for the draft night they found a tray with homemade cookies from the Skiles. via Pocket
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US officials: State Department can’t find 15 Clinton emails released by Benghazi panel – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: State Department can’t find 15 Clinton emails released by Benghazi panel . via Pocket
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Bristol Palin says she’s pregnant for second time – Yahoo News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bristol Palin says she’s pregnant for a second time. The daughter of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin announced the pregnancy on her blog Thursday. Her representative, David Martin, and Palin family lawy…
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BERLIN — The recent startling recovery of long-lost artworks made for Adolf Hitler and his chief architect, Albert Speer, began with a telephone call to a Berlin art dealer. via Pocket
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If You Like Intense Techo-Thrillers, You Need to Be Watching Mr. Robot
Imagine a show that combines the anti-corporate craziness of Fight Club with the subversive hacker heroism of The Matrix. Add some great acting, and a fascinating conspiracy that’s unfolding in the hazy realm between our dystopian nightmares and har…
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Quiz: Antonin Scalia or Minions Meme?
Antonin Scalia is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Minions are cartoon characters from a series of popular family films. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON — Despite claims by Hillary Rodham Clinton that she provided the State Department with all of her work-related emails from the persona via Pocket
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You’re About to Start Finding Amazon’s Echo AI In Unexpected Places
Could Amazon actually win the race to build the most widely-used AI voice platform? As unlikely as it sounds, Amazon is pushing far harder than Microsoft or Apple to get its technology into the hands of other companies. via Pocket
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Taraji P. Henson to star in civil rights drama The Best Of Enemies · Newswire · The A.V. Club
As reported by Variety, Taraji P. Henson is set to star in The Best Of Enemies, an upcoming civil rights drama co-produced by Empire’s Danny Strong. via Pocket
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If Greenland goes, it is becoming clear that it won’t go quietly. Scientists have already documented entire meltwater lakes vanishing in a matter of hours atop the vast Greenland ice sheet, as huge crevasses open beneath them. via Pocket
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This Antiquated Technology is Why Movies are Called “Flicks”
You might think early movies got called “flickers” and then “flicks” because they flicked through a series of images. Not true. What gave movies their nickname was a bug, not a feature. Learn about the outdated technology that made the images flicke…
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Serial rapist Adrian Bayley is appealing against convictions for two rapes he committed before he murdered Jill Meagher, hoping for release before he dies behind bars. via Pocket
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Courtney Love Feels French Cabbies’ Fury – The Daily Beast
Nice, FRANCE — As a massive protest by taxi drivers against the Uber online car service erupted all over France Thursday, nowhere was the fury more palpable than in the resort town of Nice, where official taxis–according to some reports–cost more …
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FOR the second June in four years, the Supreme Court, led by its conservative chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr., has affirmed the legal framework of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 — the signature achievement of the Obama-era Democratic Party and a…
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Congress probing California oil spill that blackened beaches – Yahoo News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A congressional committee has opened a probe into a California oil spill that blackened beaches and created a 9-mile ocean slick last month. via Pocket
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Donald Trump Leads All But Bush in New Hampshire
He’s up in the polls. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to win Apparently, Donald Trump for President is a thing in New Hampshire. via Pocket
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Facebook is dominated by virtually as many white men as it was last year despite Mark Zuckerberg’s repeated promise to get serious about building a workforce that better reflects the diversity of its 1.4 billion global users. via Pocket
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Legacies of Obama presidency and Roberts court are forever intertwined – The Washington Post
President Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. got off to a rough start from the very beginning, when they tripped over each other’s words during a key line in the oath at Obama’s first inauguration. via Pocket
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As Jon Stewart continues the slow process of ascending into the heavenly rafters of late night TV sainthood, The Daily Show has been pulling out all the stops to celebrate its departing host’s many accomplishments. via Pocket
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Sartre On the Political Dimensions of Self-Other Relations (podcast episode) : philosophy
Sartre On the Political Dimensions of Self-Other Relations (podcast episode) (thinkphilosophy.org)submitted 3 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Poor Screech. The ostensibly unemployed Dustin Diamond is in fact starring in a meta motion picture as the kid whose life went totally downhill after high school. You know, the one whose reverse evolution from valedictorian to disaster instantly val…
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Should 18-Year-Olds Freeze Their Sperm? – The Daily Beast
A UK bioethicist is recommending all 18-year-olds freeze their sperm to be used later in life to avoid the potential health risks that come with fathering a child at an older age. via Pocket
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Services take place on Thursday for two of the nine victims of a massacre at a historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. via Pocket
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Sometimes the Supreme Court moves in mysterious ways. The health care decision was not one of those times. via Pocket
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The Supreme Court Barely Saves the Fair Housing Act – The Atlantic
Disparate-impact claims survived in a 5-4 decision, but the narrow opinion suggests a tough fight ahead for civil-rights laws. As the Supreme Court term winds down, there is discussion whether the Court is in some way drifting to the left. via Pocket
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The Last Song (2010) [360p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Set in the beach town of Tybee Island, Georgia, where Steve (Greg Kinnear), a divorced father, gets a chance to spend the summer with his teenage daughter Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) and his young son Jonah (Bobby Coleman). via Pocket
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As eulogizer in chief, Obama invokes the nation’s ‘common creed’ – The Washington Post
Much has been made about the presidency being what Teddy Roosevelt called a “bully pulpit” — bully at the time meaning first rate. via Pocket
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Coroner confirms James Horner’s death, rules it accidental – Yahoo News
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A California medical examiner’s office has confirmed that Oscar-winning composer James Horner was the pilot killed in a plane crash this week, and the death has been ruled an accident. via Pocket
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Lone wolf extremists like Dylann Roof are easy to develop but hard to track – The Washington Post
Dylann Roof, the alleged shooter in the Charleston, S.C. via Pocket
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For Sale: 1960s Missile Site, Bring Your Own Missiles
Looking for a new place to live? Have I got a deal for you: Single family home, good school district, 18,930 square feet. Did I mention it’s a former military base that housed Nike missiles from 1960 until 1966? Yes, this former missile site can be …
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BearCam Is Back and It’s Beary, Beary Nice
It’s officially summer, which means the salmon are running in Alaska’s Katami National Park which means the local brown bears are poking around there to eat them which means the BearCam is back up and running for the season. I just watched for like …
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Clinton Benghazi: State Department Can’t Find 15 Clinton Emails
This will likely raise new questions about her private email server (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has been unable to find in its records all or part of 15 work-related emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server that were released this…
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AMC is bringing the drama of the service industry to the small screen · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Having aired shows about the advertising, computer, and meth production industries, AMC is looking to prove that it doesn’t mind working weekends by getting into the restaurant business. via Pocket
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Cheers throughout Obama’s camp as effort on health care is cemented – The Washington Post
For President Obama, the threats to his health-care law have spanned the 6 1/2-year arc of his presidency and come from virtually every direction: the Congress, the courts and the administration itself in the form of an initially faulty Web site. vi…
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Barack Obama interviews David Attenborough on climate change – video | US news | The Guardian
US president Barack Obama discusses climate change and the future of life on Earth with Sir David Attenborough, in an interview to be broadcast simultaneously in the UK and US on BBC1 on Sunday at 10.30pm. via Pocket
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In AMC’s New Android Show Humans, People Are the Real Monsters
Humans has already premiered in the UK, but American viewers will finally get to see this android show on June 28 on AMC. via Pocket
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Some of Hillary Clinton’s private emails are missing, state department says | US news | The Guardian
The US state department has been unable to find in its records all or part of 15 work-related emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server that were released this week by a House panel investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, officials said…
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Emotica is a fully editable world made entirely of emoji! Edit the world, make your own Emotica, then Export it and send it to your friends!CLICK HERE TO PLAY ONLINE! Use the arrow keys to move around the world and the mouse to edit, move and create…
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Finally found a copy of this… : Fantasy
Finally found a copy of this… (i.imgur.com) via Pocket
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Eyeing jazz empire, Blue Note club expands to China – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – Blue Note, one of the world’s best-known jazz clubs, announced an expansion Thursday to China as it banks on a growing appetite for live performances among moneyed consumers. via Pocket
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State Department says can’t locate 15 Hillary Clinton emails – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official said on Thursday the State Department had been unable to locate all or part of 15 emails from Hillary Clinton’s personal server that were released this week by a congressional panel probing the 2012 attacks on …
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Two NY prison guards plead not guilty over inmate death – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – Two guards at New York’s notorious Rikers Island prison pleaded not guilty Thursday over the death of an inmate who was beaten to death nearly three years ago. via Pocket
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Three years on, U.S. Chief Justice Roberts rescues Obamacare again – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The healthcare law conceived by President Barack Obama and passed by Congress was by no means perfect, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said on Thursday. The law, for instance, had “three separate Section 1563s.” via Pocket
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Bubba Watson shoots 62 to take Travelers Championship lead – Yahoo News
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Bubba Watson hit to inches on the final hole for the last his nine birdies in an 8-under 62 on Thursday in the first round of the Travelers Championship. Watson had a two-stroke lead in the event he won in 2010 for his first P…
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Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium announces newly hatched penguin – Yahoo News
CHICAGO (AP) — A newly hatched penguin chick is on exhibit at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. The aquarium announced that the rockhopper penguin chick hatched on June 9, when it weighed about 2 ounces. via Pocket
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White House: Putin calls Obama, discuss Ukraine, IS, Iran – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Barack Obama and discussed continued tensions in eastern Ukraine and the fight against the Islamic State in the Middle East. via Pocket
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A Musical Set in the Mind of Sergei Rachmaninoff – The New Yorker
I want to say a special word about Dave Malloy’s “Preludes,” because it is the work of an artist who is not afraid to try things, or to create worlds that haven’t necessarily been seen before, and, trust me, this is more unusual than you think. via …
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A Rare CIA-Commissioned Osama bin Laden Doll and Board Game Are Being Auctioned Off | VICE News
Two of the rarest toys in the world are being sold at an online auction today, all thanks to the fun-loving, overgrown kids at the Central Intelligence Agency. One of them is an Osama bin Laden doll designed by Donald Levine, a former executive at H…
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Democratic civil war ends, for now, as House approves final trade measures – The Washington Post
The sweeping bipartisan House vote Thursday to approve the final pieces of President Obama’s trade agenda ended, for now, a feud that left Democratic leaders shaken and fearful of long-term damage should the dispute reignite. via Pocket
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How Michael Jackson Inspired One of the Original YouTube Memes
An incredible thing happened on July 17, 2007. A video of several hundred inmates wearing orange jumpsuits and performing an immaculately choreographed dance to Thriller appeared on a small website called YouTube. Two years later, Michael Jackson wa…
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Fear The Walking Dead, AMC’s The Walking Dead spin-off, premieres in August, and we’re slowly getting a better picture of what the show will be about. via Pocket
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Dear Vogue, ‘Gay’ Is Not a Phase – The Daily Beast
Some 13,000 people want Anna Wintour to apologize—and it has nothing to do with her summer selections. Days after the July issue of Vogue hit the stands, the magazine’s profile of model/actress/Instagram-senstation Cara Delevingne has sparked a full…
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Hiro Nakamura Returns, In An Actually-Not-Bad Heroes Reborn Trailer
The first Heroes Reborn trailer didn’t inspire confidence. “Pretentious,” is what we called it. But this second one has what the first was lacking: Actual heroes, including everyone’s favorite time-traveller Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oki). via Pocket
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Supreme Court: Institutional Racism is Real – The Daily Beast
June 25 will be remembered as a crucial day for civil rights—not because of the Obamacare decision, and not because of the not-yet-announced marriage decision. It’s because on Thursday the Supreme Court saved a crucial part of civil rights law. You’…
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Are Leftist, Feminist Kurds About to Deliver the Coup de Grâce to ISIL in Syria? | The Nation
In the past two weeks, a remarkable new development has taken place in Syria that bodes ill for the future of the so-called Islamic State group, referred to in Arabic as Daesh. via Pocket
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McDavid’s NHL draft moment _ going No. 1 _ finally is here – Yahoo News
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — For Connor McDavid, this is only the beginning. And he’s eager to see what comes next. via Pocket
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Really? Alosi Accused Of “Psychological Warfare”? – Bruins Nation
They say that when a lawyer can’t win on the facts, he should win on the law. But what happens when he can’t win on that either and his client is a hip-hop mogul and celebrity facing felony charges in Los Angeles County? via Pocket
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Whirlpool forms near spillway on Texas-Oklahoma border – Yahoo News
DENISON, Texas (AP) — Water draining into the spillway on a lake along the Texas-Oklahoma border has formed a whirlpool. The whirlpool formed on Lake Texoma near the Denison Dam spillway after heavy rains raised the lake to flood level. via Pocket
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Fat-free chocolate and absolutely no smoking: why our guilt about consumption is all-consuming (theguardian.com)submitted 15 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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‘An old soul’: Towns’ family thinks he’ll adjust to NBA – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — With only hours to go before Thursday’s NBA draft, the mother of Karl-Anthony Towns slid on a brand new pair of black stilettos, smoothed out her loose, fancy pantsuit in the lucky shade of Kentucky Blue and spoke confidently of her …
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Bernie Sanders is now polling within 8% of Clinton in New Hampshire! : SandersForPresident
Bernie Sanders is now polling within 8% of Clinton in New Hampshire! (twitter.com) NH should like Bernie a bit better than Hilary, with all her negative baggage. I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually beats her fairly soundly. via Pocket
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Are There Any Sites or Apps You Refuse To Use on Principle?
Many people avoid using the ride-sharing service Uber because of the company’s questionable policies, which can lead to events like multiple lawsuits, violent protests and attacks on cars carrying Courtney Love. What service do you stay away from on…
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A simple guide to today’s important Supreme Court decision about Obamacare – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Obama administration on the Affordable Care Act, the president’s signature domestic policy achievement. In King v. via Pocket
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Cop Olympics To Open In Fairfax County, Va., Where Killer Cops Go Free
Anybody afraid of law enforcement should stay out of Northern Virginia for the next few weeks. And anybody familiar with the police in Northern Virginia should be afraid. Starting on Friday, Fairfax County will host the 2015 World Police and Fire Ga…
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A Colombian court has sentenced a state legislator to 36 years and three months in prison as the mastermind behind the killing of a well-known journalist. via Pocket
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Two Nobel Prizes Were Dissolved (and Recast) To Keep Them From The Nazis
When the Nazis invaded Denmark in 1940, Niels Bohr was in possession of two of the Nobel Prize’s gold medals for Physics that had previously been sent to him for safe-keeping. Here’s what he did to hide them — and how the Nobel prizes were brought b…
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Pedroia goes on Boston disabled list with strained hamstring – Yahoo News
BOSTON (AP) — Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was put on the 15-day disabled list by the Boston Red Sox before Thursday’s 8-6 loss to Baltimore, a day after straining his right hamstring. via Pocket
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Residents Of Small Tennessee Town Fight Over The Confederate Flag – BuzzFeed News
When half a dozen or so protesters decided to use a Hendersonville, Tennessee, park to stage a rally for the Confederate flag on Wednesday afternoon, they drew camera crews and a few passersby honking horns in solidarity. via Pocket
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Confederate flag furor spreads to stained glass windows – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – The dean of Washington National Cathedral called Thursday for two stained glass windows that depict the controversial Confederate flag to be replaced. Reverend Gary Hall said the windows — installed in 1953 and depicting Confeder…
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This Gorilla Is So Handsome, Women Are Flocking To The Zoo To See Him – BuzzFeed News
1. This is Shabani, he’s a male gorilla at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan. シャバーニ やバーイ(^3^)/ — hapyyuka (@takeuchiyuka) 2. According to Rocket News, Shabani has been at the zoo since 2007, but only in the past few months has the goril…
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Save $30 on Complete Cookware Sets, From Nonstick to Copper Tri-Ply
If your cookware collection consists mostly of of warped $10 Walmart pans, it’s time to upgrade. via Pocket
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Alabama Governor Orders Removal Of Confederate Flags From Capitol : The Two-Way : NPR
The Confederate battle flag and three other symbols of the Confederacy were taken down Wednesday from the Capitol grounds in Montgomery, Ala., after their removal was ordered by Gov. via Pocket
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The Supreme Court Doesn’t Think Racism’s Over After All | The New Republic
In the case, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. vs. via Pocket
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New Jersey Jury Finds Fraud in Gay Conversion Case | Al Jazeera America
The jury found that the group — Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing — and its co-founder Arthur Goldberg made false promises that they could turn homosexuals into heterosexuals by, among other methods, having them spend more time naked with t…
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Scalia’s Dissent Disproves His Own Reading of the Affordable Care Act | The New Republic
If you had to distill Justice Antonin Scalia’s angry dissent in King v. Burwell down to one of its sentences, it would be this: “Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is ‘established by the state.’” via Pocket
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Report claims the Sony cyberattack was pretty much all Sony’s fault · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Last November, Sony Pictures Entertainment became the victim of one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. history, with a group calling itself Guardians Of Peace infiltrating the company’s networks, stealing terabytes of data, and then wiping it from …
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The Number of Wildfires In Alaska Has Doubled Since the 1950s | VICE News
VICE News is closely tracking global environmental change. Check out the Tipping Point blog here. via Pocket
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The New Flash Will Also Join The Harry Potter Universe
When Harry Potter defeated Lord Voldemort, we thought that was it. We were wrong. By now you probably know J.K. Rowling has penned a new Potter-universe film called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. And the latest addition to the cast is the …
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Wikipedia editors are a dying breed. The reason? Mobile : wikipedia
Wikipedia editors are a dying breed. The reason? Mobile (theguardian.com) via Pocket
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Earls Court: how to do regeneration wrong | UK news | The Guardian
London’s worst major regeneration scheme, the massive Earls Court Project, continues to make uneven but destructive progress. via Pocket
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California Passes Bill Banning Personal Exemptions for Vaccination
California vaccination bill SB277 has passed in the State Assembly on a 46 to 30 vote. via Pocket
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Bodies found during search for ‘Disappeared’ victim Joe Lynskey | World news | The Guardian
The remains of two bodies have been found on reclaimed bogland in the Irish Republic where three of the so-called IRA Disappeared are believed to have been secretly buried. IRA victims Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee are believed to be buried in the s…
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The Confederate Flag, Guns, and Cognitive Dissonance | Psychology Today
The mass murder at Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston, S.C. has raised numerous questions that Americans have either failed to recognize, or ignored, or repressed. via Pocket
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A Treatment for Despair and Loss of Meaning | Psychology Today
The Psychotherapy Laboratory within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was established about 12 years ago, and I have been the Director of the Lab from at its inception. via Pocket
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State Dept.: 15 emails missing from Clinton cache – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has been unable to find in its records all or part of 15 work-related emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server that were released this week by a House panel investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi,…
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Antonin Scalia Dissents: The Two Harshest Words
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is known for his colorful language, using phrases like “argle-bargle” and “jiggery-pokery” in his dissents. Within the cloistered world of the nation’s highest court, it’s the little things that get noticed. via …
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HBO launches two new shows on Facebook – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – HBO posted the first episodes of its two newest comedy series on Facebook on Thursday, turning the social networking site into a new platform for TV viewing. via Pocket
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A Book Buyer’s Lament – The New Yorker
Bookstores have become places of regret and shame. We once enjoyed shopping in them or simply looking in their windows, back in the days when they were ordinary retail establishments. They were like stores that sold shoes or hats, but with more appe…
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Paul Ryan Committee Offers ‘Rethink’ on SNAP | Al Jazeera America
Over the past few years, Congress has trimmed billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps. Now two committees in the Republican-controlled House are again scrutinizing the program, raisi…
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Was I on the edge of my seat, waiting for the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare subsidies? No — I was pacing the room, too nervous to sit, worried that the court would use one sloppily worded sentence to deprive millions of health via Pocket
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Did Baltimore Police Invent the Threat of Gangs Teaming Up to Kill Cops?
On the morning of Freddie Gray’s funeral—during the service itself—the Baltimore Police Department issued a statement claiming that it had become aware of a “credible threat” that members of the Crips, Bloods, and Black Guerrilla Family gangs had te…
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Australia Lets A Military Drone Fly Free On The Coast | Popular Science
For the first time ever, an Australian military drone is getting permission to fly in normal skies. via Pocket
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Barack Obama interviews Sir David Attenborough at the White House – BBC News
The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of US President Obama. The president, who is said to be a great admirer of Sir David’s work, wanted to discuss th…
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R.I.P. Patrick Macnee, The Avengers’ John Steed · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Patrick Macnee, the actor best known for starring in the classic British TV series The Avengers, has died. He was 93. via Pocket
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At Last We Have a Scientific Explanation for Cat Pictures
And, as neuroscientist Bethany Brookshire put it, “obvious study is obvious.” People appear to be looking at cat pictures on the internet in order to “regulate mood,” or make themselves happier. via Pocket
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Patrick Macnee Proved A Gentleman Hero Could Treat Women As Equals
Patrick Macnee, who just died, embodied the ultimate gentleman adventurer for millions of people. As John Steed in The Avengers, he proved that an old-school gent could be ready for anything—whether it be robot killing machines, or a tough, self-ass…
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David Cameron set to go to referendum without EU ratifying treaty changes | Politics | The Guardian
David Cameron is to hold a referendum on Britain’s EU membership on the basis of a “post-dated cheque” without a guarantee that the EU’s other 27 member states will ratify his proposed changes. via Pocket
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TIL in 2003 a man in Belgium stole diamonds worth 100M Dollars after getting past a lock with 100M possible combinations, infrared heat detectors, a seismic sensor, Doppler radar, a magnetic field and security force. He was caught because he left a …
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Apple Removed Games Featuring the Confederate Flag From the App Store | Motherboard
Last week, Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white man, shot and killed nine black people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina. via Pocket
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Are You Numb to Pleasure? How to See Life with New Eyes | Psychology Today
Success can seem so wonderful. We’re high on a cloud for having achieved what we aimed for and feel everything else in our lives should be great. Unfortunately, success can have a downside. When we succeed financially, we might start possessing more…
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Ken Burns on Confederate Flag (VIDEO) – The Daily Beast
Filmmaker Ken Burns appeared on Morning Joe to talk about the symbolism and history of the Confederate flag. Burns, whose 9-part PBS series ‘The Civil War’ will be rebroadcast this September, clearly laid out the flag’s meaning. “This is not about h…
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Can Figure Skating Be X Games on Ice? – The New Yorker
Give some of the best athletes in the world four rounds to throw down their most audacious tricks. Backed by an electric wash of hype music, they’ll rev up to dangerous speeds and hurl their bodies into the air, where there’s no room for error. via …
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A G7 Report Says Climate Change Can Fuel Political Upheaval Like Civil Wars | VICE News
VICE News is closely tracking global environmental change. Check out the Tipping Point blog here. Climate change isn’t just coming, it’s already here — and the world’s leading economic powers need to be ready to act before a simmering problem turns …
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As political turmoil persists in Burundi, the US embassy in the East African country is currently hosting around 100 university students who have sought refuge in the building’s parking lot after police removed them from embassy property. via Pocket
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NBA draft trade rumors, free agency roundup – The Washington Post
It’s NBA draft day, and the trade/free agency rumors are flying, as usual. Here’s what people are saying as of early Thursday morning. We’ll update this post as the day goes on. Lakers leaning toward taking Jahlil Okafor in tonight’s draft, The Time…
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What does ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ have to do with Obamacare? Ask Ted Cruz. – The Washington Post
In a speech on the Senate floor and written statement, Ted Cruz used some interesting language to describe his opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. via Pocket
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Bristol Palin Makes Great Argument for Abortion in Baby Announcement
Bristol Palin, who shocked America by showing up 16-and-pregnant to the Republican National Convention in 2008, is pregnant again. She announced the news via her blog today, which was “a lot sooner than I ever expected due to the constant trolls who…
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Housing discrimination doesn’t have to be intentional to be illegal. via Pocket
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Pro-Martin O’Malley Super-PAC Targets Bernie Sanders
A super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley released a video Thursday attacking liberal rival Bernie Sanders’ gun control record, marking the first critical advertisement of the 2016 primary for the Democratic nomination…
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President Obama Hecklers: See How He’s Responded
President Obama is no stranger to hecklers. But, every man has his limits. Watch the video above to see how the Commander-in-Chief has responded to various interruptions throughout his two terms in office. via Pocket
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Mattress Store Experiments With Non-Blowout Sale : TheOnion
Mattress Store Experiments With Non-Blowout Sale (theonion.com)submitted 9 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Last year, director William Friedkin said that he didn’t “want to make a feature film, because I don’t want to make a movie about a guy in a mask and a spandex suit flying around,” adding that longform television is the only medium he’s interested i…
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How Ghost Fleet Nails The Perfect Vision of World War III
Set in the near future, Ghost Fleet dares to imagine what the next global war might actually look like. We talked to P.W. Singer to learn how he and his co-author August Cole managed to produce a futuristic techno-thriller that’s as plausible as it …
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Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait : TheOnion
Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait (theonion.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Foxconn is the 10th Largest Employer in the World
You know that company that builds all your electronics? The one that makes your iPhone and your Xbox and your Kindle and has to install anti-suicide nets to deter miserable workers from ending their lives? It’s a company known to Americans as Foxcon…
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Wally Bear and the NO! Gang – 1-800-HI-WALLY hotline, was still active as of 2006. However, it was disconnected by October 2007, 15 years after the game was released. (en.wikipedia.org) via Pocket
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Watch SpaceX’s Epic Landing Attempt Right Here On Sunday | Popular Science
On Sunday at 10:21am EST, the Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch a capsule full of supplies to the space station. Afterwards, it will attempt to land on a moving platform in the ocean. (This photo is from SpaceX’s DSCOVR launch in February.) SpaceX wil…
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“The Day of Struggle Against the U.S.” – Video – NYTimes.com
One of the world’s most secretive nations makes no secret at all of its hostility to America. via Pocket
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Dog cosplay for SMILER’S FAIR. I mean, it is a dog dressed as a giant bat, which is kind of wonderful. (hodderscape.co.uk) via Pocket
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New York politicians arm city with $2.9m and ‘finest expert’ to evict rats | US news | The Guardian
They are the brown shadow dragging a pizza crust by the third rail. The terror you feel when descending subway stairs in sandals. The skittering, mangy, foot-long residents of New York. They are rats. New York City’s politicians are trying, again, t…
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The Sikhs who saved Parmesan : TrueReddit
I’m submitting this because it was just an interesting story about the unlikely hero of Parmesan cheese. via Pocket
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TIL a Baltimore man in 1928 built a rocket in attempt to fly to Venus using 50 gallons of gasoline as fuel, steel pipes as engines, and several layers of sailcloth covered in varnish to make it airtight. (io9.com) The rocket took 8 months to build. …
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The Death of Golf – MensJournal.com
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World Trade Center rises from the ashes as the crossroads of a new New York | US news | The Guardian
Just below the gleam of the towering One World Trade skyscraper that now anchors New York City lies an intersection, at the corner of Greenwich and Fulton streets, where the Twin Towers once stood, and once fell. via Pocket
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David Attenborough and Barack Obama face-to-face in TV interview | Television & radio | The Guardian
It sounds like a scenario from a fantasy dinner party: the most powerful man on the planet interviewing one of the world’s most beloved naturalists about his life story, about climate change and the future of life on Earth. via Pocket
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Professional Chefs Will Trounce Lil Boogers at Cooking on Man vs. Child
Pushing kids into stressful, competitive situations and forcing them to be Little Adults until they inevitably break down under pressure for our amusement has always been one of the best, most American reality show concepts. A new cooking show calle…
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Nature Resumes Torturing Western U.S. With Rough, Record-Breaking Heat
A slow motion disaster will continue playing out in the western United States this weekend as the same weather pattern that kept the west dangerously hot and dry this past winter is back to roast it over an open fire beginning this weekend. via Pock…
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A guide to cultural and recreational events on Long Island. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to lical@nytimes.com. HUNTINGTON The Paramount Trevor Noah. July 11 at 8 p.m. $19.50 to $69.50. The Paramount, 370 New …
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Lone wolf extremism easy to form, difficult to track – The Washington Post
Dylann Roof, the alleged shooter in the Charleston, S.C. via Pocket
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Clueless to become a musical, because Amy Heckerling isn’t stupid · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Now that the fashions from Clueless have gone from trendy to horrifying back to trendy again, it’s time to dust off the old girl, put her in a pair of platform go-go boots and a polka-dot crop sweater, and send her back out into the world. via Pocket
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Hulu puts a Mac in its Seinfeld apartment, solving world’s last problem · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Yesterday, we passed along the news that Hulu’s replica Seinfeld apartment—currently open to the public in New York as a promotion for the streaming service’s Seinfeld reruns—unconscionably put some bullshit PC on Jerry’s desk instead of a Mac. via …
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The Curse of the Pixar Universe – The New Yorker
Since the subject of the new Pixar film, “Inside Out”—directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Ronaldo Del Carmen—is life lived in the grip of emotions, let me admit to mine: I emerged from the theatre feeling like W. C. via Pocket
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Students in Burundi seek refuge at US embassy amid political turmoil | World news | The Guardian
About 100 university students in Burundi are in the US embassy’s parking lot seeking refuge amid the country’s political turmoil, an embassy statement confirmed Thursday. via Pocket
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Why This Texas Nurse Suspected of Killing 40 Babies Might Soon Walk Free
Among the chilling descriptors used to describe Genene Jones during her headline-grabbing 1985 trial were “Baby-Killing Nurse” and “Angel of Death.” Convicted of one infant’s death, she was suspected of causing 40 or more babies to die on her watch.…
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NASA Is Launching HoloLens Into Space This Weekend
If you’d told my 10-year-old self that a private space company would blast some holographic virtual reality googles to the International Space Station one day, my young head would’ve exploded. Well, that day has come. The hologram-powered, VR-enable…
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Ben Carson on Obamacare Ruling: The Supreme Court Overstepped
Dr. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon and author. The Supreme Court decided Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act. I, like millions of Americans, am alarmed with the court’s new power to fill in the blanks and connect the dots on the laws Co…
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Google’s new self-driving cars cruising Silicon Valley roads – Yahoo News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest models of Google’s self-driving cars are now cruising the streets near the Internet company’s Silicon Valley headquarters as an ambitious project to transform the way people get around shifts into its next phase. via …
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DEAL, England — For centuries they sailed to the south, conquistadors and colonists, wresting control of a continent’s riches and imposing alien ways of faith and governance. via Pocket
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Burundi vice president flees as crisis escalates ahead of election – Yahoo News
Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) – Burundian students sought refuge from the police at the US embassy Thursday as one of the country’s vice presidents announced he had fled to Belgium, escalating a political crisis in the central African nation days before…
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Pro-Kurdish party says Kobani ‘massacre’ reflects Turkey support for Islamic State – Yahoo News
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party described an Islamic State attack on the Syrian border town of Kobani as a massacre and blamed it on Turkish state support for the militants, comments which will fuel tension in Ankara amid attempts to f…
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Alberta Set to Double Carbon Tax Rate in Canada’s Oil Heartland | VICE News
In its quest to become a leader in the fight against climate change, the newly elected left-wing government in Alberta has announced major changes to curb greenhouse gas emissions in Canada’s oil-rich province. via Pocket
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Oslo Is Trying to Make a Highway for Bees | VICE News
A bee buzzing through Oslo may now be more likely to find a flower to feed on or a place to rest, thanks to a project to create a bee route through the Norwegian capital. via Pocket
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Nasty Pool-Dwelling Parasite Is On The Rise | Popular Science
If you’re headed to the pool to beat the summer heat, just try not to swallow the water: the number of incidents of the parasite Cryptosporidium has increased in recent years, according to a report published this week from the Centers for Disease Co…
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List of English words containing Q not followed by U – Wikipedia : wikipedia
List of English words containing Q not followed by U – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)submitted 13 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Which college team is the Eagles football factory? – Bleeding Green Nation
A lot has been made about Chip Kelly’s penchant for acquiring not only former Oregon Ducks players, but his Pac-12 bias as a whole. via Pocket
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Sean Hannity: Ban Rap Albums Alongside Confederate Flag | Rolling Stone
Sean Hannity raised his hand on his radio show Thursday to ask a question regarding the decision of many major retailers to stop selling the Confederate flag: “Can you still buy a Jay Z CD at Walmart? Does the music department at Sears have any Luda…
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The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven’t heard – The Washington Post
On Wednesday, Bobby Jindal became the first Indian-American to be a serious candidate for president. The Louisiana Republican governor’s bid also adds another little-known first: He’s the first presidential candidate (that we know of) to participate…
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King of the Caucasus – Roads & Kingdoms
In 2005, Levon Aronian, then a soft-spoken 22-year-old, won the Chess World Cup and became one of the most famous people in his native Armenia overnight. Today, he’s a national idol with a cult-like following. via Pocket
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Win Noah Baumbauch’s While We’re Young on DVD · Contest · The A.V. Club
If you didn’t catch Noah Baumbauch’s While We’re Young during its theatrical run, then you missed out on one of the best comedies of the year so far. via Pocket
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Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key provision of Obamacare on Thursday, Mike Huckabee made a bold declaration on Facebook. * I will support the elevation of none but faithful constitutionalists as judges or justices. via Pocket
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The Real Geology Behind Pixar’s Short Film Lava
Pixar’s geological love story Lava isn’t just meant to evoke the tropical islands of Hawaii; it’s actually inspired by a real underwater volcano off the coast of the Big Island. We spoke to the short film’s director and learned about the real geolog…
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The story of Shmilu, a Hasidic Jew in crisis, torn between his community and the romantic possibilities of trendy East London. Commissioned by Dazed & Confused magazine Winner of The Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film FESTIVALS (so far): Palm S…
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The Great Fry Debate | First We Feast
Ever since it opened on June 10th, David Chang’s long-awaited fried-chicken concept, Fuku, has dominated food blog headlines, spurring instant lines and Internet mouth-frothing. via Pocket
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What Does It Mean to Be Healthy, Anyway? – The Atlantic
The search for clarity often leads to more questions. ASPEN, Co. — Even if a perfect working knowledge of the human body and brain were bestowed on us tomorrow, there would still be unknowns in the realm of health. Outbreaks and evolving bacteria. H…
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The Meadows | Psychology Today
Some of the most creative and brilliant among us suffer from mental illness. Sean Walsh, of The meadows, shows us exactly how, with the right treatment, people who suffer can push through their trauma, addictions, or other problems. via Pocket
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Wyle talks aliens, animals as end of ‘Falling Skies’ nears – Yahoo News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Noah Wyle’s life during the past five years has been divided neatly between bucolic and demanding. “I have sort of a love ranch. Everybody’s in harmony: dogs and cats and ducks all wandering around,” Wyle said. via Pocket
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How the rape in Tapanila started an outrage against Somalis in Finland : TrueReddit
The author discusses how a rape incident sparked tensions in Finland with the refugee population. via Pocket
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California Is About to Ban ‘Personal Belief’ Exemptions for Vaccinations : politics
Carry on. America is catching up with the 21st century. Nothing to see here. Please do this in CO. via Pocket
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It’s too often said that some event “changed everything” in technology. But when it comes to the history of broadband in the United States, Google Fiber really did. via Pocket
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Michael Jackson’s Corpse Has Made $2 Billion
Michael Jackson died six years ago today. via Pocket
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The House had a chance to take a stand on the Confederate flag. It didn’t. – The Washington Post
The killings of nine churchgoers in South Carolina by an alleged white supremacist last week has prompted a nationwide debate over the persistence of Confederate symbols 150 years after the end of the Civil War — and that debate very briefly surfac…
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Doom for a Cynical Assault on Obamacare – The New Yorker
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act, starting with President Barack Obama, have generally taken the high road in response to Thursday’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the heart of the law. Graciousness in victory is, perhaps, its own rewa…
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Here’s how the Census Bureau fooled you on ‘millennials’ – The Washington Post
There are important nuggets buried in the Census Bureau’s new data on the American population, ones that reinforce what we’ve understood for a while: America is getting more gray and less white. By 2050, the change will look something like this: via…
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Just How Big is the Gender Gap in Fine Art?
The painter Georgia O’Keeffe. She has 26 pieces in the National Gallery of Art’s collection. Walk into an art museum, and you are much more likely to see a woman depicted in a work of art than see a piece created by a woman. via Pocket
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Landmark ruling finds ‘gay conversion therapy’ broke consumer fraud law | US news | The Guardian
A New Jersey group that claimed it could “cure” gay people and make them straight has been ordered to pay $72,400 in damages to its former clients, after being found by a jury to have broken the state’s consumer fraud protection law. via Pocket
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Before he began a commander of the Rebel Alliance, Admiral Gial Ackbar presumably had a life, one that involved him not being reduced to meme status. Ackbar was more than that, he was an amphibian species with hopes, dreams, and desires. via Pocket
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Oculus Founders Explain Why You’ll Likely Stay Seated In Virtual Reality
Oculus has a incredible product: a headset that can make you feel like you’re in another world. With its upcoming motion controllers, Oculus Touch, you can even reach out and grab virtual objects. via Pocket
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Luke Somers’ mother on kidnapping: I blame the FBI more than I do al-Qaida | Politics | The Guardian
In late September 2013, Paula Somers learned that her son Luke had been kidnapped in Yemen. The next day, four FBI agents showed up at her doorstep in Washington state. via Pocket
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Taylor Swift’s 1989 to stream on Apple Music, Twitter smells a rat · Newswire · The A.V. Club
After a very public disagreement with tiny startup tech company Apple regarding the payment of royalties to artists, Taylor Swift announced today that her latest album, 1989, will be available on Apple Music. “This is simply the first time it’s felt…
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Fear Over Wi-Fi and Pregnancy Isn’t Limited to China | VICE News
This story is part of a partnership between MedPage Today and VICE News. Most experts agree there is no scientific evidence to suggest WiFi signals have any effect on a developing fetus, but that hasn’t stopped a Chinese tech company from adding a “…
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Deadspin Cop Olympics To Open In Fairfax County, Va., Where Killer Cops Go Free | Gizmodo What Is Airplane Smell? | Jezebel The Agent Who Dropped Rose McGowan Has Just Dropped Her Agency | Kotaku The New Robin Is a Black Guy. And an Asian Girl. And …
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Zoolander Is Real: How Rick Owens Outdid His Penis Scandal – The Daily Beast
Jera Diarc, his model agency boss said, was traveling back to Germany after causing quite the scandal on the Parisian catwalk, Thursday. True to her word, she had removed the 31-year-old model from her agency’s website. via Pocket
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A Black Hole Just Awakened from Its Slumber | Motherboard
Black holes are famous for their capacity to devour anything unlucky enough to fall into them—including light (and especially Matthew McConaugheys). via Pocket
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Doctor Mocked A Sedated Patient…And Is Still Practicing Medicine – The Daily Beast
Every relationship involves some level of trust. We trust our spouses not to cheat, we trust our children to do their homework and wash their hands, we trust our friends to pick us up at the airport at the correct time, we trust the bank teller to d…
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Nunavut, Canada’s largest and northernmost territory, is grappling with widespread food insecurity in the age of climate change. via Pocket
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Contours of Obama’s legacy form with help of unlikely allies – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past the prime of his presidency, Barack Obama is defying the lame-duck label and solidifying the contours of his legacy with the help of unlikely allies in Congress and the Supreme Court. via Pocket
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Charleston Holds Funerals After Church Shooting | Al Jazeera America
Residents of Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday attended the funerals of two people killed last week when a white gunman opened fire at a historic black church, killing nine worshippers at a prayer meeting. via Pocket
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NY Foster Care Struggles With Racial Disparity | Al Jazeera America
Joyce McMillan said she can never forget the night her nearly 2-year-old daughter came home, after spending most of her life up to that point with a foster mother. via Pocket
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In defense of Dylann Roof – authored by a Public Defender of Middle-Eastern origin and Muslim religion (muslimobserver.com)submitted 43 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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For Your Eyes Only, the 12th entry in the James Bond series of films premiered in June 1981. In the film, British model Caroline “Tula” Cossey made her uncredited Bond girl debut as “Girl At Pool. via Pocket
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TIL that Martin Luther King Jr. was killed just as he was organizing a poor people’s campaign demanding universal basic income and criticizing the government for spending more on war and stifling social programs. (en.wikipedia.org) via Pocket
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Just Say No To Deadly Illegal Butt Injections
Fat-grafting is the legal procedure by which fat is transferred from the abdomen or thighs to the buttocks. via Pocket
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Arson At Baptist Church In North Carolina May Be A Hate-Related Crime | ThinkProgress
A fire reported Wednesday morning at a Baptist church in North Carolina has been identified as an intentional event, according to fire department officials. via Pocket
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Gawker Guitar Center Employees May NOT Share “Very Negative” Gawker Story | io9 The 7 Stages of Falling Out of Love With Your Fandom | Jalopnik How We Made Top Gear | Lifehacker Save Money on Your Next Car by Buying a Rental Car | Kinja Popular Post…
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The Way We Name Species Was Invented by a “Botanical Pornographer”
The Age of Exploration brought Europeans riches, a broader view of the world, and a hell of a lot of new plants and animals to describe. That was heaven for Carl Linnaeus, a young Swedish doctor with a passion for plants. via Pocket
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Which DC Comics Character Has The Most Ridiculous New Costume?
DC has refreshed its stable of comics once again, putting its characters in new situations— and most of them have gotten a new look to celebrate. But as usual with superhero makeovers, some are less successful than others. via Pocket
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An Honest, Heartfelt Portrayal of Bipolar Disorder | Psychology Today
I hate Hollywood depictions of mental illness. via Pocket
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BERLIN (Reuters) – European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Thursday he did not believe Greece would leave the euro zone and that an agreement between Athens and its creditors would be found, though it may take a few days yet. via Pocket
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Supreme Court upholds broad housing discrimination claims – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. via Pocket
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CAPITOL HILL BUZZ: Ted Cruz slams ‘rogue justices’ – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz attacked Chief Justice John Roberts and other members of the Supreme Court in unusually harsh terms Thursday, referring to them as “rogue justices” and “robed Houdinis” after a 6-3 decisio…
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Buffalo museum launches gaming app built around artwork – Yahoo News
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The newest work at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo is a gaming app meant to put modern and contemporary art in front of kids by way of their smartphones. ArtGames 2.0 will be available for free from the Apple App and Go…
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The N-word in America: a term loaded like no other – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – It’s loaded and volatile like no other word in America: a legacy of centuries of violent race relations expressed in just six letters. Here, unless perhaps you are African American, you don’t write it and you definitely don’t say …
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Marathon bomber likely headed to death row in Terre Haute – Yahoo News
BOSTON (AP) — Now that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death, he will likely be sent to the death row unit at the U.S. via Pocket
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Fox’s ‘Boom!’ is trivia game show with a messy twist – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — “Boom!” host Tom Papa says he finds himself rooting for some of the contestants on the new Fox game show. And others? Not so much. The show, which premieres Thursday night (8 p.m. via Pocket
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Steve Bell on George Osborne’s budget promises – cartoon | Comment is free | The Guardian
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Joe Manganiello Is the Father to Six Perfect Abdominal Muscles
The hunky actor, 38, star spent an entire hour exercising only his abs at the South Beach, Fla., Equinox on Tuesday. What the fuck? via Pocket
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Last month, the historically ultra-conservative and oil-rich province of Alberta, Canada, did the unthinkable: It elected a left-wing government. And that new government just made one of its first big moves: It announced a serious clamp-down on clim…
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The Nation’s Continuing Tragedy | WFAE
The tragic event at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, has become a focal point for a wide variety of issues confronting not just Charleston and the Palmetto State, but more likely the entire nation. via Pocket
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Animated GIF TV is here, heralding the end times · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Like the proverbial snake eating its own tail, animated GIFs made from snippets of television programs will now be presented in TV form. via Pocket
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This small business website loves Lando Calrissian analogies · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is all about celebrating nerdy passions (or making fun of them, it’s a fine line) and that pop culture enthusiasm can be expressed in all kinds of ways. via Pocket
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Emma Watson And Tom Hanks Will Battle An Evil Facebook In The Circle
When any adaptation of an acclaimed Dave Eggers novel makes it to the big screen, people take notice. When you cast Tom Hanks as one of the leads, people get interested. Then you add Emma Watson to it and people get thrilled. via Pocket
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Which DC Comics Character Has The Most Ridiculous New Costume?
DC has refreshed its stable of comics once again, putting its characters in new situations— and most of them have gotten a new look to celebrate. But as usual with superhero makeovers, some are less successful than others. via Pocket
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Women In Russia Are Posing With Shawarma, Probably Because Putin
Earlier this month, a trend took Russia by storm, driven by a group on social media called “Beautiful Girls and Shawarma.” Women in droves took pictures whilst consuming the traditional Arab food. Why, you ask, why? The origins of the meme are quite…
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Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem says differences remain on a number of issues, as Greece talks break down on Thursday. via Pocket
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Federal Judge Dismisses Cruelty Suit Against Oklahoma For Botched Execution – BuzzFeed News
The family of Oklahoma death row inmate Clayton Lockett filed a lawsuit against the state an after Lockett’s execution lasted for 43 minutes, with witnesses reporting him raising up on the gurney and speaking after he was supposed to be unconscious.…
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Sanders In 1985: Sandinista Leader “Impressive,” Castro “Totally Transformed” Cuba – BuzzFeed News
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the socialist from Vermont who is now challenging Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination, praised the Castro regime and Nicaragua’s Sandinista government upon returning from a trip to South America in 1985. via Pocket
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The former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania offered a comparative history of the American and French revolutions while being interviewed by radio host Hugh Hewitt at an event sponsored by the Reagan Foundation. “And it was explicitly a secular revolut…
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What was alleged Steve Magness, an assistant coach at the Nike Oregon Project, told Panorama and ProPublica that he was in Salazar’s office when the reports showing athletes’ blood levels were put on his desk. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON—Following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold crucial portions of the Affordable Care Act, citizens across the country reportedly took a brief break Thursday from waiting on hold with their insurance providers to celebrate. via Pocket
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Noah Wyle, wife Sarah Wells welcome baby daughter – Yahoo News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Noah Wyle and his wife welcomed a baby girl this week. Wyle’s wife, actress Sara Wells, gave birth to Frances Harper Wyle on Monday, the actor’s spokeswoman said. via Pocket
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Burwell says payment policies next push in Obamacare implementation – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Thursday the Obama administration will focus on improving quality over quantity in the nation’s healthcare system in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act…
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Most American children under 5 aren’t white – Business Insider
The Census Bureau just released its annual estimates of the US population, broken out by race, sex and age. via Pocket
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Keeping an eye on Europe’s borders | Science | The Guardian
The second satellite in the world’s most ambitious Earth observation programme entered orbit this week. The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 blasted off from French Guiana on 23 June. The 1.1 tonne spacecraft will be lifted into orbit by Europe’s …
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Millennials Outnumber Baby Boomers and Are Far More Diverse
Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimat…
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Still on a high over the Supreme Court ruling. One especially gratifying and praiseworthy feature of the majority opinion was that it explicitly invoked the logic of health reform to justify the “interpretive jiggery-pokery” (can this be made into a…
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As I noted in an update to a previous post, Greg Laden, who writes a spirited global warming blog, published a rather biting critique of my approach to blogging and climate science a few days ago. via Pocket
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The Supreme Court has read some sloppy legislation in a way most beneficial to millions of Americans now covered by medical insurance with the help of a federal subsidy. Many politicians will also benefit as a result. via Pocket
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With Donald Trump actually running, can the Trump brand still advertise? – The Washington Post
On a road near my house, there’s a sign that has inadvertently become an advertisement for a candidate for the presidency. “Henry Hudson Pkwy Beautification,” it reads, “DONALD J. TRUMP, Adopt-a-Highway.” (You can see it here, beneath a testimonial …
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Child actor-turned-maligned-Star-Trek-character-turned-geek-icon Wil Wheaton has been fairly open about his struggles with mental illness and depression. via Pocket
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NBC renews Aquarius for another season · Newswire · The A.V. Club
After realizing that Gethin Anthony’s Charles Manson is actually pretty charming and handsome, and that his ideas—crazy as they may be on the surface—don’t really sound so bad when he explains them to you while you’re high, NBC has decided to give A…
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Displaying the peerless diplomatic acumen that makes him a viable candidate for the office of President of the United States of America, Donald Trump managed to piss off millions of people and lose a key source of ratings for his anachronistic objec…
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Season Premiere Episode of MX Nation Featuring Ken Roczen Available On-line Now
The premiere episode of MX Nation follows Ken Roczen as he aims to recapture the 450 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross title and provides an insiders look at his switch from KTM to RCH. via Pocket
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Father and sons charged with murder over fire that killed three | UK news | The Guardian
Amy Smith and her daughter, Ruby-Grace Gaunt, died along with theirfriend Edward Green, 17, in the home in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, on21 June. All three died of smoke inhalation. via Pocket
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Astronomers Say There May Be Other Universes That Are Better for Life
Maybe we haven’t found alien life because it’s all evolving in other universes. A group of astronomers have just released a research paper suggesting that other universes could be far more habitable than our own. It all depends on a few conditions r…
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Can Country Music Quit the Rebel Flag? – The Daily Beast
The fight is on to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from our collective existence, eradicating it in the wake of the racially motivated Charleston shootings as a symbol of hatred and intolerance. Bit by bit, it’s a fight that is at last succeeding…
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Bethlehem Star Exclusives – The New Yorker
MARY: PREGNANT AND ALONE? In a shocker that stunned Nazareth, Mary, twelve, formally announced her pregnancy, ending baby-bump speculation. But life in Galilee hasn’t been all birth plans and nesting. via Pocket
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French Cabbies Violently Protest Uber, Prompting Ban and a Courtney Love Tirade | VICE News
Nearly 3,000 taxi drivers went on strike in cities across France on Thursday and protested against the UberPOP service owned by Uber, as well as similar app-based businesses that they have also accused of unfair competition. via Pocket
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Baltimore County police fatally shoot unarmed black man in condominium | US news | The Guardian
An unarmed black man was fatally shot on Thursday by officers who thought he had a weapon when they were called to a home from which he was barred by protective order, police said. via Pocket
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SPIDER-MAN Confirmed for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR : scifi
SPIDER-MAN Confirmed for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (newsarama.com)submitted 2 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Russia Is Banning the Internet Archive and Blaming It On Terrorism
Russian internet users can no longer time warp through internet history. This week, the Russian government blocked the Internet Archive domain–which makes the nonprofit’s popular and useful time-warping tool, the Wayback Machine, off limits. via Poc…
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Bernie Sanders Responds to Claire McCaskill Attack: This Is a First : SandersForPresident
Says a lot, doesn’t it? I love it! He’s stepping right into the attack and taking away its power. via Pocket
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It is Time to Legalize and Accept Same-Sex Marriage | Psychology Today
In light of recent arguments in front on the Supreme Court, and their impending ruling (expected any day) on what marriage is— or more precisely, who can get married— I feel compelled as an expert on relationships and families to weigh in on this is…
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Sanders: ‘My Goal Right Now Is To Win This Election’ : SandersForPresident
Man, what an interesting display. He said black lives matter! via Pocket
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White House Brief: Things to know about Gov. Chris Christie – Yahoo News
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is joining the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and plans to announce that Tuesday. Here’s a quick snapshot of things to know about him. “Sit down and shut up!” ”Get the hell of…
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Tiny baseball league makes history with first openly gay pro – Yahoo News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baseball history will be made in Northern California’s wine country Thursday with the appearance of the sport’s first openly gay active professional. via Pocket
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National parks pull Confederate flag items from all gift shops – Yahoo News
GETTYSBURG (Reuters) – The U.S. National Park Service began removing Confederate flag merchandise from its bookstores and gift shops on Thursday, joining a nationwide push by lawmakers and retailers to remove the emblem, long associated with the fig…
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Marvel Madness: English Actor Tom Holland Is the New Spider-Man – The Atlantic
Tom Holland is the third actor in 10 years to be cast in the role, and the tepid reaction suggests that audiences are losing interest as a result. When is a reboot not a reboot? When it happens every five years. via Pocket
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Three teenagers in England entering a scientific contest put forward a plan for condoms that would change color when exposed to viral or bacterial sexually transmitted infections, though experts say the technology to actually make the condoms doesn’…
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You can connect your baby gear to the Internet now. Don’t. – The Washington Post
Parenting today, I learned when I had my first child 16 months ago, reaps many benefits from the digital age. I order most of my diapers and supplies from Amazon, and they show up a day later. No more panicked night trips to the store. via Pocket
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JOHANNESBURG — The failure of South Africa’s national police force to control its officers or come up with a plan to handle a surge of angry protesters led to the killing of 34 striking miners three years ago, according to a report issued Thursday e…
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During college, I spent a few wonderful evenings making out with a longhaired poet. I spent a few weeks messing around with a gentle, funny religion student. I even briefly, if accidentally, dated a high school student (since when do 17-year-olds ha…
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House Democrats urge Obama, DHS to target ‘violent right-wing extremism’ – The Washington Post
House Democrats are urging the Obama administration to issue an “updated assessment” on the dangers posed by “violent right-wing extremist groups” within the United States and to bolster the Department of Homeland Security’s division for evaluating …
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Floating robots primed for release to capture elusive ocean data | Environment | The Guardian
Scientists will embark on a voyage across the Indian Ocean next week, distributing floating robots to gather data about the largely unknown biology of the ocean. via Pocket
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A Los Angeles Monster Cut Off an Old Man’s Head and Took It With Him
Robert Hollis, who was 75 years old and “80 percent blind,” was reportedly known around the neighborhood as Mr. Bojangles due to his love of music. His family says he was just starting to get used to life without sight when his head was forcibly rem…
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500 Days of Kristin, Day 151: Has Kristin Ever Seen a Football Game
Kristin Cavallari has all kinds of advice: drink bone broth; don’t vaccinate your children; buy my book; blah, blah blah. via Pocket
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What’s the Real Purpose of Classroom Management? | Psychology Today
Everyone knows why classroom management skills are considered a critical part of teacher training. The reason we need to minimize “misbehavior” and get students to show up, sit down, and pay attention is so we can teach them stuff. via Pocket
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What if Disney Princesses Were Amy Schumer?
Q: What would a joke skewering Disney Princesses look like if it were actually funny? A: [This Amy Schumer sketch.] Schumer has spent her very strong third season mocking the impossible, twisted goals society asks women to aspire to—Always be the “c…
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This Nanobot Gun Could One Day Assemble Inside Your Body And Shoot You
One of science fiction’s biggest unfulfilled promises are medical nanobots: tiny little machines that will run around your body, repairing what’s gone wrong. via Pocket
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Insurance Agents Are Pretty Freaked Out About Climate Change | Popular Science
Rarely does a document prepared by an insurance group read like an apocalyptic screenplay. But it does happen. In this case, Lloyds, a storied insurance market put out a report outlining the potential global meltdown that could occur if parts of the…
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Doctors Are Using Lasers To Treat People With Severe Psychological Conditions | Popular Science
An MRI of the brain. The cingulate cortex is highlighted In the middle of the 20th century, lobotomies were a relatively common treatment for people with severe mental illnesses. via Pocket
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Ready For Your Jetpack? You Can Buy One Next Year | Popular Science
Jetpacks are about to go on sale, so curmudgeons of the world can at last retire their canard that we are not living in the promised future. The New Zealand-made Martin Jetpack first flew in public in 2008, and earlier this past winter opened for pu…
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Find The Fossils Of London With This Interactive Map | Popular Science
In addition to stunning portraits, visitors to the National Gallery can see oyster shell fragments embedded in limestone from the Jurassic period. via Pocket
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Ex-homeless man with golden voice: I’m running for president – Yahoo News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A once-homeless Ohio man whose smooth radio voice made him an Internet sensation says he’s running for president as an independent. via Pocket
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Cuts to legal aid exacerbate two-nation justice | Letters | Law | The Guardian
Michael Gove is perfectly correct to deplore a two-nation justice system, one for the rich and another for the poor (Justice system badly failing most users, says Gove, 23 June), but he promulgates just such a system by continuing to cut the provisi…
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NEW YORK — Should Satnam Singh be drafted into the NBA, or perhaps — more realistically — find a spot on a team through the NBA D League and summer ball, the first thing he’ll do is buy a car. Then perhaps a house. via Pocket
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Just as conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh predicted, the American flag is now under attack, and it’s coming from the radical, race-baiting head of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan. via Pocket
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Bobby Jindal, How Did You End Up Here? | Rolling Stone
Bobby Jindal was never supposed to wind up here. In 2008, some people called him the GOP Obama. via Pocket
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Rosie O’Donnell and Cynthia Nixon help Staceyann Chin’s play – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — A play about a lesbian activist’s journey to single motherhood will be produced this fall downtown with some help from Rosie O’Donnell and Cynthia Nixon. via Pocket
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Supreme Court Upholds Fair Housing – The Atlantic
The Roberts court has had a lot to say about race. It upheld a Michigan ban on affirmative action for university admissions. It struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, arguing that laws addressing the South’s history of racial discrimi…
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How Did James Taylor’s ‘Before This World’ Become a Billboard No. 1 Record? – The Atlantic
The collapse of the music industry has enabled first-time No. 1 records by a slew of unlikely artists—from Tom Petty to Weird Al to Tony Bennett. James Taylor is going to number one, but not just in his mind—on the Billboard charts, too. via Pocket
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Black Churches Are Burning Again in the South – The Atlantic
Arson at religious institutions has decreased significantly over the past two decades, but the symbolism remains haunting. Jeanette Dudley, the associate pastor of God’s Power Church of Christ in Macon, Georgia, got a call a little after 5 a.m. on W…
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NY prison guard helped escapees in exchange for snitching, art: documents – Yahoo News
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – A corrections officer was due in court on Thursday as the second person charged with helping two murderers escape an upstate New York prison, accused of passing them tools hidden in frozen hamburger in exchange for artw…
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Dempsey to miss two US Open Cups for ref incident – Yahoo News
Chicago (AFP) – US international striker Clint Dempsey will miss at least the next two US Open Cups after ripping up a referee’s notebook at a Cup match last week, officials said Thursday. via Pocket
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Obamacare ruling ends threat to U.S. hospitals, insurers – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. hospital and health insurance industries breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld subsidies for individuals under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. via Pocket
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Aaron Eckhart to rescue a girl in real time, but not for real · Newswire · The A.V. Club
If you wish that The First 48 had better production values, or that explosions in action films were a tad grittier, then great news: A new thriller is underway that will reportedly be shot in real time. via Pocket
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U.N. council, aid chief urge more shipments to Yemen amid famine threat – Yahoo News
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council and U.N. aid chief Stephen O’Brien on Thursday pushed for more aid and commercial access to Yemen, where a near total blockade by Saudi Arabia has slowed shipments to the war-torn Arabia…
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Montana moves to reveal corporate campaign spending – Yahoo News
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has given up on barring corporations from the political arena and is instead attempting to expose every penny spent by them. State leaders began crafting the expansive new election law in 2012, after the U.S. via Pocket
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Obamacare Survives the Scalia Treatment – The New Yorker
“Understatement, thy name is an opinion on the Affordable Care Act!” Judge Antonin Scalia writes in his dissent in King v. Burwell. via Pocket
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Judd Apatow’s Guidebook for Comedy Geeks – The New Yorker
In Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s immortal late-nineties show “Freaks and Geeks,” the geeks are comedy fans. For them, as for everybody, comedy is a celebration, a protest, an escape from awkwardness and loneliness. via Pocket
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Hundreds attend 1st funerals for church shooting victims – Yahoo News
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A choir and band launched into one of Ethel Lance’s favorite gospel tunes and roused hundreds of mourners from their seats Thursday in a crescendo of music at the first funeral for victims of the massacre at a historic …
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The Most Absurd Supreme Court Conspiracy Theory You’ll Read Today | The New Republic
The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday morning to uphold a key provision of the Affordable Care Act has infuriated Republicans, many of whom refuse to accept that Obamacare is here to stay. But one conservative writer is in such disbelief as to su…
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The demonstrator carried a cloth with a handwritten message conveying a bizarre threat to Germany’s chancellor: “PLEASE KILL ANGELA MERKEL,” followed by the word “NOT. via Pocket
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We Have Our New Spider-Man—So Which Villain Will He Fight First?
Greetings, my pencil pals! Sorry about last week’s missing column; as it turns out I managed to catch a Mutant Deathvirus (mild infection) from the Radioactive Biker Crocodiles of Texas (air travel). I was basically unconscious all last week. via Po…
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You know the smell. It’s hard to describe, but the second you step on an airplane, a flood of familiarity flies up your nostrils. Airplane smell is equal parts comforting and off-putting. And it’s actually a little bit dangerous. But what is it exac…
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Real Life Horror Maze Promises To Monitor Your Heart Rate And…Adapt
Picture this: you’re running through a maze, unsure of where the exit is. There’s a madman with a machete chasing you. Your heart starts racing…and the more you freak, the more the rooms around you seem to twist and turn. This is the sort of terri…
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Watch How Alligators Make Water Boil with Their Infrasound Mating Calls
This is amazing. During the breeding season, American alligators call for mates with a deep loud roar. It’s preceded by a pulse of infrasound that sets the water dancing. The phenomenon might create waves that help potential mates find the gators th…
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What the Hell Is MTV’s New Rebrand About? | Motherboard
There’s something to be said about MTV’s longevity in a time where ephemerality reigns supreme and everything is available at a mouse’s click rather than a push of a TV remote. via Pocket
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The Disturbing Case of Cannibalistic Serial Killer Albert Fish
Remember those dark nights from your childhood when you were afraid of the boogeyman? He never did leap out of your closet, but that doesn’t mean all monsters are make-believe. Meet Albert Fish: a real-life nightmare, who preyed upon children as if …
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This AI Learned How to Design Mario Levels by Watching YouTube | Motherboard
We’ve seen several computers recently that can teach themselves how to play Super Mario Bros. It’s cool the first time, but the second time? Big whoop. What other amazing/frightening developments in artificial intelligence do you have for us today, …
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Credit rating agencies such as Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s are miscalculating the risks of climate change, which could lead to the next big financial crisis, a new report claims. via Pocket
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Weekend deadline for Greece after negotiations draw blank | Business | The Guardian
Greece’s creditors have set the country a weekend deadline to avoid default and stay in the eurozone, after more than 24 hours of non-stop Brussels negotiations at the highest level resulted in stalemate. via Pocket
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An exercise bike, child’s electric car and a plastic football have been left innocuously on the floor in the damp basement of a terraced house in east London. via Pocket
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Boy, 12, stabbed eight times in London was ‘in wrong place, at wrong time’ | UK news | The Guardian
A 12-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being stabbed eight times in east London. The boy, who has not been named, was buying food from a takeaway chicken shop close to his flat in Falkirk Street in Hoxton on Tuesday night when he was atta…
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Burundi Official on Fleeing Country – Video – NYTimes.com
Gervais Rufyikiri, one of Burundi’s vice presidents, explains why he fled to Belgium after denouncing President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office. via Pocket
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Funerals for Charleston shooting victims begin with ‘message of love’ | US news | The Guardian
The first funerals for victims of the Charleston shooting were held on Thursday, as the community honored the nine people who were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church by an alleged white supremacist. Funerals are scheduled into…
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Vladimir Putin’s Approval Rating Is Sky High Despite Russia’s Floundering Economy | VICE News
In spite of a faltering domestic economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently experiencing record high approval ratings — at 89 percent for the month of June — according to national polling data from independent research firm the Levada Ce…
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SCOTUS health decision preserves Obama’s legacy | Al Jazeera America
WASHINGTON — Six justices on the Supreme Court salvaged President Barack Obama’s legacy Thursday morning, upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act for the second time in three years. via Pocket
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Photoshop Contest: Help Google Decorate Its Self-Driving Car
Google has launched another attempt at persuading us that its cute little self-driving cars are not, in fact, out to kill us. This time, it wants the help of Californian artists–who are invited to submit art to be featured on the cars. via Pocket
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The Obamacare Issue That Should Still Be A Political Scandal For Republicans | ThinkProgress
CREDIT: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to uphold tax subsidies in all of Obamacare’s state-level marketplaces — a blow to the law’s opponents, but one that effectively provides political cover for Republican politicia…
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Astronomers Say There May Be Other Universes That Are Better for Life
Maybe we haven’t found alien life because it’s all evolving in other universes. A group of astronomers have just released a research paper suggesting that other universes could be far more habitable than our own. It all depends on a few conditions r…
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Obamacare ruling: what about the 35 million people who are still uninsured? | US news | The Guardian
For many in Washington, the dramatic supreme court ruling in favour of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act on Thursday marked the final chapter of one of the most bitter sagas in recent political history. via Pocket
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Senate Recommends $1.7 Billion In Education Cuts | ThinkProgress
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a labor, health and education bill for the next fiscal year out of committee Thursday. The U.S. Department of Education would lose $1.7 billion in the Senate spending bill compared to its current funding …
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How The Supreme Court’s Major Housing Ruling Could Impact Voter ID | ThinkProgress
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court shocked many by narrowly ruling to protect one of the nation’s key civil rights laws. via Pocket
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The political debate following mass shootings has become eerily predictable. There’s arguments about gun control, mental health and the merits of debating and “politicizing” a tragedy. Nothing changes. The issues are too intractable for anything to…
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The governor of Maine REALLY doesn’t like journalists – The Washington Post
Paul LePage is having a(nother) rough day. Maine’s Republican governor is facing accusations he threatened to cut funding for a school if it hired a Democratic lawmaker. Some legislators are calling for his impeachment. via Pocket
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I am not a dermatologist. But I have seen enough articles and pictures of dangerous-looking moles to know when one should be checked. If I see something suspicious-looking on a friend, I speak up. But what about strangers? It’s awkward to say someth…
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ArticleWhat is consciousness for? — Consciousness is a life-transforming illusion [Keith Frankish] (ideas.aeon.co) via Pocket
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PARIS — Palestinian leaders delivered files documenting what they say are Israeli war crimes on Thursday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, opening a new front in the Middle East conflict. via Pocket
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“After inheriting a $1 billion budget surplus, Jindal has taken Louisiana to a $1.6 billion deficit. The state is broke enough that conservative legislators are rebelling against his slavish adherence to the anti-tax pledge he made to Grover Norquis…
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The real voice of Siri explains the art of voiceover – Vox
Sometimes it’s hard to appreciate that the countless electronic voices we hear, from the prompt at the self-checkout to the disembodied tone coming from our phones, were provided by a real person. via Pocket
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Martin O’Malley SuperPAC Runs First Negative Ad Attacking Bernie – Will O’Malley be Clinton’s Attack Dog in His Quest to Be Her VP Pick? (youtube.com) via Pocket
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TIL A man sued Pepsico after the company refused to redeem his 7,000,000 Pepsi Points for a AV-8 Harrier II jump jet as advertised in their commercial. (cbsnews.com) Reminds me of the time Pepsi had a contest to give away a car to whoever found the …
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Ben Carson In 2014: Communists Have “Infiltrated Our Society” – BuzzFeed News
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said in an interview last year that Communists are “in our society” and are “organized” in their effort to “bring America down.” via Pocket
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At 8:45 p.m. on a warm, clear night, the last rays of the setting sun lit up a remote mountaintop a thousand feet above the small Chilean town of Vicuña. Mother Nature’s show, however, was just beginning. I saw Sirius, the brightest star in the nigh…
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This Doctor Stuck an Endoscope Up His Nose And Sang a Song From ‘Aladdin’ | Motherboard
When the vocal cords inside your neck vibrate, they produce a range of volumes and pitches, which together form the basis of speech. Thanks to Swedish doctor Henrik Widegren, you can see first hand how these cords work to create sound. via Pocket
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Wide range, high precision and simplicity of the fundamental laws of nature rule out the possibility for them to be randomly generated or selected. (fermisocietyofphilosophy.org) I’m curious if there are any good counter arguments. via Pocket
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Government names special monitor for Corinthian student debt – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is appointing a special monitor to help develop a debt relief program for students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges. It’s part of a debt forgiveness plan that could cost billions of dollars.…
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Photographer Heidi Levine honored by women’s media group – Yahoo News
BERLIN (AP) — Freelance photographer Heidi Levine is being honored as the inaugural winner of an award for courage named for Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed on assignment in Afghanistan. via Pocket
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Hospital stocks leap after Supreme Court backs overhaul – Yahoo News
Investors in hospital stocks rejoiced Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a key portion of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and eliminated the prospect of a sudden influx of uninsured patients seeking care. Shares of big hospital op…
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Avengers star Patrick Macnee dies | Television & radio | The Guardian
Patrick Macnee, the actor best known for his role as John Steed in the 1960s television series The Avengers opposite Diana Rigg, has died at the age of 93. via Pocket
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“the most astonishing aspect of Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion in King v. Burwell is that it actually puts Obamacare’s opponents in a worse position than they were in before the lawsuit… via Pocket
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Six key takeways from supreme court’s rescue of Obama’s healthcare law | US news | The Guardian
By a 6-3 decision, the supreme court protected subsidies for about 6 million people who have bought health insurance in the last two years under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. via Pocket
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Angela Merkel has recently been making much use of the old cliche, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”. via Pocket
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The $80 Million Fake Bomb-Detector Scam—and the People Behind It : TrueReddit
While this scam is not new, this is a new and excellent in-depth look at how the perpetrators in the UK were convicted of selling worthless empty plastic boxes as $40,000 explosive detection devices. Chillingly, the devices are still being used, and…
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There’s a tendency to believe that the Supreme Court’s validation (again) of Obamacare will lead to a major shift in public opinion in the law’s favor. Based on the past five years of polling on the law, however, that scenario seems very unlikely. …
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J.K. Rowling Has Written A New Backstory On The Dursleys
The release features 14 illustrated moments from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as five new pieces from Rowling. Vernon and Petunia were so-called from their creation, and never went through a number of trial names, as so many other c…
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Hogan: Maryland will move forward on Purple Line, with counties’ help – The Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) gave tentative approval to the Purple Line Thursday, saying he is willing to build the light-rail line if Montgomery and Prince George’s counties pick up more of the cost and the project is modified to save state taxpay…
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Guitar Center Employees May NOT Share “Very Negative” Gawker Story
Earlier this week, we brought you (more) stories of just how disliked the iconic guitar company Gibson is by employees and customers alike. If you work at Guitar Center, do not share this story! Or else! The following email was sent out by a Guitar …
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Judge blocks Kansas’ ban on 2nd-trimester abortion procedure | News OK
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Thursday blocked the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on an abortion procedure that opponents describe as dismembering a fetus, concluding that it would likely present too big an obstacle for women seeking to end…
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Release of Marikana report should help heal nation – ANC | News24
Johannesburg – The release of the Marikana report on Thursday evening finally brings to light the truth around “this tragic incident”, the ANC said. “We further trust that it should bring our nation a step closer to healing. via Pocket
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A state court on Thursday struck down a law designed to make it easier for gun owners and organizations like the National Rifle Association to challenge local firearms ordinances in court. via Pocket
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Confederate flag debate reaches Congress – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing backlash in Southern states against flying the Confederate battle flag spread to the U.S. via Pocket
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Hornets generate buzz with pre-draft trades – Yahoo News
Charlotte (AFP) – The Charlotte Hornets, who struggled to only 33 wins in 82 games last season, made two trades Thursday on the eve of the NBA Draft. via Pocket
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Agricultural lobbyists in Washington are gearing up for a major battle – this time, with each other. (You gotta love that. via Pocket
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To sway regulators, Charter pledges to play nice on Internet – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Charter is trying to convince the government that consumers will benefit if it is allowed to create a cable giant through its proposed $67.1 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House. via Pocket
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Millennials outnumber baby boomers in US: census estimate – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – Millennials now outnumber baby boomers as the biggest age group in the United States, the US Census Bureau said Thursday in its latest population estimates. Americans born between 1982 and 2000 currently number 83. via Pocket
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Google self-driving prototype cars hit public roads – Yahoo News
San Francisco (AFP) – Google said on Thursday that its self-driving prototype cars have taken to streets in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View where it has its headquarters. via Pocket
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Google’s new self-driving cars cruising Silicon Valley roads – Yahoo News
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — The latest models of Google’s self-driving cars are now cruising the streets near the Internet company’s Silicon Valley headquarters in a test of how they work around other vehicles driven by people. via Pocket
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California Vaccine Bill Approved By Assembly | Al Jazeera America
California’s Assembly has approved a hotly contested bill requiring that nearly all public schoolchildren be vaccinated. It’s one of the last major obstacles before one of the nation’s strictest vaccine bills heads to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. via Po…
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The director of Rio and Ice Age is making a live-action monster movie · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox has bought a “red-hot pitch” from Jason Micallef (the writer behind Butter and the upcoming Play-Doh movie). via Pocket
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Raw Deal (1986) [1080p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Crime, Thriller [USA:R, 1 h 46 min] Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar Director: John Irvin A Chicago Mafia is violently doing away with witnesses who were to incriminate them in court. via Pocket
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In 1978, a trio of films rushed to feed the craze for science fiction : scifi
In 1978, a trio of films rushed to feed the craze for science fiction (thedissolve.com)submitted just now by Adamj1loading… via Pocket
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President Obama: ‘Affordable Care Act is here to stay’ – video | US news | The Guardian
Barack Obama praised a supreme court decision upholding tax subsidies crucial to his 2010 healthcare law, saying the ruling was a victory for hardworking Americans. via Pocket
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Oil and gas operations located on federal and tribal lands leaked $360 million worth of fuel in 2013, money which would have gone in part to taxpayers and tribes in the form of royalties, according to a new report. via Pocket
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Eraser (1996) [1080p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Eraser (1996) [1080p] (youtube.com)submitted just now by MyTravelClipsloading… via Pocket
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A Trip Around the Solar System – The Atlantic
Robotic probes launched by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and others are gathering information all across the solar system. We currently have spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, Venus, Earth, Mars, a comet, and Saturn, and two operational ro…
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Grizzlies acquire Matt Barnes from Charlotte Hornets – Yahoo News
The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward Matt Barnes from the Charlotte Hornets for guard Luke Ridnour, who later was sent to Oklahoma City. via Pocket
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Take It Off! The Fine Art Of Getting Naked In A Clothed World
In the episode, Jerry’s beautiful new girlfriend has a proclivity for hanging out naked, and it turns out he doesn’t always love it. via Pocket
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Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Save Obamacare Tax Subsidies – Bloomberg Business
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a core component of President Barack Obama’s health-care law, backing tax credits used by millions of Americans to buy insurance and preserving the landmark measure that will define his legacy. via Pocket
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Patrick Macnee, star of 1960s TV series ‘The Avengers,’ dies – Yahoo News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Macnee, the British-born actor best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the long-running 1960s TV series “The Avengers,” has died. He was 93. via Pocket
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Lululemon recalls women’s tops because of draw cord injuries – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Lululemon is recalling about 318,000 women’s tops, saying the hard-tipped elastic draw cords can snap back and injure the face or eyes of a wearer. via Pocket
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Rick Owens fashion show turns political with anti-Merkel sign – Yahoo News
“It wasn’t my idea. He pulled it out and I punched him when he came backstage,” Owens told AFP after the show. Owens raised eyebrows in January during the last men’s fashion week in Paris, when his show included full frontal male nudity. via Pocket
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House GOP revokes punishment for lawmaker who defied leaders – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders handed a subcommittee gavel back to a defiant colleague Thursday days after revoking it in an act of party discipline. GOP Rep. via Pocket
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You know the smell. It’s hard to describe, but the second you step on an airplane, a flood of familiarity flies up your nostrils. Airplane smell is equal parts comforting and off-putting. And it’s actually a little bit dangerous. But what is it exac…
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Google starts road tests of new self-driving car prototypes – Yahoo News
The prototypes will join Google’s Lexus cars, which use the same self-driving software, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. (http://bit.ly/1GKVqur) Google’s self-driving Lexus RX450h sport utility vehicles have been in operation for several…
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The Latest: Defense expert says Holmes was psychotic – Yahoo News
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — 9:30 a.m. (MDT) Attorneys for Colorado theater shooter James Holmes have begun presenting their case aimed at showing he was legally insane when he opened fire on a packed movie premiere, killing 12 people and wounding 70. v…
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GOP measure would permit longer tandem trucks – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trucking industry-backed bid to allow longer tandem trucks on the nation’s highways has been approved by a Senate committee over opposition from safety advocates and most Democrats — and the panel’s GOP chairman. via Pocket
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Marikana inquiry urges full probe into police killing of 34 miners: Zuma – Yahoo News
Johannesburg (AFP) – A South African commission has called a 2012 police operation that led to the deaths of 34 striking workers at the Marikana mine “defective” and recommended a full investigation to determine the criminal liability of the officer…
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Rogers (United States) (AFP) – South Korea’s Park In-Bee, back atop the world rankings after winning her sixth major title, seeks her fourth triumph of the season when the 54-hole LPGA Northwest Arkansas Championship starts Friday. via Pocket
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True Blood’s James Frain to play a brand-new villain on Gotham · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Season two of Gotham is adding more characters into the mix—you know, because the first season wrapped up its many plot lines so well—and they’re mostly bad guys. The Joker and Mr. via Pocket
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Warner pulls bug-riddled PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight from stores · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The Dark Knight might have finally met his match: video game fans angry about a shoddy PC version of his latest adventure. In a not at all uncommon move, Warner Bros. via Pocket
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Drake, St. Vincent, Josh Homme, and more to host new Apple radio shows · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Taylor Swift might not be 100 percent behind Apple’s new streaming service, but Drake is: The rapper and press conference personality will host a radio show on Beats 1, the company’s new streaming radio station. He’ll be joined there by St. via Pock…
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High-tax Minnesota is nation’s best state for business, CNBC declares : politics
Not surprising, that trend will keep going simply because talented workers and young talent couples move to areas with good family services and a safe work environment providing safe employment. Where these people go new service companies start or m…
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Pop culture-based makeup tutorials are nothing new, with online cosmetics experts using YouTube to teach interested parties how to re-create everything from Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” eyes to how to bust out the braids and brows of Daenerys Targaryen…
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Help Bernie’s petition for Medicare-for-all single-payer health care : SandersForPresident
For those of you that are not very familiar, simply put it’s a much more efficient version of Obamacare. via Pocket
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Before Obamacare, Ted Cruz Once Held Up John Roberts As A Role Model – BuzzFeed News
For the second time, Republican-nominated Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday sided with the more liberal justices on the Supreme Court to uphold a provision of Obamacare. “These judges have joined with President Obama in harming millions of Amer…
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Scientists Can Finally Tell This Bizarre Animal’s Head From Its Tail
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Confederate Flags and Monuments and Their Future – The Atlantic
Instead of of sanitizing the past, communities need to strike a balance between confronting history and respecting the needs of the present. via Pocket
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[Thursday, June 25th] French taxi drivers protest against Uber, the Supreme Court backs Obamacare, and brain connections last as long as the memories they store (self. via Pocket
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Nazi-obsessed loner guilty of attempted murder of dentist in racist attack | UK news | The Guardian
A loner fascinated with far right ideologies and violent video games screamed “white power” as he launched a racially-motivated machete and hammer attack on a dentist of Asian origin, a court has heard. via Pocket
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PBS to air documentary chronicling the 1977 New York City blackout · Newswire · The A.V. Club
On July 13th, 1977, a thunderstorm hit a power line in Westchester County, leaving most of New York City without power until the following day. via Pocket
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Here’s the Next Feature Gmail Should Add
How many careers, friendships, and marriages will be saved by Gmail’s Undo Send feature? We’ll never know. It’s remarkable that it took six years for Google to bring it out of beta, and more remarkable that it still isn’t turned on by default. via P…
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National Express has launched an investigation after a Muslim woman claimed she was racially abused by one of its bus drivers. via Pocket
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How Can the Internet of Things Fight Fires? – Nextgov.com
Firefighters of the future, according to the National Institute for Standards and Technology, might have sensors in their protective suits constantly alerting them about external temperatures and chemicals. via Pocket
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The first imperative: Science that isn’t transparent isn’t science | Science | The Guardian
In today’s issue of Science Magazine we have published a series of guidelines to promote transparency and reproducibility in research practices – critical aspects of science that are frequently overlooked in the pursuit of novelty and impact. via Po…
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Coping with Loneliness: Finding Your Way Out of the Dark | Psychology Today
In my last entry I talked about how a search for solitude can sometimes take a wrong turn, leading us into a barren, lonely place instead. Here I’d like to offer a few suggestions to help you start to make your way back. Face it: You’re lonely. via …
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Courtney Love says she was attacked by anti-Uber protestors in France · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Musician, fashion muse, and sentient clickbait Courtney Love traveled to Paris this week to attend the Cannes Lions festival. Unfortunately, it seems her trip hit a snag before she even got to her hotel. via Pocket
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Kyle MacLachlan says the third season of Twin Peaks will be “amazing” · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Kyle MacLachlan, who plays Special Agent Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks, has read a few episodes of the series’ upcoming third season and suggested to Deadline that they’re better than a cup of coffee and a slice of pie at the Double R Diner. via Pocket
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As heralded by the sound of Ryan Murphy breaking new subgenre ground and the eagerly beating wings of digital press releases, Fox has announced its fall premiere dates for the 2015-16 season. via Pocket
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How Icelandic Yogurt Invaded America : TrueReddit
Thanks to a heavily bearded, self-proclaimed viking named Smári Ásmundsson, “skyr” — the thick, sour yogurt of Iceland — lines nearly every natural foods store in America. But the journey wasn’t easy. via Pocket
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EU treaty change would be slow, German minister warns Cameron – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to change the European Union’s treaties would take a long time but he could achieve “substantial” reforms to Britain’s relationship without it, Germany’s Europe minister said on Thursday. via Po…
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SKOKIE, IL—Convening several steps back from the hostess stand for an ad hoc round of discussions, members of the Kalpern family reportedly entered crisis talks Wednesday after learning that the wait for a table at the Cheesecake Factory would be 45…
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WASHINGTON — The State Department issued a dismal assessment of Iran’s record on human rights on Thursday, saying that the Iranian authorities had stifled dissent and engaged in “unlawful killings. via Pocket
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NASA Is Launching Microsoft’s Hologram Technology To The Space Station | Popular Science
NASA and Microsoft engineers test the HoloLens n NASA’s Weightless Wonder C9 jet. One of Microsoft’s most ambitious projects of the last few decades is HoloLens, a prototype headset that displays holograms over the real world as you look around. via…
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A political storm has enveloped the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii’s tallest mountain. Given the intensity of the forces colliding there, it is hard to see when and how the clouds will lift. The tempest is over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescop…
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Rwandans Protest Spy Chief Faces Criminal Charges | Al Jazeera America
Thousands of Rwandans protested outside the British embassy in Kigali on Thursday, demanding that the U.K. release Rwanda’s intelligence chief. via Pocket
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Last week, I spent an illuminating hour with Yair Lapid, the former Israeli finance minister, and now a leader of the opposition. Lapid, a voluble former television broadcaster, is the head of the Yesh Atid party—the name translates as, “There is a …
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The justice’s famously whimsical approach to language has culminated in his frustrated declaration that, with the Court’s upholding of Obamacare, “Words have no meaning.” “Words have meaning,” Antonin Scalia insisted in 2013. “And their meaning does…
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In 6-3 Ruling, the Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Subsidies – The Atlantic
The chief justice’s opinion upholding Obamacare aims to fulfill his promise to serve as an impartial umpire. via Pocket
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Redditors, what are the worst books by the best authors? : books
Redditors, what are the worst books by the best authors? (self.books) All bad writers seems to have churned out a bad book or two. For me, the most notable is ‘The Professor” by Charlotte Bronte. Her attempts at writing as a man are astoundingly bad…
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Toronto march to merge economic justice and climate action – video | Environment | The Guardian
A mobilization calling for a “new economy that works for people and the planet” will bring together unions, environmentalists, anti-poverty organizations, farmers, faith groups, Indigenous peoples and others on July 5 in Toronto, according to a vide…
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Sword of Gideon (1986) [720p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Sword of Gideon is a 1986 television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre. It was first shown on the CTV network in Canada as a four hour miniseries and later on the HBO television network. via Po…
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After five days combing through the rain-drenched jungle and swollen rivers, the rescue party was on the verge of calling off the search. They had discovered the remains of the small plane which had smashed into a remote mountainside in north-west C…
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Police conduct raids on two Traveller sites, at New House Farm and Shirehampton, as part of a multi-agency operation to tackle organised crime in Cardiff. Police arrested 20 people and seized hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash and assets, inclu…
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Supreme Court Lets GOP Candidates Off the Hook on Obamacare – The Daily Beast
Jeb Bush didn’t waste any time not fundraising off the King v. Burwell decision. The former Florida governor, who is currently polling at the top of the Republican pack, blasted out a statement to reporters that landed in The Daily Beast’s inbox at …
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Christie To *Maybe* Announce Presidential Campaign Tuesday – The Daily Beast
Livingston High School can’t discuss Tuesday’s event—not that they’re confirming there is an event at all. But if there were an event on Tuesday of some kind, perhaps involving a man who for the sake of this story we’ll call Chris Christie, they cer…
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What King vs. Burwell Means for 2016 – The Daily Beast
Fantastic and amazing, this Supreme Court decision on Obamacare. via Pocket
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How Much Does Your Spouse Make? Many Don’t Know | The Fiscal Times
Do you know how much money your spouse or partner makes? According to the 2015 Fidelity Investments Couples Retirement Study, about four in 10 couples cannot answer this question correctly, and one in 10 of those couples were off in their estimates …
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The Future of Drought Has Come Early in Australian Town Broken Hill
It’s April in the outback of New South Wales, a southeastern state of Australia, and the afternoon sun is warming the red, sandy, and scrubby plains. We’re near the desolate area where The Road Warrior was filmed. But the movie got it wrong. The rea…
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The winning photograph of two watermelon farmers in West Bengal, India will feature alongside over 100 photographic artworks in a display at the Royal Geographical Society in London from 22 June – 10 July 2015. via Pocket
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Separation Anxiety: The Great Imitator (Part 3) | Psychology Today
Another common symptom of separation anxiety is urination and/or defecation in the house. First, all medical causes (e.g., intestinal parasites, urinary tract infections, etc) need be ruled out by visiting your veterinarian. Then, other behavioral c…
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Get Energized! | Psychology Today
Are you struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Well, you’re not alone. Millions of people face difficulties in jump-starting their day. If you’re feeling drained, you’re energy crisis may be due to anything from a jam-packed schedule to an und…
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TIL of Crab Mentality; when a bunch of crabs are in a bucket, they could easily escape by themselves. However, the fellow crabs pull each other down so no one can escape. (en.wikipedia.org) listen, he said, you ever seen a bunch of crabs in a bucket…
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The Daft Punk Effect: You know you could look up pictures of Daft Punk without helmets, but you don’t want to ruin the magic (self. via Pocket
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Former Obama aides’ letter on Iran consistent with negotiation framework: White House – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A letter published on Wednesday by a group of prominent former aides to President Barack Obama on Iran that urges a robust nuclear deal is “broadly consistent” with the U.S. administration’s negotiation framework announced in …
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TIL the chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine in anticipation of the peak moment during a song. (news.discovery.com) As for me, I got chills*chills. via Pocket
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Facebook must hand over ‘revenge porn’ ID, Dutch court rules – Yahoo News
The Hague (AFP) – A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Facebook to hand over the identity of someone who posted a revenge porn video on the social network, or face having its servers opened up to an outside investigator. via Pocket
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Suit: Family flees home after getting letters from ‘Watcher’ – Yahoo News
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A couple who says they were scared away from their new $1.4 million home because of creepy letters from a stalker has sued the sellers for not telling them about a person with a “mentally disturbed fixation” on the house. via …
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Pro-Rubio nonprofit to launch seven-figure ad campaign on Iran – The Washington Post
A nonprofit created by allies of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is preparing to launch a more than $1 million advertising campaign highlighting the presidential candidate’s resistance to an emerging Iranian nuclear deal, marking its first commercials sin…
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‘Politics of Dancing’: DJ van Dyk album faces Arab ban – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – When Paul van Dyk tapped DJs from around the world for his latest album, he called it “The Politics of Dancing 3” to show the unifying power of dance music. via Pocket
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These 31 Pregnant Women Working Out Will Impress The Hell Out Of You
Anyone who is pregnant and wants to work out (or keep working out) should check with their doctor and get the all clear before proceeding. But to get some general guidelines on what kind of exercise people can safely do during pregnancy, BuzzFeed Li…
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A Summer of Fatal Weather – The Atlantic
Deadly heat, flooding, extreme drought, and storms have marked the hottest year on record to date. via Pocket
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The 7 Stages of Falling Out of Love With Your Fandom
What happens when you stop loving a piece of entertainment that once could do no wrong? It’s one of the nastiest kinds of break-ups there is. Your love was pure and true. And then it was gone, and you were a wreck of yourself. via Pocket
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Ello’s New “Fuck the Status Quo” Ads Are Hilariously Hypocritical
Remember ello? It’s the social network that advertised itself as the indie alternative to Facebook, but was then unmasked as VC funded by XOXO founder Andy Baio. Now they’re back, with more VC money, and their new ad campaign is just as cluelessly d…
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How a gym that serves free pizza climbed to the top of American fitness – The Washington Post
Planet Fitness may be one of the strangest gym chains on earth. Decorated in purple-and-yellow, the gym stocks a plastic jug of free Tootsie Rolls and hosts free “bagel mornings” and “pizza nights” every month. via Pocket
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Roger Ebert’s Poignant Thoughts On Film Are Even Better When Animated
PBS Digital Studios’ Blank on Blank series, which takes interviews with interesting people and then animates them, is just a delight, and this interview with Roger Ebert is no exception. via Pocket
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Some People Can’t Conjure Mental Images. Are You One of Them?
Mentally count the windows in your home. Did you close your eyes? Visualize your house’s layout in your head? I did, when I tried this task. But some people, researchers have discovered, seem to be incapable of producing and holding such images in t…
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Which Future Are We Heading Towards: Mad Max Or Star Trek?
“As the 21st century unfolds, science fiction increasingly comes to seem like a realist rather than a speculative genre,” says one essay/book review in the L.A. Review of Books. via Pocket
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Eco-Tourism in Costa Rica (Extra Scene from ‘Shell Game’) | VICE News
With over five percent of the world’s biodiversity, Costa Rica is a prime destination for eco-tourism and conservation work. The Central American country is also a sea turtle nesting hotspot, and scientists and volunteers visit regularly to study th…
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Scott Walker Loosens Gun Restrictions in Wisconsin Ahead of Expected Presidential Bid | VICE News
Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills into law Wednesday loosening gun restrictions in the state. via Pocket
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Alex Dowsett claims fourth British time-trial title to equal record | Sport | The Guardian
Alex Dowsett won a fourth elite British time-trial title on Thursday with a dominant display at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. The 26-year-old from Maldon, Essex succeeded the absent Sir Bradley Wiggins as British champion and drew level with Stuart …
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Facebook, Live Nation Share How Mobile Ad Campaign on Grindr Helped Madonna Sales | Adweek
CANNES, France—When you’re selling Madonna tickets gay-dating app Grindr would seem like a good place to start, given the pop star’s popularity within the LGBT community. That was Live Nation’s thinking when promoting her upcoming Rebel Heart tour, …
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Researchers long ago established a link between having sex and feeling pleased with yourself and the world. In a representative recent study of 1,000 women, for example, the participants ranked sex as No.1 among the activities that made them the hap…
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To some, it seems counterintuitive to cover the problems of economic inequality in America with a greater focus on the doings of the superrich. After all, this is not a set that’s starved for media attention. via Pocket
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Amazon renews Transparent for a third season · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Season two of Transparent only recently started production, but Amazon has already greenlit a third season for the ensemble comedy, set to release in 2016. via Pocket
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Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: We’re looking at favorite episodes from web and streaming series. via Pocket
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Would love some recommendations! : Fantasy
Would love some recommendations! (self.Fantasy) GoT, Prince of Thorns, Sanderson, Abercrombie, Rothfuss, Mitchell Hogan, blood song, and the Travelers gate trilogy are among my favorite authors/series. via Pocket
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How an obscure German prog-rock band ignited a years-long obsession · Hear This · The A.V. Club
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: We’re talking about songs we heard once and then had to seek out. via Pocket
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The Janusian Process in Creativity | Psychology Today
Creativity is at the core of the most important and extensive achievements in art, literature, science, music, business and other fields. via Pocket
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Hello, Reddit! I’m T. Frohock, author of dark and historical fantasy–AMA : Fantasy
Hello, Reddit! I’m T. Frohock, author of dark and historical fantasy–AMA (self.Fantasy) Hey, everyone! I’m T. Frohock, mostly known for dark fantasy stories and raising occasional hell on Twitter. via Pocket
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What’s the Best Career For Me? A Quick Way to Identify It | Psychology Today
Sit in a comfortable chair and, after reading each instruction, close your eyes. Better yet, ask a friend to read each instruction to you so you can keep your eyes closed and verbalize aloud your answer to each question. There are no wrong answers,…
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Rwandan general refuses extradition to Spain from UK – Yahoo News
LONDON (AP) — A Rwandan military general who heads the country’s intelligence service refused to be extradited to Spain at a hearing Thursday in a London court, setting the stage for a prolonged legal fight. Emmanuel Karenzi Karake is accused by Spa…
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Modern Medicine: Where Health Technology Stands in 2015 | Motherboard
“The Living, Breathing ‘Human on a Chip’ Is Coming.” Now there’s a headline. It’s about how researchers are reconstructing cross-sections of human organs, using real cells and artificial blood all hooked up to a system of tubes pumping air and liqui…
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Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom hopping into theme parks – Yahoo News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For his next trick, Shigeru Miyamoto is working in reality, not virtual reality. While the famed Japanese creator of “Mario Bros. via Pocket
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After lauding ties with China, US lists the rights abuses – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — After heralding U.S. ties with China this week, the State Department has shed light on an issue that got little public attention during the high-level talks in Washington: human rights. via Pocket
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AKRON, OH—Squandering the authority and respect accumulated during his tenure, Pantheon Systems senior manager Robert Crawford, 52, reportedly had his clout instantly evaporate Thursday upon his being seen wearing shorts at the company’s annual summ…
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TIL For the last fifty years of her life, Mother Teresa had lost her faith. In private letters to friends and confessors she acknowledged repeatedly that she no longer felt the presence of God in her life at all, and once described her pretense at f…
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Apple Yanks Games With Confederate Flags From App Store
Pop quiz: you’re in charge of a giant digital game store, and suddenly there’s a controversy revolving around how and when people display the U.S. Confederate flag. Do you A) do nothing; B) assess all of your games on a case-by-case basis; or C) rem…
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The man has a point. There are always winners and losers from trade. Few people would say that everyone is better off, especially in the short run. via Pocket
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Christie’s Conspiracy: The Real Story Behind the Fort Dix Five Terror Plot : TrueReddit
This is the story of Chris Christie’s involvement in the arrest of 3 “terrorists”, but speaks of the larger issue of using FBI informants to gather information. Dritan, Shain and Eljvir, seized when they were 28, 26 and 23, would be convicted of con…
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Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show Saved by the Bell, apologized Thursday for his part in a Wisconsin barroom stabbing before being sentenced to serve four months in jail. via Pocket
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Drinking wine outdoors does not require a special set of rules. Yet it can be different from indoor drinking in crucial ways, particularly the farther you stray from the security of the house. via Pocket
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Mixing and matching corals of the same species from different latitudes could help coral reefs survive despite warming ocean temperatures, according to a new study. Dr. via Pocket
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In the 17th century, the Dutch city of Delft was a business center of note, bustling with some 21,000 people, famed for its production of beer, shimmering fabrics and delicately painted pottery. via Pocket
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MUMBAI — Forty-one people have been killed in severe flooding brought by unexpectedly heavy monsoon rains that lashed part of the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said Thursday. via Pocket
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Rose McGowan fired by her agent for calling out sexist casting note · Newswire · The A.V. Club
When Rose McGowan recently saw what we can only imagine was one of countless sexist casting calls she has encountered in her career, she decided to call it out. via Pocket
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Judy Greer joins that movie based on Daniel Clowes’ Wilson · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Judy Greer’s summer is shaping up quite nicely: Season 2 of her FX dramedy, Married, premieres on July 16, and that little Marvel film she worked on will premiere the very next day. Plus, she’s just signed on to appear in the latest adaptation of a …
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And Now, the Muslims Are Coming—to Court vs. the MTA – The Daily Beast
The MTA does NOT want riders to laugh. No joviality on the 6 train platform, no smirking on that long connection from the F to the 7, no guffaws, chuckling, chortling, or even wide-mouthed smiling. via Pocket
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Court Compensates Wartime Rape Victim In Historic Ruling | ThinkProgress
In a historic ruling, Bosnia awarded compensation to a wartime rape victim for the first time Wednesday. The victim was raped during the 1992-95 conflict. via Pocket
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An old coal-burning power plant slated to close in October has been given new life thanks to Google, which recently announced plans to build its first U.S.-based data center in eight years on the grounds of Alabama’s Widows Creek power plant. via Po…
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Caitlyn Jenner, Hate Speech, And What’s Changing At Change.org | ThinkProgress
In its community guidelines “Don’ts” list, Change.org — the online petition company — makes clear that hate speech against any group is strictly prohibited. via Pocket
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Amazon Echo Is The First Artificial Intelligence You’ll Want At Home | Popular Science
The Amazon Echo is an always-on, Internet-connected bluetooth speaker with artificial intelligence. Your home is about to get a whole lot smarter. On Monday, Amazon announced its artificially intelligent bluetooth speaker—the Amazon Echo—is being ma…
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GCHQ monitored own staff excessively | UK news | The Guardian
GCHQ, the government’s electronic eavesdropping agency, has been found to be spying too much on its own staff, an official watchdog has said. via Pocket
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Anybody watched the 7th son? How closely does it follow the books. : Fantasy
Anybody watched the 7th son? How closely does it follow the books. (self.Fantasy) I only read half of the books, and it doesn’t seem like the movie is anything like the books. Nonetheless I wanted to make sure before I watch the movie. via Pocket
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US museums increasingly avoid returning Nazi-looted art – report | Culture | The Guardian
A new report says US museums are increasingly evading the restitution of Nazi-looted art by using legal tactics to avoid resolving the cases on their merits. The World Jewish Restitution Organization says in a report released on Thursday that it is …
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Greece’s rich: insulated against an EU exit | World news | The Guardian
The security guard wrinkled his brow at the sight of an unfamiliar face. But when he found the name of the Guardian’s correspondent, left at the gate by a member, his demeanour changed. “Parakalo,” he said with a warm smile, handing over a card to o…
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Recommend me a new fantasy author : Fantasy
Inspired by the recent post “What makes you read a new fantasy author”. Now I’m all in the mood to try someone completely new. via Pocket
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GJ436b: Planet is losing its hydrogen atmosphere.
Hey, remember last week when I wrote about a Neptune-sized planet (called GJ 436b) that orbits a nearby star, and how it may have an atmosphere that’s almost entirely helium? That’s really weird, since the bigger planets in our solar system have pre…
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FINAL Boredom and The Will To Power : philosophy
FINAL Boredom and The Will To Power (roman-gonzalez.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Animated interactive of the history of the Atlantic slave trade.
Usually, when we say “American slavery” or the “American slave trade,” we mean the American colonies or, later, the United States. But as we discussed in Episode 2 of Slate’s History of American Slavery Academy, relative to the entire slave trade, N…
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How Reddit Works As An Incubator Of Hate – BuzzFeed News
If, last week, as the world mourned the brutal church murder of nine black men and women in Charleston, South Carolina, you were to visit Reddit’s most popular racist community and scroll scroll down the right side of the landing page — just past th…
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First victim of Charleston massacre mourned as battle rages over flag – Yahoo News
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week’s massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funeral of one of the nine victims. via Pocket
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A Former CIA Official Apologizes to ‘Every American’ For Iraq Intelligence Failures | VICE News
An intelligence assessment drafted by the CIA months prior to the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq asserting that Saddam Hussein harbored an active weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) cache and colluded with al Qaeda has been thoroughly debunked time a…
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Syrian rebels launch offensive aimed at southern city – Yahoo News
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels launched an offensive Thursday to capture government-held neighborhoods in the southern city of Daraa, setting off fighting that killed dozens of people, including a man struck by a shell that slammed into a market in a n…
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Rwanda’s spy chief has today been granted conditional bail days after he was arrested in London, on the basis of a 2008 Spanish indictment for war crimes. Karenzi Karake, 54, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Saturday on the back of a European Arr…
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Ask Two Water Experts Your Questions About the Drought Today at 2pm EDT
The drought transforming the American West has people everywhere questioning their own water use. via Pocket
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Watch How Alligators Make Water Boil with Their Infrasound Mating Calls
This is amazing. During the breeding season, American alligators call for mates with a deep loud roar. It’s preceded by a pulse of infrasound that sets the water dancing. The phenomenon might create waves that help potential mates find the gators th…
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Cotton’s remarks were made in the senator’s first-ever interview on Periscope with David Ray, the state director of the Arkansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity. “It could always be resurrected under a Republican president,” Cotton explained. vi…
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Your online guide to Bobby Jindal – The Washington Post
Part 16 in a series: Your online guide to the presidential candidates. Each time someone decides to run, we’ll do something similar, helping you navigate the online world around each candidate. (Part 1: Ted Cruz. Part 2: Rand Paul. Part 3: Hillary C…
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Capitol Hill reacts to health ruling with dismay and joy, relief and resolve – The Washington Post
Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) stood just off the House floor Thursday, minutes after the Supreme Court had rejected the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and gathered his thoughts. via Pocket
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Exactly which Americans had their Obamacare subsidies saved Thursday? – The Washington Post
Right now, there are about 11.7 million Americans enrolled in health insurance through the federal Healthcare.gov exchange or similar initiatives set up by 14 states and the District of Columbia. There were about 8. via Pocket
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A Video Game About a Woman Talking to the Police – HER STORY
Skip to content “As well as being a superb detective game, Her Story might be the best FMV game ever made.” “Her Story is a bold experiment in interactive storytelling, resulting in one of the best detective games ever made. via Pocket
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Bizarre Face of Velvet Worm Ancestor Throws Scientists For a Loop
Scientists studying the fossilized remains of Hallucigenia, a 508-million-year-old worm-like sea creature, say they finally have located the specimen’s face — and it’s not a beauty. Dr. Martin Smith of Cambridge University and Dr. via Pocket
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Facebook’s AI Chief on Facial Recognition: ‘We Don’t Want to Upset People’ | Motherboard
Facial recognition software no longer needs to see your faceFacial recognition software no longer needs to see your face in order to recognize you, a development that has understandably spurred all sorts of anxiety among the privacy-conscious. via P…
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How to be Courageous | Psychology Today
When Yves Biggoer-Burger was in the second grade, he witnessed a group of peers teasing an overweight girl. Drawing himself up to his full 8-year-old height, he stood by her side and said: The boys slunk away, shame-faced. via Pocket
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What’s Next for GOP After Obamacare Ruling? | The Nation
The case of King v. Burwell may have been the last legitimate chance to disable the Affordable Care Act. So the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in favor of the administration, with only the conservative rump of the Court dissenting in amusingly striden…
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An activist interrupted President Obama on Wednesday at a White House event celebrating L.G.B.T. Pride Month to demand an end to the deportation of L.G.B.T. immigrants. The activist was escorted from the room amid a chorus of boos and jeers from the…
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You Probably Can’t Jump Across the Subway Tracks
Did you ever wonder if you could jump all the way across the subway tracks? Unless you’re in better shape than this guy, you can’t. via Pocket
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Pranna, Manhattan’s Notorious Bottomless Brunch Vomitorium, Is Doomed
Pranna, Madison Avenue’s opulent palace where the mimosas flow like waterfalls (and so does the vomit), may not be long for this world. via Pocket
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Pregnant Seeking Pregnant: My Very Particular Female Fantasy
The first time that fulfilling this very particular fantasy came within reach, it was summertime, and I was in a community center meeting room. There was this woman, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her: she was in her early 30s, with dark brown hair…
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The Rise of Data Analysis Is Changing the NBA – The Atlantic
The rise of big data is pitting the old school against the new school as the NBA undergoes its analytics revolution. On Thursday, 60 of basketball’s most talented prospects will realize a lifelong dream when the NBA conducts its annual draft. via Po…
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Just How Angry Is Justice Scalia Over the Obamacare Ruling? | The New Republic
There is one word that Antonin Scalia seems desperate to use but can’t: bullshit. The justice’s dissent in Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare tax credits for people on the federal exchange is delicious in its open rage. via Pocket
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Screech is going to jail for four months · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The trial of the century came to a thunderous conclusion last month, when Screech from Saved By The Bell (a.k.a. Dustin Diamond) was found guilty of disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. via Pocket
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Congress passes job training program to complete Obama’s trade package | US news | The Guardian
The Republican-led Congress completed President Barack Obama’s trade package Thursday, overwhelmingly passing a worker training program just weeks after it was stymied. The House voted 286 to 138 to renew the job retraining program for workers displ…
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Junot Diaz and Edwidge Danticat condemn deportations of Haitians | US news | The Guardian
Two prize-winning, US-based authors with roots in a divided Caribbean island have called for protests against the deportations of migrants from the Dominican Republic. via Pocket
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BlackBerry May Produce Antibacterial Cell Phones For Hospitals | Popular Science
Could BlackBerry be microbe-free? You might have thought that BlackBerrys went out of style with the advent of the touch screen, but the company is making a bold move to put their devices back in the limelight. via Pocket
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Kansas judge blocks ban on so-called ‘dismemberment abortion’ procedure | US news | The Guardian
A Kansas judge on Thursday blocked the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on a procedure that opponents refer to as “dismemberment abortion,” concluding it would likely present too big an obstacle for women seeking to end their pregnancies. via Pocket
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The Wireless Charging Future Is Getting Closer To Reality | Popular Science
Imagine a world where we don’t have to plug anything in. Your phone, laptop, tablet and headphones are constantly being topped-up whenever they’re placed on an inductive surface, so that when you take them out with you into the wider world, your dev…
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Was That All A Dream by Mikaël Aguirre : Fantasy
Was That All A Dream by Mikaël Aguirre (orioto.deviantart.com)submitted 26 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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My newest piece of fantasy art. Digital painting in Photoshop : Fantasy
My newest piece of fantasy art. Digital painting in Photoshop (i.imgur.com) via Pocket
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I wrote somebody’s favourite sex scene – achievement unlocked! : Fantasy
Let the cow puns roll… The stakes are high. via Pocket
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r/NonFictionBookClub is Here! : HistoryofIdeas
I’ve just set up r/nonfictionbookclub, and it sounds like something you would be interested in. We’re going to start voting on our first official book soon, but in the meantime, a few of us are reading Sun Tzu’s Art of War; you’re welcome to join in…
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CG/Editing/Music by Murat Saygıner Venus model by CosmoWenman http://www.muratsayginer.com facebook.com/muratsayginerpage twitter.com/muratsayginer behance.net/muratsayginer soundcloud.com/muratsayginer via Pocket
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No more fee: T-Mobile’s new phone-upgrade program explained – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile is revamping its phone-upgrade program by eliminating a $10-a-month charge for the most popular phones. via Pocket
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Political protest, art, exotic travel color Paris menswear – Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — Art, fashion and exotic travel merged in Thursday’s energetic installment of Paris’ spring-summer 2016 menswear shows. Here are the highlights, including show reports from Louis Vuitton, Rick Owens and Issey Miyake. via Pocket
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UK may settle for promise of EU treaty change – source – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain wants an agreement on European Union treaty change as part of a bid to renegotiate its relationship, but accepts that treaty change may not be fully ratified by the time of the referendum, British government sources said…
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More challenges to Obama healthcare law percolating – Yahoo News
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld tax subsidies crucial to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, but several other challenges to the 2010 statute are making their way up through the courts. via Pocket
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Amid new engagements, US tags Cuba, Iran as rights abusers – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday tagged Iran and Cuba as serial human rights abusers even as it accelerates attempts to improve relations with both countries. via Pocket
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EU leaders to review state of UK negotiations in December – draft – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will review the state of negotiations with Britain on its EU membership in six months time, according to draft conclusions of a summit where David Cameron will on Thursday formally launch his demands for r…
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If religions were called “theories”, there would probably be less people who believe in them. (self.Showerthoughts) Didn’t Jesus burn his daughter alive? Oh wait, wrong book. via Pocket
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News ArticleIt’s Official — Bernie Sanders Has Overtaken Hillary Clinton In the Hearts and Minds of Democrats (huffingtonpost.com)submitted 1 hour ago by Californialoading… via Pocket
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I’ll answer in haiku, cause why not? Kim was always rich, she just wasn’t famous. via Pocket
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Here’s a Highly Rational, Totally Plausible Fix For Drought In Cities
One big myth about Los Angeles that keeps resurfacing during the drought is that LA is a desert. But that’s wrong—it gets quite a bit of rain every year. As do many actual deserts. The key to scarcity is rethinking how to use the water that gets del…
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A study by the Tax Foundation shows that eight of the 10 states most dependent on the federal government voted Republican in the last presidential election. The 10 least-dependent states, which contributed more in taxes than they received in federal…
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Every once in a while, a romantic comedy comes along that just kind of gets everything right: the right stars, the right jokes, the right funny best friends. Sleeping With Other People is one of those movies. via Pocket
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Public Health Experts Say Tobacco Industry Up to Old Tricks in Pushing E-Cigarettes | VICE News
Public health researchers are warning that the tobacco industry’s attempt to market electronic cigarettes as a way to prevent cancer or reduce disease should be viewed warily, and as part of the industry’s long history of trying to make its products…
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A decisive win for Obamacare – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act’s subsidy scheme is a big win for the law’s proponents and a dramatic rebuff of a challenge that posed the most severe threat to the law since the 2012 challenge to the Constitutionality…
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In the spring of 1962, Yoko Ono sat down at a piano onstage at the Sogetsu Art Center, then a hub of experimentation in the thriving Tokyo arts and music scene. She gently, almost imperceptibly, touched the keys. via Pocket
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Calais deputy mayor turns up the heat on David Cameron over migrants | UK news | The Guardian
Politicians in Calais have accused the British government of being “blind and hypocritical” in its approach to migration, and urged David Cameron to hold an emergency summit with France and Italy in the city. via Pocket
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The Techknow Chronicles | Al Jazeera America
Last Monday, I began a 12-week apprenticeship here at the TechKnow offices in Los Angeles, and it’s already proving to be a wild ride. Researching, shooting, and editing are the key components to creating an episode, and within just a week I’ve been…
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No Deal for Greece, Creditors | Al Jazeera America
Greece failed again to clinch a deal with its international creditors on Thursday, setting up a last-ditch effort on Saturday to avert a default next week amid fears of financial market turmoil. via Pocket
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Republican Candidates Tweet Opposition to Obamacare, SCOTUS Decision | The New Republic
The Republican candidates for president refuse to accept that. The entire 2016 field—except for Donald Trump, for now—responded to the Court’s decision by tweeting their opposition to the law, which most of them have pledged to repeal and replace. R…
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Nation mourns Charleston victims as funerals begin | www.wsoctv.com
The site of a massacre a week ago, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is being reclaimed by parishioners who are pledging to remember the loved ones they lost in a shooting rampage while carrying on the work of the beloved pastor who was…
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Brig Gen Norman Cooling, the deputy commander of the US marines in Europe and Africa, said on Thursday that 155 troops equipped with four Abrams battle tanks, six light armoured vehicles and three howitzers were scheduled to be deployed at the Novo …
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Inside Out: A Psychologist’s Take | Psychology Today
It is a touching and fun adventure movie that largely takes place inside the mind of a cute and relatively happy/healthy pre-teen named Riley. The cast of characters in this animated world are Joy, Fear, Sadness, Disgust and Anger – you know, the ba…
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Report: Chris Christie to announce presidential campaign next week – The Washington Post
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to launch his presidential campaign from the high school he graduated from, according to reports from his home state. via Pocket
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The 7 Stages of Falling Out of Love With Your Fandom
What happens when you stop loving a piece of entertainment that once could do no wrong? It’s one of the nastiest kinds of break-ups there is. Your love was pure and true. And then it was gone, and you were a wreck of yourself. via Pocket
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NASA’s Earth Observatory captured this picture of something surprising in the Pacific: lava flows in the area have fused two tiny islands into one larger island. Right now, the newly created island measures about a square mile, and is still mostly d…
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Underworld Rise of the Lycans (2009) [480p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller [USA:R, 1 h 32 min] Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh Director: Patrick Tatopoulos The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vam…
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/u/websnarf answers a question with intricate x86 development and patent knowledge : DepthHub
/u/websnarf answers a question with intricate x86 development and patent knowledge (reddit.com)submitted 3 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Click Here to Yell at a Confederate Flag | Motherboard
The Confederate flag has been taken off the shelves at Walmart, Amazon, eBay, and other retailers. Even Apple just announced that it will be removing all apps that include the Confederate flag, regardless if they happen to be about the actual Civil …
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AP sources: Christie to announce presidential run on Tuesday – Yahoo News
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce Tuesday he is running for president in 2016. That’s according to two people familiar with his plans. They say the formal announcement will be at Christie’s old high school. via Pocket
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Emotions mount as California lawmakers vote on vaccine bill – Yahoo News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Members of the California Assembly on Thursday were taking up a hotly contested bill requiring nearly all public schoolchildren to be vaccinated, marking its last major legislative obstacle before possibly reaching the desk…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Assembly on Thursday approved a hotly contested bill requiring that nearly all public schoolchildren be vaccinated, clearing one of its last major legislative obstacles before the measure heads to the desk of G… -
The Sikhs who saved Parmesan – BBC News
What do Punjab and Italy’s Po Valley have in common? More than you might imagine, which explains why immigrant Sikhs from the Indian state became the backbone of Italy’s most famous cheese-making industry. via Pocket
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Hackers watch “Hackers” (the movie) — Hopes&Fears — flow “Technology”
The widely acclaimed soundtrack to Hackers introduced American audiences to techno a full two years before MTV, and music journalists began predicting that electronic music would kill rock. via Pocket
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The Media isn’t giving Bernie the attention he deserves, that’s why there is Berniecast. This episode talks about this Subreddit. (soundcloud.com) via Pocket
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Candidate Profile: Bobby Jindal – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal declared Wednesday his candidacy for the 2016 presidential nomination, although the Rhodes Scholar and one-time Republican rising star faces difficult odds in a jam-packed primary field. via Pocket
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Funeral services begin for ‘Emanuel Nine’ victims in Charleston – The Washington Post
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ethel Lance, known as a God-fearing woman, keeper of the church and sweetest of grandmothers, was the first of the “Emanuel Nine” laid to rest on Thursday, eight days after a gunman opened fire inside this city’s Emanuel AME Churc…
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An artist’s rendition of what the new ferris wheel at Navy Pier in Chicago will look like. The old wheel will be replaced in fall 2015 with a bigger wheel with climate-controlled pods Photograph: Navy Pier Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this…
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Barack Obama is heckled in the White House and it becomes a news story. So it should be. Exchanges between a leader and a heckler are a rare occurrence in the modern political era. Even during the UK election there was no heckling. via Pocket
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Key parts of Alberto Salazar’s impassioned defence against claims that he bent anti-doping laws are under strain after several witnesses disputed his version of events in his 11,750-word response to the BBC Panorama’s documentary. via Pocket
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“Untitled,” by Kiki Smith (1995). Brown paper, methyl cellulose and horse hair. In 1971, Linda Nochlin published her groundbreaking article “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?,” a passionate and rigorous attack on nearly all the received id…
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Suppose African-Americans marked their heritage with flags depicting Nat Turner’s rebellion of 1831, in which slaves massacred about 60 whites before the uprising was crushed? The flag wouldn’t be celebrating the murder of whites, via Pocket
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Univision Canceled Miss USA Because Donald Trump Is an Asshole
Donald Trump, to be fair, says a lot of idiot things. And for the most part, people just ignore him until he tires himself out, as you might a child having a tantrum. via Pocket
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Clarence Thomas Fair Housing Dissent Cites Black NBA Players | The New Republic
On Thursday, the Supreme Court saved a key interpretation of the Fair Housing Act—a historic 1968 law that prevents discrimination in the housing market—by ruling in a 5-4 decision that a complaint does not have to prove a policy was overtly or inte…
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Tremors: Hillary passing on Netroots Nation « Hot Air
The annual gather of progressives known as Nutroots, er… sorry… Netroots Nation is fast approaching. This year it will be taking place next month in Phoenix, Arizona and the excited liberal base will be thronging there to hear from prominent Left si…
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“My life is a fucking nightmare.” Those are the first words spoken in Felt, a short, roughhewn movie about an artist named Amy (Amy Everson) who is recovering from an unnamed, unseen trauma. via Pocket
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Hip Canadian politicians borrow Nine Inch Nails logo · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The eye-rolling trend of politicians glomming onto hip musicians to appear culturally relevant continues unabated, this time in Alberta, Canada. via Pocket
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The Mr. Robot Pilot Was So Popular They Renewed the Show Before It Aired
The pilot for the new hacker drama Mr. Robot was officially posted online a month ahead of the TV series premiere (which was last night on USA) and netizens have spoken: Mr. Robot is so popular, the cable network ordered season 2 before the first ep…
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Lebanon’s Migrant Domestic Worker Vulnerable Abuse | Al Jazeera America
BEIRUT — At a meeting of domestic workers in the Wata El Msaytbeh neighborhood on a sleepy Sunday, 20 women from Asian and African countries gathered to do what seemed impossible just a few months ago: Create an action plan for a newly-formed union …
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Arsonist Burned NC Black Church | Al Jazeera America
Damage to Briar Creek Road Baptist Church is estimated at more than $250,000, according to the Associated Press. The sanctuary escaped damage, and services will resume Sunday, according to local NBC affiliate WCNC. via Pocket
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The All-Female Avengers Team Will Survive Secret Wars with a New Series
It seems like this is the week Marvel have decided to lift the lid on their “All-New” comics universe—and the latest new series announcement is indeed a welcome one. via Pocket
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Why Does Racism Persist? Update | Psychology Today
If anyone took the demise of Jim Crow and the election of a black president to mean that racism was dead, the racist murders at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston are sobering reminders that racism lives. via Pocket
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From Unboxing to Broken, Life Through The Eyes of Your Smartphone | Motherboard
They follow us everywhere we go, rarely leaving our sides except by force. They remind us of things we have to remember, and things we’d rather forget. They wait by our bedsides, watching us as we sleep. No, not our pets, but man’s new best friend. …
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Memory Doesn’t Always Deceive | Psychology Today
Memory is a treacherous and delusive faculty: you often remember what did not happen and forget what did. via Pocket
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What a Brand-New, Never Before Inhabited Desert Island Looks Like | Motherboard
With little of the world left to explore, being the first person to inhabit a new territory is the ultimate fantasy to some adventurers. British millionaire Ian Argus Stuart recently got to live that dream. via Pocket
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Mario Biaggi, former congressman from NYC, dies at 97 – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime New York congressman who was forced to resign after two corruption convictions has died. Mario Biaggi was 97. Biaggi’s longtime spokesman Mortimer Matz says Biaggi died Wednesday at his Bronx home. via Pocket
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UK can get ‘substantial’ EU reform without treaty change – German minister – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain can achieve substantial change to its relationship with the European Union without change to the bloc’s treaties, Germany’s Minister of Europe Michael Roth said on Thursday. via Pocket
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House finishes Obama trade bills, eyes turn to Pacific pact – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved the final pieces of President Barack Obama’s hard-fought trade agenda and sent them to his desk. via Pocket
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‘It’s Come Back to Haunt Them’: Flag Historian on the Confederate Flag | Rolling Stone
The murder of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, by a white supremacist last week has touched off a national conversation about the Confederate flag. via Pocket
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Blending A Bunch Of Markers Is Not What You Would Expect
The series, “Will It Blend?” has destroyed objects before, including an iPad and glow sticks, to name a few. What will it look like? A beautiful smoothie of unicorn dreams? A trip to Rainbow Road in Mario Kart? The inside of Rainbow Brite’s urn? via…
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Florence + the Machine: ‘I funned myself out’ | Music | The Guardian
Florence Welch has woken up in some exciting places. Ask her about the time she drank so many dirty martinis with Kanye West and Lykke Li that she woke up in bed at the Bowery Hotel in New York to discover she had chipped her tooth and set the room …
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Rwandan intelligence chief refuses extradition from UK to Spain | World news | The Guardian
The British courts will hear a controversial legal battle after Rwanda’s intelligence chief said he would fight an extradition request from Spain over allegations of genocide and terrorism, charges the country’s government insists are politically mo…
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McDonald’s Wants a God Damn Medal for Serving Slightly Less Poison
Mustard-colored mustard merchant McDonald’s cares about kids, to the extent that kids can whine enough to convince their parents to take them to McDonald’s. McDonald’s: heroic, or most heroic? via Pocket
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We’ve never been the kind of guys to worship outdoor grilling gear and technology. When we were growing up, Dad set the tone, making do with a rusty hardware store hibachi and a metal chimney. We’ve written about the ascetic thrill of using governme…
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Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision – The Washington Post
Even as Republicans rose in a chorus of outrage Thursday over the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to gut the unpopular Affordable Care Act, party leaders were privately breathing a sigh of relief. via Pocket
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China’s state auditor finds £1.7bn of lottery funds have been embezzled | World news | The Guardian
China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9bn yuan (£1.7bn) of funds from its state lottery programme, underscoring the extent of official corruption, which the government is trying to root out. via Pocket
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President Obama just won on Obamacare. Big time. – The Washington Post
That was the message President Obama had for Republicans and other opponents of the Affordable Care Act following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling Thursday that upheld the use of subsidies in the federal marketplace created by Obamacare. It’s hard to …
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King v. Burwell: Barack Obama Responds to Supreme Court
President Obama took a brief victory lap over the Affordable Care Act before saying it was time to get back to work. via Pocket
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Putin not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top general says – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top commander said on Thursday, cautioning that Russia has been building up supplies on its border with Ukraine and keeping its military options open. U.S. …
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EU leader urges crackdown on ‘illegal migration’ – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s president is calling for a crackdown on migrants who don’t qualify for asylum as people fleeing conflict and poverty arrive on Europe’s shores in huge numbers. More than 100,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by…
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ENCINITAS, CA—Proudly hauling her prized prey across the Holiday Inn Express’ patio Saturday afternoon, mother of three Bonnie Cohn reportedly dragged a pool lounge chair back to her awaiting family like a fresh kill, onlookers confirmed. via Pocket
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Nation Recalls Simpler Time When Health Care System Was Broken Beyond Repair Read Full Article Terrified Obama Trapped Inside Healthcare. via Pocket
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Ohio State denies ex-band director’s defamation claims – Yahoo News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The reputation of Ohio State University’s fired band director was not harmed by the university or anyone acting on its behalf, the school said in a court filing asking a judge to dismiss the director’s $1 million defamation law…
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Rethinking Invasion | Hakai Magazine
The typical rhetoric around invasive species tends to suggest a certain set of values: that native species are inherently more valuable than introduced ones. “I think this is a problem,” says Pienkowski. via Pocket
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How the Soccer Ball Could Save the Golf Course | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
On a foggy gray morning in San Francisco, J. Ramon Estevez squats on his hams on the grass, brown and scruffy from years of drought. He squints, lining up a putt on the Gleneagles Golf Course, and in a moment, he stands, backs up a step and takes hi…
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Someone from British Columbia is neither British nor Columbian, they’re Canadian. : Showerthoughts
Someone from British Columbia is neither British nor Columbian, they’re Canadian. (self.Showerthoughts) Buddy, Colombia is not spelled the same way. via Pocket
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Why Everyone, Especially the GOP, Should Be Thrilled About Obamacare | Rolling Stone
In once again upholding Obamacare against a challenge from those who are fighting tooth and nail to destroy it, the Supreme Court delivered a victory for everyone: for President Obama and his signature legislative achievement, for the more than six …
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Watch This 1980s Bernie Sanders Public Access Show On Recording His Folk Album – BuzzFeed News
In the 1980s, then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Bernie Sanders had his own show on public access television. The show, Bernie Speaks, aired on the Burlington public access channel Center for Media & Democracy (CCTV) on Channel 17 Town Meeting Telev…
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Mark Sanford: Take Down Confederate Flag, But “Insanity” To Remove Other Monuments – BuzzFeed News
Rep. Mark Sanford, a Republican from South Carolina, said Wednesday that he supported the call to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds, but cautioned that it would be “insanity” to begin removing other public monume…
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The newest star of Instagram? A wall | Fashion | The Guardian
On the corner of Kenmare and Mott streets at the north side of New York’s Little Italy, a queue of women is gathered beside a pizzeria. via Pocket
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Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking
“Success through failure, calm through embracing anxiety…” This book sounds perfect for me. The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman. Self-help books don’t seem to work. via Pocket
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Sepp Blatter’s attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Canada next week appears to be in jeopardy due to the twin investigations into Fifa by American and Swiss justice authorities. via Pocket
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Whether or not Republican politicians consider Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling a negative for them is open to interpretation. via Pocket
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Sparks and Recreation: With “Modern Romance” — new at No. 2 on the hardcover nonfiction list — the comedian Aziz Ansari becomes the third star of NBC’s late, great sitcom “Parks and Recreation” to achieve best-sellerdom. (The others are Nick Offerma…
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What happens now in states that were setting up their own exchanges? – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court decided Thursday to keep Obamacare’s federal subsidies in place, sparing millions of residents in the 37 states that use Healthcare.gov rather than their own exchanges from losing subsidies that help make health insurance affordabl…
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Islamic State Launches Dual Syria Offensives as Fighting Rages On | VICE News
Islamic State (IS) militants have launched dual assaults on Syrian Kurds and government forces, re-entering the border enclave of Kobane and overrunning sections of northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka. via Pocket
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Funerals begin for the Charleston church shooting victims – The Washington Post
The first funeral of the “Emanuel Nine” — the church members killed in the shooting massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church — began Thursday morning with songs and Scripture readings at a church in North Charleston, where the body of …
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As part of an ongoing effort to give every member of the Guardians of the Galaxy a solo comic (Drax and Gamora will get their own series later this year), Marvel has thrust Groot into the spotlight with his own title by writer Jeff Loveness and arti…
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The Non-Committal RSVP | Psychology Today
I’m impressed with the two convicted convicts who escaped from a NY prison. Before you start commenting on the crimes they committed, I know they are horrible and dangerous. Still, I admire their ability to get a plan together and STICK WITH IT. Obv…
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A.V. Club readers might remember the arcade classic Karate Champ, which locked two opponents into martial combat. via Pocket
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This Secret Program Tracks Every Passenger on International Flights
Buried in the transcripts of a congressional hearing that took place yesterday is fleeting mention of the federal government’s latest and perhaps most outrageous assault on privacy. via Pocket
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Univision severs ties with Donald Trump and Miss Universe pageant | US news | The Guardian
Univision is dropping the Miss USA pageant and says it will cut all business ties with Donald Trump over comments he made about Mexican immigrants. via Pocket
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This Is What it Looks Like When a Computer “Hallucinates”
Artificial neural networks—systems of interconnected processors that attempt to mimic the structure of the human brain—are usually used for things like facial recognition. via Pocket
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Courtney Love had what she called the scariest day of her life on Thursday, when the car in which she was riding was attacked during protests in Paris and she and her driver were held hostage, she said. Ms. Love live-tweeted the whole episode. via P…
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Supreme Court Saves Affordable Healthcare for Millions of Americans | The New Republic
That was President Barack Obama’s closing remark during a press conference on the White House lawn Thursday morning after the Supreme Court upheld a crucial part of the Affordable Care Act. via Pocket
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As Alabama and South Carolina move to take down their Confederate flags, they and other southern states should also remove vestiges of slavery that are reflected today in poverty-level wages. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Obama’s health care law allows the government to provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy health insurance, a sweeping vindication that endorsed the lar…
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VICE News Interviews the CIA’s Former Deputy Director Michael Morell | VICE News
When al Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, Michael Morell was with President George W. Bush at an elementary school in Florida as the CIA’s daily briefer. via Pocket
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On “Stranger in a Strange Land” by R.A. Heinlein : books
On “Stranger in a Strange Land” by R.A. Heinlein (self.books) I am currently reading ‘A stranger in a strange land’ by Robert Heinlein and I’m heaving a really hard time with it. Right now I’m on Page 363/438 and I’m considering to lay it aside. via…
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STAR TREK 3 to Start Filming as Zachary Quinto Gets in Character : scifi
STAR TREK 3 to Start Filming as Zachary Quinto Gets in Character (collider.com)submitted 2 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ll know of the huge debate in the U.S over the role of the Confederate flag in contemporary America. Many see it as a reminder of the many pre-Civil War injustices while others see it simply as a way to…
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Mourners gather for funerals of Charleston massacre victims – Yahoo News
Charleston (United States) (AFP) – Mourners gathered Thursday for the first funeral services for the nine African-Americans slain last week in a Charleston church by a white supremacist. via Pocket
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British man convicted of racist machete attack on stranger – Yahoo News
LONDON (AP) — A man who attacked a Sikh trainee dentist with a machete in a racist assault intended as revenge for the slaying of a British soldier by Muslim extremists was convicted Thursday of attempted murder. via Pocket
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US Marine unit to be sent to Bulgaria to reassure allies – Yahoo News
BERLIN (AP) — A U.S. Marine Corps unit equipped with tanks, light armored vehicles and artillery will be sent to Bulgaria this fall as part of American plans to help reassure NATO allies worried by Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, a top commander sa…
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Gays can’t use U.S. Catholic family meet to attack Church, bishop says – Yahoo News
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Homosexuals can attend a Catholic family congress in Philadelphia during Pope Francis’ U.S. visit this year but won’t be allowed to use it to attack Church teachings, the city’s archbishop said on Thursday. via Pocket
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B.B. King’s business manager is made executor of his estate – Yahoo News
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some of blues great B.B. King’s heirs are due to ask a judge in Las Vegas on Thursday not to turn over control of the late music icon’s estate to the longtime business manager he named as executor. But a lawyer for the B.B. via Pock…
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Obama says health law now “woven into fabric of America” – Yahoo News
Obama called the court’s ruling a victory for hard-working Americans, ticking off specific benefits to parents, seniors, women, businesses, workers and more, then drawing an over-arching conclusion: “All of America has protections it didn’t have bef…
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Taylor Swift will allow Apple Music to stream ‘1989’ album – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift is letting Apple Music stream her “1989” album — the only streaming service allowed to do so. Swift’s representative confirmed the tweets. via Pocket
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Taylor Swift Confirms 1989 Will Come to Apple Music
Taylor Swift and Apple Music have spent the last week embroiled in a passive-aggressive Tweetwar over artist payments on Apple’s upcoming streaming service. via Pocket
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The Ten Least Car-Like Cars Ever Made
Our minds have been trained to identify a common shape or design of what a car should be. In the past, automakers have played around with that idea. Here’s what they have come up with. via Pocket
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Putin vows to further strengthen Russian military – Yahoo News
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia needs a mighty military to fend off threats near its borders, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, in a stance that reflects soaring tensions with the West over the crisis in Ukraine. via Pocket
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10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos – Yahoo News
Here’s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see. via Pocket
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Republicans to fight Obamacare through election campaign despite ruling – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the U.S. Congress and on the campaign trail, Republicans vowed on Thursday to carry on with their fight against Obamacare, shrugging off appeals from Democrats for an end to hostilities after the Supreme Court upheld a cent…
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Roger Ailes signs new contract at Fox – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — 21st Century Fox says Roger Ailes has signed a new contract to continue as chief executive of Fox News Channel, the network that has become a ratings and financial powerhouse since he started it two decades ago. via Pocket
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UK officials reject key shale gas fracking plans – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – British officials on Thursday rejected a Cuadrilla Resources application for shale gas fracking in northwest England, a landmark decision that is likely to deter potential investors in Britain’s nascent shale gas industry. via Poc…
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PETA seems like an elaborate ruse by the meat industry to make vegans look like lunatics. (self.Showerthoughts) PETA is to Vegans what Nazi Skinheads are to balding old men. via Pocket
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Potholes should be called assholes because of the asphalt : Showerthoughts
Dickheads, cocksuckers, mothafuckas, etc. via Pocket
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TIL during prohibition, Congress had their own bootlegger so senators and congressmen could still drink alcohol. (en.wikipedia.org) All we need is for Boehner’s crack dealer to come forward, and the war on drugs could be over tomorrow! via Pocket
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When car shows collide: Chris Evans v Jeremy Clarkson | Life and style | The Guardian
Right off the bat, let’s just concede that Top Gear is now our primary national barometer. If it is in crisis, Britain is in crisis. via Pocket
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Existing international laws will never be enough to persuade US internet companies to hand over their customers’ personal data to the British security services in urgent counter-terrorism or “threat-to-life cases”, according to a secret report by th…
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A pro-O’Malley super PAC goes after Sanders on guns – The Washington Post
A super PAC supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley is attacking Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for his record on guns in new Web ads targeting Iowa voters. via Pocket
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Ariane Labed to help Michael Fassbender stab people in Assassin’s Creed · Newswire · The A.V. Club
French actress Ariane Labed, best known to American audiences for her supporting role in 2013’s Before Midnight, is joining Michael Fassbender in the big-screen adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, an announcement consistent with the casting of “classy a…
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Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision – The Washington Post
Even as Republicans rose in a chorus of outrage Thursday over the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to gut the unpopular Affordable Care Act, party leaders were privately breathing a sigh of relief. via Pocket
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Supreme Court upholds tool in fighting housing discrimination – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key tool that the Obama administration and civil rights groups have used to fight housing discrimination, saying policies do not have to use intentional discrimination in order to be illegal. via Pocket
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What happens when you uproot your family tree and unearth more dirt than you bargained for? via Pocket
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Earthquake spike pushes Oklahoma to consider tighter fracking regulations | US news | The Guardian
Oklahoma is considering tightening regulations on its oil and gas industry, after a spate of earthquakes which regulators say were likely related to an increase in fracking in the state. Between 17 and 24 June, Oklahoma experienced 35 earthquakes of…
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The Living, Breathing ‘Human on a Chip’ Is Coming | Motherboard
The sleek contraption that won this year’s UK Design Award doesn’t resemble a living organ. But this translucent, glowing microchip, with slender tubes branching off of it, breathes just like a human lung. via Pocket
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Michael Oren and the End of Liberal Zionism | The Nation
There’s so much to unpack about former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren’s recent forays into generating book publicity. Many people have noted that the former scholar keeps getting things wrong and stepping on toes. via Pocket
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A Man Fights Gay Conversion Clinics in China | Al Jazeera America
Across China, families send gay sons and daughters to “conversion clinics” that claim to turn their patients straight. Last year, Yanzi Peng took a stand and sued the clinic that treated him through hypnotization and even electroshock therapy. via P…
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Going Fishing? There’s An App For That | Popular Science
Summer is here at long last, and if you’re like a lot of people, your thoughts have turned to escaping the city, and perhaps heading to a lake. If your destination includes one of the Great Lakes, you might consider doing a bit of citizen science on…
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Stop Worrying About How Much You Matter | Psychology Today
For many years — almost as long as he could remember — Ian* owned and ran a successful pub in his small town in Ireland. Ian was well-known around town. He had lots of friends, many of whom he saw when they came to eat and drink, and he was happy. v…
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Netflix Is About to Be Bigger Than ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox
Well, we saw this coming: The explosive, cord-cutting popularity of Netflix will finally torch the laurels of traditional broadcast television networks. Analysts predict that if Netflix were measured as a 24-hour station by Nielsen, it would have mo…
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Warning: Drink These Dangerous Cocktails And Liquors At Your Own Risk | VinePair
We know the most common disclaimers associated with alcohol consumption: Don’t drink and drive. Don’t drink while you’re pregnant. Don’t drink and text your ex. Those are a few obvious ones, but there are some seemingly harmless beverages you might …
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Scorching Heat Wave in Pakistan Leaves Nearly 900 People Dead
The heat wave struck southern Pakistan last weekend, resulting in at least 860 confirmed deaths, health officials said. The AP reports that people were being admitted to hospitals for heat stroke in smaller numbers on Thursday after temperatures dro…
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Mod at Wisconsin For Bernie here. I will be attending the rally in Madison next week. (self.SandersForPresident) via Pocket
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Obama: ‘The Affordable Care Act is here to stay’ – The Washington Post
President Obama heralded the Supreme Court decision issued Thursday that upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. via Pocket
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How Republicans won by losing in the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling – The Washington Post
If there’s one thing that Social Security and Medicare have shown us, it’s that once a big government program that provides assistance to many Americans is in place, you’ll have a devil of the time rolling it back. via Pocket
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Supreme Court upholds tool in fighting housing discrimination – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key tool that the Obama administration and civil rights groups have used to fight housing discrimination, saying policies do not have to use intentional discrimination in order to be illegal. via Pocket
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Should we call Dylann Roof a terrorist? : TrueReddit
Should we call Dylann Roof a terrorist? (pri.org) This is a pretty interesting discussion – I’m not quite sure what we should call it, though… via Pocket
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You can safely store milk and raw beef at 101.5 °F… in a cow. : Showerthoughts
You can safely store milk and raw beef at 101.5 °F… in a cow. (self.Showerthoughts) via Pocket
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Five strong sketch-comedy ideas make up Australian actor Josh Lawson’s directorial debut, The Little Death, but that doesn’t mean they add up to a strong movie. It must have seemed to Lawson as if they might, since all five involve sexual fetishes. …
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The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics | Almost No One is Evil. Almost Everything is Broken. (blog.jaibot.com) An insightful look into an unfortunate and frequent paradox: those who do something helpful but not maximally helpful are decried more th…
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PBS halts production of show that hid Ben Affleck’s slave-owning ancestor · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Back in April, the internet experienced a brief moment of Affleck-related schadenfreude after WikiLeaks published its first round of emails and documents from the 2014 Sony hacking scandal. via Pocket
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Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove
Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove is a 45-minute behind-the-scenes documentary about Stanley Kubrick’s kooky masterpiece (and one of my two favorite movies).1 via Pocket
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Funerals begin for Charleston shooting victims – in pictures | US news | The Guardian
The wife and daughters of murdered state senator Clementa Pinckney embrace mourners during a ceremony at the state house in Columbia on Wednesday Photograph: Richard Ellis/EPA Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pintere…
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Google to convert Alabama coal plant into renewable-powered data centre | Environment | The Guardian
Google will convert an old coal-fired power plant in rural Alabama into a data centre powered by renewable power, expanding the company’s move into the energy world. via Pocket
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Reading American cities: books about Las Vegas | Books | The Guardian
The version of Las Vegas that pop culture broadcasts to the world is, for the most part, confined to a narrow slice of the city, a couple of miles of Las Vegas Boulevard known as the Strip. Sometimes the view stretches to include downtown Las Vegas,…
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Model at Rick Owens show reveals banner reading ‘Kill Angela Merkel – not’ | Fashion | The Guardian
Those at the Rick Owens show at Paris fashion week waited with bated breath. At the designer’s show in January, some models had walked down the catwalk in pieces that revealed their penises, with much debate following. via Pocket
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How Egyptian media has become a mouthpiece for the military state | World news | The Guardian
When Tahrir Square was flooded with Egyptians calling for former president Hosni Mubarak’s downfall, journalists were divided: jump ship, or defend the president? Some, like Ibrahim Eissa, joined the calls of the protesters, co-founding the daily ne…
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Let’s Quit It with the Introvert/Extrovert Nonsense
Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot about the critical differences between introverts and extroverts. via Pocket
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SOPHIE STARKBy Anna North270 pp. Blue Rider, $26.95. Why make art? For Sophie Stark, the unflinchingly intense filmmaker at the center of North’s powerful second novel, “movies are how I get to know people. via Pocket
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The Supreme Court delivered an important decision today preserving the ability of plaintiffs to challenge racist housing policies by proving a “disparate impact” on minorities, rather than an explicitly racist motivation. But the decision was a clos…
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Wildfires are charging through several dry western states, including a blaze in California that showed new life after burning for a week and forced some communities to flee their homes. A look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to contr…
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The Truth About LGBT Immigrants That President Obama Needs To Hear | ThinkProgress
An undocumented transgender activist was escorted out of the White House Thursday night after she called on the president to release LGBTQ immigrants in detention centers. via Pocket
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Republicans Fear Victory for Health Care Could Pave Way for Education, Environment – The New Yorker
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The Supreme Court’s decision to preserve Obamacare subsidies has drawn sharp rebukes from Republican Presidential hopefuls, who warn that the victory for health care might eventually pave the way for similar advances…
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King v. Burwell: Democratic Presidential Candidates Respond
The Democratic presidential candidates were happy with a Supreme Court decision upholding a key part of the Affordable Care Act. But there were some telling differences in how they expressed that happiness. via Pocket
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iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com
News footage of damaged towns in England and of the wreckage of German bombers after an air raid on June 1940. (britishpathe.com) via Pocket
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Will Kennedy LeRoy’s Suicide Have Been in Vain? | Psychology Today
Author’s Transparency Declaration: I have a financial interest in a company that offers products and services that may be related to the content of my writings. It has become rare for news of a bullying-related suicide to bring tears to my eyes. via…
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Watch Live: Obama Statement on Health Care Ruling – TIME
President Barack Obama will speak from the Rose Garden at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday about the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under his health care overhaul. via Pocket
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Hopefully the Batman: Arkham Knight Disaster Is a Turning Point for Broken Games | Motherboard
Batman: Arkham Knight was supposed to be one of the best games of 2015, and according to reviews that came out with its release this week, it’s right up there if you play it on your Xbox One or PlayStation 4. On PC, however, it was such a broken mes…
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What the Charleston Massacre Does Not Tell Us about Racism | Psychology Today
Americans seem united in outrage at the massacre of black parishioners at Charleston’s Emmanuel AME church on June 17th. via Pocket
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Guard provided convicts tools, denies knowing of escape plan – Yahoo News
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard charged in connection with the maximum-security prison escape of two killers admitted to providing them with tools, paint, frozen hamburger meat and even access to a catwalk electrical box — but claim…
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US stocks move higher following a surge in consumer spending – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher in midday trading as investors were encouraged by a big jump in U.S. consumer spending last month. Health care stocks rose sharply Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s health…
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Jimmy Carter hopes the play ‘Camp David’ comes to Broadway – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Carter has been a governor, the nation’s commander in chief and a Nobel Prize winner. One thing he still would like to see is himself on a Broadway stage. via Pocket
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Univision breaks with Trump over immigration comments – Yahoo News
Miami (AFP) – Univision, America’s top Spanish-language TV network, severed its ties Thursday with Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Organization over the real estate mogul and now presidential hopeful’s nasty comments about Mexican immigrants. via Pocket
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Obama calls Supreme Court health law decision a victory for Americans – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a Supreme Court decision upholding tax subsidies crucial to his 2010 healthcare law, saying the ruling was a victory for hardworking Americans. via Pocket
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New phase in federal effort to combat human trafficking – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is announcing a new phase in efforts to combat human trafficking. via Pocket
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World’s Frogs Unveil 5-Million-Year Plan To Move Up Food Chain : TheOnion
World’s Frogs Unveil 5-Million-Year Plan To Move Up Food Chain (theonion.com)submitted 17 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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What did Gandalf go to Bombadill to talk about in at the end of the third book? : tolkienfans
What did Gandalf go to Bombadill to talk about in at the end of the third book? (self.tolkienfans) What did Gandalf went to Tom Bombadill to talk about? In the book it says that Gandalf was “going to have a long talk with Bombadil”. What and why did…
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The weird, wild travels of ‘Fortunate Horse’ and ‘Mister Cigarette’
Imagine you’re at your doctor’s office waiting for an appointment. Among the stacks of InTouch and Men’s Health, there’s a magazine you’ve never seen before. You pick it up and page through it. Is what you’re looking at real? Is this doctor’s office…
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Man the New Windows 10 Background Is Annoying
We’re just a month away from the release of Windows 10, and to celebrate this momentous occasion for desktop software, Microsoft has released the ‘hero image’ that will grace your desktop backgrounds for years to come. I kind of hate it already. via…
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Sauna Shanda Rabbi Won’t Step Down
A New York Orthodox rabbi announced last night that he’s refusing to leave his post—despite his synagogue board’s requests to the contrary in response to the revelation of his habit of taking naked sauna dips with young male congregants in the 1980s…
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Wanted: Subway Masturbator Caught Jerking It Under a Hat on the A Train
The NYPD is seeking a man who allegedly “masturbated to completion” on an uptown A train Friday morning while covering his lap with a black baseball cap. Not covering it well enough, apparently, because the woman who reported him says she distinctly…
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Apple Yanks Games With Confederate Flags From App Store
Pop quiz: you’re in charge of a giant digital game store, and suddenly there’s a controversy revolving around how and when people display the U.S. Confederate flag. Do you A) do nothing; B) assess all of your games on a case-by-case basis; or C) rem…
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Hating Kanye West has long been an international pastime. At the Big Chill festival at Eastnor Castle in 2011 he complained that people looked at him “like I’m Hitler”. via Pocket
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We already know that Her Majesty has incredible fashion game (often featuring in best dressed lists) and that she is handy with a Leica. Now it turns out Elizabeth is also the Queen of throwing shade. via Pocket
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Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge : politics
Why is the thumbnail a picture of Ben Affleck? Thanks Ben! via Pocket
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Obamacare Subsidies Upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in King v. Burwell – The Atlantic
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in a 6-3 decision, deferring to the intent of legislators. The Affordable Care Act survived its second major challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. via Pocket
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Death Toll Rises in Pakistan as Cleric Issues Ramadan Fasting Exemption | VICE News
The death toll continued to rise in Pakistan today as a devastating heat wave grips the country, with 860 confirmed deaths and counting as of Thursday, according to a health official. Pakistan saw a respite from the heat on Thursday with the tempera…
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Mexico Has Bought a Toaster Oven-Sized Payload for a Mission to the Moon | VICE News
Mexico has purchased a toaster oven-size space on a payload destined for the Moon, in hopes of making history as the first Latin American nation to be a “sovereign client” on a lunar mission. via Pocket
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Hate Crime Probe Underway After Predominantly Black North Carolina Church Set on Fire | VICE News
The predominantly black Briar Creek Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina was purposely set alight on Wednesday, according to authorities, who are now investigating whether the act of arson was a hate crime. Locals called 911 around 1am on Wed…
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Seth Meyers doesn’t often make web headlines for stuff he does on Late Night With Seth Meyers, whether that’s by design or by horrible fate. via Pocket
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POST-HUMANS CONTEST Official Rules | Motherboard
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE IN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. via Pocket
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Howard Stern says he’s too busy to keep judging America’s Got Talent · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Answering the thus-far-rhetorical question, “Who could possibly get enough of America’s Got Talent?,” Howard Stern has announced his intention to step away from the show after the current season wraps. via Pocket
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Candid and unseen photos of the Kennedys up for auction – in pictures | US news | The Guardian
Jackie Kennedy having a picnic with Carolyn Kennedy on the lawn, May 1960 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close via Pocket
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Paraglider flies into moving cable car … on purpose – video | Sport | The Guardian
Arnaud Longobardi, 43, flies into the open doors of a moving cable car, 150 metres above the ground, in the French Alps. via Pocket
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Larry Wilmore Debates Bill O’Reilly (VIDEO) – The Daily Beast
On Bill O’Reilly’s show this week, three white people debated whether racism is a problem in America. What could go wrong, except the entire premise of the segment? Larry Wilmore balanced out the conversation by gleefully inserting himself into the …
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These Ant-Man Figures Are Stylish as Hell
When Hot Toys unveiled their vinyl “Artist Mix” figures for Age of Ultron, They didn’t quite work for me, as cute as they were. However, these new Ant-Man figures in the same style? They look awesome. via Pocket
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A Yemeni tribesman keeps watch from the top of a mountain during a Houthi gathering for Mawlid Al Naby, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad. Thousands of men and women came from around northern Yemen to hear the leader, Abdul Malik Al Houthi, addre…
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On Thursday morning, for the second time in three years, a majority of the Supreme Court rightly rejected a blatantly political effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act. The case challenging the law, King v. via Pocket
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Parenting Without Punishment: A Humanist Perspective, Part 2 | Psychology Today
Before enumerating a considerable variety of non-punitive, humanist approaches to childrearing, it should be stated that humanists—first and foremost—desire that their children feel deeply cared for. via Pocket
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VA says it faces $2.5B budget shortfall a year after scandal – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it faces a budget shortfall of more than $2.5 billion, mainly because of increased demand by veterans for health care, including new life-saving treatments for Hepatitis C. via Pocket
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Chris Froome reveals missed doping test while on holiday – Yahoo News
London (AFP) – British cycling star Chris Froome revealed Thursday he had missed a drugs test earlier this year but said it was his own fault. The 30-year-old’s missed test came while he was on holiday in Italy with wife Michelle. via Pocket
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At least 35 people killed in Islamic State attack on Syria’s Kobani: monitor – Yahoo News
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 35 people were killed in an attack by Islamic State fighters on the Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border three days ago, a group which monitors Syria’s civil war said on Thursday. via Pocket
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Other legal challenges to health overhaul remain – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you thought the legal fight over the health care overhaul was finally over, think again. via Pocket
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Prosecutor: Balcony deaths could bring manslaughter charges – Yahoo News
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in the San Francisco Bay Area say they will lead a criminal investigation into the Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six college students. The Alameda County district attorney’s office tells The Oakland Tribune…
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The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism | The Nation
South Carolina’s warped public display of its white supremacist history confronts South Carolinians, white and black, with a stark message about who rules the state. Dylann Roof, the accused murderer of nine men and women in the Emanuel AME Church i…
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My friend is a Fantasy author who decided to turn her latest book into a Radio Drama. If you have a chance, it’s definitely worth a listen. (raeelliottbooks.com) via Pocket
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The Elaborate Case for Where the Best Birds in the World Live | Atlas Obscura
Ornithologists are very helpful in helping the public understand birds. via Pocket
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Senior Tories slam government’s Green Investment Bank sell-off | Environment | The Guardian
Senior “green Tories” – Conservative supporters who want the party to act on environmental issues – have attacked the government’s decision to sell a majority stake in the Green Investment Bank (GIB). via Pocket
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More than 14% of England’s honeybee colonies died over winter | Environment | The Guardian
More than 14% of England’s honeybee colonies died over the winter, the latest research from the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has found. via Pocket
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I wonder if Tom Hanks mentally says “T. Hanks” when he signs “Thanks”? (self.Showerthoughts) When I’m playing words with friends I often try to play a pun on the person’s name or the situation we are in etc. via Pocket
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The very definition of political correctness. EDIT: Maybe you don’t understand what political correctness is. via Pocket
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Republican Leaders Vow To Keep Fighting Obamacare Despite Supreme Court Loss | ThinkProgress
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law on Thursday, Republican lawmakers in Congress and other conservative leaders were quick to express their anger, calling the ruling “outrageous” and…
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Why Beauty Schools Are A Rip Off For Many Graduates | ThinkProgress
In order to cut, color, and style hair, an aspiring stylist has to get licensed — almost always by attending a beauty school. But those schools come with a high cost that doesn’t guarantee very high wages for those who graduate. via Pocket
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DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof | Popular Science
Since it made its courtroom debut in the mid-1980s, DNA evidence has been integral to thousands of cases (including, famously, the OJ Simpson murder trial). via Pocket
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Google and the dull artillery of EU antitrust litigation | Technology | The Guardian
The halls of diplomacy cultivate a special kind of patience. In conference rooms and annexes, idealism doesn’t so much burn out as diffuse – splintered by endless meetings and dull documents. “We hoped for more,” younger selves cry. “But we were doo…
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Mini heatwave forecast for UK next week | UK news | The Guardian
Forecasters are predicting the high 20s from Monday in southern parts of the country and the possibility of temperatures exceeding 30C after that. Temperatures in Scotland could reach the mid-20s as intense heat from continental Europe pushes up ove…
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Supreme Court upholds a key tool fighting discrimination in the housing market – The Washington Post
Civil rights groups and the Obama Administration won a major victory Thursday as the Supreme Court upheld a tool that advocates argue is essential to fighting housing discrimination and patterns of segregation that have persisted in America for deca…
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This Freaky Exoplanet Features a Massive Comet-like Tail
Astronomers have spotted a Neptune-sized planet with a rather unexpected feature—a comet-like tail that trails for millions of miles. Nothing quite like it has ever been seen before. The exoplanet, GJ 436b, is located approximately 33. via Pocket
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Supreme Court Shows Surprising Willingness To Combat ‘Unconscious’ Discrimination | ThinkProgress
Much of the attention on the Supreme Court today has focused on King v. Burwell, which upheld federal subsidies and preserved health care for millions. But a less prominent case relating to the Fair Housing Act of 1968, Texas Department of Housing a…
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The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell is not simply a victory for the Obama administration — and for the millions of Americans who depend upon the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage. via Pocket
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The Chinese and Japanese have left distinctive marks on Peruvian cuisine — immigrant laborers having brought the wok and knife techniques that led to national dishes like lomo saltado and tiradito. via Pocket
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THE PRIME OF LIFE: A History of Modern Adulthood, by Steven Mintz. (Belknap/Harvard University, $35.) A professor shows that early marriage and childbearing have not been traditional cultural markers of being an adult. THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY: A …
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Last year, the pop star Rihanna posted a series of photographs on Instagram from a shoot for the French magazine Lui. In the photos, she’s sporting striking tan lines — and little else. Instagram objected, and the photos were deleted. via Pocket
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Disabled Orca Stumpy Has Always Relied on the Kindness of Stranger Orcas
Orcas (also known as killer whales) have what some scientists call “culture.” They exhibit a range of behaviors depending on their global locations (the species is found in every ocean on Earth) and how they live in those locations (there are transi…
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Medical Marijuana Laws Haven’t Endangered Teens, Study Finds | Psychology Today
Almost half the country has legalized medical marijuana. Research suggests that cannabinoids—chemical compounds found in cannabis plants—may help treat pain, inflammation, nausea, epileptic seizures, and other conditions. via Pocket
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Dustin “Screech” Diamond Sentenced to Four Months for Bar Stabbing
Saved by the Bell star Dustin “Screech” Diamond was sentenced to four months in prison and 15 months probation this morning for stabbing a man in a Wisconsin bar on Christmas Day. via Pocket
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Cross Addiction and What It Means | Psychology Today
One of the problems that I see frequently is patients with cross addiction, specifically those who are also being given “legitimate” prescription medications such as stimulants, benzodiazepines, opiates for bona fide symptoms. via Pocket
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That Negative Voice Wants to Help | Psychology Today
I was in therapy yesterday struggling with the voice of depression. I told my therapist “No matter what I’m doing, it comes up. It tells me that though I am teaching right now, I’m neglecting other responsibilities that I have. I have to deal with a…
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King v Burwell Ruling: Game Over, Obamacare Opponents | The New Republic
Chief Justice John Roberts’s lone substantive interjection during oral arguments in King v. Burwell hinted at a fox-like deviousness. via Pocket
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The Painful Truth About Heroin | Psychology Today
There is currently a great deal of public discussion about the link between the heroin epidemic and prescription pain medications. via Pocket
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KENNER, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is Louisiana’s first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction but whose popularity plummeted as the state struggled with a $1.6 billion shortfall, announced Wednesday that he is running for president in 2016. Mr. v…
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USA: Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Federal Subsidies
The justices said in a 6-3 ruling that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law. via Pocket
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King v. Burwell: Republican 2016 Candidates Weigh In on Supreme Court
The decision upholding subsidies in the Affordable Care Act went from the Supreme Court straight to the 2016 presidential election. via Pocket
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King v. Burwell: Supreme Court Rules on Obamacare Typo
Affordable Care Act supporters wave signs outside the Supreme Court after the court upheld court’s Obamacare on Thursday, June 25, 2015. In the end, an apparent legislative typo did not bring down Obamacare. President Obama’s signature health care l…
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Greek pledges rest on hard-to-keep promise of tax reforms – Yahoo News
ATHENS (Reuters) – When Greece’s tax police squad raided a busy cafe-restaurant in an upscale central Athens district earlier this year, it discovered two cash registers and an elaborate system of issuing fake receipts — at least 15,000 of them, ov…
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IMF says it expects Greece will make June 30 payment – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that it expects Greece will make a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) debt payment scheduled for June 30, as Athens continues to negotiate with creditors. via Pocket
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Univision dropping Miss USA pageant over Trump comments – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Univision says it is dropping the Miss USA pageant and says it will cut all business ties with Donald Trump over comments he made about Mexican immigrants. via Pocket
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British government calls emergency meeting over Calais migrant crisis – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Thursday it had called a meeting of its emergency response committee Cobra to discuss the migrant crisis in the French port of Calais and draw up contingency plans if further strike action exacerbate…
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District attorney gets police file on Bobbi Kristina Brown – Yahoo News
ATLANTA (AP) — Police in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell say they’ve turned over their investigative file on Bobbi Kristina Brown to the district attorney, who will determine whether any charges will be filed. via Pocket
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Every Preschool Should Be Designed to Create Huge Puddles
Kids need to play. It’s simply how they learn—more and more, scientists who study early childhood development say that preschools and kindergartens are focusing on academics when they should be letting kids simply play. Not at this preschool in Japa…
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Totally in awe after reading The Silmarillion, my first ever Tolkien book! : tolkienfans
Totally in awe after reading The Silmarillion, my first ever Tolkien book! (self.tolkienfans) This may be a fairly unusual order to go about things but after watching the films for a second time I realised I wanted to know so much more about the wor…
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Silly video imagines if crocodiles could shoot lasers at other animals
The original footage of this battle between bats and crocodiles is already insane, as the crocs lurk in the water and chomp at the flying bats. But adding lasers to the crocs and fire bombs to the bats makes it even crazier. The warfare is like imag…
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Greek Debt Disaster Bodes Ill for Daily Life | Al Jazeera America
Some of these lines included no more pension cuts or value-added tax (VAT) increases, and a debt restructuring deal that incorporates renewed economic assistance from Europe. via Pocket
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Antonin Scalia went full Scalia in his Obamacare dissent – The Washington Post
In his 21-page dissenting opinion on the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision Thursday, Justice Antonin Scalia went full Scalia . He suggested we start calling the Affordable Care Act “SCOTUScare” rather than Obamacare. via Pocket
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Rubio: Walker-Rubio ticket must go in ‘alphabetical order’ – The Washington Post
EXETER, N.H. — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is cool with a 2016 presidential ticket that includes him and rival Scott Walker — as long as he is on top. Walker has talking up the possibility of a Walker-Rubio ticket, saying supporters have showed great …
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Courtney Love berates Hollande over ‘unsafe taxi ride’ in Paris | Music | The Guardian
Courtney Love has criticised the French president, claiming she would have been safer in Baghdad after her taxi became caught up in a protest in Paris highlighting the Uber taxi app. via Pocket
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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare 6-3 : politics
That’s a sticky wicket for all those GOP presidential hopefuls who keep promising to repeal Obamacare. The SC didn’t kill it for you, now do you really want to take it on? Thank goodness, that would have been a huge fucking mess. via Pocket
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Watch a Dispatch from Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis | Rolling Stone
The war in Yemen — especially the Saudi-led coalition’s aerial attacks on the capital and its blockade of the border — now in its fourth month, has created a countrywide humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, an estimated 21. via Pocket
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McCaskill: Bernie is too liberal to win – Morning Joe (8 mins) : SandersForPresident
Mark is the best, calling her out. Don’t get me wrong, I would have too, she literally said we were entitled. You break up a fight when the other person falls to the ground. I can not believe she said that, like… good god… was she trying to burn…
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Good News for Bernie Sanders? Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist – A sizeable chunk of Americans say they’d consider voting to send a socialist to the Oval Office. (inthesetimes.com) via Pocket
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The conventional criticism of Samuel Charters as a pioneering writer on the blues has long been that he romanticised the music and its practitioners, especially in his first, groundbreaking book, The Country Blues. I found it a little sad that Sam l…
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Apple removes war games featuring Confederate flag from App Store | Technology | The Guardian
Apple has removed a whole swathe of historical war games from the App Store because they feature the Confederate flag. via Pocket
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Senior figures in Ireland’s Catholic church set up inquiries into historical sexual abuse by solely to protect the church from scandal, the former leader of Ireland’s Catholics has admitted. via Pocket
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The right way to deal with Iran’s nuclear past | World news | The Guardian
Secretary Kerry caused quite the stir when he stated that the US is “not fixated on Iran specifically accounting for what they did at one point in time or another.” Opponents of a potential deal say that this is an unacceptable concession to Iran. v…
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Greek debt crisis: the 20 key moments | Business | The Guardian
George Papandreou’s new socialist government reveals a large gap in Greece’s accounts. He admits the budget deficit will be double the previous government’s estimate (subscription) and will hit 12% of GDP. via Pocket
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Northern powercut: has the Tories’ rail revamp reached the end of the line? | UK news | The Guardian
The week after the Conservatives won the general election in May, George Osborne made a big play of coming to Manchester to give his first speech of his second term, the heart of his pet northern powerhouse project. via Pocket
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How Uber Took Over Portland: Release the Lobbyists! : TrueReddit
How Uber Took Over Portland: Release the Lobbyists! (bloomberg.com) This article highlights how Uber’s lobbying team, one that is a third larger than Wal-Mart’s, are being dispatched around the country to essentially bully smaller cities like Portla…
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Kate Magowan – Article contains what is perhaps the worst possible picture of the person described (en.wikipedia.org)submitted 19 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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What’s So Bad About Segregated Housing? – The Atlantic
As the Supreme Court narrowly rules in favor of housing integration, our readers debate the merits of affordable housing and whether the government should use race as a key factor in shaping policy. via Pocket
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King v Burwell: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Dissent
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act won the battle of opinions at the Supreme Court Thursday, but critics may win the battle of words. The 6-3 majority opinion in King v. via Pocket
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EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, by Celeste Ng. (Penguin, $16.) When the prized daughter from a mixed-race Chinese and white home is found drowned in 1970s small-town Ohio, her family confronts the difficult questions left unanswered after her death. vi…
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On the morning of June 18, the second day of a legislative debate over how Hong Kong would pick its next leader, Christopher Chung was at ease, even high-spirited. “This is fun!” Mr. via Pocket
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IMF says ‘on same page’ with Europeans on Greece – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is “on the same page” with the Europeans on negotiations with Greece over a cash-for-reforms deal, a Fund spokesman said on Thursday. via Pocket
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Rwandan spy chief tells UK court he will fight extradition to Spain – Yahoo News
LONDON (Reuters) – Rwanda’s intelligence chief Karenzi Karake told a London court on Thursday he did not consent to being extradited to Spain, where he is accused of engaging in reprisal killings after the east African country’s 1994 genocide. via P…
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FDA reviewing safety of Essure birth control implant – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are reviewing the safety of an implantable contraception device after receiving reports of unusual side effects from patients, including fatigue, depression and weight gain. via Pocket
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Are we in the midst of a Western novel revival? : books
Are we in the midst of a Western novel revival? (electricliterature.com) I am reading Haints Stay right now. So good! via Pocket
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High Strung (1991) [360p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
High Strung (1991) [360p] (youtube.com)submitted 5 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Crimewave – (1985) [720p] (youtube.com)submitted just now by greatgildersleeveloading… via Pocket
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They’re banning the Confederate Flag on everything else. Will our books be next? : scifi
They’re banning the Confederate Flag on everything else. Will our books be next? (self.scifi) Reaction in the US over the use of the Confederate Flag on government buildings has now turned into a corporate feeding frenzy. via Pocket
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Vice President of Burundi Flees | Al Jazeera America
Burundi’s second vice president said he fled the country fearing for his life after opposing the president’s controversial bid for a third term that has sparked violent protests in the capital in recent weeks. via Pocket
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Beyond Black and White: ‘Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema’ – The Atlantic
Filmmakers were using dyes, stencils, baths, and tints as early as the late-19th century. For many modern audiences, silent films are virtually synonymous with black and white. via Pocket
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SCOTUS Upholds Tool for Fighting Housing Bias | Al Jazeera America
The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination. via Pocket
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European leaders kill off plans for migrant quota system | UK news | The Guardian
The national leaders of Europe have killed off plans for a new system of quotas in response to the soaring numbers of migrants reaching the continent from Libya, the Balkans and the Middle East. via Pocket
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Gone With the Wind tweeter says she is being shunned by US arts institutions | Books | The Guardian
Writer and artist Vanessa Place set out to create controversy by tweeting Gone With the Wind in its entirety. Now, four years into the project, and with three chapters left to go, she has achieved notoriety – at a price. via Pocket
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Casey Weissbuch’s “Lucy And Jiovanni” is fuzz pop bliss · Newswire · The A.V. Club
With songs from the slightly twisted mind of drummer Casey Weissbuch, Slanted’s new album, Forever, could be a hell of a listen for most fans of fuzzy pop. via Pocket
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Welcome to the orgy! How the sex movie got its groove back | Film | The Guardian
“Everything comes in cycles,” says Eli Roth. But, for once, the godfather of torture porn is not talking about horror. After 2013’s The Green Inferno, a Werner Herzog-influenced cannibal thriller about eco-warriors trapped in the Amazon, Roth has ta…
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In which Zoidberg has a patriotic lunch… Freedom. Freedom, freedom, freedom. Gosh, that’s a swell word, isn’t it? More than a swell word, it’s a swell idea, a concept so pure and righteous that it can’t be denied or questioned or stopped. via Pock…
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Stand-up comic Felipe Esparza is the latest star to sit in the Pick A Choice hot seat, which is not hot, but it is at least uncomfortable. Felipe is an enthusiastic player of our game, and halfway through the proceedings he starts inserting his own …
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Director Kimberly Levin, a former biochemist who’s started a second career as a writer-director, makes her feature debut with Runoff, a bucolic drama that hinges on one woman’s decision whether to imperil her family’s future in order to provide for …
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Hanging on the walls of Kattie Lee Fontaine’s living room are two striking portraits of her cousin Tina, who was just 15 when she disappeared from the streets of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August 2014. via Pocket
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Provide for your rap-rock family’s financial future with Linkin Park · Newswire · The A.V. Club
It’s too bad that Wu-Tang Financial never became a real thing, especially now that Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the real monetary wiz kid of the group, is no longer with us. (R.I.P. Dirt McGirt. via Pocket
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The Queen, as a constitutional monarch, is supposed to be above politics, but when it comes to the most profound issues facing the UK she isn’t quite. via Pocket
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A New Cold War In The Void Of Space | Popular Science
By treaty, outer space is a weapons-free zone. In the future that might not be the case. America’s defense establishment, including the Department of Defense as well as intelligence agencies, are building a center to plan for war in space. There is …
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Supreme Court Rules Obamacare Subsidies Are Legal : politics
Good. Now that we’ve decided that the bandaid we applied to our health care system’s broken arm was legally applied, can we move on to actually replacing it with a better system? We ‘should’ be doing that. via Pocket
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Solve the Mystery or the Universe Dies in the Great Scifi Game Chaosmos
Chaosmos is a race to find a mysterious artifact that could stave off the end of the universe while other alien artifact hunters try to track you down and steal it for themselves. Meanwhile, a cosmic clock counts inexorably down to a galactic apocal…
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You’re the one for me, kitty: The Morrissey With Cats Tumblr · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
It’s always been perfect that Morrissey loves cats. After all, they’re the animal that’s perfectly content being left alone and doing their own thing, because they’re often disdainful of the human race. via Pocket
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LAO CAI, Vietnam — National flags rustled in the breeze on both banks of the Red River, but nothing else was moving at this normally bustling border crossing. On the Chinese side, a concrete landing area was empty. via Pocket
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SAN FRANCISCO — When Ian Kennedy pitched against the San Diego Padres, he learned from their players how much respect Bud Black commanded as manager. So imagine the feelings in the clubhouse of these Padres, whose inconsistent play got Black fired o…
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Looking for something to do? The Times’s arts team has you covered. via Pocket
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Washington — The Supreme Court decision on Thursday to uphold most insurance subsidies in President Obama’s health care law virtually ensures t via Pocket
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decision on Thursday to uphold most insurance subsidies in President Obama’s health care law is a validation of an effort to fulfill the promise of expanding health care that has been the aspiration of every Democratic… -
United States markets were slightly higher in early trading on Thursday, with investors encouraged by a report showing a strong rise in consumer spending. KEEPING SCORE The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.16 percent and the Standard & Poor’s 500…
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The Impact of Cyberbullying: 3 Strategies to Help | Psychology Today
Cyberbullying is a general term used to describe a form of bullying that takes place via electronic technology, such as blogs, chat rooms, emails, and other social media sites. It’s such a devastating form of bullying because it can happen literall…
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The Worst Thing That Can Happen When You Panic | Psychology Today
When I was a kid I was terribly afraid of the dark. I still remember the feeling I had when I would walk down the basement stairs at my grandparents’ house, or get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. via Pocket
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Bill Gates discusses climate change with French president – video | Environment | The Guardian
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has met with French president François Hollande to discuss some of Gates’ ideas for the next United Nations conference on climate change, or COP21. France will host the meeting in December. via Pocket
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A prominent Mumbai lawyer prosecuting more than a dozen Hindus accused of bombing a Muslim neighbourhood has claimed that the prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government put pressure on her to “go soft” on the case. via Pocket
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Washington’s Strategy in Iraq Has Failed | The Nation
Why Iraq remains a quagmire after decades of intervention, trillions of dollars, the full weight of American military power and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. via Pocket
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Tanzanian court orders extradition of Islamist rebel leader to Uganda – Yahoo News
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Tanzanian court ordered an Islamist rebel leader on Thursday to be extradited to Uganda to face murder charges, though he said he would appeal against the decision. via Pocket
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Merkel says Greek deal needed before markets open Monday: sources – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told European center-right party leaders on Thursday there must be a debt deal with Greece before financial markets reopen next Monday, two participants in the meeting said. via Pocket
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Report: Museums increasingly avoid returning Nazi-looted art – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says U.S. museums are increasingly evading the restitution of Nazi-looted art by using legal tactics to avoid resolving the cases on their merits. via Pocket
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Eurogroup meeting on Greece over, set for resumption on Saturday – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Eurogroup meeting of euro zone finance ministers charged with finding a solution on Greece ended on Thursday without a deal, with a resumption of their talks set for Saturday. via Pocket
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District attorney gets police file on Bobbi Kristina Brown – Yahoo News
ATLANTA (AP) — Police in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell say they’ve turned over their investigative file in the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown to the district attorney, who will determine whether any charges will be filed. via Pocket
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The Latest: Health law ruling spurs push for campaign cash – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court’s decision on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. President Barack Obama is set to make a Rose Garden appearance at the White House to talk about his big win in the Supreme Court on health…
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Kingpin (1996) [720] : fullmoviesonyoutube
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Huckabee calls court’s health-care ruling an ‘act of judicial tyranny’ – The Washington Post
LEON, Iowa — Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and current Republican presidential candidate, called the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to protect the Affordable Care Act “an out-of-control act of judicial tyranny. via Pocket
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Practical Women’s Superhero Costume Redesigns : scifi
Practical Women’s Superhero Costume Redesigns (geekxgirls.com)submitted 20 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Obama to White House heckler: You’re in ‘my house.’ But is it? – The Washington Post
So, yesterday at a Pride Month event at the White House, Obama got mad at a heckler. President Obama had just begun his remarks Wednesday celebrating civil rights gains for LGBT Americans when a rare White House heckler broke in. via Pocket
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Bournemouth break transfer record to sign £8m Tyrone Mings from Ipswich | Football | The Guardian
Bournemouth have broken their transfer record by signing Tyrone Mings from Ipswich Town in a deal believed to be worth £8m. via Pocket
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Creditors Set Bailout Ultimatum for Defiant Greeks | Al Jazeera America
Greece and its international creditors remained at loggerheads Thursday over reform measures that Athens must introduce to unlock billions of euros in loans and prevent a likely bankruptcy of the country. via Pocket
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Consumers express relief after health law ruling: “Thank God, hallelujah” – The Washington Post
For days, Ida Sievers, who was diagnosed with leukemia last fall, has been praying that she doesn’t lose the $620-a-month government subsidy for her health insurance. via Pocket
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Can Craft Beer Survive AB InBev? – Bloomberg Business
After 19 years of running Elysian Brewing, a craft beer maker in Seattle, Chief Executive Officer Joe Bisacca was ready for a change. via Pocket
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For healthy bones: Got prunes? Onions? Salmon? Walnuts? – The Washington Post
When I say “food for healthy bones,” what springs to mind? Milk, of course. That connection is taught to us early on, and rightfully so. Milk and the products made from it — yogurt, cheese, etc. via Pocket
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Today’s Best Media Deals: Complete Stargate Atlantis for $44, and More
20 discs and 4,398 minutes worth of Stargate Atlantis, all for an all-time low $44. Keep in mind that this is a Gold Box deal, meaning this price is only available today, or until sold out. [Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series, $44] via Pocket
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Christ, Not Even Jurassic World’s Dinosaur Toys Are Allowed to Be Female
The omnipresent practice of denying girls action figures has somehow hit a new low. via Pocket
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If Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, that means her son was the first person to pop her cherry. (self.Showerthoughts) She was only a virgin if you don’t count anal. via Pocket
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Obama Health Care Law : politics
This is great news for the 100+ GOP presidential hopefuls. Just imagine if all of the sudden they had to provide a “fix” for the financial hole that eliminating subsidies would have opened. The way they would “fix” it would be to go back to the old …
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A building is still called a building even after construction is finished. : Showerthoughts
Because The Empire State Built doesn’t have a ring to it. The letters ‘ding’ add the ring…. via Pocket
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TIL that The X-Files, Arrested Development, Law & Order, The Wire, Homicide Life on the Street, and Sesame Street all exist within the same universe, connected by the character Detective John Munch. (imdb.com) via Pocket
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According to a new survey, the average American household throws away about $640 worth of food every year, though most people don’t consider the environmental impact of food waste and are instead concerned with the embarrassment of cooking too much …
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Why Yahoo’s Top Security Guy Just Ditched for Facebook | Motherboard
Yahoo’s head of security Alex Stamos announced on Friday that he was leaving the relatively old internet giant for Facebook, a younger internet giant. via Pocket
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Jim Popp will not give up on Michael Sam. The vice-president of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes keeps in daily contact with the sport’s first openly gay player and his agents, believing their words are a confirmation that Sam has n…
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In the American historical imagination, the North (even beyond our borders into Canada) symbolizes freedom, individual expression and progress, while the South conjures a mix of hospitality, religious fervor and persistent racial prejudice. via Pock…
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Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that health insurance consumers can receive federal subsidies regardless of their state’s role in running their insurance market, fewer states may stay in the game. via Pocket
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Mario Biaggi, a highly decorated former New York City police officer who became a popular 10-term Democratic congressman from the Bronx only to land in prison in a wave of corruption scandals in the late 1980s, died on Wednesday at his home in the B…
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At one point in the comedy dead zone known as Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted 2,” the title character — a stuffed toy bear voiced by Mr. via Pocket
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Biotech stocks, which have risen 550% since the depths of the recession, are now prime targets of short sellers betting they will collapse in grand fashion. “Of any part of the market, this is the one with the most bubble-like characteristics, witho…
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Supreme Court: Obamacare Subsidies Still Legal in All States
In a 6-3 decision announced Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell that federal healthcare subsidies under the Affordable Care Act—a.k.a. Obamacare—are legal in all states, not just those with their own state-run insurance…
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The Five Most Melodramatic Lines From Justice Scalia’s Obamacare Dissent | ThinkProgress
On Thursday, the Supreme Court decided by a vote of 6-3 that millions of Americans will keep their health insurance. But dissenting from the majority opinion in King v Burwell, Justice Antonin Scalia let the world know how he really feels about the …
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The Big Dicked Convict Apparently Painted His Way Out of Prison
Please if you would, allow me to tell you the tale of how one murderous convict—armed with only a big dick and an artist’s temperament—painted his way to freedom. Ahhh, mon cherie, quel monde merveilleux. via Pocket
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In North Korea, war anniversary is climax of anti-US fervor – Yahoo News
SUSAN-RI, North Korea (AP) — June is something like Hate America Month in North Korea. Officially, it’s called “Struggle Against U.S. via Pocket
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‘True Detective’ puts Colin Farrell, a true actor, on duty – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — The second season of “True Detective” kicked off last week, and it got right down to business: The bizarre murder of a city boss in the wicked wasteland of Vinci, California, has put responding law officers in a turf war escalated by…
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U.S. official says can see way to a good Iran nuclear deal – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A good nuclear agreement with Iran is possible but it remains to be seen whether a deal would be reached, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official, speaking to reporters, was ho…
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Supreme Court upholds Obama signature health care law – Yahoo News
Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a disputed portion of President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform, in a major legacy-building victory for his administration. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court gives Obama second big health care win in ruling upholding nationwide subsidies. via Pocket
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage edges up to 4.02 pct. – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, marking slight increases or declines but remaining close to high levels for the year. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edg…
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Lone Survivor (2013) [360p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War [USA:R, 2 h 1 min] Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster Director: Peter Berg Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad …
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How Change Works (darbar.com.pk)submitted 10 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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The Jerk (1978) [480] : fullmoviesonyoutube
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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act | Al Jazeera America
The Supreme Court upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, preserving the health-care law by a 6-3 decision and dealing a huge political win to the Obama Administration. In King v. via Pocket
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Leading health experts call on Wellcome to divest from fossil fuels | Environment | The Guardian
A group of high-profile health practitioners, including the editors of the Lancet and British Medical Journal (BMJ), have called upon the Wellcome Trust to divest from fossil fuels in an open letter published on Thursday in the BMJ and the Guardian.…
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Emerson College to offer a four-year degree in comedy · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Louis CK. Sarah Silverman. Aziz Ansari. Sure, they’re funny. But are they qualified to be funny? No longer will audiences have to wonder, as starting in September of next year, Emerson College will be offering a four-year degree in comedy. via Pocket
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How Bobby Jindal lost his way – The Washington Post
LOUISIANA GOV. Bobby Jindal entered the GOP presidential race on Wednesday, attacking Republicans who fail to “endorse our own principles” and promising to “boldly speak the truth without fear. via Pocket
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Don’t Fear Falling Into A Black Hole — You May Live On As A Hologram – Digg
In the movie Interstellar, the main character Cooper escapes from a black hole in time to see his daughter Murph in her final days. Some have argued that the movie is so scientific that it should be taught in schools. via Pocket
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NPR Interview with Bernie on Gun Control, #BlackLivesMatter, and the Campaign : SandersForPresident
David Greene didn’t do himself any favors with this interview. In what way? I did notice that there seemed to be a combativeness… I listen to a lot of NPR, and they do like to follow up their questions intermittently. But Bernie has a lot to say, …
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[Falling Lessons: Erasure One] – A Short Film by Anh Vu about Alzheimers on Vimeo
Falling Lessons: Erasure One – A Short Film Direct by Anh Vu about Alzheimers Based on the Poem by Beth Copeland about her experience with the onset of her dad’s Alzheimers Disease . To learn more about Alzheimers go here please – …
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TIL Switzerland now has a negative interest rate, meaning that banks lose money if they don’t lend and in some circumstances customers lose money if they don’t borrow. (bloombergview.com) Yay sustainable business models! via Pocket
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SCOTUS rules in favor of current ACA (Obamacare) subsidies. Obamacare is here to stay : politics
SCOTUS rules in favor of current ACA (Obamacare) subsidies. Obamacare is here to stay (supremecourt.gov) 6-3. That’s even better than I expected. via Pocket
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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Subsidies In Obamacare Case – BuzzFeed News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that subsidies are available under Obamacare for states that did not set up their own health insurance exchanges. via Pocket
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Your Child’s Executive Functioning & 5 ways to Promote it | Psychology Today
Your child may act like His Majesty the king, but does he or she perform more like a dictator than an effective sovereign? Executive functioning skills are a group mental processes that enable children and adults alike to implement certain complex e…
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Supreme Court Rules That Disparate Impact Claims Are Allowed Under Fair Housing Act – BuzzFeed News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that claims of “disparate impact” can be brought under the Fair Housing Act of 1968. via Pocket
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Inside Out — And Beyond | Psychology Today
It could have been awful. A movie that teaches kids about emotions could have been dry and preachy. Instead, Pixar’s Inside Out is an exciting and compelling tour of inner life that’s grounded in science plus an authentic understanding of how kids f…
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Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act and agreed with the Obama administration that government subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans should be available to all. via Pocket
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Thoughts Wandering in an Estonian Cemetery | Psychology Today
This post was written by Lawrence T. White. It is the third and final post in a three-part series about Estonia and Estonians. Yesterday was St. John’s Day in Estonia. This special holiday is the Christian version of an old pagan celebration of the…
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s second vice president has said that he fled to Belgium last week because of concerns about his security, further sending the country into uncertainty. via Pocket
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Francis Picabia, (1879-1953); “Tableau Rastadada,” 1920; cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper with ink. via Pocket
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — The jihadists of the Islamic State carried out two new offensives in northern Syria on Thursday, driving car bombs into the Kurdish town of Kobani, according to opposition activists and Syrian state-run news media. via Pocket
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Obamacare upheld by US supreme court as conservative justices rescue law | US news | The Guardian
Chief justice John Roberts has come to the rescue of Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms for a second time as the US supreme court struck down a Republican-led challenge to Obamacare that could have gutted the legislation and stripped millions of Amer…
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North Carolina church arson may have been hate crime, investigators say | US news | The Guardian
Investigators in Charlotte, North Carolina, say a predominantly black church was intentionally set on fire early on Wednesday morning, and that investigators are not ruling out the possibility the fire was a hate crime. via Pocket
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Supreme Court upholds broad discrimination claims under housing law – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. via Pocket
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U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide availability of tax subsidies that are crucial to the implementation of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, handing a major victory to the president. via …
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Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that t…
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Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination. via Pocket
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Greek PM says confident will strike deal with EU – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on arrival at a European Union summit on Thursday that he was convinced that he would clinch a deal with the country’s lenders to overcome the debt crisis. via Pocket
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Acura recalls 106,000 MDX SUVs; pulley can fall off – Yahoo News
DETROIT (AP) — Acura is recalling about 106,000 SUVs because an air conditioner pulley can fall off, creating a hazard for other motorists. The Honda luxury brand says the recall covers 2014 and 2015 MDX SUVs. via Pocket
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Robber or flasher? Police say this guy decided to be both – Yahoo News
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania robbery suspect has diversified his criminal portfolio by exposing himself to a shop owner before taking cash and a women’s outfit from a clothing store. Police say the man walked into the store and ex…
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Supreme Court upholds key tool used by Obama administration to fight housing bias – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court upholds key tool used by Obama administration to fight housing bias. via Pocket
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, June 25th – The New Yorker
Sign up for the daily newsletter.Sign up for the daily newsletter: the best of The New Yorker every day. Sign up for the daily newsletter.Sign up for the daily newsletter: the best of The New Yorker every day. via Pocket
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Italia ’90: The nation holds its breath
It was back in 2013 that I got a text message from a pal who had just heard about me being awarded €4 million in compensation from Dubai’s Al Ahli after they unjustly sacked me a year in to a three-year contract, despite winning six of my 15 games i…
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Hillary Clinton Has Hired a Former Keystone Pipeline Lobbyist | The New Republic
Hillary Clinton has hired a former lobbyist for the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, further upsetting environmentalists who have long been wary of her commitment to fighting climate change. via Pocket
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STD Condoms: Teens Propose New Version to Detect Diseases
The old adage goes that teenagers think about sex constantly, but there are at least a few out there who have expressed a very keen interest in the particulars of safe sex. via Pocket
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King (v Burwell) is dead, 6-3. Whew. I’ve been tuned in to SCOTUSblog, sort of watching out of the corner of my eye — and it’s too early for a drink! The invaluable Charles Gaba seems to be having his own reaction: via Pocket
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Paris Taxi Drivers Burn Cars in Violent Anti-Uber Riot
Parisian taxi drivers have long made their anti-Uber feelings clear, normally through the medium of broken windows and slashed tires. But taxi drivers protesting against Uber this morning took things a step further, attacking passenger-carrying cars…
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A Brief History of Darth Vader’s Voice : scifi
A Brief History of Darth Vader’s Voice (tor.com)submitted 17 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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What’s Behind Our Obsession With Novels About Prep Schools and Elite Colleges? : books
What’s Behind Our Obsession With Novels About Prep Schools and Elite Colleges? (flavorwire.com) via Pocket
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I’m John Green, author of Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. AMA, r/books! : books
I’m John Green, author of Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. AMA, r/books! (self.books) Hi. I’m John Green, author of the YA novels Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. via Pocket
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I built a website for managing my girlfriend’s book club that I think others would like. : books
Hi all, I recently finished the first version of https://bookclubz.com – it’s a site for organizing your book club meetings. I was looking for a project to try a new coding technology and my girlfriend wanted a solution to managing the email list fo…
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Why that Bernie Sanders boomlet is less than meets the eye – The Washington Post
New Bloomberg polling reinforces an in-vogue argument: Bernie Sanders is for real, and he’s gaining on Hillary Clinton. A 2008 redux?, hyperactive political reporters (like me) pant, hyperactively. Could the Clinton Curse strike again? via Pocket
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Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge – The Washington Post
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act and agreed with the Obama administration that government subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans should be available to all. via Pocket
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‘False Positives’: How Colombia’s Army Executed Civilians And Called Them Guerrillas | VICE News
On March 16, 2007, a Colombian military general named Henry William Torres Escalante gave the “direct order” to kill an unarmed farmer and his teenage son, dress them with weapons, and declare their bodies enemy combatants — in the sort of case that…
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Ed Miliband finally meets his number one fan | Politics | The Guardian
Ed Miliband has met his number one fan, the founder of Milifandom, which he called the “most unlikely cult of the 21st century”. via Pocket
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Supreme court upholds key element of Obama’s healthcare law – live | US news | The Guardian
Demonstrators protest as they await an earlier supreme court decision on Obama’s healthcare plan. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images via Pocket
We’re going to wrap our coverage of the supreme court’s ruling to side with Barack Obama on preserving a key provision of his signature healthcare law. The Oval Office circa 10.10am ET, as seen by White House photographer Pete Souza. via Pocket -
The solidarity fridge: Spanish town’s cool way to cut food waste | World news | The Guardian
The large white fridge sits prominently on a pavement in Galdakao, a small city on the outskirts of Bilbao. via Pocket
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a review of its use of aid money following reports it has spent nearly £300,000 on projects including a TV game show in Ethiopia, a Shakespeare workshop in Ecuador and efforts to find mates for …
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Privacy advocates attack plans to end anonymity for website owners | Technology | The Guardian
Privacy advocates have attacked a plan to end anonymity for website owners saying it will put users at risk of harassment and identity theft. via Pocket
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A hundred years ago, if 100,000 people saw something you made you’d be rated a very successful artist, writer, etc. Today, that barely qualifies as a successful meme. (self.Showerthoughts) Because there was no internet, people had to do it physicall…
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Dinosaur comes out of closet at South Africa university | World news | The Guardian
Palaeontologists in South Africa have discovered the fossil of a previously unknown dinosaur dating back 200m years. It was found not on a remote desert plain but in a university storeroom. via Pocket
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Obamacare in King v. Burwell : politics
Supreme Court rules in favor of Obamacare in King v. Burwell (vox.com) Fantastic news, although watching the GOP scramble to come up with a solution would have been hilarious. Guess I’ll just have to be satisfied with watching Trump’s campaign inste…
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The Modern Racist Paradigm (2007) : TrueReddit
(My thoughts) This is a bit long but worth it IMO. The examples they give, the historical precedence of the ideas, all help you look at your own thoughts and examine them for prejudice. via Pocket
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Interpersonal Mistreatment as a Work Demand | Psychology Today
In today’s workplace there are many demands or stressors faced by employees on a daily basis. In recent years one of the most pervasive demands that employees have to cope with has been labeled interpersonal mistreatment by work stress researchers.…
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South African court says Mandela, Zuma relatives must pay for mine “pipe dream” – Yahoo News
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Relatives of the Nelson Mandela and South African President Jacob Zuma acted in a reckless and fraudulent manner when they stripped the assets of two mines operated by their company, a court ruled on Thursday. via Pocket
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Using Employment to Deter Crime – The Atlantic
A study finds that earning even a little more through legitimate work can lure people away from illicit activity. via Pocket
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Target’s merchandising exec stepping down from post – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Target says that its chief merchandising and supply chain officer, Kathryn Tesija, is exiting her post. The retailer said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that Tesija, who also serves as executive vice president, will move temporar…
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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone quarantines 31 health workers – Yahoo News
Freetown (AFP) – Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said on Thursday. via Pocket
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It’s not fun getting into a car when the interior is 130 degrees, but that’s a typical problem during the summer for those who live in a city like Phoenix, where outside temperatures can regularly soar well past 100. But Sean O’Gorman never needs to…
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In the 1970s, a University of Pennsylvania undergraduate named Nancy Princenthal wrote to the artist Agnes Martin seeking information for an art history paper. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Obama’s health care law may provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy health insurance. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the majority opinion in t…
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In a Victory for the White House, the Supreme Court Has Upheld Obamacare Subsidies | VICE News
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the Unites States has upheld a critical part of the Affordable Care Act, stating that those who buy healthcare through the federal marketplace should receive taxpayer subsidies. This is a breaking news update,…
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CADYVILLE, N.Y. — A corrections officer recently placed on administrative leave after the escape of two convicted killers from a maximum-security prison in northern New York has been arrested, the State Police said Wednesday night. via Pocket
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Apple’s Spaceship Campus Is Finally Starting To Take Shape
The headquarters of staggeringly rich tech giants (and the construction of said HQs) are stuff of Silicon Valley legend. Apple’s been building its new campus for months now, and you can watch this beautiful video for the latest look at Apple’s extra…
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Gawker Obama to White House Heckler: “Listen, You’re in My House” | Jezebel Woman Sees Pictures of Boyfriend’s Wedding, Still Not Sure He Cheated | Kotaku The Opening of Arthur In GTA V | Lifehacker How to Pick the Best Light Bulbs for Every Room in…
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Theo Bleckmann’s Bazaar | The Nation
Among the wildly original yet scientifically grounded inventions of the new Pixar film Inside Out is a fictive area of the human brain called Goofball Island. via Pocket
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King v. Burwell: What Republican Presidential Candidates Would Do Next
For Republican presidential candidates, a possible Supreme Court decision overturning some Obamacare subsidies is a tricky subject. No one in the GOP field wants to be seen as supportive of the Affordable Care Act, which was viewed unfavorably by 69…
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Today in Product Review Spoilers: The $480 Pour Over Coffee Maker
“The Ratio Eight coffee machine makes delicious pour-over coffee,” Bloomberg reports. via Pocket
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Courtney Love Was a Hostage: A Story in Three Images and Four Tweets
Once upon a time, Courtney Love went to France, where taxi drivers are protesting Uber. On Instagram, she documented an encounter, during which she said she was held hostage for over two hours. This is her story: via Pocket
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Are there any examples of books that lead you to believe the character you start with is the protagonist, only to dispose of them halfway through the book? (self.books) via Pocket
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Tom Bradby to become main presenter of ITV’s News at Ten | Media | The Guardian
ITV News has re-shuffled its presenters with Tom Bradby stepping down as political editor to become the main presenter of News at Ten. The bulletin is returning to its 1990s format with a single anchor, which for most of the year will be Bradby. via…
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The trees can take human form. But not all want their secret revealed. -Fantasy/Thriller Series eBook & Radio Drama by Rae Elliott (raeelliottbooks.com) via Pocket
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Transgender woman heckles Barack Obama at White House gay pride event | US news | The Guardian
Barack Obama had a heckler thrown out of a gay pride reception at the White House, telling her “shame on you” for interrupting him. via Pocket
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Who wants to be my friend? : philosophy
Who wants to be my friend? (self.philosophy) as the title says i need friends because i obviously have none. My name is Michael and it seems that other people don´t like me. I really don´t know why but everyone seems to avoid me. via Pocket
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I have never had a more interesting discussion in a posh loo. On a voluptuous day-bed and plush armchairs, I was sat with several formidable women, all despairing about the sexist curation of one of European technology’s most influential events. via…
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A recent connection to phenomenology : philosophy
I recently saw a ted talk about how reality isn’t truly how we see it. The speaker related our sensual experience to the universe as one does with the save icon on a computer. via Pocket
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Eric Ladin on Mad Men, Clint Eastwood, The Killing, and more · Random Roles · The A.V. Club
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about. via Pocket
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House Votes To Weaken And Delay The EPA’s Climate Rule | ThinkProgress
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would delay and weaken the federal government’s proposed regulations on power plant emissions. The bill, called the Ratepayer Protection Act and sponsored by Rep. via Pocket
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What happens when a 70-year-old goes to Bonnaroo? · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Music Great Job, Internet! Jun 25, 2015 9:05 AM Festivals tend to be a young and predominantly white crowd. Funny or Die decided to switch up at least one of those demographics by taking 70-year-olds to the perpetually wild Bonnaroo. via Pocket
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Review: Heist movie 7 Minutes has lots of flashbacks, no voice · Movie Review · The A.V. Club
Three men attempt to rob a bank at 8:30 in the morning. That’s the focal event of 7 Minutes, and its title comes from the amount of time the robbery takes, though based on the multiple shots of clock faces and the liberal use of slow motion, the mea…
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Review: Advantageous finds eerie plausibility in science fiction · Movie Review · The A.V. Club
The science-fiction film Advantageous takes place in an unspecified but not distant-looking future, rendered in washed-out digital video—an Upstream Color palette with splashes of low-budget but well-deployed visual effects. via Pocket
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Muscovites Set to Vote on the Resurrection of Iron Felix | VICE News
Moscow residents are set to vote on whether to restore a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police, to a square in the city center, following the approval of a referendum request on Thursday. via Pocket
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On The Hunt for Islamic State Infiltrators (Excerpt from ‘The Road to Mosul’) | VICE News
A year after the Islamic State’s lightning conquest of Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, the poorly-trained and equipped Kurdish peshmerga forces are the international coalition’s only reliable boots on the ground in northern Iraq. via Pocket
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Where Are The Best Places to Visit on a Roadtrip?
Summer, season of roadtrips, is upon us! But where should I go? That, my friends, depends on you. Get out your maps and pinpoint a couple destinations—both large and small, renowned and obscure—that you think make a great spot to plot into a summer …
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Not Take Away Health Care From Millions Of Americans | ThinkProgress
By a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decided on Monday to avoid a major disruption to the insurance market by leaving in place the Affordable Care Act’s current tax subsidies. via Pocket
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Gawker Obama to White House Heckler: “Listen, You’re in My House” | Jezebel Woman Sees Pictures of Boyfriend’s Wedding, Still Not Sure He Cheated | Kotaku The Opening of Arthur In GTA V | Lifehacker How to Pick the Best Light Bulbs for Every Room in…
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What Prisons Can Learn From Schools | The Marshall Project
It is “the civil rights issue of our time,” and it rouses activists on the left. Intended to be “colorblind,” the “great equalizer,” it fails most often wherever there is poverty. But conservatives, too, now call it a priority. via Pocket
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What Are All Those Weird Noises You Hear on an Airplane?
I used to work at Boeing and repaired the computerized part of the machines which put together 747’s. via Pocket
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Attorneys for Colorado theater shooter James Holmes begin presenting their case Thursday by trying to show he was legally insane when he opened fire on a packed movie premiere, killing 12 people and wounding 70. via Pocket
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“Donald Trump has surged to second place in the 2016 Republican White House field, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.” (thehill.com)submitted 2 hours ago by loading…[–]know_1_nose [score hidden] 2 hours ago(9 children)Perfect, I hope…
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Bernie has jumped to 24% in the latest Iowa poll! He is also the second choice of an additional 20%! 48 percent believe Bernie will take on Wall Street, compared to 30% for Hillary. (images.businessweek.com) via Pocket
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Should WordPress Stop a Stalker from Blogging Posthumously? | Motherboard
If you decide to prepare a blog post to publish after you die, should anyone be able to stand in your way? What if that blog post might hurt those around you or potentially re-victimize individuals who have been violently attacked? via Pocket
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A ‘Tech Dad’ Emailed 97,931 People Their Hacked Passwords | Motherboard
New hacker horror stories are being spun all the time, whether it’s Uber accounts being sold on the dark web, or an Anonymous affiliate posting the emails and passwords of Canadian government officials. via Pocket
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President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari July 20 at the White House, officials announced Thursday, just days before Obama will journey to both Kenya and Ethiopia. via Pocket
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Pope’s Philadelphia mass set to draw huge crowds – Yahoo News
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis’s mass in Philadelphia for the Catholic Church’s World Meeting of Families in September is expected to draw up to two million faithful, organisers said Thursday. via Pocket
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Panthera Hybrid (en.wikipedia.org)submitted 7 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Is it Lisa Simpson on meth? An evil Pokémon made real? The turbulent reaction to Kingsley, the monobrowed new mascot designed by the artist David Shrigley for Scottish football team Partick Thistle, has seen it branded as the mascot nobody loves. vi…
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The Latest: Mourners gather for 2nd church shooting funeral – Yahoo News
A small crowd gathered to look at the vandalism. Mitch Brown said he supports limiting the use of Confederate flags in public spaces but not the destruction of property. via Pocket
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US stocks drop; hospitals surge on pro-Obamacare court ruling – Yahoo News
New York (AFP) – Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday following a strong report on US consumer spending even as talks in Brussels to avert a Greek debt default remained stalled. Seven minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at …
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How New Orleans drastically reduced their inmate population
About the time Katrina struck, New Orleans was the jail capital of America, incarcerating people at four times the national average. Since that time, the city has reduced its local inmate population by 67%. What was the trick? First, they stopped tr…
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Subway CEO’s sister named president of sandwich chain – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Suzanne Greco will officially take over as president at Subway as her brother, the co-founder of the sandwich chain, is treated for leukemia. Greco will oversee day-to-day operations and report to her brother, Fred DeLuca, who will r…
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WASHINGTON—Revealing an increase in nontraditional family structures, a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center found that more American children are being raised by carjackers who didn’t realize there was someone in the backseat. “The n…
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EARTH—Declaring that they had occupied a low-level rung in the global ecosystem for far too long, the world’s frogs revealed Thursday an ambitious 5-million-year plan to move up the food chain. via Pocket
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Forget a “likable” character. Forget even mildly appealing. “Vanishing” is a book that sets out to destroy your sympathies for its narrator. This shape-shifting man is a baby and a bully, a liar and a layabout, a tease and a tormentor. via Pocket
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The Cancer Treatment That Launched an American-Canadian Patent War
A Canadian lab testing a folk treatment for diabetes stumbled on an amazing new cancer treatment. The problem was that they stumbled on it a little too late, according to the United States, and it’s led to a grudge that persists to this day. via Poc…
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Young British tourists not charged after forest fire on island off Magaluf | Travel | The Guardian
Spain’s Guardia Civil has said it will not charge two young British tourists whose smouldering cigarette butt is believed to have started a large forest fire on an island near the Mallorcan resort of Magaluf. via Pocket
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Vortex ‘capable of sucking in boat’ caught on camera – video | US news | The Guardian
Video has emerged of a large vortex in waters entering a dam in Lake Texoma, on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. The artificial lake was partially drained in early June to regulate water levels after recent flooding in the area. via Pocket
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Why Do Teens Assume Vaping or Smoking Marijuana Is Harmless? | Psychology Today
Electronic cigarettes (also called e-cigarettes) are designed to deliver nicotine with flavorings and other chemicals using a battery-operated mechanism that turns the chemical concoction into a vapor instead of smoke. via Pocket
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TIL that it is possible to die of drowning up to 24 hours after leaving the water. “Dry Drowning” victims can be walking and talking while their lungs are filled with water. (medicalnewstoday.com) It’s not really “water” that they drown in… it’s a…
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Pope’s leadership on climate leaves deniers in the dust : politics
Er..the science has left deniers in the dust for years now…and the vatican has agreed with the science of climate change for decades, it’s nothing to do with Pope Frank. It’s not just climate. They are wrong notoriously on every issue ever. via Po…
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Diaz, Danticat decry deportations in Dominican Republic – Yahoo News
MIAMI (AP) — Two U.S.-based authors with roots in a divided Caribbean island are urging a range of protests against the deportations of migrants from the Dominican Republic. via Pocket
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Airplanes can’t solidify steel beams! In reverse the airplanes came after the tower construction. He wouldn’t be able to do it as described if in reverse order. He could launch airplanes from skyscrapers though. via Pocket
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Portugal cenbanker urges African states to align supervision with EU – Yahoo News
LISBON (Reuters) – The Bank of Portugal urged central banks in Portuguese-speaking Africa to raise supervision standards to the European banking union’s tougher requirements to avoid capital cost hikes for European banks in Africa. via Pocket
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Mother, baby rescued 4 days after Colombia plane crash – Yahoo News
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A woman who survived a jungle plane crash with her 1-year-old son drank coconut water to stay alive for four days until being rescued, Colombia’s air force says. via Pocket
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Jim Obergefell Is First In Line, Awaiting Supreme Court’s Word On His Marriage – BuzzFeed News
WASHINGTON — It was two years ago this week, when the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, that Jim Obergefell and John Arthur decided they were going to get married. Now, Obergefell is at the Supreme Court — awaiting the outcome o…
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The Daily 202: Marco Rubio is playing to win The Sheldon Adelson Primary – The Washington Post
— Marco Rubio is playing to win The Sheldon Adelson Primary. The Florida senator, who has relentlessly sought the billionaire casino mogul’s backing for 2016, co-sponsored a bill yesterday afternoon to ban online gaming. via Pocket
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Genuinely satisfying, heart-shaking novels combine an absolute narrative authority with an apparently effortless style. You question nothing, savor every phrase and nuance, live willingly within their pages from the first word to the last. via Pocket
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With Germany in political turmoil at the end of the Great War, a group of hard-edge, realistic painters merged with a band of uninhibited Post-Expressionists in order to do nothing less than put an end to the old social order. via Pocket
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Everyone says the art world has changed, which is true, though your view of how, and how much, will depend on your entry point. Mine was long ago, in the early 1970s, when New York City was utterly unlike the High Line town of today. It was on the v…
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On March 18, 1990, at 1:20 in the morning, two men dressed in police uniforms demanded entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. When the guard at the front desk complied, they bound him and his partner in handcuffs. “This is a robbery,” the…
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Today, when the art world can seem like a subdivision of the investment banking business, it is easy to romanticize Paris in the early 1900s. via Pocket
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Marilyn Minter is partial to spit, spatter and redheads. via Pocket
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The contribution of Jewish writers, musicians, movie directors and art critics from Eastern Europe to American cultural life in the 20th century is undeniable and has been copiously documented. Jewish artists, however, have largely escaped this scru…
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KARACHI, Pakistan — The death toll reached 1,000 on Thursday in the southern Pakistan port city of Karachi as residents here grappled with a devastating heat wave that has crippled life and overwhelmed its health system. via Pocket
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The figures who inhabit Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s paintings reveal little of themselves. Seen mostly alone, sometimes interacting in pairs or small groups, they pose in bare grounds composed of loose brush strokes that turn emptiness into imminence. v…
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Good News, Stoners: Legalization Is Driving Down the Price of Weed | VICE News
Marijuana legalization and decriminalization has vaulted weed into the realm of commodities like corn, pork bellies, tin, gold, and rubber. via Pocket
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Hiring and recruiting might seem like some of the least likely jobs to be automated. The whole process seems to need human skills that computers lack, like making conversation and reading social cues. But people have biases and predilections. via Po…
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SAN FRANCISCO – The National Trust for Historic Preservation has listed San Francisco’s Old Mint as one of the nation’s 11 most endangered historic places. via Pocket
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High-tax Minnesota is nation’s best state for business, CNBC declares – StarTribune.com
Minnesota, a state known for high taxes and also for being among the kinder to labor unions, is the nation’s best state for conducting business in 2015, according to a newly released ranking from the CNBC business news network. The state moves up fr…
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“As long as I take those three pink lithium-carbonate capsules every day, I can function. via Pocket
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PBS Suspends Show For Allowing Ben Affleck to Influence Its Content
An internal PBS investigation determined Wednesday that producers on Finding Your Roots allowed Ben Affleck to influence their content decisions—in particular, the decision to cut a segment on the actor’s great-great-great grandfather, who owned sla…
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Chris Froome: ‘It’s building up to be an epic Tour de France battle’ | Sport | The Guardian
Chris Froome has likened the first nine stages of this year’s Tour de France to a series of one-day Classic races and suggested the scramble to the podium will not begin in earnest until it enters the mountains in the south of France. via Pocket
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Lego’s Gorgeous New Ferrari F40 Even Has a Removable V8 Engine
Released back in 1987, almost 30 years ago, the Ferrari F40 is still considered to be one of the greatest supercars of all time. It was the last car that Enzo Ferrari himself personally approved, and Lego has finally immortalized it in plastic brick…
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US military fighter jet crashes in Arizona – video | US news | The Guardian
A military fighter jet crashed in Arizona during a night-time training mission, military officials said. The F-16 Fighting Falcon went down around 8pm local time five miles from Douglas Municipal Airport on the US-Mexico border. via Pocket
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» Revolution and Love: The Paper Man by Gallagher Lawson
Gallagher Lawson’s The Paper Man is a rare narrative, announcing the arrival of an outstanding new voice that comfortably inhabits the strange place where literary fiction, surrealism, and gritty fantasy converge. via Pocket
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Sony Pictures: Inside the Hack of the Century, Part 1 – Fortune
A cyber-invasion brought Sony Pictures to its knees and terrified corporate America. The story of what really happened—and why Sony should have seen it coming. A special three-part investigation. Part 1: Who was manning the ramparts at Sony Pictures…
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Someone in my city is currently having sex, giving birth, and dying. : Showerthoughts
Someone in my city is currently having sex, giving birth, and dying. (self.Showerthoughts) She’s a busy lady. via Pocket
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Tinder, Match.com looking for love on Wall Street – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Match.com and Tinder are looking for a Wall Street hookup as their parent group spins off the dating sites as a publicly traded company. IAC/InteractiveCorp, which is controlled by billionaire Barry Diller, approved a proposal for an…
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Europe seeks to counter Kremlin success pushing world view – Yahoo News
MOSCOW (AP) — Larry King’s back on the air, beaming his high-octane brand of talk to households around the world. Where can you catch him? Kremlin-backed TV. via Pocket
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In the week since a gunman shot and killed nine people inside an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., the future of the Confederate flag in public spaces has become a flashpoint of debate. And increasingly, it appears it could come down in m…
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WASHINGTON — Just outside a dining room where senators gather for lunch hangs a large painting of John C. Calhoun, the 19th-century South Carolina statesman who once called slavery “indispensable to the peace and happiness” of Americans. A statue de…
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Taxi drivers took to the streets across France on Thursday in protests against the expansion of Uber, the ride-booking service. via Pocket
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Roger Ailes, the creator of the Fox News Channel, has signed a new multiyear contract as chairman and chief executive of Fox News and Fox Business Network and chairman of Fox Television Stations. Mr. via Pocket
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Mapping a Nation of Books – TIME
Subscriber content preview. or Sign In Michael Hiltzik goes behind the laboratory revolution that brought us modern warfare in Big Science. via Pocket
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The media conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp said on Thursday that it planned to pursue an initial public offering for its online dating business, the Match Group. via Pocket
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The Art of Idleness | Psychology Today
To be idle is, not to be doing anything. Idleness is often romanticized, as epitomized by the Italian expression dolce far niente (‘it is sweet to do nothing’). Many people tell themselves that they work hard from a desire for idleness. via Pocket
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Amazon’s Giving Away Over $50 Worth of Android Apps and Games Today
Amazon just kicked off another of their popular app giveaways, featuring a number of popular (and a few obscure) apps for your Android device of choice. via Pocket
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Obama to host Nigerian President Buhari July 20: White House – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on July 20, the White House National Security Council said on Thursday. via Pocket
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There Might Be a Whole New Villain Appearing in Avengers: Infinity War
Could Chris Pine join the DC movieverse in a role different than what we previously thought? Plus, teasers for Wayward Pines and Penny Dreadful, and Arnold Schwarzenegger cuts his own Terminator Genisys trailer. Spoilers are here! via Pocket
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‘Twilight”s Catherine Hardwicke to film love epic in China – Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke said Thursday she is making a sweeping romantic epic set in an ancient Silk Road city located in present-day western China. “Loulan” will be based on a city and kingdom of the same name that mys…
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UK Foreign Office to review aid spending after tabloid criticism – Yahoo News
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain’s Foreign Office (FCO) has launched an inquiry into its foreign aid spending after a tabloid newspaper reported that it had spent thousands of pounds on initiatives such as Hamlet workshops in Ecuador an…
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News crew preparing for segment saves overdose victim’s life – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Police are crediting a Pittsburgh TV news crew with saving the life of an overdose victim by calling 911 and performing CPR on him before emergency responders could arrive. WPXI-TV (http://bit. via Pocket
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TIL that the Galileo probe experienced 230g of decceleration when entering Jupiters atmosphere, equivalent to a change in velocity from 5000mph to 0 in one second. (en.wikipedia.org) Capital G? via Pocket
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Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Bloomberg Early-State Polling : politics
Clinton leads Sanders 50-24 in Iowa in this poll. That’s below the 40+ point lead Clinton had in each of the last 9 polls conducted in the state dating back to January. via Pocket
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The 80,000-Volt Handcuffs That Let Cops Shock Prisoners – The quiet rise of “Stun-Cuffs” give police officers, prison guards and bailiffs an easy way to electrify people into submission. (theatlantic.com) This is insane, what the hell. Wouldn’t that…
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Ted hasn’t quite cleaned up his act in this sequel. But the foul-mouthed teddy bear has more pizazz than ever in the opening credits sequence for “Ted 2.” via Pocket
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Fourth shark attack in two weeks reported in North Carolina | US news | The Guardian
An eight-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after being bitten by a shark on Wednesday while swimming in knee-deep water in Surf City, North Carolina. via Pocket
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Myanmar Parliament Blocks Constitutional Changes | Al Jazeera America
Myanmar’s parliament voted against several constitutional amendments Thursday, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader and longtime pro-democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in a…
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Review: Like its technology, Humans delivers more depth than advertised · TV Review · The A.V. Club
It’s a familiar premise: When human-like androids become widespread, serving as household assistants, menial laborers, or sex workers, humanity has to grapple with what it means to be truly human. Humans could be as rote and vacant as its AI, referr…
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The toxic paranoia poisoning American life is on display in 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, a fine and timely documentary about the 2012 killing of black youth Jordan Davis in a convenience store parking lot by Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man who be…
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The genius of Chris Rock’s Good Hair was that it understood that black hair was a subject that touched upon just about every facet of African-American culture. via Pocket
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The Final Alliance (1990) [360p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Drama, Western [USA:R, 1 h 30 min] David Hasselhoff, Bo Hopkins, John Saxon, Jeanie Moore Director: Mario DiLeo via Pocket
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What we might expect to find on Pluto
The history of the modern exploration of the solar system has been a catalog of surprises. No matter what astronomers and planetary scientists expected to find, the moons and planets have managed to say “Gotcha!” more than once. via Pocket
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Bobbi Kristina Brown moved to hospice care as lawsuit brought against partner | Music | The Guardian
Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has been moved to hospice care after months in hospital, and a lawsuit has been brought against her partner. In a statement on Wednesday her aunt Pat Houston said Brown’s condition has worsened. via Po…
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Prison guard to be arraigned on charges of helping in New York escape plot | US news | The Guardian
A maximum-security prison guard who delivered frozen meat with tools hidden inside to two inmates before they escaped will be arraigned on charges of promoting prison contraband and other offenses. via Pocket
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Néstor was 14 when a local drug trafficker first hired him to help bring in the harvest. “They need 20 to 30 people, because you have to harvest an entire hectare in two or three days while there’s a gap in the rains,” he says. “When the marijuana’s…
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Philip Hammond warns Ethiopia over treatment of Briton on death row | World news | The Guardian
The treatment of a Briton on Ethiopia’s death row is threatening to undermine the country’s relationship with the UK, the foreign secretary has warned. via Pocket
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UK demands for EU renegotiations are still on track, No 10 insists | World news | The Guardian
Downing Street has insisted that David Cameron’s EU renegotiation demands are still on track, after a draft communique of the European council’s conclusions simply said leaders would “revert to the matter in December”. via Pocket
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Police free 13 suspected forced labour victims in Cardiff | UK news | The Guardian
13 people suspected to have been victims of forced labour have been freed as part of a multi-agency operation to tackle organised crime in Cardiff. Police arrested 20 people and seized hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash and assets, including a …
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Cool cyborg design by cobaltplasma : Fantasy
Cool cyborg design by cobaltplasma (cobaltplasma.deviantart.com)submitted 10 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Queen greeted by a robot in Germany – video | UK news | The Guardian
The Queen is greeted by a robot at Berlin’s Technical University during her official visit to Germany. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen receives a royal salute from the machine, called Nao, which responds to commands given by lecturer…
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The Time Guardian (1987) [360p] : fullmoviesonyoutube
Action, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller [USA:PG, 1 h 27 min] Tom Burlinson, Nikki Coghill, Dean Stockwell, Carrie Fisher Director: Brian Hannant In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. …
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GM wheat no more pest-resistant than ordinary crops, trial shows | Environment | The Guardian
A major field trial of GM wheat that is designed to repel aphids has found the crop is no better protected against the pests than conventional wheat. via Pocket
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UK GM wheat ‘does not repel pests’ – BBC News
Scientists had wanted to engineer a variety with an odour that deterred aphids, nicknamed “whiffy wheat”. While it worked in the lab, out in the field, the wheat was still attacked by the pests. via Pocket
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Greek debt talks: LIVE REPORT – Yahoo News
Greece and its EU-IMF creditors prepared to submit rival proposals to a meeting of eurozone finance ministers due to start in early afternoon. via Pocket
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South Africa reviews role in ICC after Sudan leader visits – Yahoo News
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will consider withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as a “last resort” following a dispute over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, the government said Thur…
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Standoff in Armenia continues, no end in sight – Yahoo News
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s premier has rejected demonstrators’ demand to annul a hike in electricity prices, a stance that signals no end in sight for the worst unrest the ex-Soviet nation has seen in years. via Pocket
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How You Lie Depends On Where You’re From | Atlas Obscura
How can you tell if the kangaroo is lying? (Photo: mcfarlandmo/Flickr) This is a universal truth: human beings are terrible at spotting liars. via Pocket
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says humans will be robots’ pets | Technology | The Guardian
Apple’s early-adopting, outspoken co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks humans will be fine if robots take over the world because we’ll just become their pets. via Pocket
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Keeping the Faith With Cindy Williams | Psychology Today
When I told friends and family that I was interviewing Cindy Williams, the reaction was always the same: “What? You are interviewing Shirley?!?!” via Pocket
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Cathy Lee loves surprises. So for her 50th birthday, her husband, Robert Moyer, surprised her with a railway trip on the Orient Express, from Venice to Budapest to London. For her 60th birthday last April, he wanted to top that gift. via Pocket
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Painters in their old age present an interesting spectrum. André Derain and Giorgio de Chirico, who had been so shocking, drifted off after World War I in a conservative, neoclassical direction (De Chirico even faked his trademark earlier metaphysic…
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In the 1990s, Britain suddenly developed a hugely popular appreciation for contemporary art, and the potter Grayson Perry has been one of its beneficiaries. via Pocket
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YSK the 3 most common mistakes people make when getting a kitten : YouShouldKnow
This short video (4:24) features veterinarian Dr. Andy Roark sharing the three most common mistakes he sees new kitten owners make. via Pocket
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YSK the best way to preserve smartphone battery lifespan. : YouShouldKnow
YSK the best way to preserve smartphone battery lifespan. (self.YouShouldKnow) Apparently, letting the battery go from 0-100% can limit the life of a battery. Keeping the charge level between 50% and 80% will keep a battery performing at its best fo…
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A 20 Second Experiment On Racial Stereotypes | Psychology Today
In the last year’s conflicted, difficult, and halting discussions of race relations in America, one of the things that I have heard over and over and over from my white colleagues are the phrases “I am not a racist” and “I am not prejudiced”. Ster…
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Ministers hold Cobra meeting over Calais migrant influx | UK news | The Guardian
The government is holding an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss how to bolster border security in Calais, after migrants took advantage of strikes by French ferry workers this week to try to illegally board lorries bound for the UK. via Pocket
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Arizona Fighter Jet Seemed to “Fall Out of the Sky” Before Exploding
The large fire has reportedly prevented authorities from examining the crash site so far, and responding firefighters “had to pull back due to the presence of gas lines in the area,” Tuscon News Now reports. Fire measures half a mile long, according…
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Taylor Swift review – intimacy on a grand scale from pop’s latest superpower | Music | The Guardian
In 2015, most pop stars strive to break the internet. Taylor Swift seems intent on fixing it. via Pocket
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Closed-road cycling in the Italian Dolomites that’s free for all | Environment | The Guardian
Yesterday (21 June) was the 10th anniversary Sellaronda Bike Day in the Italian Dolomites. The event is held twice a year and involves closing off a 33-mile loop of roads, including four mountain passes, to motorised traffic. via Pocket
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Super Mario Bros meets House of Cards: the European Council’s badge system | News | The Guardian
When they arrive at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels for a crucial summit on Thursday, Angela Merkel, David Cameron and the 26 other EU leaders will have no need of a badge. They will be given a pin instead. via Pocket
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In the video for “Bitch I’m Madonna,” a party anthem released last Wednesday, the pop star of the title, in a clingy Moschino leopard-print dress, hot-pink coif and gold teeth grills, romps through the corridors of the Standard hotel along Manhattan…
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Morning Must Reads: June 25 – TIME
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which has seven cases yet to decide this term, including a decision that could legalize gay marriage nationally and another that could undermine a central component of the Affordable Care Act. via Pocket
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Exclusive: Watch Courtney Barnett cover The Lemonheads · Newswire · The A.V. Club
No, it’s not A.V. Undercover—though Courtney Barnett joined us for a Breeders cover last season. Today we’ve got an exclusive video of Barnett covering The Lemonheads’ “Being Around,” from the band’s 1993 album Come On Feel The Lemonheads. via Pocket
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US consumers ramp up May spending; largest gain since 2009 – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending surged in May with the biggest monthly increase in nearly six years — a sign of stronger economic growth ahead. The Commerce Department said Thursday that consumer spending rose 0.9 percent last month, up fro…
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Applications for US jobless aid rise to still-low 271,000 – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week, but remained at a historically low level that signals an improving job market. The Labor Department says applications rose 3,000 last week to a seasonally …
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South Africa’s Zuma to release “Marikana massacre” report on Thursday – Yahoo News
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday release a report into the 2012 shooting of 34 striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, the government said in a statement. via Pocket
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Robust U.S. consumer spending buoys economic growth outlook – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased modestly last week, but labor market conditions continued to tighten. via Pocket
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Friend-to-friend payment apps are becoming popular – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — On a trip to Maine with four friends, Alexander Culbertson racked up $1300 on gas, hotel rooms, food and drinks. But instead of splitting all of the weekend’s activities evenly throughout the trip, one person paid for everything. via…
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French taxis strike after weeks of rising tension over Uber – Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — French taxis went on a nationwide strike Wednesday, snarling traffic in major cities after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer spending climbs 0.9 pct. in May; biggest jump since 2009 hints at faster growth. via Pocket
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US unemployment benefits rise slightly to 271,000, yet still at low level. via Pocket
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TIL your SnapChat information is available to law enforcement up to 9 months after you send anything, without a court order. (90 days regular limit + preservation + renewal) (snapchat.com) Wickr FTW! via Pocket
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This is true. 🙂 via Pocket
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Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Bloomberg Early-State Polling : SandersForPresident
I’m so sick of people voting on the basis of “beating the Republicans” according to the bloomberg polls that’s the ONLY reason Hillary is in the lead. via Pocket
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Why the Cyber Attack on the Office of Personnel Management Is So Worrying – The Atlantic
The most worrying form of government spying isn’t the kind Edward Snowden exposed. This month, two years after his massive leak of NSA documents detailing U.S. surveillance programs, Edward Snowden published an op-ed in The New York Times celebratin…
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — As foreign donors and agencies pledged more than $3 billion in aid for Nepal on Thursday to support its post-earthquake reconstruction, the government sought to assure would-be contributors that the funds would be used effectively…
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BRUSSELS — Eurozone finance ministers reconvened here on Thursday for their fourth emergency meeting in a week in another attempt to end the impasse over Greece’s bailout that has raised concerns the country is about to abandon the single currency. …
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BEIJING — For more than 65 years, government officials here have tried to emulate China’s imperial rulers, working and living in the city center near the emperor’s old palace, the Forbidden City. via Pocket
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Liverpool have agreed a £12.5m deal for the Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne and the player is set to become the club’s sixth signing of the summer. Clyne, who has been capped five times by England, will now undergo a medical at Liverpool and …
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Peter Apo: Some Questions Before Building a Nation – Civil Beat
Clarifying what Hawaiians mean by nation-building and nationhood is like watching a turning kaleidoscope. The passion-driven political dialogue can be colorful, complex and confusing. via Pocket
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The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven’t heard – The Washington Post
On Wednesday, Bobby Jindal became the first Indian-American to be a serious candidate for president. The Louisiana Republican governor’s bid also adds another little-known first: He’s the first presidential candidate (that we know of) to participate…
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Pictures of colourful Damascus markets, squad photos at pool parties, or panoramas of festival crowds holding glow sticks were not what Syria’s state news agency got when it tweeted asking for Syrians to share their summer snaps. via Pocket
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Elder: A Mormon Love Story – Video – NYTimes.com
This short documentary tells the story of a gay Mormon’s love affair while he served on a mission in Italy. via Pocket
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Challenge to Kansas abortion ban on fetal procedure to go before judge | US news | The Guardian
An abortion rights group will ask a Kansas judge Thursday to block the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on what it says is the most common method for terminating second-trimester pregnancies, contending that the new law would force some women to eith…
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Haruki Murakami: The Moment I Became a Novelist : books
Haruki Murakami: The Moment I Became a Novelist (lithub.com)submitted 7 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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‘I Leapt Into The Future’: The Sci-Fi Novel That Cuts To The Core Of Our Environmental Problems – ‘The Water Knife’, a new novel by Paolo Bacigalupi, makes the Southwest’s current problems look like drops in the bucket compared to what’s to come. (t…
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Amazon’s ‘pay-per-page’ plan could alter writing as well as royalties : books
Will our hero save the world? Find out on the next page! Next Page Maybe, if he can get the key, find out on the next page! Next Page Sort of, but it’s broken!, can he fix it? Find out on the Next Page! Next Page No it’s fucked, but can he pick the …
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Would someone mind summating the differences between elves residing in Lórien vs. Rivendell? (self.tolkienfans) Good morning! First time reading Lord of the Rings and I was hoping to get some insight into Elfish (Elvish?) culture in the books. via P…
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Heat wave subsides in Pakistan as death toll reaches 860 – Yahoo News
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani health official says the devastating heat wave that struck the country last weekend is slowly subsiding but that the death toll is still climbing, with 860 people now reported to have died. via Pocket
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/r/Fantasy Simple Questions June 25, 2015 : Fantasy
This thread is for simple questions that you feel don’t warrant their own thread. Recommendations or anything else that you think might not get much attention on their own. As usual, have a look at the sidebar in case what you’re after is there firs…
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Tap Your Phone, and a Designated Driver Takes You (and Your Car) Home – WSJ
Luxe provides valets who meet drivers at their cars and park them. This employee navigates the streets on his skateboard. via Pocket
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Madagascar’s lemurs ‘could vanish from wild’ – BBC News
The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years. The stark warning comes from one of the world’s leading specialists in the iconic animals as deforestation and bush…
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Psychosurgeons Use Lasers to Burn Away Mental Illness | WIRED
A brain surgeon begins an anterior cingulotomy by drilling a small hole into a patient’s skull. via Pocket
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Official post regarding the 2nd Debate push and the first wave of endorsements : SandersForPresident
Hi guys, a few updates regarding the endorsements push and the debate push. We are going to pressure the DNC again to hold more debates, something that would benefit almost every candidate running for the nomination, not just Bernie. via Pocket
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» Midweek Links: Literary Links from Around the Web (June 25th)
Scuttlebutt Featured Recent Features Featured Recent Books Featured Recent Conversations Featured Recent Recommended Reading Featured via Pocket
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White supremacists and anti-government radicals are responsible for twice as many deaths in the U.S. as jihadists since 9/11. It’s an accident of fate that Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s formal sentencing for the Boston Marathon bombing is happening just now, a…
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Help us track public symbols or landmarks denounced as racist | US news | The Guardian
The Charleston shootings in South Carolina have sparked massive rallies to do away with Confederate flags on public buildings – a nod to the country’s racist history which should, according to many, not fly above legislatures, libraries, statehouse …
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LONDON — Every summer here since 2000, a temporary pavilion pops up on the front lawn of the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens. The structure — which is open to the public for more than three months — is one of the world’s top architectural c…
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Fast-fashion brands are not the only fashion brands with supply chain issues. via Pocket
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Why Symbols Matter | The New Republic
Sign up now to get your dose of politics, culture, and big ideas with our free daily newsletter. via Pocket
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PILTON, England — Michael Eavis pulled his beat-up Land Rover off the muddy track and onto the grass. “Look at this land we’ve got,” he said. The site stretched as far as the eye could see: 1,000 acres of a green valley watched over at one end by th…
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The Five Most Likely Outcomes in the Supreme Court Obamacare Case | The New Republic
By Monday, but possibly as early as this morning, we’ll know how the Supreme Court decided King v. Burwell. via Pocket
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ISIS Attacks Syrian Border Town – Video – NYTimes.com
Islamic State militants killed at least 12 and injured 70 others in attacks on Thursday in Kobani, on the border with Turkey. Kurdish militia groups retook control of the northern town in January. via Pocket
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Indonesia bids to muffle noisy mosques | World news | The Guardian
Indonesia has set up a new team to reduce noise from mosques, an official said on Thursday, as places of worship go into overdrive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. via Pocket
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Myanmar Upholds Ban on Aung San Suu Kyi Becoming President | VICE News
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not become Myanmar’s president this year, after the country’s parliament today rejected constitutional amendments which would allow her to run, while ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact. via…
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Cover Wars – Vot for The Poison Pen by Marjorie Owen : books
Cover Wars – Vot for The Poison Pen by Marjorie Owen (authorshout.com)submitted 35 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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house of leaves theory : books
spoilers ahead I just finished house of leaves; it was an awesome read and insidiously creepy. I did notice one thing… there were too many parallels between truant and zampano and I honestly got the feeling that either there was no truant or that …
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Libya says to discuss EU plan on migrants, sovereignty a “red line” – Yahoo News
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government said on Thursday it will send a delegation to discuss with European Union authorities proposals for controlling migrant smuggling, saying its territorial sovereignty was a “red line” …
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Ethiopia working to extradite 80 suspected human smugglers – Yahoo News
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian government says it is working with the International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, to repatriate 80 suspected human smugglers as the country struggles to stem the wave of migrants leaving the c…
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China military declines to confirm Djibouti base plan – Yahoo News
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday declined to confirm a report that it was in talks for a military base in Horn of Africa country Djibouti, though it said all countries had an interest in regional peace and stability. via Pock…
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Pirates and hold-ups: crime strikes Venezuela’s oil industry – Yahoo News
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – When night falls over western Venezuela, armed gangs known as “pirates” sometimes ride boats into muggy Lake Maracaibo to steal equipment from oil wells. via Pocket
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U.S. lawmakers lay down ‘red lines’ on Iran nuclear deal – Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As talks on an Iran nuclear deal enter the final stretch, U.S. lawmakers are sharpening warnings against a “weak” agreement and laying down red lines that, if crossed, could prompt Congress to trip up a carefully crafted inter…
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Iranian foreign minister to join nuclear talks on Friday – Yahoo News
VIENNA (AP) — With significant gaps standing in the way of an Iran nuclear deal, foreign ministers at the seven-nation talks are adding their diplomatic muscle to the negotiations ahead of a June 30 target date for an agreement. via Pocket
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Marriott, Universal Music form partnership – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Marriott is getting into the music business, so to speak. The chain said Thursday it is linking up with Universal Music Group in a partnership in which some of the music conglomerate’s top stars will perform at Marriott hotels, as we…
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The controversy over the Confederate flag this week inspired Jon Stewart to air a new “Daily Show” segment for the first (and possibly last?) time called: “Huh, I Guess It Is Pretty F#@kin’ Weird That We Fly A Flag In Honor Of A Pro-Slavery Secessio…
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Should You Tell Your Kids How Much You Make? Rich People Don’t. – The Atlantic
In a recent survey, only 17 percent of parents who earn at least $100,000 a year said they had conversations with their children about their salaries. Some rich people might like to show off their money, but most of them don’t like to talk about it—…
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Big pharma isn’t known for its fair dealing in the global South. Infamously, the high cost of patented HIV antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in the early 2000s priced out developing countries and millions died. via Pocket
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It was to be, some believed, an orchard of perpetual, flourishing resistance, its trees adorned with plaques bearing the names of the great and the good, keeping Heathrow’s third runway at bay forever. via Pocket
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Researchers did turn up plenty for the actor-cum-activist to be pleased about: a mother who was a member of the Freedom Riders, an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. But they also found Benjamin Cole, a great-great-great grandparent on hi…
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Das reboot: German studio plans remake of underwater thriller | Film | The Guardian
Wolfgang Petersen’s Oscar-nominated war film Das Boot is heading for a remake, according to German magazine Blickpunkt Film. via Pocket
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The managing director of the ABC defends its independence after attacks from the government following a controversial QandA program. via Pocket
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International donors led by India and China have pledged approximately $3bn (£1.91bn) to rebuild Nepal in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that hit the country. via Pocket
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EU to counter Russian propaganda by promoting ‘European values’ | World news | The Guardian
The European Union aims to counter Russian propaganda by boosting support for independent media in “eastern neighbourhood” countries and increasing awareness of “disinformation activities by external actors”, according to a strategic communications …
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The Half Life of Body Hacking | Motherboard
On October 19, 2013, Tim Cannon got a Circadia 1.0—a sensor that can measure heat and pulse—implanted into his arm. The rectangular box sat there beneath his arm, measuring the temperature of his body, and transmitting that data to his cell phone. v…
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When the actress Mia Katigbak was a student at Barnard College in the 1970s, she was the only Asian-American studying theater and mostly got to play “maids and hookers,” she said. One day the department head asked her to join a Molière comedy. via P…
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The photographer and author of “Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs” says her favorite novelist is Nabokov. “But wait — here comes Herman Melville in the homestretch. I think it’s a dead heat.” What books are currently on your night stand? via Poc…
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TALLOIRES, France — For much of the 20th century Russia was a revolutionary state whose objective was the global spread of communist ideology. In the 21st century it has become the preeminent counterrevolutionary power. via Pocket
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The Smaller, Cheaper, FLIR ONE Thermal Camera Now Works With Other Apps
Thermal cameras that can see a person’s body heat were once expensive tools that only police and the military used. But now they’re small and cheap enough to work alongside your smartphone. And FLIR’s latest model will make anyone feel like the Pred…
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LOS ANGELES — “Check-check. One two-two-two-two-two. Hello hello hello.” Zane Lowe, Britain’s most influential radio D.J., stood in a rented studio in Hollywood one recent morning, cursing about the hiss in his headphones. via Pocket
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This Is SpaceX’s Second Barge, Preparing to Catch a Rocket on Sunday
SpaceX has been trying for some time now to land a rocket on a barge—and on Sunday it’ll try again, attempting to set down a spacecraft aboard this vessel, called Of Course I Still Love You. The name, though, isn’t a reference to the Falcon 9 crashi…
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Since December, 14 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe between the ages of 12 and 24 have committed suicide. via Pocket
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Obama Administration Promises To Ramp Down The Detention Of Migrant Moms and Kids | ThinkProgress
Last summer, facing a spike in the number of Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty at the southern U.S. via Pocket
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“Super Eye for China’s Space Station” | Popular Science
This CGI of the Tiangong 3 space station shows three Tiangong space station modules, a Shenzhou manned module underneath and a Tianzhou automated resupply vehicle all docked together. The “super eye” will allow for faster connections and docking bet…
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Shen Bolun and Wu Xia, who are not married, celebrated the smooth delivery of a healthy girl in Beijing on Sunday. But the joyous event came with a price tag: a government fine. via Pocket
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Ever read a book you had to read twice to complete the story? : books
Ever read a book you had to read twice to complete the story? (truegrittfiction.com) via Pocket
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Just finished Americanah by Amamanda Achibie! : books
I personally enjoyed the book very much although I did feel like at some points (especially towards the end) it was a bit drawn out and filled with unnecessary events. An example being the random and sudden suicide attempt by Dike it just seemed so …
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Eurogroup talks end with no deal, to meet in coming days – Yahoo News
Brussels (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his country’s creditors failed to reach a bailout deal at emergency talks Thursday, raising fresh fears that Athens will default on an IMF loan next week. via Pocket
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Refuting: ‘How To Argue With An Atheist: Tips #5 and #6: Red Herring/Strawman’ : philosophy
Refuting: ‘How To Argue With An Atheist: Tips #5 and #6: Red Herring/Strawman’ (skepticink.com)submitted 4 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Our future selves are all characters in New York Times best-selling author Paolo Bacigalupi’s penetrating and environmentally driven sci-fi novel, The Water Knife, published by Knopf in May and an Amazon Best Book of June 2015. Note to future selves…
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» Sunset and Sunrise on Bleak Horizons: The State of the Revisionist Western
Are we in the midst of a revisionist Western novel revival? Patrick deWitt’s 2012 The Sisters Brothers earned its fair share of acclaim, including a win at The Morning News’s Tournament of Books and a place on the Man Booker Prize shortlist. via Poc…
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HIV epidemic will rebound dramatically without more funding, warn experts | Society | The Guardian
The world could see the HIV epidemic rebound dramatically if countries fail to increase funding and expand access to drugs in the next five years, according to a major report. via Pocket
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Could do little about any of the goals conceded but perhaps could have dominated his area a little more as England occasionally looked shaky at set pieces. Made one superb stop to prevent an early own goal against Portugal. Did not play: Jonathan Bo…
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Chris Froome admits missed drug test and blames zealous hotel staff | Sport | The Guardian
Chris Froome has admitted missing a drugs test while on holiday earlier this year, in what the 2013 Tour de France winner described as “a hugely frustrating situation”. via Pocket
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As Argentina re-emerged in the tunnel for the second half of their first Copa América match against Paraguay, a giggling Lionel Messi and Angel Di María had a brief exchange – both players with their hands over their mouths, as is becoming the norm,…
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Ending My Marriage in the Philippines, the Only Country Where Divorce Is Illegal – The Atlantic
In the Philippines, a husband and wife can part only through death, or the torturous process of annulment. MANILA, Philippines—The call came in the middle of a workday. My lawyer’s name flashed on the caller-ID screen, and there was no small talk wh…
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The Evolution of Alternative Medicine – The Atlantic
When it comes to treating pain and chronic disease, many doctors are turning to treatments like acupuncture and meditation—but using them as part of a larger, integrative approach to health. Back in the 1990s, the word “alternative” was a synonym fo…
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America’s First New Nuclear Plant in 30 years Is Well Under Way
Solar power isn’t not enough to cover our increasing energy demand right now. In the panoramic photo above you can see the housing of a new 1,100 megawatt Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactor that will help bridge the gap. via Pocket
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In April, Honduras’s Supreme Court invalidated the country’s rigid presidential term limit — and drastically undermined its Constitution. via Pocket
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — More than a week after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first of the nine church members who were killed there during a Bible study will be buried on Thursday. Many of the viewings and funerals, incl…
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LONDON — As a British officer who had more than his share of fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans, it pains me greatly to see words and actions from the United Nations that can only provoke further violence and loss of life. via Pocket
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In the wake of last week’s shooting rampage in Charleston, South Carolina, top US government officials are pointing to what they consider a rising global security threat: isolated, maladjusted people who latch on to extremist ideologies through the …
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What are some great Youtube Channels that post informative and quality videos about philosophy? (self.philosophy) via Pocket
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Network Rail chairman to step down amid spiralling costs of upgrade plans | UK news | The Guardian
Network Rail’s chairman, Richard Parry-Jones, is to step down and will be replaced by London’s transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy. The transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s announced Parry-Jones’s departure as it admitted that some of Network…
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French cabbies angry at Uber block Paris airports, roads – Yahoo News
Paris (AFP) – Protests in France against ride-booking app Uber turned violent on Thursday as taxi drivers burned cars and blocked access to airports and train stations. via Pocket
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UK population at record high, with net migration the biggest driver | UK news | The Guardian
The UK population is at a new record high, official figures show, as net migration overtook natural population changeto become the largest contributor to growth. via Pocket
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5 reasons Congress could soon do something big on criminal justice reform – The Washington Post
Lawmakers in states across the country have begun to discuss and, in some cases, take bipartisan action on criminal justice reform. via Pocket
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Francis says the Internet is undermining people’s relationships, and the media isn’t helping. Of all the media’s favorite blood sports, media criticism has to rank near the top. No one can fret about digital technology like the journalists who seem …
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National Park Service moves to stop sales of Confederate flags – The Washington Post
The National Park Service moved Wednesday to stop sales of the Confederate flag in federal parks, the Loop has learned. The controversy over the display of the flag — sparked by the racist hate killings of nine African-Americans in Charleston, S.C. …
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Davies report won’t stop our campaigns, say Heathrow and Gatwick chiefs | World news | The Guardian
The bosses of Heathrow and Gatwick airports say they will continue their campaigns for expansion, whatever the outcome of a long-awaited report on the future of air travel around London. via Pocket
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil — This month, public school teachers from the state of São Paulo announced the end of their three-month-long strike — without any of their demands having been met. via Pocket
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What same-sex marriage reform could mean for the LGBT youths of America | US news | The Guardian
When Lane Deines was a student at Kearney High School in Nebraska, he never seriously considered coming out. Nathan Leach graduated last month from the same high school, located in the center of the US. via Pocket
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Richard Nixon Drives the Most U.S. TOurism
Teddy Roosevelt did a lot to help American tourism with his strenuous advocacy for national parks, but other presidents have him beat when it comes to actual tourists. via Pocket
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I’ve been staying fairly quiet on Greece, not wanting to shout Grexit in a crowded theater. But given reports from the negotiations in Brussels, something must be said — namely, what do the creditors, and in particular the IMF, think they’re doing? …
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Recess: A Poem by James Hoch | The New Republic
There is a boy on the blacktop You must forget that, set him aside, even when the ring of children, friends merciless and unforgiving, tease him for what he said about the new girl, her clean dress blooming white against her skin. via Pocket
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Bobby Jindal Not Sure He Willing To Put Family Through 2-Month Presidential Campaign : TheOnion
Bobby Jindal Not Sure He Willing To Put Family Through 2-Month Presidential Campaign (theonion.com)submitted 9 minutes ago by loading… via Pocket
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Philly officials wrap Vatican meetings for pope visit – Yahoo News
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Philadelphia church officials say they’re confident about preparations for Pope Francis’ visit at the three-month homestretch, saying they’ve raised more than $30 million of the $45 million needed and have lined up 6,000 of 10,00…
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Greece says divergence with creditors not big enough to hold up deal – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The differences between Greece’s proposal and that of its creditors are not big enough to justify failing to reach an agreement, a senior Greek government official said on Thursday. via Pocket
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Creditors yield a bit on VAT, pension top-up in revised offer to Athens – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Institutions representing Greece’s creditors made some concessions to Athens in the latest list of reforms they want in order for Greece to get new financing in a last-ditch attempt to secure a deal that would avert default on T…
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Greece, creditors at loggerheads as debt deadline looms – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece and its international creditors remained at loggerheads Thursday over reform measures that Athens must introduce to unlock billions of euros in loans and prevent a likely bankruptcy of the country. via Pocket
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Restoration students do wheel nice work on vintage rides – Yahoo News
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Eugene Toner stomped on the foot-operated ignition. The engine sputtered and coughed, but wouldn’t catch. Uh oh. via Pocket
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Yahoo’s Sullivan to become Facebook’s chief security officer – Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo’s cybersecurity chief says he’s heading to Facebook to become its chief security officer. Alex Stamos said in a Facebook post that he will be joining the social networking company on Monday. He succeeds Joe Sullivan, who depart…
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NATO: Risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine – Yahoo News
BRUSSELS (AP) — Warning of a return to heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine this summer, NATO on Thursday blamed Russia and outlined additional support for Kiev, including aid in defusing roadside bombs. via Pocket
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In a world where everything seems fragile, a Victorian gentlemen and a sixties cowgirl explore the kitschy depths of love and betrayal. Never betray a girl with a gun. For a good look at how the film was made go to: http://www.proximitythefilm.com C…
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Readers recommend: songs about books – results | Music | The Guardian
Take a look, it’s in a book – the voice of the RR collective has produced a veritable rainbow of book-themed songs, and we’ll start with the bestselling book of all. But the things that you’re liable to read in the Bible? Well, It Ain’t Necessarily …
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The outsiders America doesn’t want you to see – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
Anonymous, Modesto, California, 2013. All photographs: Katy Grannan/Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, and Salon 94, New York Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close via Pocket
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What to wear as a middle-aged wedding guest | Fashion | The Guardian
Everybody loves a wedding, but choosing what to wear when you’re middle aged is not the same as when you’re in your 20s and you get invited to one every month. via Pocket
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‘Repugnant’, ‘uninspired’ and ‘awful’ – works hated by their own composers | Music | The Guardian
Written as a favour to the inventor of the metronome, Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, Beethoven’s dire but highly lucrative potboiler noisily celebrated the Battle of Vittoria in the Spanish war of liberation. via Pocket
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Ted Cruz: I was target of ‘venom’ during debt ceiling fight – The Washington Post
Sen. Ted Cruz has flung, and received, countless barbs during his time in Washington. But the Texas Republican said that he was never such a target of “venom” than during a fight over the debt ceiling last year. via Pocket
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Not long after the news that Micah Richards’ undistinguished season in Fiorentina ended with a swift return to a more familiar workplace at Aston Villa, it was predictable that rumours would surface about Ashley Cole’s predicament at Roma and a poss…
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Trying to Ride Wild Animals Is the Latest Bullshit Trend on YouTube | Motherboard
The latest person to ride a wild animal is wearing swimming trunks and standing at the bow of a speed boat somewhere in the remote Canadian wilderness. via Pocket
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Madagascar’s lemurs cling to survival – BBC News
The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years. That stark warning comes from one of the world’s leading specialists in the iconic animals. via Pocket
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OneWeb satellite operator eyes huge rocket campaign – BBC News
The biggest commercial rocket campaign in history has been announced by OneWeb. The British Channel Islands-registered company has acquired more than 60 launchers to help put up its proposed satellite broadband network. via Pocket
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Big universe, big data, astronomical opportunity | Science | The Guardian
Astronomical data is and has always been “big data”. Once that was only true metaphorically, now it is true in all senses. We acquire it far more rapidly than the rate at which we can process, analyse and exploit it. via Pocket
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For centuries, New York City’s white whale has been the common rat. Traps have been set and poisons brewed, to little apparent effect. Emergency conclaves have been called at City Hall. via Pocket
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Pakistan heatwave death toll passes 1,000 – Yahoo News
The death toll from a major heatwave in Pakistan passed 1,000 on Thursday, medics and welfare workers told AFP, with further fatalities expected. Days of unusually hot weather in Karachi, the country’s biggest city, have seen tens of thousands of pe…
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Landing a Lockheed U-2 Isn’t for the Faint-Hearted
It’s easy to forget just how shallow some airplanes are. In this image, you’re looking at a U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as it flies above Royal Air Force Fairford in England earlier this month. via Pocket
Love Everyone Often Library Links 06/26/2015
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