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Sunset over a lake, OC [3456×2304] : waterporn
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Sunset in Kruger Park, South Africa [OC][1600×1034] : EarthPorn
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The world’s most desirable holiday destinations – in pictures | Books | The Guardian
From the summit of Machu Picchu to the open spaces of Mongolia, National Geographic has assembled a selection of the most amazing places from around the globe. What are your unmissable locations? Tell us in the comments below
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Terse Titles Are Cited More Often Than Longer Ones – Scientific American
After comparing the length of 20,000 scientific paper titles with the number of times other scientists cited them, researchers determined that brevity is best.
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Is there any point in non-fiction books when you can look everything up online? Finding out from books was once thought to be a standard part of any child’s learning. Then, with the coming of the internet, it looked as if finding out would all be do…
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Corfu gas deaths: Thomas Cook had ‘significant’ safety shortcomings – BBC News
Travel firm Thomas Cook has been accused of “significant” health and safety shortcomings, following the deaths of two children poisoned by carbon monoxide. Bobby and Christi Shepherd, aged six and seven, died at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel, in Cor…
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The ‘Game of Drones’ Is a Live War Game Every Politician Should Pay Attention To | Motherboard
The Haderach militants were in a tight spot. They were dispersed throughout towns in southern Caprica and were under assault by the powerful Caprican military.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Says Win ‘Vote for Unity’ | Al Jazeera America
Turkey’s ruling party secured a stunning victory in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months after losing it.
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What to Do if You Cheated on Your Partner, but Want to Stay Together
You went and did the unthinkable: you cheated. Now what? If your partner decides to end the relationship, there’s not much for you to do, but if they want to stay together, you have some work ahead of you.
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Heavy fog delays flights across Europe – BBC News
Heavy fog is causing disruption across western Europe, with low visibility leading to significant flight delays. There were delays on Monday at airports in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Brussels, where visibility reportedly droppe…
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The High-Class Chaos Engulfing One of London’s Wealthiest Neighborhood | Vanity Fair
If there’s anyplace left in the world safe for rich people and their chattel, you’d think it would be Mayfair, that silkiest swath of central London. Yet, apparent assaults on some of the precinct’s longtime icons were in progress on the bright fall…
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This happens way too often when people are around my dog : AdviceAnimals
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Pussy Fart Queen : StartledCats
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Two Monkeys [1600 x 1066] : AnimalPorn
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Climate change could have a significant impact on our economy | Ars Technica
Climate change may have many economic impacts, including loss of crops, changes in water supply, increased incidence of natural disaster, and spikes in health care costs related to infectious diseases and temperature related illness.
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How Unions Fight Inequality and Strengthen Democracy
A new study from the International Monetary Fund concludes that unions reduce inequality and foster a healthier economy for everyone, mainly by preventing the wealthiest among us from keeping the fruits of a collaboratively created prosperity for th…
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Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders’ support but want visible action | US news | The Guardian
A Muslim-American student pushed the issue of Islamophobia in the US into the spotlight last week, when she asked Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to address the subject before an audience of hundreds at George Mason University.
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Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
When Magnus Chase dies and goes to Valhalla, he meets a host of interesting, quirky characters who inform him that without his help, the world may end. Quickly, Magnus is sucked into a world of swords, Nordic gods and danger around every corner.
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La ville marocaine de Ouarzazate est habituée aux grandes productions. Aux portes du désert du Sahara, au centre de l’industrie cinématographique “Ouallywood”, elle a participé à tout, de Lawrence d’Arabie et La Momie à The Living Daylights et même …
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Republicans ‘cautious’ to confront Black Lives Matter on the campaign trail | US news | The Guardian
There are few areas of bipartisan consensus in the 2016 presidential election. Criminal justice has emerged as one. Republicans and Democrats are agreed: reform needs to happen.
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Jawbone Files Countersuit Against Fitbit In “Frivolous” Patent Infringement Case | TechCrunch
The war continues apace in the world of wearable fitness trackers. Jawbone — which makes fitness trackers, speakers and Bluetooth headsets — has filed a countersuit against Fitbit in a patent infringement case brought by the latter company against i…
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The Active Sun: US Unveils Plan to Deal with Space Weather
The sun blasted out a coronal mass ejection (CME), along with part of a solar filament, over a 3-hour period on Feb. 24, 2015.Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA View full size image The U.S. government is getting more serious about dealing wit…
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Poem of the week: Dibs Camp, the Women’s Prison by Choman Hardi | Books | The Guardian
You do not die! Not when you want to.Not when you see your strong husband, the bigbrother in his own family, kicked bloody by a groupof men equipped with loaded guns and hatred. Not when your beautiful teenage daughteris handpicked by soldiers, neve…
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Enceladus Flyby: See Cassini’s Close-up Photos of Icy Saturn Moon
After a death-defying dive toward the surface of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, the Cassini spacecraft has sent back images from its close encounter. Cassini came to within just 30 miles (50 kilometers) of the moon’s surface on Wednesday (Oct.
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This May Be the Closest Look We Get of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus for Decades | Motherboard
NASA has released the first images from the Cassini orbiter’s close encounter with Saturn’s tantalizing moon Enceladus, one of the Solar System’s best candidates for alien life.
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Kansas City end 30-year wait for World Series crown – Al Jazeera English
Kansas City ended a 30-year wait for a World Series title as the Royals reigned over Major League Baseball with a 7-2, 12-inning victory over the New York Mets.
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Kidnapped UN workers released by South Sudan rebels – Al Jazeera English
Rebel fighters in South Sudan have released 13 United Nations workers who were held hostage for a week, the UN has said. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two years, seized 31 members of the UN peacekeeping …
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Journalism under Fire: Unpunished Crimes – Al Jazeera English
We travel the country to find out how Russians feel about their president and the way the Kremlin runs the country. Mexico’s first independent governor says he is committed to fight against political establishment and drug cartels.
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30 Glorious Minutes Of The Sun In 4K Video – Digg
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Space Every 12 seconds NASA’s Solar Dynamics Laboratory images the sun in 10 wavelengths of ultraviolet light. Each wavelength is assigned its own color and every image is eight times the resolution of HD video. The kind folks at NASA have made thes… -
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NWA manager Jerry Heller files $110m Straight Outta Compton libel suit | Film | The Guardian
The former NWA manager Jerry Heller has filed a $110m defamation suit against the makers of rap biopic Straight Outta Compton, claiming the blockbuster drama both portrayed him in a false light and used details without consent from his memoirs.
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First ‘Made in China’ passenger jet unveiled – Al Jazeera English
A state-owned manufacturer on Monday unveiled the first plane produced by a Chinese initiative to compete in the market for large passenger jetliners. China is one of the biggest aviation markets but relies on Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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World’s largest floating windfarm gets green light in Scotland | Environment | The Guardian
The Scottish government has granted consent for the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm to be developed off the coast of Peterhead. Oil and gas giant Statoil will build a 135GW pilot park consisting of five floating 6MW turbines, which could…
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Some confusing history : mildlyinteresting
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Child monitoring app pulled in S Korea – BBC News
Smart Sheriff, a popular app in South Korea for monitoring children’s online activities has been pulled. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has removed it from the Google Play store and is advising existing users to find alternatives.
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What We’re Following on Monday, November 2 – The Atlantic
Give a FREE gift subscription to your friend when you start your own subscription now.
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MTN shares suspended after $5.2bn Nigerian fine – BBC News
Shares in Africa’s biggest mobile operator were suspended on Monday in the wake of a huge fine imposed by Nigerian regulators. Trading in MTN Group was halted in Johannesburg after the stock fell by as much as 8%.
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SKT1 crowned League of Legends world champions – BBC News
South Korean team SKT1 have been crowned the 2015 world champions for the League of Legends (LoL) video game. The winning team shared a prize pool of $1m (£650,000) between them.
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Metrojet rules out technical fault in Sinai plane crash – Al Jazeera English
The Russian airline whose passenger plane crashed on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has insisted that a technical fault could not have caused the disaster.
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How Compulsory Voting Can Become a Reality in the United States – The Atlantic
Not enough people vote. It’s a perennial source of concern in American politics. There’s no shortage of reforms designed to address the problem, but one idea that seems particularly promising, at least in theory, is compulsory voting.
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Let Girls Learn: Michelle Obama on How to Address the Crisis in Girls’ Education – The Atlantic
Right now, 62 million girls worldwide are not in school. They’re receiving no formal education at all—no reading, no writing, no math—none of the basic skills they need to provide for themselves and their families, and contribute fully to their coun…
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Palestinian workers face arbitrary dismissal in Israel – Al Jazeera English
There were comments from other Israelis calling me a terrorist, and people were asking the company to fire me. Hard-right nationalist Jewish groups have paraded through Jerusalem, harassing and attacking Arab pedestrians.
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Posing Red Deer Stag in Richmond Park, London. [2448×2448] : AnimalPorn
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Awesome Hypnosis Trick! (Concentrate on the red dot) : ledootgeneration
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Speaking with light – Aeon Video
By journeying to the depths of the ocean to study bioluminescent sea creatures, Edie Widder, president of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association in Florida, has witnessed firsthand the strange, vibrant colours of deep-sea life.
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Vinaya Gets $3M To Build Connected Tech That’s More Sensitive To Human Psychology | TechCrunch
Can the problem of tech gobbling up too much of your attention be fixed by buying more technology? Vinaya, a U.K.
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Argentina to generate 8% of energy from renewable sources by 2017 | Environment | The Guardian
Renewable energy is making inroads in Argentina. Last week, after much negotiation, the chamber of deputies approved a new law decreeing that, by 2017, the country must generate 8% of its electricity from wind, solar or small-scale hydro power, amon…
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UN: Record 218,000 refugees arrive in Europe in October – Al Jazeera English
More than 218,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in October – a monthly record and nearly the same number as in the whole of 2014, the United Nations said.
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Just two weeks after the Balfour Declaration was published on this day in 1917, directly amid the carnage of World War I, The Nation published an article by the Jewish philosopher Horace Kallen, a leading figure of the Zionist Organization of Americ…
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Wisconsin Poised to Gut Its Campaign Finance and Anti-Corruption Laws | Mother Jones
Scott Walker’s presidential bid may have failed, but the Wisconsin governor and his Republican allies are making a massive push to transform the way the state conducts elections and investigates illegal campaign activity.
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Several Infants Among 11 Killed as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greek Coast | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching the international migrant crisis. Check out the Open Water blog here.
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Riding a wave of anti-establishment sentiment, Jimmy Morales—a comedian with no political experience and backed by military hard-liners—has been elected Guatemala’s next president.
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Al Jazeera SnapChats refugee crisis on Lesbos – Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera’s first report from the field using social media platform SnapChat is taking place today on the Greek island of Lesbos. Senior correspondent Mohammed Jamjoom is covering the refugee crisis and taking viewers directly to the island’s nort…
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Pink Gnomes Raid the Horde Capital in ‘World of Warcraft’ to Fight Breast Cancer | Motherboard
For the last six years, World of Warcraft players have been involved in an event known as the “Running of the Gnomes,” where players create gnome characters on the Scarlet Crusade World of Warcraft server, gather in one location, then run across the…
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“No Room At The Inn” · The Leftovers · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Alan Sepinwall’s HitFix interview with Damon Lindelof prior to the start of season two, was fascinating and illuminating, but also slightly misleading.
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Moulin Rouge. 1923 : OldSchoolCool
Moulin Rouge. 1923 via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/9ZeWNNImhG https://t.co/xIlFxi9Wc7
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My Kitchen Gallery: Jade Scott of ForAdventure | Life and style | The Guardian
My Kitchen Gallery: Jade Scott of ForAdventure https://t.co/vOSHwCugJJ
My kitchen is … our local beach. It’s a very diverse beach about a five-minute drive from our house. There’s a sand peninsula on one side that ends in a rocky point, chalk cliffs and the harbour on the other side, with marshes, heathland and woodlan… -
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When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible. – Imgur
When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible. https://t.co/B8K5Xojs4n https://t.co/HPjSINbemR
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On America’s nomads, from Native to modern – Richard Grant – Aeon
On visiting the United States, the Tibetan dignitary T T Karma Chophel met with a group of supporters in Utah. He was there to discuss democracy, but his gaze kept travelling out across the high desert to the snowy mountains on the horizon.
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Canny Seattle top Dallas, and MLS says goodbye to Eddie Johnson | Football | The Guardian
It’s a thankless task predicting the playoffs. Some teams limp there then seem to get hot. Other teams struggle to convert regular season dominance into a playoff run and are eliminated early.
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I subscribe to clothing share. Is that an eco-friendly move — or just wasteful? | Grist
People who flee climate-related disasters need help from the U.N. and the global community. Instead, we’re still arguing over what to call them.
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Diversions down memory lane | Books | The Guardian
Last weekend, I went to see The Father, Florian Zeller’s brilliant puzzle of a play, in which Kenneth Cranham plays a man who is suffering from dementia, and Claire Skinner his conflicted daughter – and it brought up all sorts of painful stuff.
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Bond’s Spectre smashes box office records – BBC News
Spectre, the 24th James Bond adventure, has shattered all-time box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released so far. Its UK launch set a new record for movies released on a Monday – as opposed to a Friday – taking more than…
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Amsterdam – The Netherlands [1024 x 683] [OC] : CityPorn
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: At the centre of the tuning fork
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Sunset Panorama at La Silla
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The Keizersgracht – Amsterdam [1024 x 683] [OC] : waterporn
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China Xinjiang Daily editor sacked for ‘anti-terror criticism’ – BBC News
The editor of the Chinese state newspaper, Xinjiang Daily, has been sacked for criticising official policy. The official Communist Party watchdog also promised to prosecute Zhao Xinwei for “serious discipline breaches”, which generally refers to cor…
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Mexico navy rescues four fishermen ‘adrift for 30 days’ – BBC News
The Mexican navy has rescued two Colombian and two Ecuadorean fishermen off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas. The fishermen said they had been adrift at sea for 30 days after their boat ran out of petrol.
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No Selfies With Dead Women! A Jack the Ripper Protest on Halloween | Broadly
It’s a crisp autumn morning, the sort of day that needs no Instagram filter to make things look beautiful; the light is perfect as it is.
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When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible. – Imgur
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Yemen island hit as Cyclone Chapala heads for mainland – BBC News
A rare tropical cyclone has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before heading towards the Yemeni mainland.Many residents took shelter in schools and caves as the storm, named Chapala, brought hurricane-force winds, …
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What It’s Like to Have Photos of Your Mastectomy Go Viral | Motherboard
Every October for decades now, breast cancer has received vast amounts of media attention. But somewhere along the way, the quest for awareness became a more commercial effort.
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When we are in the midst of economic strife, as we saw in 2008, the health of our environment often gets shunted down the priority list by tough-talking governments. Environmental problems are often characterised as oppositional to raising living st…
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Nepal police clear protesters’ blockade at India border – Al Jazeera English
Protesters clashed with police in Nepal after officers forcibly cleared a blockade at an Indian border checkpoint that has led to crippling fuel shortages in the landlocked nation.
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/UWBQCPYFBE https://t.co/00Fyqf8rm8
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They knew it all along, these Kansas City Royals. Even as they came up empty inning after inning against Mets ace Matt Harvey, who held them to four singles over eight scoreless innings, shrewdly alternating the fastball, curveball, slider and chang…
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Congratulations on such successes with your books! What inspired you to write them? Thank you! Lies We Tell Ourselves was originally inspired by my parents’ experiences growing up in Virginia in the 1960s.
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Omsk, Russia via /r/Breathless https://t.co/QbntLhoevj https://t.co/yhDGvvC7Oj
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23 emotions people can feel, but can’t explain – Imgur
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Mark Bittman’s plan to make you fall in love with vegan food | Grist
People who flee climate-related disasters need help from the U.N. and the global community. Instead, we’re still arguing over what to call them.
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Save 30% on the Titan cable and Titan loop charger bundle / Boing Boing
Titan’s top-selling, MFi-certified, tangle-free charging cables now come in a pack, so you can conveniently charge anywhere life may take you. Titan’s original 3.
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Why the United States Leaves Deadly Chemicals on the Market – In These Times
Scientists are trained to express themselves rationally. They avoid personal attacks when they disagree. But some scientific arguments become so polarized that tempers fray. There may even be shouting.
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‘External factor’ caused Sinai crash – BBC News
The bodies of 144 people are flown back to St Petersburg, as an investigation continues into the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.
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DJI Teams Up With Canonical To Launch Embedded Computer For Drones | TechCrunch
Drone manufacturer DJI and Canonical, the corporate entity behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, today announced the launch of Manifold, a small embedded computer that’s optimized for building applications for drones.
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French president hopes to boost Paris climate summit during China visit | Environment | The Guardian
French president François Hollande hopes to use a state visit to China to boost difficult climate negotiations, a month before a UN conference in Paris aimed at slowing global warming.
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Rancho Banquete, Texas – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rancho Banquete is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), all of it lan…
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Funny Cats Falling : StartledCats
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‘A new wave of repression is imminent in Iran’ | World news | The Guardian
A speech by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on 7 October to commanders and officers of Iran’s navy attracted wide international attention. Khamenei declared that he had banned any negotiations with the United States about non-nuclear …
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Australia running out of countries to send its refugees – Al Jazeera English
Australia is being forced to seek new countries to take its refugees after the Philippines said it won’t accept them.
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Erdogan triumph leaves Turkey polarised – BBC News
In Ankara, supporters of the ruling AKP party savoured their political victory into the night. They sang, waved party flags, banged drums, hooted their car horns and thanked God.
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China two-child policy not valid until March, government says – BBC News
China’s top family planning body has warned couples that they must continue to obey the country’s one-child policy until the law changes in March. On Thursday, the government announced it would relax the rules to allow all couples to have two childr…
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Pilot’s view of fog at Manchester Airport – BBC News
Pilot’s view of fog at Manchester Airport https://t.co/99GTI0qxZ9
Thick fog is causing widespread travel disruption across the UK and Europe. Heathrow Airport said around 45 flights had been cancelled, and others affected include London City, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff. -
Rocket Internet-Backed Nestpick Raises $11M To Move Entire Rental Process Online | TechCrunch
For years you’ve been able to find a room to rent online via classified sites such as Craigslist or more vertical offerings. But once you’ve found your prospective rental, the process quickly moves off-line. Nestpick — backed, though not founded, by…
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Analysis: US Special Forces in Syria, why now? – Al Jazeera English
The image of more than 12 foreign ministers gathered around a negotiating table in Vienna this week to discuss a resolution to the Syrian crisis will no doubt be one of the lasting images of the conflict.
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Are Popes welcome? [Photograph] : monkslookingatbeer
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New $250M Pitango Growth Fund Will Boost Israeli Scale-Ups | TechCrunch
Pitango Venture Capital — which has invested in companies such as AppsFlyer and Taboola — today announces the first closing of its new Pitango Growth Fund, which will aim for a $250 million fund size.
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Flooding swamps Portugal’s Algarve – Al Jazeera English
Southern Portugal has been slammed by strong winds and heavy rains, flooding parts of the popular tourist region. The storms brought winds of up to 80 km/h and delivered 100mm of rain to Faro airport. This is more than is expected in the entire mont…
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At the centre of the tuning fork | ESA/Hubble
This galaxy is known as Mrk 820 and is classified as a lenticular galaxy — type S0 on the Hubble Tuning Fork. The Hubble Tuning Fork is used to classify galaxies according to their morphology. Elliptical galaxies look like smooth blobs in the sky an…
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China’s two-child policy: Single mothers left out – BBC News
China’s announcement that it is ending its decades-long one-child policy is good news for married couples who want to have two children. But if you’re an unmarried woman, forget about it, writes author Leta Hong Fincher. Taboos about single parentho…
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Sunset Panorama at La Silla | ESO
This majestic panorama gives context to ESO’s La Silla Observatory. The site is positioned 2400 metres above sea level in the southern outskirts of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Far from the light pollution of civilisation it provides a clear view of the …
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BBC Sport – Gossip column: Mourinho, Capello, Costa, Guardiola, Rooney
One of Chelsea’s players would rather lose than play for manager Jose Mourinho, it has been claimed. (Daily Mail) Former England boss Fabio Capello wants to replace Mourinho if he is sacked by the Premier League champions. (Sun)
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Bucksport Maine Bridge Fog [1200×980] [OC] : ExposurePorn
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Behold my smooshy-faced love, Lightning. : cats
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Unfortunately, many people were calling me jesus, but this dude knew who I was. – Imgur
Unfortunately, many people were calling me jesus, but this dude knew who I was. https://t.co/YdAQ7o3trG https://t.co/ao1bRKGrQK
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GOP and Democrats Slow to Woo Asian Americans | Al Jazeera America
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Grace Han Wolf, a town councilor for the northern Virginia community of Herndon, knows it’s another election season when her cellphone rings with invitations from fellow Democrats.
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Ethnic Ties Pull Heavily in Myanmar’s Election | Al Jazeera America
MONG LAT, Myanmar — In the hillside home of the local chief, Yar Htun faced a small gathering of people, his back to a pigsty.
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“One of the first video recordings of a David Lynch interview dates from 1979,” writes The New Yorker‘s Dennis Lim.
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Uber Pulls Out Of Three German Cities After Court Ban Shrinks Driver Pool | TechCrunch
Despite raising a warchest of some $8 billion thus far, on-demand ride sharing platform Uber is retrenching its operations in Germany — pulling out of three cities (Frankfurt, Hamburg and Duesseldorf), leaving active operations in just Berlin and Mu…
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In a few weeks, world leaders will gather in Paris in an attempt to reach a deal that will have critical implications for our species.
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All Sorts of Possible by Rupert Wallis – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
A sinkhole opens up, dragging Daniel and his father into its depths. The results: Daniel safe, alive and well, his dad in a coma with low chances of survival . A coincidence? Mason, a man familiar with the extraordinary, thinks not.
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Terry Collins knew better. Decades of running baseball games on two continents had taught the New York Mets manager to ignore pleas like those from the bearded man with piercing eyes who was screaming “I want this game.” He understood bravado fueled…
Harvey dented: Mets ace brilliant till the final reel as World Series slips away https://t.co/TtGpMKHmmn -
End impunity for murderers of journalists now – Al Jazeera English
Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were killed by violent groups in Mali on November 2, 2013. James Foley was killed by violent extremists in August 2014 in Syria – followed by Steven Sotloff in September 2014.
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Turkey election: Erdogan calls on world to respect result – BBC News
Turkey’s president says the world must respect the results of the election, which saw the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regain its parliamentary majority. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had chosen stability following unrest.
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you should get outside moar : lolcats
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HMB while i paralyze myself. : holdmybeer
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Chinese Mogul and US Treasury Sanction | Al Jazeera America
NEW YORK CITY — Across from the New York Stock Exchange, a porter in a pressed black tunic sidesteps the traders and tourists walking on the cobblestones of the street whose name signifies the financial artery of the U.S. economy.
Did a Chinese mogul beat a Treasury Dept. ban on doing business in the US? https://t.co/kovIr7SJfV -
Brume | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Utsikt | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Utsikt by NerlandO https://t.co/7FAUqvGC7l https://t.co/eag31TI0hH
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Clean energy investment in Australia fell by 31% under Tony Abbott | Environment | The Guardian
Uncertainty over the future of Australia’s renewable energy target under the Abbott government precipitated a 31% drop in clean energy investment in Australia, according to the annual report of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
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Palestinian shot dead after alleged checkpoint stabbing – Al Jazeera English
A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli forces after allegedly trying to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities have said.
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The human cost of South Africa’s mining industry – BBC News
More than 40 lawyers, representing hundreds of former and current mineworkers, have begun legal steps against South Africa’s gold mining industry. They say the miners contracted silicosis, an incurable lung disease, from years of working in the mine…
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Unfortunately, many people were calling me jesus, but this dude knew who I was. – Imgur
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Japan’s Nissan Motors posts a 40% rise in net profit – BBC News
Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, Nissan Motor Corporation, has posted a rise of 37.4% in net income for the six months ending in September. The firm also revised its full-year to March 2016 forecast for global car sales to 5.5 million vehicles – up …
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Ocean beach brazil skyscapes [1920×1200] : EarthPorn
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Tatra Mountains, Poland, Zakopane, near Kasprowy Wierch [4808×3784] [OC] : EarthPorn
Tatra Mountains, Poland, Zakopane, near Kasprowy Wierch [4808×3784] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/vTuk1FImeD https://t.co/n4AeoNOFdY
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Medicaid Gap (HBO) : television
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Medicaid Gap (HBO) via /r/television https://t.co/0o9an8en7c https://t.co/nUTbMi1sN9
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LGBT teenagers: changing hearts and minds with Stonewall | Children’s books | The Guardian
The inaugural Stonewall Young Writers competition 2015 was on the theme “LGBT equality: changing hearts and minds” and writers aged 14 to 17 years old submitted their work in two categories – Poetry and Stories.
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Patti Smith on the Two Kinds of Masterpieces and Her Fifty Favorite Books | Brain Pickings
“Oh, to be reborn within the pages of a book,” Patti Smith exhales within the pages of M Train (public library) — her astonishingly beautiful meditation on time, transformation, and how the radiance of love redeems the rupture of loss, embedded into…
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In 1692, 14 women, five men and two dogs were executed for witchcraft in Salem. That spring there had been 400 people accused. If we know this history primarily from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it is easy to forget the scale of these strange event…
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John Fogerty is ready to move on.
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Injured five-year-old found with dead driver in Uttoxeter crash – BBC News
An injured five-year-old girl has been found with a dead driver in a crashed car which had been in a ditch “for some time”. West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car was discovered on Sunday at 09:35 GMT by two cyclists in Crakemarsh near Uttoxet…
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messing about in victoria park in the dark on Vimeo
messing about in victoria park in the dark https://t.co/U3s4v2c7Rz
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Johnny Carson – 1960’s : OldSchoolCool
Johnny Carson – 1960’s via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/2NeC6oXRBV https://t.co/fbkZ6rSHRC
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The Man Who Saved The World – Imgur
The Man Who Saved The World https://t.co/yTb2pnnd0r https://t.co/y4cOi1zF80
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Taken while hiking Bradbury Mountain in Maine (5312×2988) : BotanicalPorn
Taken while hiking Bradbury Mountain in Maine (5312×2988) via /r/BotanicalPorn https://t.co/ibnyHXXwwA https://t.co/WUAh6EbtJY
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China is building a Great Green Wall of trees to stop desertification : environment
China is building a Great Green Wall of trees to stop desertification via /r/environment https://t.co/ihSSbGs4JF https://t.co/tWQdSJeRf6
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Ryanair sets sights on rapid growth – BBC News
Ryanair expects to have 180 million passengers a year within a decade as its growth plans gain momentum. That is 20 million higher than the Irish airline’s previous target. For 2015, it forecasts 105 million.
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Turkey election: Protests turn violent in Diyarbakir – BBC News
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. AKP supporters took to the streets to celebrate in Ankara, but there was some unrest in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyar…
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Osborne: British and German economies ‘heart of Europe’ – BBC News
Osborne: British and German economies ‘heart of Europe’ https://t.co/TzDg1Czuwn
The British and German economies are the “beating heart” of Europe, George Osborne has said as he heads to Berlin for talks on reforming the EU. The Chancellor will meet finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to set out more details of the UK’s bid to … -
Australia PM: Knights and dames ‘not appropriate’ – BBC News
Australia PM: Knights and dames ‘not appropriate’ https://t.co/IF6lq0yq6g
Australia will no longer appoint knights and dames under the honours system, PM Malcolm Turnbull has said. Mr Turnbull said the titles were “not appropriate” in modern Australia, and that Queen Elizabeth had accepted the cabinet’s recommendation to … -
I don’t have the most ellegant cat, but I like him : cats
I don’t have the most ellegant cat, but I like him via /r/cats https://t.co/skvaAKGLJh https://t.co/cTMraRCiwI
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China Unveils Homebuilt Jetliner | Al Jazeera America
China is one of the biggest aviation markets but relies on Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The multibillion-dollar effort to create the homegrown C919 jetliner is aimed at clawing back some of the commercial benefits that flow to foreign suppliers. The …
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Japan and Korea to step up talks on ‘comfort women’ – BBC News
Japan and South Korea have agreed to speed up talks to resolve a row about Korean women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two. The issue of “comfort women” has been a stumbling block in their relationship.
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Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill has urged Australia to be an advocate for the Pacific in pushing for a strong agreement at this month’s worldwide climate change talks in Paris.
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Vincent van Gogh on Fear, Taking Risks, and How Making Inspired Mistakes Moves Us Forward https://t.co/FxqiTRsKyA
“However meaningless and vain, however dead life appears, the man of faith, of energy, of warmth … steps in and does something. -
Hi’ilawe Falls, Hawaii (OC) (1365 x 2048) via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/SFuAdQpNo1 https://t.co/FHkr8IP6Jy https://t.co/2xRT5EaPgw
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me irl via /r/me_irl https://t.co/V2wlKXKtZI https://t.co/JSwTR8yx5D
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The Middle East’s century to come – Al Jazeera English
The fate of the Middle East was sealed in the blood-drenched trenches of World War I. Out of the smouldering ashes of the Ottoman Empire arose dreams of national freedom – dashed by European imperialism, post-colonial despotism and neo-colonialism.
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Royals Rule: Kansas City Wins World Series | Al Jazeera America
Kansas City ended a 30-year wait for a World Series title as the Royals reigned over Major League Baseball with a 7-2, 12-inning victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
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Squeak, Bae & Fluff via /r/cats https://t.co/K2SyTMEPYC https://t.co/udpk5gmGwD
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A little printer loaf via /r/cats https://t.co/JkyMEChlS6 https://t.co/gRsss1snvD
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18 y/o John Candy at Niagara Falls : OldSchoolCool
18 y/o John Candy at Niagara Falls via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/KHB2yB3HhP https://t.co/Tm3Exha7VM
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“Better Call Saul” · Homeland · TV Review · The A.V. Club
A show like Homeland, which dramatizes current geopolitical issues, can’t just tell a story inspired by its of-the-moment themes.
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Keep elephants in the wild where they belong | Environment | The Guardian
US wildlife officials are considering an application for a permit to import 18 elephants from the southern African nation of Swaziland to three American zoos. It seems there are too many elephants in Swaziland.
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John Oliver: How Kenny G Can Save the U.S. From Going to War with China – The Daily Beast
Last week, it appeared as if Donald Trump’s foremost sexual fantasy—the United States going to war with China—could become a reality. OK not entirely. But in a video conference with Admiral John Richardson, the U.S.
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He knows it’s Movember. : firstworldanarchists
He knows it’s Movember. via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/eqS6y7J8Ca https://t.co/Ku8ZMoF3qO
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Little blep. via /r/Blep https://t.co/F2C2su9qAW https://t.co/FnIfVTPfHt
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The Kansas City Royals are the 2015 World Series Champions : sports
Wow, those five scores in a single extra inning. EDIT: ESPN notes that this is a first occurrence in World Series history.
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BBC Sport – World Series: Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets to win title
The Kansas City Royals have won their first World Series title in 30 years after beating the New York Mets 7-2 in game five. The Royals’ 12-inning victory over the Mets on Sunday at Citi Field saw them take the best-of-seven series 4-1.
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This little kid ruled his halloween school party : funny
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Can I ever go back to that restaurant? : AdviceAnimals
Can I ever go back to that restaurant? via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/2K4OuPjJoa https://t.co/uZKipvNDJZ
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Taco Bell [Meitantei Conan] : animegifs
Taco Bell [Meitantei Conan] via /r/animegifs https://t.co/Volfa29aSj https://t.co/zbNsKIsNbW
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: The Milky Way Over Monument Valley
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley https://t.co/kSzq4op6op https://t.co/j2A9akD8WC
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China unveils passenger jet C919 – BBC News
China’s first large passenger aircraft to be made in the country was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
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Erdogan hails AKP poll win as ‘vote for stability’ – Al Jazeera English
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) took back a majority in parliament. With almost all of the ballots counted early …
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Snapped this photo while hiking Bradbury Mountain in Maine (5312×2988 : EarthPorn
Snapped this photo while hiking Bradbury Mountain in Maine (5312×2988 via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/o0ZchIjFTI https://t.co/w6iM3bN6L3
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Shepperd’s Dell Falls, Portland, Oregon [3008×2000][OC] : EarthPorn
Shepperd’s Dell Falls, Portland, Oregon [3008×2000][OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/Xau4wGpJMh https://t.co/a0eFqb4END
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Patagonia’s controversial new national park | Travel | The Guardian
“Pain?” asks Jorge Molina, my hiking guide. Yes, there is a little pain, but it’s too late for cold feet. Or, more accurately, it’s too late not to get cold feet, because we’re already shin-deep in a swift icy river. “We’ll cross 20 of these rivers …
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Nepal police remove India border blockade – BBC News
Police in Nepal have removed protesters from a key border checkpoint, in a bid to allow trucks to cross over into India. Demonstrators had blocked two of the main border crossings from India, shutting off vital supply lines.
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First China-made passenger jet leaves production line – Al Jazeera English
The first plane produced by a Chinese government initiative to compete in the market for large passenger jetliners has been unveiled in Shanghai.
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Suddenly bananas : perfectloops
Suddenly bananas via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/I12fENWAIl https://t.co/G5T4oj1eLn
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His name is Paka. via /r/cats https://t.co/OZb03dJFCn https://t.co/ItvpyG8qVy
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You know when you’re watching a Bravo show. You knew back in 2003 when five men with queer eyes began making over straight guys, and three years later when Top Chef took the burgeoning reality TV competition drama and brought it to the world of high…
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‘My Brother Did Something to Them’ – The Daily Beast
Before his parents went missing, Kyle Navin sent an ominous text message to his girlfriend: “Wipe out the infection and get $ for life.”Now the 27-year-old son of a Connecticut sanitation operator and a school aide has been charged with their murder.
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Inside the White Supremacists’ Halloween Bash – The Daily Beast
It was something everyone in the room had clearly put a lot of thought into: Are Jews white? Spencer is the president of the National Policy Institute, a think tank “dedicated to the heritage, identity, and future of European people in the United St…
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This is goalball, a sport played by blind people – GIF on Imgur
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What Do Black Preachers Want From Trump? – The Daily Beast
As Ben Carson began surging past Donald Trump in two recent Iowa polls, Trump started openly questioning Carson’s religious beliefs as a Seventh Day Adventist. But Trump has faced questions about his own religious convictions throughout the presiden…
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Let Raven-Symone Speak Her Mind – The Daily Beast
There are days when Raven-Symoné is lonelier than a pine tree in a parking lot.
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Next, Pot’s Going to Be Legal in…Ohio?! – The Daily Beast
Come November 3, I will be enthusiastically voting in Ohio for Issue 3, a ballot initiative that will make recreational marijuana use legal in the Buckeye State.
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Pennsylvania’s Mentally Ill Spend Years in Jail Without Trial or Treatment – The Daily Beast
On the morning of April 28, a 52 year-old homeless man named Darryl Warthen was found beaten to death inside his cell at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC). His cellmate, who had arrived the day before to await trial for aggravat…
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I Used Pot for Morning Sickness – The Daily Beast
In early January 2015, Trinity Dogood started vomiting and couldn’t stop. “I thought I had food poisoning or an awful stomach bug,” Dogood said. But after three days, the vomiting still hadn’t subsided, and Trinity found herself in the ER of a local…
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Can Capitol Hill Crush a Beer Monopoly? – The Daily Beast
“We’re going to stop it,” Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) told The Daily Beast. But when pressed on the details of their strategy, the co-chair of the House Small Brewers Caucus was at a rare loss for words. “We haven’t figured that out yet.”
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How the NYPD Stops Terror Attacks – The Daily Beast
The three-day terror attack in Mumbai, India, that began on November 26, 2008, killed 174 people and injured six hundred more.
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Saying ‘Vagina’ Loudly and Repeatedly Doesn’t Make You a Feminist – The Daily Beast
Jessica Biel is on a noble crusade to improve the state of sexual education in the U.S.—and she’s doing a surprisingly decent job of treating it as more than a mere cause célèbre.
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In Nepal the Pols Play Their Game of Thrones, But Winter Is Coming – The Daily Beast
KATHMANDU, Nepal — I was here in Kathmandu when the earthquake hit on April 25, 2015, just over six months ago, and I witnessed the instantaneous resilience of the local population—the civic engagement of people from all walks of life—young and old,…
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Yes, They Want to Take Your Guns Away – The Daily Beast
Thirty thousand people are killed by firearms each year in the United States, an astronomically high figure for a developed Western country not in a state of civil war.
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How Bob Dylan Brought It All Back Home – The Daily Beast
This week Columbia will release a six-CD package of alternate takes, outtakes, rehearsals, and false starts from the Bob Dylan recording sessions that produced Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde. Call this overkill…
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The Unending Search for the Soul – The Daily Beast
In 2008, George Makari’s Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis described how Sigmund Freud reconfigured elements of 19th century neurology, philosophy, medicine, and psychology into a adventurous body of work and an ambitious intellectu…
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Peyton Manning ties Brett Favre’s win record as Broncos beat Packers | Sport | The Guardian
The Denver Broncos found some offense to go with all that defense, powering their way past the Green Bay Packers 29-10 Sunday night.
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How To Watch A Movie · David Thomson · Film Review · The A.V. Club
We are not in a golden age of film critics looking back on their long careers and summing up what they’ve learned.
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The Girl With Ghost Eyes · M. H. Boroson · Book Review · The A.V. Club
M. H. Boroson’s debut novel, The Girl With Ghost Eyes, does not waste any time getting to the action. Within the first few pages, the title character Li-lin is projecting herself out of her body to enter the realm of ghosts, where she must fight off…
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Few comedians have had years that compare to Aziz Ansari’s 2015. In February, his time as Parks And Recreation’s Tom Haverford came to an end, concluding seven seasons of serving the people of Pawnee, Indiana (and treating himself to apps, ’serts, a…
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Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, November 2. All times are Eastern. Adventure Time (Cartoon Network, 8 p.m.
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Because unscripted programming is relatively inexpensive—and because networks never know which crazy reality competition concept will catch on—TV has seen a steady stream of elaborate game shows, many of which stumble along for a season or two befor…
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Maynard James Keenan on baling hay, genies, and ruining family photos · 11 Questions · The A.V. Club
In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for our next interviewee.
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Gop Field to Push for Debate Changes | Al Jazeera America
GOP field to push for debate changes https://t.co/ugRDOl4REz
Republican presidential candidates have agreed on a series of demands giving them greater control of debates, as the GOP’s frustrated 2016 class works to inject changes into the nominating process. They are attempting to wrestle command from the Rep… -
My sister’s costume this year – Imgur
My sister’s costume this year https://t.co/ir9clYgdAE https://t.co/9Yc228PnvR
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My friend’s Tyrone Biggums costume. – Imgur
My friend’s Tyrone Biggums costume. https://t.co/6ExIBCLxes https://t.co/DZIuLD4tlE
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The Hangover News | VICE | United Kingdom
The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the name Metrojet, was travelling from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg when it came down in a mountainous region in the Sinai peninsula.
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Snapchat Responds To Chatter About Privacy Policy Change | TechCrunch
Social media rumors were taken far too seriously this weekend, as word spread around the globe that Snapchat’s recent privacy policy update gave the company ownership over user content, which includes photos, videos, and text messages.
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Kansas City Royals clinch first World Series in 30 years after dramatic late rally https://t.co/tnPJwLU3kY
The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985, rallying in the ninth inning when Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tie it and then breaking away in the 12th to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in Game 5 Sunday night. -
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley via NASA https://t.co/7UXXC4CoTB https://t.co/WtIwiJ93OJ https://t.co/553bggYjEf
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“Hug And Release” · Project Greenlight · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Who is the villain of Project Greenlight? If it were truly a docu-series showing what it really takes to make a movie, perhaps there wouldn’t be a villain at all—just people doing their best to collaborate on a project, occasionally butting heads bu…
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APOD: 2015 November 1 – The Milky Way Over Monument Valley
Explanation: You don’t have to be at Monument Valley to see the Milky Way arch across the sky like this — but it helps. Only at Monument Valley USA would you see a picturesque foreground that includes these iconic rock peaks called buttes.
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley via NASA https://t.co/7UXXC4CoTB https://t.co/WtIwiJ93OJ https://t.co/553bggYjEf -
Marijuana Legalization in Ohio: The Wrong Way to Legalize? – POLITICO Magazine
On the surface, Ian James sounds like any other idealistic marijuana advocate: He’s critical of the war on drugs, he touts the economic and tax benefits of legalization and uses the familiar rebuttal against the “think of the children!” argument by …
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Johnny Ramone, 1977 : OldSchoolCool
Johnny Ramone, 1977 via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/1v0iwU510y https://t.co/vMowkQ08sR
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/siQ5yPL0GD https://t.co/Te8mzjucXL
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Top of Australia, Mt Kosciuszco [OC] [2250×1500] : EarthPorn
Top of Australia, Mt Kosciuszco [OC] [2250×1500] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/lBXyrr03sy https://t.co/JEnnNES4ZZ
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Stick it to the man! : firstworldanarchists
Stick it to the man! via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/QgVtgmEfj5 https://t.co/VHnyIRGAzC
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HMJB while I escape from the mall cops. : holdmyjuicebox
HMJB while I escape from the mall cops. via /r/holdmyjuicebox https://t.co/kElvS5CrGo https://t.co/Mb9zqOFhl8
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Azerbaijan ruling party wins elections – Al Jazeera English
Azerbaijan’s ruling party has won a clear victory in parliamentary polls boycotted by the mainstream opposition, cementing President Ilham Aliyev’s grip on power in the country.
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A buffer between two worlds | Environment | The Guardian
Delicate light touches the tops of the Black Mountains, and papery ash leaves littering the narrow road outside Llangattock form swirling eddies in the vortex dragged by a passing car. It is good to be back in border country. I feel my body unclench…
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Carly Fiorina 2016: ‘I Buried a Child.’ – POLITICO Magazine
Carly Fiorina wanted to say something.
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Goby and Coral Image, Palau – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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“Honey Bunny” – The New Yorker
He comes up to her on the dance floor. “Nice purse,” he says almost immediately. “Nice Charlie Brown sweater,” she says. She actually means it, too.
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A College Romance That Led to Murder – The New Yorker
The door was locked but the light outside was burning bright, and when the three women arrived for bridge with Mr. Haysom they were puzzled to find no one answering the bell. The cars were in the driveway. Though it was daytime, the porch lamp by th…
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The young men of Darlingside have been going to the Levain bakery, on West Seventy-fourth Street, for milk and cookies since they were in a Williams College a-cappella group, almost ten years ago.
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Slide Show: New Yorker Cartoons November 09, 2015 – The New Yorker
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Cover Story: John Cuneo’s “Rolling Out the Gold Carpet” – The New Yorker
“What you city folks call leaf season is gutter-cleaning season for us up here,” John Cuneo, the artist behind this week’s cover, “Rolling Out the Gold Carpet,” says.
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This Week in Fiction: Julianne Pachico – The New Yorker
Your story in this week’s issue, “Honey Bunny,” is about a young Colombian woman who’s living in New York. It opens in a nightclub, as she meets a man and tells him “I’ve got some goodies, if you’re interested,” and the goodies turn out to be cocain…
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Unplanned Parenthood – The New Yorker
Welcome to Unplanned Parenthood, your one-stop shop for all of life’s little prohibitively expensive, often preventable surprises. We are the No. 1 privately funded prenatal facility for women who don’t realize that Planned Parenthood has been run o…
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Can the G.O.P. Deal with Inequality? – The New Yorker
One recent morning at the Jefferson Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Peter Wehner, a conservative writer who served as an adviser for the past three Republican Presidents, described his party’s problems over a bowl of oatmeal.
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The Collector Behind Celebrate Africa Month – The New Yorker
Eric Edwards rarely lets his vast collection of African art leave home, but one morning recently he considered the two thousand or so pieces in his Bedford-Stuyvesant loft and chose fifteen candidates for furlough.
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews – The New Yorker
Clementine, by Sonia Purnell (Viking). This biography of Winston Churchill’s wife, Clementine, argues that her influence has been underrated. True, the marriage often looked like a disaster, with fights after which Clementine might disappear for wee…
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The Mail (November 9, 2015) – The New Yorker
Kathryn Schulz writes about Henry David Thoreau’s narcissism, priggishness, “dour asceticism,” and lack of fellow-feeling (“Pond Scum,” October 19th).
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This Weimaraner in spandex,tight on the deep chest,webbed at the tiny waist. The drips and drabs of her dugs:ten, a tapering wedge,narrowed toward the back legs.
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Eberhard Faber, the Pencil King – The New Yorker
Green-Wood Cemetery is up the hill of Twenty-fifth Street off Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn and through a grand stone entrance, like something out of medieval times.
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“Spotlight” and “Trumbo” Reviews – The New Yorker
The title of the new Tom McCarthy film, “Spotlight,” refers to the investigative section of the Boston Globe. The main action begins in 2001, with the arrival of a new editor, Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber), lately of the Miami Herald.
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The Orchestra Playing Handel in Kinshasa – The New Yorker
When Armand Diangienda picks up an instrument that he has never played, he looks for its hidden rule. There is always a rule, just as in math: a principle that tells him that when he plays one note, or one chord, the next one naturally follows.
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“Verdict with Guitar” – The New Yorker
Still, no agency can prevail, no dessertserved. Nothing impliedexcept circumstancesalready broken Sign up for the daily newsletter.Sign up for the daily newsletter: the best of The New Yorker every day.
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A Frank Stella Retrospective, at the Whitney – The New Yorker
The Frank Stella retrospective at the Whitney Museum will likely provoke varied opinions, on a scale from great to god-awful.
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Mary Gaitskill’s “The Mare” – The New Yorker
Is any sin greater, in the parishes of literary fiction, than sentimentality? Novelists pride themselves on using artifice to get at the truth, but sentimentality is all falseness, emotion over-boiled by grandiosity of expression and served up rank …
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Honoring Mayor John Lindsay – The New Yorker
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ICE-SAR, the Civilian Saviors of Iceland – The New Yorker
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Sinai crash victims flown to Russia – Al Jazeera English
The emergency Russian plane, the first to bring back the bodies of those who died when the A-321 plummeted from the sky above the Sinai Peninsula, arrived in the Pulkovo airport of Russia’s second-largest city early on Monday.
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Baghdad flooding: Wading through sewage – BBC News
Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. There have been reports of some deaths and the prime minister has declared a state of emergency.
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For once, lag helped me out : funny
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ClearSky Data Lands $27 Million To Expand Hybrid Storage Solution | TechCrunch
ClearSky Data has come up with an interesting approach to solve the data storage cost and speed problem. Today it was rewarded with a $27 million Series B round to continue the mission.
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In a recent German survey, 44 percent of respondents said they partially, or wholly believe the media regularly lies to the people (dw.com)submitted 13 minutes ago by loading…
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End of ‘Knightmare’ poses republican question – BBC News
“Knightmare”, as it became known, was arguably the beginning of the end for Australia’s former prime minister and staunch monarchist Tony Abbott.
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Why *The Walking Dead*’s Morgan May Be the Most Dangerous Threat Yet | Vanity Fair
Season 6, Episode 4 of The Walking Dead titled “Here’s Not Here” was not just an artful character study on how Morgan the Unhinged became Morgan the Stick-Wielding Pacifist. It was also a preview of how he could destroy all of Alexandria.
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Republican presidential candidates agree demands to control debates | US news | The Guardian
Republican presidential candidates have agreed on a series of demands that would give them greater control of debates, as the party’s frustrated 2016 class works to inject changes into the nominating process.
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HSBC’s pre-tax profit beats forecasts in third quarter – BBC News
Pre-tax profit at Europe’s biggest lender, HSBC, jumped 32% from a year ago in the third quarter to beat expectations. Its pre-tax profit was $6.1bn (£3.9bn) from $4.6bn in the same period a year earlier and above forecasts of $5.2bn.
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“Payback” · The Good Wife · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Eli Gold will not be defeated. After the events of “Payback,” I’ve realized just how important Eli Gold’s arc is this season. Eli has always been one of the show’s major players, but previously, he has been more of an omniscient political puppet mas…
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‘The Walking Dead’ Recap: Cabin in the Woods | Rolling Stone
First things first: No, this week’s Walking Dead doesn’t address “The Glenn Situation.” Last week’s episode seemed to have our Mr. Rhee getting ripped apart and gobbled up, in one of the darkest, saddest moments of a series that’s never been all tha…
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Cats got nothing on my friends rabbit : Catloaf
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I think my friend did a spot on job as Leeloo for Halloween….plus a bird – Imgur
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Check out this awesome snake costume my wife made for our daughter. – Imgur
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I just like this gif. More people need to see it. – GIF on Imgur
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When Wife and Mistress Meet in ‘The Affair’: Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – The Daily Beast
Helen told Alison her happiness would be short-lived, there was more nudity, and a bad-idea hook-up: more happy, happy times in The Affair.
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“205” · The Affair · TV Review · The A.V. Club
One of the most compelling things The Affair is doing with the expanded perspectives in season two is how it is using them to play with the timeline.
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Qantas crew don All Blacks jerseys after World Cup defeat – BBC News
Australian airline Qantas has settled its wager with Air New Zealand after Australia’s Rugby World Cup defeat. The crew of Monday’s Sydney to Auckland flight wore All Blacks jerseys, honouring a bet born on Twitter.
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Cesil the lion at the dentist : funny
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ‘If It’s Time To Speak Up, You Have To Speak Up’ : NPR
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still best known as the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, and the center of the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball dynasty of the 1980s. But Kareem Abdul Jabbar is also an actor, an author and an activist.
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When you crash a party and your bro opens the door : trippinthroughtime
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What’s life if you can’t torment your cats, just a little? : cats
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Mickey getting his spooky on! : cats
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Had very little home improvement experience. Decided 8 months ago to finish our basement doing most of the work myself. (imgur.com) This looks great! How long did it take?
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‘The Walking Dead’ Recap: Season Six, Episode Four, ‘Here’s Not Here’ – The Atlantic
Each week following episodes of season six of The Walking Dead, David Sims and Lenika Cruz will discuss the adventures of Rick Grimes and his group as they try to rebuild in the zombie apocalypse.
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Ryan Won’t Work With Obama on Immigration | Al Jazeera America
House Speaker Paul Ryan is ruling out comprehensive immigration reform while President Barack Obama is in office, pushing the issue until 2017.
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“Here’s Not Here” · The Walking Dead · TV Review · The A.V. Club
So it turns out he’s not dead. By “he,” I mean the Wolf I assumed Morgan killed back in “JSS,” and by “not dead,” I mean, well, you know.
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R.I.P. Fred Thompson, senator and Law & Order actor · Newswire · The A.V. Club
As reported by Deadline and confirmed by his family, former U.S. senator and character actor Fred Thompson died on Sunday from lymphoma. He was 73. Born in Alabama in 1942, Thompson’s first career was as an attorney. He worked as an assistant U.S.
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The Walking Dead’s Morgan Speaks: ‘Hope Must Die’ – The Daily Beast
Anxious Walking Dead fans eager to find out what really happened to Glenn in last week’s maddening, conspiracy theory-launching episode “Thank You” may have been frustrated by Sunday night’s episode, “Here’s Not Here.
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The First Trailer For Preacher is Here And It’s Intense
For years, fans probably never believed we’d get to see a live-action adaptation of the incredible comic series Preacher. But now, finally, you can watch the first trailer from the show, which will premiere in 2016.
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Open thread for night owls. Will a Paris climate agreement spark $90 trillion energy transformation?
At that point the International Energy Agency (IEA) was still predicting that solar power would struggle to reach 20 gigawatts by now.
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I immediately deleted it. Reddit does have some good people out there. : AdviceAnimals
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Planned emissions cuts not enough to save climate, says UN : environment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — As a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, a collector of antique marijuana apothecary jars, the founder of an industrial hemp business and “a pot smoker consistently for 47 years,” Don Wirt
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All my trash for a year fit into two plastic bags. Here’s how I did it. – The Washington Post
In the spring of 2010, on an episode of the radio show “The Story,” I heard the tale of a British couple who lived trash-free.
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Jarryd Hayne’s future in NFL to be decided in coming days | Sport | The Guardian
Jarryd Hayne is homeless and unemployed, but not for long. The Australian former rugby league star could be with the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks or any of a handful of other NFL clubs by Monday (Tuesday AEDT).
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Pope Francis to make official visit to Mexico in February – BBC News
Pope Francis has announced that he will make his first official visit to Mexico early next year. The Vatican says the Pope’s eight-day trip will begin on 12 February.
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1950s Gang of Women : OldSchoolCool
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Cat takes a ride down the stairs : StartledCats
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Monte Cristallo, in the Italian Dolomites [1600×1086][OC] : EarthPorn
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan said in a series of televised interviews on Sunday that he would not work with the Obama administration on changing immigration policy, effectively pushing off the issue to at least 2017. The message from Mr.
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‘The Leftovers’ Recap, Season Two, Episode Five, ‘No Room at the Inn’ – The Atlantic
Each week following episodes of season two of The Leftovers, Sophie Gilbert and Spencer Kornhaber will discuss new characters, old visitors, and whether smoking really is the best way to express profound nihilism.
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Operation KKK Is Beginning To Unmask Hate Group Members | TechCrunch
Operation KKK, an Anonymous-led effort to shut down the Ku Klux Klan, has begun in earnest. The main Twitter account is reporting that many KKK-related sites are down after concerted hacking efforts and that more are to come as they prepare for an a…
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A Couple Dudes Created A Working Magic Carpet – Digg
14 diggs Curious Funny By rigging up an electric skateboard with a rug, Jesse Wellens and Casey Neistat created an amazing Halloween costume.
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I was Edgar Allan Ho for Halloween. : pics
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Russian Media Take Climate Cue From Skeptical Putin https://t.co/Pinj1t3zKo
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MOSCOW — Wildfires crackled across Siberia this summer, turning skies ochre and sending up enough smoke from burning pines to blot out satellite views of the 400-mile-long Lake Baikal.
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Did You Recognize This American Horror Story Star in Tonight’s The Walking Dead? | Vanity Fair
Between embodying a terrifying clown (or two) on American Horror Story and fighting off zombies on The Walking Dead, I think we can safely say that actor John Carroll Lynch has the corner on the horror TV market.
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Sinai plane crash: Victims flown back to Russia – BBC News
The bodies of 162 people killed in Saturday’s air crash in Egypt are being flown back to St Petersburg as an investigation into the cause continues. All 224 people on the plane – most of them Russians – died when it came down over the northern Sinai…
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I think my cat might be a contortionist… : cats
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POW Grandpa Saved by Obscure Chinese Rebel Mao Zedong (1945) : OldSchoolCool
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BBC – Future – Are any foods safe to eat anymore? Here’s the truth
Food was once seen as a source of sustenance and pleasure. Today, the dinner table can instead begin to feel like a minefield.
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Against subtlety: The case for heavy-handedness in art.
Let me be blunt: Subtlety sucks. This statement might anger you. Most of us take for granted that subtlety, in the arts, is a virtue. You can see it in our critical language: It’s common to say that a book or movie lacks subtlety—the implication bei…
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US Episcopal Church Installs First Black Leader | Al Jazeera America
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, installed Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, urged Episcopalians to evangelize by crossing divides of race, education and wealth.
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My cat cuddles with his leg : cats
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S Korea and Japan leaders meet for first time in years – Al Jazeera English
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have held their first formal bilateral talks since both leaders took office, seeking to move beyond a bitter wartime history that has plagued ties between two of Washington’…
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‘Childhood’s End’ is coming to television
Childhood’s End is a book written by Arthur C. Clarke and published in 1953. It regularly makes the top 10 list of all-time best science fiction from the golden era of sci-fi. Reading it today, the books holds up remarkably well.
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Jennifer Lawrence Jokes That She’s “Aging Like a President” | Vanity Fair
Is Jennifer Lawrence even aging at all? You could have fooled us. But the 25-year-old actress joked over the weekend that her hectic filming schedule is taking its toll on her. All photographic evidence to the contrary.
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Endangered Sumatran rhino flown from US to Indonesia to mate – BBC News
A critically endangered male Sumatran rhino born in a US zoo has been flown to Indonesia to mate, as part of efforts to save his species.Eight-year-old Harapan, born in Cincinnati, was the last Sumatran rhino in the Western hemisphere.
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Fred Thompson: Actor and ex-US senator and film actor dies – BBC News
Former US senator Fred Thompson – who mounted an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as well as acting in films and TV – has died at the age of 73. His family said he had been suffering from lymphoma.
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Standing 6ft 6in (1.98m) tall with a booming voice, Fred Thompson cut an imposing figure on screen and in real life. Trained as a lawyer, the folksy former Republican senator from Tennessee vacillated between politics and acting for much of his life.
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Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling on Censorship : television
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My little buddy finishing my chocolate milk. : cats
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Aung San Suu Kyi Rally Draws Thousands in Myanmar | Al Jazeera America
Tens of thousands of red-clad supporters gave Myanmar’s opposition leader and longtime pro-democracy movement icon Aung San Suu Kyi a rock-star reception, cheering and dancing as she addressed crowds in the country’s largest city before an historic …
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Asian shares down on weak China PMI – BBC News
Asian markets started the week with losses as investors’ confidence was dented by China’s manufacturing data. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed that factor activity unexpectedly shrank in October to 49.8, below the 50-point mark, …
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The Walking Dead’s Show-runner Just Spoiled a Major Cliffhanger from Last Week | Vanity Fair
When last we left the heroes of The Walking Dead, it looked like curtains for Steven Yeun’s popular character Glenn Rhee and looked equally dicey for the show’s leading man Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln).
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MLS: Cascadia stalemate as Vancouver hold Portland to 0-0 draw | Football | The Guardian
David Ousted had six saves and the Vancouver Whitecaps held off the charging Portland Timbers for a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Western Conference semi-final series Sunday.
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Paid Leave This Week: Would You Bring Your Baby to the Office? | The New Republic
Democrats put Paul Ryan on blast. The DNC is using Ryan’s new job as House speaker as an opportunity to aggressively push paid family leave as a campaign issue. Bring your baby to work? Around 200 companies in the U.S.
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Daylight saving time ended early this morning, so either you already knew that and were on top of things, or you partied a bit too much on Halloween and have been very confused about why you were an hour early to everything today.
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Tens of thousands at rally in support of Aung San Suu Kyi – BBC News
Tens of thousands of people attended the rally for Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, in Yangon. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told supporters that the general election in Myanmar represents a historic opportunity …
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The truth about Sweden’s short working hours – BBC News
Erika Hellstrom loves being able to close the door to her office at 3.30pm, before heading out for an early evening hike in the deep, green forest that surrounds her home city.
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HH-60G Pave Hawks patrolling the range for ULA Atlas-V GPS 2F-11 Launch. : space
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Russell Wilson stars as Seahawks move back to .500 with narrow win in Dallas | Sport | The Guardian
Russell Wilson had a scoring pass for the game’s only touchdown and directed a late drive to the winning field goal, leading the defending NFC champions (4-4) back to .500 after an 0-2 start.
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A friend of mine went as Lil Jon Snow this Halloween. (x-post from r/gameofthrones) – Imgur
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Fred D. Thompson, a former United States senator, actor and presidential candidate, died in Nashville, Tenn., his family said in a statement on Sunday. He was 73. Mr. Thompson, a Republican and former Watergate investigator, died after a recurrence …
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A soldier who tried to enter North Carolina’s Fort Bragg US Army base dressed as a suicide bomber for Halloween prompted a security alert including a search for explosives, military media said on Sunday.
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When your favourite person in the world is a cat : cats
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Natchez trace star trails and campfire light in Tn – [OC] [7952×4472] : ExposurePorn
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You’ve been invited to digit! – Digit
“I’d never struggled with understanding the importance of saving, but hated the exercise of doing it regularly and having to anticipate changes in my spending + income.
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SEC moves to allow crowdfunding investments | Ars Technica
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-1 to allow small investors to buy stock in startup companies via online crowdfunding, reports Reuters and AP. Before the new rules, private companies could seek money only from “accredited in…
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The incredible treasures of the Octavia Butler archives / Boing Boing
Jaimee Hills writes, “Gerry Canavan has done a short writeup in an academic publication called The Eaton Journal of Archival Research in Science Fiction on the (amazing) contents of the Octavia E. Butler papers at the Huntington Library in San Marin…
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The Hard Power of Soft Drinks | The New Republic
“Drink what?” the woman with a big Coca-Cola logo on her red name badge asked Marion Nestle and me after giving us our warm-up talk in a large room with a floor-to-ceiling case of memorabilia—all the better to make you want to buy more memorabilia i…
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The King Of The Shores: An Interview With A Syrian Refugee Smuggler | The New Republic
“I just sent four boats to Greece,” a calm voice boasts on the other end of the phone line. “I’ve got ten thousand dollars in my pocket.
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Tired of Halloween costumes. Here’s a pic I took in Gatlinburg mountains : pics
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Good guy pope. : AdviceAnimals
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BBC Sport – New Zealand’s Dan Carter named World Rugby player of year
New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter was named World Rugby player of the year for a third time at a ceremony in London on Sunday. He has announced his international retirement after scoring a record 1,598 points in 112 appearances.
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Startup Budgets And Timing Burn: Are Founders Winging It? | TechCrunch
Allocating startup capital is hard — but more importantly, it’s key to successfully raising your next round.
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Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson Dies at 73 – The Atlantic
Fred Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee, died Sunday. He was 73. The Republican lawmaker died of a recurrence of lymphoma, his family said in statement, according to The Tennessean.
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MFW I’m old so I can’t make a gif : shittyreactiongifs
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Arsenic and Old Graves: Civil War-Era Cemeteries May Be Leaking Toxins : environment
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GOP candidates justified in calling out media at debate—but the media is their own making
The Republican presidential candidates made mincemeat out of the CNBC moderators, using every opportunity to call them out for their questions. It did not help that instead of asking serious questions in a fact-based manner, the moderators sometimes…
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The beauty of the Montreal Metro – BBC News
Last week I published a set of images of the New York subway system in the 1980s, each carriage encased in graffiti, each one a work of art. Today, it’s the turn of the Montreal Metro system. Yet this is the modern version, high tech, gleaming metal…
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IKEA say it isn’t so! : AdviceAnimals
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For years now the rulers of the Hollywood family Halloween costume game have been Neil Patrick Harris, his husband David Burtka and their twins Harper and Gideon. But this year there’s a new famous family entering the fray.
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One girl’s life in the Ripper years – BBC News
A girl growing up in the 1970s endures repeated sexual abuse. On nearby streets, the Yorkshire Ripper roams free. It’s a story that encapsulates the era, writes Julie Bindel. Una was born in Yorkshire in 1965. She grew up in a village with her paren…
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New stars emerge in Qawwali music dynasty in Pakistan – BBC News
Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s family has been bound to the shrine of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar for the past 800 years. The family legend is that the Sufi saint blessed them with their heritage where generation after generation will perform th…
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The Pacman Nebula – Just Space
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Fog expected to cause rush hour travel delays across the UK – BBC News
Poor visibility caused by thick fog is expected to cause travel disruption across the UK on Monday, forecasters have warned. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for England and Wales with foggy conditions expected to make driving cond…
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The yearslong quest to make the ‘Star Trek’ tricorder a reality
In one of QuantuMDx’s laboratories, a two-minute walk from its offices, O’Halloran becomes animated, shuffling quickly back and forth, oblivious to the stunning view of sun-streaked Victorian city-center architecture outside his window as he demonst…
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Oculus Founder: Cables To Be Major Obstacle In VR Industry For A Long Time | TechCrunch
It might sound obvious, but if you’re hoping that mom will want to hop into virtual reality while you make her drag around a bunch of ugly ass (and dangerous) wires, it probably won’t happen. That’s why Oculus is doing projects like its partnership …
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Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull drops knights and dames from honours system – BBC News
Knights and dames will be dropped from the Australian honours system, the Order of Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced. In a statement he said that the Queen had agreed to the recommendation, and added that knights and dames wer…
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What a viral picture tells us about child poverty in Africa – BBC News
The photo has been copied and posted countless times, becoming known on the internet as “Sceptical Third World Child”. But with the images and funny captions has come a serious debate about how the Western world views and reports on poverty and Afri…
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Aloha to the US: Is Hawai’i an occupied nation? – BBC News
An upcoming election has highlighted the deep disagreement between native Hawaiians over what the future should look like. For some, it’s formal recognition of their community and a changed relationship within the US.
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Why don’t people see the yeti any more? – BBC News
Until recently it was common for people in Bhutan to share stories of their encounters with the Himalayan yeti. But with the arrival of modernity, villagers no longer need to climb high into the mountains, where they once saw traces of the yeti – or…
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The truth about Sweden’s short working hours – BBC News
Erika Hellstrom loves being able to close the door to her office at 3.30pm, before heading out for an early evening hike in the deep, green forest that surrounds her home city.
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Deadly cyclone wreaking havoc in Yemeni waters – Al Jazeera English
A powerful cyclone has already started wreaking havoc in Yemeni waters, killing at least one person and injuring nine others on the island of Socotra as it tracks steadily towards the country’s coastline.
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sp00ky mr skeltal fan art (x-bones post frm /r/art) : ledootgeneration
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Are we tipping for carry-out orders now? : AdviceAnimals
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Squirrel Identity Crisis : gif
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Half of Canada’s 33.5 million people live in the red part [3000×2650] : MapPorn
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David Cameron bids to speed up adoption process – BBC News
Prime Minister David Cameron wants to increase dramatically the number of children currently in care who move in with their adoptive families before the required legal work is completed. Some 10% of adopted children are already placed with families …
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World Series 2015: Royals v Mets, Game 5 – live! | Sport | The Guardian
Down 3-1 in the World Series, the New York Mets will need a strong outing from Matt Harvey in tonight’s Game 5 against the Kansas City Royals if they want to keep their season alive. Photograph: Pool Photo/USA Today Sports
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Ice Age engravings found at Jersey archaeological site – BBC News
A dig in Jersey has yielded a stash of hunter-gatherer artefacts from the end of the last Ice Age, including stone pieces criss-crossed by carved lines.They are similar to engravings found from the same period in Germany and southern France.
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BAE invests in space engine firm Reaction Engines – BBC News
BAE Systems has bought a 20% stake in a company developing a radical engine that could propel aircraft into space. BAE is paying £20.6m for the stake in Reaction Engines, which is developing a hybrid rocket/jet engine called Sabre.
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Loch Ness, Scotland [1920×1080] [OC] : EarthPorn
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Height of Land, Maine [OC] [960×720] : EarthPorn
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Three Things You Can Do to Grow More Brain Cells
Growing more brain cells is possible, and it all comes down to a few simple lifestyle choices. In this video from the TED YouTube channel, neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret explains how are brains can grow new brain cells through neurogenesis.
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Holy Crap, Look At This Insane, Last-Second, Game-Winning, 8-Lateral Kick Return – Digg
Sports Duke, up by 3, kicked off to Miami with time expiring. One whirlwind of a play later, they found themselves incredibly unlikely losers. Incredible.
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Duck Is an FTP Client Based on Cyberduck Built for the Command Line
Cyberduck is always one of our favorite free FTP utilities on both Windows and Mac, but if you have no need for a GUI and would prefer a command line utility, Duck will do the job. Duck does just about everything Cyberduck can do.
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Just adopted this cat – trying to determine breed – is it a Russian Blue? : cats
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The George Peabody Library in Baltimore [3000 x 2250] : ArchitecturePorn
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MRW I visit the frontpage, and see a bunch of Halloween posts. : reactiongifs
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Sunset behind the Pyramids in Egypt!! : pics
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Death [One-Punch Man] : animegifs
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Check Out These New Images From Duncan Jones’ Warcraft
We’ve been starving for a new glimpse of Duncan Jones’ upcoming movie Warcraft, and this weekend, three new pictures of the fantasy epic have appeared, thanks to Empire Magazine. The pictures show off some incredible characters, including Durotan, t…
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My little boy, Seamus James, with a sleeping blep : Blep
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Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson dies at 73
Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee, GOP presidential candidate, Watergate attorney and longtime “Law and Order” star, died on Sunday. He was 73. Mr. Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by the…
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WASHINGTON — When he ran for the Senate from Texas in 2012, Ted Cruz welcomed the comparisons on Capitol Hill and in the news media to Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, another 41-year-old Cuban American and oratorically gifted conser
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Your Weekend Briefing: Syria, Sinai, Hillary Clinton, World Series https://t.co/Gxfx0j3J8M
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Chino being lazy in the sunny window. : cats
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My 17 year old kitty. She’s still as sweet as ever. : cats
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G.O.P. Debate: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz – The New Yorker
The reverberations from last Wednesday’s CNBC Republican debate continue to rattle the political china.
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Judging the threat of al-Shabab in Africa – Al Jazeera English
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have struck again – managing to evade security measures to stage an attack in downtown Mogadishu. Their target, yet again, a hotel popular with government leaders and members of parliament.
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It has been an uncommonly exciting year for Wikipedia.
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Fred Thompson, actor and senator who ran for president, dies at 73 | World news | The Guardian
Fred Thompson, an actor who became a US senator from Tennessee and ran for the presidency in 2008, has died. He was 73.
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Here are the week’s top stories. 1. The hard-won budget agreement that President Obama will sign as early as Monday averts a devastating government default and ends nearly five years of partisan battles over fiscal policy.
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The Mets were five outs from winning a pivotal Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night when they called on their closer, Jeurys Familia, to protect a 3-2 lead.
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He’s fine, dear, Wolfie’s just fine : funny
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Lightless Is A Fascinating Thriller Set Far Out In The Solar System
Set in the edges of the Solar System, a pair of thieves board an experimental military spacecraft and are promptly captured, but not before setting into motion an intense plot in one of the best hard SF novels that you’ll read this year. Lightless, …
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Adopted this beauty yesterday. Her name is Harley. : cats
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ELI5: Why does water sometimes taste like nectar of the gods while other times its just, meh? (self.explainlikeimfive) The human brain has a way of regulating how much water a person can drink.
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My most recognized costume to date – Imgur
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Amazon, Tapajós, and Santarém : Image of the Day
An astronaut looked south from the International Space Station to capture this broad view of the winding, brown Amazon River as it flows east (lower right to upper left) across Brazil. Thin levees mark the main course of the river, with much of the …
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National Trust creates virtual coastline in the heart of London | UK news | The Guardian
“This is where the coast opens, fanning like the primaries of a predator’s wing,” murmurs poet Owen Sheers, as the wind whispers in the ears and waves roll rhythmically on to the shore below.
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Sinai plane crash: Russia holds day of mourning – BBC News
Russia is observing a day of mourning after a Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai desert on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. In Egypt, the search for debris and bodies has been widened as investigators confirmed they will begin examining…
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Sally’s enjoying some sun today. : cats
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Trying to watch football : cats
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Battle to Keep Florida Frack-Free Heats Up : environment
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While Blair offers ersatz apology for Iraq War, Bush offers none at all
That timing explains the preventive public relations war Blair launched over the past week to soften the coming blows. On the airwaves and in the op-ed pages, the mastermind of New Labor repackaged some old apologies to defend—not atone for—his deci…
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It’s November 1st and IDGAF : firstworldanarchists
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BBC Sport – Remi Garde: Aston Villa to appoint ex-Lyon boss on Monday
Aston Villa will appoint ex-Lyon boss Remi Garde as their new manager on Monday – replacing Tim Sherwood. The Frenchman, 49, inherits a team bottom of the Premier League with just four points from 10 games, ahead of Monday’s trip to Tottenham.
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This puppy was such a handful today at work : aww
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HP head favors 2016 candidate ‘with experience in politics’ over Fiorina | US news | The Guardian
On the day Hewlett-Packard split into two companies, the tech giant’s chief executive, Meg Whitman, said she backed “someone who had some experience in politics” for president rather than Carly Fiorina, a former HP CEO whose campaign for the White H…
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The beauty of statuesque sheep: Country diary 100 years ago | Environment | The Guardian
OxfordshireOne of the signs of the changing season here is that the sheep have gone into winter quarters on the turnip fields.
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Four wongs apparently do make a wright : funny
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Just introduced my 2 new kittens to each other! via /r/cats https://t.co/VnVtKYoEYQ https://t.co/likFGwSQMD
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Bertram the business sloth. (Xpost from pics) via /r/sloths https://t.co/BfogT8T0sO https://t.co/WgbaLtegas
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MLS playoffs: DC United 0-1 New York Red Bulls | Football | The Guardian
A vital Dax McCarty away goal was enough to see New York Red Bulls past DC United in the first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semi-final at RFK Stadium, but New York will return home counting the potential cost of injuries and yellow cards as the…
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In A Shared Language Of Remembrance, Whose Memories Are ‘Ours’? : NPR
On November 1, many Christians observe All Saints’ Day. It’s a time to honor martyrs and saints, especially those without specific feast days set aside for them; some churches mark this day by remembering their own local congregants and loved ones w…
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Words You’ll Hear: ‘Marijuana Monopoly’ : NPR
Michel Martin takes a look at the phrase “marijuana monopoly.” It’s an idea at the heart of the debate over Ohio’s marijuana legalization initiative, which is on the ballot this week.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reflects On Life On And Off The Court : NPR
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become a renaissance man in his post-NBA career. He’s an actor, an author and an activist. He reflects on his life on and off the court in an interview with Michel Martin.
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Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker : NPR
For his third album as Neon Indian, Alan Palomo wanted to take his time. Born in Mexico and raised in Texas, the electronic artist came to music slowly and indirectly — despite having watched his brother learn voice and guitar from their father grow…
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World Series Game 5: Will The Royals Claim Their Second Championship? : NPR
At tonight’s game, if they win, the Kansas City Royals would claim their second championship ever. Sports writer Dave Zirin of The Nation sets up the game, and looks at this series’ place in history.
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#15 Girls: American Girls Open Up About Their Lives, Their Hopes : NPR
From El Salvador to Lebanon to Nepal, NPR has been exploring the lives of 15-year-old girls around the world. The series closes with Michel Martin’s conversation with a diverse group here in the U.S.
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‘India’s Daughter’ Opens In U.S. After Being Banned In India : NPR
A new documentary chronicles the 2012 rape and death of a young medical student. Michel Martin speaks to the director of India’s Daughter about what she hopes audiences will learn from the movie.
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Paying Respect To Ancestors Who Wrote About Enslavement : NPR
This weekend, descendants of slave narrative authors gathered at a conference in Buffalo. Michel Martin talks with participants and workshop leader Kari Winter about the event, and the stories of their ancestors.
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Philadelphia’s Retiring Top Cop: ‘I’ve Never Pretended To Be Perfect’ : NPR
Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is stepping down at the end of the year, shortly after voters there elect a new mayor. Under Ramsey’s watch, the city’s murder and violent crime rates reached historic lows.
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Amid the rustling palm trees, blissed newlyweds and colourful attire of a tropical island resort, Pacific leaders have been getting blunt with wealthy nations about the unfolding calamity of climate change that is gradually gnawing away their remote…
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Watch Tool Cover ‘No Quarter’ Dressed as Led Zeppelin | Rolling Stone
Watch Tool Cover ‘No Quarter’ Dressed as Led Zeppelin Monster Mash gig in Tempe on Halloween marks band’s first and only gig of 2015
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Open Channel: Your NaNoWriMo Tips
Today is November, which means that it’s the start of National Novel Writing Month (aka, NaNoWriMo). It’s a writing sprint that encourages people to get writing. The goal is to show that writing a novel isn’t an insurmountable task.
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Kenyans triumph in New York marathon 2015 – in pictures | Sport | The Guardian
Skip to main content Marathon Kenyans triumph in New York marathon 2015 – in pictures Kenyan Stanley Biwott, 29, won his first marathon, the New York marathon on Sunday after breaking away from his rivals in Central Park, while the women’s race was …
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Palestinian Killed After Allegedly Stabbing | Al Jazeera America
On Sunday, a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier during disturbances near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, and was shot dead, the army said. That account could not immediately be confirmed independently.
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NFL round-up: Brees’ seven TDs propel Saints past Giants in slugfest | Sport | The Guardian
Drew Brees passed for career highs of 511 yards and seven touchdowns, and recently signed Kai Forbath kicked a 50-yard field goal as time ran out Sunday, giving the New Orleans Saints a 52-49 victory in a game with a record 13 scoring passes.
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Orbital View: Uranium in Niger – The Atlantic
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This is goalball, a sport played by blind people : interestingasfuck
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I wake up every morning to see her like this! : cats
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Peak District, UK [OC] (2048×1362) : EarthPorn
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Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 1 – The Daily Beast
Jeb Bush attacked the records of some his Republican presidential primary opponents Sunday while Carly Fiorina focused her jabs at President Barack Obama.
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Daisy has always been rather photogenic : cats
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Kerry meets Uzbekistan leader, seen as one of world’s most repressive | World news | The Guardian
Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met Uzbekistan’s autocratic ruler and officials from other Central Asian states accused of being among the world’s worst human rights offenders.
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Ok, now I see why no one hits you up. : AdviceAnimals
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Azerbaijan ruling party on track to claim victory – Al Jazeera English
Azerbaijan’s ruling party appears to have won a clear victory in parliamentary polls boycotted by the mainstream opposition, cementing President Ilham Aliyev’s grip on power in the country.
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Ian Stevenson doesn’t stick to rules : firstworldanarchists
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Turkish lira strengthens after election result – BBC News
The Turkish lira strengthened against the dollar after Sunday’s victory for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The currency was trading at 2.8714 to the dollar, up 1.5% on Friday’s close.
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Track of the Day: ‘The Water Is Wise’ – The Atlantic
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BBC Sport – Nico Rosberg leads from pole to win Mexican Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg took his first victory for more than four months as he beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix. The German controlled the race from the start, with the new world champion only a couple of seconds behind but unab…
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The Grab (Explored) | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Isil Captures Town in Western Syria | Al Jazeera America
Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) fighters drove Syrian government forces from the western town of Maheen on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rival…
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Splintered continents help keep a lid on global warming | Science | The Guardian
Every so often Earth’s volcanoes come to life in spectacular fashion. Geologists have uncovered ten of these dramatic magma-spewing episodes to date.
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Watch The Inspiring Movie ‘CODEGIRL’ For Free Until November 5th | TechCrunch
Alphabet, which backs diversity in all facets of technology, is helping to shed light on a specific project…a film called “CODEGIRL“. It comes via filmmaker Lesley Chilcott, who you might be familiar with from her work on “An Inconvenient Truth” and…
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Steve Guttenberg to try and murder his family in new indie comedy · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to Variety, lovable goofball Steven Guttenberg is set to star in an indie comedy called Lookin’ Up. Guttenberg will play a bank teller “who loses his job to an ATM,” which must be a tough situation to deal with.
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‘Innocent until proven Muslim in Australia’ – Al Jazeera English
It was a former policeman – now a lawyer – who got the biggest laugh of the day. The laughs, though, were thin on the ground on Sunday.
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Dwayne Johnson went as Popeye for Halloween : pics
Forearms not big enough. Needs more hurricane punch.
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We thought we were going to get away with it. – Meme on Imgur
We thought we were going to get away with it. https://t.co/bn5hdzEnWN https://t.co/yZqRkuvBri
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Horsehead and Flame in RGB + Ha js – Just Space
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Ok where do I get one of these? : aww
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First-ever field footage of world’s rarest whale (Omura whale). : gifs
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We thought we were going to get away with it. – Meme on Imgur
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Rosberg consolidates second place with Mexico GP win – Al Jazeera English
Nico Rosberg won the Mexican Grand Prix for Mercedes as Formula One made a lively return to the country after a 23-year absence.
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This is a short film based on the work of neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman – http://www.eagleman.com/ Music and film by Temujin Doran.
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colourful dahlia (Explored 27-10-2015) | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, colourful dahlia by C-Smooth…
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In many industries, like airlines, telecommunications, health care and beer, mergers and acquisitions have increased the market power of big corporations in the last several decades. That has hurt consumers and is probably exacerbating income inequa…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Usually I want tension, I want drama in a horse race, especially one as important as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which attracts the best horses from around the world and carries a hefty purse: $5 million, half of it to the winner.
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Here’s What It’s Like to Be Divorced in Your Twenties | VICE | United States
Judging by the statistics, it’s getting harder and harder for people to find their soul mates: the percentage of married households in the US is lower than it’s ever been and people are waiting longer to tie the knot.
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BroadwayHD Is a Streaming Service for Broadway Shows
If you’re a big fan of theater, you might want to check out BroadwayHD. It lets you binge-watch Broadway shows. It’s similar to Netflix or any other streaming service.
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Kentucky’s hot race for governor tops our hour-by-hour guide to election night 2015
What follows is an hour-by-hour guide to Tuesday’s most interesting and competitive elections (note that all times are Eastern). Democrats have aired ads relentlessly portraying Bevin as dishonest, arguing that he’s changed his stances on several ma…
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Kenyans Stanley Biwott, Mary Keitany win New York City marathon | Sport | The Guardian
Mary Keitany once tried to win a New York City marathon by surging to a huge lead from the start. By staying patient Sunday, she ensured she’d be far ahead at the end.
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Hard Times for the Mets – The New Yorker
Baseball is not sweet. Baseball is not a good guy. Baseball is judgmental, a tough dad. Baseball is tougher than manganese molybdenum.
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Sunset from the peak of Wolverine, Chugach State Park, Alaska [5760×3840] : EarthPorn
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A Halloween Weekend Reading List : Longreads Blog
Boo! Read these stories about the scariest weekend of the year while getting over your candy hangovers. Looking to make a little extra money, our anonymous hero answered a Craigslist ad.
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My friends as Angelica and Cynthia : funny
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Squirrel Identity Crisis : gifs
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Hard Times for the Mets – The New Yorker
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Refugees Tell Us What Their Lives Are Like After They Make It to Germany | VICE | United States
“I thought Germany was supposed to be paradise. Everyone used to think that as soon as you got to Berlin, everything would be OK,” says Ahmed Kanaan. The 19-year-old Syrian migrant is one of nearly 1.5 million new refugees who are expected to enter …
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BBC Sport – New York Marathon: Kenyans Biwott and Keitany win titles
Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany won the men’s and women’s titles at the New York Marathon on Sunday. Biwott pulled away from countryman and world cross-country champion Geoffrey Kamworor in the last mile to win in two hours 10 minutes and 34…
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Feeding Time at Zao Fox Village : foxes
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Russian official: Jet broke apart in mid-air – Al Jazeera English
Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, broke apart in mid-flight, Russian official says. International investigators on Sunday began probing why the plane crashed as rescue workers widened …
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Sunrise and view of Diamond Head from Waikiki hotel balcony [4320×2432] : CityPorn
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Another Look at Maine Maritime: Who Is Providing Value, to Whom, and How? – The Atlantic
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Windows Hello facial logins on the new Surfaces is rather impressive | Ars Technica
Microsoft’s new Surface Book hybrid laptop and Surface Pro 4 productivity-oriented tablet both include hardware for biometric authentication using facial recognition. Yet when I reviewed them, I couldn’t test out the feature because we didn’t have a…
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Los Angeles — I HAD a tightly knit group of female friends in elementary school — we called ourselves the Sensational Six. As the dominant girl force in our little universe, we felt important and exclusive; a unit in matching handmade sweatshirts.
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Alex Smith masterminds Kansas City Chiefs’ rout of Detroit Lions at Wembley | Sport | The Guardian
Alex Smith will never be considered one of the NFL’s most flamboyant quarterbacks. He is more of a facilitator than a classic all-American hero; an efficient dot-to-dot joiner rather than great artist.
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ABC defends Raven-Symoné as petition demands her resignation from The View | US news | The Guardian
ABC has defended Raven-Symoné, in response to a petition calling for The View co-host’s resignation that has collected more than 120,000 signatures.
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Republican candidates call Obama’s Syria strategy weak | World news | The Guardian
Republican presidential candidates accused President Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in US policy in Syria, doubting that his small deployment of special operations troops would make much difference without a coherent broader strategy.
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Japanese “appropriation.” Worth the read. – Imgur
Japanese “appropriation.” Worth the read. https://t.co/pYWhCrJNJ7 https://t.co/3vktXEeSK3
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America’s partners on the ground in Syria – Al Jazeera English
There is a new push against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria and Iraq. And it seems to be a coordinated one even though America’s partners on the ground in both countries – the Kurds, are not allies.
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“This Little Wiggy” · The Simpsons (Classic) · TV Review · The A.V. Club
In which that’s where we saw the leprechaun, and he told us to burn things… The Simpsons has produced so many memorable quotes over the years that it’s grown into its own independent language, and few characters have made as many lasting contribut…
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Like a frightened citizen of Tokyo who luckily had enough time to look up and point at an approaching kaiju, the Anne Hathaway-starring monster movie Colossal has managed to avoid being sued out of existence by Toho, the company that owns the rights…
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Fog & moon rising in Mecklenburg / Germany : FoggyPics
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Home Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt | TechCrunch
Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for “home services,” has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We’ve reached out to Porch for a statement. The company has raised $98.85M to date in 3 ro…
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Sliding a pin art set over a ledge : oddlysatisfying
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Voodoo Music Fest Cancels Sunday Schedule Due to ‘Dangerous Weather’ | Rolling Stone
Voodoo Music Fest Cancels Sunday Schedule Due to ‘Dangerous Weather’ New Orleans festival calls off final day festivities after forecasters predict “persistent rain and flash floods”
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Who Will Pay for Climate Change? | The New Republic
Perhaps the most unexpected development in the fight against climate change is that large finance and insurance companies have taken a leadership role.
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Doze Settings Editor Lets You Tweak Android Marshmallow’s Best Feature
Android (root): Marshmallow introduced the sweet new Doze feature, that makes your battery life last super long when you’re not actively using your device. If you have root, this app lets you tweak this awesome feature.
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Dog an cat friends : AnimalsBeingBros
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Augmented Reality: Believe The Hype (Cycle) | TechCrunch
Gartner’s annual report in 2008 was titled “Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies.” This was the first year the IT and technology research firm’s annual report mentioned augmented reality (AR). In it, Gartner estimated that AR was “more than 10 years”…
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Single Room School House in Strong City, KS js – Just Space
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Hold my beer while I swing like Tarzan. : holdmybeer
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Sunrise and view of Diamond Head from Waikiki hotel balcony [4320×2432] : EarthPorn
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Cavalcade of Beers – The Atlantic
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Photos of Halloween 2015 (23 photos)
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Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? – Quartz
Imagine you’re in a self-driving car, heading towards a collision with a group of pedestrians. The only other option is to drive off a cliff. What should the car do?
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Shaker Aamer ‘suffered profound disruption of his life’ at Guantánamo | World news | The Guardian
The scale of the challenges facing Shaker Aamer along with his family and doctors has been laid bare by a detailed psychiatric report that was prepared while he was a Guantánamo prisoner.
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Why Do Sand Dune Avalanches Boom, Burp and Sing?
Researchers slide down dunes to create a sand avalanche on the Eureka Dune in Death Valley National Park in California.Avalanching dunes can create their own music, when toppling sand erupts first with staccato burps and then with monotone “singing”…
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Australians are in the dark about the risks climate change poses for the local insurance industry because Australian insurers don’t disclose enough information, a new report claims.
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Almost Home [OC] J. Riley Stewart [800×640] from the Smoky Mountains : AbandonedPorn
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Why one man posts a bad Photoshop of Michael Cera every day
If you want to get to Carnegie Hall, you’ve got to practice, practice, practice. And if you want to make your mark on the Internet, many a meme star will agree that you’ve got to repeat, repeat, repeat. That must be the mantra of a recently featured…
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Commerzbank chief to step down next October. – BBC News
Martin Blessing, chief executive of Germany’s second biggest lender, Commerzbank, is to step down next October. Mr Blessing has been in charge since May 2008 and had been asked by the bank to extend his current contract, which runs out in October of…
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Cima dell’Uomo, Switzerland [5184,3888][OC] : EarthPorn
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Contrast those earnings with those who work on Wall Street, who on average had a base wage of $190,970 in 2013. Pretty good work if you can get it. But that base wage is just a part of the picture.
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Crossed Genres Magazine To Close In December
Crossed Genres, one of the best speculative, short fiction magazines out there, has announced that they will be shutting down after their December issue, citing a mix of health and financial issues.
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BBC Sport – International Series 2015: England 26-12 New Zealand
England came from behind to deservedly defeat the world’s top ranked side New Zealand in the opening Test in Hull. Tries from Tohu Harris and Sam Moa put the Kiwis 10-0 ahead before scores from Josh Hodgson and Brett Ferres ensured the opening half …
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Republican campaigns to meet as they seek changes to primary debates | US news | The Guardian
Republican presidential campaign staffers were set to gather on Sunday night to discuss how they would like the primary debates to change, following the party’s harsh criticism of the most recent debate.
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Bernie Sanders spends $2m on first TV ad and pledges Real Change | US news | The Guardian
The Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders launched his first television ads in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Sunday, pouring $2m into an ad buy that cast his campaign as a sharp break with the status quo.
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Now, with Halloween out of the way.. : funny
Now, with Halloween out of the way.. (i.imgur.com) This kills the fly trap.
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Last Week Tonight Says They Never Invited Donald Trump to Appear | Vanity Fair
It’s been he-said, they-said, he-snoozed on Twitter this weekend in the war of words between presidential candidate Donald Trump and Last Week Tonight, and the latest has the HBO show publicly refuting Trump’s claim that he turned down a request to …
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Reverse trick-or-treating / Boing Boing
It’s when you carry a frame and door to someone else’s door, while dressed as someone who’s staying at home and giving out candy; you interpose your door between you and their door, ring the bell, and when they answer, they’re confronted with your d…
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Uninstall Built-In Windows 10 Apps with CCleaner (or a PowerShell Command)
Windows 10 comes bundled with a number of tiled apps built-in, like Calendar, Mail, Maps, and others. You can’t get rid of them the usual way, so here are two ways to uninstall them. If you right-click on some of these apps, you won’t see an “Uninst…
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Who Won the New York City Marathon? – The Atlantic
More than 50,000 runners from around the world are participating in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, weaving through all five boroughs for 26.2 miles.
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I will not bow down to tacky social media references : firstworldanarchists
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My friend’s cat dressed as Daryl : cats
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Just a guy and his cats. No Halloween about it. : cats
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Migrant crisis: Bodies wash up on Lesbos as winds rage – BBC News
The death toll off the Greek Island of Lesbos is likely to rise in the coming days unless urgent action is taken, according to an official leading rescue efforts. The warning comes after the Greek coastguard said the bodies of another thirteen peopl…
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Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters on the car behind made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a daycare worker in her 50s, headed home after playing dominoes with friends.
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Frank Herbert said John Schoenherr was “the only man who has ever visited Dune.
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BBC Sport – Southampton 2-0 Bournemouth
Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez won’t be involved against Bournemouth as he is struggling with a foot injury. Sadio Mane returns after serving a ban in the midweek League Cup win over Aston Villa, but Shane Long is still sidelined with an ankle in…
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He is an angel when sleeping. : cats
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Otis says ppppppbbbbtttttt. : cats
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We have a faux fur blanket. Our cat loves to snuggle on it. : cats
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No one prepared me for parenthood… : AdviceAnimals
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Fall colors in the Vosges mountains (Alsace, France) = [1600×1200](OC) : EarthPorn
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The Hurtwood – Surrey Hills, UK [OC] [4000×6016] : EarthPorn
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Throw a dance party with GIFs : InternetIsBeautiful
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Watch Taylor Swift, Idina Menzel Sing ‘Let It Go’ in ‘Frozen’ Costumes | Rolling Stone
Halloween night marked the grand finale for Taylor Swift’s often-star-studded North American leg of her 1989 Tour, and singer had an October 31st surprise for fans at Tampa, Florida’s Raymond James Stadium as she was joined onstage by Idina Menzel t…
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Amazon and eBay ‘liable’ if they ignore VAT fraud – BBC News
Amazon and eBay could be liable for billions of pounds in unpaid VAT if they fail to properly investigate traders using their sites to escape sales tax, the BBC has learned. The online marketplaces could be legally required to spot the tax evasion c…
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Deborah L. Pierce, an emergency room doctor in Philadelphia, was optimistic when she brought a sex discrimination claim against the medical group that had dismissed her.
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Thomas Korte Of AngelPad On Its “Disproportionate Success” With European Founders | TechCrunch
In another week or so, AngelPad, a five-year-old incubator that chooses roughly a dozen startups to coach over a three-month period twice a year, will be hosting an invitation-only “demo day” for a couple hundred angels and VCs in San Francisco.
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Photos of Halloween 2015 – The Atlantic
Give a FREE gift subscription to your friend when you start your own subscription now. Images of people parading, trick-or-treating, partying, or getting scared silly in haunted houses, dressed in spooky or whimsical costumes—from the U.S., China, G…
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BBC Sport – Simone Biles wins record 10th World Championships gold
Simone Biles became the first female gymnast to win 10 world titles with two more World Championships golds. The 18-year-old American triumphed on beam and floor on Sunday’s final day of competition in Glasgow.
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Boston — HE has said there is “no overwhelming science” to support human-induced climate change. He has compared a body riddled with bullets to the notion of gun control and declared the latter to be “more devastating.
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One Dead in North Carolina Campus Shooting | Al Jazeera America
One person was killed and another injured early Sunday in a shooting on the campus of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, the university’s website said. The names of the victims have not been released, and the alleged gunman is still a…
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Federer downs Nadal for seventh Basel title – Al Jazeera English
Roger Federer got the better of old foe Rafa Nadal for the first time in more than three years to win a seventh Basel title 6-3 5-7 6-3.
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Brad DeLong is bemused by the way Tyler Cowen makes very heavy going of the simple concept of the natural rate of interest. I will say that this kind of gratuitous complexification is somewhat characteristic.
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Audiences for Broadway’s Misery Get No Ice in Their Drinks Because It’ | Vanity Fair
If you’re looking to see Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf in Stephen King’s Misery on Broadway this season, try thinking cold thoughts.
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No one is talking about taking your guns. And why, exactly, is that?
The point of the gun confiscation hysteria is to prevent any discussion of gun control. The NRA does not want us to talk about ways to control gun violence through restricting, in any way shape or form, guns or ammunition. Because of that, if for no…
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Will Syria Be Obama’s Vietnam? – The Daily Beast
History is like a nagging friend, a back-seat driver or a Monday morning quarterback always ready to tap you on the shoulder with an often annoying reminder of the obvious, of something startling that’s been forgotten in the dust of time passed.
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6 Syrian refugees injured in attacks across Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Violence against Syrian asylum seekers spiked over the weekend with police Sunday reporting three different attacks in which six Syrian refugees had to be treated for injuries in the hospital.
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How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service | Ars Technica
When you live somewhere with slow and unreliable Internet access, it usually seems like there’s nothing to do but complain. And that’s exactly what residents of Orcas Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, were doing in late 2013.
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Instagram Launches A Curated Feed Around Events, Starting With Halloween | TechCrunch
Is Snapchat, the brazen baby of the major social media platforms, slowly killing the hashtag? It looked that way yesterday, when for Halloween, Instagram curated content in a special feed for users who wished to view Halloween-based content from the…
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Colorado police provide few details after shooting spree in broad daylight | US news | The Guardian
Witnesses have described a terrifying scene on the streets of Colorado Springs on Saturday, when a gunman armed with a rifle marched down a city street and shot and killed three people before being fatally shot in a gun battle with police.
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Autumn colors, Copenhagen [4896×3264][OC] : CityPorn
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Meteor Caught On Dash Cam | Lithuania 2015 10 31 : space
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My daughter dressed as Arya Starkin her wheelchair I converted to The Iron Throne – Imgur
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Ryan Reynolds posed in costume for Halloween pics with some trick or treaters – Imgur
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Chipotle Closes Dozens Of Restaurants In Wake Of E. Coli Outbreak | ThinkProgress
Dozens of Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon are temporarily closing due to an outbreak of E. coli. Health officials have linked 19 cases in Washington and three in Oregon to Chipotles in those states. Eight people have been hospitalized:…
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Halloween Around the World: Why Japan’s Monsters Are the Spookiest – The Atlantic
The numbers don’t lie: When it comes to spending money on Halloween, the Japanese have nothing on Americans; consumers in the United States shell out $6.9 billion during the holiday, compared with ¥122 billion, or about $1 billion, in Japan.
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The Devil Turns Up His Charm In These Two New Teasers For Lucifer
The Devil Turns Up His Charm In These Two New Teasers For Lucifer https://t.co/zVYv3zG2zc
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The Devil Turns Up His Charm In These Two New Teasers For Lucifer
Fox has released two new teasers for their upcoming show Lucifer, and show off Tom Ellis’s charm as the titular main character. They’re really playing up his charisma and the particular skills that he has – getting people to tell him their secrets.
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Chicago police said a customer with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed man who was attempting to rob a neighborhood store.
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LPT: Having a light on behind your monitor, like a small lamp, greatly reduces eyestrain at night. (self.LifeProTips) It’s great if you don’t want to light your entire room. Also very moody and cozy!
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Watch Gary Clark Jr. Light Up ‘Austin City Limits’ | Rolling Stone
Watch Gary Clark Jr. Light Up ‘Austin City Limits’ https://t.co/orNwsZ1lLU
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Turkey votes amid divisions and security concerns | Al Jazeera America
Millions of Turks turned out to vote Sunday in one of the most crucial elections in years, with the country deeply divided in the face of surging Kurdish and religious violence and mounting concerns about democracy and the economy. The poll was the …
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So Will Processed Meat Give You Cancer? https://t.co/qyYVbKy3EY
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FOR the first 18 years of my life, I was raised as a vegetarian. My father was convinced of the perils of red meat after my paternal grandmother died on the operating table from late-stage colon cancer.
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Appearing on Meet The Press, newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan was directly asked by host Chuck Todd to name one thing he could accomplish in the first six months that “the country will be impressed with.” Ryan did not answer.
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My home security was relaxing on the job last night : aww
My home security was relaxing on the job last night via /r/aww https://t.co/6ixRsWepKa https://t.co/PLVTCfBDye
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On Cricket by Kevin Pietersen – digested read | Books | The Guardian
I love my family and I love cricket. In that order. So let me put this on the record straight away.
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[AMA Request] A Scientist Who Does Not Believe Climate Change is Real and/or Human Caused. : IAmA
Request[AMA Request] A Scientist Who Does Not Believe Climate Change is Real and/or Human Caused. (self.IAmA) How is your standing with your peers?
[AMA Request] A Scientist Who Does Not Believe Climate Change is Real and/or Human Caused. https://t.co/La34SzTmcd -
The Jam – That’s Entertainment – YouTube
The Jam – That’s Entertainment – YouTube https://t.co/msvCYeJWit
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Van Der Graaf Generator – Refugees – YouTube
Van Der Graaf Generator – Refugees – YouTube https://t.co/ugGN2s3PiP
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Inneract Project Teaches Underserved Kids Design And Technology | TechCrunch
Design plays just as big of a role in technology as computer science. That’s why it’s no coincidence that boatloads of successful startups have designers on their founding teams.
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Tennessee Republican compares Obamacare to the Holocaust, and means it
Tennessee Republican compares Obamacare to the Holocaust, and means it #DailyKosClassics https://t.co/wt3j2yWCqb
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Taylor Swift’s 1989 Tour Went as Frozen For Halloween | Vanity Fair
As Swift’s 1989 Tour wound its way through Tampa, Florida on Halloween, the singer dressed up as Olaf the snowman from Disney’s animated smash. This isn’t entirely surprising—last year, she dressed up as a “pegacorn” (a Pegasus + unicorn, obviously).
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KFC’s Halloween via /r/gif https://t.co/iRyNVKSn2Z https://t.co/hRsIBcob16
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BBC Sport – Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Swiss Indoors title
Top seed Roger Federer beat his old rival Rafael Nadal in three sets to claim his seventh Swiss Indoors title. Federer, 34, ended a five-match losing streak against Nadal to win 6-3 5-7 6-3 in just over two hours, in their first meeting at his home …
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A Beautiful Vision Of An American High-Speed Rail Map
A Beautiful Vision Of An American High-Speed Rail Map https://t.co/fNqwDlDxeB
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Every year my Grandma makes 600+ doughnuts to hand out for Halloween, 64 years running : food
Every year my Grandma makes 600+ doughnuts to hand out for Halloween, 64 years running https://t.co/Y3Bg6S5vpz
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God bless her! Those look deeeliciousss!!!!! Oh they are! Best doughnuts I’ve ever had.
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View from the highest point in Georgia, U.S. [3264×1836] : EarthPorn
View from the highest point in Georgia, U.S. [3264×1836] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/OKd83ipuZU https://t.co/xCEakaTL3s
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The Original Book of Selfies Dates Back to Renaissance Germany – The Atlantic
The popularity of YouTube “haul videos,” fashion vlogs, and shoefies is often derided as a sign of the times, if not a sign of the end times.
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Donald Trump releases plan aimed at improving veteran’s care | US news | The Guardian
Donald Trump on Saturday released a plan aimed at overhauling the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and improving veterans’ healthcare and employment services.
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The day they came to kill me – Al Jazeera English
Nairobi, Kenya – Abdalle Mumin is still looking over his shoulder, even after months spent in what he calls “exile”. The Somali journalist rarely leaves his safe house. He checks his phone constantly. Sometimes he turns it off or switches sim cards,…
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Behold the Horror of the Mushroom Kingdom with These Creepy ‘Mario Maker’ Levels | Motherboard
The urban legends and campfire stories of the internet have a name: “creepypasta.” These stories, usually anonymously written and passed around on forums and social media, have led to the creation of modern horror icons like Slender Man.
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Meow_IRL via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/aED1mTSXt0 https://t.co/TabMfFRuVM
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Dinosaur remains airlifted from Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico – video | Science | The Guardian
The US national guard assist in the transportation of the full skeletal remains of a baby Pentaceratops. The plant-eating dinosaur had large horns and once roamed what is now North America tens of millions of years ago.
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Paul Ryan on becoming House speaker: ‘It’s a new day’ for Congress | US news | The Guardian
In his first Sunday interviews since becoming speaker of the House this week, Paul Ryan promised a “new day” for long-gridlocked Congress. That “new day” included, however, a vow that he would not work with Barack Obama on immigration reform.
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Iceblink Luck – Cocteau Twins – YouTube
Iceblink Luck Cocteau Twins
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Carolyn’s fingers – Cocteau twins – YouTube
The greatest band of all time, the Cocteau Twins, with their videoclip for Carolyn’s fingers (Off the album ” Blue Bell Knoll “)When he said ‘You are full of love’She fell down into this dirty messSome people silly like him tell us’It’s wrong to mak…
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This MInecraft World Teaches Kids the Basics of Biochemistry | Motherboard
In the world of MolCraft, all is not what it seems. Strange formations populate this Minecraft world: These are actually molecular structures that could allow kids to have fun with Minecraft and learn about biochem at the same time.
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Heaven or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins – YouTube
Heaven or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins https://t.co/fkxIX7pYbw
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Litle Kitten : AnimalsBeingBros
Litle Kitten via /r/AnimalsBeingBros https://t.co/WMK5fARcFL https://t.co/jpkTB1T1OT
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Source.
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Showing how Ice crystals form on a soap bubble When its below -30c – GIF on Imgur
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Arthur Schnitzler archive formally acquired by Cambridge University | Books | The Guardian
“Will you please answer this immediately as the matter is very urgent,” scrawled Cambridge student Eric Blackall from Vienna to his university in March 1938.
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#HMAnagrams: 13 anagrams for “The Haunted Mansion” that describe the ride / Boing Boing
@ridetheory created 13 spooky anagrams for “THE HAUNTED MANSION” that spelled out scenes from the ride (“…THAT HEINOUS MAN: END” “HUH? NOT MANSE DETAIN!” “…I THEN UNTO HEADSMAN” and so on!). 2/13 UH, SEAMAN HINT NOTED… #HMAnagrams pic.twitter.…
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Jim Breuer on World Series Game 4: ‘From Hero to Goat’ | Rolling Stone
Jim Breuer and Mets Nation were feeling good about the team after New York’s dominant Game 3 win over the Kansas City Royals, a victory that featured nine runs, David Wright’s reemergence and lots of Billy Joel.
Mets Superfan Jim Breuer on World Series Game 4: ‘From Hero to Goat’ https://t.co/PNyRQyVCuU -
John Mayer, Dead & Company Rekindle Grateful Dead Flame at MSG | Rolling Stone
John Mayer, Dead & Company Rekindle Grateful Dead Flame at Tight MSG Show Group’s latest incarnation honors tradition, leaves room for surprise
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Turkey’s ruling AKP leads in crucial snap elections – Al Jazeera English
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leads Turkey’s snap elections with a wide margin, according to unofficial preliminary results reported by the semi-official Anadolu Agency. The party is leading Sunday’s general elections with 53.
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Colourful curves by Tony Dudley – Photo 127260515 – 500px
Colourful curves by TonyDudley https://t.co/9gYvMFzSm0 https://t.co/BeUSCEaWRx
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Pop singer Kesha — née Ke$ha — is moving forward with her legal battle against producer Dr. Luke, who she claims sexually abused her, and her label, Sony, which she alleges enabled Dr. Luke’s crimes. Kesha is under contract with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe …
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Unboxing our very own, limited-edition Fallout 4 Pip-Boy | Ars Technica
Fallout 4 has arrived at the Ars Technica Orbiting HQ ahead of its highly anticipated November 10 release. We’re busy putting the game through its paces for an embargoed review that should run just before that release.
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Chrome won’t trust Symantec-backed SSL as of Jun 1 unless they account for bogus certs / Boing Boing
In September, Google caught Symantec issuing a fake google.com cryptographic certificate that could have been used to seamlessly intercept encrypted Google.com traffic.
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Shardcore’s latest twitterbot (previously) is @trippingbot, which trains a Character Level Recurrent Neural Network with drug reports from Erowid, where people post running logs of their drug experiences. It’s called MARTA (Meta. Aphoric. Recurrent.…
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My son and nephews winning at Halloween. : pics
My son and nephews winning at Halloween. via /r/pics https://t.co/L0kL8x1i15 https://t.co/U3Hu1I2Ddc
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Search Engine Showdown: Google vs. Bing
Google has been synonymous with search for years, and Bing—poor Bing—quickly became synonymous with sarcasm about why anyone would ever use Bing. Believe it or not, though, the two search engines aren’t as different as the jokes would have you belie…
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97% Is A Short Romance Film For The Smartphone Age
In Ben Brand and Caviar Amsterdam’s movie 97%, Bert gets an alert on his mobile phone: someone with a 97% match on a dating app is within meters. He just needs to find her. What results is comedic, and a little heartbreaking.
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“El Jefe” · Ash Vs. Evil Dead · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Hail to the king, Ash Vs. Evil Dead roars to a groovy start https://t.co/rT3Isn0WlN
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Once again, conservatives utterly defeated by Nancy Pelosi
One thing you ought not to do in poker is repeatedly overplay your hand—and the same maxim applies to politics. House Republican conservatives, known as the so-called “Freedom Caucus,” have done so repeatedly.
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Jeb Bush conflicted on death penalty: ‘It’s hard to sign death warrant’ | World news | The Guardian
The Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Sunday he was conflicted about the death penalty both “as a human being” and because executions take too long to carry out.
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Looks like they found Waldo : funny
Looks like they found Waldo via /r/funny https://t.co/YtLnFiEpRH https://t.co/RmM8i8weHd
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Autumn Scene by Béla Török – Photo 127230669 – 500px
Autumn Scene by BelaTorok https://t.co/WatJgyMmcr https://t.co/10e01PDctD
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Turkey ruling party has early poll lead – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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Los Angeles considers officially ‘drought shaming’ water violators | US news | The Guardian
Drought-stricken Los Angeles is weighing new ways to crack down on residents who use more than their fair share of dwindling water supplies.
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How Bad Is Silicon Valley’s Lack of Racial Diversity? – The Atlantic
Hearing from the leaders of the tech world is always revealing, and very often surprising. In our second annual Silicon Valley Insiders Poll, a panel of 101 executives, innovators, and thinkers weigh in on some of the biggest technological, politica…
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The fight over softening sentences for drug convictions | The Washington Post
In Portland, Ore. When the judge entered the wood-paneled courtroom to begin the sentencing hearing this fall, 19-year-old Morgan Brittain was the only one who didn’t stand. She remained seated in her wheelchair in the front row.
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How the Internet is changing the face of psychological research
In May 1996, just as the Internet was becoming mainstream, Bill Choisser began posting to online forums for patients and families with neurological disorders like Asperger’s syndrome, asking if anyone else had trouble recognizing faces, even of frie…
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I’m a grown ass man : AdviceAnimals
I’m a grown ass man via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/KSkKBinnMH https://t.co/V9yqnHEHbJ
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Warning: Might cause strong bones : ledootgeneration
Warning: Might cause strong bones via /r/ledootgeneration https://t.co/Oa0NFZXIlv https://t.co/CDbbRWODmo
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Beautiful, free/open 3D printed book of lost Louis H. Sullivan architectural ornaments / Boing Boing
Tom Burtonwood creates 3D printed books of dimensional, public domain architectural elements: in 2013, he made Orihon and in 2014 he made Folium, which featured work from Ancient Egypt to Louis Sullivan department store decorations. Now he’s release…
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Humpback whale freed from fishing line off California coast – video | US news | The Guardian
Rescuers cut away 230 feet (approx. 70 metres) of rope to free a humpback whale that was entangled in fishing line off the Californian coast on Saturday. The 35-50 foot (approx.
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Halo and XBox have long been synonymous: the former is credited with the blockbuster success of the latter. Now, with Xbox One struggling against competing devices, all eyes are Halo 5. Over on Bloomburg Magazine there’s a great profile of Bonnie Ro…
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Russia Mourns Victims of Egypt Plane Crash – The Atlantic
Russians observed a day of mourning on Sunday for the 224 people killed in a passenger plane crash in Egypt on Saturday. People placed flowers and toys at the entrance of Pulkovo Airport in St.
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Secular Blogger Bloodbath Continues in Bangladesh – The Daily Beast
A spate of assaults confirms that secular Bangladeshi bloggers, and apparently those who dare to publish their work, are very much under attack in the one of the world’s most populated Muslim countries.
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Aung San Suu Kyi rally draws thousands in Myanmar – Al Jazeera English
Tens of thousands of supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have gathered in Yangon for her party’s largest rally so far, a week before the country votes in landmark elections.
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Attack on Somali Hotel Kills Over a Dozen | Al Jazeera America
At least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded in a dawn attack Sunday at a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, a police official said. Al-Shabab, a group fighting against Somalia’s weak U.N.
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Dusk by Roman Avseenko [x-post /r/ImaginaryWorlds] : ImaginaryMindscapes
Dusk by Roman Avseenko [x-post /r/ImaginaryWorlds] via /r/ImaginaryMindscapes https://t.co/1LgdctnLBB https://t.co/fdrWeXDRWG
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The answer is yes, I kill it at parties. – Imgur
The answer is yes, I kill it at parties. https://t.co/jipfn1BvAT https://t.co/kpcfNr2Xhu
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Bubble freezing instantly in the Calgary winter – GIF on Imgur
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This past March, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope revealed the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. The subterranean ocean is thought to have more water than all the water on Earth’s surface.
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Joe Henson obituary | Environment | The Guardian
During the 1960s and 1970s most farmers were going headlong down the route of intensive agriculture. But Joe Henson, who has died aged 82, stood out from the crowd.
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Periscope Q&A: Baher Mohamed on press freedom, Nov 4 – Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera’s Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste, along with seven colleagues outside the country, were accused of spreading “false news” during their coverage of demonstrations, protesting a military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi i…
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Let’s Just Calm Down About the Bubonic Plague—For Now | Motherboard
By now you’re probably aware of the one-person bubonic plague outbreak that hath descended up a small Oregon county. This was confirmed by officials on Friday, who identified the victim as a teenager unfortunate enough to get bitten by a plague-bear…
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The Clocks of the Future Will Only Lose One Second Every Five Billion Years | Motherboard
Daylight saving time goes into effect today, so enjoy your extra cushy hour. This biannual changing of the clocks is a reminder that time can be a slippery metric, subject to subjective cultural traditions aimed at maximizing sunlight, among other t…
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Donald Trump: Politics as media spectacle – Al Jazeera English
When Donald Trump announced he was running for the US presidency, the liberal website Huffington Post took an editorial decision that all coverage of his campaign would be posted in their entertainment section, because that’s what they said the stor…
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Marble Run machine : interestingasfuck
Marble Run machine via /r/interestingasfuck https://t.co/NWVsLbKMQk https://t.co/6wcXc9Qeoi
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For myself, and all the other sarcastic trolls out there! : TrollXChromosomes
For myself, and all the other sarcastic trolls out there! via /r/TrollXChromosomes https://t.co/p8ezCWF9W8 https://t.co/PnAmNXajPK
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Lightning Mount Scenery [6016-4016] : EarthPorn
Lightning Mount Scenery [6016-4016] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/zFXEKldPXf https://t.co/wwwnpbVtGj
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If Rick Grimes had speech bubbles… : funny
If Rick Grimes had speech bubbles… via /r/funny https://t.co/MiKeZV6EXV https://t.co/tHFdcxm7cl
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Bucharest nightclub fire: Two more victims die – BBC News
Two more people have died of injuries sustained in Friday’s Bucharest nightclub fire, doctors say, raising the death toll in the disaster to 29. Dozens of others remain in critical condition after the fire, apparently caused by fireworks set off by …
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Ben Carson is seeking to rally Republican candidates to end most actual debating at future Republican debates. Instead, candidates would spend most of their time taking turns delivering speeches. Carson’s campaign is convening a meeting of various c…
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Syrian conflict: Islamic State advances in Homs Province – BBC News
Islamic State (IS) fighters have reportedly captured the Syrian town of Maheen, in central Homs Province, from government forces. They launched the offensive with two suicide car blasts late on Saturday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rig…
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Hello Life! by Marcus Butler – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
It’s 2015, almost 2016, and nobody could see this unexpectedly thrilling turn of the Youtube community.
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Judge tosses case by divorce lawyer who sued Obama over snooping | Ars Technica
Unsurprisingly, the Pennsylvania lawyer who tried to single-handedly challenge the Obama Administration’s surveillance infrastructure has had his case dismissed. Like similar cases, it was tossed for lack of standing.
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WorkDifferent Is a New Job Site Dedicated to Companies that Care About Employees
Job sites are easy to come by, and depending on your career, some are better than others, but the one thing they all have in common is that you’re left on your own to figure out if the company is a good place to work. WorkDifferent is a new job boar…
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Taylor Swift sued over Shake It Off lyrics – BBC News
Pop star Taylor Swift is being sued for $42m (£27m) for allegedly stealing the lyrics to her hit 2014 song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham has claimed in legal papers Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hat…
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On Bill de Blasio’s Premature Endorsement of Hillary Clinton | The Nation
Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for President.
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A shooting rampage in Colorado Springs on Saturday left four people dead, including the assailant, who was gunned down after the authorities said the person fired at officers.The authorities in Colorado Springs said that gunfire was reported shortly…
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Workaholics Anonymous: when life gets lost in impossible workplace demands | Money | The Guardian
More than a dozen adults gather in an empty classroom in midtown Manhattan. As the clock strikes six, they shift in their seats. The meeting is about to begin. It starts with a serenity prayer.
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Didn’t anyone tell Gizmo that his face will stick like that? : cats
Didn’t anyone tell Gizmo that his face will stick like that? via /r/cats https://t.co/RlGHtLQ4S5 https://t.co/tNHAG3Vr4S
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Meow. via /r/cats https://t.co/E5sEf7TKga https://t.co/h4U6Z89fln
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The Deerfield River in Massachusetts [OC][4800×2400] : EarthPorn
The Deerfield River in Massachusetts [OC][4800×2400] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/HPkqk9WU38 https://t.co/JFahMDMbvt
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The Sports Equinox Is Upon Us | FiveThirtyEight
Game 5 of the World Series is tonight, and it could be a deciding one: The Kansas City Royals are looking to finish off the New York Mets after going ahead 3-1 in the series. But Sunday also includes 12 NFL games, seven NBA matchups, and five NHL co…
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Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in fishing line off California | US news | The Guardian
Rescuers on Saturday managed to free a humpback whale that was entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line, and it swam away southwards. The adult humpback, estimated to be 35ft to 50ft long, was spotted on Friday off the Orange County coast about…
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Anderson helps England take opening-day honours – Al Jazeera English
James Anderson claimed four wickets as England made an excellent start to the third and final Test in Sharjah by bowling out Pakistan for 234.
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Shafana: The journalist who believed in Somalia – Al Jazeera English
He was sharp and always smiling. A notebook, a pen, a camera and a phone the things he carried. Harmless tools for what is a deadly trade in Mogadishu.
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Azerbaijan votes in parliamentary elections – Al Jazeera English
The people of Azerbaijan are voting in parliamentary elections, with the ruling President Ilham Aliyev’s New Azerbaijan Party widely expected to win. Some members of the opposition have staged a boycott over Sunday’s election, accusing the governmen…
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Sunday’s Best Deals: Pebble Time, Calvin Klein, Breaking Bad, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us find the best.
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The hypnosis health apps the FDA won’t do anything about
Do you believe in hypnosis? Maybe you’ve heard of those tapes that promise to help you lose weight or stop smoking, or cure all your fears, or help you remember a past life.
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This toaster has a ‘a bit more’ option. : mildlyinteresting
This toaster has a ‘a bit more’ option. via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/IeO6AQTB0U https://t.co/Kun7FSXP0x
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Bubble freezing in a matter of seconds (x-post /r/gifs) : oddlysatisfying
Bubble freezing in a matter of seconds (x-post /r/gifs) via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/EGXurz8etl https://t.co/PXZKoQZEkk
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friendo [oc] via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/ib40X2CCyf https://t.co/XNcEkGAfhK
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I’ll open it on whatever side I want! : firstworldanarchists
I’ll open it on whatever side I want! via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/D7AJzw8CVQ https://t.co/kKfCwGh5Fs
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Sunset oostvaarders plassen near amsterdam by Rene Keultjes – Photo 127175369 – 500px
Sunset oostvaarders plassen near amsterdam by Rene_Keultjes_Photography https://t.co/DFxIvlMaJa https://t.co/c3vdMr70up
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A Mets Fan Tries To Control A Cruel And Random Universe | FiveThirtyEight
Warning: This post was written by a Mets fan. When Daniel Murphy let a ball bounce beneath his glove in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the World Series, I threw my Mets hat to the ground.
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You can be a princess next year, daddy needs Internet points now – Imgur
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My friend’s kids Halloween costumes, Henry the VII and Ann Boleyn – Imgur
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Russian airliner ‘broke up in mid-air’ – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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The Afghan battlefield has become more complicated – Al Jazeera English
The Kabul regime is in a state of panic over the Taliban’s current offensive which led to the first major city to fall into their hands since 2002, the capture of a dozen district headquarters and the group’s extensive territorial gains across the c…
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Shooting at North Carolina’s Winston-Salem State University leaves one dead | US news | The Guardian
School officials said a shooting at Winston-Salem State University in the early hours of Sunday morning left one person dead and another injured. The North Carolina university said in a release that the shooting was reported around 1.
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What was your biggest “shit, my parents were right” moment? : AskReddit
What was your biggest “shit, my parents were right” moment? (self.AskReddit) Studying is the easy part of life. I tried so hard to prove them wrong. They were right.
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Why is makeup so expensive? – Quartz
Financially speaking, makeup can be a burden. One item might not break the bank, but the combined cost of everything you might find in a woman’s makeup bag—foundation, blush, mascara, eye liner, eye shadow, and so on—quickly adds up.
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A little late, my fox Halloween make-up : foxes
A little late, my fox Halloween make-up via /r/foxes https://t.co/iVEGNyenza https://t.co/TfKsTO9uyu
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He died 3 years ago and he was a lot better gamer than me. : AdviceAnimals
He died 3 years ago and he was a lot better gamer than me. via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/qNTf72nQed https://t.co/aldh4RXGXW
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The rise of the Kurdish gun market – Al Jazeera English
Sulaimania, Iraq – Under the local mosque minaret in Sulaimania’s old city, on a street lined with wooden carts topped with carrots, radishes and parsley, Kurdish men in traditional dress amble in and out of gun shops.
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Six people were sent to the hospital on Saturday afternoon after a swarm of bees attacked residents in a subdivision, the Maricopa fire department said. The bees hit the Rancho El Dorado subdivision about 5pm and attacked people in a two-block-long …
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S Korea, Japan, and China agree to restore trade ties – Al Jazeera English
South Korea, Japan, and China have agreed to restore trade and security ties, in additon to economic co-operation, after the countries’ leaders held their first three-way discussions in more than three years.
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By GREGOR AISCH and KEN SCHWENCKE OCT. 30, 2015 When the winner of the New York City Marathon crosses the finish line on Sunday, some of the slowest finishers are likely to be running their third miles, just inside Brooklyn.
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Bubble freezing instantly in the Calgary winter : gifs
Bubble freezing instantly in the Calgary winter (i.imgur.com)submitted just now by WhateverWasIThinkingloading…
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The Most Nonsense Concepts From the Tokyo Motor Show | WIRED
Caption: At the beginning of this year, Mercedes showed off the F 015, a shining hunk of metal that represents the automaker’s vision for the future of luxurious, electric, autonomous driving. The “Vision Tokyo: Connected Lounge” extends that idea.
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Living Colour – Open Letter To A Landlord – YouTube
Living Colour – Open Letter To A Landlord https://t.co/Hex5mxGRnA
Music video by Living Colour performing Open Letter To A Landlord. (C) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT -
Bedroom with an ocean view [1620×1080] : RoomPorn
Bedroom with an ocean view [1620×1080] via /r/RoomPorn https://t.co/4U5M8TDjDW https://t.co/JDEoY2F8oL
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You have something on your face : AnimalsBeingBros
You have something on your face via /r/AnimalsBeingBros https://t.co/BOLVztGsRW https://t.co/Psz7aKZfo3
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BMX Raditude via /r/gif https://t.co/nGQS2Z7KOK https://t.co/kjhEOsWL0v
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October’s Must-Reads: Science, Technology, and Health – The Atlantic
Here’s our latest monthly collection of original, weird, lovely, useful, and awe-inspiring stories that are too good to miss. (And if you want more, check out September’s must-reads, too.) It was the beginning of what would become decades of out-mi…
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Donald Trump Says ‘No Thanks’ to John Oliver’s ‘Boring’ Show | Rolling Stone
Donald Trump Says ‘No Thanks’ to John Oliver’s ‘Very Boring’ Show ‘Last Week Tonight’ host says of Republican candidate, “He’s an open book, and that book doesn’t have many interesting words in it.
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As President Obama approaches his final year in power, a political impasse over the Guantánamo prison appears increasingly likely to force him to choose between two politically unsavory options: Invoke executive power to relocate the
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Car crashes into Halloween revelers and kills three people in New York | US news | The Guardian
An out-of-control car jumped a curb and crashed into a group of costumed Halloween revelers in New York City on Saturday, killing three people including a 10-year-old girl and her grandfather. The crash injured three other trick-or-treaters and the …
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Just ‘being’ black is a crime.
This week’s viral outrage was about a video where we watched a black teenaged schoolgirl get body-slammed out of her chair. Yes, in school. She was lucky her neck wasn’t broken.
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Gilliamesque by Terry Gilliam review – lacking in madcap spirit | Books | The Guardian
Terry Gilliam’s “pre-posthumous” memoir, as it is subtitled, is published shortly after an erroneous early obituary of Gilliam appeared in the film industry magazine Variety.
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That Time the Canadian Government Blew Up an Underwater Island with a Ton of TNT | Motherboard
At first glance, Seymour Narrows looks like a reasonably serene channel—a 5 kilometer span of blue connecting Vancouver and the Georgia Strait in the south to the tangled network of inlets and passages further north along the British Columbia coast.…
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Keith E. Stanovich, an emeritus professor of applied psychology and human development at the University of Toronto, answers: Decades of research have shown that humans are so-called cognitive misers. When we approach a problem, our natural default i…
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Book Review: Suspicious Minds – Scientific American
In this investigation of the psychology behind conspiracy theories, psychologist Brotherton explores how different people can reach wildly divergent conclusions about reality. He casts doubt on the assumption that far-fetched beliefs are reserved fo…
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Robots with Heart Web Ex – Scientific American
Looking for the Web Exclusive mentioned in the November 2015 issue of Scientific American? Sorry, we do not have it ready yet. We expect it to go live in the next few days—please check back.
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Pyramids Web Ex – Scientific American
Looking for the Web Exclusive mentioned in the November 2015 issue of Scientific American? Sorry, we do not have it ready yet. We expect it to go live in the next few days—please check back.
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You Too Can Now Invest in Startups! What Could Go Wrong? | WIRED
You, your mom, or that random guy down your block will all soon be able to join the ranks of startup investors.
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A wet fog by Harry Kim – Photo 127244643 – 500px
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Peter Beagle’s Last Unicorn and many rarities available in ebook form (finally!) / Boing Boing
Available in Conical and Round, these designs won my heart with their clever use of retort stands and sandblasted lab glass; love the fabric-sleeved power-cable too (available in four colors!). The £165; price-tag is admittedly steep, though.
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TIL a 43-year-old man who had his penis torn off in a horrible accident at the age of 6 has received a “bionic”, 8-inch, fully functional penis crafted and installed in a pioneering surgical procedure (nydailynews.com)submitted 2 minutes ago by 34lo…
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Nick Hornby: ‘I couldn’t write Fever Pitch now. One of the things that made it was its lack of perspective’ (theguardian.com)
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Russian plane crash: investigation begins into cause of Sinai crash | World news | The Guardian
Russian and Egyptian investigators are working to establish the cause of the crash of a Russian airliner in the Sinai peninsula that killed all 224 people on board, including 17 children. The plane crashed 23 minutes into its flight from Sharm el-Sh…
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Van Der Graaf Generator – Refugees – YouTube
photo © Luca Fiaccavento – http://www.lucafiaccavento.nethttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lucafiac…FAIR USE. This video, along with the audio, have been uploaded for entertainment purposes only, and both are in accordance with fair use standards (section 107…
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Joanna Newsom “Sapokanikan” (Official Video) – YouTube
Track from Joanna Newsom LP/CASS/CD “Divers”, available on October 23, 2015 on Drag City.Preorder now at: http://www.dragcity.com/products/diversBuy “Sapokanikan” and preorder “Divers” now at: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1027…VIDEODirected by…
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Headless horseman (swimmer underwater) by papa 74 – Photo 127172861 – 500px
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Awesome … via /r/cats https://t.co/92xixEOokt https://t.co/3ReTaNz0Ob
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Skaftafell Glacier – Skaftafell National Park, Iceland [6000×4000][OC] : EarthPorn
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James Anderson and Stuart Broad gave England the better of the first day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah. Anderson took 4-17 and Broad 2-13 as the hosts were bowled out for 234, Misbah-ul-Haq resisting with 71, before England…
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Israeli soldiers kill another Palestinian in Hebron – Al Jazeera English
Israeli soldiers has shot dead a Palestinian who they alleged had earlier attempted to attack them in the occupied West Bank. Sunday’s incident in the Beit Einun village near Hebron marks the latest killing in several weeks of violence, as tensions …
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The Most Horrific Police Brutality Cases In October | ThinkProgress
During the month of October, police killed 95 people, according to the Killed By Police database. At least 71 of them were shot and killed. The Guardian also reports that 950 people have been killed by police this year, with two months to go til the…
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BBC Sport – Agnieszka Radwanska wins first WTA Finals title in Singapore
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in three sets to win her first WTA Finals title in Singapore. The world number six came from a break down in the deciding set against her 25-year-old Czech opponent to win 6-2…
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Jeb ain’t dead. After his disastrous performance in the CNBC debate on Wednesday, pundits pulped the former Florida governor. Simultaneously, they hailed the rise in the presidential race of Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who bested Bush in a key …
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Scottish Labour vote to scrap Trident – BBC News
Scottish Labour party delegates have backed a vote to scrap the UK’s Trident nuclear missile system, which is based at Faslane naval base on the Clyde. More than 70% of the combined vote of unions and members were in favour.
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Skull-Shaped Halloween Asteroid Zips by Earth, a Treat for Scientists
On Halloween night, while ghouls and goblins did their trick-or-treating, an asteroid that is most likely a dead comet made a close flyby of Earth, with radar images revealing its eerie skull shape. On Saturday (Oct.
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Our cat’s name is Bubbles. Here is our bubble bee. : cats
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Over the Top by Iggy Hozjan – Photo 127156119 – 500px
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Berlin Wall blunderer Guenter Schabowski dies at 86 – BBC News
Guenter Schabowski said travel restrictions on the ex-state’s citizens would be immediately lifted, prompting tens of thousands to cross to the West. Officials had intended to phase in changes the next day, but the mass of people hastened the Wall’s…
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Department of Labor sponsored O*NET test. The coolest part about it is that they set you up with internships, apprenticeships, and training programs for the jobs you’re matched up with in your state. (mynextmove.org)
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Tiger Woods treated me like a ‘slave’ says his former caddie Steve Williams | Sport | The Guardian
Steve Williams, the former caddie of Tiger Woods, has aimed his latest broadside at the 14-times major winner with the claim that he was treated like a “slave” during the pair’s time together.
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Building on his Observer series (edited versions were published in the paper, whereas the full commentaries are featured here), McCrum offers his analyses of a host of the finest examples of the novel written in English (cut-off point: the millenniu…
The 100 Best Novels in English review – delightful insight into our best fiction https://t.co/Q4FertB4TN -
Most expensive cities for business travel [8917×5571][OS] : MapPorn
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An abandoned and decaying house in a Turkish village [4574×3030] : AbandonedPorn
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Lady enjoying her drink in Switzerland by Luke Robinson [2100×3150] : HumanPorn
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glorious dog is glorious – Imgur
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Spotted: Bernie Sanders, walking down Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Swinging hands with his wife, Jane. Pointing to buildings. Looking at the sidewalk. And talking as little as possible to people. Not asking for a single vote.
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Gulf Arab leaders fear twin threats from extremists – BBC News
The visible security cordon around the annual Manama Dialogue, the air-conditioned meeting rooms and all the theatre of government protocol belie the sense of unease that has permeated this premier r
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Himalayan Black Crested Bulbul, OC [691×691] : AnimalPorn
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Beauty of new zealand, Tongariro National Park [OC] [4288×2848] : EarthPorn
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AlbumSome Interesting perspectives (imgur.com)submitted 7 minutes ago by loading…
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That theme was sounded early on, when Ohio Gov. John Kasich swatted away the first question — what is your biggest weakness? — by addressing the larger weakness of the field: “My great concern is that we are on the verge, perhaps, of picking someone…
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Hillary Clinton’s Emails and the History of Privacy in the United States – The Atlantic
For all the attention paid to Hillary Clinton’s emails this year, little has focused on the larger implications the events could have for America’s rapidly changing standards of privacy.
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ISIL won’t get very far in Afghanistan – for now – Al Jazeera English
On March 25, 2015, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told the United States Congress that Afghanistan was the “front line” against the “terrible threat” of the self-proclaimed caliphate, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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This Book Drives a Wooden Stake Into The Mythology of Bats
As the Western Hemisphere shifts into fall, days grow short and nights grow long. It’s the spooky season and time for Halloween when the imagination drifts to witches, ghosts and things that go bump in the night—like vampires and bats.
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Tanzania: Fighting social stigma to prevent HIV spread – Al Jazeera English
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – In a small room in a dusty back street, Hamisi and 12 other male sex workers are preparing for a long night of work. Just after dark, they stuff their pockets full of condoms and divvy up the nearby communities using marker…
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Been told I look like her for the past 15 years. Finally did it! : pics
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Leona’s Blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/NCOLVf1l9Z https://t.co/tebIzywgfG
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first snow Alps by bisignano fabrice – Photo 127243317 – 500px
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Love Everyone Often 11/02/2015
Sunset over a lake, OC [3456×2304] : waterporn Sunset over a lake, OC [3456×2304] via /r/waterporn https://t.co/JYhcj6Raey https://t.co/KjCnDyWvTp tags: IFTTT Delicious via:packrati.us Sunset in Kruger Park, South Africa [OC][1600×1034] : EarthPorn Sunset in Kruger Park, South Africa [OC][1600×1034] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/k3kO3aWKk2 https://t.co/jnOAmKmNQM tags: IFTTT Delicious via:packrati.us The world’s most desirable…
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