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Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change
Bill Nye brought science into kids’ lives and made us laugh. He inspires memes, has his own bow tie line and has appeared on numerous television shows, including, earlier this month, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, National Geographic Channel’s Exp…
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Go ahead, blame Islam – Al Jazeera English
ISIL member: Are you Muslim? Christian man: Yes, I’m Muslim.
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Robot journalism: The end of human reporters? – Al Jazeera English
You may not have realised it, by some of the stories you have read may have been produced by robots. Financial reports, sports updates and earthquake alerts are the kinds of stories that are already being produced by algorithms without any human inv…
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Myanmar’s president promises smooth transfer of power – BBC News
Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has promised a smooth transfer of power to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party following last week’s election. He made the comments at a meeting of political leaders in Yangon.
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Roger Cohen says something you’re going to hear a lot over the coming weeks. The Paris slaughter claimed by the Islamic State constitutes, as President François Hollande of France declared, an “act of war.
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Obama Vows to ‘Redouble’ Anti-ISIL Efforts | Al Jazeera America
At G-20 summit shadowed by Paris, Obama vows to ‘redouble’ anti-ISIL fight https://t.co/6ZF2X62gXl via Al Jazeera America
President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to “redouble” U.S. efforts to wipe out the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), pledging solidarity with France at the beginning of G-20 summit that has taken on new urgency following the Paris attacks. -
Michigan town said to have first majority Muslim city council in US | US news | The Guardian
If you ask someone about the city of Hamtramck, they may tell you it’s a Polish enclave of Detroit, a dense hamlet where the pope once visited decades ago.
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Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright by Chris Riddell – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
From the cover I knew this book was going to be about dogs, but how scary can dogs be? Reading the story, however, there were plenty of spooky surprises. The best part of the book is all the amazing pictures. I especially liked the portraits with th…
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Poorest town in poorest state: segregation is gone but so are the jobs | US news | The Guardian
Tchula’s chief of police was drifting into sleep at the desk of his sparsely furnished office. Billy Reed had been describing what it was to run a department with so little money it relied on hand-me-down patrol cars still bearing the markings of ot…
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Spike Lee: easier to be black US president than studio head | Film | The Guardian
Spike Lee has told an audience of entertainment luminaries that it is easier for a black person to become US president than head of a Hollywood studio or network.
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When you ask your parents if your friend can sleep over – GIF on Imgur
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Paris attacks: More gigs cancelled as bands pay respects – BBC News
Motorhead, Coldplay and Foo Fighters have joined U2 in cancelling gigs in the wake of the Paris attacks. Foo Fighters, who were due to perform in Paris on Monday, have called off the remaining dates of their European tour “in light of this senseless…
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How Hollywood Learned to Love Again – The Daily Beast
For the movie fan who is comforted by constancy, the top of this year’s box office, which is its usual collection of superheroes, dinosaurs, franchises, and space, must be a source of boundless relief.
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BBC Sport – Euro 2016: French organisers against cancelling after attacks
The Euro 2016 finals in France should not be cancelled in the wake of Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris, says tournament organiser Jacques Lambert. Lambert, speaking on French radio station RTL, said: “Wondering whether Euro 2016 must be cancelled is…
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Paris attacks: Hail of bullets heard as band plays on stage – BBC News
Video footage has emerged which appears to show the moment gunfire halted a concert by Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan hall in Paris. At least 89 people were killed at the musical venue.
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Severe weather puts hundreds of Cumbrian homes at risk of flooding | UK news | The Guardian
Police have warned motorists in Cumbria to drive “only if absolutely necessary” after torrential rain left roads flooded and put more than a thousand homes at risk.
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Global markets face rocky day as France opens for trade – BBC News
World stock markets face a turbulent open on Monday after the attacks in Paris on Friday night that killed 129. Market sentiment was weak before the attacks, with the UK’s FTSE 100 closing at a six-week low and Wall Street having its worst week sinc…
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Meet Daniel Wu, the Badass Star of AMC’s Kung Fu Epic ‘Into the Badlands’ – The Daily Beast
Not since AMC introduced a little show called The Walking Dead, a bleak comic book adaptation from a genre that had never fared well on TV, has the network taken such a high-profile—and exciting—risk as it will Sunday night with the premiere of Into…
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Democratic Debate: The Surrealist Scorecard – The Daily Beast
Non sequiturs and word salad aren’t a partisan issue. The Democratic debate deserves its own slate of grades that don’t add up. Looks exactly a real candidate.
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On this day in 1959 the entire Clutter family of Holcomb, Texas, was murdered in their own home. The murders drew the attention of novelist Truman Capote, who investigated the case for his much-publicized “non-fiction novel,” In Cold Blood.
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In October 1947, Philip Larkin wrote to his friend Jim Sutton about a recent “act of madness” – he had spent £7 on a camera.
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Drought continues in South Africa – Al Jazeera English
After one of the driest rainy seasons on record, South Africa is in the grip of a severe drought. This has placed a strain on water supplies across the country, affecting 2.7 million households.
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Q&A: The gender imbalance in Moroccan politics – Al Jazeera English
Rabat – Nabila Mounib, 55, is the first woman to lead a political party in Morocco. In January 2012, she was elected secretary-general of the Unified Socialist Party, a secular and socialist party created in 2005.
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MRW I change my Facebook picture in order to stop terrorism in Paris – GIF on Imgur
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Is great philosophy, by its nature, difficult and ob…
Essay Why is English so weirdly different from other languages? Great philosophy is not always easy. Some philosophers – Kant, Hegel, Heidegger – write in a way that seems almost perversely obscure. Others – Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein – ad…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Meets Parliament Boss | Al Jazeera America
Myanmar’s triumphant opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with the powerful parliament chairman on Sunday after an election landslide set to usher in a new democratic era and sweep out much of the military old guard.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets parliament boss https://t.co/f8L2kpxcC0 via Al Jazeera America -
Christian Bale: Idris Elba Should Be the Next James Bond – The Daily Beast
Oscar winner Christian Bale already did his time saving the world as the Caped Crusader of Christopher Nolan’s hit Dark Knight films, so it’s no wonder he’s a little reluctant to play yet another larger-than-life hero.
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Facebook gets flak for Beirut-Paris ‘double standard’ – Al Jazeera English
Facebook’s decision to implement its “safety check” feature for the attacks in Paris, but not after bomb blasts in Beirut a day earlier, has prompted debate online.
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Greening the game: Sustainability in football – Al Jazeera English
Bringing tens of thousands of people together for a single sporting event has its inherent challenges when it comes to sustainability – from the traffic and waste generated to the energy and water needed to keep these stadiums functioning.
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Can France’s Far-Right Marine Le Pen Use Paris Attacks to Win Power? – The Daily Beast
Marine Le Pen used the horrific attacks on Paris to push her right-wing brand of politics. Many fear this could be her chance to seize power.
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Why Does Ta-Nehisi Coates Say Less Than He Knows? | The Nation
When people sometimes ask me whether I consider myself black, I have to tell them that I am, and I remind them that the possibility of the question is itself the answer.
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Very funny. Especially “METHod.” I’d say Malcolm in the middle is pretty well known here in the UK so people will get the joke and know he’s not the main protagonist. Yeah Malcolm in the middle did pretty well. I’m suprised he hasn’t done anything o…
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Katherine Carlyle by Rupert Thomson review – resists easy categories | Books | The Guardian
The only certainty about a new Rupert Thomson novel – besides the clear, elegant prose – is that it will defy the expectations of his readers.
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Richard Mabey: ‘I always argued against the idea that foraging was new’ | Books | The Guardian
It is more than 40 years now since Richard Mabey published his first and still bestselling book Food for Free, the original British forager’s bible. That book set in motion a trend for the fossicking of local produce and a re-wilding spirit that per…
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Myanmar promised ‘smooth and stable’ transition – Al Jazeera English
Myanmar President Thein Sein has promised a “smooth” transition during a meeting with political parties, a week after the landmark election. Results from the election commission confirmed National League for Democracy’s (NLD) thumping victory in aft…
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Wolica Brzozowa-Kolonia – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolica Brzozowa-Kolonia Village Country Poland Voivodeship Lublin County Zamość County Gmina Komarów-Osada Wolica Brzozowa-Kolonia [vɔˈlit͡sa bʐɔˈzɔva kɔˈlɔɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komarów-Osada, within Zamość County…
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Little Boy Has the Best Day Ever at Hockey Game – GIF on Imgur
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Death rates have been increasing for middle-aged white women, decreasing for men : dataisbeautiful
What’s causing this? Healthcare economist here. The two major drivers are obesity and smoking, its also occurring in the midwest and southern states almost exclusively.
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Elizabeth Banks is a confident comic performer and a consummate team player, qualities that SNL sorely needed after floundering around the black hole at the center of last week’s episode.
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Don’t let ISIL divide France – Al Jazeera English
Never in its history has France experienced in a single evening such a deadly attack on its soil. A first assessment reported more than 125 dead and hundreds injured in the series of coordinated attacks in Paris on November 13.
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Before the robots replace us we will make love to them. This point is becoming increasingly clear as I wander through the odd world of teledildonics and marvel at the leaps and bounds by which the technology – once in the realm of fantasy – has beco…
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The Palestinian Authority’s war on Facebook dissent – Al Jazeera English
Ramallah – Baraa al-Qadi, a 23-year-old student at Birzeit University in Ramallah, has been arrested twice by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces for criticising the government on Facebook and in the media.
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Dubai Airshow and the battle for the skies – Al Jazeera English
In this special edition from the Dubai Airshow, we look at the impact of falling oil prices on the aviation market, the subsidies row surrounding three Gulf carriers, and the future of the airline industry.
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
So, I’ll be the first to admit that I was never really a fan of Cinderella growing up. It was just the classic tale I’d heard over and over again – poor girl meets prince, they fall in love, good triumphs over evil, blah, blah, blah. It just didn’t …
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Security issues occupy centre-stage at G20 summit – Al Jazeera English
Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies (G20) have begun arriving in Antalya, a heavily guarded Turkish resort on the Aegean Sea coast, for a two-day summit, where the fight against violence is likely to eclipse economics.
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“I grew up under an ash tree,” Robert Penn writes at the start of his new book. Really, his point is that we all did. The oak might have inspired more poetry, and the willow has a more evocative name. Ash was never used to make “stately furniture” o…
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Young, gifted and black? Here’s how to make it – in pictures | Children’s books | The Guardian
Letters to a Young Generation features letters written by successful black women including Sinitta, Angie Le Mar and Ms Dynamite to black girls, offering advice and inspiration on how to make it as an entrepreneur or leader today. Read extracts of t…
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Hashtag that tried to help on France’s dark night – Al Jazeera English
Paris, France – It was one of the few bright spots on a night of horror and death. When authorities declared a state of emergency on Friday night in Paris, many tourists and residents alike found themselves stranded, not sure if it was safe to attem…
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Bernie Sanders says climate change is still our biggest national security threat | Grist
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
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Community College Good for Ohio Town | Al Jazeera America
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Restaurants have waiting lists, art galleries are full of browsers, and boutiques offering an array of gifts are filled with customers. It’s a Friday night and a couple blocks of this once-moribund downtown are teeming with activi…
Community college in Ohio town could be best boon for business https://t.co/yzf6RhXMXd via Al Jazeera America -
Guys, the last 22 years have been good but I’ve got to hang up now. – Imgur
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French Police ID One Attacker in Paris Assaults | Al Jazeera America
French police announced on Sunday morning that they have identified one attacker involved in a series of assaults across Paris, which left at least 129 people dead and wounded hundreds more.
French police ID one attacker involved in Paris assaults https://t.co/gp4Ykx6NA1 via Al Jazeera America -
Californian student confirmed dead in Paris terror attack – video | World news | The Guardian
A 23-year-old student who had been studying in Paris for a semester is confirmed to have died in Friday’s terror attacks in the city.
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Marilynne Robinson is the author of four novels, Housekeeping, Gilead, which won a Pulitzer, Home, which won the Orange prize, and Lila. One of her legions of fans is Barack Obama, who visited her recently in Iowa, where she lives and teaches.
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Pour Me: A Life by AA Gill review – from drunk to doyen of Fleet Street | Books | The Guardian
Adrian Gill begins this memoir adrift, all at sea, in “a private mental hospital in the west of England” being handed a life sentence: if he goes on drinking, he won’t see Christmas. He is 30.
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Ronda Rousey knocked out in latest fight [Gif] : gifs
Ronda got completely outboxed and outmatched from the start to the finish. Cocks need adjusted sometimes, what can you do.
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Paris attack: ‘People falling, screaming, clawing, pushing to get away’ – BBC News
Michael O’Connor was at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris when gunmen burst in on Friday night. He describes what happened.
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Clinton’s Post-Paris Debate Goes Wrong – The New Yorker
Hillary Clinton’s crucial misstep in the second Democratic debate, in Des Moines on Saturday, may have come about ten minutes in. The subject was Paris, which had been attacked the night before, with more than a hundred and twenty people dead.
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Am I not Turtlely enough for the Turtle Club? – GIF on Imgur
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Anti-government Rally in Seoul Turns Violent | Al Jazeera America
Tens of thousands protested against South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s labor and education policies on Saturday in one of the largest street rallies in recent years, prompting police to use water canons and barricades to stop the crowd.
Anti-government rally in Seoul turns violent https://t.co/ei6LECvgho via Al Jazeera America -
Kurdish force finds mass grave in Iraq’s Sinjar – Al Jazeera English
Sinjar, Iraq – A grim discovery has been made in the Iraqi town of Sinjar as Kurdish fighters who claimed victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, entered the war-torn community and found at least one mass grave containing…
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This Street Organ Cover Of ‘Smooth Criminal’ Is Actually Really Catchy – Digg
18 diggs Music At this point, it’s only a matter of time before crank-operated street organs are the next big thing in pop music.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, who had set out to use the second Democratic presidential debate to portray herself as the strongest potential commander in chief while France reeled from terror attacks, instead found herself pummeled by rival
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US air strike targeted ‘senior ISIL leader’ in Libya – Al Jazeera English
The US military says it launched an air strike targeting the senior leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya, where the group has grown stronger in the chaos following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago.
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As a 21 year old, I don’t know how I pulled this off – Imgur
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How the Democrats Saved 2015’s Whitest Debate | New Republic
As news of the horrifying terrorist attacks in Paris was breaking, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller became the queen of the Twitter hot takes: “Now maybe the whining adolescents at our universities can concentrate on something other than…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Presents ‘The Adventures of Young Ben Carson’ – The Daily Beast
Saturday Night Live made a concerted effort to push past the Paris attacks and present a unadulterated comedy show this week. And the undisputed highlight was “The Adventures of Young Ben Carson.”
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Holly Holm shocks Ronda Rousey for UFC title in historic upset | Sport | The Guardian
Holly Holm has knocked out Ronda Rousey in their UFC bantamweight title fight at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium. The 34-year-old Holm, a multiple boxing world champion, delivered a head kick 59 seconds into the second round of the bout to sendRousey cra…
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Paris attacks: Omar Ismail Mostefai identified as assailant – BBC News
One of the attackers who killed 129 people in Paris has been identified by French investigators. French citizen Omar Ismail Mostefai was named by local media and a French parliamentarian.
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CEO Secrets: Five tips from tech titans – BBC News
What does it take to be a successful internet entrepreneur? How do you build a global digital brand from scratch like Instagram, Kickstarter or Wikipedia? What better way to find out, we thought, than to ask the founders who built these companies.
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Watch Sanders and Clinton Go Head-to-Head on Gun Control | Rolling Stone
At the CBS News Democratic debate Saturday, the candidates waded into the issue of gun control — one of the few policy areas in which Bernie Sanders is generally considered to the right of Hillary Clinton.
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20 Great Moments From the Democratic Debate | Rolling Stone
CBS News’ John Dickerson opened the second Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday with a moment of silence for the victims of terrorist attacks in Paris, setting the tone for a debate that included an increased focus on matters of terrorism…
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Ronda Rousey Gets Knocked Out : sports
Though I’m a Rousey fan, Holm made her look like an amateur tonight. I wish we could get a gif of that juke right before the KO. Holly looked like Julian Edelmann on that move.
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The Genesis and Growth of Global Jihad – The New Yorker
The jihad by Muslim extremists against the West began at 1:05 P.M. on April 18, 1983, when a dark delivery van made a sharp left turn onto the cobblestone drive of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Instead of parking, the van—laden with explosives—acceler…
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Gamora: Do you have any idea what you’re doing, Quill? Peter: Some… a little… maybe… I don’t know.
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: November 13- November 15 · AVQ&A · The A.V. Club
We’ve expanded the definition of AVQ&A—our weekly thought-starter—by asking you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or sm…
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Last Night’s Democratic Debate Took Place on a Different Planet | The Nation
Des Moines—The first thing to say about Saturday’s Democratic debate is that it took place on a different planet than Tuesday’s Republican debate.
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Paris attacks boost expectations in Turkey’s G20 summit – Al Jazeera English
World leaders descend on Turkey’s spiffed up Mediterranean resort town of Antalya this weekend for the annual G20 summit, hoping to spur broader economic growth and find common ground to combat climate change in the lead-up to the much-anticipated U…
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The Genesis and Growth of Global Jihad – The New Yorker
The Genesis and Growth of Global Jihad https://t.co/ns4ghrumuo via The New Yorker: Everything
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Wright Mons on Pluto via NASA…
Wright Mons on Pluto via NASA https://t.co/SRiAsY1kkH https://t.co/COUh23Eexe https://t.co/V3PbA4og6m
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Sunday Talk: Where is your GOP now?
With less than three months to go until the (stupid) people of Iowa head to the caucuses, the Republican elites are growing increasingly concerned. And rightly so.
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We Just Saw the Hillary Clinton that Republicans Will Have to Beat | New Republic
Hillary Clinton didn’t hold back from drawing sharp distinctions between her positions and the more liberal ones of Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley in Saturday night’s second Democratic debate. But Clinton’s performance wasn’t just about criticiz…
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CBS’s John Dickerson Was the Real Winner of the Democratic Debate – The Daily Beast
The real winner of Saturday night’s Democratic primary debate wasn’t Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, or Martin O’Malley. It was CBS moderator John Dickerson.
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APOD: 2015 November 14 – Wright Mons on Pluto
Explanation: Long shadows are cast by a low Sun across this rugged looking terrain. Captured by New Horizons, the scene is found just south of the southern tip Sputnik Planum, the informally named smooth, bright heart region of Pluto.
Wright Mons on Pluto via NASA https://t.co/SRiAsY1kkH https://t.co/COUh23Eexe https://t.co/V3PbA4og6m -
The Six Biggest Moments in the Second Democratic Debate | Mother Jones
The three Democratic presidential candidates met for their second debate on Saturday evening in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Second Democratic Debate: What the Candidates Said About Paris and ISIS – The Atlantic
“Together, leading the world, this country will rid our planet of this barbarous organization called ISIS,” Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced from his podium at the Democratic debate on Saturday.
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Foreign policy dominates Democratic debate – Al Jazeera English
Hillary Clinton, the US Democratic presidential front-runner, has come under heavy criticism in a debate for her 2003 vote backing the invasion of Iraq. Sanders also linked the invasion of Iraq to regional chaos that aided the rise of the Islamic St…
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Hillary Escapes Another Dem Debate – The Daily Beast
Hillary Clinton was vulnerable at the debate Saturday night and could have been taken down a notch if she’d had formidable opponents on the stage. But she didn’t. They didn’t. And that leaves the race pretty much exactly where it is—give or take a f…
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Hillary Clinton’s 10 Most Hawkish Moments From the Democratic Debate | Rolling Stone
At a Democratic debate shaken and sharpened by the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris, the opening round of questions tested the candidates’ depth on foreign policy and readiness to serve as a commander in chief.
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Motorhead Postpone Paris Concert, Issue Statement | Rolling Stone
Motorhead Postpone Paris Concert, Issue Statement “Our hearts go out to all who have suffered in Paris tonight,” metal veterans write.
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The Emerging Republican Platform – The New Yorker
Still Standing https://t.co/8M9dO1xaVR via The New Yorker: Everything
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Hillary Clinton Is the Peerless 2016 Candidate | New Republic
The 2016 presidential primaries were originally heralded for the number of talented, credible candidates with a plausible path to the presidency. After several months, four Republican debates and two Democratic debates, it is striking just how wrong…
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Blue-Winged Macaw Image – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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Democratic debate in Des Moines: 12 things we learned | US news | The Guardian
The second Democratic debate is through. Here’s a summary of what we learned:
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Democrats Debate Terrorism, Economy | Al Jazeera America
Hillary Clinton cast herself as America’s strongest leader in a scary world still reeling from deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, even as she found herself forced to defend her own role during the rise of the Islamic State militants.
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This Was the Most Important Exchange of the Democratic Debate | Mother Jones
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders may have enjoyed a detente during the foreign policy portion of Saturday’s Democratic debate, but when the subject turned to Wall Street, the gloves came off.
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Open thread: A sad pathology, enslaved ancestors and vigilante justice
What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … The next Eric Cantor is lurking out there.
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Sanders and Clinton battle over how to rein in Wall Street – video | US news | The Guardian
At the Democratic debate Saturday night in Des Moines, Bernie Sanders took his expected hard line on Super Pacs and Wall Street, invoking the Glass-Steagall Act from the 1930s.
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Because Doctor Who constantly renews itself, with a new Doctor or companion coming on board the TARDIS nearly every season, and because the show dates all the way back to 1963, it can be easy to forget the middle ground between those two facts: The …
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Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Have the Killer Instinct Needed to Beat Hillary Clinton | New Republic
Bernie Sanders has set a high goal for himself. He wants to unleash nothing less than a political revolution in America that overthrows the power of big money. In pursuit of this goal, he’s launched a highly energetic and lofty grassroots movement.
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French police identify first attacker in Paris killings – Al Jazeera English
French police have identified the first attacker involved in a series of assaults across Paris, which left at least 129 people dead and wounded hundreds more.
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SNL Opens with Emotional Paris Tribute – The Daily Beast
On Friday night, Bill Maher sang a portion of the French national anthem before arguing that Western air strikes against ISIS were responsible for provoking the brutal terror attack that left more than 120 people dead across the city of Paris.
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Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Have the Killer Instinct Needed to Beat Hillary Clinton | New Republic
Bernie Sanders has set a high goal for himself. He wants to unleash nothing less than a political revolution in America that overthrows the power of big money. In pursuit of this goal, he’s launched a highly energetic and lofty grassroots movement.
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The aftermath of the terrorist atrocities in Paris failed to deter surprisingly intense policy clashes between the Democrat presidential rivals on Saturday, as Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley took up fiercely opposing positions n…
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Hundreds of Mormons quit church in Utah in protest at same-sex policy | World news | The Guardian
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Debate Over Refugees Heats Up After attacks | Al Jazeera America
Even before Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris, Europe was engaged in an increasingly fraught debate over accomodating the hundreds of thousands of refugees that continue to make the perilous journey to the continent from Syria and other war zones.
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Hillary Clinton is a master of the cheap pop. | New Republic
Tonight, Sanders said that he’s from “a state that has virtually no gun control.” That, he argued, put him in a good position to talk to the 60 or 70 percent of Americans who want tougher gun control regulations.
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There’s been a single question dominating The Last Kingdom for the last few episodes: when will Uhtred learn? Time and again Uhtred has sacrificed and made rash decisions in the hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg as his own, and yet time and again he’s …
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Paris attacks: Vigils held around the world – BBC News
Vigils have been held in countries around the world as people show their support for the people of Paris. From Europe to South America, crowds gathered to light candles and sing the French national anthem.
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Bernie Sanders Calls Bogus on Hillary Clinton’s Anti-Wall Street Promises | Vanity Fair
Bernie Sanders was finally given the moment he’s surely been waiting for in Saturday night’s Democratic primary debate: he got to call out Hillary Clinton and her ties to Wall Street, to her face.
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At Debate, Democratic Candidates Respond to Paris Attacks | Rolling Stone
At Saturday evening’s Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa, the candidates were given a short period of time to respond directly to the terrorist attacks that rocked Paris Friday.
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In Paris, hashtag #PorteOuverte | Al Jazeera America
Heartfelt hashtag tried to help on a dark night in Paris https://t.co/Q7pfpLsZot via Al Jazeera America
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Democratic debate open thread: Recap
Our late-night Saturday Democratic debate (which seems odd scheduling, right there) is in the books.
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Off-duty police officer shoots knife suspect at Union station in Washington | US news | The Guardian
An off-duty police officer has shot a man with a knife in Union station, Washington DC, a transport spokesman has said. Dan Stessel told the Washington Post the officer fired several shots Saturday and hit the suspect and possibly a female bystander.
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The explanation is so simple, it’s shocking. Six months after the flood, Camille wants to know why some of the returned are like her—thinking, feeling, and (eventually) sleeping creatures—while others are like the zonked-out sentries guarding Lucy’s…
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Democratic candidates lead debate with remarks on Paris attacks – video | US news | The Guardian
At the start of the Democratic debate in Des Moines on Saturday evening, each candidate was invited to comment on the terrorist attacks in Paris the night before.
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Hillary: Wall Street Supports Me Because of 9/11 – The Daily Beast
In an otherwise sleepy Saturday night debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders got into a heated tiff over the money funding their current campaigns.
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Tonight, Sanders said that he’s from “a state that has virtually no gun control.” That, he argued, put him in a good position to talk to the 60 or 70 percent of Americans who want tougher gun control regulations.
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Democratic debate open thread #5
Soon after your inauguration you will face a crisis. How do we know you can face it?
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Sanders is wrong about leaving gun control to the states. | New Republic
Tonight, Sanders said that he’s from “a state that has virtually no gun control.” That, he argued, put him in a good position to talk to the 60 or 70 percent of Americans who want tougher gun control regulations.
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Tonight, Sanders said that he’s from “a state that has virtually no gun control.” That, he argued, put him in a good position to talk to the 60 or 70 percent of Americans who want tougher gun control regulations.
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Bernie Sanders: Yes, Climate Change Is Still Our Biggest National Security Threat | Mother Jones
Bernie Sanders opened Saturday night’s Democratic debate by vowing to rid the world of ISIS, the terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for killing more than 100 people in Paris Friday.
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Tonight, Sanders said that he’s from “a state that has virtually no gun control.” That, he argued, put him in a good position to talk to the 60 or 70 percent of Americans who want tougher gun control regulations.
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Bernie Sanders Passed on Hitting One of Hillary Clinton’s Biggest Weaknesses | Mother Jones
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign has signaled for months that it doesn’t want to go negative against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
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Bernie Sanders Would Really Prefer Not to Discuss the War on Terror | Vanity Fair
Roughly 24 hours after several terrorist attacks in Paris left at least 129 people dead and 200 injured, the three remaining Democrat presidential candidates took the stage for a debate; its first segment focusing on the threat of ISIS and al-Qaeda.
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Watch Hillary Clinton gulp as Bernie Sanders calls the Iraq war disastrous. | New Republic
Some of them have, anyway. To listen to Republicans talk (howl? caterwaul?) about immigration, you’d think that the country was being overrun by barefooted, cantaloupe-calved Mexicans.
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Hillary nods to the general election with a middle-class appeal. | New Republic
Some of them have, anyway. To listen to Republicans talk (howl? caterwaul?) about immigration, you’d think that the country was being overrun by barefooted, cantaloupe-calved Mexicans.
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The facts have finally found their way into the immigration debate. | New Republic
Some of them have, anyway. To listen to Republicans talk (howl? caterwaul?) about immigration, you’d think that the country was being overrun by barefooted, cantaloupe-calved Mexicans.
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Democratic debate open thread #4
Are you so much of a political junkie that you’re spending your Saturday night (and, seriously DNC, Saturday night?) watching a Democratic debate almost a year before the election, well, welcome home! Tonight’s participants are, in alphabetical orde…
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PARIS — François Granier, a wine consultant and rock music fan, thought the concert he was attending Friday night had simply taken a particularly raucous turn.
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Locked in a Paris Basement, Waiting for the Bullets to Stop – The Daily Beast
Tenzin Paldon was out to dinner with friends when she was rushed to the basement and corridor of a restaurant one street over from the Bataclan, where over 100 concertgoers were shot and killed on Friday. It was my friend’s 26th birthday. We decided…
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The CBS debate is one of the ugliest we’ve seen so far—as in, visually hideous. | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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Did Bernie Sanders dodge the Paris discussion? | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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Bernie Sanders Stumbles on Paris Question – The Daily Beast
As anticipated, the Democratic debate began with a heavy focus on the horrific terrorist attack in Paris on Friday.
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Civic Tech Brings Power And Positivity To The People | TechCrunch
People have long had a complicated relationship with their governments — a tension that often is exacerbated by government policies and processes that cannot keep pace with today’s on-demand culture. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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Democratic debate open thread #3
Dickerson: Clinton says two hedge fund managers running ads against her in Iowa, specifically said to Wall Street that what they were doing in the mortgage crisis was bringing the economy down. I want to look at the whole problem, beyond just the ba…
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Well, That Was a Creepy Episode of Doctor Who. But What Was It About, Exactly?
I have a feeling “Sleep No More” will be another polarizing episode of Doctor Who. It’s sort of a clever experiment, though I’m not sure it entirely gels, and it’s probably saved by a fairly creepy twist ending.
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Democrats hold the line on welcoming refugees. | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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John Dickerson is the most aggressive moderator we’ve seen in the debates so far. | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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Republicans really want the Democratic candidates to say “radical Islam.” | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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Hillary Clinton is wearing power pearls with her black suit in the debate. | New Republic
He’s been pressing both Sanders and Clinton hard on foreign policy issues, and hasn’t cut either candidate any slack.
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Custer Was Colorful and Eccentric but Very Much a Man of His Time – The Daily Beast
My favorite ice cream parlor growing up on the South Jersey shore was called “Custard’s Last Stand,” whose logo featured a cartoonish George Armstrong Custer brandishing two pistols in the heat of battle and wearing a cowboy hat with two arrows shot…
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Backpacker, Go Home: How Tourism Is Ruining Everything – The Daily Beast
Twenty years ago, when I first visited the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, it was already one of Mexico’s most popular attractions. Though a fair amount of visitors roamed the grounds, the atmosphere was mellow, respectful of the site’s history, and ve…
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Soft-Target Airports Like Sharm el-Sheikh Are Multiplying – The Daily Beast
When Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O’Toole) raises his sword and cries “Akaba!” in the David Lean movie he’s initiating a brilliant tactical victory. The Turkish-controlled port of Akaba lies defenseless from an attack from the land, rather than the sea.
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The Generals Who Won World War II – The Daily Beast
Interviewing Winston Groom is not really an interview. It is a genial conversation filled with witty asides and delicious anecdotes delivered in a honeyed Southern accent by a master storyteller from his home in Point Clear, Alabama.
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When Presidents Used Food for Votes – The Daily Beast
The amount of times I have heard “if you don’t wear a jacket, you will get your death of cold” from my mother is mind boggling. I can almost hear it in my sleep.
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How Kale Almost Killed Me—and Other Near-Death Experiences – The Daily Beast
The brunch was on the ground floor of Mark Kostabi’s town house on the East Side and the artist was on the piano as I arrived, alongside a group of musicians including his brother Paul on guitar. I moved on though, helped myself to a plate of salad …
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Searching for Orson Welles’s Rosebud – The Daily Beast
No one writes biographies of film legends like Patrick McGilligan.
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‘Charlie Mike,’ The Best War Book Of 2015 – The Daily Beast
They came home from Iraq and Afghanistan with psychological wounds that healed only in helping brothers and strangers. Here, an excerpt from Joe Klein’s new book, Charlie Mike. “Hey? Jake Wood? It’s McNulty. William McNulty. Remember we talked six m…
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Nohemi Gonzalez: A Bright Light Killed By ISIS – The Daily Beast
Nohemi Gonzalez of California came to Paris in early September, a college junior on semester abroad who was the very opposite of a terrorist, a true champion of life in the City of Light. ”She was always happy, she rarely in a bad mood.
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Prince Charles Stripped Bare: Tim Pigott-Smith Storms Broadway, Royally – The Daily Beast
There has, although we don’t know it yet, been a mix-up with timings—a rather critical mix-up.
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Should Bible Video Games Be Violent? – The Daily Beast
Between Ben Carson’s infuriating comments about the Pyramids and the Christian group Answers in Genesis’s news-making plans to spend $92 million on a reconstruction of Noah’s ark in Williamstown, Kentucky, we’re all a bit worn down by Biblical liter…
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Israel’s Drought Lessons for California – The Daily Beast
1. Ban flood irrigation Flood irrigation wastes approximately half the water used to evaporation. According to a 2010 irrigation survey in California, flood irrigation accounted for 43% of irrigated land, including 78% of corn, 79% of grains, an…
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Highlights from the Second Democratic Debate | New Republic
On Saturday, candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley met in Des Moines, Iowa, for the second Democratic presidential debate. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris, the focus of the debate shifted at the last minute to…
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Why is Pakistan’s army chief all over social media? – BBC News
Is the army general more popular than the prime minister in Pakistan and what does that means for democracy? BBC Urdu’s Amber Shamsi investigates. Just off the main road between the political capital and army headquarters lies a ramshackle set of ho…
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Democratic debate open thread #2
Endorsements 2016 Check out our slate of Daily Kos-endorsed candidates Sign if you agree: WTF, Ben Carson? Ben Carson has taken Republican crazy to a new level, which is truly dangerous. Sign the petition: Elizabeth Warren is right. Seniors need a r…
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Clinton’s job in the debate tonight is harder than it looks, even though she has far more foreign-policy experience than her rivals, and so will more easily look “presidential.
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A Point of View: Why it’s time to turn the music off – BBC News
It’s time to switch the music off in order to rediscover its true value, says Roger Scruton. In almost every public place today the ears are assailed by the sound of pop music.
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Clinton’s job in the debate tonight is harder than it looks, even though she has far more foreign-policy experience than her rivals, and so will more easily look “presidential.
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Coffee cup controversy… and other trends of the week – BBC News
The emotional valedictory address that went viral in New Zealand, new photos to emerge of “man’s best friend,” and the plain red Starbucks coffee cups that prompted talk of a coffee shop boycott by those who wanted more christian imagery on them for…
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Rival Campaign: Bernie Sanders Aide Threw ‘Fit’ About Debate Shift | Rolling Stone
In the wake of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, executives at CBS News made a last-minute decision to place additional emphasis on questions related to terrorism, foreign policy, and national security at Saturday’s democratic debates in Des Moin…
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MRW I log into Facebook for the first time today and see everyone’s profile picture. – Imgur
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Bernie Sanders doubles down on saying climate change is the biggest threat. | New Republic
Clinton’s job in the debate tonight is harder than it looks, even though she has far more foreign-policy experience than her rivals, and so will more easily look “presidential.
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The last perfumer of Belgrade – BBC News
In the 1950s, the perfume industry boomed in Belgrade. Now Serbia’s capital has just one one shop left that mixes its own scents. Andrew Gray went to visit. I hesitate before the deep maroon shop front. The shop, in a cobbled street in central Belgr…
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Well, that wasn’t very fun. Poor direction? Weak dialogue? A forgettable character? Say it ain’t so, Ash! After two weeks of hyping Books From Beyond, the titular episode falls flat on its ass from a Melba Toast script and an equally bland sense of …
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And it’s perfectly in frame to show the whole name. What a purely unintentional coup for FlipDaddy’s! Omfg captain crunch milkshake. For realsies?
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What Would You Pack for the Zombie Apocalypse? | Mother Jones
Photographer Allison Stewart has been documenting the contents of “bug-out bags,” the stuff their owners deem necessary to deal with various types of emergencies. The bags’ contents project what people fear—war, martial law, natural disaster—and how…
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Back in March, The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood published a long feature aiming to dissect the true nature and goals of the so-called Islamic State. From Wood’s view, ISIS is both unlike terror syndicates of the recent past (like Al Qaeda) and yet just as…
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The hangover that led to the discovery of ibuprofen – BBC News
Dr Stewart Adams knew he had found a potential new painkiller when it cured his hangover ahead of an important speech.
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Watch how Democrats modify their answers on the “biggest security threat.” | New Republic
Back in March, The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood published a long feature aiming to dissect the true nature and goals of the so-called Islamic State. From Wood’s view, ISIS is both unlike terror syndicates of the recent past (like Al Qaeda) and yet just as…
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debate after Paris attacks – BBC News
The Democratic presidential hopefuls have gathered in Iowa for a televised debate, with national security looming large after the Paris attacks. The party’s frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will draw on her experience as secretary of state as she faces…
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Back in March, The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood published a long feature aiming to dissect the true nature and goals of the so-called Islamic State. From Wood’s view, ISIS is both unlike terror syndicates of the recent past (like Al Qaeda) and yet just as…
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The strange Trump and Carson phenomenon explained – BBC News
Pundits have long been wondering why two political outsiders, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, hold such a commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House. For their supporters, the answer is simple.
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Protest of Mormon Lgbt Policy Draws Hundreds | Al Jazeera America
Several hundred people with roots in the Mormon faith gathered in Salt Lake City on Saturday to renounce the church’s new policies targeting gays and their children in an event that marked the latest illustration of the fervor the rule changes have …
Protest of Mormon LGBT policy draws hundreds https://t.co/SaUUz9XXt7 via Al Jazeera America -
MILAN — The Paris slaughter claimed by the Islamic State constitutes, as President François Hollande of France declared, an “act of war.” As such, it demands of all NATO states a collective response under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
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Dan Auerbach in Paris: ‘We Were Hunkered Down Listening for Gunshots’ | Rolling Stone
On Friday night, at around the same time terrorists stormed Parisian concert venue Le Bataclan, Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach was less than three miles away, performing at Le Trianon with his band the Arcs. The group had finished their set before l…
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The Paris Attacks and the Lessons of 9/11 – The Atlantic
As terrorists murdered scores of people in Paris on Friday, Americans watching in horror from afar immediately began to show solidarity with the French people.
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Democratic debate open thread #1
Are you so much of a political junkie that you’re spending your Saturday night (and, seriously DNC, Saturday night?) watching a Democratic debate almost a year before the election, well, welcome home! Tonight’s participants are, in alphabetical orde…
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Liveblog of the Democratic Presidential Debate in Des Moines, Iowa – The Atlantic
When Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley take the debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday night, all thoughts will be 4,400 miles away in Paris.
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What is ISIS all about, really? | New Republic
Back in March, The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood published a long feature aiming to dissect the true nature and goals of the so-called Islamic State. From Wood’s view, ISIS is both unlike terror syndicates of the recent past (like Al Qaeda) and yet just as…
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The Democrats are strangely silent on foreign policy. | New Republic
Back in March, The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood published a long feature aiming to dissect the true nature and goals of the so-called Islamic State. From Wood’s view, ISIS is both unlike terror syndicates of the recent past (like Al Qaeda) and yet just as…
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These 15 Photos Remind Us Why We Love Paris—and Always Will
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In Paris, Muslims brace for Islamophobia | Al Jazeera America
A French flag was draped over Asma Jaber’s head Friday night while she was watching the friendly soccer match between France and Germany at Europe’s fifth-largest stadium. Well into the game’s first half, she heard three loud explosions a few minute…
In Paris, Muslims hope for peace and brace for Islamophobia https://t.co/9TRYiy8Q3z via Al Jazeera America -
Democratic Debate Somber After Paris Attacks | Al Jazeera America
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faces the biggest test yet of his insurgent presidential campaign Saturday night, when he faces off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the party’s second primary debate.
Sanders has most to prove as Democrats go into 2nd debate https://t.co/gGymkys7hi via Al Jazeera America -
Italians take bridal showers very seriously…peaches and cream cookies. : food
Italians take bridal showers very seriously…peaches and cream cookies.Pastry (imgur.com)submitted 3 hours ago by loading…[–]fuckyofaceee 41 points42 points43 points 1 hour ago(0 children)Those are fucking adorable.
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The Womanizer: amazing new kind of orgasm-inducing sex-toy with a dumb name / Boing Boing
The Womanizer is a new, $189 sex toy from the legendary Good Vibrations, billed as a “clitoral stimulator.” While woman reviewers universally hate the name and many dislike the leopard-spotted finish, they are universal in their acclaim of the Woman…
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Environmental Peace Ecology is out! https://t.co/z8zMCFrJ6F Stories via @UN_CTED
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The Global Migrant Crisis After the Paris Attacks – The Atlantic
After a terrorist attack killed more than 120 people and injured hundreds more on Friday, France imposed border controls and authorities discovered a Syrian passport on one of the attackers.
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Watch the DNC Debate Live Right Here – The Daily Beast
Also be sure to folow our debate covergae and analysis in real time via Twitter, click here to follow.
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Paris Attacks: What We’re Following on Twitter – The Atlantic
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Pope Francis is as confused and distraught by the attacks on Paris as we all are. | New Republic
James Bond single-handedly prevents a stadium bombing in Mexico City by kicking the plot’s mastermind out of a helicopter. The villain sticks metal fingernails in the eyes of a rival. A couple stands up and walks out. Then a second. It really is a p…
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I’m the photographer of that white tiger photo that went viral… – Imgur
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She goes nowhere without her new best friend, adorable. – GIF on Imgur
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Ghostly Paris – The New Yorker
A terrible calm has descended on the city of Paris. A passenger arriving at Charles de Gaulle late Saturday morning, expecting to find some heightened version of the airport’s usual chaos, was met, instead, with perfect order.
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Phones need ‘bed mode’ to protect sleep – BBC News
Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic “bedtime mode” that stops them disrupting people’s sleep, says a leading doctor. Prof Paul Gringras argued the setting should filter out the blue light that delays the body clock and keeps …
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James Bond single-handedly prevents a stadium bombing in Mexico City by kicking the plot’s mastermind out of a helicopter. The villain sticks metal fingernails in the eyes of a rival. A couple stands up and walks out. Then a second. It really is a p…
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This week in the war on workers: Where the union endorsements stand now
Bernie Sanders got his second major national union endorsement this week. The American Postal Workers Union announced it was backing the Vermont senator in his Democratic presidential campaign.
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Dramatically backlit dust lanes in NGC 7049 js – Just Space
Dramatically backlit dust lanes in NGC 7049 js https://t.co/lVfBi2PwqA https://t.co/0l7NnSobwY https://t.co/Yok3xghtBd
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Ghostly Paris – The New Yorker
Ghostly Paris https://t.co/uo85HKfgrD via The New Yorker: Everything
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We Homo sapiens got lucky. Very lucky. Back in the 1920s, when looking for a “safe” gas to use in refrigerators, chlorine was the element of choice in a new family of manmade chemical compounds – chlorofluorocarbons.
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Biotech bid to take shark off the menu and cut the fin trade | Environment | The Guardian
New Wave Foods is planning to use genetically modified yeast to produce collagen, which can be crafted into the desired fan-like structure typical of shark fins.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Democratic presidential debate, convening tonight in Des Moines, Iowa – the first state to vote.
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Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week. Microsoft has made a big deal about its new Universal Apps for Windows 10.
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The Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree
Finding a decent job doesn’t necessarily require having a college degree, and with the rising cost of education, you may even be better off skipping school. Here are the highest projected paying gigs in the US that only require a high school diploma.
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Real strings and frets go digital with the Jamstik wireless smart guitar / Boing Boing
Apply vibrato, bend a string, fingerpick—Jamstik feels and performs like a normal guitar, but also conveniently connects with all the Apple music apps and software you could ever need. Jamstik is perfect for all-level guitarists, and is ultra-portab…
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Lewis Hamilton said he was still confident of winning the Brazilian Grand Prix despite being beaten to pole by team-mate Nico Rosberg. The world champion, who lost out to the German by just 0.078 seconds, is keen to win in Brazil for the first time.
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British victim of Bataclan attack in Paris named as Nick Alexander | World news | The Guardian
The poignant online search for loved ones began as soon as the world woke up to the news of the Paris attacks. Parisians, tourists and families scattered across the globe used social media to beg for information about those they feared had been caug…
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This Tree Cutting Machine Is Monstrous (And Monstrously Satisfying) – Digg
Technology It’s like Optimus Prime, if Optimus Prime was bent on deforesting the Earth, rather than saving it.
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The Paris Attacks: Aftermath and Prelude – The New Yorker
The Paris Attacks: Aftermath and Prelude https://t.co/mXt75VhC1Y via The New Yorker: Everything
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Epidemics of dengue fever and other tropical diseases could soon affect people in Britain because of global warming, one of the world’s leading medical experts has warned.
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Paul Rudd Is A Cable Repair Guy In This Deleted Scene From Ant-Man
Marvel has released a brief cut scene from Ant-Man before it’s home release. In it, Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang scouts out Hank Pym’s house in guise of a cable repair guy. The voiceover you hear is from Rudd and Peyton Reed, the film’s director, who cove…
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The Rise Of Religiously Inspired Terrorism In France | FiveThirtyEight
The terrorist attacks at six sites in and around Paris on Friday, which French authorities said killed 129 people and injured more than 350, claimed more lives than all other acts of terror combined in the previous quarter century in France, accordi…
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Fog Over Europe : Image of the Day
In early November 2015, dense fog disrupted air travel in London and central Europe. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image of the low-hanging clouds on November 1.
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The Paris Attacks: Aftermath and Prelude – The New Yorker
“The threat level is at its maximum level, the highest ever. France is the principal target of an army of terrorists with unlimited means … and a desire, which they have expressed clearly and unceasingly, to strike us.
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France Has A Powerful and Controversial New Surveillance Law | Re/code
As it plans its response to a series of six terrorist attacks Friday night that killed 127 and injured 180, the government of France will likely step up its efforts to keep tabs on the movements and communications of people within its borders.
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What To Do If Your Lead Investor Asks For ESOP | TechCrunch
As valuations continue to rise, early stage VCs are getting more “creative” with their deal structuring. In particular, I’ve seen a rise in requests for ESOP shares to be allocated to lead investors for their “value added services.”
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How the 2016 Candidates Responded to the Paris Attacks – The Atlantic
As news bulletins from Paris reported a steadily mounting death toll on Friday night and into Saturday, the 2016 U.S. presidential candidates quickly offered their condolences for victims of the attack that claimed more than 120 lives and wounded up…
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Harvey the Boxer puppy gets confused by hearing his owner on the phone – GIF on Imgur
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Check Out NASA’s Psychedelic Portrait of Pluto | Motherboard
Ever since New Horizons completed its flyby of Pluto in July, NASA has been gracing the denizens of spaceship Earth with enough Pluto porn to last a lifetime.
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ABC cancels Wicked City · Newswire · The A.V. Club
ABC has declared that it shall not suffer a Wicked City to live, cancelling the first-season crime drama after only three episodes made it to the air.
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Custom Transformers Devastation Optimus Prime Figure Imitates Art
This is not a screenshot. It is not a piece of two dimensional fan art. This is a fan-modded Optimus Prime action figure. Seriously. Though some folks took issue with its length, Transformers: Devastation turned out to be a rather solid video game.
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BBC Sport – England v France friendly postponed – report
The Football Association and the French Football Federation will liaise before deciding if Tuesday’s friendly between England and France will take place. France were playing Germany in a friendly when an explosion was heard.
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‘You’re in a bar, then there are dead people’ – Al Jazeera English
Paris, France – On Rue Oberkampf, 300 metres from Le Bataclan, a man walks out of a florist’s shop, with a white rose in his hand, and towards the nearby cordon of police who surround the concert hall that was the scene of one of the attacks that st…
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After Paris, Time to Roll on Raqqa, the ISIS Capital – The Daily Beast
PARIS—As this stunned city tried to come to terms with the horror that struck it the night of Friday the 13th, the word “war” echoed in cafes, on the streets, and in the statements of government officials.
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Which 2016 Contender Has an Answer for ISIS? – The Daily Beast
ORLANDO — The carnage in France on Friday immediately reverberated through the 2016 presidential race, sending campaigns scrambling to explain how they would react to a critical commander-in-chief test: the ‘3 a.m. call.” About 24 hours after the …
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Caught Between ISIS and the Police State – The Daily Beast
CAIRO — Alia, 19, walked into the café with her backpack in tow, just returned from midterm exams. In her hand was her smartphone, filled with updates from friends.
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The #Blessed Life Of Kaskade, EDM’s Voice Of Reason
The W Hotel in downtown Atlanta narrows twice near its summit, 28 gloriously reflective stories in the air, so that the roof of the building feels almost impossibly small.
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Is ISIS Changing Its Strategy? – The Atlantic
Friday’s attack on Paris, claimed by ISIS, was different. It was different in the scale of the carnage—the worst terrorist attack in Europe since the Madrid bombings, claimed by al-Qaeda, in 2004; the worst violence on French soil since World War II.
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Paris attacks: Pianist performs Imagine near Bataclan theatre – BBC News
An unnamed pianist has performed John Lennon’s Imagine near the Bataclan theatre where at least 89 people died on Friday. The Bataclan was one of several sites to be targeted by gunmen. At least 129 people have been confirmed dead so far.
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Open Channel: Who Would Direct An Adaptation Of Your Favorite SF Novel?
Here’s your open channel challenge of the weekend. Take favored science fiction or fantasy novel, and imagine that it’s been picked up for a film. Who would be the best director (living or dead) to helm the project?
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We Homo sapiens got lucky. Very lucky. Back in the 1920s, when looking for a “safe” gas to use in refrigerators, chlorine was the element of choice in a new family of manmade chemical compounds – chlorofluorocarbons.
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Paris attacks: Islamic State militants change tactics – BBC News
Friday’s Paris assaults mark a new and frightening watermark in the steady expansion of attacks attributed to or claimed by the so-called Islamic State. For most of last year and much of this, IS’s focus has been on taking and holding territory in t…
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Paris attacks: Stories of horror inside the Bataclan – BBC News
Harrowing stories have emerged from survivors of Friday’s attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where at least 80 people were killed by gunmen. At least 129 people died in a series of attacks in the French capital on Friday night.
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On A Tragedy’s Front Lines: The Paris Attacks, Seen From The ER : NPR
Dr. Patrick Pelloux talks about rushing to the hospital and treating those injured in the terrorist attacks in Paris last night. Pelloux was also a first responder when the satirical magazine he contributes to, Charlie Hebdo, was attacked earlier th…
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There is no better — or sadder — way to explain how Zak Stone’s father died in a vacation rental than how he did himself this week, so this is how he began the essay he wrote for the online magazine Matter. “The rope swing looked inviting.
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A Roundtable Of Reactions: The Lingering Horror Of The Paris Killings : NPR
This week Barbershop focuses on the Paris attacks. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Bridget Johnson of PJ Media, Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera’s Washington bureau chief, and Arsalan Iftikhar, an attorney and commentator.
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Mourning Begins In Paris, As More Information About Attacks Emerges : NPR
Residents and tourists have been leaving flowers at the sites of the different terrorist attacks in Paris. Meanwhile more information is slowly emerging about the people who carried them out.
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After A Week In Headlines, Mizzou Football Team Steps Back On The Field : NPR
University of Missouri football players take the field tonight days after many of them threatened not to play unless school president Tim Wolfe resigned. Wolfe stepped down on Tuesday amid a scandal over his handling of racial threats on campus.
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Candidates Long To Know What Young Voters Want. Why Not Just Ask? : NPR
In 2008, one voting bloc in particular made a huge difference in the presidential election: young people. Young voters were a crucial part of the coalition that propelled President Obama to victory then.
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Amid Shattered Glass And Bloodstained Pavement, Parisians Seek To Cope : NPR
More than 120 people have been killed and 350 injured in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. The assault left Parisians in a state of shock, feeling under siege even a day later.
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What The Paris Attacks Mean For The Fight Against ISIS : NPR
NPR’s counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston explains how the attacks in Paris show the Islamic State is no longer a local threat confined to Syria and Iraq.
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Paris Attacks Expected To Shape Second Democratic Debate : NPR
Democratic candidates are gathering tonight in Des Moines, Iowa, for their second debate of the 2016 primary season.
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Barred From Baptism, Mormon Kids Of Same-Sex Couples Face A Frought Choice : NPR
Janice Unsicker slurps hot chocolate out of a spoon at an IHOP in North Salt Lake City, utterly unaware of the controversy that surrounds her. When asked what she’s been learning at her Mormon church, the 6-year-old smiles, simply saying, “About Hea…
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Circle Of Hope: How A Raw Reaction Became A Sign Of Solidarity : NPR
In the aftermath of the coordinated terror attacks on Paris, people around the world have been taking to social media to share their grief and show support for the French people.
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What it was like in Paris during the attacks | The Verge
The body count was much lower. None of France’s iconic national symbols collapsed into a smoldering heap.
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Erase Your Mac’s User Folder for a Quick and Dirty Data Wipe
If you’re selling off or donating your computer, doing a full, secure wipe is an important step to protecting your personal data.
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Hezbollah chief vows to continue fight against ISIL – Al Jazeera English
Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said his group is determined to continue its fight against the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) following a double suicide bombing in Beirut’s southern suburbs that killed 43 people…
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This site keeps track of Prime Minister Trudeau’s promises, and how many he keeps. (trudeaumetre.ca)
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BB-8 is a boy, maybe · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Settling a fiery debate that’s presumably led to more than its fair share of wannabe Jedi angrily bashing each other in the face with plastic lightsabers , a lead designer on Star Wars: The Force Awakens has mostly confirmed that newly iconic droid …
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Robin Schulz – “Show Me Love” // Official Music Video on Vimeo
An EASYdoesit Production (www.easydoesit.de) Director: Zak Stoltz Director of Photography: Jann Döppert Creative Producer: Mario Clement Producer: Christopher Kane Main Cast: Arijana Antunovic & Matthias Ludwig Production Assistants: Leo Hille, Sara…
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How should France deal with aftermath of Paris attacks? – Al Jazeera English
It’s just ten months since the Charlie Hebdo attacks brought panic and bloodshed to the streets of Paris. And now as the year draws to a close Parisians have woken up to a state of emergency, following a series of coordinated attacks across the capi…
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Google, Verizon, and Sprint are Offering Free Calls and Texts to France | Motherboard
A number of brands have royally bungled their responses to disasters, but every so often a company does solidarity right.
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Zombies have been all the rage for a while now: there’s television shows, movies, books, and so forth, but how did we get to this point of zombie overload? The Barnes and Noble SciFi and Fantasy Blog looks back at some of the history.
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New Yorkers Rally To Show Love For Paris | Mother Jones
Up to 2000 New Yorkers rallied to show support for Paris Saturday in the wake of Friday’s attacks. Mayor Bill deBlasio spoke, people added their names to an impromptu memorial, and the crowd sang the Marseillaise.
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Why Closing The Borders Against Syrian Refugees Is Probably A Terrible Idea | ThinkProgress
In the immediate aftermath of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, France on Friday that left 120 dead and hundreds wounded, the French government took swift action to help reestablish order to the frightened nation.
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Eagles of Death Metal Associate Nick Alexander Killed in Paris Attack | Rolling Stone
Nick Alexander, who worked Eagles of Death Metal’s merchandise table during the group’s European tour, was among the 118 people killed in the terror attack at Paris’ Bataclan, Alexander’s family confirmed in a statement. He was 36.
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Trump: Paris Would’ve Been ‘Different Situation’ If Victims Had Guns | Rolling Stone
Trump: Paris Would’ve Been ‘Different Situation’ If Victims Had Guns He also said it would be “insane” for the United States to allow Syrian refugees into the U.S.
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A logical examination of the Swedish rapper Yung Lean as a metaphor for America | The Verge
In 2014, an album called Unknown Death 2002 popped up on the Bandcamp of the streetwear and lifestyle brand MishkaNYC. The artist was someone going by the name Yung Lean; he sounded like the foggy after-effects of the citrus soda / cough syrup cockt…
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Your Body Isn’t Ready for This ‘Ninja Nanny’ Video Review | Motherboard
Gaze your eyes upon No. 11 Downing Street: The Adventures of Ninja Nanny and Sherrloch Sheltie, an alleged educational PC game from 1993. The YouTube channel Lazy Game Reviews on Friday published an in-depth look at the game, describing it as “night…
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Details emerge of coordinated Paris attacks – Al Jazeera English
Details have started to emerge about how several teams of armed men staged a series of coordinated attacks in Paris that left at least 129 dead and hundreds more injured in the worst attack in France since World War II.
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‘Endless grief’ in Paris after attacks – BBC News
People in Paris have been determined to show solidarity with the victims and survivors of Friday’s attacks. Many thousands of them queued up to give blood, after an urgent appeal, while others offered shelter to those caught up in the events.
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Paris attacks: Prosecutor gives details of attackers – BBC News
The Paris prosecutor has released details of some of the attackers who struck sites across the city on Friday. Francois Molins told a news conference that one of the gunmen at the Bataclan concert hall was identified by his fingerprints and was a 29…
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Behrouz Bouchani – detained on Manus Island | Books | The Guardian
Over Manus Island, a black kite flies. The black kite flies, a messenger of freedom for us, the forgotten prisoners.
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‘I Knew to Get Up and Run’: The Haunting Remnants of the Attacks in Paris | VICE News
It was around 9:30 Friday night when a young woman and her friend took a seat near the front windows at Le Petit Cambodge, in Paris’ 10th arrondissement. They weren’t supposed to be there — the pair picked the restaurant over a bar at the last minut…
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New Mexico man jailed for spraying children with semen-loaded squirt gun | US news | The Guardian
Kevin Jaramillo pleaded no contest to charges stemming from two indictments, including child abuse without great bodily harm, criminal sexual contact and sexual exploitation, in a courtroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday. Under the plea agreem…
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PARIS — Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, at halftime of an exhibition soccer match between France and Germany, the players on both teams went to their locker rooms to rest while the coaches, who normally would have been reviewing their strategies,…
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The American news media scrambled on Friday evening and early Saturday to cover the deadly attacks in Paris, an event unfolding thousands of miles away in multiple locations across a city gripped by terror and uncertainty.
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Google Will Now Reward Local Guides For Contributing to Google Maps
Earlier this year, Google Maps added Local Guides, a feature that rewarded heavy contributors to Maps reviews and content with a nifty profile. Now, Local Guides will get real, better rewards. With the new update, Google updated its Local Guide leve…
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Korn’s Jonathan Davis Responds to Barack Obama’s Shout-Out | Rolling Stone
Korn’s Jonathan Davis Responds to Barack Obama’s Shout-Out Singer feels “shocked and taken aback” by president’s reference during a recent Medal of Honor ceremony
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More bands and celebrities have canceled appearances in Paris in wake of the attacks that hit the city yesterday.
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Africa’s Congo Basin under deforestation threat – Al Jazeera English
The Congo Basin in Africa, the world’s second-largest tropical forest, is facing a growing threat of deforestation carried out to clear the way for palm oil plantations.
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Can’t we wait until we’ve resolved the body count? Until the identities of all of the victims have been determined and their families informed? Until the sirens stop wailing? Until the blood is dry?
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A vision of chaos in Paris – Al Jazeera English
Paris, France – Umut Aydin, 30, is on his way to do laundry. Listening to music. It is what the Parisian would do on any ordinary day.
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Check Out The Expanse With An Early Screening Hosted by James S.A. Corey
Want to check out SyFy’s upcoming show a bit early? James S.A. Corey (equal parts Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) will be hosting a screening of the pilot on December 3rd at the Jean Cocteau theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The pair will be holding a …
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BERLIN — The authorities in Germany have opened an investigation after making a grisly discovery this week: the decomposing remains of what appeared to be eight babies in a vacant house. It was not clear how or when the infants died.
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Terror Strikes in Paris – The New Yorker
Ironies, some almost too painful to contemplate, fill the air the morning after terrorist attacks, claimed by the Islamic State and prosecuted by at least one French citizen, killed over a hundred Parisians.
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There’s Even More New The Force Awakens Footage In This Featurette
A new featurette for the Disney Channel’s On The Set has dropped, this time focusing on The Force Awakens. It’s a quickie, just a minute long, but there’s quite a bit of new glimpses from the main characters.
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Why Autistic People Avoid Eye Contact, as Explained By an Autistic YouTuber | Motherboard
For an autistic person, avoiding eye contact may not signify a lack of interest. Rather, it’s a way keep focused on the task at hand.
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In Wake of ISIL Attacks, Parisians Ask: Why Here? | Al Jazeera America
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PARIS, France – Joseph Kazazian was on his way home from a friend’s house in the suburbs of Paris when he emerged from his Metro stop at Place de la Republique to blaring sirens. -
Terror Strikes in Paris – The New Yorker
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This week at progressive state blogs: Rubio on immigration hurts Coffman; sexism in San Jose
Speaker Daudt continues his campaign of placebaiting across Greater Minnesota, chumming the rhetorical waters with language that divides the metro from the rest of us. “Some of the members in Minneapolis and St.
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5.5-inch version of HTC’s iPhone clone revealed by Chinese regulators | The Verge
HTC has you covered if you think its new, iPhone-like A9 smartphone is just a bit too small. After a couple weeks of sketchy rumors, the company’s larger, 5.5-inch X9 has been all but confirmed by Chinese telecom regulator TENAA.
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Incorrect Images and Rumors From the Paris Attacks – The Atlantic
As with any emergency event, news reports of the deadly attacks in Paris came in fast and furious over social media. And as with any emergency event, some of them were erroneous.
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Watch A Tribe Called Quest Reunite for ‘Can I Kick It?’ With the Roots | Rolling Stone
Watch A Tribe Called Quest Reunite for ‘Can I Kick It?’ With the Roots Q-Tip and company make first television appearance together in 15 years to celebrate debut LP reissue
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In an unprecedented move, Russia was provisionally suspended from track and field on Friday by the sport’s world governing body in the wake of sweeping doping allegations against the country’s athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and officials.
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5.5-inch version of HTC’s iPhone clone revealed by Chinese regulators | The Verge
HTC has you covered if you think its new, iPhone-like A9 smartphone is just a bit too small. After a couple weeks of sketchy rumors, the company’s larger, 5.5-inch X9 has been all but confirmed by Chinese telecom regulator TENAA.
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How Islamic State is spreading terror worldwide – BBC News
Over recent months Islamic State targets have been under heavy attack in Syria and Iraq, but the militants have also been retaliating in the Middle East. This week in Lebanon 43 people were killed by suicide bombs, demonstrating the continued threat.
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Real Talk Offers In-Depth Career Advice from People in Interesting Fields
iOS: If you’ve ever wanted to hear what it’s like to be a veterinary technician, industrial designer, urban planner, or even hair stylist to a superstar, Real Talk puts those experiences—and more—right in the palm of your hand.
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Apple to end Beats Music on November 30 · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Having sucked the last of the juice from a desiccated husk that was once a reasonably proud (if minor) competitor to Spotify, Apple has announced that it’ll be discontinuing the Beats Music streaming service on November 30.
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2016 Will Be The Year Of The Sales Stack | TechCrunch
Selling is a competitive sport, and quota-seeking salespeople are the athletes of that sport: They are scored and compared, there are frontrunners and underdogs and there are winners and losers.
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Paris Attacks Change Focus for Democratic Debate | Al Jazeera America
Friday’s Paris attacks, which left at least 129 people dead and hundreds more wounded, serves as a stark reminder that the news is often bigger than the people who look to shape it. The three Democrats running for president — former Sec. of State Hi…
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The Hunt for ISIS’ French ‘Chief Executioner’ – The Daily Beast
As French authorities search for those responsible for the deadliest act of violence in the country since World War II, they are no doubt scrutinizing the possible role of Salim Benghalem, the man who trains French citizens to become ISIS killers an…
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Ten killed in France train crash during test run – Al Jazeera English
At least 10 people have been killed after a high-speed train derailed and crashed into a canal during a test run in eastern France, the country’s presidential office has said. The statement said that 10 others were also seriously injured in the acci…
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The Terror Attacks in Paris: A Timeline of Events | VICE News
Gunmen killed 129 people in multiple attacks and an explosion at a soccer game in Paris, France, on Friday night, in what is being widely described as the worst attack the city has seen since World War II. Around 350 other victims are reportedly hos…
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French officials warned austerity increased insecurity – Al Jazeera English
Following the carnage in and around Paris Friday night when eight assailants used explosives and automatic weapons to kill at least 129 people, recent warnings by security officials over the spiking threat of attack amid budgetary austerity have ass…
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This Cosplay Music Video Highlights BlizzCon’s Extraordinary Cosplayers
If you missed BlizzCon last weekend, Sneaky Zebra has put together one of their fantastic cosplay music videos, highlighting some of the really awesome costumes that they spotted throughout the weekend.
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A Different Democratic Debate Will Be Held in the Aftermath of the Paris Attacks | The Nation
Des Moines—It will be a more sober and serious Democratic presidential debate that plays out tonight in the capital city of this first-caucus state.
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Hey, I’m Running for President Here! | New Republic
New Yorkers speak loudly, tell personal stories, crowd their listeners, wave their hands (a heritage of Italian and Jewish immigrants), and, when they feel friendly, complain to strangers to build solidarity.
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After Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance | The Nation
France is in mourning and in shock. We still don’t know how many people were killed and injured. In fact, there’s a lot we still don’t know—including who was responsible.
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Even though we don’t know the full story, we know its contours. Last night’s attacks in Paris feel familiar, though some of the proper nouns are different.
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Lebanon military tribunal sentences armed group leaders – Al Jazeera English
A Lebanese military tribunal has handed down sentences to the leaders and members of several armed groups in the country’s northern coastal city of Tripoli.
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This weekend’s Democratic debate is going to be a tough sell. Two hours on a Saturday night, and not a single candidate who appears to be certifiably deranged. There are only three Democrats left in the contest, and none of them has compared the com…
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View from the left—Uniting LGBT activists against the bathroom myth
Earlier this week, I set out to start a long overdue conversation about an issue that anti-LGBT activists used to defeat the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO): bathroom use.
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Search for cruise passenger who went overboard is suspended, officials say | US news | The Guardian
Authorities have suspended their search for a woman they say intentionally went overboard from a cruise ship that had been chartered for an electronic dance party.
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As dystopias have proliferated throughout science fiction, more optimistic authors such as Kim Stanley Robinson have tackled a brighter future for humanity. The New Republic has a fascinating article on the subject that’s well worth reading.
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An Astronomer Proposes a New Mathematical Definition for What Counts As a Planet | Motherboard
It was difficult to not feel a twinge of existential angst when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) demoted Pluto from its planetary status to a mere Kuiper Belt object back in 2006.
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CERN: Accelerating the Search for Supersymmetry –“A New Physics Beyond the Standard Model” https://t.co/WQWbUiip10 https://t.co/QWH6LcvmaF
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Michigan Prosecutors Pressured Lab on Medical Marijuana Results
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Veterans drop hundreds of empty pill bottles in front of the White House – The Washington Post
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The Paris Attacks and Free Borders in Europe – The Atlantic
France is reeling from a series of deadly attacks in Paris that left at least 127 people dead and scores more injured. Parisians are recovering today from the carnage visited upon multiple sites across the city Friday night.
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U2 cancels Paris show, delays HBO special · Newswire · The A.V. Club
U2 has announced that they’re cancelling a pair of concert that were planned for tonight and tomorrow night in Paris, in response to the terrorist attack that struck the city on Friday, and the ongoing state of emergency that’s been declared.
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Eight remain hospitalized after San Francisco tour bus crash | US news | The Guardian
Eight people remained hospitalized on Saturday, a day after a double-decker tour bus crashed in San Francisco’s popular and crowded Union Square. San Francisco general hospital spokesman Brent Andrew said four adults remained in critical condition a…
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AMHERST—Student activists at Amherst College, a small liberal arts institution in Western Massachusetts, are the latest to join students of color protesting racial injustice in schools across the country.
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#TerrorismHasNoReligion trends after Paris attacks – Al Jazeera English
The ceremonial transition to manhood in South Africa’s Xhosa society is time honoured but can have tragic consequences. Can Niue, one of the world’s smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
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The ISIS Claim About Paris – The New Yorker
ISIS indicated that France had been targeted because it is one of the countries that has carried out air strikes against the group. The French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, estimated last year that nine hundred French citizens were fighting …
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Democrats fight back after GOP declares Wi-Fi password war | The Verge
The WPA2 war is heating up. After the Republican National Committee (RNC) set the media Wi-Fi password as “StopHillary” for the fourth GOP debate last week, the DNC is fighting back with its own wireless wordplay.
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The UFC Is Trying to Get Ahead of Its Ronda Rousey GIF Problem | Motherboard
Ronda Rousey’s immense celebrity has its drawbacks for UFC. Rousey, the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, will defend her title in Melbourne, Australia Saturday night against challenger Holly Holm.
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WASHINGTON — When the Islamic State stormed onto the scene in Syria and Iraq, it seemed focused on seizing territory in its own neighborhood.
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A Hard Rain at Mizzou and Yale – The New Yorker
Statements of absolute value should rarely be trusted, at least not absolutely. But for me, and perhaps for you, there are at least two to swear and live by: racism is always and everywhere wrong. And a decent society depends on the freedom to think…
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Which rites of passage make an adult? Is it being able to live independently, without parental support? Having a stable career? Being married or making a lifelong commitment? Owning your own home? Or is it being responsible for the wellbeing of anot…
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FanDuel And DraftKings Fight Back, File Lawsuits Against NY Attorney General | TechCrunch
After NY’s Attorney General ordered DraftKings and FanDuel to cease and desist all operations in the state, the two companies have responded, filing lawsuits seeking an injunction against the order.
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Paris hit by ‘three teams of attackers’ – BBC News
Three teams of attackers involved in assault on Paris, in which 129 people have been killed and more than 350 injured, says French prosecutorThis breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the pag…
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Ted Cruz condemns Obama ‘lunacy’ on Syria as GOP reacts to Paris attacks | US news | The Guardian
Ted Cruz led Republican criticism of Obama administration policy on Syria on Saturday, in light of the devastating terror attacks in Paris. He later said the US should “not allow jihadists to come back to America using US passports to murder innocen…
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James Bond single-handedly prevents a stadium bombing in Mexico City by kicking the plot’s mastermind out of a helicopter. The villain sticks metal fingernails in the eyes of a rival. A couple stands up and walks out. Then a second. It really is a p…
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Bono On Paris Terrorist Attack: ‘This Could Be Me at a Show’ | Rolling Stone
U2 were rehearsing at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris Friday night, less than three miles away from the Bataclan concert hall where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing, when they got word of the terrorist attack on the city.
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“Mornings” is the best romantic comedy I’ve seen in a long time.
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The Grossest Fictional Dishes of All Time | First We Feast
Screenwriters know that making one of their characters eat disgusting sh*t is a surefire way to gross the audience out. On the consumer side of the entertainment equation, nothing makes our stomachs churn more than having to watch someone down a fec…
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How Fox ate National Geographic | Media | The Guardian
Over the last few years the National Geographic Society has been slowly vanishing into the Murdoch family’s Fox media empire like a gazelle being swallowed by a python in one of the former’s famous videos.
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The ISIS Claim About Paris – The New Yorker
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World diplomats propose Syrian elections for 2017 – Al Jazeera English
Syria should hold elections within 18 months, groups opposing the Syrian president should be involved in future talks about the country’s political process, and a truce – minus two rebel groups – should be put in place immediately, according to worl…
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Review: Brilliant Bicycle, A Bike That Thinks Outside The Box | TechCrunch
When my Brilliant Bicycle arrived in the mail last week, I had a minor epiphany: I’ve never actually purchased a bike on my own before.
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One simple image conveys so much. | New Republic
James Bond single-handedly prevents a stadium bombing in Mexico City by kicking the plot’s mastermind out of a helicopter. The villain sticks metal fingernails in the eyes of a rival. A couple stands up and walks out. Then a second. It really is a p…
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Murdered for Being Parisian – The Atlantic
PARIS—The shock is no less visceral for being familiar—like the foreboding of recognizing the frightening dream we have stumbled into for the recurring nightmare it is. Once again, the phone call from out of the blue, the alert that latent danger ha…
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Democrats Return to Hillary Clinton Ahead of Second Primary Debate – The Atlantic
Heading into the second Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton seems to be winning her party back.
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Democrats Change Focus Of Debate To Talk Terrorism After Paris Attacks | ThinkProgress
CBS said it will be significantly changing the focus of Saturday night’s presidential debate with Democratic candidates to focus more on questions about terrorism, national security, and foreign relations.
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We’ve highlighted the Atlantic Council’s Art of Future Warfare project a several times this year, and we’re big fans of their work. Now, they’ve got a new project that they’ve just released: an anthology titled War Stories From The Future. Best of a…
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Paris terror attack: ‘Bullet lodged in my friend’s head’ – BBC News
A woman has survived a bullet getting lodged in her head after a gunman opened fire on a car during the Paris terror attack, her friend has said.
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Most of the 129 confirmed fatalities resulted from the mass shooting at a rock concert in the center of the city around 9 p.m. local time. Other deaths came after suicide bombings and shootings around the same time in five other locations, including…
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Photos of Mourners Around the World After Paris Attacks – The Atlantic
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Bring on Donald Trump, and Ben Carson too. That’s what Democratic insiders are saying about the outsiders who sit solidly on top of the polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. Related: A ‘child molester’, ‘stupid’ voters and .…
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Paris prosecutor holds news briefing on attacks – BBC News
Paris prosecutor Francois Molins holds a news briefing following Friday’s deadly attacks in the French capital.
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Man’s Phone Stopped Shrapnel During Paris Attack Yesterday | Motherboard
The man was making a phone call outside the Stade de France during a soccer game on Friday when suicide bombers set off explosions there. He said shrapnel from the attack hit his abdomen and foot but his phone saved him from being hit in the head.
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Watch Pianist Perform John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Outside Paris’ Bataclan | Rolling Stone
Watch Pianist Perform John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Outside Paris’ Bataclan Mysterious musician delivers poignant version of Beatle’s 1971 classic as mourners gather at site of massacre
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Paris attacks: ‘I was saved by my mobile phone’ – BBC News
Around 80,000 fans were gathered to watch France play Germany in the Stade de France when bombers detonated devices outside the stadium. One witness to the attacks arrived late for the match, and was close by when an explosion took place.
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American Band Eagles of Death Metal Survived Paris Concert Hall Shooting | Vanity Fair
All reports today from family of the band members say that the band was able to escape Bataclan unharmed.
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Le Bataclan: Attack Occurred at One of Paris’ Most Legendary Clubs | Rolling Stone
Before it was the site of the worst massacre in rock history, the Bataclan was more than just a 1,500-seat theater in Paris; it was one of the city’s most legendary clubs. In 2011, singer Rafael Saadiq told Rolling Stone it was his favorite small ve…
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After Paris Attacks, Don’t Close Doors to Refugees – Open Them | Rolling Stone
The anti-Muslim ugliness began as soon as the attacks in Paris became international news. Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz said in a statement Friday evening that the U.S. must “immediately declare a halt to any plans to bring refug…
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Watch Stephen Colbert’s Emotional Paris Monologue | Rolling Stone
Watch Stephen Colbert’s Emotional Paris Monologue “We end tonight’s show with a heavy heart because we taped all of tonight’s show and then we found out about the horrific attacks in Paris today,” host tells a
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The Struggles at Mizzou and Yale – The New Yorker
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Facebook Activates Safety Check in Paris – The Atlantic
Just hours after coordinated attacks left at least 127 people dead in Paris, Facebook activated its “Safety Check” feature. This was the first time Safety Check has been used outside of a natural disaster setting.
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Libya IS head ‘killed in US air strike’ – BBC News
The French president describes as an “act of war” the Paris attacks which killed 128, as Belgian police arrest several people in a Brussels suburb.
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I’m sure many will disagree…but I think it needs to be said – Meme on Imgur
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Paris attacks: Fans sing La Marseillaise as stadium clears – BBC News
Around 80,000 fans were gathered to watch France play Germany in the Stade de France when suicide bombers detonated devices outside the stadium.
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Transgender teen was ‘inconsolable’ after locker room ban, mother says | US news | The Guardian
The mother of a transgender high school student said her daughter had suffered greatly after being banned from a suburban Chicago girls’ locker room, in the family’s first comments since the US Department of Education found the school district had v…
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US launches airstrike on Isis leader in Libya, officials say | World news | The Guardian
The US military launched an airstrike targeting the Islamic State’s leader in Libya, US officials told Reuters on Saturday. The officials said two F-15 aircraft were used in the attack.
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Suspects Connected to Paris Attacks Reportedly Arrested in Belgium (Live Updates) | VICE News
This is a breaking news story, please refresh the page for updates. Police have reportedly arrested at least one person in connection with the attacks last night in Paris, according to Belgian media outlets, which reported police searches on Saturda…
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Je suis Muslim – Al Jazeera English
I am a Muslim. As a Muslim, I wish to pay my respect to those Parisians who lost their lives on that terrifying night on November 13. As a Muslim, I wish to express my condolences to all those who have lost a loved one during this diabolic attack in…
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U.N. Climate Talks Will Go On, Paris To Beef Up Security | ThinkProgress
Both the French Government and the United Nations have confirmed that the big Paris climate talks scheduled for November 30 to December 12 will proceed as planned, but with stronger security in the wake of the Friday’s terrorist attacks.
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Why the Islamic State Attacked Paris — And What Happens Next | VICE News
The Islamic State (IS) has developed a grim PR strategy: When there’s bad news, bury it with sudden, ultra-violent attacks. It’s a tactic the group has used before on several occasions, and they apparently turned to it again on Friday by launching a…
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Nico Rosberg took his fifth consecutive pole position as he edged a private battle with Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Rosberg beat Hamilton by just 0.
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Are Intel’s microprocessors really conflict-free? | Al Jazeera America
In “Conflicted: The Fight Over Congo’s Minerals,” Fault Lines asks if a law lobbied for by Western consumers and advocacy groups brought peace to miners in eastern Congo—or if it instead caused more problems for people in the region. The film airs o…
Are Intel’s microprocessors really conflict-free? https://t.co/DMLEX3Lcgr via Al Jazeera America -
Snark clip on tuner for guitars and ukuleles / Boing Boing
My 12-year-old daughter recently picked up my long-neglected ukulele and has gotten pretty good at it in a short amount of time. I lost my ukulele pitch pipe, so she’s been using an online tone generator to tune it, which is not convenient. So I got…
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Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Sequel Gets Another Name Change
First it was Prometheus 2, and then Alien: Paradise Lost. Now, Ridley Scott’s followup to Prometheus apparently has a new name: Alien: Covenant.
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Turkey blocks access to Reddit under controversial censorship law | The Verge
The Turkish government has officially blocked access to Reddit. Users first reported last night that they were unable to access the social media site, and as of Saturday the ban still appears to be in effect. It’s not clear how long the block will r…
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My Schnauzer girl doesn’t like dealing with hardwood floors. So she spends a lot of time on her bath mat “islands” looking like a pissed off old man. (i.imgur.com) That’s the cutest face I’ve ever seen!
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West Wing Week: 11/13/2015 or, “There’s a Fox Somewhere on the Grounds” on Vimeo
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President announced a decision about the Keystone Pipeline, met with the Prime Minister of Israel, honored America’s veterans, and h…
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Lost in the City: London’s office workers – in pictures | Books | The Guardian
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Puppy Bred to Have Muscular Dystrophy Saved by Surprise Mutation – Scientific American
Ringo, a golden retriever born in 2003 in a Brazilian kennel, was never expected to live long. Researchers bred him and his littermates to inherit a gene mutation that causes severe muscular dystrophy.
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Watch This Guy Explain Bitcoin to Judge Judy | Motherboard
Hey, did you watch Judge Judy on Thursday? No? First of all, what the hell, because Judge Judith Sheindlinis a salty, problematic treasure and you should cherish every moment of 90s daytime TV detritus before she retires.
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Four dead in Somerset air crash – BBC News
The Paris shootings and bombings that killed at least 128 people were an “act of war” by the Islamic State, says France’s president as the group claims the attacks.
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Le Carillon: Paris bar regulars left reeling after attack – BBC News
Le Carillon, a cafe-bar in the trendy Canal Saint-Martin area of eastern Paris, is known for its cheap drinks and relaxed vibe. For many locals, it’s unpretentious and inviting, with old sofas and low lighting – a place to meet friends in the evenin…
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The Latest on the Paris Attacks: At Least 127 Dead, Including 8 Attack | Vanity Fair
Friday night’s deadly shootings and suicide bombings in Paris have left a death toll of at least 127 people, in what French President François Hollande has called “an act of war that was prepared, organized, planned from abroad with internal help.
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Foo Fighters Cancel European Tour Following Paris Terror Attacks | Rolling Stone
Foo Fighters Cancel European Tour Following Paris Terror Attacks “In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can’t continue right now. There is no other way to say it.
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Love the Foo Fighters but I admit that I’m a little confused as to how this makes sense. Is it a safety concern? I don’t think it would be disrespectful to tour. There were only 4 shows left, all next week and two of them were in France (Paris on Mo…
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Man held as Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal evacuated – BBC News
A man has been arrested at Gatwick Airport and the North Terminal has been evacuated as a precautionary measure after a suspicious item was found.The airport said the terminal had been fully evacuated on the landside, before passport control.
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WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis held a job that is little known beyond Washington.
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NASA New Horizons Pluto Mission –“The Unexplored Planet” (Weekend VIDEO Feature)
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World’s Muslims Condemn Paris Attacks And ISIS, Pope Backs Them Up | ThinkProgress
Muslim leaders the world over are condemning the horrific terror attacks that struck Paris Friday night, expressing outrage and shock at an onslaught of shootings and bombings that left at least 120 dead and hundreds wounded.
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At GitHub You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Office, But There Is A Nice One If You Do | TechCrunch
If you want to work for GitHub, the software development collaboration hub built on the open source Git project, you have to be independent and able to work outside the confines of what most organizations would consider normal operational guidelines…
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TriviaDavid Niven was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during World War 2. When suspicious American guards asked during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered “Haven’t the foggiest idea …
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Ars Cardboard: Codenames, the secret agent party game you’ve been seeking | Ars Technica
Your team stares at you, looking for guidance. On the table before them is a 5×5 grid of cards, and each card holds a single word.
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CERN: Accelerating the Search for Supersymmetry –“A New Physics Beyond the Standard Model”
“The Higgs mass that we measure is consistent with the Standard Model if the parameters of the model are carefully tuned to something like 30 decimal places,” said Joe Incandela, a UC Santa Barbara physics professor and scientist in CERN’s Compact M…
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Protecting Yourself From Poison Ivy | Live Free or Die: How to Homestead – YouTube
Thorn shares how Jewelweed can be used to protect oneself against poison ivy. LIVE FREE OR DIE AIRS TUESDAYS 9/8c.
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Paris attacks: Concert-goers flee terror attack Bataclan venue – BBC News
Amateur footage has emerged showing desperate attempts to escape the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where at least 80 people were killed by gunmen. More than 180 people died in a series of attacks in the French capital on Friday night.
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Trump Blames Obama For Paris Attacks | ThinkProgress
Presidential candidate Donald Trump blamed Barack Obama for the terrorist attacks in Paris on Saturday, suggesting that the president was misleading the American people about the true threat of the Islamic State, also called ISIS or ISIL.
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MRW I see a bottle of wine that costs more than $20 – GIF on Imgur
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Paris and the new normal – Al Jazeera English
Friday night’s attacks in Paris were a tragic reminder that with persistence and innovation, terrorists can and do strike their “enemies” at a time and place of their own choosing.
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Making a “US flag” end grain cutting board (version for woodworkers) – YouTube
Plans – http://mtmwood.com/?route=product/pro…Free tutorial “The Basics of making end grain cutting boards” – http://eepurl.com/brMc_5http://mtmwood.com/
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Northwestern student activists rise in solidarity with Mizzou | Sport | The Guardian
That’s what more more than 100 students at Northwestern University chanted Friday afternoon – rising in solidarity with Yale and Missouri, as well as other colleges around the country.
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‘Five dead’ as French trail derails – BBC News
The Paris shootings and bombings that killed at least 128 people were an “act of war” by the Islamic State, says France’s president as the group claims the attacks.
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Standing in solidarity with the Blue, White and Red – Al Jazeera English
The ceremonial transition to manhood in South Africa’s Xhosa society is time honoured but can have tragic consequences. Can Niue, one of the world’s smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
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Paris attack survivor: ‘It was a bloodbath’ – BBC News
France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 128 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris. The targets included bars, restaurants, a concert and a high-profile football match.
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Tribe Called Quest reunites on ‘Tonight Show’ – The Daily Beast
To the delight of hip hop fans across the nation, A Tribe Called Quest reunited last night on The Tonight Show to promote the release of the 25th anniversary edition of their debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
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How To Understand Black Holes | Motherboard
Sabine Hossenfelder, a high-energy physicist at Sweden’s Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, is the main voice behind the excellent Backreaction blog, which is highly recommended for those seeking reasonably accessible inside takes on, well, p…
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What Would Happen to You if Launching an App Took 5 Seconds? | Motherboard
Recently, I was browsing a story on a Chinese tech website titled “This Is What You Have To Go Through After Updating Your iPhone 4 to iOS 9.” It’s a long post detailing what the author experienced with his apps after he updated his old phone.
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DES MOINES — In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national security and foreign re…
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He has also written for Vanity Fair, National Geographic, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, Fortune, Playboy and various other publications.
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Paris Attacks Alter Focus of Syria Talks in Vienna | Al Jazeera America
Paris attacks change focus of Syria talks now starting in Vienna https://t.co/ZFpebUWtAR via Al Jazeera America
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The Influence Of Education On The 3D Printing Industry | TechCrunch
You probably don’t own a 3D printer yet. Like computers in the early 1980s, it’s an intriguing new technology that hasn’t quite found its place in the home.
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Colorado becomes the first state to vote on single-payer healthcare reform
As you might have read in our activist diaries here at Daily Kos, single-payer has made it onto the ballot in Colorado. This will be the first ballot initiative to be voted on that would create a single-payer healthcare system in a state.
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Top 10 Ways You’re Probably Using Email Wrong
Email is the technology tool everyone relies on and yet perhaps also hates (it’s the cockroach of the internet!). Love it or hate it, we could probably all stand to improve our email skills, from managing our inboxes to sending more elegant email me…
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Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: Poverty is a root cause of terror – Al Jazeera English
Tunis, Tunisia – Rachid Ghannouchi, the head of the Islamist Ennahda Party, has said poverty and unemployment are the most important factors in explaining the appeal of terrorism to young people in his country.
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Orbit Books Will Publish An Astonishing 90 Books Starting In 2016
Who says that science fiction publishing is dead? Not Orbit Books. The Hachette company announced yesterday that they were expanding their SF/F line by 50% next year to publish a whopping 90 books starting in 2016.
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A Flock of Hawaiian Shirts Invaded the Space Station
April 26, 2001: It’s casual Friday on the International Space Station, and none of us are invited.
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The 20 photographs of the week | Art and design | The Guardian
Skip to main content Photography Twenty photographs of the week The 20 photographs of the week The Paris attacks, Europe’s refugee crisis, the election in Myanmar – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Every evening a river otter comes to play with dog! They are best friends – GIF on Imgur
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Les Halles, the largest cinema in Paris, 9:45 pm. | New Republic
James Bond single-handedly prevents a stadium bombing in Mexico City by kicking the plot’s mastermind out of a helicopter. The villain sticks metal fingernails in the eyes of a rival. A couple stands up and walks out. Then a second. It really is a p…
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How to be human: how am I supposed to decide my career in college? | The Verge
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column “Ask Leah” ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer…
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Ashima Shiraishi could become best female climber in the world at just 14
Teenage queen of the mountainMeet Ashima Shiraishi, one of the most accomplished climbers in the world – and still just a teenager.
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The Dying Dream of Ronaldinho: Brazil’s Childlike Genius Who Never Grew Up | Bleacher Report
In July, a crowd of 41,764 made it to Rio’s Maracana Stadium for a league match between Fluminense and Vasco da Gama. A large part of the draw, of course, was the fact that this was a local derby with league points at stake, but there was an extra r…
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Paris terror attacks: French president blames ISIS, which claims responsibility
Candles in the French national colors are placed near the Bataclan concert hall the morning after a series of deadly attacks in Paris, November 14, 2015.
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Paris attacks intensify Syria talks in Vienna – Al Jazeera English
Deadly attacks in France’s capital have overshadowed talks in Vienna between senior officials from 19 countries that aim to chart a way towards a ceasefire and political transition in Syria to end the country’s war.
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Growing anxiety in Iowa as Democrats worry state is not ready for caucuses | US news | The Guardian
Iowa Democrats are increasingly worried the state party may not be prepared for the caucuses on 1 February, putting Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status at risk.
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Coin-op cuisine: when the future tasted like a five-cent slice of pie / Boing Boing
For his latest piece at Collectors Weekly, Hunter Oatman-Stanford spoke to filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz about the Horn & Hardart chain of cafeterias and automats.
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What We Know About The Terrorists Behind The Paris Attacks So Far | ThinkProgress
In the aftermath of four separate attacks around the city of Paris that killed more than 100, there are a lot of questions about how the attack unfolded and who exactly is behind it.
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Start Your Weekend Right By Checking Out This Tiny Book of Awesome
Sometimes, the smallest things can brighten up a miserable day. No, I mean literally. One glance at this teensy, tiny, hand-illustrated book was a poignant reminder that everything in the Universe is not actually terrible. You know what’s not terrib…
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11 Years Later, Only 34 People Have Solved the ‘Not Pron’ Internet Puzzle | Motherboard
Not Pron (or Not Pr0n) hands this fact to you right up front. It’s not porn. It’s about furthest thing away from porn—it’s a site that bills itself as “the hardest riddle available on the internet.
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Smooth Criminal M.Jackson à l’orgue de barbarie – YouTube
Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson. Arrangement pour orgue de barbarie ODIN: Patrick Mathis.www.patrickmathis.net
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Officials Had Warned of Threats Amidst Austerity | Al Jazeera America
French security officials had warned of increased threats amid austerity https://t.co/G21T8XlSkb via Al Jazeera America
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The Thin Blue Line Between ISIS and You – The Daily Beast
The lone spire that has risen where the twin towers once stood was lit with the French colors as a symbol of New York’s kinship with Paris now that 9/11 had been followed by 11/13.
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Black Americans are more than twice as likely as white people to have non-fatal force or the threat of it used against them during encounters with the police, according to a study by the US Department of Justice.
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Lockwood & Co: The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
London is facing the worst period of ghost manifestations on record with serious haunting incidents (mainly in Chelsea) causing turmoil. Many people are dying, many agents are frightened and the ghosts are haunting like crazy. Surely this is just th…
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The Greatest Vanishing Act in Prehistoric America – Scientific American
Vultures carve lazy circles in the sky as a stream of tourists marches down a walkway into Colorado’s Spruce Canyon.
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Electrical Inventions, 1915 [Slide Show] – Scientific American
A world’s fair, held in 1915 in San Francisco, showcased electricity not only for public illumination but also for aesthetics. Electricity, by 1915, had long left the laboratory to take its place in society, where it was beginning to fulfil the many…
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Democratic Debate Focus Shifts After Paris Attacks | Rolling Stone
In response to the terrorist attacks in Paris that reportedly left well over 100 people dead Friday, the network behind Saturday evening’s U.S. Democratic debate has significantly shifted the planned focus of the event.
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England have made two changes to their 19-man squad for the Test series decider against New Zealand in Wigan on Saturday. Huddersfield winger Jermaine McGillvary and Wigan half-back Matty Smith have been brought in for centre Leroy Cudjoe and forwar…
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Evernote’s Freshly Minted COO Linda Kozlowski Is Leaving The Company | TechCrunch
Evernote made a name for itself as the platform where you could store your ideas and notes for life, and beyond. But the same permanence does not apply to the people who work there.
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Obama reminds America of one of its greatest resources: veterans
Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House Hi, everybody. This week, America came together to salute our veterans – to express our appreciation to all who served so that we might live free.
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Op-ed: (How) did they break Diffie-Hellman? | Ars Technica
Martijn Grooten is a mathematician-turned-security professional. He is currently Editor of Virus Bulletin and does the occasional security research on the side in which, wherever possible, he likes to use his mathematical background.
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LISTEN: William “Accidental Terrorist” Shunn on Mormonism and science fiction / Boing Boing
The latest installment of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast (MP3) interviews science fiction author William Shunn, author of the The Accidental Terrorist, a memoir that explains the bizarre circumstances in which Shunn, as a teenaged Mormon mis…
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Buy the Right Size Turkey with This Rule of Thumb
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, it’s time to panic make plans for your turkey dinner. How much turkey do you need per person, though? Here are some guidelines.
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Pelicans center Alexis Ajinca admitted he found it difficult to focus on basketball on Friday night. Ajinca, from Saint-Etienne, was worried about the safety of his family in Paris, where terrorist attacks killed at least 120 people.
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Annacotty won the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham as jockey Ian Popham held on in a thrilling finish. The 12-1 winner was running in his first race for trainer Alan King after being moved from Martin Keighley.
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Lagarde’s call to action: Oil, taxes and GCC challenges – Al Jazeera English
Global oil prices have dropped sharply over the past year, leading to significant revenue shortfalls in many energy exporting nations – and according to experts there is no end in sight.
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The Furry Hat Has Some Furry Competition – YouTube
Stephen’s furry hat is back for some proclamations… and so is John Cleese’s.Subscribe To “The Late Show” Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTubeFor more content from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, click HERE: … http://bi
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BBC – Future – Why do we still not know what’s inside the pyramids?
“At last have made wonderful discovery in Valley; a magnificent tomb with seals intact recovered same for your arrival congratulations,” scribbled Howard Carter in a hurriedly written message to George Herbert, encouraging him to join him on the exp…
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Saturday’s Best Deals: Marathon Mouse, Cordless Vacuum, Amiibo Display, 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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A gecko in an AT-AT costume / Boing Boing
The Gallaher How to Do Its were a set of British 100 cigarette cards, each depicting and describing a 19th (?) century life-hack (the collection is undated).
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Heads in the cloud: the future of computing is 16 and only maturing faster | Ars Technica
The cloud is well on its way to becoming the standard model for IT, just 16 years after it first formed. It couples flexibility, scale, and reliability to user-friendliness and ubiquity. It has created some of the world’s largest companies, as well …
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Today’s Formative Internet of Things Is Probably Doomed, Say Computer Scientists | Motherboard
To build the Internet of Things we have to first know how, exactly, it’s defined, which also means understanding where it came from and what it encompasses in its current, still-primordial state.
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California crews working to stop natural gas leak outside Los Angeles | US news | The Guardian
Crews will try to stop a leak Saturday from a massive natural gas storage well that has persisted for three weeks outside Los Angeles and alarmed nearby residents concerned for their safety and sickened by the stench.
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ISIS Claim Responsibility for Terror Attacks in Paris | Rolling Stone
The Islamic State (ISIS) have claimed responsibility for the multiple attacks on Paris Friday that killed 127 people, including 118 at an Eagles of Death Metal concert. The terror group took credit for the attacks in an online statement, French Pres…
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‘Freebooters’ Are Stealing Videos from YouTube and Reposting Them to Facebook | Motherboard
If Facebook is serious about starting to pay people who upload videos to the site, it has to deal with its biggest problem: finding and taking down the pages that have shamelessly ripped videos for popularity. If you’re a regular Facebook user, you …
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Trump’s “Pathological” View of Ben Carson – The New Yorker
“So, I say, what the hell have we come to?” Donald Trump said in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Thursday night. “What have we come to? When we have to believe this kind of stuff.
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What is ‘Islamic State’? – BBC News
So-called Islamic State burst on to the international scene in 2014 when it seized large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq. It has become notorious for its brutality, including mass killings, abductions and beheadings.
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Inside the World of For-Profit Snuggling
Inside an inconspicuous-looking storefront on a tree-lined street in Portland, Oregon, Samantha Hess prepares to cuddle with a stranger. “Big spoon or little spoon?” she asks the man, who is in his mid-50s. Instead, he opts for a more ambitious posi…
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One day in 1954, Jack Yufe, a store owner from Southern California, stepped off a train in Essen, West Germany, and began searching the crowd at the station. He was looking for someone he had not since he was a baby, 21 years earlier. A man approach…
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Lewis Hamilton set the pace in final practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix despite an earlier spin. The world champion was 0.123 seconds clear of team-mate Nico Rosberg as Mercedes dominated.
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100 useful tips from a bygone era / Boing Boing
The Gallaher How to Do Its were a set of British 100 cigarette cards, each depicting and describing a 19th (?) century life-hack (the collection is undated).
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New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft Company’s flagship product is an unconventional flying machine: a jetpack that might seem like a prop from a sci-fi movie, were it not for the fact that it’s well on the road to commercialization.
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Knee-jerk finger-pointing after Paris attacks – Al Jazeera English
The horrors unleashed on the streets of Paris on Friday night took place against the background of two major ongoing international crises: The first is the Syrian conflict and the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and the …
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Adel Termos was his name, a little more can be read about him here. I can’t even begin to imagine. I am really torn up as to what’s going on. Why we let things get to this point.
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The Career of the Greatest Actor Alive, Max von Sydow – The Atlantic
The swedish actor Max von Sydow first entered the consciousness of moviegoers as the medieval knight playing chess with Death in Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). For a significant portion of his six decades onscreen, he has been the greates…
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This week in the war on voting: Chris Christie vetoes automatic registration bill
Welcome to the return of our war on voting series, a joint project of Meteor Blades and Joan McCarter.
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Book Review: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs – Scientific American
Exotic entities such as dark matter—the invisible material thought to make up about 27 percent of the universe—do not seem to have any direct impact on our lives here on Earth.
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The Culling Of The Herd | TechCrunch
I don’t care about valuations.
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The Anne Frank Foundation — a Swiss nonprofit that supports children’s charities and provides a stipend to gentiles who hid Jews during WWII — has claimed that Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father, is the legal co-author of her diaries, a move that wil…
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Meet Nietzsche the welder. Thus Spark Zarathustra, suckas. pic.twitter.com/QQGqL9cLM6 In fact, there are strong arguments to be made that welders and philosophers both fill vital roles in a well-rounded society, rather than cancel each other out.
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Paris attacks: A new terrorism and fear stalks a city – BBC News
After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, people asked: Is Paris safe? But deep-down most did not feel seriously under threat. They may have taken refuge in the notion that the targets then were rabble-rousing cartoonists and Jewish people.
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Is Bernie Sanders’s once electrifying campaign showing signs of burn out? | US news | The Guardian
Two thirds of the way into one of the most unlikely political insurgencies of modern times, the once electrifying campaign to elect Bernie Sanders as Democratic nominee for president is looking for a new jolt of energy from Saturday’s second televis…
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Violent criminal? Or pathological liar? That’s the question the leading Republican presidential candidate posed about his closest rival Friday, as a week that had begun for the GOP with a polite policy debate ended in a tumult of accusation, insult …
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SINONE, Iraq — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for the catastrophic attacks in the French capital, calling them “the first of the storm” and mocking France as a “capital of prostitution and obscenity,” according to statements re…
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Paris attacks: How will the city cope? – BBC News
France is observing three days of mourning for the 127 victims of Friday’s multiple attacks on Paris. Parisians are using the hashtag #rechercheparis to find friends and relatives who are missing following the shootings.
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“This takes things to another level.” | New Republic
There’s a lot of conflicting reports right now, but CNN claims that “at least 153” are dead in a series of shootings and bombings that took place across the city Friday night. A prosecutor has also told the AP that five of the attackers are dead.
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Oscar Pistorius starts community service in Pretoria – BBC News
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has begun serving community service, a month after he was released from jail. The Paralympian athlete was granted parole after serving one year of his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkam…
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Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ and Authenticity: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing – The Atlantic
Can a Trip Ever Be ‘Authentic’? Pico Iyer | The New York Times Style Magazine “Our notion of places—which is to say the romances and images we project onto them—are always less current and subtle than the places themselves.
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Funcom’s ‘The Park’ Shows How Video Games Are Experimenting With Horror – The Atlantic
It is impossible to play Funcom’s The Park without thinking of recent psychological horror films like The Babadook and Session 9.
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Paris attacks ‘an act of war’, says Francois Hollande – BBC News
Friday night’s attacks in Paris were “an act of war by Daesh [Islamic State]”, President Francois Hollande has said. Mr Hollande declared three days of national mourning following the atrocities.
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How to Watch the CBS Democratic Debate Live Stream Online – The Daily Beast
CBS’s Democratic primary debate will air Saturday evening at 9 p.m. ET. The debate—the second of at least six—will take place at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. CBS Face the Nation anchor John Dickerson will be the sole moderator.
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BBC Sport – BBC African Footballer of the Year: voting is open
The five candidates for the 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year have been revealed during a special live launch broadcast in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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You Can Hack Your Car for Better Mileage—But Should You?
Thanks to the Volkswagen scandal, you probably know that your car’s computer system can determine a lot about the ride—including whether it’s legal. The automaker infamously tweaked its software to cheat emissions tests.
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What to Read Before Tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debate – The New Yorker
Tonight’s debate among the remaining three contenders for the Democratic Presidential nomination—Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley—will take place at Drake University, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The grey-haired man bounded off the red, white and blue campaign bus towards a modest single-storey home in the dusty heart of the west Texas oil patch. It was.
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The messy reality of science revealed by the long hunt for a missing planet | Ars Technica
Scientists at one time thought the Solar System had an extra planet. And it wasn’t just a brief error; this expectations persisted for many decades despite some of the greatest minds at the time working on the problem.
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The Earth is on track to end 2015 with an average 1 degree C warming | Grist
That means we’re already halfway to the “safe” benchmark of 2 degree C. If you have to deal with a mandatory waiting period for an abortion, you may as well enjoy your state’s giant, terrifying goose.
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A man walks into a bar and, two years later, the bartender has a publishing deal. That’s how it went for Patrick deWitt and, three books later, this stroke of good fortune still unnerves him.
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When Paris turned out its lights, the rest of the world turned them on. : pics
When Paris turned out its lights, the rest of the world turned them on. (imgur.com) Well I hope you know that the Eifel Tower turns off it’s lights every night.
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Exclusive: U.S. Targets ISIS in Libya Airstrike – The Daily Beast
The US expanded its fight against the so-called Islamic State on Friday, targeting a senior member of the militant group in an airstrike in Libya, according to two senior US administration officials. The strike, which was carried out by F-15 aircr…
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Paris — IT is a perfectly normal dinner party until someone stands up, checks his phone, and says: I think there’s been an explosion, at the Stade de France. My husband is not at the dinner because he is at the Stade de France as a journalist. Every…
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S Korea protesters clash with police in Seoul – BBC News
Security forces in the South Korean capital Seoul have clashed with protesters during one of the country’s biggest street rallies in recent years. Police used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators demanding the resignation of conservative…
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Flood warnings issued as north England and Wales brace for heavy rain | UK news | The Guardian
Northern England and Wales is bracing themselves for possible flooding as another band of heavy rain sweeps across the UK.
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Anti-government protesters rally in South Korea – Al Jazeera English
Police have used tear gas and water cannon as they clashed with anti-government demonstrators, who marched through Seoul in what was believed to be the largest protest in South Korea’s capital in more than seven years.
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The Growing Influence of Money in State Supreme Court Elections – The Atlantic
In November, Pennsylvania set a national record for spending on supreme court elections. Negative ads that painted candidates as issuing “lenient sentences” and “fail[ing] to protect a child” circulated the airwaves and consequently set the tone for…
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Paris attacks: Eagles of Death Metal safe after fans killed at gig – BBC News
US rock band Eagles of Death Metal were not injured in the attack on their Paris concert, it has been confirmed. At least 80 of those at the concert were killed when several gunmen stormed the Bataclan concert venue.
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PARIS — President François Hollande called the terrorist attacks that killed 127 people in Paris on Friday night an “act of war,” and blamed the slaughter on the Islamic State. “It is an act of war that was committed by a terrorist army, a jihadist …
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Meanwhile in the United States
We’ll have to wait longer for opinion pieces from the pundits (it’ll start this morning, feel free to post them in comments). Meanwhile the Democratic debate is today and politics continues… Trump’s anti-Carson tirade was unbecoming, but also corr…
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Flooding in southern India kills dozens – Al Jazeera English
At least 55 people have been killed after days of torrential rain in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The relentless rain has caused widespread flooding. Many of those who died were either killed by electrocution or crushed when walls co…
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Hollande calls Paris attacks an ‘act of war’ by ISIL – Al Jazeera English
French President Francois Hollande says the attacks in Paris that have killed 128 people were “an act of war” organised from abroad by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group with internal help.
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Which Animals Have Barely Evolved?
It’s nice when people lie about our Throwback Thursday pictures this way, but it’s also true that some of us stay better preserved than others. David Gohman Luke wondered which animals have maintained their look the longest—but he’s talking millions…
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The agenda of jihadist terrorism – The Atlantic
Militant Islamism’s war on all of us appears to be accelerating.
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For Mickey Mouse’s Birthday, 11 Pictures of Real Mice
Mickey Mouse turns 87 this Wednesday. To celebrate Walt Disney’s beloved and iconic character, we’ve compiled 11 pictures of cute, cuddly, and spiny mice, most of which are from National Geographic’s Photo Ark.
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ASUS’ $299 hybrid tablet is a good idea that’s past its prime : gadgets
TabletsASUS’ $299 hybrid tablet is a good idea that’s past its prime (rebooti.com)submitted 1 hour ago by loading…
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Square’s IPO: the beginning of the end of the unicorn-driven tech bubble? | Business | The Guardian
There are a lot of people in Silicon Valley and New York betting on “unicorns” – the new breed of tech startups like Uber, Square, Airbnb and Snapchat that have been valued at least $1bn. Not since the last dotcom boom has so much money been poured …
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Who’s Behind The Paris Massacre? It’s Too Soon to Tell | VICE News
No group has yet taken responsibility for the Paris attacks that have killed at least 140 people on Friday. American cable news networks like CNN and Fox News are openly speculating that the Islamic State is responsible, but the group has yet to rel…
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Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Listen to the Moon has become one of my favourite books. It is about the amazing and monstrous first world war. Alfie, a kind hearted but mischievous boy and one of my favourite characters, goes out with his father one day to fish for their dinner.
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While Sympathy Pours in on Social Media, Some Celebrate Paris Attack | VICE News
Dozens of people have been killed, a number that may keep rising as new reports come in, in at least three separate gun attacks and one explosion at a soccer game in Paris, France, on Friday night.
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Paris Counts Its Dead and Remains on Lockdown | VICE News
Paris woke up on lockdown this morning, as the city continued to deal with the aftermath of Friday’s terror attacks that killed more than 120 people.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change Bill Nye brought science into kids’ lives and made us laugh. He inspires memes, has his own bow tie line and has appeared on numerous television shows, including, earlier this month, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, National Geographic Channel’s Exp… tags:…
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