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The Moynihan Report, Family Allowances, and Ending Poverty – The Atlantic
Fifty years ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned a confident government—on the brink of desegregating the South and granting its black citizens voting rights—that unless “a new and special effort” was made, America’s second Reconstruction would end t…
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Len Deighton’s new Cookstrips No.12: Brouillade de truffes | Books | The Guardian
Soft, almost liquid, scrambled eggs (from my son’s chickens) are my favourite way to eat truffles. Fifteen grams of truffle is generous, but as Colette said, “If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.”
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Gilbert the Great by Jane E. Clarke – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
This exciting story explores close friendships, being kind and helpful, losing a friend and making new ones. I love the nice characters, the humour and word play, and the beautiful illustrations.
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Landfalls review – seafaring tale in need of a compass | Books | The Guardian
A sea story that ends up a little dry, this debut from US writer Williams is a fictional take on the true-life tale of Lapérouse, a French explorer who vanished during a round-the-world quest in the 18th century.
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What Most Christmas Nativity Scenes Get Wrong – The Atlantic
What happens when you cross the newborn baby Jesus with The Walking Dead? Upset neighbors and a whole of of controversy—especially if you’re the couple in Ohio who built a zombie nativity in their front yard.
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Train ride through Oregon [OC][3920×2204] : EarthPorn
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Crime Blotter: Orangutan Skulls, Turtle Eggs, and More
Every Sunday, we note some of the previous week’s wildlife crime arrests and convictions around the world.
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Nicholas Kristof on how ISIS could not have a better recruiter than Donald Trump. Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from America may be a gift to ISIS recruitment and a grotesque echo of the sentiment behind the Chinese Exclusion Act and the in…
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Why K2 Brings Out the Best and Worst in Those Who Climb It
K2 is “a savage mountain that tries to kill you,” according to American climber George Bell.
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This Republican senator visited a mosque to repudiate Donald Trump – Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) attended a Friday afternoon prayer service at the Islamic Center of the North East Valley in Scottsdale, with his wife, Cheryl, and two of his four sons. …
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Heavy snowstorm blankets northwest China – Al Jazeera English
A 24-hour snowstorm has been sweeping northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Snow collected to a record depth of 37 centimetres in the capital city of Urumqi. The storm forced many cars to stop as the visibility dropped to 100 metres.
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Finally, the EU stages an Israel intervention – Al Jazeera English
As the year draws to a close, relations between Israel and the European Union could not sensibly be described as rosy. In fact, they might well be at an all-time low.
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Distracted driving: The multitasking myth – Al Jazeera English
Each year, more than 3,000 people in the US are killed by accidents caused by distracted drivers. But what types of activities cause drivers to lose focus on the road and put themselves and others at risk?
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They were on the fourth day of what was supposed to be an easy five-day paddle around the north side of Lake General Carrera, the vast turquoise-watered glacial lake which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile.
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Crude oil prices fell to their lowest levels since the 2007-08 global financial crisis this week, and further losses could be in the cards as the factors that led to lower values remain in force.
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It’s high time Generation Zero get ready for a new era ofinterest rates | Money | The Guardian
Hey “Generation Zero”– your day of reckoning is coming this week. It’s almost certain that Federal Reserve policymakers will finally announce the first increase in interest rates since 2006 when they wrap up their last meeting of the year on Wednesd…
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High-heel friendly subway grates installed in New York – in pictures | Fashion | The Guardian
High-heel friendly grates have been installed at two locations on New York City’s swanky, if a little stiff, Upper East Side.
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Worst Person of the Year: Donald Trump – The Daily Beast
Bob Dylan, the renowned curmudgeon/wordsmith, once described popular culture as “like the unbroken sea of frost that lay outside the window and you had to have awkward footgear to walk on it.
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When tornadoes swept through Tennessee in 2011, Ryan James Yezak’s co-workers at an office in Nashville rushed to help the injured by donating blood. Yezak wanted to join them but could not: he is gay.
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That is, assuming we’re talking about the square root. The cube root of all evil is 8.7328917413, That is, assuming if we’re talking about the cube root. The fourth root of all evil is 5.08005667,
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World leaders adopt 1.5 C goal — and we’re damn well going to hold them to it : environment
World leaders adopt 1.5 C goal — and we’re damn well going to hold them to it (grist.org)submitted 5 hours ago by loading…
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Kalalau [5312×2988] : EarthPorn
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American Horror Story: Freak Show actress Rose Siggins dies – BBC News
Rose Siggins, an actress who played a character with no legs in the US hit show American Horror Story, has died at the age of 43. Siggins, who was born with a rare genetic condition which causes abnormal fetal development of the lower spine, had her…
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Here’s how world leaders came to agree on a landmark climate deal | Grist
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Obama calls Paris climate agreement “a turning point for the world” | Grist
What will the deal do? What things made it into the text? What didn’t? We explain all. Bill McKibben applauds the Paris climate agreement’s goal to restrain temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Now we have to demand that leaders actually do it.
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Anger in Baghdad over Turkish troops in Iraq – Al Jazeera English
A mass demonstration was held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as tensions escalated between Iraq and Turkey over the deployment of Turkish troops in northern Iraq since the beginning of this month.
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Russian mental health clinic fire in Voronezh kills 23 – BBC News
At least 21 people have been killed and several more are missing, following a fire at a psychiatric clinic in Russia. The clinic in the Voronezh region was completely destroyed. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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December 13, 2003: Saddam Hussein Is Captured | The Nation
When Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a “spider-hole” near his hometown of Tikrit, the Bush administration heralded the development as yet one more signal of an American victory, despite the fact, as The Nation observed in its editorial, “Saddam’s…
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Delegates celebrate as historic climate pledge adopted – video | Environment | The Guardian
Clapping and cheering erupts as nearly 200 countries adopt a global climate agreement on Saturday that for the first time asks all countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo after just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to win the featherweight title in Las Vegas. Irishman McGregor, 27, beat the long-time champion by landing a strong left hand with his first connecting punch to secure the fastest…
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David Cameron: Ban high-powered semi-automatic weapons in EU – BBC News
There should be an EU-wide ban on high-powered semi-automatic weapons, the prime minister will urge in the wake of the Paris attacks. David Cameron will suggest measures to counter the illegal firearms trade at this week’s European Council.
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LOS ANGELES — Just before 10 a.m. on a sunny Sunday in November, a crowd gathered in front of a white modernist building here on Hollywood Boulevard. An inscription on its side, “H/N,” short for “Here and Now,” stood out from a block away.
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Dark Corners review – Ruth Rendell’s final novel ratchets up the tension | Books | The Guardian
The late Ruth Rendell’s final novel is built on that most unnerving of things: catastrophe brought about not by premeditated evil but by a momentary moral failure that gets repeatedly compounded.
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How to Talk About Consent Like a Porn Star | Mother Jones
For the past several years, porn star James Deen has been at the top of his industry. Known for his mainstream crossover appeal and popularity among women, Deen once told reporter Amanda Hess it was his “nonthreatening, everyday look” that gave him …
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McGregor wins UFC belt with record 13-second KO – Al Jazeera English
Conor McGregor stopped Jose Aldo with one spectacular punch just 13 seconds into the first round, backing up his bravado and claiming the undisputed featherweight title at UFC 194.
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Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means : environment
Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means (news.nationalgeographic.com)submitted 3 hours ago by loading…
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Obama: Paris climate deal turning point for the world – video | Environment | The Guardian
Barack Obama makes a statement from the White House on Saturday on the new global climate agreement.
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Libya crisis: Rome talks hope to produce unity – BBC News
Talks are under way in Italy in the hope of getting Libya’s rival factions to establish a unity government and bring a halt to months of chaos. The country has two rival governments – one in Tripoli, another in the east.
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Paris climate talks: world leaders hail deal as ‘major leap for mankind’ : environment
Paris climate talks: world leaders hail deal as ‘major leap for mankind’ (theguardian.com)submitted 50 minutes ago by loading…
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Amy Winehouse documentary wins European film award – BBC News
A controversial documentary about the life and death of British singer Amy Winehouse has been honoured by the European Film Academy.Amy, directed by Asif Kapadia, was named best documentary at the European Film Awards.
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CBI backs Paris climate deal and calls for UK action – BBC News
UK business lobby group the CBI has welcomed the Paris Agreement climate deal that was secured at United Nations talks in the French capital. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said the agreement “heralds an exciting opportunity for business”.
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The Milky Way over Shi Shi Beach in WA state. [OC] [4000×6000] https://t.co/hQJUDkzEJF https://t.co/u6oVTCK88M
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Japan and India sign bullet train deal amid closer ties – BBC News
India has agreed to buy a high-speed bullet train from Japan, in an attempt to transform its creaking rail system. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the train would link Mumbai and Ahmedabad, cutting travel time on the route from eight hours to two.
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How the movers and shakers reacted to Paris deal – Al Jazeera English
From business leaders to politicians, global figures reacted quickly to news that negotiators in Paris had approved a breakthrough accord that will for the first time unite rich and poor nations in combating climate change.
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Before its failed occupation of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union discovered that the country was rich in natural resources. In the 1980s, Soviet mining experts drafted maps and collected data that would lay dormant in the Afghan Geological Survey in Ka…
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Teenage fiction reviews – obessions, identity crises and zombie wars | Books | The Guardian
Crimbo limbo (the initially delicious lack of schedule in company of nearest and dearest, with inherent risk of boredom and crankiness) officially runs from mid Boxing Day afternoon until 3 January, but can start much earlier.
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The Public Underestimates The Extent Of Obesity : dataisbeautiful
Who’d have thought Saudi Arabia had a bigger obesity problem than the US? Also, a time when “50% of people are obese” is lowballing it, hot damn. Unreal. When i went to school. There was usually like one fat kid. Just the one. Thats him. Fat kid.
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THE Supreme Court listened anew last week to arguments about affirmative action in higher education, and we heard yet again about the push by colleges to assemble diverse student bodies. That’s a crucial effort.
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Don’t ban Donald Trump. Just keep on laughing at him | David Mitchell | Opinion | The Guardian
I have tried very hard to avoid writing about Donald Trump.
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Iowa caucus: Cruz leads Trump in Republican opinion poll – BBC News
A survey asking Republican supporters in the key US state of Iowa to pick a presidential candidate has placed Texas Senator Ted Cruz ahead of Donald Trump, who leads in most national polls.
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Free Speech In an Age of Campus Protest – In These Times
In November 2015, protests demanding institutional change in response to repeated racist incidents on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Mo., spread around the country under the banner of #BlackOnCampus and #StudentBlackOut. On Nov.
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Christopher Bayer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Bayer (born December 26, 1945) is a licensed New York psychologist and psychoanalyst, specializing in the treatment of financial services executives, and their families, in the securities and banking industries. Dr.
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Lobbyists at COP21 – foxes guarding the henhouse? Nongovernmental organizations say some of the COP21 sponsors stand diametrically opposed to the summit’s aims. Big companies are bankrolling 20 percent of the conference’s budget, which presents a co…
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A Moroccan village’s long fight for water rights – Al Jazeera English
Imider, Morocco – For the past four years, residents of this remote Moroccan village in the Sahara Desert have been holding what is believed to be the country’s longest-ever protest.
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Houthis close NGOs in Yemen’s capital: rights group – Al Jazeera English
Houthi rebel forces in Yemen have closed down dozens of non-governmental organisations and detained activists affiliated with a rival political party, according to a US-based rights group.
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Tim Peake prepares for International Space Station mission – BBC News
British astronaut Tim Peake has been making the final preparations for his mission to the International Space Station. Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh reports.
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Ed Sheeran ‘quits’ social media – BBC News
Singer Ed Sheeran has announced he is “taking a break” from social media as he is “seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes”. Writing on his Instagram account, the singer explained he was “taking the opportunity of not having to be anywhere…
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Shaker Aamer attacks extremism as he tells of joy of Guantánamo release | World news | The Guardian
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, has said 14 years of pain was “washed away” the moment he was reunited with his wife. Aamer, 48, returned to the UK in late October after being held without charge at the US military fa…
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French National Front eyes regional election win – BBC News
France’s far-right National Front is hoping to win control of a region for the first time in its history in elections on Sunday.
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Older children reviews – animal magic | Books | The Guardian
What would Christmas be without a few familiar faces? To adults and children alike, Judith Kerr needs no introduction. But there’s a new animal in the nonagenarian kid-lit superstar’s menagerie. Joining the tea-guzzling tiger and the dotty cat, Mog,…
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Island by Nicky Singer – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
I was really excited to receive this book especially when I found out what it was about. I found out that it was originally commissioned as a play for the National Theatre. I would love to have seen it.
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Deadly bombing hits Pakistan marketplace – Al Jazeera English
At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowded bazaar in a mainly Shia area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, officials said. The explosion occurred at the Eidgah Sunday market in Parachinar, the capital o…
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Letter from Paris: ‘We want to move on’ – Al Jazeera English
Thaddee is a 21-year-old music student who was shot four times during the Paris attacks. He is still healing from his physical and psychological wounds. A month after the attacks, he reflects on the personal and national process of healing, as told …
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Alone, together, in sixth episode of Transparent · TV Club Binge · The A.V. Club
Welcome to The A.V. Club’s Transparent binge-watch. From Friday, December 11 through Sunday, December 13, A.V. Club contributor Shelby Fero will be watching and reviewing every episode of Transparent’s second season.
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As in his first hosting stint, Chris Hemsworth isn’t unfunny in any objectionable way. It’s more that he just doesn’t speak comedy, and so whatever laughs he gets on SNL are a result of careful and assiduous laughs built around him.
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Someone needs to share with me how to make this. That’s freakin awesome! Found it, kinda. On the sugargeekshow website they have the recipe. I didn’t feel like signing up for it though. Here’s the actual link. https://sugargeekshow.
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Lost to Nature and Time : pics
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The 25 best food books of 2015 | Books | The Guardian
Hog by Richard TurnerIf you don’t fancy curing bacon at home, console yourself with the recipes for Korean pulled pork or Francesinha (sausage-enhanced, Portuguese take on a croque monsieur).Mitchell Beazley, £25. Click here to order from Guardian B…
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Foreign indirect investment in North Korea – Al Jazeera English
In late November, a large Egyptian telecom and construction company published a quarterly report. Orascom, the company in question admitted, in this report that: “In the group’s management view, the control over the Koryolink’s activities was lost.
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Hoodie kitties are best kitties. : aww
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Even a successful fiction writer would be unlikely to attempt to pull off an absurd conceit whereby the self-styled “greenest-ever” government hands out subsidies to the most heavily polluting companies just as it prepares to approve a global climat…
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MTV helicopter crash kills two in Argentina – BBC News
A helicopter which was being used for filming an MTV reality show has crashed into a reservoir in Argentina killing the pilot and a technician.The aircraft came down at the Potrerillos de Mendoza dam in western Argentina, officials said.
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Children’s picture books reviews – uplifting messages for Christmas | Books | The Guardian
Michael Rosen once wrote an entertaining poem called Keith’s Cupboard about a boy who had a cupboard stuffed full of toys with which he almost never played. A seasonal cautionary poem, you might say. Heidi Deedman’s Too Many Toys! (Walker, £11.99) i…
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Fossil Fuel Projects in Pacific Northwest Could Be as Harmful as 5 Keystones : environment
Fossil Fuel Projects in Pacific Northwest Could Be as Harmful as 5 Keystones (billmoyers.com)submitted 1 hour ago by loading…
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Fears grow over press freedom in South Africa – Al Jazeera English
Johannesburg, South Africa – The gritty suburb of Mayfair in Johannesburg is home to a large refugee and immigrant community.
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French regional poll to test the strength of far-right – Al Jazeera English
French voters go to the polls in the second round of regional elections that will show whether the far-right National Front can turn popularity into power.
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Labor has called on the prime minister to dump the Coalition’s direct action policy in response to the historic United Nations climate agreement in Paris.
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How the historic Paris deal over climate change was finally agreed | Environment | The Guardian
“I see no objections,” said the expressionless French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, barely glancing at the rows of country delegates then sharply banging his gavel.
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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks ‘a fraud’ : environment
And I totally agree. It’s a show for the cameras, a celebration of nothing. Another loss in the books for the planet.
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Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Returns to SNL to Bash Donald Trump – The Daily Beast
Saturday Night Live brought back Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush this week to share his take on Donald Trump and announce that he’s running for president again. Screw the Constitution! Thank God for Will Ferrell as George W. Bush.
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Derrick Henry wins Heisman Trophy ahead of Christian McCaffrey | Sport | The Guardian
Derrick Henry, Alabama’s bulldozer of a tailback, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night after carrying the Crimson Tide offense for most of the season. “I’m just so thankful to have this trophy,” Henry said. “It’s just a blessing and an honor.”
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London Fog review – a city in the thick of it | Books | The Guardian
Kipling described it as “black brutal”, Henry James as “glutinous”. Conan Doyle styled it “the opalescent London reek”. It turned George Gissing into “a sort of dyspeptic owl”, while according to Mark Twain it “nearly broke my heart”.
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Golden State Warriors’ winning streak ends at hands of Milwaukee Bucks | Sport | The Guardian
The Golden State Warriors walked slowly off the Bradley Center floor, exchanging handshakes with the victorious Milwaukee Bucks on the way back to their locker room. They’re not used to losing.
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My grandpa. 3rd German Reich.Wehrmacht-1940 : pics
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Who needs James Franco and Seth Rogan when you have this couple? : funny
Who needs James Franco and Seth Rogan when you have this couple? (imgur.com)
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Women win seats in landmark Saudi Arabia elections – Al Jazeera English
At least four women have won seats in Saudi Arabia’s municipal polls, the country’s first-ever elections open to female voters and candidates, local reports said.
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Strongly held positions are frequently traded away or dropped by governments out of necessity in the last hours of international negotiations. But the removal of all reference to human rights in the final draft of the Paris agreement has dismayed ci…
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Charles Barkley trashes CNN campaign coverage and Donald Trump on TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ : politics
CNN lost its mind the moment it chose to hire NBC executive Jeff Zucker in 2013. Zucker’s poor decision-making and myopic focus on ratings over content quality has wrecked every media organization he has been a major part of throughout his career.
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Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor Full fight (xpost r/mma) : sports
Picture/VideoJose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor Full fight (xpost r/mma) (gfycat.com) Exactly what I was thinking.
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Conor McGregor stuns Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to take UFC featherweight title | Sport | The Guardian
Conor McGregor stopped Jose Aldo with one spectacular punch just 13 seconds into the first round Saturday night, backing up his bravado and claiming the undisputed featherweight title at UFC 194 on Saturday night.
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THERE are plenty of reasons to put our cellphones down now and then, not least the fact that incessantly checking them takes us out of the present moment and disrupts family dinners around the globe. But here’s one you might not have considered: Sma…
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A visually pleasing onion. : mildlyinteresting
Indeed. And thanks for including the bananas for scale. Is it cause it’s like a boob?
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Irishman on hunger strike turns 20 in Egyptian prison – Al Jazeera English
“I write with a ticking clock closer to my death. For the past two years and three months I have been imprisoned unjustly. I am waiting for my turn on the death rope. My only crime is being innocent. I have waited for the Egyptian government to prov…
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Secrets and Lies in the Chicago Police Department – The New Yorker
In early November, 2014, Craig Futterman, a law professor at the University of Chicago, got a call from someone who worked in law enforcement in that city.
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Commitments made during the UN climate talks in Paris will lead to a critical mass of countries reaching their CO2 emission peaks by 2030, research by an environmental thinktank suggests.
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: December 11- December 13 · 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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Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, December 13. All times are Eastern. Getting On (HBO, 10:15 p.m.): We haven’t written about Getting On regularly at The A.V. Club for some time, but it’s a show that we respect and appreciate a lot.
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Successes Including Climate Deal – The Atlantic
Four years ago at this time, I was in the middle of writing what became a cover story with the (immodest) title “Obama, Explained.
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Shaker Aamer says extremists ‘have no right to live in UK’ – BBC News
The UK’s last Guantanamo Bay detainee, who returned home to London in October after being held for 14 years, has called on extremists to “get the hell out” of the country.
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This one suit could take down Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry. : environment
This one suit could take down Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry. (thinkprogress.org)
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Kittums sure enjoyed decorating. : cats
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star
Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star https://t.co/KtAS2m2cwt https://t.co/EdT4prKMyT
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Russian mental health clinic fire kills 21 – BBC News
At least 21 people have died in a fire at a mental health clinic in western Russia, the emergency ministry says. Another two people are still reportedly missing after the blaze in the Voronezh region.
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It’s Time for Washington to Get Out of Bed With the Wahhabists Saudis : politics
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It’s Time for Washington to Get Out of Bed With the Wahhabists Saudis | Sharon Premoli
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You ever sit in the tub and just think: What is life? : cats
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Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star via NASA https://t.co/jZXuIbiyt1 https://t.co/iL2YREZmu7 https://t.co/44mUFSlGy9
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APOD: 2015 December 12 – Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star
Explanation: A crescent Moon and brilliant Venus met in predawn skies on December 7, a beautiful conjunction of planet Earth’s two brightest celestial beacons after the Sun. Harder to see but also on the scene was Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10).
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are chastising Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) for rebuffing their efforts to investigate price hikes by two pharmaceutical companies. (washingtonpost.com) Good news.
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Obama says Paris deal ‘best chance to save the planet’ – Al Jazeera English
Story highlights To hold the increase in the global average temperature to below two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels To pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.
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Sunday Talk: Due process of elimination
Meet The Press: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Others TBD. Face the Nation: Secretary of State John Kerry; Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC); Roundtable: Jamelle Bouie (Slate), Kim Strassel (Wall Street Journal), Peter Baker (New York Ti…
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One of the great fallacies of team sports fandom is that championships are the ultimate measure of value. Don’t get me wrong.
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Herd of Sheep Image, Turkey – National Geographic Photo of the Day
Photograph by , National Geographic Your Shot A group of herders tend to their flock of sheep on the dusty roads near Nemrut Mountain in Turkey. “I took this photo on a hot summer day,” writes Abudllah Metin, a National Geographic Your Shot member.
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TIL Japanese Death Row Inmates Are Not Told Their Date of Execution. They Wake Each Day Wondering if Today May Be Their Last. (japanfocus.org) Now here, stab yourself with this sword and commit sepuku.
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COP21: Social media reaction to climate deal – BBC News
The climate deal reached in Paris is “the best chance we have to save the one planet we have”, US President Barack Obama has said. But not all the reaction to the agreement has been so positive – this is a sample of responses from scientists, politi…
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While the United Nations climate change talks in Paris struggled to elicit credible commitments, notably missing from the debate was “environmental displacement” – people fleeing their homes on account of natural disaster.
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My Grandma took her first selfie today. via /r/pics https://t.co/RfNiwsga49 https://t.co/EgHPaJLCVs https://t.co/p61tRfsPPQ
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My Grandma took her first selfie today. : pics
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PSA: Theatre worker here. Disney is not allowing us to view Star Wars ahead of time, so please bear that in mind when exiting the theatre for us and others in line. (self.movies)
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Best Space Stories of the Week – Dec. 13, 2015
Space.com delves into surprise salt on Ceres, a lack of alien lasers, a successful space delivery and a spectacular upcoming meteor shower in its top stories of this week.
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Two Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputies have shot and killed an allegedly armed suspect, with video recorded by a bystander showing a man coming under police gunfire after appearing to turn away from the officers.
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They look like the balls that clog up the grease trap where I used to work. Jerkin ya gherkin. Tickle ya pickle. Feel ya dill. Cum out ya cucumber. Brine ya slime.
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Saudi elections: Votes counted after historic poll – BBC News
Votes are being counted in Saudi Arabia’s municipal elections, in which women were allowed for the first time to cast their ballots. Officials said about 130,000 women had registered to vote in Saturday’s poll, compared with 1.35 million of men.
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Monument Valley, Arizona [OC] [6000×4000] : EarthPorn
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Monument Valley, Arizona [OC] [6000×4000] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/sfftuUvN9W https://t.co/lxpV2r1WNd https://t.co/mMMu8BEoMT
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Large golden loaf via /r/Catloaf https://t.co/fqIFbaNW3G https://t.co/GkgN8wJIRJ https://t.co/TxbKrKkEgg
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Large golden loaf via /r/Catloaf…
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Open thread: Conservatives, bigotry and devolution
What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … Review and preview of ‘Childhood’s End’, by DarkSyde Words matter: When a radical is not a radical, by Mark E Andersen Conservative radio just loves to hate—and it’s turning on the GOP, by Susan Grigsby America’s bac…
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When you hear the can of food gets opened up : cats
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Mom sent me this photo of my step father’s entry into an ugly sweater competition : pics
And just think, that guy’s dick goes inside your mom’s mouth. Whose doesn’t?
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“Demagogues throughout our history have attempted to divide us based on race, gender, sexual orientation or country of origin. Now, Trump and others want us to hate all Muslims. The United States is a great nation when we stand together.” – Bernie S…
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Malcolm Turnbull has lifted the ban imposed by Tony Abbott on wind investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) before it was officially enacted, even though it remains Coalition policy to abolish the green bank.
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‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ Recap: The Right to Tear Arms | Rolling Stone
“Life is hard and dangerous, and sometimes you just gotta chop off somebody’s head to survive.” Wait, since when did Ash vs. Evil Dead become The Walking Dead? We kid, of course.
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Subtlety isn’t a strong suit of Ash Vs. Evil Dead. As we’ve learned, if there’s a meat slicer or a busted pipe nearby, it’s going to be used in the bloodiest possible way. This isn’t a fault of the series, it’s a necessary evil of traditional storyt…
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COP21: Paris climate deal is ‘best chance to save planet’ – BBC News
The climate deal reached in Paris is “the best chance we have to save the one planet we have”, US President Barack Obama has said. He said it could be a “turning point” for the world to take on the challenge of a low-carbon future.
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Transparent doesn’t care if you can handle the truth or not · TV Club Binge · The A.V. Club
Welcome to The A.V. Club’s Transparent binge-watch. From Friday, December 11 through Sunday, December 13, A.V. Club contributor Shelby Fero will be watching and reviewing every episode of Transparent’s second season.
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Undercover Activists Buy Off Professors in Climate Sting | Earth First! Newswire
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Undercover Activists Buy Off Professors in Climate Sting : environment
Undercover Activists Buy Off Professors in Climate Sting (earthfirstjournal.org)submitted 1 hour ago by loading…
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“I WANT to make sure you get home safe,” my rapist said, as he walked me to my car. It was after 2 a.m., the Sunday before Christmas, and snow was falling. In some ways, in the very visceral, physical, rape way, it was all over. In more important wa…
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Oklahoma’s earthquakes ‘only going to get worse’ | Al Jazeera America
In “Earthquake State,” “Fault Lines” travels to Oklahoma, where earthquakes are now a daily occurrence, to find out what is behind the sharp rise in seismic activity. The film airs on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific on Al Jaze…
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Healthcare Company: No Haitians Need Apply – The Daily Beast
A help-wanted advertisement for female nurses, placed in a suburban pennysaver paper, had a startling specification: No Haitians need apply.The typo-ridden advertisement was placed by Interim Healthcare Inc. on October 15th in the Rockland Pennysave…
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Affirmative Action May Be Doomed—But It’s Already a Confused Mess – The Daily Beast
But don’t worry, no one else is clear about it either. The fact is, affirmative action is a mess, and the case the Supreme Court heard this week, Fisher v. University of Texas, put the whole hot mess on vivid display.
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At a 911 Call Desk, It’s Crisis vs. Crisis vs. Crisis – The Daily Beast
Consider the other end of the 911 line. Mrs. Garland doesn’t want to be a nuisance. In fact, she tried to see what the smell was herself earlier, but with all the rain recently her walker got stuck in the mud and she barely made it back to the house.
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Sayonara, GOP; and Hello, Bernie! – The Daily Beast
Two weeks ago, I said on CNN that I was not only leaving the Republican Party but the conservative movement altogether.
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How to Make President James K. Polk’s Corn Bread – The Daily Beast
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849“If I should be so fortunate as to reach the White House, I expect to live on twenty-five thousand dollars a year and I will neither keep house nor make butter.
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What’s Inside Your Chef’s Fridge? – The Daily Beast
When the cocaine benders come to an end and the fine dining world’s maestros finally retreat home, one wonders what they do in their domestic domains, especially when it comes to food.
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Screw the Gym: How to Work Out at Home – The Daily Beast
If being on the 5am rooster squad at SoulCycle or finishing the day at a Crossfit Box are lifestyle activities you’d like to never do, and you’d rather not exercise outdoors (winter is indeed coming), it leaves one place for you to get your wellness…
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The Year A.I. Took the Wheel – The Daily Beast
If Time’s Person of the year for 2006 could be “you” then, with respect to Angela Merkel, the person of the year for 2015 should have been “it.
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Where To Drink Like Hemingway: A Tour of the World’s Best Literary Bars – The Daily Beast
There is no class of creatives known quite so much for their prodigious drinking abilities as the masters of the pen. In her recent book, Drinking in America, Susan Cheever chalks this—in the 20th century at least—to the hangover of Prohibition.
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Muslim-Owned Cafe Defaced With Nazi Graffiti, Then Firebombed – The Daily Beast
When police catch the man who allegedly burned down a Somali-Muslim owned restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota last week, their first task will be to determine his motive. Regardless of what authorities find, the arson feels like an act of terror…
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They’re Ready To Meet Your Mom: Meet The ‘Nice’ Jewish Calendar Boys – The Daily Beast
When men pose for calendars, a few core sexual fantasies are recycled over and over again: buff firemen with suggestively placed hoses; ripped police officers with handcuffs hanging just below their six-packs abs; sexy cowboys wearing ten-gallon hat…
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When Americans Beat Back the Bigots – The Daily Beast
When riffing, a great political performance artist can “whirl arms, bang tables, glare from mad eyes, vomit Biblical wrath from a gaping mouth; but … also coo like a nursing mother, beseech like an aching lover, and in between tricks … coldly and al…
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What Google Sees In Augmented Reality | TechCrunch
Reminder: Almost 90 per cent of the revenue of the company formerly known as Google — grandly rebranded Alphabet this fall, even if everyone, including me, is still going to call Google Google — comes from advertising. Mountain View’s annual revenue…
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Joshua Oakley on Twitter: “Global Agreement on Climate Change #EarthToParis https://t.co/Q4eR9VclZl”
Global Agreement on Climate Change #EarthToParis https://t.co/Q4eR9VclZl
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The text of the climate pact establishes a commitment by 195 countries to take concrete measures to reel in planet-warming carbon emissions. Related Article
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Occupy Democrats graphic oversimplifies Trump’s inheritance – “If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund … he’d have $8 billion.” [Politifact Rating: False] (politifact.com) Well I “Should’ve” bought 5% of Google for $10,000 in the…
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Activists on the street have the last word in Paris | Grist
They turned the streets around the Arc de Triomphe into a giant sun, wrote “climate justice” across the city, and more. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are also on the rise, explains Chicken Little.
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Here’s what you need to know about the new Paris climate agreement | Grist
PARIS, France — The Paris Agreement to address climate change, adopted on Saturday, will be remembered as a big step forward and at the same time a frustrating set of compromises and omissions.
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Paris climate deal: reaction from the experts | Environment | The Guardian
The agreement is extremely welcome. However, we should also be cautious.
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Amazon is pulling hoverboards from its store pending safety review | The Verge
After a series of “hoverboard”-related fires grabbed headlines over the past few weeks, it looks like Amazon is taking notice.
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Last month, demonstrators at Johns Hopkins University interrupted Alan M. Dershowitz as he was giving a fiery speech defending Israel. The disruption normally would not have fazed Mr.
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Environmental Peace Ecology is out! https://t.co/vIzCmT9laz Stories via @UN_CTED
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Mock Mass Shooting at University of Texas Goes Belly Up – The Daily Beast
AUSTIN – Murdoch Pizgatti drove home to Dallas quite pleased with himself on Saturday night. That’s quite the turnaround from earlier in the day.
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196 countries approve historic climate agreement – The Washington Post
196 countries approve historic climate agreement https://t.co/SVFmsdXIU4 https://t.co/gRdIWnRfMq via /r/environment
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196 countries approve historic climate agreement : environment
So what ever happened with the 1997 historic climate agreement?
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Texas ‘mock mass shooting’ sees media play ketchup with gun-rights groups | US news | The Guardian
Gun rights activists staged a promised and much-hyped “mock mass shooting” in Austin, Texas on Saturday – though they did so without many witnesses.
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France elections: FN seeks to build on gains in second round – BBC News
France is due to hold the second round of regional elections in which the far-right National Front (FN) is seeking to consolidate its gains from a week ago. Marine Le Pen’s FN is leading in six of 13 regions in mainland France.
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Obama: Paris Climate Agreement Could Be a “Turning Point For the World” | Mother Jones
The deal, known as the Paris Agreement, includes commitments from countries around the world to reduce their emissions and pledges from high-polluting, developed nations help help poorer countries transition to clean energy and adapt to climate chan…
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Spotlight on green news & views: An climate agreement to build on emerges from Paris talks
Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue) appears twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The most recent Spotlight can be seen here. More than 24,020 environmentally oriented stories have been rescued to appear…
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Michael Caine, Charlotte Rampling awarded as Europe’s top performers · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The European Film Awards—that distant continent’s annual effort to best the Oscars in the race for “Film Award Statue That Most Resembles A Marital Aid”—were held today, with Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino and performers Michael Caine and Charlo…
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Will New Zealand Choose a New Flag? – The Atlantic
Flags are curious things. In one sense, they are nothing more than scraps of rectangular cloth emblazoned with colorful designs. But flags are also the foremost symbol by which the merry band of nations that inhabits this planet distinguish themselv…
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How a Little Gun Drove Millions of ‘Counter-Strike’ Players Crazy This Week | Motherboard
Change in competitive video games is never easy. When real money and fame is on the line, every little modification to a game is met with howls of protest and at least one Change.org petition.
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Photographing while fat: Turning the lens on those who stare – BBC News
Haley Morris-Cafiero has travelled the world to capture how people judge one another. Working with an assistant, she photographs herself in various locations being leered at, laughed at or ignored by people on the street.
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Prevention better than cure in Cuban healthcare system – BBC News
Imagine your doctor knocking at your door to give not just you, but your whole family, an annual health check-up.
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Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from America may be a gift to ISIS recruitment and a grotesque echo of the sentiment behind the Chinese Exclusion Act and the internment of Japanese-Americans. But, like those earlier spasms of exclusion, the T…
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Viewpoint: How Peshawar massacre changed Pakistan – BBC News
The year 2015 has been a make-or-break for Pakistan – and no question has been bigger than whether to talk to militants or crush them.
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“Radicalised” London… and other trends of the week – BBC News
How did British Twitter users mock Donald Trump’s claims about “radicalised” London, why did Kenyans celebrate their president being at home and why did a computer firm’s diversity campaign come under fire this week? Find out in BBC Trending’s round…
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Music makers: Swiss music boxes endure in electronic age – BBC News
Devices for playing music come and go – cassette tapes, MP3 players and CDs have all had their time as digital downloads take over. But one system invented some 200 years ago lives on.
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‘If I became an informer the chemotherapy could continue’ – BBC News
The Souda family is one of many that have made the long and dangerous journey across the Mediterranean to northern Europe. They are anxious about their new life in Germany, but they felt they had no choice when they decided to leave their home in Sy…
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The end of a much-loved railway – BBC News
The Satpura narrow-gauge network used to be the longest of its kind in India, stretching more than 1,000km (620 miles). But it is now facing closure, writes Mark Tully. There were once more than 100 narrow-gauge railways in India. They have often be…
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A Point of View: Is there still any point collecting books? – BBC News
A lifetime of collecting books has left the writer Howard Jacobson with back injuries, a lack of living space and a sense of sheer pointlessness. But he’d do it all over again. I can’t remember how old I was when I began collecting second-hand books.
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Paris climate agreement ‘may signal end of fossil fuel era’ | Environment | The Guardian
Governments may have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, with massive consequences for industry, global security, financial markets and public health, Al Gore and other business leaders have said.
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Britain is not as good at making things as it could and should be. Nor is it very good, despite the hype, at financial services.
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‘A major leap for mankind’: world leaders hail Paris deal on climate | Environment | The Guardian
A historic, legally binding climate deal that aims to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C, staving off the worst effects of catastrophic global warming, has been secured.
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Green Investment Bank sell-off plans alarm MPs and peers | Environment | The Guardian
Controversial plans to privatise the government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) have run into serious trouble in parliament amid fears among MPs and peers that the sale will strip it of any legal requirement to back exclusively green projects and prom…
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Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth’s climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement. (phys.org)
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This week in the war on workers: Should Uber pay its drivers minimum wage?
Is an Uber driver an employee or an independent entrepreneur who happens to use the Uber platform (and is subject to discipline by Uber, has his or her fares set by Uber, and so on)? That’s the question in a California court case, and it’s a questio…
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BBC Sport – Roy Hodgson: England boss likely to take charge until 2018
England boss Roy Hodgson is likely to remain in charge for the 2018 World Cup campaign, Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has said. Hodgson was hired in 2012 and his deal runs until Euro 2016.
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Denied aknowledgment of damage done to my car by Honda. Honda employee pretends he can’t hear me. [Story in comments] (youtube.com)
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Star Wars is a beloved franchise, but the buzz surrounding the impending release of the seventh instalment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is almost tangible in Los Angeles, where the long-awaited premiere will take place this week.
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Disney’s crazy ‘FaceDirector’ software can change actors’ emotions in a scene | The Verge
Disney has released video of a new, bizarre tool that allows people to visually modulate actors’ emotions, seemingly in real time.
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Worst terrorist attack in history : pics
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Since Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” was first performed in 1611, Macbeth and his calculating wife have formed a template for fiction’s most politically ambitious couples, right down to Frank Underwood and his first lady, Claire, in the hit US TV ver…
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A day in the life of an astronaut – BBC News
There are currently seven billion people living on Earth. Although our lives differ in countless ways – almost all of us share some common experiences. But there are six people out of seven billion whose daily experience sets them apart.
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The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us | The Nation
The climate deal that has been negotiated at COP21 crossed multiple red lines: Scientific red lines, equity red lines, legal red lines, and more. The emissions targets outlined in the deal still amount to increases of 3 to 4 degrees Centigrade—an in…
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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.
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Skipping Copper: The Consumerization Of Edtech | TechCrunch
Asia accounts for nearly half of the mobile learning revenues in the world. Thousands of hagwons, or “cram schools,” line the streets in South Korea, which has about 15 percent of the global tutoring market.
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How To Sharpen Your Knives Perfectly With Sandpaper – Digg
How-To Forget your sharpening stones and honing oils — to sharpen your knives back to a razor’s edge just invest in a few different grits of sandpaper.
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Eric Garner’s daughter mulling run for Congress (running against the DA who let her father’s killer walk). (silive.com) This would be some social justice.
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Ted Cruz takes clear lead over Donald Trump in Iowa Republican poll | US news | The Guardian
In a poll released on Saturday night by Bloomberg and the Des Moines Register, the Texas senator had the support of 31% of likely Republican caucus-goers in the first-in-the-nation state, well ahead of Donald Trump at 21%.
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Does anyone else smell that? Loaf : Catloaf
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Star Rise – Yosemite Valley, CA. [OC] [1920×1200] https://t.co/1qz0j4r4JN https://t.co/VhgHwdohtO
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Michael Moore is invading primary season with his new documentary · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Filmmaker, steakhouse exile, and proud dishwasher owner Michael Moore has announced that he’s moving the release date of his new political documentary back by two months, in order to line up more closely with the United States’ presidential primarie…
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Obama: Accord Best Chance to Save Planet We Have | Al Jazeera America
President Barack Obama is portraying the global warming pact reached in Paris on Saturday as the strong agreement the world needed to confront a threat to the people of all nations.
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Can Tech Solve Climate Change? | TechCrunch
With the close of the Paris Climate Talks, tech titans pledging to invest in clean energy technologies, and Buffett’s Grandson starting a Berkshire Hathaway-like fund for impact investing, the question remains, how can tech solve climate change?
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Obama: ‘Climate agreement a tribute to American leadership’ – BBC News
A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of negotiations.
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Colombia: Farc rebels ‘abortions nurse’ arrested in Spain – BBC News
Spanish police have arrested a man accused of performing more than 100 forced abortions on women fighters with Colombia’s largest rebel group, the Farc. The man, Hector Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago, had been working as a nurse in Madrid, the authoriti…
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Transparent provides the Pfeffermans no easy answers · TV Club Binge · The A.V. Club
Welcome to The A.V. Club’s Transparent binge-watch. From Friday, December 11 through Sunday, December 13, A.V. Club contributor Shelby Fero will be watching and reviewing every episode of Transparent’s second season.
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Wow! A Republican standing up for Muslims. Good for him. Very nice. Good for him.
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Key Points of the Landmark Paris Climate Agreement | Al Jazeera America
U.N. climate talks reached a milestone Saturday when more than 190 countries adopted the first accord asking all countries to join the fight against global warming. The long-term objective of the agreement is to make sure global warming stays “well …
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Mosquitoes engineered to pass down genes that would wipe out their species : Futurology
academicMosquitoes engineered to pass down genes that would wipe out their species (nature.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by Neurocomputerloading…
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Make Tastier Scrambled Eggs by Adding Extra Yolks
The perfect scrambled eggs have a creamy texture, but are also full of flavor. Adding a few yolks to your batch is an easy way to ensure your eggs will taste better than ever.
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San Bernardino Shooters’ Phones Had ‘Built-In Encryption,’ Just Like Every Phone | Motherboard
Surveillance-friendly US officials have been itching to point their fingers at encryption after the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.
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Obama praises Paris climate deal as ‘tribute to American leadership’ | US news | The Guardian
President Obama on Saturday hailed the agreement to combat climate change and carbon emissions reached by nearly 200 countries in Paris as “a tribute to strong, principled American leadership” and a vital step in ensuring the future of the planet.
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NowThis – Paris Agreement Is Landmark Worldwide Climate… | Facebook
This is huge. #ParisAgreement https://t.co/PcgCBz6bQv https://t.co/N0aOgpfghi
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Dozens of bodies on Burundi’s streets – BBC News
Eighty-seven people were killed in violence that broke out after three military sites were attacked in Burundi on Friday, the army says. Eight of those who died were security officers and 49 people were captured, Col Gaspard Baratuza said.
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Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement | Ars Technica
After a week of tense negotiations, the 195 countries that met in Paris agreed to the text of a historic climate change agreement late Saturday. The accord is not itself an end game, but it lays out the road the world will have to travel in order to…
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How the climate change deal was done – BBC News
A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of negotiations.The pact is the first to commit all countries to cut carbon emissions.The agreement is p…
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Two beggars on the left declined job offers. Guy came out with the yellow sign. : funny
Two beggars on the left declined job offers. Guy came out with the yellow sign. (imgur.com) This happened in my hometown today. Guy holding the yellow sign offered them jobs, and at least one other business down the street offered jobs. Each time th…
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Women vote in Saudi Arabia elections for first time – BBC News
In Saudi Arabia counting is under way after a landmark election in which women voted and stood as candidates for the first time. Many activists say the ballot – for local councils – is a key step forward in the ultra-conservative kingdom where women…
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Saudi Arabia’s Teeny, Tiny Step Forward – The Daily Beast
Today, Saudi women emerged from polling places, offering Saudi Arabia a PR victory, beaming as they voted for the first time in the country’s municipal elections, publishing selfies, with the hashtag of #SaudiWomenVote, the mandatory black abaya, or…
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LONDON — On Friday nights for three years, they met over pints at the Castle, a pub in Islington, in North London. The four men were getting on in years, but they were not there just to talk about retirement plans or the aches and pains of aging.
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The US Air Force wants to hire thousands of new people for its drone program | The Verge
In a proposed plan released this week, the US Air Force says it wants to dramatically increase the scope of its drone program, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Thousands Gather in Paris to Protest Outcome of Climate Conference: “It’s not enough” : environment
Its kind of ironic that people flew to Paris from as far away as the Philippines to protest thr climate change summit outcome.
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No superlative was left unused as the French president François Hollande, the foreign minister Laurent Fabius and the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon lined up on Saturday to maximise pressure on negotiators in Paris to accept the final draft of the…
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Sanders: Paris climate pact ‘goes nowhere near far enough.
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This is how Trump was treated when he came to Scotland : pics
How? Am I missing something in the picture that shows how he was treated? Someone is using a balloon to lift up his hair with static electricity.
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The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part. : environment
The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part. (vox.com) Now comes the hard part. No more room service and free meals for two weeks.
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R.I.P. Rose Siggins, American Horror Story’s Legless Suzi · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Rose Siggins, the actress who played the character of Legless Suzi on FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show, has died, of what’s reported to be complications from kidney stone surgery. Siggins was 48.
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Texas Protesters Hold ‘Mass Farting’ to Counter Pro-Gun Group’s Fake Mass Shooting | VICE News
When pro-gun demonstrators announced plans to hold a fake mass shooting on Saturday at the University of Texas in Austin, another group chose to respond with an unusual weapon of their own: flatulence.
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What The Big Climate Deal Actually Means For The Countries Involved : NPR
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Jenner Morgan, director of the Climate Program at World Resources Institute, about the international climate change agreement.
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An attorney says a Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1m to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun that was used to injure two Milwaukee police officers.
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A very long retirement: Sinatra’s bittersweet final years remembered | Music | The Guardian
By the end, he was reading the lyrics from a ring of autocue screens placed among the footlights, a small, silver-toupeed figure no longer able to rely on the memory that had once held the entire library of Broadway theatre song, from All the Things…
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Illustrator Interview: Jim Kay, ‘Harry Potter’ : NPR
Of course, when you get tapped to add the illustrations to new editions of the entire Harry Potter series, as Kay did, the situation is more than a little bit different.
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K’naan, Kathryn Bigelow Team for Jihadi Recruitment HBO Series | Rolling Stone
K’naan, Kathryn Bigelow Team for Jihadi Recruitment HBO Series Series “will draw open an iron curtain behind which viewers will see the highly impenetrable world of Jihadi recruitment”
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Marlon James’s Next Book Will Be ‘African Game Of Thrones’
Jamaican author Marlon James is best known for his book A Brief History of Seven Killings, which earned him the prestigious Man Booker Award earlier this year. When asked about his next book, he told Man of the World Magazine that he’s going to “gee…
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Get Rid Stuck Progress Bars on the OS X Dock with a Terminal Command
If you have folders on your Dock with stuck progress bars, it’s a frustrating annoyance. Over on Six Colors, they show how to make that stuck progress bar disappear. You’ll need to do a familiar command to get rid of those progress bars.
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Close encounter with China’s worried steel workers – Al Jazeera English
The pollution is getting worse. I still haven’t begun to learn Mandarin. I am increasingly worried about food security and fake goods. Living in China could never be described as boring.
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Japan invests $12bn for India’s first bullet train – Al Jazeera English
Japan will build India’s first bullet train and provide a $12bn package of financing and a low-cost, long-term loan for the effort, the countries announced on Saturday.
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Barbershop: Trump On Facebook, And Scalia On Affirmative Action : NPR
In the Barbershop, Olivia Nuzzi of Daily Beast, Alexis Nedd of Buzzfeed and NPR’s Ammad Omar discuss Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments and a new tool to “de-Trumpify” Facebook friends.
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The Bridge Above The Border: New Pathway Links Tijuana And San Diego : NPR
A new pedestrian bridge connects passengers in the U.S. directly to the Tijuana International Airport terminal. Frequent fliers say having the option has eased their travel since it opened this week.
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How Trump’s Controversial Comments Have Been Received By His Supporters : NPR
NPR’s Sam Sanders talks to Donald Trump supporters in New Hampshire about the GOP presidential candidate’s proposal to bar Muslims from entering the U.S., and why Trump makes them feel safe.
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Oh Holy Fright: Christmas Horror Movies That Slay : NPR
It’s not too hard to make the case that Christmas stories can be scary. Toys springing to life. That large man sneaking into your home at midnight after watching you all year. No wonder there’s an entire genre of Christmas-themed horror movies.
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Beyond His Tenure, Holder Hasn’t Left The Civil Rights Fight : NPR
Former Attorney Gen. Eric Holder’s career has been a series of firsts. As the first African-American to serve as this country’s top law enforcement official, he came into office in 2009 promising to rebuild the Justice Department’s Civil Rights divi…
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Paris Climate Talks Conclude With Landmark International Agreement : NPR
On Saturday, world leaders approved what’s being hailed as a historic deal to reduce greenhouse emissions. NPR’s Christopher Joyce gives the details.
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Post-Bankruptcy, A Booming Detroit Is Still Fragile : NPR
It’s been a year since Detroit emerged from the nation’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy.
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Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, said that the “corporately owned media may not like Bernie’s anti-establishment views but for the sake of American democracy they must allow for a fair debate in this presidential campaign.” (variety.com)submi…
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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks ‘a fraud’ – The former Nasa scientist criticizes the talks, intended to reach a new global deal on cutting carbon emissions beyond 2020, as ‘no action, just promises’ (theguardian.c…
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The Paris Climate Deal Shafts Poor Countries | Motherboard
It’s easy to congratulate ourselves on a job well done in Paris, but it’s much more difficult to face the reality that we’ve come up short yet again.
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Will the climate deal be enough to save the planet? – Al Jazeera English
It has taken many years to get to this point and two weeks of often round-the-clock hard bargaining at the COP21 summit in Paris. At last, delegates have now come up with a plan on how to curb climate change, aiming to cut emissions and phase out fo…
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The Outlook for Nuclear Power in the U.S. Really Sucks
As the Paris climate summit kicked off two weeks ago, venture capitalist Peter Thiel penned a scathing op-ed for the New York Times, decrying the plight of nuclear power in the U.S.
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Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change at crunch United Nations talks in Paris.
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German Police Used Water Cannons on Protesters Opposed to a Neo-Nazi March | VICE News
German police fired water cannons to disperse stone-throwing protesters who tried to block a march by neo-Nazi activists in Leipzig on Saturday.
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The Paris Deal Is the Start of a Long, Uncertain Road | New Republic
LE BOURGET, France—Three people are crying and hugging behind me with huge smiles on their faces. I don’t know exactly why they’re crying—I guess I could ask them—but I know what set them off: It’s over.
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Al-Nusra Front leader condemns Saudi’s Syria talks – Al Jazeera English
The FIFA presidential candidate on his alleged ties to Bahrain’s 2011 crackdown on protesters and the future of FIFA. The human stories behind the Moroccan family code which has led the way in changing marriage and divorce laws.
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In recent years, interest in Gabriel García Márquez has surged, and in the years since his death, his popularity has grown even greater. Vanity Fair has a great profile on how he wrote his best-known book, One Hundred Years of Solitude.
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Chris Stapleton Kills ‘Whipping Post’ at All-Star Gregg Allman Tribute | Rolling Stone
As pioneers of Southern rock, Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band took elements of blues, country, R&B and jazz that influenced them and spun them into a hot new hybrid.
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Banksy Depicts Steve Jobs as Syrian Refugee in New Work | Rolling Stone
Banksy Depicts Steve Jobs as Syrian Refugee in New Work “We’re often led to believe migration is a drain on the country’s resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant,” street artist says
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What people get wrong about climate change – Vox
It’s widely recognized now that the global climate is increasingly a product of human activities. But less understood is how human activities are a product of the global climate. The chart below shows what life was like for much of human history.
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WASHINGTON — Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., passed three background checks by American immigration officials as she moved to the United States from Pakistan. But none uncovered what Ms.
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Muslim teen upset after teacher questioned about a bomb in backpack | US news | The Guardian
The father of a Muslim middle school student says a teacher asked his daughter if she was carrying a bomb in her backpack The school’s principal has apologized for the incident, according to a spokeswoman.
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Google Now On Tap Can Share Clean, Notification-Free Screenshots
Android (6.0): It’s no secret that Google Now On Tap was a little disappointing when it first came out. Now it’s getting one handy feature. You can use it to easily share screenshots. It even removes all the clutter in your status bar.
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Florida kicks 9,000 chronically ill, disabled kids out of healthcare system
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R-of course) has once again demonstrated just how much he doesn’t care if people—children, even—suffer and die in ways that are totally preventable on his watch.
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Cosplay Repair Teams Help Costumers In Serious Trouble
Costumers can wow us with their outstanding outfits, but under it all, there’s something waiting to go wrong: that’s where cosplay repair teams jump into action to save the day at any given comic con.
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Carolyn’s fingers – Cocteau twins – YouTube
Cocteau Twins – Carolyn’s Fingers https://t.co/PUEMhRBdST https://t.co/12C6D3E82D
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College Campuses Are The New Test Facilities For Emerging Technology | TechCrunch
College campuses have long been sites of innovation and technology. Housing superior research and development facilities, a plethora of advisory resources and brilliant thinkers, higher-ed institutions are natural hubs for creating next-gen systems.
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The WHO Releases Its Annual List of the Nine Most Dire Epidemic Threats | Motherboard
There are more ebola viruses out there lying in wait—pathogens with limited available medical countermeasures and-or treatment networks that are ready to strike at pretty much any time. The next epidemic is more or less foretold.
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Sanders: Media doesn’t reflect reality in America : politics
If we can all put aside our political differences for a second, I think there’s potential for us to agree on something here. American media, in its search for profit, has neglected its core duty of spreading correct and unbiased information to the p…
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Rush Limbaugh cooperating with the Feds to protect his property from climate change beach erosion. (dailykos.com)
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MST3K breaks Kickstarter records, secures 14 new episodes · Newswire · The A.V. Club
After a month of hype and puppets, the Bring Back Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter has successfully come to a close. The end result of all those tweets, campaign videos, and nostalgia-plucking MST3K reruns? A staggering $6.
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Muslims in US fear increasing prejudice on wave of anti-Islamic sentiment | US news | The Guardian
The recent mass shooting in San Bernadino, California and terror attacks in Paris have helped spark “an unprecedented and dramatic increase” in violent and hostile incidents against Muslims in America, advocates say.
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The World Isn’t Doomed | New Republic
Minutes before, countries were still fixing typos in the 31-page document, which was cobbled together after an exhausting two-week meeting outside Paris. These negotiations essentially determined the future course of the world.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival makes $5.7 million in record Kickstarter | The Verge
Last night, the Kickstarter hoping to bring back cult TV hit Mystery Science Theater 3000 wrapped its campaign, and it was a predictable smash, earning $5.76 million.
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1 in 6 Republicans say they’re voting for Donald Trump, no matter what : politics
I want to say Rubio will be the nominee, but I don’t know any more. He’s running a terrible campaign. Yet he’s the establishments best hope? Really? I do know that the RNC will do everything in their power to dump Trump though. He’d be a disaster in…
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BBC Sport – Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United
Artur Boruc is expected to continue in goal for Bournemouth despite an ongoing knee problem, while Adam Federici and Mark Pugh have recovered from injury. Lee Tomlin and on-loan Christian Atsu have returned to training but need to build up their fit…
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The Real Story Of Apollo 17… And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 touched down on the Moon. This was not only our final Moon landing, but the last time we left low Earth orbit. With the successful launch of the Orion capsule, NASA is finally poised to go further again.
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Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means
The world came together.
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IRRADIATED: Will the nation’s new nuclear age yield more unwanted fallout?
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The shaking right hand of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius could barely grip the gavel in the seconds before striking the historic first global deal on climate change.
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Each time the Seychelles’ roving ambassador for climate change returns home to the islands, he notices new clumsy piles of rocks disfiguring the beaches. Local people are blowing up the mountains inland, using the rocks to protect the sand from bein…
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Surprise! There’s a new Prince album (again) · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Prince is a surprising guy. Sometimes that means the good kind of surprise, like when he gets on Princestagram and reminds us he’s a fan of the “Game.
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Scott made it easy again this year : funny
Scott made it easy again this year (imgur.com)submitted just now by anti_climaxloading…
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Beyonce Reportedly “On Board” For A Star Is Born | Vanity Fair
Looks like we may be getting that Oscar-worthy Beyonce performance sooner than we thought: According to Page Six, Queen Bey is reportedly “on board” for the remake (of a remake of a remake) of A Star Is Born, directed by and co-starring one Bradley …
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It’s a spat between two heirs to fortunes, one that traverses billions of dollars, millions of Twitter followers, an ocean or two, and an increasingly caustic presidential campaign. Indeed, the latest to draw the ire of Donald J.
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The handsome Washington townhouse where Wayne Hickory practices orthodontics is a landmark of terrorism in America. In 1919, an anarchist exploded a bomb at what was then the home of the attorney general.
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Frank Sinatra gave pop music a beating heart. Before Michael Jackson, before Bob Dylan, before Elvis Presley, there was Sinatra, the first modern pop superstar. In the floodtide of centennial tributes (he was born on Dec.
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The Nomad RoadTrip is a USB Car Charger and a Battery In One
USB car chargers are common, but less so are ones that keep charging your gear when the car is off, or that can double as an external battery pack. The Nomad RoadTrip is both: It’ll charge your phone while you drive, but it’ll also keep your phone j…
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The Real Story Of Apollo 17… And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 touched down on the Moon. This was not only our final Moon landing, but the last time we left Low Earth Orbit. With the successful launch of the Orion capsule, NASA is finally poised to go further again.
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This week at progressive state blogs: Big Oil plays hardball; Ted Nugent vs. rabid liberal dogs
Recently, State Senators Chris Edwards (D-Eugene) and Lee Beyer (D-Springfield) announced they would push legislation to price pollution in next year’s short session.
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The Paris Climate Conference Deal is a Step Forward | New Republic
Symbolically, at least, the Paris climate-change conference that ended on Saturday is a landmark. It is, as French President Francois Hollande grandly dubbed it, “the first universal climate agreement in history.
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Video Shows Navy Having Way Too Much Fun with Its New Virtual Reality Lab | Motherboard
The Office of Naval Research has established a lab to experiment with virtual and augmented reality toys.
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North Korean pop band abruptly cancels China concerts – Al Jazeera English
A female pop band from North Korea touring China abruptly canceled concerts in Beijing and left the country on Saturday for reasons unknown.
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Adobe’s Record Revenue Proves Successful Business Transformation Is Possible | TechCrunch
As we watch organizations like IBM, HP and EMC struggle to transform, Adobe is an interesting contrasting case.
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Should a UCLA Professor Be Forgiven for the Horrific Death of His Lab Assistant? | Motherboard
A professor whose lack of safety precautions led to the gruesome death of a young lab assistant in 2008 has received a prestigious fellowship from the country’s largest scientific society—a fellowship that critics say he doesn’t deserve.
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Sanders Campaign Decries ‘Bernie Blackout’ on Corporate Network News : politics
If he was more racist and crazy be would get coverage. That’s the only reason Trump does. That, plus the fact that he’s lapping the Republican field in polls.
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Lowballed risks, errors discovered in Vancouver oil train terminal analysis : environment
Lowballed risks, errors discovered in Vancouver oil train terminal analysis (oregonlive.com)submitted 1 hour ago by loading…
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Heroes Of The Empire Charts The Rise Of The 501st Legion’s UK Garrison
The 501st Legion has become an international costuming group since its formation in 1997, and a new documentary coming in 2016 looks to feature the rise of the group in the United Kingdom.
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The concrete jungle has a rival: forests. Two urban building projects, in New York City and Portland, Oregon, will be changing their city’s skylines with an environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive building material. The key ingredient? Wood.
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Saudi Arabia’s Most Famous Blogger Is Now On a Hunger Strike in Prison | VICE News
Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi began a hunger strike this week after being transferred to an isolated detention facility, his wife has announced.
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Swiss police arrest two Syrians with explosives – Al Jazeera English
Two Syrians have been arrested in Switzerland on suspicion of making and transporting explosives days after a terrorism threat alert was issued for Geneva.
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Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Slay at Jingle Ball: Pop’s Kids Are…Alright – The Daily Beast
It’s so loud. Z100 and iHeartRadio’s annual star-studded Christmas concert, the Jingle Ball, wasn’t just loud in the way that old people groan about when amongst youths and out past 9 p.m. It was louder than usual. You could feel the loudness. Heck,…
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Nations Agree to Historic Pact on Climate Change | VICE News
Diplomates from nearly 200 nations agreed on Saturday to a “historic” agreement to address climate change by transitioning the world’s economies away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner forms of energy production in just a few decades.
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BREAKING: 195 nations approve historic deal to fight global warming
On Saturday, delegates in Paris from 195 nations voted to adopt an agreement to limit fossil fuel pollution and set global temperature targets. The Paris Agreement pledges to limit global temperature increases to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, though it in…
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View from the left—how Rahm’s demise would signal the defeat of Clinton-era centrism
One story that was perhaps overshadowed by Donald Trump’s incessant bluster this week was the fervent call by Chicago residents, Black Lives Matter activists, and others for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation.
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The federal government’s about to run out of money again. Nobody’s panicking. – Vox
As it stands right now, the federal government will run out of money on Wednesday, December 16.
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A Girl Saves A Tiny Pilot In Soar
In this cute, short animated film, a girl obsessed with building airplanes comes across something unexpected: a tiny pilot who’s crashed. The film could certainly do a little more with the actual engineering of flight, but it’s a neat little film wi…
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Nearly 200 nations adopt Paris Agreement on climate change at COP21 : environment
This could be to climate change what the Montreal Protocol was for the hole in the ozone layer. Big news. Really is. And a big applause to Paris.
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196 countries approve historic climate agreement : environment
196 countries approve historic climate agreement (washingtonpost.com)submitted 38 minutes ago by loading…
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The “Terrorist Drag” of Vaginal Davis – The New Yorker
The most comprehensive archive of the artist Vaginal Creme Davis is on YouTube, where fans have uploaded hundreds of clips of her videos and performances.
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Lady Gaga Shares How She Survived Her Sexual Assault | Vanity Fair
Lady Gaga’s “Til It Happens To You,” which she co-wrote and recorded to accompany this year’s powerful campus-rape documentary The Hunting Ground, contains trenchant, heartbreaking lyrics about what it feels like to survive sexual assault: “You tell…
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The Paris Climate Agreement Has Been Adopted
After two weeks of marathon negotiations, 195 countries approved an accord that would wean the world off fossil fuels this century, limiting global warming to 2ºC, with an aspirational target of 1.5ºC.
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Calculate Your “Positive Emotion Score” to Boost Your Mood
In the last 24 hours, how many positive emotions did you feel? How many negative? The ratio of positive to negative emotions could clue you in on how resilient you are to life’s stresses.
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Many of the indelible images of the Middle East refugee crisis this year are haunting. There was the heart wrenching photo of Aylan Kurdi, a lifeless 3-year-old boy who drowned at sea and washed up ashore on a beach in Turkey in early September.
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After a rocky life in the South, a Brooklyn resident became one of the first New Yorkers to undergo gender reassignment surgery paid for by Medicaid.
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Nearly 200 nations near historic deal to slow global warming
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — France presented negotiators from 190 nations with what it called a “final draft” of an unprecedented climate deal to slow global warming and urged them to approve it on Saturday.
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Prince Surprise-Releases New LP ‘Hit N Run: Phase Two’ | Rolling Stone
Prince Surprise-Releases New LP ‘Hit N Run: Phase Two’ Rocker combines previously unveiled tracks – “Baltimore,” “Stare” – with studio renditions of unreleased live cuts for Tidal-only release
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Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy [Official Music Video] – YouTube
So i’m back to the velvet undergroundback to the floor that i loveto a room with some laceand peper flowersback to the gypsy…that i was…to the gypsy…that i was…And it all comes down to youwell you know that it does, well…lightning strikes.…
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World’s First Global Deal to Combat Climate Change Adopted in Paris – Scientific American
LE BOURGET, FRANCE—A historic, global agreement to combat climate change has been adopted here outside Paris.
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Heaven or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins – YouTube
Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas https://t.co/C6d6ext2ir https://t.co/ocXsbIeTsw
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Former Ohio officer charged with murder had ‘issues’, says previous boss | US news | The Guardian
The previous boss of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy who is charged in two fatal shootings has said the man had problems while working in his department too.
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That day is no more. (Israeli exception noted.) And not just because, sadly, Dolph Schayes, an NBA Hall of Fame center for the Syracuse Nationals, has died. (Team, too—in 1963, when they became the Philadelphia 76ers, who currently are not good at b…
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In a literally world-changing deal that was almost unthinkable just a year ago, some two hundred leading nations unanimously embraced a plan that will leave most of the world’s fossil fuels unburned.
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The world just reached a historic climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part. – Vox
After two weeks of bleary all-nighters in Paris, diplomats from around the world have hammered out a major global agreement to address climate change. Here’s the full 31-page document, which was officially agreed to by more than 195 countries on Sat…
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Syria conflict: Homs bomb attack kills at least 16 – BBC News
A car bomb attack in a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria’s Homs city has killed at least 16 people and left many wounded.The bomb detonated near a hospital in the al-Zahra neighbourhood on Saturday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Hum…
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Charge 4 devices at once with the Limefuel Blast 20000mAh battery pack / Boing Boing
When you choose Limefuel’s Blast for portable power, you choose a battery that charges twice as fast as the competition. This amazingly efficient gadget lets you charge four devices at once, so you spend less time charging, and more time powering fo…
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Sofia, Bulgaria — DURING the recent electoral campaign in Poland, a constant question raised by pundits and politicians was not whether the country would go right, but whether it would go wrong.
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What does the Paris climate agreement mean for Australia? | Australia news | The Guardian
Surely Australia can use this Paris climate agreement to finally end the barren, wasted years of climate policy war. There’s already an uneasy ceasefire, a let-up in the mind-numbing slogans.
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Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end of fossil fuel era | Environment | The Guardian
Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change at crunch UN talks in Paris.
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Breaking: World Leaders Just Agreed to a Landmark Deal to Fight Global Warming | Mother Jones
There was relief and celebration in Paris Saturday evening, as officials from more than 190 countries swept aside monumental differences and agreed to an unprecedented global deal to tackle climate change.
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Gambia’s president declares Islamic statehood – Al Jazeera English
Gambia’s president has declared the West African country an Islamic republic saying the decision was made because Islam is the religion of most citizens and the nation must break away from its colonial past.
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World leaders make history with climate deal in Paris – Al Jazeera English
Delegates from 195 nations reached an unprecedented agreement on global climate change on Saturday in the French capital, Paris, after two weeks of intense negotiations.
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Afghan Migrants Are Bracing for Winter on the Streets of Paris | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching the international migrant crisis. Check out the Open Water blog here. Dozens of sleeping bags line the walls of a paved square, somewhere in the heart of Paris. The sleeping men have all but vanished inside their bedrol…
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Nearly 200 countries reach landmark climate change deal in Paris | The Verge
After weeks of negotiations in Paris, a coalition of nearly 200 countries has agreed to a landmark climate change pact.
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World agrees landmark climate deal – BBC News
A deal to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C by 2050 has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of negotiations.The deal is the first to commit all countries to cut carbon emissions. The agreement is par…
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What’s in the UN Paris Climate Deal? – The Atlantic
With the swing of a gavel on Saturday, the world’s nations adopted the first international agreement to limit the causes of anthropogenic climate change.
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Any sufficiently manipulated photo is indistinguishable from a magical masterpiece | The Verge
This week, I came across the photography of a Japanese person with an incredible talent. Masashi Wakui takes photos of Tokyo’s back alleys at night — with high-performing compact cameras like the Sony RX100 and Ricoh GR — and then refines them into …
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Live coverage of plenary session at climate talks in Paris – BBC News
Live coverage of the plenary session at climate talks in Paris, where delegates may adopt a landmark deal to curb climate change.
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Dead Can Dance – Indus – YouTube
Dead Can DanceAlbum: Spiritchaserhttp://www.amazon.com/Spiritchaser-De…http://deadcandance.com/
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An investigator in Mississippi has said a man charged with capital murder in the killing last May of two Hattiesburg police officers has died, after being found unconscious in his jail cell. Marvin Banks faced trial in the shooting deaths of officer…
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US navy’s stealth destroyer helps rescue stranded Maine fisherman | US news | The Guardian
The US navy’s new stealth destroyer, the future USS Zumwalt, assisted in the rescue of a fisherman who had a medical emergency early on Saturday off the Maine coast, officials said.
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James Cameron Says That Avatar 2 Will Make Sure Avatar Wasn’t A Big Fluke
James Cameron provided an update on the sequels to his 2009 film, Avatar, noting that he wanted to make sure that the first film “wasn’t just some big fluke”.
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Paris Climate Conference Reaches ‘Powerful Yet Delicate’ Accord | Rolling Stone
Delegates at the Paris Climate Conference reached the final draft of an accord Saturday that would call for a radical decrease of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 as well as holding “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 deg…
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The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action (Live TV 1986) – YouTube
The Flamin’ Groovies con esta mítica canción de 1976
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Thousands of Santas run through streets Madrid – BBC News
More than 10,000 runners dressed in Santa suits have run through the streets of Madrid. There were also 500 elves – dressed in green – running in the children’s under-12 category.
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Inside Deep Dreams: How Google Made Its Computers Go Crazy — Backchannel — Medium
In the very early hours of May 18, 2015, Alexander Mordvintsev was wrenched from sleep. A nightmare, he later described it to me, in the first interview he has granted on the experience.
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The hundreds of thousands demanding that Britain ban Donald Trump should ask themselves if they would be happy about America banning Jeremy Corbyn. The answer you give will show whether you understand how to fight the illiberal ideologies that are f…
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Steam Users Looking for Item Trading Shortcut Find Malware Instead | Motherboard
No good deed goes unpunished. Earlier this week, Valve took measures to protect Steam users from being hacked, but scammers are already using these new protections to lure gullible players into new traps. When people talk about PC gaming today, they…
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BBC Sport – Euro 2016 draw: England to face Wales in France
Wales and England have been drawn together in Group B for next summer’s Euro 2016 finals in France. Slovakia are also in their group.
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HELLO, all! Gwynnie here! Welcome to another issue of Goop, my newsletter for people who enjoy the finer things in life. I’m proud to present our annual gift guide. Just because I’m Gwyneth Paltrow, it doesn’t mean I can’t kick back and enjoy the ho…
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LE BOURGET, France — Representatives of 195 countries were on the brink of reaching a landmark climate accord that would, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most …
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Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is using psychological data based on research spanning tens of millions of Facebook users, harvested largely without their permission, to boost his surging White House run and gain an edge over Donald Trump and other…
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Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line – YouTube
Traveling Wilburys – End of the Line https://t.co/8aXSQc4ayQ https://t.co/2GtJenAkq6
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Two Spanish Nationals Among 13 Dead After Taliban Attack in Kabul | VICE News
Two Spanish nationals were killed in last night’s suicide attack on a guest house attached to Spanish embassy in Kabul, according to the Afghan capital’s police chief. Four policemen and three civilians were also reported killed, and more than 10 pe…
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Hacker Group Anonymous Shuts Down Trump Tower Site | ThinkProgress
Anonymous has waged many digital wars — against the Islamic State (ISIS), the Ku Klux Klan, and the government, to name a few. But the group has turned its attention to leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, after he remarked that Muslims …
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Burundi crisis: Army says 87 killed in day of violence – BBC News
Eighty-seven people were killed in violence that broke out after three military sites were attacked in Burundi on Friday, the army says. Eight of those who died were security officers and 49 people were captured, Col Gaspard Baratuza said.
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Dead Can Dance – Children Of The Sun – YouTube
Dead Can DanceAlbum: Anastasishttp://deadcandance.com/
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Tina Fey Relived Her Nerdy Past on “The Graham Norton Show” | Vanity Fair
I don’t know what the nerds looked like at Graham Norton’s Irish high school, but apparently it was something like Kurt Russell and Josh Widdicombe: On his show last night, Norton referred to the two actors as “Nerd Central.
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World leaders adopt 1.5 C goal — and we’re damn well going to hold them to it | Grist
They turned the streets around the Arc de Triomphe into a giant sun, wrote “climate justice” across the city, and more. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are also on the rise, explains Chicken Little.
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See aerial images of climate activists doing funky things in Paris | Grist
Bill McKibben applauds the Paris climate agreement’s goal to restrain temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Now we have to demand that leaders actually do it. They turned the streets around the Arc de Triomphe into a giant sun, wrote “climate justice” ac…
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Minnesota’s fiscal health stands out among the Midwest states – “Minnesota’s projected surplus of nearly $2 billion and a record rainy-day fund have left the state better poised to weather an economic downturn than the Dakotas, Iowa and Wisconsin, e…
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No Matter What You Think Of Gun Control, Relying On The No Fly List For Anything Is Monumentally Stupid (techdirt.com)submitted 2 hours ago by loading…
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When San Diego Hired a Rainmaker a Century Ago, It Poured | JSTOR Daily
As California endures its worst drought in 1,200 years, residents of the Golden State are turning to extreme—and desperate—measures to quench their collective thirst.
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Remote controlled AT-AT Walker via Arduino Uno and Xbox 360 Controller – YouTube
This is an Arduino Uno powered Xbox 360 controller controlled AT-AT Walker that also incorporates the use of the Adafruit Servo Shield. This video demonstrates how the AT-AT Walker walks via the Xbox 360 controller controls as well as how the head c…
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I’m getting rich off your vote – POLITICO
Of the many superlatives history will bestow on America’s 2016 presidential race, here’s one you might not have heard: It will be the biggest political gambling event of all time.
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Ed Miliband pushes for zero carbon emissions target following COP21 | Politics | The Guardian
Ed Miliband has vowed to use the landmark international agreement on climate change to push the British government into being the first in the world to put a zero carbon emissions target into law.
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How did CNN just happen to find two of the nuttiest Donald Trump supporters on the planet?
The CNN interview with the crazy bug-eyed lunatic—sorry, with this patriotic and super-passionate Trump supporter—raises so many wonderful questions.
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Quake played on an oscilloscope : gaming
Quake played on an oscilloscope (imgur.com)submitted 9 minutes ago by loading…
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A Swarm Intelligence responds to the Paris Climate Summit : environment
A Swarm Intelligence responds to the Paris Climate Summit (climate.unu.ai)submitted 1 hour ago by 8000008loading…
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When Machines Learn Like Humans –“Our Last Great Invention?” https://t.co/JzJk6r8kIK https://t.co/DVvN5TZGHi
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Technology Will Save Our Future, According To Japanese SF Author Taiyo Fujii
Technology Will Save Our Future, According To Japanese SF Author Taiyo Fujii https://t.co/l55XVtuiEW https://t.co/dI77MbPcB3
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An ‘Oh-Hell-Yeah-This-Gift-Is-Awesome!’ Gift Guide – Digg
Finding the perfect holiday gift is hard. Checking out our holiday gift guide is not. And we’ve made things even easier by picking the coolest, smartest and techiest gifts for everyone on your list. (Even if that means just you — hey, no judgements …
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Syrian Rebels Took One Very Small Step Closer to Negotiating an End to the War | VICE News
The Syrian opposition came together in Riyadh this week for a conference sponsored by the Saudi government — and by the time it ended Thursday, it was the most successful attempt to date to unify Syria’s fractious opposition and ultimately produce a…
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Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line – YouTube
© 2007 WMGEnd Of The Line
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TIL: A man memorized the French dictionary to win the French Scrabble Championship, he does not speak French (people.com)submitted 14 minutes ago by 555loading…
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Zahara-El Gastor Reservoir, Spain [OC] [2111×911] : EarthPorn
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That Russia post via /r/pics https://t.co/VHi39VBjca https://t.co/by8nHkLbqv https://t.co/oI06VgZ8i7
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That Russia post via /r/pics https://t.co/VHi39VBjca https://t.co/by8nHkLbqv https://t.co/oI06VgZ8i7
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Paris climate deal: key points at a glance | Environment | The Guardian
Governments have agreed to limit warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels: something that would have seemed unthinkable just a few months ago. There is a scientific rationale for the number. John Schellnhuber, a scientist who advises Germany and …
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6 Nerdy Guy Things To Wear That Won’t Make You Look Like A Nerd | TechCrunch
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Technology Will Save Our Future, According To Japanese SF Author Taiyo Fujii
I’ve been increasingly interested in translated science fiction novels, and one of the best ones that I picked up this year was Taiyo Fujii’s debut Gene Mapper. Gene Mapper takes place in a future where augmented reality and genetic engineering is c…
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Marco Rubio’s strategy is utterly baffling – Vox
There’s something odd about Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign: He hasn’t been doing all that much, er, campaigning in the early states.
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BBC Sport – Manchester City v Swansea City
Manchester City’s top scorer Sergio Aguero is still sidelined with a heel injury and captain Vincent Kompany also remains out with a calf problem. But defender Martin Demichelis returns after a tendon injury.
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Crackdown on Constitution Day in Moscow – Al Jazeera English
Russian police detained more than 30 activists on Saturday who marked Constitution Day with protests in Moscow over alleged human rights abuses.
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Rep. Steve King’s defense of anti-Muslim bigotry will someday appear in our history books
What makes this interview of Rep. Steve King (R-IA) by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes so fascinating is King’s complete compartmentalization of his beliefs and his obvious bigotry. Steve King believes Muslims are violent and bad; Steve King believes Christians…
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Congresswoman Asks Feds Why They Pressured a Library to Disable Its Tor Node | Motherboard
A Congresswoman from California is questioning Department of Homeland Security officials who put pressure on a local public library to take down the relay node it had set up for the anonymity network Tor.
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An unbelievable collection of rare cars just set records at a New York auction | The Verge
On Thursday night, 31 rare cars at RM Sotheby’s New York auction house revived the city’s love affair with the classic automobile. The showstopper was a Ferrari 290 MM by design house Scaglietti that fetched over $28 million, making it the most expe…
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Jingle Ball: The Weeknd, Demi Lovato and Pop’s Strange 2015 | Rolling Stone
Last night, the annual Z100 Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden celebrated the year of the underdog, collecting most of pop’s unlikeliest success stories under one roof.
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ACLU Board Member Resigns After Urging People To Kill Supporters Of Trump : politics
The only course of action after making such a scurrilous statement. Good. Anyone who would say what he said in that sort of forum clearly doesn’t understand the mission or philosophy of the ACLU. It’s unfortunate his views weren’t discovered before …
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Shria Christian law. Having applied to many faculty positions, having applicants provide a statement of faith in the application and how it would inform their work is not uncommon.
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Pharma Industry and TV ‘Screen Time’ Blamed for Huge Spike in ADHD Diagnoses in the US | VICE News
The number of American kids diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, has spiked, and experts say there could be two reasons for the trend: Young people spending more time in front of electronic screens, and pharmaceuti…
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When Machines Learn Like Humans –“Our Last Great Invention?”
People learning new concepts can often generalize successfully from just a single example, yet machine learning algorithms typically require tens or hundreds of examples to perform with similar accuracy.
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Poland protests: Thousands march against Law and Justice party – BBC News
Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the protest, says President Andrzej Duda is breakin…
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Articles on Fear, Concern, and our Current Predicament – The Atlantic
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Malaysia minister: 50,000 ISIL sympathisers in country – Al Jazeera English
At least 50,000 Malaysians support the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, the country’s transport minister said on Saturday, raising alarm about possible attacks in the Southeast Asian nation.
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In pictures: Saudi women in historic vote – BBC News
With the Paris climate talks entering their final hours, delegates scrutinise the details of proposals to curb dangerous climate change.
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BBC Sport – Norwich City 1-1 Everton
Norwich manager Alex Neil must decide whether to stick with Declan Rudd in goal or recall John Ruddy. Wes Hoolahan is set to return following a minor knee injury but on-loan winger Matt Jarvis is still sidelined.
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After a rocky life in the South, a Brooklyn resident became one of the first New Yorkers to undergo gender reassignment surgery paid for by Medicaid.
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LEGO McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets Machine – YouTube
I was thinking of the next LEGO machine when I realized you can never fail with McDonald’s. The McNugget is the greatest invention since the LEGO brick itself, so I hope you’re lovin’ it.Where to buy LEGO for your machines:Small LEGO Kit ➞http://go.…
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This Is Why Hoverboards Keep Exploding
Those self-balancing scooters that everyone’s calling “hoverboards” don’t actually hover. But that’s not the strangest thing about them—that would be the fact that this year’s most popular holiday gift keeps catching on fire.
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Here’s how the top iPhone apps are using 3D Touch | The Verge
What’s a polite word for ‘least effort possible’? When Apple introduced 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S this September, it described the technology as a revolutionary paradigm for interacting with touchscreen devices.
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Donald Trump is a disgrace to his country, says billionaire Saudi prince | US news | The Guardian
A prominent Saudi billionaire who hoovered up Donald Trump’s assets when the presidential hopeful ran into cashflow problems in the 1990s has labeled the controversial candidate a disgrace to his country.
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Britons will need copyright licenses to post photos of their own furniture / Boing Boing
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 is set to kick in, and with it will come an extended term of copyright for designer objects, such as furniture, which will endure for 70 years after the creator’s death — meaning that you’ll need a lice…
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Hand-Carved .45 caliber Flintlock Banana. : pics
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Viola Davis and Edie Falco Talk Race, Sex and Life Before Stardom https://t.co/MT7dIoNoCx https://t.co/kdIsFGFoVH
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Soundproofing for New York Noise https://t.co/SUFIYtOxWv https://t.co/h873KcoHcT
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Deadly car bomb attack rocks Syria’s Homs – Al Jazeera English
At least 16 people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in the central Syrian city of Homs after a car bomb exploded near a hospital. Provincial governor Talal Barazi said the blast occured near the Al-Ahli hospital in the government-held Al-Z…
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Bicycle ‘should win Nobel Peace Prize’ – BBC News
The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 should go to the bicycle – at least that is what two presenters on Italian state radio believe, and they have started a petition to push for it.
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Wall Street watchers are calling it the most seminal moment for the global economy since the collapse of Lehman Brothers unleashed a savage financial and economic crisis in 2008.
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US interest rate rise: what the economists say | Business | The Guardian
The FOMC looks set to raise rates this week. That will likely be a major macro error at a time when oil and commodity prices are tumbling and there is no inflation.
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Unfollow is a comic book mash-up of the Hunger Games and Willy Wonka – Vox
What can you do with 140 characters? It’s a question that haunts us our everyday lives in a way that didn’t even exist a decade ago.
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Donald Trump unleashes first verbal attacks on Ted Cruz | US news | The Guardian
Donald Trump has finally unleashed a verbal assault on the one rival he has so far spared. Related: Who – if anybody – is advising Donald Trump?
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Plastic Army Men Make a Video Game Comeback in ‘Mean Greens’ | Motherboard
With techno-pop music blasting, I sprint up a platform of plastic forks, take a flying leap onto a bright red Jell-O mold, and bounce into the air. An exaggerated sproiiing noise flings my little plastic army man up the tiers of a ten-year-old’s fro…
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A Young Artist as Her Own Ghostly Muse – The New Yorker
If you don’t know the work of Francesca Woodman, stop reading this now and just look. They’re exceptional pictures, taken between 1972 and 1981 by a young artist who was her own muse. But Woodman’s slow-burning self-portraits are the precise opposit…
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Will Smith Talks 2016 World Tour on ‘Tonight Show’ | Rolling Stone
Will Smith Talks 2016 World Tour on ‘Tonight Show’ “We really have to go out one good time because we never really had a chance to go out and blaze it up,” actor says of the Fresh Prince’s return
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The Dirty Industries COP21 Ignores – International shipping and aviation emit as much as wealthy countries (newrepublic.com)submitted 2 hours ago by loading…
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The Bizarre Lawsuit Demanding Anti-LGBT Discrimination In Indiana | ThinkProgress
The fight over LGBT discrimination in Indiana is far from over. Not only are Republicans considering one of the most anti-LGBT bills ever, a new lawsuit is seeking to overturn what limited protections exist in the state.
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Top 10 Kickass Arduino Projects
The Arduino is a cheap electronics board that allows you to make your own electronics without a ton of coding experience. We love the Arduino, but like any electronics project, coming up with ideas for what to build is tough.
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UK citizens may soon need licenses to take photos of some stuff they already own | Ars Technica
Changes to UK copyright law will soon mean that you may need to take out a licence to photograph classic designer objects even if you own them.
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China Is Making Domain Name History | TechCrunch
Short domains have always been valuable, but if you’re a company today and want to own a short domain name, your price just became a lot higher. And I mean a lot. There is a market unfolding that very few know about, and tens of millions of dollars …
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By comparison to what it could have been, it’s a miracle. By comparison to what it should have been, it’s a disaster. Inside the narrow frame within which the talks have taken place, the draft agreement at the UN climate talks in Paris is a great su…
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Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries | The Nation
In Paris, vulnerable nations are being forced to accept unconscionable terms to stay in existence. For the planet’s most vulnerable countries, there were two main concerns going into the Paris climate summit.
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Steam lake, Rotorua NZ [OC] [2864×1904] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/L15RcHvBU6 https://t.co/1cotHUnYo1 https://t.co/P0xJ7tK1ci
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Steam lake, Rotorua NZ [OC] [2864×1904] : EarthPorn
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Wall-E building a Wall-E. : pics
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Aerial footage shows ‘ice jam’ on China’s Yellow River – BBC News
Aerial footage shows chunks of ice accumulating along a stretch of the Yellow River, submerging a section of the Yanhuang Highway in north China’s Inner Mongolia. At least 3km (1.9m) of the highway remains under ice floes and floodwater, according t…
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Hiking for Emails in Nepal, How Steam Controllers Are Made, and More | Motherboard
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Pietro Cicognani, an architect, made a risky promise when he undertook the $3.5 million renovation of a Fifth Avenue penthouse with wraparound terrace views. When finished, he said, the apartment would be silent.
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“It takes 20 years to make an overnight success,” as Eddie Cantor, the old vaudevillian, put it. And judging by the acclaimed careers of Viola Davis and Edie Falco, he wasn’t far off. Interestingly, neither of the actresses would have had it any oth…
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Egyptian Judge Postpones Trial Because 739 Defendants Won’t Fit Inside Courtroom Cage | VICE News
An Egyptian judge on Saturday postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the courtroom cage.
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US asks Germany for more military aid against Isis, report says | US news | The Guardian
The US has asked Germany for more military help in the fight against Islamic State, a German magazine reported on Saturday, a week after the country’s parliament approved a plan to join the campaign in Syria.
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Climate change activists express their disappointment on Saturday at the final draft of the COP21 climate deal saying that it was too little, too late.
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Saturday’s Best Deals: Miyazaki Collection, Extra Battery Life, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us find the best.
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The Big Short turns the financial collapse into an angry, funny, sad underdog story – Vox
By far the most interesting thing about The Big Short is how it gets you to root for catastrophe.
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Major Fracking Company Accused Of Cheating Thousands In Rural Pennsylvania – Chesapeake Energy, the second largest producer of natural gas in the U.S., may have to pay tens of millions to thousands of people. (thinkprogress.org)
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The Ohio Attorney General is accusing Planned Parenthood of improperly disposing of fetal tissue. They’re completely wrong, and are either willfully ignorant or outright lying about it. (self.politics)
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Found Moon Moon on the Beach! via /r/aww https://t.co/B5Pgp0tTyw https://t.co/1Ufv4k90pN https://t.co/o4SrWve7sV
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Tonight’s Heisman Trophy is a Disgrace – The Daily Beast
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Obama weekly address takes on discrimination: ‘Prejudice helps Isis’ | US news | The Guardian
President Obama used his weekly address on Saturday to call for unity in the face of the terrorist threat to the US, saying: “Prejudice and discrimination helps [Isis] and it undermines our national security.
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Historic Climate Deal On The Brink Of Adoption In Paris | ThinkProgress
After more than two weeks of negotiations, delegates appear to be on the brink of approving a final deal on international climate action. The U.N.
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San Bernardino shooting: memorial set for ‘amazing’ hero Shannon Johnson | US news | The Guardian
The funeral of Shannon Johnson, who was posthumously praised for shielding a co-worker from gunfire during the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, was due to take place in rural Georgia on Saturday.
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Saudi Arabian Women Vote for First Time | Al Jazeera America
Thousands of Saudi women headed to polling stations across the kingdom on Saturday, both as voters and candidates for the first time in a landmark election. The milestone in local council elections was a step hailed by some activists as historic cha…
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Tim Peake: Astronaut’s rocket assembled in Kazakhstan – BBC News
The Russian Space Agency has finished assembling the space vehicle that will blast UK astronaut Tim Peake into orbit. On Saturday, the Soyuz crew module was attached to its rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Bullet-Ridden Corpses Seen on the Streets of Burundi’s Capital After Chaotic Clashes | VICE News
A day after armed men waged a series of early morning attacks on military bases throughout Burundi, corpses littered the streets of the country’s capital Bujumbura on Saturday, according to eyewitnesses quoted by Reuters and other news agencies.
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Cocaine disguised as charcoal and wooden pallets seized – BBC News
Spanish police say they have seized dozens of pallets made out of 1.4 tonnes of compressed cocaine that was made to look like wood. Spanish customs officials say in recent years they have found cocaine in breast implants, a wig and even a plaster ca…
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Fragmentation casts doubt over Libya unity deal – Al Jazeera English
Libya’s rival factions have agreed to sign a United Nations-backed national unity government deal, but questions over whether the main political and military actors are backing the agreement have raised serious concerns over the forthcoming process.
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A week after reading it, I was still keeping this book on my bedside table, in a hopeless attempt to convince myself that I was still reading it.
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COP21: Protesters hold ‘red line’ demo in Paris – BBC News
Demonstrators in Paris wore red at a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe, to highlight the red lines they do not want negotiators to cross. France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the aim of the final draft was to limit warming to “well bel…
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Tonight’s Heisman Trophy is a Disgrace – The Daily Beast
Chet Gladchuk, athletic director for the United States Naval Academy, calls their star quarterback, Keenan Reynolds, “the beacon” for what the academy stands for and “the profile of a typical middie.
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We were not trained for this : funny
We were not trained for this (i.imgur.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading…
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Was Chipotle too busy avoiding the fake dangers of GMOs to focus on actual food safety? – Vox
The news about Chipotle’s food safety record keeps getting worse. In recent months, people in California, Washington state, Minnesota, and elsewhere have gotten sick after eating at Chipotle.
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It’s always funny how cats, no matter the size, are exactly alike. My cats, however, at small, weak, and would kill me if they had the power
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Scientists Warn: The Paris Climate Agreement Needs Massive Improvement – The current text doesn’t even mention “fossil fuels” and lacks strong language on human rights. (thenation.com)
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Kittens playing on overhead-projector slides : cats
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Meet my little girl Bombur : cats
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Apple and Star Wars together explain why much of the world around you looks the way it does – Quartz
This is the story of two big round things that loom large in our culture. The first of these is Apple Computer—and its ideas and ethics, as embodied in its monumentally circular new headquarters, now finishing construction in Cupertino, California (…
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Mexican Journalists Are Still Being Killed Despite Promises of Protection | VICE News
When national newspaper journalist Maite Azuela opened an anonymous letter she received in her Mexico City home a couple of weeks ago she felt a swell of fear unlike anything she’d felt before. In her hands she held a picture of herself mocked up to…
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Cinematique Lets Brands Sell Directly Through Video | TechCrunch
For years, we’ve heard whispers of shoppable video. Imagine watching your favorite TV show or a music video online and being able to instantly purchase an item that appeals to you, from a shade of lipstick to a particular pair of boots. But it seems…
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In weekly address, Obama asks Americans to ‘stay true to who we are’ in fight against terrorism
Hello, everybody. This week, Americans across our country have shown what it means to be strong in the face of terrorism. In San Bernardino, even as the community continues to grieve, people are refusing to be ruled by fear.
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Digging into the data: How to make a faster race car driver | Ars Technica
When it comes to natural talent, racing a car is a lot like most other sports. Innate ability counts, of course, but it’s no substitute for hard work. Data also has its role to play, enabled at the race track by rugged devices with embedded processo…
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How to be human: am I in love with my friend? | 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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Satorio Is a Free Online Meditation Timer That Donates Food for Every Minute You Meditate
Meditation can be a very beneficial practice even if you do it for just two minutes a day. Now you can help end world hunger while you meditate, through the Satorio website. The webapp is a simple online timer. You can set a time between 2 and 100 m…
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Delegates react to the Paris climate change text – video | World news | The Guardian
Key delegates give their thoughts on the final text of the COP21 draft climate deal after it was revealed by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday morning. Some delegates had yet to see the text, which now needs to be approved by nearly…
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Watch ‘X-Files’ Revival’s Revealing First Look Video | Rolling Stone
Watch ‘X-Files’ Revival’s Revealing First Look Video “I can imagine what that must be like for a fan.
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This would have been an instructive Senate hearing for Ted Cruz to attend: “U.S. Strategy to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and U.S. Policy Toward Iraq and Syria.”
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‘How do wookiees breed?’: the big Star Wars questions answered | Film | The Guardian
How do you treat a lightsaber wound? Obi-Wan Kenobi called it an “elegant weapon for a more civilised age”, but it’s more like a humming glowstick that’s also lethal.
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California drought: state gets much-needed snow and rain ahead of winter | US news | The Guardian
In an encouraging prelude to winter, California got a heavy dose of snow and rain that the drought-stricken state badly needed, and the wet weather may not be done yet.
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Switzerland arrests two Syrians on suspicion of terror links – BBC News
Two people of Syrian origin have been arrested in Geneva on suspicion of making, concealing and transporting explosives and toxic gas, the Swiss attorney general says.
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Family of man killed by San Francisco police files civil rights lawsuit | US news | The Guardian
The grieving mother of a young black man shot dead by San Francisco police has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, saying officers needlessly opened fire in an incident that was captured on video and circulated widely online.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels announce truce ahead of talks – Al Jazeera English
Houthi rebels announced a ceasefire date on Saturday ahead of planned peace talks in Switzerland with the Yemeni government. Mohammed Abdul-Salam, head of the Houthi delegation to the peace talks, said the ceasefire would start on Monday – a day bef…
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Stop Hating on ‘RPG Maker,’ the Easy-Bake Game Development Tool | Motherboard
What if, on your deathbed, you had the opportunity to change your life and fulfill your wildest dreams? In your final moments, what if you could completely rewrite your memories in order to experience the pleasures of finally achieving your deepest …
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Silicon Valley Unicorn Obituaries – The New Yorker
Today, the rich and powerful still lust after unicorns, only now their worth can rival the G.D.P. of a small country. That’s because the term, in Silicon Valley, has come to mean a technology start-up valued at more than $1 billion.
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In a Historic Election, Saudi Women Cast First-Ever Ballots
Until today, two countries in the world still denied women the right to vote: Vatican City, where the franchise is restricted to cardinals; and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Now there is only one. (Technically, yes, Vatican City is a country.
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Trump: The Man, the Meme – The New Yorker
In the same week that Donald Trump’s nationwide support from likely Republican voters has reached its highest levels yet, the G.O.P. front-runner has been compared to Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Lord Voldemort, and Darth Vader.
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Who’s Profiting From $1.2 Trillion of Federal Student Loans? “There is a large student-loan industrial complex. Rising costs of college and flat family incomes have created enormous business opportunity for every step of the loan process.” (bloomber…
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio—Paul Brogdon was a security guard at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant during the last stages of the Cold War, protecting stockpiles of bomb-grade uranium from would-be terrorists.
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Dell-EMC Deal All Systems Go As ‘Go Shop’ Provision Expires | TechCrunch
When EMC and Dell announced their $67 billion deal in October, there was an interesting provision in the agreement — language that allowed EMC to continue shopping for a better deal. This ‘Go Shop’ clause expired last night.
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N Korean pop band Moranbong ends China goodwill tour – BBC News
An all-female pop group from North Korea has ended its goodwill tour of China – before it even began. Members of the Moranbong band unexpectedly turned up at Beijing’s main airport just hours before their first concert and flew back to Pyongyang.
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Uber doesn’t want drivers to sue again, so it pushes them to arbitration | Ars Technica
On Friday, Uber pushed a new 21-page agreement on to all of its 400,000-plus drivers nationwide, forbidding them from filing a lawsuit in the event of a future labor dispute. Drivers were required to agree to the terms on their phones and could not …
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Twitter users targeted by state-sponsored attackers | The Verge
At least 11 Twitter users received notifications Friday evening that their accounts might have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers. Among those impacted are mass surveillance researchers, security professionals, and at least one privacy organ…
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California mosque ‘firebombed’ as officials investigate ‘intentional act’ | US news | The Guardian
Flames were reported just after noon on Friday at the Islamic Center of Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County fire department. The fire was contained to the small building’s front lobby, and no one was injured.
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Google CEO rebukes Donald Trump, says we must support Muslims : politics
He would say that as one of the biggest abusers of the H1b visa program so he can pay immigrants less money for the same jobs americans should be doing. This is business for him. Google constantly ships in new immigrants that take a fraction of the …
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Meat industry ignores FDA, health experts, buys more antibiotics – Amount of medically important drugs sold for use in animals up 23% since 2009. (arstechnica.com)
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Obama warns: Discrimination against Muslims helps ISIS : politics
I think this is a valid warning.
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A Star Destroyer on your table: Ars reviews all three Star Wars miniatures games | Ars Technica
Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our new weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
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The homeownership rate has plunged more than people realize – Vox
After the housing bubble pushed up homeownership rates to historic highs, we’ve crashed to a new historic low in homeownership — at least for non-retired Americans.
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Bad enough when some scrappy little startup comes to town and disrupts your profit margins into oblivion. Even worse–to any right-thinking capitalist–when a motley crew of idealistic do-gooders sneaks into your barn and sets one of your cash cows fr…
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In January, Raslan Fadl became the first doctor in Egypt ever to be convicted for female genital mutilation, following the death of a girl on whom he performed the procedure.
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US strike on Afghan Kunduz clinic ‘killed 42’, MSF says – BBC News
Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) says a US attack on its clinic in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 42 people – far more than first reported. The medical charity had earlier said at least 30 people died in the 3 October attack by a US militar…
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Dozens found dead on the streets of Burundi’s capital – Al Jazeera English
The FIFA presidential candidate on his alleged ties to Bahrain’s 2011 crackdown on protesters and the future of FIFA. The human stories behind the Moroccan family code which has led the way in changing marriage and divorce laws.
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Who is Antonin Scalia and why is he out of touch with changing social views? | Law | The Guardian
Taken out of context, the suggestion this week by the longest-serving of the nine supreme court judges that black students should attend “lesser schools” rather than waste their time at elite American universities was shocking enough.
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Protesters mark red lines in Paris climate demo – video | Environment | The Guardian
Thousands of protesters gather in central Paris on Saturday for what was dubbed a ‘red line protest’, while in the suburbs of the French capital a draft climate deal was announced.
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François Hollande, France’s president speaks to the assembled delegation in Paris for the COP 21 climate change talks. Hollande says the ultimate question is whether delegations want a global agreement on climate change.
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Sheikh Salman: FIFA, politics, and torture allegations – Al Jazeera English
Football’s world governing body, FIFA, will elect a new president in February 2016, but the successful candidate will inherit an organisation in crisis, engulfed by claims of widespread corruption. We as a body cannot interfere in non-sporting matte…
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Speedy Ebola Test Wins Google Science Fair 2015 – Scientific American
Anna Kuchment is a Contributing Editor at Scientific American and a staff science writer at The Dallas Morning News. She was previously a reporter, writer and editor with Newsweek magazine.
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Final COP21 (Paris) Proposed Climate Agreement – PDF : environment
Scroll down to the annex (page 21 and on) for the actual “Paris Agreement”. Most of the first 20-ish pages seems to be more the diplomacy and meta-stuff of the agreement (how it fits into other agreements, structure of future talks, establishing neg…
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Donald Trump in Twitter spat with Saudi Prince Alwaleed – BBC News
A Saudi prince has described US businessman Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, as a “disgrace to America”. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Twitter that Mr Trump should give up his presidential ambitions because h…
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Golden State Warriors survive Celtics test to stay perfect at 24-0 | Sport | The Guardian
The Golden State Warriors needed two overtimes to remain perfect on a very imperfect night from the NBA’s reigning MVP.
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Refugee flow to EU defies cold weather and crackdown – Al Jazeera English
Assos, Turkey – People are now travelling from the farthest reaches of the Asian continent to Turkey and then by sea to the Greek islands and the European Union. December is when cold weather and rough seas are supposed to slow things down.
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Egypt policemen jailed over death of lawyer Karim Handy – BBC News
Karim Hamdy was detained in Cairo in February, accused of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. A forensic report showed he died two days later. His ribs were fractured and he had suffered a brain haemorrhage.
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Emojis and ‘Narco-terror’: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing – The Atlantic
Trudeau’s Canada, Again Guy Lawson | The New York Times Magazine “Trudeau, who is 43, was still working on getting his staff to call him ‘Prime Minister.’ For years, he was ‘Justin,’ and staff members often still referred to him that way.
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When Christmas comes to Lincoln, Nebraska this year, Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus will find there is no room in the inner halls of the state capitol – and no manger either.
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Ronda Rousey, Spotlight, and Human Robots: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing – The Atlantic
Rousey Says She’s Down but Not Out Ramona Shelburne | ESPN the Magazine “The more invincible she seemed, the louder she was cheered and from more corners. She was becoming everyone’s avatar.
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18 Surreal City Photos Suggest the Future Has Arrived
By 2050, about three-quarters of the world’s population will live in cities. What will the new metropolis look like? It stands to be denser and taller, but also smarter.
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Trump: Cheney Calls Me An Extremist, But He’s The One Who Started The War In Iraq : politics
Are people actually defending cheney in the comments here? You realize you people look insane right? Cheney is pure evil. He’s still right about Trump.
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Ban Ki-moon: the fate of billions rest on Paris agreement – video | World news | The Guardian
Ban Ki-Mon, the UN secretary general, speaks following Laurent Fabius’s speech outlining the Paris global warming accord.
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Climate Pact Seeks to Cap Warming ‘well Below’ 2 C | Al Jazeera America
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that a final draft of the pact submitted to 195 nations would be legally binding. He added that the “ambitious and balanced” agreement would mark a “historic turning point” for the world.
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Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of…
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Since the GOP won’t renounce Trumpism, Trump and the GOP are one
This time, officialdom and the political press alike seem more certain than ever (which is not necessarily saying much) that Trump has crossed the line. …
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No One Is Buying Books Written By Presidential Candidates – The Atlantic
These days, you can’t run for president without writing a book. Yes, Barack Obama’s The Audacity of Hope is the famous one, and it was actually pretty good. (Dreams From My Father doesn’t count—it’s a memoir and wasn’t released during a presidential…
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‘The world is counting on Paris climate talks’, says Fabius – video | Environment | The Guardian
Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, outlines the final draft agreement of the international accord on global warming at the COP21 in Paris. The draft was produced late on Friday night and Fabius says the accord is historic, urging all deleg…
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The U.S. Started as a Nation of Tinkerers – Scientific American
Rufus Porter lived through a remarkable technological transformation. When he was born, in 1792, Americans traveled overland by foot and horse, communicated by hand-carried letters and resorted to being bled when ill.
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Climate deal ‘to keep rises under 2C’ : environment
Climate deal ‘to keep rises under 2C’ (bbc.com)submitted 51 minutes ago by loading…
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Argentina’s enduring love affair with the Beatles – Al Jazeera English
It has been 45 years since the Beatles split up, but in Argentina memories of the Fab Four are as vivid as ever. The world’s most ardent collector of Beatles memorabilia hails from the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.
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Martin Shkreli is once again provoking alarm with a plan to sharply increase the price of a decades-old drug for a serious infectious disease. This time the drug treats Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that can cause potentially lethal heart pr…
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MSF Afghanistan hospital airstrike death toll reaches 42 | World news | The Guardian
The death toll from the US airstrikes on a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in northern Afghanistan in early October has risen to 42, the aid organisation has said.
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DNYR: the climate change denying robot – interactive | Environment | The Guardian
As climate science continues to be proven correct, climate deniers are quickly becoming an endangered species. Fear not! Introducing DNYR, the climate change denying robot who will ensure you still get your fill of all the robotic arguments climate …
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Why we should celebrate winter woodland – not just the Christmas tree | Books | The Guardian
A few years ago my father died suddenly, at the beginning of winter. For a while after his death I hated being inside: I could feel the shock reverberating within the walls.
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A man who died in a crash on a Virginia road in 1995 left few clues to his identity behind: a star tattoo on his arm, two Grateful Dead ticket stubs and a note addressed to someone named Jason.Online, the young man became known as “Grateful Doe” as …
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The Moynihan Report, Family Allowances, and Ending Poverty – The Atlantic Fifty years ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned a confident government—on the brink of desegregating the South and granting its black citizens voting rights—that unless “a new and special effort” was made, America’s second Reconstruction would end t… tags: Pocket…
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