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El Nino brings unusual start to the year for many – Al Jazeera English
The world has entered 2016 with a major El Nino event in place. This one has changed the weather globally in a year that already looks like the warmest yet recorded.
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No Two Alike: The First Photos of Snowflakes
In the late 1800s, a self-educated Vermont farmer by the name of Wilson Bentley made the first successful image, or “photomicrograph,” of a single snowflake. He used a bellows camera attached to a microscope.
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After the early exit of no-hopers Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb, Hillary Clinton is running against three remaining opponents for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016: Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley and herself.
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Great Britain’s Fed Cup captain Judy Murray has taken up a short-term position coaching Heather Watson in Australia this month. The British number two is without a permanent coach after parting company with Diego Veronelli in December.
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Made You Up by Francesca Zappia – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Alex thought she had everything under control. That she could tell the difference between reality and her delusions… Blue Eyes was a delusion, at least that’s what Alex’s mother said.
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Through 1913 and into 1914, J Pierpoint Morgan spared no expense in the construction of an imposing headquarters that might suitably represent his reputation as the era’s pre-eminent financial baron – a lair for the capitalist’s capitalist smack in …
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Gazing out of the window of a smart hotel on the Bowery, a street once known as Manhattan’s Skid Row, Luc Sante is getting gently high on memory. “Over there, next to the flophouse hotel, is where Nan Goldin lived and worked.
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Stranded (Explored) | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Rival Afghan Taliban factions agree to ceasefire – Al Jazeera English
The two rival factions within the Afghan Taliban have agreed in a meeting in Quetta, Pakistan, to a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
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The biggest U.S. climate and energy stories of 2015 | Grist
From tanking startups to banning tips, from seafood-prepping slaves to climate-protecting seaweed, these works of food journalism brightened the year.
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Seeking answers to catastrophic Brazil mine disaster – Al Jazeera English
Bento Rodrigues, Brazil – Bricklayer Wallison Henrique de Souza, 28, always dreamed of owning his own home. In three years, he spent about $10,000 to build a small one-storey house next to his mother in Bento Rodrigues, a village in the Mariana dist…
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George RR Martin misses last TV deadline for new Game of Thrones book | Books | The Guardian
The author of the Game of Thrones series, George RR Martin, has confirmed he has missed the last deadline that would have allowed the sixth novel in his fantasy series to be published before the next TV series begins.
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Thorsmork | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Thorsmork by JP SAUVETRE http://flic.kr/p/CxDSk2 | Peace Beauty Life Light Love Balance Wisdom
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The 20 photographs of the week | Art and design | The Guardian
Skip to main content Photography Twenty photographs of the week The 20 photographs of the week Floods in the UK, New Year’s Eve celebrations and fanatical darts fans – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week S…
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Otter Pup learns how to Otter : gifs
Otter Pup learns how to Otter (i.imgur.com)submitted 12 minutes ago by loading…
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England all-rounder Luke Wright hit 109 not out as Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash before a crowd of 80,883 at the MCG. With five balls remaining, the 30-year-old Sussex captain sealed a seven-wicket victory with his 11th fo…
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house finch | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Healing on the Syria-Turkey border – Al Jazeera English
As the number of dead continues to rise in Syria, other people are struggling to cope with devastating injuries that will stay with them forever, such as the loss of limbs or impaired mobility. Yet throughout Syria, it has becoming increasingly diff…
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Medicine in Aleppo, the world’s ‘most dangerous city’ – Al Jazeera English
Aleppo, Syria – Abu Bakr begins making his rounds inside the intensive care unit at Syria’s al-Quds hospital, in the rebel-held part of Aleppo, at 8am each morning, and he often works late into the night.
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Scuba is cute but mischievous. : aww
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Are UK bombs making a difference in Syria? – BBC News
It is now a month since MPs voted in support of UK military action against the group known as Islamic State (IS) in Syria. On the same night that parliament gave its approval RAF Tornados launched their first air strikes on the Omar oil fields.
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Video Game On: The man who spent 13 years travelling with Pong and Pac-Man – BBC News
The world’s largest touring collection of computer games is about to move from Newcastle to Oslo. Going too is a man who has travelled with it for more than a decade. Senior exhibition consultant Barry Hitchings has not been home for 13 years.
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Higher flood defences will not be enough to deal with storms battering Britain, and communities should be helped to become more resilient when homes and businesses are inundated, the Environment Agency’s chief executive said.
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‘Anti-IS group’ claims BBC website attack – BBC News
A group that says it targets online activity linked to so-called Islamic State has claimed it was behind an attack on the BBC’s website.All the BBC’s websites were unavailable for several hours on New Year’s Eve after what a BBC source described as …
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Arctic days | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Chicago Property Tax to Burden Working Class | Al Jazeera America
CHICAGO — Helen Alexander tried to make her new apartment building a little nicer when she moved in a year and a half ago. The 56-year-old grandmother scrubbed the hallways and planted a garden outside the four-unit building in the Belmont Craigin n…
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TIL a doctor in Canada is about to begin clinical testing of “Bionic Lenses” that can correct vision to 3 times 20/20 vision with an 8 minute, pain-free surgery. The lenses could be available in as little as 2 years. (medicaldaily.com) So you’re tel…
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The Man on the Operating Table | Foreign Policy
Baynazar Mohammad Nazar was a husband and a father of four — and a patient killed during the attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz. This is his story. Warning: Some readers may find the following images disturbing.
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Bird feeder test: the verdict | Life and style | The Guardian
Back in November I set out to trial six bird feeders for our gardening podcast Sow, Grow, Repeat: which were attracted the most birds to my garden, were the most durable, and easy to fill and clean? Here’s my verdict on all six, plus my choice of be…
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Vanraure Hachinohe – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanraure Hachinohe (ヴァンラーレ八戸, Vanraure Hachinohe?) is a football (soccer) club based in Hachinohe, a city in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Japan Football League.
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Camera confusion When a plan comes together Conditioner Twice bitten Everyone has a plan until they fall off a hoverboard A special cultural relationship Dizzying lows Cold comfort Headwind Off the fence The waterboy And the winner is… surprised Obs…
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My son doing some lite reading. : pics
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Solace in the Unsolitary | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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My coffee made a rainbow color steam roll. : mildlyinteresting
My coffee made a rainbow color steam roll. (i.imgur.com) It looks like a fabulous cinnamon roll.
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Fishing at Sunset in Udyavara, Karnataka, India [OC] [6000×4000] : SkyPorn
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Former SeaWorld Worker Says Orcas ‘Lost Skin’ From Abusive Conditions : environment
Former SeaWorld Worker Says Orcas ‘Lost Skin’ From Abusive Conditions via /r/environment https://t.co/6UPEfDOaIq https://t.co/YoPjiYw2iy
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Water Officials Hope Conservation Efforts Will Continue in 2016 : environment
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Snow Ghost | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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How to draw… with charcoal | Children’s books | The Guardian
Skip to main content Children’s books How to draw …
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The Sheriff Of Babylon, The Vision, Patsy Walker: the month in comics | Books | The Guardian
Comics used to be printed with just four colours, which suited their bright, simple morality. Now they increasingly deal in shades of grey.
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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Pierrot loved France. It was his home, his life, his everything. But life was not calm and predictable. His mother was French but his father had fought for Germany in the first world war and when he came back from it, he had changed beyond all recog…
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Sky Lights in the New Year
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Tel Aviv shooting: Manhunt under way for gunman who killed two – BBC News
Seven people were also wounded, four of them seriously, when the man opened fire with an automatic rifle, letting off at least 15 shots before fleeing the scene. Security forces carried out searches throughout the night.
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Singer Natalie Cole dies aged 65 – BBC News
The singer Natalie Cole has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65. She won nine Grammy awards in a career spanning 40 years, after following her father Nat ”King” Cole into the music business.
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Fishing Boat | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Somali restaurant hit by suicide bomber – Al Jazeera English
At least two people were killed and two were injured in the blast on Saturday that targeted a restaurant often frequented by journalists. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the same restaurant has previously been targeted by the…
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Winter sunset on the Columbia River, WA [OC] [1002×666] : EarthPorn
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The Icarus Show by Sally Christie review – a tale of playground survival | Books | The Guardian
Childhood can be extremely difficult. This is something that many of us seem to forget when we grow up, precisely because it can be such a troublesome journey.
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My cat slowly slid down the banister into this position : cats
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“Watchdog” Names Hillary Clinton Most Corrupt Politician of 2015 : politics
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An abused dog is shown affection for the first time. : videos
An abused dog is shown affection for the first time. (youtube.com)
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AUSTIN, Tex. — For decades, the south steps of the State Capitol have served as a staging area for rallies on issues ranging from abortion to immigration rights, but Friday was the first time that demonstrators walked around here with handguns on th…
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Israeli air strikes ‘hit Hamas targets in Gaza’ – Al Jazeera English
Israeli jets have launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel.
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Forest in Colour | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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The Osiria Rose, the petals are blood red on the inside and silvery white on the outside : pics
If you look closely, you can see that’s pretty neat. That’s pretty neat!
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Shortly before Christmas, Wilbur Smith, the writer of airport novels, gave an interview to a Sunday newspaper in which he spoke of his four wives in the following tender terms: “Two of them died on me, the first one hates me, and this one loves me, …
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Very Noisy Bird | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Saudi Arabia executes top Shia cleric – BBC News
UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses.
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Saudi announces execution of 47 ‘terrorists’ – Al Jazeera English
Saudi Arabia has executed 47 “terrorists”, according to the interior ministry, including Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr and al-Qaeda-affiliated Faris Bin Shweil.
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The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle review – a thriller that will trip you up | Books | The Guardian
One of those intermittent publishing fusses over a talked-up book by an unknown author occurred last autumn, when a debut novel by Nicholas Searle called A Reckoning was lucratively sold in the UK and US after a fight for the rights.
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I spent 5 minutes wondering why this creepy guy was staring at me : funny
I spent 5 minutes wondering why this creepy guy was staring at me (imgur.com)submitted 5 minutes ago by loading…
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The seventh row of the periodic table is officially full : worldnews
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Somalia’s al-Shabaab militants use Donald Trump in recruiting film | US news | The Guardian
Somalia’s Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has used a clip of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in its latest recruitment film.
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She turned 10 today. via /r/aww http://bit.ly/1NWVvio | Peace Beauty Life Light Love Balance Wisdom
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AstronomyThe pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say astronomers. The method makes it possible to study even the faintest of stars (bbc.com)
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UK Iraq veterans ‘may face prosecution’ – BBC News
UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses. Mark Warwick said there were “lots of significant cases” and that discussions would be held over whether they m…
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Storms over Wyoming [OC] [1500×1000] : EarthPorn
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MRW someone tells me to calm down. : reactiongifs
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Big Tusker for 2016 !! | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Comet Catalina Tails
Comet Catalina Tails https://t.co/nRZfS6I4CG https://t.co/8CJfJyI95a
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The latest signs of an improving economy were good enough to help persuade the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. But the better job market is not good enough to land Chettie McAfee a job.
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Stanford band booed off Rose Bowl field by angry Iowa fans : sports
The network panned out to a silent blimp shot and an out of focus mountain just to get away from the amorphous heart thing they were doing. It was…bad.
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The Help via /r/cats http://bit.ly/1P7o1LW | Peace Beauty Life Light Love Balance Wisdom
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Blossom in December, Crazy Days!! | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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4 Things That Were Supposed To Happen By 2016 Because Obama Was Reelected : politics
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A man shot and killed his wife and two others in his home in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve before his son wrestled the gun away and fatally shot him in a chain of events apparently set off by a dispute over a washing machine.
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APOD: 2016 January 1 – Comet Catalina Tails
Explanation: A new year’s treat for binoculars, as 2016 begins Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) now sweeps through planet Earth’s predawn skies near bright Arcturus, alpha star of Bootes.
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TriviaIn the comic that inspired “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, a group of terrorists kidnap Hollywood actor Mark Hamill. In the film, they kidnap a college professor, who is played by Mark Hamill. (en.wikipedia.org) The dialogue in the comics is h…
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Obama pledges to act unilaterally for US gun control – Al Jazeera English
United States President Barack Obama has indicated he may bypass Congress in his bid to increase gun control in the final year of his presidency.
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Rasping birds of paradise | Environment | The Guardian
The rivers that powered innumerable mills in north Carmarthenshire’s old flannel-weaving district spill down narrow oakwood valleys to join afon Teifi upstream of Newcastle Emlyn.
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[Serious] Immigrants to America: What was the most pleasant surprise? : AskReddit
That the water that comes out of the tap is perfectly drinkable; a simple thing that’s easy to take for granted, but it’s amazing to me. It’s definitely a luxury that we take for granted.
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In the mirror IV. | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Man rams car into soldiers protecting mosque in France – Al Jazeera English
A soldier and an elderly man were injured when a man drove his car at troops protecting a mosque in Valence in southern France, officials said.
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Shadow of Aconcagua and Full Moon Christmas Morning[OC] [2970×2228] : EarthPorn
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Water Buffalo Image, China – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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Man seriously injured in shark attack off central Queensland coast | Environment | The Guardian
The 30-year-old man was bitten on his arms and legs while swimming near Miall Island, off Yeppoon, just before midday on Saturday, a Queensland ambulance spokesman said. He suffered cuts to his legs and arms, and was being taken to Rockhampton hospi…
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What’s the best thing about being black? : Jokes
What’s the best thing about being black? (self.Jokes) Not having to listen to awful dad jokes.
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Indiana Jones to return for fifth film, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms : movies
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Johnny Carson returns tonight. : television
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Fact Checking Elon Musk’s Blue Square : environment
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LPT: Don’t tell people you’re “thinking of doing something.” Only tell them after you’ve done it. (self.LifeProTips)
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Bill Cosby’s wifewill be forced to testify in a civil case against her husband filed by seven women who said the entertainer defamed them.
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TEL AVIV — A gunman whom relatives identified as an Arab citizen of Israel opened fire in the center of Tel Aviv on Friday, killing two Israeli Jews at a crowded bar and wounding at least five others. The assault created mayhem along a busy street a…
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What The Internet Thinks Will Happen In 2016 – Digg
It’s the end of 2015, and many are using the occasion to look back on the major moments and trends of the last year.
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Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder Colorado [oc] [1080 x 702] : EarthPorn
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There’s a smell of sewage out on the beaches outside, juxtaposed with tangerine, sunset views glimmering atop the murky waves. Looking southward across the warm waters of the Gulf of Aden, whale sharks congregate en masse to feed in the fall and win…
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America’s Political Parties Are Just Tribes Now – The Daily Beast
When it comes to politics, in 2015 we witnessed nothing less than a paradigm shift. The old rules are out the window. Technology and changing mores have conspired to lower barriers of entry—and acceptability. Gatekeepers no longer exist.
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How Famous Paintings Got Their (Wrong) Names – The Daily Beast
I sometimes think that every museum label should carry a disclaimer: “Warning. The title you are about to read may tell you more about the historical reception of the painting than it does about the painting itself.
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From Russia With Love, Thousands of Wives for Turkish Husbands – The Daily Beast
ISTANBUL — Non-drinking, gentle, loving, caring, hard-working and devoted to the family: qualities most Russian women have in mind when they dream of a perfect husband.
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How Conservatives Lost 2015 – The Daily Beast
Establishment Republicans had a miserable year on the campaign trail. But on Capitol Hill—far from Make America Great Again hats—they cleaned up.
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Jailed in Egypt for a Sexy Novel? – The Daily Beast
On Saturday, an Egyptian court will decide whether novelist Ahmed Naji is a threat to public morals. But first, they had to literally separate fact from fiction.
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From Star Wars to Islam, The Force Is With Nostalgia – The Daily Beast
This article contains spoilers about the Star Wars Episode IV and Creed movies. As another year eclipses our last, we begin to reminisce about our memories, moments, occasions and celebrations gone by.
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Aim Low: The Way To Make New Year’s Resolutions Work – The Daily Beast
There’s something about the first few minutes of January 1 that convinces you to resolve to improve yourself in the coming year. Perhaps, it’s that after imbibing the sixth glass of bubbly (or seventh…who’s counting?) on New Year’s Eve.
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Best of Breslin: The Harlem Riot – The Daily Beast
The shirtless children ran through the gutters and played with the broken glass and the dull brass cartridge shells from the riot of the night before.
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What Trump and FDR Have in Common – The Daily Beast
Irate New York State residents, including a state senator and an assemblyman, are calling for the renaming of Donald J. Trump State Park, in Yorktown Heights.
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What Will America Stand for in 2016? – The Daily Beast
“What does America stand for?” is a question with many answers to many people around the world, even more than “What should America stand for?” The crisis today isn’t which answer is the best, or even which question is most relevant, but the fact th…
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How the Illuminati Stole the Mind, Soul, and Body of Hip-Hop – The Daily Beast
Have you noticed how a lot of musicians have been covering one eye when posing for photos? Or making some kind of triangle with their hands? Or both? And what’s up with all the occult imagery in videos for Jay Z’s “On to the Next One” and Kanye’s “P…
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Orson Welles’s Forgotten Masterpiece – The Daily Beast
Even today, Orson Welles has a troubled reputation. There are still those who will argue that he peaked with Citizen Kane and never fulfilled his promise. Frankly, and this is no knock on Kane, but I find that preposterous.
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What a bro. Same cockatoo. I think they put him through some sort of cup-hatred training camp. He has his own YouTube channel. A lot of them are cup-related.
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Another Hong Kong worker at anti-Beijing bookshop ‘disappears : worldnews
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The First International Beauty Contest Judged By Robots | TechCrunch
Robots are starting to appear everywhere: driving cars, cooking dinners and even as robotic pets. But people don’t usually give machine intelligence much credence when it comes to judging beauty.
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Someone removed all labels on the cans during the New years party i was trowing last night : pics
Well now we know it was you dad…. Son, after all these years… I’m so glad I still can surprise you!
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Southern US states braced for floods as Mississippi nears record crest | World news | The Guardian
Residents of southern states along the Mississippi river are braced for the flooding that has swamped communities in Illinois and Missouri over the last week, causing thousands of evacuations and killing at least 29 people.
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Breakneck Ridge, NY [OC] [1080×1080] : EarthPorn
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Windows 10 ends 2015 under 10% market share : technology
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WASHINGTON — President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to discuss what he can do to curb gun violence, sidestepping an entrenched Congress. In his first weekly radio address of the new year on Friday, Mr. Obama said …
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A followup on last week.
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RIP Wayne Rogers, 1933-2016 / Boing Boing
Wayne Rogers, the actor who portrayed M*A*S*H’s legendary “Trapper” John McIntyre, has passed away at the age of 82. Rogers was an incredibly talented individual.
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The Most District: What’s America’s youngest congressional district? Utah’s 3rd
The nation’s youngest congressional district is Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. The 3rd starts in the southern suburbs of Salt Lake City, where almost all of its population lives, but then zigzags down through the dry, sandblasted terrain of the…
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The Career of the Greatest Actor Alive, Max von Sydow : movies
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All BBC Websites went down after a major DDoS attack : worldnews
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Concept Art From Rejected Power Rangers Movie Pitch : movies
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How to be a cat: Ask Lumpy | 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. Lumpy is Leah’s cat, and he is working on giving advice just like his mom.
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Put calorie counts on alcoholic drinks, LGA says – BBC News
Makers of alcoholic drinks should display the calorie count on bottles and cans, the Local Government Association says. The LGA believes companies should be forced to warn people that drinking alcohol can pile on the pounds.
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OCThis is how reddit looks like if you link every subreddit (with +15k subs) with those on their related section [OC][Updated with HD] (i.imgur.com)submitted 2 hours ago by loading…
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When my friend and I see a hot girl at the bar. : reactiongifs
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Neko Atsume: the game of passivity | The Verge
I have played Neko Atsume for several months now. First, I renamed every new cat I saw, so my menagerie was entirely personal essayists and fictional characters. Then I waited. Neko Atsume isn’t a game, necessarily; more like an activity.
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Watching the sun set on 2015. Squamish, BC (OC) [1776 x 1314] : EarthPorn
Watching the sun set on 2015. Squamish, BC (OC) [1776 x 1314] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/cIxCXTLhoO https://t.co/louhGhzLoq
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Militants attack India air force base – BBC News
US President Barack Obama says he will take unilateral action to tackle gun violence, because Congress has failed to act.
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College football open thread: It’s Ole’ Miss and Oklahoma State in the Sugar Bowl
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Environmental Peace Ecology is out! https://t.co/p3DQ5Ezk31
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Algeria buries independence hero Hocine Ait-Ahmed – BBC News
Tens of thousands of Algerians have attended the burial of national independence hero Hocine Ait-Ahmed. The ceremony near the mountain village in the Kabyle region was converted into a scene of chaos by surging crowds of chanting mourners.
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US university courses tap thirst for knowledge about craft beer | Life and style | The Guardian
For people who like to joke that they ended their boozy university days with a degree in beer, the real thing has arrived. With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, some American universities are offering programs …
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A highway near a freight train that derailed in Queensland’s northwest is expected to reopen almost a week after the accident.
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My best friend adopted her first pet ever. This is Frank. : cats
My best friend adopted her first pet ever. This is Frank. via /r/cats https://t.co/nrJfuhjwRS https://t.co/90P2r5FSLJ
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You should definitely define defiantly before we move on. It’s caused some pretty awkward misunderstandings.
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Haiti’s president announces run-off vote on 17 January 17 – BBC News
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly says the run-off election to choose his successor will be held on 17 January. The run-off was due to take place last week, but was postponed after opposition factions alleged fraud during the first round in October.
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Imagination Star Station Tower Library.2
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How Prince Philip helped save British engineering – BBC News
Prince Philip helped save engineering in Britain in the 1970s. He was a key mover in the creation of a national engineering academy, and his love of engineering remains undimmed, writes Today programme guest editor Lord Browne of Madingley.
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Turkey faces big losses as Russia sanctions bite – BBC News
Russian sanctions are now affecting Turkish tourism, construction firms and food exports, amid a bitter dispute over the Syria conflict. The Kremlin reacted with fury when a Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber on the Syria-Turkey b…
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Trump featured in terror group’s recruitment video : politics
Trump featured in terror group’s recruitment video via /r/politics https://t.co/7VJpQ0oxiQ https://t.co/CG48gDULCi
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Alan Kurdi’s aunt: ‘My dead nephew’s picture saved thousands of lives’ – BBC News
It was one of those moments when the whole world seems to care. On 3 September, a harrowing picture of a 3-year-old Syrian boy, face down on a Turkish beach, who had drowned while trying to reach Europe, was shared by millions on the internet. His n…
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Can cool Berlin survive gentrification? – BBC News
How many millions would you pay for a penthouse apartment in a futuristic new development with a panoramic view of Berlin? Not just any old building, mind you, but one with a gleaming metallic facade and sharp angles, the first residential property …
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Summer of 2015 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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Summer of 2015 by catohansen http://flic.kr/p/CxWJZB | Peace Beauty Life Light Love Balance Wisdom
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Advance in astronomy ‘can help find other worlds’ – BBC News
The pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say astronomers. The method makes it possible to study even the faintest of stars.
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CES 2016: Preview of the Las Vegas tech showcase – BBC News
Across the globe, tech industry insiders are charging their batteries and taking a deep breath. CES kicks off next week – a sprawling consumer technology showcase that seems to extend to more Las Vegas venues every year.
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Goodbye To Natalie Cole: Soul Diva, Fighter, Queen – The Daily Beast
The New Year began with very sad news: legendary singer Natalie Cole died from congestive heart failure at 65. There’s something about that name that evokes so much in the hearts and minds of Black folks, in particular.
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Start your 2016 off with cats | The Verge
Maybe you just need to regain your #chill online. Maybe you’re a cat enthusiast who wants to take it to another level.
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Obama to take unilateral action on US gun violence – BBC News
President Obama has said he will take unilateral action to tackle the problem of gun violence in the US. In his first weekly address of 2016, Mr Obama said he would meet Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss actions he could take.
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Shostakovich’s symphony played by a starving orchestra – BBC News
In the summer of 1942, Leningrad was starving. It had been under siege and bombardment by German forces for nearly a year. And yet an orchestra managed to perform a new symphony by the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, and broadcast it across the city.
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Steven Gerrard hints at coaching role at Liverpool after retirement | Football | The Guardian
Steven Gerrard is planning a move into coaching when he ends his playing career, most likely later this year, and has hinted at a future with Liverpool.
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My boys cuddling on a chilly day : cats
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Will the Affordable Care Act stay affordable?
Healthcare wonk Sarah Kliff looks at Obamacare premium hikes for 2016 at Vox, and asks whether it will be the new norm for the program. Easy answer, yes, because that’s what private insurance premiums do. Note that we’re talking an estimated 7.
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Political Discourse is Getting Dangerously Anti-Intellectual : politics
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Top 10 Strategies for Making Your New Year’s Resolution Stick
2016 is here, and most of us are scrambling to make up a few New Year’s resolutions that, frankly, we’ll probably forget about in February. Here’s how to create a resolution that actually sticks so you can better yourself this year.
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Freddie Mercury’s Isolated Vocals From ‘We Are The Champions’ Are Something Else – Digg
4 diggs Music Even if you aren’t a big Queen fan, Mercury’s voice is undeniable.
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White orchids, chocolate flowers, emotional manipulation, and other interesting things we encountered on our trip inside a top secret fragrance factory. The concrete and glass headquarters don’t look like much, the sort of personality-devoid archite…
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Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children – YouTube
In this week’s address, the President reflected on the progress of the past year, and looked forward to working on unfinished business in the coming year, particularly when it comes to the epidemic of gun violence.
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N.J. Factory Turns To Medicaid To Insure Lowest-Paid Employees : Shots – Health News : NPR
Butter-flavored popcorn oil is in high demand at Oasis Foods, a manufacturer of cooking oils, mayonnaise and other products that restaurants and distributors often purchase by the ton. The company’s health insurance coverage is not as popular as its…
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Sunrise on Yr Wyddfa (Mt. Snowdon) in Wales [1024×787] : EarthPorn
Sunrise on Yr Wyddfa (Mt. Snowdon) in Wales [1024×787] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/QrTBWRMBpE https://t.co/lzmJhdzhHz
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Carer charged with assaulting IM Pei in Manhattan home | US news | The Guardian
A carer for the architect IM Pei, whose work includes the renovation of the Louvre in Paris and Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art, has been charged with assaulting the 98-year-old in his Manhattan townhouse.
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From Poop To Power: Colorado Explores New Sources Of Renewable Energy : NPR
The wastewater treatment plant in Grand Junction, Colo., takes in 8 million gallons of raw sewage — what’s flushed down the toilet and sinks. Processing this sewage produces a lot of methane, which the plant used to just burn off into the air.
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Inside Out with all the “Inside” scenes removed : videos
This is really neat! Before watching the full movie, I was skeptical on how they can tell a compelling story while developing both the characters inside and outside of Riley’s head. This demonstrates how solid and relatable the real world story was …
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Wayne Rogers, the affable actor who starred as Trapper John in the hit television series “M*A*S*H” in the 1970s, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 82. The cause was complications of pneumonia, Rona Menashe, his publicist, told The Associated P…
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Good boy wants some attention. : aww
Good boy wants some attention. via /r/aww https://t.co/9sKeaOk0Ba https://t.co/eKaVgxuON0
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MRW I attempt to go Mystic Super Saiyan and surprisingly succeed. : reactiongifs
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MRW the browser asks my permission to put my porn on full screen : reactiongifs
MRW the browser asks my permission to put my porn on full screen via /r/reactiongifs https://t.co/Uaas2iYJgN https://t.co/Gmd11UKnym
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Meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/2FVNeHnIU5 https://t.co/hYh54vBGib
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Don’t call it a hoverboard : gifs
Don’t call it a hoverboard via /r/gifs https://t.co/HSMHGJMs9I https://t.co/XenJpiuHTV
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Why We Like the Smell of Our Own Farts
Farts are weird. It seems perfectly fine when we let one rip, despite the stink bomb it may be. We can tolerate our own, but if someone else cuts the cheese? Aw, heck no. Theirs is unbearable.
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Cartoon: Walkin’ in a bigot wonderland
Happy New Year! It’s 2016 and Trump’s still leading the polls. But unlike Frosty the Snowman, the campaign the GOP brought to life won’t go away when the temperatures rise.*
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Watch Slash Pay Tribute to Lemmy With ‘Ace of Spades’ Cover | Rolling Stone
Watch Slash Pay Tribute to Lemmy With ‘Ace of Spades’ Cover “I’m going to miss this guy more than words can express; Rock n Roll personified,” guitarist says of Motorhead singer
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Tamir Rice protesters picket house of Cleveland prosecutor Timothy McGinty | US news | The Guardian
In Cleveland on Friday, anger over the decision not to charge the police officers involved in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice reached the neighborhood of the prosecutor who handled the case.
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Now You Can Own The Real Optimus Prime and Bumblebee From Transformers
Michael Bay’s Transformers movies are almost universally considered to be horrible, but even the haters can admit the cars that become the robots are stunning. And now, you can actually own two of the best.
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Lifehack: don’t pay $300 for a ride with Uber if you can’t afford it | The Verge
In 2014, Uber signed an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office that prohibited the company from jacking up prices during natural disasters like “civil disorder” and “convulsion of nature,” but it left out New York City’s hottest natur…
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He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a Grey Knight. : cats
He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a Grey Knight. via /r/cats https://t.co/4cx6Ia9SYl https://t.co/QXWipn4oKh
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An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News
Taiwan, one of the world’s feistiest democracies, will elect a new president and parliament on 16 January. The BBC’s Cindy Sui explains why this might just be one of its most significant polls yet.
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Islamic state conflict: Civilian suffering in Ramadi – BBC News
Fighters from so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched an attack on an Iraqi army base near Ramadi, just days after the city was recaptured by government troops. In the city itself IS fighters remain “a potent threat”, as Sebastian Usher reports.
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TIL Tony Iommi lost the tips of his middle and ring finger in an accident at the age of 17. He ended up tuning his strings to lower pitches so that the thimbles he had fitted could bend the strings more easily. This lead to Black Sabbath’s distincti…
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[MAJOR SPOILERS] Mr. Robot: Season 1 Gag Reel (Bloopers) : television
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Christopher Nolan Talking about Heath Ledger’s Joker Behind the Scenes : movies
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Future Disney movies via /r/movies https://t.co/JueikbkBrn https://t.co/vnRUDFX9Eo
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HIALEAH, Fla. — Jeb Bush and his supporters still have a pile of money to spend — remnants of $100 million raised when he seemed early last year to be a sure bet. They have an expansive ground operation in New Hampshire. And allies have just begun a…
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More African Elephants May Be Sold to China This Year
In October 2014, tens of young elephants were taken from their family groups in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, where they were held in a capture unit for eight months until July 2015.
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Southern States Brace for Coming Floods | Al Jazeera America
Communities in southern Illinois and Missouri prepared for all-time high-water records over the weekend as widespread flooding that has already killed 22 in the Midwest continued south. On Friday, water began receding in the St.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump Featured In New Terrorist Recruitment Video | ThinkProgress
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is featured in a new recruitment video from the terrorist group Al-Shabab, according to numerous experts. Evan Kohlmann, analyst with NBC News and Chief R&D Officer for the private intelligence firm FlashPoint was…
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The Channel Islands | Santa Barbara, California [OC] [5212×2766] : SkyPorn
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Somewhere in Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ. [OC] [3264×1836] : EarthPorn
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The most Secure Case Made to Date : gifs
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College football open thread: It’s Stanford and Iowa in the Rose Bowl
So kick back, discuss the game … or whatever you feel like talking about because this is an open thread!
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State Department Falls Behind Schedule With Latest Release of Hillary Clinton Emails | VICE News
The US Department of State released the latest batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails from her tenure as Secretary of State last night, but still failed to meet the number of documents a federal judge required the government to make public by the end of …
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WASHINGTON — The question from the congressman to the Obama administration official was straightforward enough: How many foreign visitors overstay their visas every year? The reply was simple too, but not in a satisfying way. “We don’t know,” the of…
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Suppose it is dinnertime, and the phone rings. It is a polite survey taker with a simple question for you: How is the economy doing?
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The New Year’s Resolutions Most Likely to Fail, and What to Do Instead
New Year’s is a great opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and where we hope to go next. The trouble is, most of us then proceed to set entirely unrealistic resolutions that we ultimately fail. Here are the most common failed resolutions, an…
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If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again | TechCrunch
We had made it. Despite running low on money and having little traction, my company was acqui-hired by Yahoo in October of 2013. I was thrilled to have a large salary at a well-respected company. Seventeen months later, I was laid off.
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Switzerland signs deal to end international banking secrecy : worldnews
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Republicans fast to object to NSA spying when it involves Israel : politics
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French soldiers shoot car attacker outside mosque – BBC News
Soldiers opened fire on a man outside a mosque in south-eastern France after he drove a car at them, officials say. According to the police, the driver injured one of the four soldiers, who were guarding the mosque in Valence.
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Rebel groups clash in northern Syria – Al Jazeera English
A coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces have captured two villages from armed opposition groups in the northern part of Syria.
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Whoa, its a real life Mr. Peanut Butter Anyone know where I can find more of these? They’re genius!
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These Nerdy Moments Remade In the Style of Classic Paintings Are Beautiful
Amateur photographer Pekka Jonsson uses a very tight budget to remake the old iconography of martyrs and saints into something much, much geekier. I am an amateur photographer, so everything is always done on a very tight budget, impressively close …
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I’ve had a cat for a couple of weeks and remembered I also have a camera : cats
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Saudi Arabia Hit a ‘Grim New Milestone’ for Beheadings in 2015 | VICE News
Saudi Arabia’s executioners had an unusually busy year in 2015, beheading nearly twice as many people as they did the year before and the most in nearly two decades, according to human rights groups.
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‘Concussion’ Forces Football Players To Contemplate Safety Risks : NPR
The new film Concussion has many football players thinking about the possible long-term health risks of the game. But that hasn’t stopped two brothers from taking the field.
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‘Just Not Sorry’: Gmail Tackles Qualifying Words In Professional Communication : NPR
“Just Not Sorry” is a Gmail plug-in that identifies qualifying words with an underline so users can come off more confident in their professional communication.
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Grammy Award-Winning Singer Natalie Cole Dies At 65 : NPR
Natalie Cole, the Grammy award-winning singer and daughter of Nat King Cole, has died at 65.
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100 Years On, Cleveland Play House Stays True To Its Regional Mission : NPR
It’s been called the oldest professional regional theater in the United States. The Cleveland Play House was founded in 1915 by a group of artists and social activists dissatisfied with the commercial fare that dominated theaters at the time.
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Encore: Meteorologists Launch Balloons To Collect Weather Data : NPR
Member station KUCB tagged along with a meteorologist at one of America’s most remote weather stations. This story originally aired on Dec. 22, 2015, on All Things Considered.
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Encore: One-Hour Faux Cheddar : NPR
Claudia Lucero can make cheese in one hour; that’s her superpower. She explains how she created a 60-minute faux cheddar. This story originally aired on Nov. 13, 2014, on All Things Considered.
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Hotel Fire Raises Concerns About Safety Of Dubai’s Skyscrapers : NPR
A fire engulfed a 63-story hotel in Dubai just before the new year on Thursday, causing extensive damage but fortunately only minor injuries. It was the latest in a series of skyscraper fires in the emirate.
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Can Psychology Teach Us How To Stick To New Year’s Resolutions? : NPR
Research out of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that people see New Year’s Day, their birthdays and even the start of a new month or week as “temporal landmarks” — an imaginary line demarcating the old “inferior” self f…
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Encore: Artist Makes It Big With Adult Coloring Books : NPR
As adult coloring books hit the bestseller list on Amazon, NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to illustrator Johanna Basford. This story originally aired on April 1, 2015, on All Things Considered.
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Obama To Implement Gun Control Measures Through Executive Action : NPR
One of President Obama’s biggest frustrations has been the inability to pass gun legislation. But as he begins his last year in office, Obama is expected to take action on his own to address gun violence.
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ESPN’s College Football Playoff Ratings Plummet On New Year’s Eve : NPR
Did you watch the College Football Playoffs last night? ESPN really hopes you did. Despite grumblings from fans, the network stubbornly aired two semifinal games on New Year’s Eve. NPR’s Audie Cornish turns to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily to…
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World’s Largest Meatpacking Company Tests Out Robot Butchers : NPR
Slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants throughout the country employ a lot of people. About a quarter of a million Americans prepare the beef, pork and chicken that ends up on dinner tables. But some of those jobs could eventually be replaced by rob…
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Blind Masseur Helps Relieve Tension In War-Torn South Sudan : NPR
War-torn South Sudan’s capital, Juba, isn’t the first place you might think of when someone says “Japanese-style massage.” Think again.
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Week In Politics: Obama On Gun Control, GOP Presidential Race : NPR
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Eliana Johnson of the National Review about the week’s political news. They discuss President Obama’s announcement to take executive action on gun control, and the state of the ra…
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Computer Glitch Leads To Mistaken Early Release Of Prisoners In Washington : NPR
Washington state has released an estimated 3,200 convicted felons early — but not due to sentencing reform. State officials say the early releases have been happening by accident for more than 12 years because of a software glitch.
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After Storm Frank, Scotland rallies to fix itself amid the chaos | UK news | The Guardian
The red roller doors of Ballater fire station are splayed apart like a broken umbrella, the metal buckled by tonnes of flood water from the river Dee.
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Beheadings in Saudi Arabia Hit a 20-Year High in 2015 | VICE News
Saudi Arabia’s executioners had an unusually busy year in 2015, beheading nearly twice as many people as they did the year before, according to human rights groups.
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Pew poll: Americans’ trust in government extremely low but Republicans are ‘angry’ about it
Still, vast differences divide Democrats and Republicans, with GOP voters being less trusting, angrier, and having different priorities for where the federal government should engage.
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‘Trump is disgusting’: skywriters leave message high above Rose Parade | US news | The Guardian
The message appeared towards the end of the Rose Parade, an annual march through Pasadena, California that is celebrated each New Year’s Day. “Trump is disgusting” flyover at rose bowl parade. Loudest applause of the whole morning. pic.twitter.com/Z…
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R.I.P. Natalie Cole, Grammy-winning singer · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Natalie Cole, Grammy-winning R&B and jazz singer, has died at the age of 65 of congestive heart failure.
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Syria underground theatre tells stories of hope – Al Jazeera English
In the Syrian city of Aleppo, battered by air strikes, actors invite people to a secret underground hiding place to put on their latest work. It is a play about the dreams of a nation hoping for a brighter future.
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Get Serious About Strength and Balance With One-Legged Squats
The pistol squat is a one-legged movement that provides all the muscle-building benefits of regular squats while challenging your balance. It’s super tough, but comes with major bragging rights. If you can’t yet do a single pistol squat, you’re not …
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Carly Fiorina tweets support for her alma mater’s opponent in Rose Bowl | US news | The Guardian
The Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina courted controversy on Friday, with a tweet which expressed support for the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Stanford Cardinal in that day’s Rose Bowl.
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Islamic State attacks Iraqi army base near Ramadi – BBC News
Fighters from so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched an attack on an Iraqi army base near Ramadi, just days after the city was recaptured by government troops. The army fought back with the help of air strikes by the US-led coalition.
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A Massive Warcraft Exhibit Just Made This Mall The Best One In The World
In 2016, the idea of the shopping mall being cool is probably twenty years too old. But most shopping malls don’t have the largest free movie exhibition ever inside them. That’s what’s going on at Joycity in Chengdu, China.
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Remembering Natalie Cole – The Atlantic
Natalie Cole, the Grammy award-winning American singer known for R&B hits like “This Will Be” and “Our Love,” has died. She was 65. Cole died Thursday night at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles of “complications from ongoing health issues,” accord…
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Watch Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, The-Dream Toast ‘M.P.A.’ in New Video | Rolling Stone
Watch Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, The-Dream Toast ‘M.P.A.
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Northern Lights over Donegal, Ireland [OC] [5741×3223] : SkyPorn
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Women’s ice-hockey league takes US by storm – Al Jazeera English
Foxboro, Massachusetts – The women of the Boston Pride Ice Hockey team have seen some tough competition this season, but now face one of their toughest matches yet. They are playing at the Winter Classic, a signature event for men’s hockey in North …
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Mysterious Skywriting Over Rose Bowl Targets Trump | ThinkProgress
Trump received gobs of positive coverage during a 3-hour special on Fox News last night. He’s fairing less well at the Rose Bowl Parade where anti-Trump messages are being written in sky and documented on social media.
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He knows he’s not supposed to be on the counter : cats
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Playa Union Sun set ,Argentina[5184×3486][OC] : SkyPorn
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Natalie Cole, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose hits included “Inseparable,” “Pink Cadillac” and “Unforgettable,” a virtual duet with her father, Nat King Cole, that topped the Billboard charts in 1991, died in Los Angeles on Thursday. She was 6…
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How many deaths until Remington admits its signature gun has a trigger problem?
Remington Arms Co.
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Why Silicon Valley Should Bring Unsexy Back | TechCrunch
Neckties embedded with QR codes. Pants that make drum noises. “Uber for medical marijuana.” These are just a few of the goofy startup ideas that have cropped up in Silicon Valley in recent years. I can’t be the only one who’s disappointed with this.
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Holy Crap, We Really Want to Play Some Quidditch Beer Pong
As fans who grew up with the Harry Potter books gets older, ways to enjoy their fandom get more adult. The latest example might be the best yet, a blending of Quidditch and beer pong. A site called unofficialquidditchpong.com has created the rules a…
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Ten predictions for 2016 – Al Jazeera English
What will be the big news stories and events of 2016? Below is my annual list of 10 predictions. But first, take a look at the predictions I made this time a year ago I think I did fairly well, although there are some obvious mistakes.
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You Don’t Need to Boil Your Pasta, Just the Water
There are more efficient ways to cook pasta besides dropping it into a big pot of boiling, salted water. For example, next time pasta’s on the menu, try turning off the burner once you drop the pasta and letting it cook in the already-hot water.
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Russia starts delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran : worldnews
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Algeria buries independence war hero Hocine Ait Ahmed – Al Jazeera English
Tens of thousands of Algerians have massed in a mountain village to bury a national hero of the independence war with France. Hocine Ait Ahmed, also an opposition figure who spent nearly a quarter-century in exile in Europe, was buried on Friday in …
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Full Laramie Moon [1024 x 602] : SkyPorn
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Un-building an ink jet printer – YouTube
Taking apart an old HP ink jet printer for the 8 mm shafts inside, plus a few other reusable goodies, and exploring some of the clever mechanical things inside.http://woodgears.ca/tech/printer.html
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DJI just launched new software to stop its drones from flying in restricted airspace | The Verge
On Thursday, drone manufacturer DJI launched a beta version of its new “geofencing” system, something the company says will keep its drones from flying into restricted airspace.
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Clinton shatters $100M fundraising goal : Liberal
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Another earthquake hits Oklahoma as concern rises over wastewater injection | US news | The Guardian
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck north Oklahoma City early on New Year’s Day, the latest in a series of temblors in the area in recent days that has prompted state regulators to call for more restrictions on oil and gas operators.
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A Driver Tried to Ram His Car Into Soldiers Guarding a Mosque in France | VICE News
A soldier and an elderly Muslim man were injured when a man drove his car at troops protecting a mosque in Valence in southern France on Friday, officials said.
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A Force Awakens Luke Skywalker Twitter Feed Gives Emo Kylo Ren A Run For His Money
Mere days after Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters, a hilarious fake Kylo Ren Twitter feed instantly went viral. Well another huge spoiler from the film has now made its way on Twitter and it’s related to Luke Skywalker. Massive spoilers for …
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Burning Astronaut Pee – Smarter Every Day 149 – YouTube
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BBC Sport – Roy Hodgson is as ‘revered as Sir Bobby Robson’ – Greg Dyke
England boss Roy Hodgson is “up there” with the likes of predecessor Sir Bobby Robson, according to Football Association chairman Greg Dyke. Hodgson, 68, will be taking England to the Euro 2016 finals in France this summer and is also celebrating 40…
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How Republican policies actually send people to the hospital
Making sure that people in our communities don’t go hungry is the right thing to do—the right thing for the government to do, specifically, to express that not going hungry is a right rather than an individual gift.
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Benedict Anderson obituary | Books | The Guardian
Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities (1983) was the most influential book in the wave of writing in the early 1980s that made nationalism an important subject for analysis and teaching.
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Apocalyptic Cloudscape noticed on trip home [OC] [2048×1365] : SkyPorn
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Dessert Might Give You the Best Bang for Your Buck at the Restaurant
Ordering dessert might sometimes feel like a luxury, but it actually might be the wisest thing to order on the menu—at least in terms of return on investment. Forbes, for that very reason, noted in 2011 that dessert is often a great deal — for diner…
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Lady Mary“With regards to Lady Mary, I wanted to really show that she is this woman working in a man’s world, so I looked at men’s suits of the period and took that as an angle, and had some fun with her tailoring.
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38,000ft Above the Rockies (OC) [1200×1200] https://t.co/z5pvB7TCOy https://t.co/KtVVzzKe2u
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I played every game by the worst video game company ever — Hopes&Fears
Two decades after they last released a title, the name “LJN Toys, Limited” is still synonymous with “shoddy cash-in” in the video game community.
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The Best Space Photos Of The Month – Digg
As we welcome a new year, satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from December. Previously: November, October, September, August. For more stuff from Dig…
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Chicago officials delayed release of Laquan McDonald shooting video | US news | The Guardian
As tensions continue in Chicago over the handling of the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, emails obtained by the Chicago Tribune show that the administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel delayed the release of a dashboard camera video of the…
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China’s increasingly ambitious space program plans to attempt the first-ever landing of a lunar probe on the moon’s far side, a leading engineer said.
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Dubai investigates cause of luxury-hotel fire – Al Jazeera English
Authorities in Dubai say they are working to determine the cause of the fire that engulfed a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city on New Year’s Eve even as firefighters continue to douse its embers.
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It has just been announced that musician Natalie Cole, the daughter of the great Nat “King” Cole, has passed away at the age of 65. Among her musical accomplishments were her posthumous collaboration with her father on the song “Unforgettable.” Our …
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Guatemala prison riot leaves eight inmates dead – BBC News
The authorities said the inmates were drinking on New Year’s Eve when a fight broke out. At least two prisoners were beheaded by fellow inmates. Rioters set fire to mattresses and bedsheets and cut power in the jail.
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Cows Jump for Joy When They See Grass : gifs
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Winter’s evening at Lake Bohinj, Slovenia [OC] [4000 x 2248] : EarthPorn
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Our In-House Munchies Guru Reviews A Seminal Genre—Cheese Snacks | First We Feast
A wise cheetah once said “it’s not easy, being cheesy,” but his prognosis seems to be outdate. Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to cop cheese snacks at your local corner store. And we’re not complaining, either.
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Watch: Last Night’s TV Hosts Get Wasted – The Daily Beast
It’s a time-honored tradition to ring in the New Year with some alcoholic cheer. But last night things started with a tipsy glow and rapidly declined into blackout mode with the live TV hosts from mainstream networks like CNN and ABC.
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The Declaration of Revolution : Liberal
The Declaration of Revolution via /r/Liberal https://t.co/wbMvWMbEry https://t.co/REm3wmS0j7
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Twitter ‘confuses’ Iyad El-Baghdadi for Islamic State leader – BBC News
An Arab Spring activist says his Twitter account was suspended after administrators mistook him for the leader of the so-called Islamic State. Iyad El-Baghdadi said his account was suspended for about half an hour.
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One of the best and worst things about Transparent is that so much happens.
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Annual Twilight Zone Marathon is currently airing on SYFY. For the first time ever (to my knowledge) they’re airing all 156 episodes in chronological order. Post links to the syfy’s schedule so you can catch your favorite episodes. (syfy.com)
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SUBurban Dictionary: 2015 — Ratter — “Ratter”
We won’t spam you, we promise. We’re talking one email a week max. “Borrowing” from other cultures is an inevitable thing, am I right, white people? We see this especially with “urban” language. Kna’mean? Is this because black people are generally t…
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The ‘Twin Peaks’ hangover cure, because we know some of you need it|Dangerous Minds
Overdoing it on New Years Eve is an old, old story, and I’m sure almost all of us over drinking age and plenty of us below it know it well.
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Trying to Play Fallout 4 Peacefully : gaming
Trying to Play Fallout 4 Peacefully (i.imgur.com)submitted 15 minutes ago by loading…
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The Director of Attack the Block Made Movie Spoofs Starring Stuffed Animals
Before Joe Cornish directed Attack the Block (and cowrote Ant-Man and Tintin), he was one half of the Adam and Joe Show, which was one of our favorite British comedy shows. And they used to make truly weird movie spoofs with stuffed animals and othe…
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Came for this. Was not disappoint. : gifs
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How I greet my kitty. via /r/cats https://t.co/ESKON6onK2 https://t.co/OHrv1osFQN
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38,000ft Above the Rockies (OC) [1200×1200] : spaceporn
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11 smart ways to improve your finances in 2016 – Vox
11 smart ways to improve your finances in 2016 https://t.co/xa5bLQBzcf https://t.co/ffIwUwCJI0
New Year’s is a useful time to consider large and small ways we can improve our lives. We can be more generous to the people around us and improve our physical and mental health. We can also take small steps to put our financial houses in order. -
This Mad Scientist Will Clone 100,000 Cows – The Daily Beast
Two decades after the birth of Dolly the sheep—the world’s first successfully cloned mammal—the year 2016 will likely see the rise of mass-produced animal clones, thanks to an enterprising and madcap scientist in China.
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College football open thread: We’ve got the Outback, Citrus and Fiesta Bowls
It’s time for the Outback Bowl, featuring the Northwestern Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers, the Citrus Bowl, with the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida Gators, and the Fiesta Bowl with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Ohio State Buck…
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This Week’s Most Popular Posts: December 18th to 31st
The holiday season is coming to a close and certain editors are departing, but the hacks must go on in the final weeks of 2015. We learned about lock-picking and security theater, tried to read an entire book in a day, compared the best mid-level An…
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Urban.us Raising $10 Million Fund To Invest In Startups That Impact City Living | TechCrunch
Venture fund Urban.us is gearing up to close a $10 million fund to continue investing in startups focused on impacting urban city living across mobility and logistics, environment, utilities and local government. Urban.
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A Quick Tour Of Wearables In 2015 | TechCrunch
Wearables had a varied year in 2015, with a lot of hype and a few big winners streaking ahead of the field, leaving plenty of also-rans struggling to stand out. It’s fair to say that the entire category is yet to prove whether it offers lasting util…
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With Debt Round, Web Publisher LittleThings Plans For More Positivity-Fueled Growth | TechCrunch
There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of LittleThings, but apparently it’s seeing rapid growth, thanks to a focus on positive and inspirational stories. In fact, according to data from NewsWhip, LittleThings was responsible for the single mo…
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Queen – “We Are the Champions” Acapella (Vocals Only) Concert Mash-Up – YouTube
http://playback.fm/blog/queen-we-are-…We love Queen and Freddie Mercury, so we’ve edited 4 concert films including a rare recording session of “We Are The Champions” and synced them all up to the isolated vocals in honor of the late, great, Freddi…
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Natalie Cole, Grammy-Winning Singer, Has Died | Al Jazeera America
Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat “King” Cole who carried on her late father’s musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on “Unforgettable,” has died. She was 65.
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Raccoon loses his cotton candy : gifs
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Apparently it’s a husky thing : aww
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Ultra cute fluffy snowflake loves to play in her food bowl : cats
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NHL Winter Classic: Montreal Canadiens v Boston Bruins – live! | Sport | The Guardian
Greetings, The People, and welcome to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, for the Big One: The 2016 Winter Classic of ice hockey in this man’s National Hockey League. It’s Boston Bruins versus Montreal Canadiens, traditional arch-rivals, a h…
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Illustrations : gaming
It’s funny cause that’s what the game felt like, despite looking back now and realising the graphics were pretty bad.
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Figure 8 Pool sunset, Royal National Park [667×1000] : EarthPorn
Figure 8 Pool sunset, Royal National Park [667×1000] (i.imgur.com)submitted 20 minutes ago by loading…
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Natalie Cole, ‘Unforgettable’ R&B Singer, Dead at 65 | Rolling Stone
Natalie Cole, nine-time Grammy-winning R&B singer and daughter of legendary crooner Nat King Cole, passed away Thursday night, Cole’s publicist confirmed to The Associated Press. She was 65. No cause of death was provided.
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I lost 100 pounds in a year. My “weight loss secret” is really dumb. – Vox
A year ago, I weighed 285 pounds. Today I weigh 185, which is more or less optimal for my 6-foot frame. Losing 100 pounds has been maybe the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I feel better physically. I have newfound confidence in my ability to…
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New Year’s Fireworks Sparked a Huge Blaze That Burned Down a Manila Shantytown | VICE News
New Year’s festivities got a little out of hand in the Philippines last night, with fireworks accidents reportedly killing one person, injuring nearly 400 others, and sparking a massive blaze that burned down about 1,000 shanty homes in Manila.
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Resolution for 2016: Let’s Have Lots More Presidential Debates | The Nation
The last Democratic presidential debate of 2015 was held on the Saturday night before Christmas. Viewership was roughly one-quarter that of the first Republican debate and dramatically lower than all of the Republican debates.
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Singer Natalie Cole dies aged 65 – BBC News
Two people have died and seven have been injured in a shooting in central Tel Aviv, Israeli police say.
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Natalie Cole, singer and daughter of jazz great Nat ‘King’ Cole, dies at 65 | US news | The Guardian
The singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the jazz great Nat “King” Cole, has died. She was 65. Cole’s publicist, Maureen O’Connor, said the singer died on Thursday night. There were no immediate details about how or where Cole died. Cole had battled dru…
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What It’s Like To Ring In The New Year With Fox News | ThinkProgress
There are many different ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve. You can get dressed up, drink fancy champagne and dance the night away. You can stay in and toast the New Year with friends. You can spend $400 to eat Olive Garden. If you are less ambitious…
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ARNOLD, Mo. — Linda Thorne peered out the back of her trailer near here on Monday night to find water sloshing up the wooden steps. She had thought she would be safe from the rising floodwaters. But at that point, she knew she had to go.
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THIS week, Bill Cosby was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. The felony charges stemmed from an incident more than a decade ago, in which Andrea Constand says Mr. Cosby drugged and assaulted her in his home. Mr.
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What 100,000 Pounds Of Pressure Does To Everyday Objects – Digg
A while back, GE put a bunch of different objects — a rubber ducky, a tennis ball, a silver goblet, etc. — into a micro forge capable of delivering 100,000 pounds of pressure. The results are deeply, deeply satisfying to watch. Some objects survived…
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Aurora NYE Light Show, Donegal, Ireland [OC] [2048×1130] : SkyPorn
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Cracking open a Parmesan Cheese : gifs
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Say Hello to Bella (Russian Blue) [xpost/r/cats} : aww
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President Obama’s New Year’s Resolution on Gun Violence – The Atlantic
President Obama said Friday that he would meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday “to discuss our options” on executive action for stricter gun regulation. Obama said he asked his staff several months ago to look into executive action on …
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A Syrian refugee’s wish for the new year – Al Jazeera English
Faiza calls him Abudi (small Abdullah). Abdullah al-Kajeh is her son. He turns 16 today, January 1. Curious and headstrong, he used to love motorbikes – roaring through the town with his twin brother, Abdurrahman, riding pillion behind him.
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Even a conservative think tank finds that daycare choices blow for workers with nonstandard hours
This kind of child care works if your hours are during the day. And if you can afford it. If you can’t, you’re out of luck. That child care is expensive and often hard to line up comes as no surprise to anyone with small children who works.
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The Year in Internet Memes and Social-Media Obsessions – The New Yorker
“Black James Bond, come in,” M said, motioning to a chair. He handed Bond a dossier. Inside was a picture of a chubby infant with a cherubic face—cherubic, if you ignored his paintbrush mustache and dead, evil eyes. Bond looked up at M with a quizzi…
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2016 pop culture preview: Captain America, an O.J. miniseries, and 10 more to look forward to – Vox
You’re probably still reveling in all of the great pop culture that graced 2015, but look sharp. There’s lots of great stuff to come. Here are 12 projects coming in 2016 that we can’t help but look forward to with eager anticipation.
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Emo Kylo Ren is a devastating Twitter parody of Star Wars’ new villain | The Verge
Star Wars’ new villain is like its old villains: he wears a mask, he carries a big red lightsaber, and he dresses in a lot of black. That’s no spoiler to say — you can see as much from the movie’s poster — but the rest of this article will be full o…
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Downton Abbey — the country house, if not the wildly popular PBS drama — begins the show’s final season on Sunday night in a depleted state. Servants are not being replaced, and Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, is hinting that further reduction…
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New Delhi Starts Limiting Cars To Clear Air | Al Jazeera America
The Indian capital on Friday kicked off a sweeping plan to reduce its record-high air pollution by limiting the numbers of cars on the streets for two weeks. On Friday morning, the average PM2.5 levels for New Delhi were over 297.
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George Lucas Apologizes Over ‘Force Awakens’ Criticisms | Rolling Stone
George Lucas Apologizes Over ‘Force Awakens’ Criticisms “I misspoke and used a very inappropriate analogy and for that I apologize,” filmmaker says after calling Disney “white slavers”
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They forgot to put the red color in this red dry erase marker : mildlyinteresting
Redless red marker! I’ll take 20.
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Monkey Cat via /r/gifs https://t.co/MmA8syWuHV https://t.co/70pbHlVH2O
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meow irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/xPk3ctMFty https://t.co/ybfPiDKY8B
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Pppppphhhhhhhlllllllbbbbbb : aww
Pppppphhhhhhhlllllllbbbbbb via /r/aww https://t.co/waZYGmEL0d https://t.co/F9ND3Z1Fed
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The Best New Year’s Day Deals: Self-Improvement Books, Cheap Running Shoes, and More
Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale. Click hereto learn more.
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In the graduate department where I once taught freshmen and sophomores the rudiments of college English, it became common practice to include Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus on many an Intro to Lit syllabus, along with a viewing of Julie Taymor’s fl…
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Delhi driving ban sees ‘encouraging’ start | World news | The Guardian
More than a million private cars were banned from Delhi’s roads on Friday, as authorities began an experimental scheme to battle smog in the world’s most polluted capital.
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Elon Musk says the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX successfully landed is ‘ready to fire again : Futurology
articleElon Musk says the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX successfully landed is ‘ready to fire again (theverge.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading…
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Blakeney seal pup drop is ‘good news’ for reserve – BBC News
The number of seals born at England’s largest colony has dropped for the first time after nine years of growth. The National Trust counted 2,342 pups born this season at Blakeney in Norfolk – about 80 fewer than last year.
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Women, Let This Email Plugin Teach You to Be Confident Like A Man | Motherboard
Sorry, I’m no expert, but have you ever, like, just noticed that women inject many kind of undermining phrases in their day-to-day speech?
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New York attorney general wants DraftKings, FanDuel to return profits
The fight to stay in business in New York got a bit uglier for daily fantasy companies DraftKings and FanDuel right before the ball dropped in Times Square on Thursday night.
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These Public Comments Saved a Library’s Tor Server From a Government Shutdown | Motherboard
In August, the Department of Homeland Security pressured a public library in the small town of Lebanon, New Hampshire to shut down a Tor node it was hosting on the popular anonymous browsing network.
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Reusable, sugar-based polymer purifies water fast | Ars Technica
Clean water is an essential, yet in certain parts of the world, it’s very difficult to obtain. Unfortunately, our limited water resources are being polluted by chemicals from industrial plants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and more.
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The ashes of second world war veteran Elaine Harmon are sitting in a closet in her daughter’s home, where they will remain until they can go to what her family says is her rightful resting place: Arlington National Cemetery.
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The 11 Stupidest Patents of 2015 | Motherboard
Ever since the US Patent and Trademark Office issued its first patent for a fertilizer ingredient called potash in 1790, it’s seen its fair share of dumb ideas.
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Hold Onto Your Astro-Butts, 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Space | Motherboard
When it comes to daring space adventures, 2015 will be a tough act to follow. As noted in our recap of the year’s biggest space stories, the past 12 months have been a riveting joyride complete with spacecraft redemption, juicy rivalries, and Pluton…
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Need a 2016 New Year’s Resolution? Watch these. : personalfinance
Need a 2016 New Year’s Resolution? Watch these. (self.personalfinance) If you’re looking for a 2016 New Year’s Resolution, watch these Khan Academy videos on personal finance (previous posts linked to a Visa/KA series, but this time I’m just linking…
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Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian Linux, Dead at 42 : technology
Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian Linux, Dead at 42 via /r/technology https://t.co/CONVqTb5y9 https://t.co/F2rZmiikUw
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For years, as Bill Cosby and his lawyers aggressively rebutted accusations that he was a sexual predator, his defenders could point to one incontrovertible fact: He had never been charged with a crime.
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No Steph Curry? No worries for dominant Golden State Warriors | Sport | The Guardian
Soon after Draymond Green posted his NBA-leading fifth triple-double he was asked whether Stephen Curry should worry that he was trying to steal his job as point guard while the NBA MVP is out with a leg injury.
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A higher smoking age, birth control without a doctor’s visit, and 5 other new state laws – Vox
1 are anything to go by, life in conservative and liberal states will continue to diverge. Conservative states are making it easier to own and carry guns and harder to vote; liberal states are making it easier to vote and harder to own guns.
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Unfinished US-Mexico border wall is a costly logistical nightmare in Texas | US news | The Guardian
Close to the southern tip of Texas, a border wall suddenly ends. Its final post sits in a dry cornfield half a mile from the nearest bend in the Rio Grande river, the actual border with Mexico. It would be easy to walk around it. Tires left by the b…
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The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin was one of our favorite books of the past few years. And apparently a lot of influential people agree—it’s being read by President Obama on his vacation.
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Flash fiction: Hello from an Old Friend | Books | The Guardian
The impulse comes over me when I’m bored and out of sorts. Paul would say that it’s Satan at work in me. Since I know what he would say, I don’t tell him. Looking up Marla from high school leads me to Jody, posing with two kids and a car. Her husban…
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Radio Signals from Unknown Events Beyond the Milky Way –“Confirms Key Component of Spacetime”
A new way to test one of the basic principles underlying Einstein’s theory of General Relativity using brief blasts of rare radio signals from space called Fast Radio Bursts is ten times, to one-hundred times better than previous testing methods tha…
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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year
A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here’s your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year. Click “Expand” on the graphic to get a closer look.
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Tel Aviv attack: Mobile phone footage of shooter – BBC News
Two people have died and and seven others have been injured after a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israeli police say. Security forces have launched a huge manhunt for the gunman, cordoning off areas of the city.
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Germany Still On Alert After Tip About Possible Islamic State Terror Attack | VICE News
Germany received a tip hours before midnight that militants from Iraq and Syria were planning New Year attacks in Munich, but police could not find the suspects and are not even sure if they exist or are in the country, the city’s police chief said …
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How a Handheld Vacuum Changed the Way I Think About Cleaning | Apartment Therapy
It took me a long time to get here but I finally moved into the tiny apartment of my dreams, and I’ve been enjoying outfitting it with all the perfect things. But my favorite thing that I’ve bought for my home is not my beautiful new velvet sofa or …
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1996 Video game ads – Vintage Ads
I think it was a very good year for games. Sony Playstation was starting to rule but Sega and Nintendo would not go down without a fight… well one of them did… That is Ice Cube. Unfortunately for Sega most gamers headed the opposite direction fr…
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The surprising thing ancient mummies tell us about what to eat – The Washington Post
On a foggy day in August 1936, an anthropologist and his crew set sail for Kagamil Island, a small volcanic speck of hot springs and cliffs in the Bering Sea. A person identified as “Brown Bear” had told them of a cave full of mummies and other huma…
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Here’s your chance to sing along with Galavant before its season two premiere | The Verge
When I want sophisticated, challenging, moving entertainment that explores the human condition, I look to my fellow critics and to the history of cinema for recommendations. When I want something campy, hilarious, and utterly entertaining, I look to…
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What’s The Half Life Of A Unicorn? | TechCrunch
“Cybercorns” are companies that have surpassed the magical $1 billion valuation. Several of these extraordinary ventures are Okta, Sophos, Tanium, Palantir, FireEye, Splunk, Zscaler, Lookout, CloudFlare, Illumio and AVAST.
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As a gun owner, Angela Turner is not anti-firearms. She simply does not want to take her three young children out for a meal and feel like the family has stepped into a wild west saloon.
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“The Hateful Eight”: Quentin Tarantino’s Playfully Adolescent Filmmaking – The New Yorker
A crucial aspect of the modern cinema is its approach to the word. Classic talking pictures approached the text as a template or blueprint; the modern cinema takes the text as an object.
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The best TV episodes of 2015: from Walking Dead to Game of Thrones – Vox
Even in our era of streaming television and binge-watching, there’s still something wonderful about a single episode that packs a punch.
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NY attorney general wants DraftKings and FanDuel to pay back profits | The Verge
2016 isn’t starting off great for daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel: the New York attorney general has filed an amendment to its lawsuit against the companies demanding that they return all of the profits they earned in the state to …
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In one of his last interviews, the historian Tony Judt lamented his “catastrophic” Anglo-American generation, whose cossetted members included George W Bush and Tony Blair.
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Roadways Begin to Reopen in Flood-ravaged Areas | Al Jazeera America
Water from a rare, record-setting winter flood was receding in the St. Louis area Friday, allowing some major roadways to reopen and offering hope for flood-weary residents that the worst of this sudden catastrophe was behind them.
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Refguees living in squalor in northern France – Al Jazeera English
Thousands of refugees in northern France are living in squalid conditions inside camps with little to no official help, activists say. Volunteers helping residents of a camp near Dunkirk told Al Jazeera that conditions are deteriorating as hundreds …
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Installed a cat door. Received dog. : aww
Installed a cat door. Received dog. via /r/aww https://t.co/4q0MmEYzFz https://t.co/ab70xv95Df
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When *** was handwritten on books and periodicals in the New York Public Library’s permanent collection, it meant one thing: supervision required.
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Here’s How to Watch the Quadrantids Meteor Shower This Weekend
The Quadrantids meteor shower will happen this weekend. Viewing the show might be a bit tricky, but it’ll be well worth the effort. Here’s how, when, and why to watch this weekend’s meteor shower—and what a mysterious “disappeared constellation” has…
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Meet The New Year’s Resolution That Will Kick Your Butt If You Mess Up – BuzzFeed News
Like most American men, I dream of a future where I’ll be able to wear skinny jeans, drink fancy coffee and listen to music I don’t quite understand. The only problem is, I love eating so much I can’t quite pull off the jeans part.
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How Ketamine Infusions Saved My Life | Motherboard
I’m going to die soon. For months, this is what the voice inside my head told me, repeating over and over. I was plagued by a deep depression, an eating disorder, and drug addiction. I had tried everything from therapy to shock treatments to allevia…
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Tools, ads, and bad defaults: Web bloat continues unabated / Boing Boing
The Website Obesity Crisis, Maciej Ceglowski’s (previously) Web Directions talk, documents the worsening epidemic of web-site bloat, and dissects the causes.
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HOUSTON — Texas is so gun-friendly that it is easier to get into the Capitol in Austin with a firearm than without one — licensed, gun-carrying lawmakers and members of the public have their own no-wait security lane, and the una
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Iran’s president denounced the United States on Thursday for suggesting the possibility of new sanctions over Iranian missiles, and he ordered his Defense Ministry to respond by swiftly building more of them.
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How Aspiro became Jay Z’s music-streaming startup, Tidal – Business Insider
Jay Z likes to do things personally. So one day in March he sat down and dialed the phone numbers of some of the users of his new music-streaming service, Tidal. Staff at Roc Nation, Jay Z’s sports- and entertainment-management company, listened as …
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In 2016, terror suspects and 7-Eleven thieves may bring surveillance to Supreme Court | Ars Technica
It has now been 2.5 years since the first Snowden revelations were published. And in 2015, government surveillance marched on in both large (the National Security Agency) and small (the debut of open source license plate reader software) ways.
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WATCH: stirring call for networked, global resistance to catastrophe and corruption / Boing Boing
Zikzak sends us, “a beautiful, six-minute vid calling for networked global resistance in the face of the many catastrophes overwhelming the world. By the Woodbine collective, a DIY media project in NYC.”
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Here’s what to expect at CES 2016 next week | The Verge
It’s officially a new year, which means that once we’ve shaken off the grogginess of a cheap alcohol-induced hangover, we’re about to be thrust full steam ahead into the biggest technology conference of the year.
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The Duff by Kody Keplinger – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
I don’t know about you but until the book came out I was unaware this word meant this.
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Turn Your Goals Into If-Then Statements to Account for Roadblocks
With any goal, pitfalls are usually inevitable. You want to eat healthier but your coworker brings cupcakes. You want to save money but your car needs work. To stay ahead of setbacks, give your goal an if-then plan. We’ve talked about this concept b…
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It Is Time to Celebrate the GIFs
It’s is time for the GIFs to get their just desserts. This party is just for them. Contact the author at katharine@io9.com.
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Maligne Lake – Jasper, AB [OC] [6016×4000] : EarthPorn
Maligne Lake – Jasper, AB [OC] [6016×4000] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/io9ynVLj6q https://t.co/MIO0bzRh6W
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Google, Facebook, and Apple make all the most popular apps – Vox
Google, Facebook, and Apple make all the most popular apps https://t.co/bHijE3P0M7 https://t.co/RvAwMjf7b3
Via Fred Wilson, here’s a look at the 25 most popular mobile apps as of mid-2015, a list that you’ll see is utterly dominated by Google, Facebook, and Apple: As Wilson notes, “There isn’t a single ‘startup’ on that list and the youngest company on t… -
Science Can’t Save You From Your Hangover (Yet) | Motherboard
So, you said goodbye to 2015 with about a gallon of vodka and beer. Congratulations, you played yourself, and now you’re enjoying your first hangover of the year.
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Public Domain Day outside the USA: what Canada and the rest of the world get today / Boing Boing
In the USA, laws passed in 1976 and 1998 ensure that virtually nothing ever enters the public domain, but it’s a different story in the rest of the world — for now, at least.
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Hangovers aren’t caused by dehydration, low blood sugar, or acetaldehyde / Boing Boing
The nascent science of hangovers — launched in earnest in 2009 with the Alcohol Hangover Research Group — has ruled out all the traditional culprits for your misery.
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UN: Almost 1,000 Iraqis killed in December 2015 – Al Jazeera English
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, said in a statement on Friday that 506 of those killed in December were civilians, while the rest were security forces, including Kurdish Peshmerga and paramilitary troops.
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Jeb Bush Confuses Tamir Rice Case With Chicago Shootings: ‘My Bad’ : Liberal
Jeb Bush Confuses Tamir Rice Case With Chicago Shootings: ‘My Bad’ via /r/Liberal https://t.co/trlhXtVYl0 https://t.co/yA1Fpy7C1n
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Manhunt Underway in Tel Aviv for Gunman Who Opened Fire at a Crowded Pub | VICE News
At least two people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a crowded pub in central Tel Aviv on Friday, Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said. The gunman fled the scene and remains at large.
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China Is Now Building Its Second Aircraft Carrier
The sea is about to become a little more crowded. China’s Defense Ministry confirmed that China’s second aircraft carrier is under construction.
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Every presidential seventh year ranked, from Washington to Obama – Vox
As President Obama was about to begin his seventh year in office, he said he was entering the “fourth quarter.” Like him, other modern presidents who reach this point realize that time time is running short.
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Tax havens hold $7.6 trillion; 8% of world’s total wealth / Boing Boing
Cass Sunstein reviews The Hidden Wealth of Nations, a new book by UC Berkeley’s Gabriel Zucman; and a new documentary, The Price We Pay, both of which map out the scale of international tax-havens, which are used by criminals and corrupt one percent…
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US Once Again Producing Fuel for Deep-Space Missions
For the first time in 30 years, the United States produced an isotope of plutonium that powers NASA’s deep-space missions.
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Manned Orbiting Laboratory: Secrets of a US Military Space Station (Infographic)
Announced to the pubic in August 1965, the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was described as a technology-development platform that would aid manned and unmanned space efforts. The project also had a top-secret mission: MOL was to be the first U.S. …
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The Patriarchs, Zion National Park [OC] [3135×1272] : EarthPorn
The Patriarchs, Zion National Park [OC] [3135×1272] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/Rqmtg6h3m8 https://t.co/kao6lX2Yp7
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4 Things That Were Supposed To Happen By 2016 Because Obama Was Reelected | ThinkProgress
It’s now 2016, the final year of Barack Obama’s presidency. A few years ago, prognosticators were very confident about what would happen to America by now because of Obama’s reelection. Let’s check in and see how their predictions turned out:
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Astronauts Ring In New Year from Space (Video)
Happy New Year from space! Three of the six people living aboad the International Space Station have beamed home a special New Year’s video message for the 7.3 billion people confined to Earth’s surface.
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This is your next jam: 10 albums to watch in 2016 | The Verge
For music fans, the week separating Christmas and New Year’s Day typically serves as a welcome break from the rest of the year’s torrent of new releases.
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The biggest moments for LGBTQ rights in 2015 – Vox
The past year was tremendous for LGBTQ people in America, from the full legalization of same-sex marriage to Caitlyn Jenner to some smaller victories in nondiscrimination laws. Given just how much has happened in 2015, it’s easy to forget about all …
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Overflowing rivers were receding in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, with forecasters warning that rain-swollen waterways flowing downstream could menace southern states.
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‘Star Trek’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary With New Stamps | Rolling Stone
Star Trek started its long journey into the final frontier in 1966 with the premiere of its original series, and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the franchise that went where no man has gone before, the U.S. Postal Service has unveiled four s…
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Phish Pull Disappearing Act at Jam-Heavy NYC New Year’s Show | Rolling Stone
Phish pulled off a variety of magic tricks during a sold-out three-set performance at Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve, culminating in an arena-sized disappearing act at midnight to ring in 2016.
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US Delays Imposing New Sanctions on Iran: WSJ | Al Jazeera America
The White House has delayed imposing new financial sanctions on Iran over its ballistic-missile program, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Journal, citing U.S.
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The Terraform Highlight Reel of 2015 | Motherboard
Last year, Motherboard founded its own home for future fiction, Terraform. Now, 2015 marks the first full year of our extraterrestrial existence, and it’s already been a hell of a ride.
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Wealth can be bad for your soul. That’s not just a hoary piece of folk wisdom; it’s a conclusion from serious social science, confirmed by statistical analysis and experiment.
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Afghan ‘suicide attack’ hits Kabul French restaurant – BBC News
The target of the suicide attack was Le Jardin restaurant in the Taimani area, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told the BBC. Two people are said to have been wounded. Security forces and ambulances have rushed to the scene.
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Mars Orbiter Catches a Crater Full of Cracks
A lacy web of bright frost-filled fractures fills a crater near the north pole of Mars in this image, acquired Sept. 20, 2015 with the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
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Russia’s Monkeys-to-Mars Mission Draws PETA Protest
The word from Russia is that the country wants to send monkeys to the Red Planet by 2017. But waving the red flag on such a plan are the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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Explosion targets restaurant in Kabul – Al Jazeera English
A loud blast has rocked Kabul, apparently caused by a car bomb that targeted a restaurant popular with Afghan officials and foreign diplomats, according to a police official.
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One statistic that proves why bans on plastic bags are so important. : environment
One statistic that proves why bans on plastic bags are so important. via /r/environment https://t.co/U4IoFJe9VC https://t.co/eWa2md68U9
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Afghan Security Forces Hunt for Attackers After Explosion at French Restaurant in Kabul | VICE News
VICE News is covering the ongoing fight for the future of Afghanistan. Click here for more from the Enduring Freedom blog.
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Rules and resolutions for 2016 | The Verge
Hello. Hi there. Welcome to 2016, everyone. Have some Advil. Okay! Let’s wipe the last bits of the party from your eyes and get this new year started on the right foot. It’s a new day, a new year, and a new you. Yesterday? Doesn’t matter. The mistak…
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New Details From the Force Awakens Script Hint at Episode VIII Secrets
There’s a bunch of crazy new rumors about the Justice League’s role in Batman v Superman. James Gunn has nothing but praise for Marvel’s new Spider-Man. We might have a release window for Daredevil season two. Plus, sneak peeks at the return of Walk…
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Is Hillary Clinton “likable enough”? Science has an answer. – Vox
A lot has been made in the media of Ted Cruz’s demeanor: Pugnacious and harsh, he garners near-unanimous condemnation from fellow senators, Republican and Democrat alike.
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Deadly shooting hits pub in Israel’s capital – Al Jazeera English
A deadly shooting incident has killed at least person in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, leaving at least five others injured, according to Israeli police.
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Obama to meet with Loretta Lynch to discuss ‘epidemic of gun violence’ | US news | The Guardian
President Barack Obama will meet on Monday with attorney general Loretta Lynch to discuss executive actions he could take to make it harder for “a dangerous few” to get their hands on guns.
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The Most District: What’s the most French district in the country? Mais oui, Louisiana’s 1st!
The seat next went to David Vitter, who represented it until his election to the Senate in 2004. In 2007, Vitter admitted to a “serious sin” after his name was found in client records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka the “D.C. Madam.
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Gene Switches Web Exclusive – Scientific American
Looking for the Web Exclusive mentioned in the January, 2016 issue of Scientific American? Sorry, we do not have it ready yet. We expect it to go live in the next few days—please check back.
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Does TV Rot Your Brain? – Scientific American
We all heard the warning as kids: “That TV will rot your brain!” You may even find yourself repeating the threat when you see young eyes glued to the tube instead of exploring the real world.
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Animal Cognition Web Ex – Scientific American
Looking for the Web Exclusive mentioned in the January, 2016 issue of Scientific American? Sorry, we do not have it ready yet. We expect it to go live in the next few days—please check back.
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Everybody Freeze! The Science of the Polar Bear Club – Scientific American
Just after midnight on Jan. 1, people around the world will ring in the New Year to the sound of noisemakers and popping corks.
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Erratum: “Einstein’s Blunders” – Scientific American
The box below is a corrected version of “Einstein’s Blunders,” which appeared in the article “What Einstein Got Wrong,” by Lawrence M. Krauss, in the September 2015 issue of Scientific American. The top two panels have been revised.
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The Reliable Motor Vehicle, 1916 [Slide Show] – Scientific American
Dan Schlenoff edits the “50, 100 & 150 Years Ago” column for Scientific American. He is a keen student of the role of science in history.
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Poachers using science papers to target newly discovered species | Environment | The Guardian
Academic journals have begun withholding the geographical locations of newly discovered species after poachers used the information in peer-reviewed papers to collect previously unknown lizards, frogs and snakes from the wild, the Guardian has learn…
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Summer skies over Cala Mesquida, Mallorca (OC)[683×1024]. : SkyPorn
Summer skies over Cala Mesquida, Mallorca (OC)[683×1024]. via /r/SkyPorn https://t.co/3bwv7GNxLP https://t.co/KKKNfPceSN
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Indian capital starts limiting cars for 2 weeks to clear air : environment
Indian capital starts limiting cars for 2 weeks to clear air via /r/environment https://t.co/mBs78HWsRP https://t.co/GK8pmTBVIh
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ACLU slams Fresno police for testing social media surveillance software : technology
ACLU slams Fresno police for testing social media surveillance software via /r/technology https://t.co/yKfZ0vmdOy https://t.co/nOyhkfoigU
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The last sunset of 2015., Zadar, Croatia [OC] [4241×2387] : SkyPorn
The last sunset of 2015., Zadar, Croatia [OC] [4241×2387] via /r/SkyPorn https://t.co/Fl87QTqSqS https://t.co/TpBP2BI4vs
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‘One dead’ in Tel Aviv shooting – BBC News
German officials see no sign of any imminent terror attack, after an alert closed two Munich railway stations on New Year’s Eve.
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EngineeringResearchers have just developed an altogether new way to 3D print practically flawless ceramics—including fantastically heat-resistant varieties that’ve so far been beyond our reach. (popularmechanics.com)
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New on streaming in January 2016: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and HBO Go’s best options – Vox
New on streaming in January 2016: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and HBO Go’s best options https://t.co/kaWxttNm9P https://t.co/6VAJ96cmx9
January 2016 is a bit of a slow month for new content on streaming services, as it is in movie theaters. (There will be more than enough new TV to make up for it.) Still, Netflix has a great food travelogue, and HBO Now has the only film that matter… -
WASHINGTON — Calling for “a change in our legal culture,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. devoted his year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary to a plea that lawyers “avoid antagonistic tactics, wasteful procedural maneuvers and teete…
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The 19th Century Space Controversy That Sparked a Planet Truther Movement | Motherboard
On January 1, 1801, while revellers rang in the dawn of the 19th century with drinks, dance, and song, astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi settled into an evening of star-watching from his world-class observatory in Palermo, Sicily.
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New Year’s Eve via /r/gifs https://t.co/w6dvYigLKP https://t.co/Hieh6ZdbjX
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Using a ‘numbers game’ to tackle Delhi pollution – BBC News
More than a million cars have been forced off the streets of the Indian capital, Delhi, at the start of a two-week trial to help clean up one of the world’s most smog-shrouded cities.
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From ‘Avatar’ to ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Beowulf’ to ‘Jaws,’ All Stories Are the Same – The Atlantic
A ship lands on an alien shore and a young man, desperate to prove himself, is tasked with befriending the inhabitants and extracting their secrets. Enchanted by their way of life, he falls in love with a local girl and starts to distrust his master…
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Cool Jobs: Professional Tree Climber – Scientific American
Tim Kovar climbed his first tree in his Nebraska backyard at the age of four. Now a master climbing instructor, he has scaled more than 5,000 trees worldwide, at sites ranging from South America to Southeast Asia and in every U.S. state except Alask…
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Ramadi victory boosts Iraqi forces, but at a price – BBC News
The recapture of Ramadi by Iraqi forces from Islamic State fighters has come at a high cost but may pave the way for future military victories, writes the BBC’s Thomas Fessy. We have heard the word “victory” many times this week.
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12 States’ New Minimum Wage Laws Go Into Effect on January 1st 2016 – The Atlantic
Those fighting for a higher minimum wage have cause to celebrate, as the start of 2016 means laws raising the minimum wage go into effect in 12 states.
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The do-some things Congress: the most impactful laws passed in 2015 | US news | The Guardian
In 2015, Congress passed more than 100 laws that were then signed by President Barack Obama. Some, like the omnibus budget deal agreed in December, accomplished the most basic task of funding the federal government.
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George Lucas sorry for ‘white slaver’ comment – BBC News
George Lucas has apologised for remarks he made in an interview in which he referred to Disney as “white slavers”. Lucas, the creator of the original Star Wars films, sold the franchise to Disney for $4.05bn in 2012.
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If the chaotic 2016 election has a theme yet, it is the angry howl of middle American anguish.
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 1st – The New Yorker
Sign up for the daily newsletter.Sign up for the daily newsletter: the best of The New Yorker every day.
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Interactive project maps all 600,000 trees in New York City’s urban forest | US news | The Guardian
The 600,000 trees that line the streets of New York City have been mapped, revealing a diverse array of greenery in the midst of one of the world’s largest cities.
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Listening to “Star Wars” – The New Yorker
My favorite film of 1977 was not “Star Wars” but “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” Steven Spielberg’s U.F.O fantasia. Notwithstanding the fact that I was nine years old, I considered “Star Wars” a little childish. Also, the trash-compactor scene…
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Now that another New Year’s Day has come around, we must once again ask ourselves: do we believe in New Year’s resolutions, or don’t we? As with most institutions, Mark Twain, that most quoted of all American humorists, both believed and didn’t beli…
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Did an English Scientist’s Electrical Experiments Inspire Frankenstein? | New Republic
Following in the illustrious footsteps of the likes of Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, Peter Cushing and Gene Wilder, James McAvoy plays the mad scientist Victor Frankenstein in the latest film version of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, this time with Dani…
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Experts Weigh in on What Americans Are Excluded From the Modern Economy – The Atlantic
In the aftermath of the recession, researchers, academics, and bankers themselves analyzed and opined on the role that investment banks and the use of derivative products played in contributing to the crisis.
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Sport in 2016: 10 names to watch | Sport | The Guardian
For the first time in a long time it feels as if England’s men have as good a chance of making the final of the World T20 as the women. Both matches take place on the same pitch and the same day in Kolkata: 3 April. Few scoff at the World T20 now.
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Abbreviated pundit roundup: 2016 will be a wild political year
If only all pundits would do an end-of-year accounting like Michael A. Cohen did at The Boston Globe: I get paid to tell people my opinion, which as professions go, is not a bad way to make a living.
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Global New Year celebrations – in 90 seconds – BBC News
How a selection of countries ushered in 2016 – in 90 seconds.
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What happens after the floods can be just as traumatic | Lucy Easthope | Opinion | The Guardian
For the thousands of people who have been flooded in the last few weeks, life afterwards is only just beginning and is likely to be miserable for a while. Recovering after a flood is a particularly long, drawn-out process, in which the rest of the c…
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Monkey cat via /r/aww https://t.co/ypM4VaoRWS https://t.co/J9pUpJIMnW
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Hi Reddit, meet Sam. He likes the sink. : cats
Hi Reddit, meet Sam. He likes the sink. via /r/cats https://t.co/YNtXpyMiSk https://t.co/pF69OqXSKR
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Anne Frank’s diary is now free to download despite copyright dispute | The Verge
Anne Frank’s famous Diary of a Young Girl entered the public domain today, making it free to download, read, and distribute, 70 years after her death.
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Week’s Best Space Pictures: Frozen Fractals Crisscross Mars
8 From The Archive Our Favorite Vintage Photos of Winter Hikers navigate treacherous crevasses, horses save a snow-bound car, and an actor does a daring leap on skis in these photos from our archives.
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Free Basics by Facebook is a Nightmare on the Internet : technology
Free Basics by Facebook is a Nightmare on the Internet via /r/technology https://t.co/JRqNHdwOPM https://t.co/BpG5NV7ELa
Love Everyone Often 01/02/2016
El Nino brings unusual start to the year for many – Al Jazeera English The world has entered 2016 with a major El Nino event in place. This one has changed the weather globally in a year that already looks like the warmest yet recorded. tags: Pocket al jazeera english…
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