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Is it really that bad to skip breakfast? Here’s what the science says. – Vox
Welcome to Dear Julia, a column where readers submit everyday health questions.
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The Republican Debate: Seven Trumped-Up Survivors
Seven contenders lined up in the main Republican debate Thursday night in Charleston, South Carolina. Donald Trump, still leading in national polls, may not have won the night, but he has surely dictated its terms. The candidates were trumped-up, th…
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The best science fiction novels – review roundup | Books | The Guardian
A new novel by Tricia Sullivan is an event to be celebrated, and in Occupy Me (Gollancz, £16.99), the Clarke award-winner has produced a work of literary SF that transcends the subgenre of paranormal-romance serial killer-thrillers currently choking…
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Surprise! Black-Hole Instrument Finds One Star That’s Actually Two (Video)
A new instrument designed to study the extreme environments around black holes has observed the heavens for the first time — and made a surprising discovery.
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How to Make Tipping Fairer – The Atlantic
Consider two tables at a restaurant. One is a four-top of 30-something men. This is a prime table: They’re likely to order a lot, probably opting to tack on appetizers and beer, which means their check will yield a fairly high tip. Table two is a mo…
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Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
This book is an adventure story. It is about a young boy called Danny, as the title suggests. He thinks that his dad is the best dad in the world. Danny is surprised to find out that his dad often breaks the law.
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All the Best, New Features Coming in iOS 9.3
Apple’s iOS 9.3 introduces several new useful, interesting features, including a F.lux-like screen temperature changer based on time of day, password locks for notes, new shortcuts, and more. Apple rarely does anything big with its incremental updat…
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First British Space Station Astronaut Takes ‘Electrifying’ Spacewalk Today
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake will work outside the International Space Station today (Jan. 14). Here, Peake is undergoing his final suit check Jan. 11.
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Turkey Detains 21 ‘Academics for Peace’ for Anti-Violence Petition | VICE News
Turkish security forces detained at least 21 academics accused of signing a declaration calling for renewed efforts to end violence between government forces and Kurdish separatists, Turkish media reported on Friday.
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Matthew Perry ‘will not’ attend Friends reunion – BBC News
Matthew Perry “will not’” attend Friends reunion show due to rehearsals for his West End play. According to his spokeswoman, “Matthew may tape something” for the tribute to the show’s creator James Burrows.
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Nasa TV coverage as Tim Peake and Tim Kopra conduct spacewalk – BBC News
Major Tim Peake and Nasa astronaut Tim Kopra are repairing a faulty component outside the International Space Station (ISS). It is the first ever spacewalk by an “official” British astronaut.
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Yes, the Iran sailors incident worked out fine. But there’s still a worrying lesson here. – Vox
In the 24 hours after Iran detained and then released the sailors on two small US Navy boats that had drifted into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf, there was, as I and many others have written, a brief and tremendously silly freakout in the US ov…
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Are We Headed For Another Recession? | FiveThirtyEight
This is the first edition of In Real Terms, a new column analyzing the week in economics news. We’re still experimenting with the format, so tell us what you think. E-mail me or drop a note in the comments. Sure, last week’s jobs report was great, g…
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The Public Domain Still Needs Idealism | New Republic
Calling someone—or oneself—an idealist is not always a compliment. It suggests impracticality, or a certain detachment from reality; it suggests a propensity to dream. The tech industry is rife with idealism, for better or worse; it has always been …
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What Does Mercy Mean to Pope Francis? | New Republic
After Pope Francis’s return from his 2015 trip to Latin America, he sat down with veteran Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli for an in-depth theological interview that now makes up the majority of the new book The Name of God is Mercy.
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Where Is Hillary Clinton’s Vision? | New Republic
The Democratic primary has morphed into a full-blown fight. As the polls have shown Hillary Clinton’s formidable lead slipping in Iowa, New Hampshire, and nationally, she’s gone on a media blitz to attack Bernie Sanders for his policy proposals, or …
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Ad Wars: Are AttackAds Good for Democracy? | New Republic
The rush of negative ads has prompted some familiar hand-wringing. Ever since the first attack ads aired on TV in 1952, politicians and voters have argued that they are crippling American democracy. Former Senator Tom Daschle once memorably called t…
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New Spider Species Found, Plays Peekaboo to Attract Mates
Spiders generally don’t carry hankies. So when a gentleman spider of a newly discovered Australian species wants to get a lady’s attention, he waves the next best thing: his paddles.
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Week’s Best Space Pictures: Saturn Shows Off and a Storm Brews
Weird & Wild New Spider Species Found, Plays Peekaboo to Attract Mates The newly discovered jumping spider Jotus remus of Australia is “the most amazing one I’ve seen,” expert says.
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Snake Roadkill Is New Species of High-Altitude Viper
Though the dead snake was too mangled to draw any firm conclusions, herpetologist Philipp Wagner admits, it wasn’t long before another showed up in much better shape.
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Swimming with the World’s Biggest Fish
Over the past few decades, National Geographic Explorer and biologist Zeb Hogan has travelled far and wide in search of the world’s biggest fish.
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England’s waters to remain illegally polluted beyond 2021 | Environment | The Guardian
Most rivers, lakes and coastal and ground waters in England will still not meet legally binding EU water pollution targets by 2021 – six years after the initial deadline.
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David Cameron defends Libya decisions – BBC News
With all the focus on air strikes in Syria, the situation in Libya has been getting less attention in the UK. But David Cameron was forced to confront it this week when he was quizzed by MPs.
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Australia set a new run-chase record at the Gabba to beat India by seven wickets and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five one-day internationals. The visitors made 308-8 in their 50 overs in Brisbane with opener Rohit Sharma hitting 124.
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Oil prices fall below $30 as end of Iran oil ban nears – BBC News
Oil prices have fallen below $30 a barrel for the second time this week. It comes as concern grows that Iran could restart oil exports flooding a market already under intense pressure from global oversupply and weak demand.
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Ultra-rich philanthropists and their foundations have increasing influence on decision-making and are setting the global health and agriculture agenda in developing countries, according to a major study (pdf).
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London has “nothing to hide” over its successful bid to stage the 2017 World Championships, says the boss of UK Athletics. The bid has been called into question after a damning report into IAAF governance claimed “corruption was embedded” within the…
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Israel’s Netanyahu: Swedish FM’s remarks ‘outrageous’ – BBC News
Israel’s prime minister has denounced a call by Sweden’s foreign minister to investigate whether recent killings of Palestinians were “extrajudicial”. Benjamin Netanyahu said Margot Wallstrom’s remarks were “outrageous… immoral and… stupid”.
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The US is a failed state thanks to its system of gov…
In the wake of last year’s San Bernardino massacre, President Barack Obama begged the states to do something about gun control. The federal government, he conceded, could do nothing.
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Hyatt names hotels hit by payment information malware – BBC News
The Hyatt hotel chain has posted a global list of hotels hit by malware that was found on its customer payments system last year. The list includes Hyatt premises in Canada, the US, the UK, Jordan, Chile and Indonesia and involves almost half of its…
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It’s time to claim your piece of the final frontier …
This is my lunar acre. There are many like it, billions, but this one is mine. At least, it could be for a modest fee: a steal at $19.95 through Cosmic Registry, $19.99 through Lunar Embassy, or ‘prices to fit any budget’ through Lunar Registry, dep…
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Hong Kong boar sparks three-hour police chase – BBC News
Police in Hong Kong have caught a wild boar after a three-hour chase in a city park. The boar sparked the hunt when it was spotted in Hong Kong Park in Central district, where it was shot with a tranquiliser gun.
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‘Call of Duty’ Publisher Is Being Sued For Depicting a Historical Figure—Again | Motherboard
The family of Jonas Savimbi, an Angolan rebel fighter, says Call of Duty: Black Ops II portrays him negatively—specifically, as a “barbarian” and “a big halfwit who wants to kill everybody,” according to the family’s lawyer Carole Enfert.
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Female World War II Pilots Fight for Spot in Arlington Cemetery – The Atlantic
Seventy years ago, Women Airforce Service Pilots flew 77 types of airplanes 60 million miles during World War II. Forty years ago, they won formal recognition for their service and were finally granted their honorable discharges. Five years ago, the…
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Hundreds of migrants asked to leave Calais ‘Jungle’ – BBC News
Hundreds of migrants living in the Calais camp known as the “Jungle” are being asked to leave before bulldozers move in to clear tents away. French police have given the people who live there days to vacate a third of the makeshift camp.
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Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Try to Keep the Peace in Congress – The Atlantic
There are a great number of things that separate the two most powerful Republicans in Congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan is 45, earnest and energetic, a fitness buff and self-described policy wonk.
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Scooter owners in Genoa, birthplace of the Vespa, are celebrating a partial victory after the Italian city’s mayor postponed a ban on models produced before 1999 intended to tackle pollution.
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Brutal Blood Sports Are on the Rise in the UK | VICE News
Regional police forces in the UK are reporting a surge in brutal illegal blood sports such as hare coursing and badger baiting which see wild animals hunted or ripped apart by dogs — at the same time a dedicated national agency tasked with confronti…
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Refugees look to the sea as Sweden tightens land border – Al Jazeera English
Of all the European countries affected by the refugee crisis, perhaps Sweden is the most conflicted. This country after all refused anything to do with the 2003 Iraq war but then took in thousands of refugees it caused.
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Before Taylor Swift and Shania Twain, There Were Sara and Maybelle Carter | Mother Jones
How big a deal was the Carter Family? Well, even if you’re just a casual music fan, you’ve heard (and sung) some of their staples, songs such as “Can the Circle be Unbroken,” “Keep on the Sunny Side,” and “Wabash Cannonball.
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It’s about time: how sci-fi has described Einstein’s universe | Books | The Guardian
A century after Albert Einstein formulated general relativity, the theory holds a profoundly strange place in modern life. On one hand, it underwrites all the marvels of technology today, from smartphones to space probes.
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Drone pilots beware: You may have to get insurance, leave info after accident | Ars Technica
Two California lawmakers have introduced two separate bills this week that would further regulate drones in America’s most populous state. If passed, one of the new state laws would require “tiny physical or electronic license plates” and inexpensiv…
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These Men’s Rights Activists Are Suing Women for Meeting Without Men | Mother Jones
In April 2014, Stephanie Burns’ company, Chic CEO, was gearing up for a networking event at an Italian restaurant in San Diego.
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3 Ways White Kids Benefit Most From Racially Diverse Schools | Mother Jones
Last week, education officials in New York City approved a controversial school rezoning plan that will reassign some affluent, white children to a high-poverty Brooklyn school that is 90 percent black and Latino.
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What the Hell Happened to the Chicago Police’s “Crisis Invervention” Training? | Mother Jones
The fatal police shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones on December 26, 2015, has spurred calls to reassess how Chicago cops are trained to approach people who may be having a mental health crisis.
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Resilient Seahawks stay alive – but are they lucky rather than good? | Sport | The Guardian
A day after the Seattle Seahawks escaped the frozen tundra of Minnesota with a 10-9 playoff victory, their affable but weary coach, Pete Carroll, with spectacles on his nose and his gray hair tousled, stepped in front of microphones at the team’s pr…
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What the US could learn from Singapore about making teachers better – Vox
For teachers in Singapore to advance in their career, they must make sure their students learn. And they also have to help their fellow teachers get better, too.
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Academy president ‘disappointed’ with all-white Oscar nominees | Film | The Guardian
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has responded to the controversy surrounding this year’s all-white Oscar nominations and confessed to being disappointed about the lack of diversity.
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Egypt arrests activists ahead of revolution anniversary – Al Jazeera English
Egyptian authorities have arrested activists two weeks before the fifth anniversary of the January 25 uprising, which led to the deposing of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Alexey Navalny’s Very Strange Form of Freedom – The New Yorker
The strangest thing about Alexey Navalny is that he is walking around Moscow, still.
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Mohammad Amir was booed on his return to international cricket after a five-year ban, but took a wicket as Pakistan beat New Zealand in a Twenty20 match. Amir, 23, was playing for Pakistan for the first time since his suspension for spot-fixing ende…
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Turkey academics held for criticism of army offensive – BBC News
Twelve academics in Turkey have been arrested for denouncing military operations against Kurdish rebels in the south-east, reports say. Those detained are lecturers at Kocaeli University in north-western Turkey, the state-run Anadolu news agency sai…
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Anglican Church leaders suspend US Church over gay marriage – BBC News
Anglican Church leaders have effectively re-affirmed their opposition to same-sex marriage – by punishing the liberal US Episcopal Church over the issue.
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Alan Rickman: More tributes paid to actor – BBC News
Tributes have continued to be paid to actor Alan Rickman following his death from cancer at the age of 69. Juliet Stevenson, Rickman’s co-star in Truly Madly Deeply, told the BBC he was “blissfully funny” and could make “a whole room collapse with l…
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George Osborne: EU referendum a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decision – BBC News
The UK’s EU referendum represents a “once in a lifetime decision”, Chancellor George Osborne has said. He told the BBC’s Newsnight it was “unrealistic” to assume the in/out poll – which is expected to be held later this year – would be repeated.
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Trump: Canada-born Cruz’s eligibility for president in doubt – video | US news | The Guardian
Speaking to the media after Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, South Carolina, frontrunner Donald Trump questions Ted Cruz’s eligibility to be president. Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to an American…
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India Muslim couple attacked over rumours of carrying beef – BBC News
Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have arrested some members of a Hindu group for attacking a Muslim couple on suspicion that they were carrying beef. The police said the couple was in a train when members of the Gauraksha Samiti seized a bag f…
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David Bowie Under Pressure HD LIVE – YouTube
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Taiwan’s giant glass slipper church – BBC News
A 16m-high (55ft) glass church in the shape of a high-heeled shoe has been built in Taiwan, apparently in a bid to attract more women. A huge glass…
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Casualties as French drugs trial fails – BBC News
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NBA Global Games: Orlando Magic v Toronto Raptors – in pictures | Sport | The Guardian
You can always spot the footballers at this event by the fact that they’re wearing a cap or a hat, as Arsenal’s Calum Chambers, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carl Jenkinson and Olivier Giroud prove. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebo…
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The Boozy, Bloody Downfall of Nick Carter, America’s Sexiest Backstreet Boy – The Daily Beast
The hottest of the Backstreet Boys is now also the one most likely to try to choke a bouncer during a night of drunken bar-hopping.
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Space in Videos – 2016 – 01 – DG’s media brief replay
On Friday, 15 January, ESA Director General Jan Woerner met the media at ESA headquarters in Paris, to provide an overview of ESA’s achievements in 2015 and the opportunities ahead in 2016. This was followed by a Q&A session. High resolution video a…
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Writers call on David Cameron to stop Turkey’s crackdown on freedom of speech | Books | The Guardian
More than two dozen prominent writers, including David Hare, Tom Stoppard, Hari Kunzru, William Boyd, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters and Monica Ali, have called on David Cameron to urge the Turkish government to halt its crackdown on freedom of speech.
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Remembering Hillary’s Entry into Politics—For Junior High President – In These Times
This essay originally appeared in the May 2008 issue of In These Times. When ITT told me that they’d like to re-run the piece on-line (Hillary stories never get old), they gave me the option of “readjusting” it for today’s news cycle.
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Mobile Payment Platform Minkasu Raises $1M Seed Round | TechCrunch
It faces several formidable rivals, but Minkasu believes it has developed the easiest way to make mobile payments. The startup’s iOS and Android app stores encrypted credit card information, does not need passwords, and lets shoppers complete transa…
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Christopher Hitchens was the ultimate champagne socialist, though as his career progressed the champagne gradually took over from the socialism.
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How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground | The Nation
After the Civil War, when the peace had been won and Reconstruction had begun, The Nation sent a writer through the South to report on the fledgling democracy. Both the heirs of William Lloyd Garrison and the new black citizens of Dixie understood t…
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Watch How Bubbles in Water Can Be a Powerful Cleaner | Motherboard
Cavitation, or the introduction of bubbles into a liquid, is a phenomenon used throughout the industrial and natural world. Shrimp use it to kill prey, doctors use it to break up kidney stones, and water treatment facilities can use it to purify wat…
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Some Republican presidential candidates are clamoring for increased U.S. military aid to “moderate” rebels battling Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria. Fortunately, President Obama is taking a far wiser course with a renewed diplomatic effort t…
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Mammoth kill linked to earliest Arctic settlers – BBC News
A well preserved mammoth carcass pulled from frozen sediments in the far north of Russia proves humans were present in the Arctic some 45,000 years ago.This is 10,000 years earlier than previous evidence had indicated.
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New Ebola case confirmed in Sierra Leone – Al Jazeera English
A body has been tested positive for Ebola in northern Sierra Leone, just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared West Africa Ebola-free, a Health Ministry official told Al Jazeera.
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Police claim victory as Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight struggles | Film | The Guardian
Patrick J Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, was one of the first officials to call for a boycott of the Pulp Fiction director following his appearance at a rally in support of campaigners against pol…
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BT Buys Its Way Back To Being A Major UK Carrier As $19BN EE Merger Gets Cleared | TechCrunch
BT and EE confirmed they had reached an agreement on an acquisition last February. For BT, best known for its fixed line telephony, fixed line broadband and pay TV businesses, the merger marks a major return to a prior cellular playbook.
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The midwife who fled Boko Haram – Al Jazeera English
Outside a zinc-roofed shack on the fringes of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Dada Nguru, a self-taught midwife, hangs a large sugar sack that has been ripped open out to dry. Earlier that day, she had laid a woman on it as she delivered her baby boy.
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Mimicking the mysterious, Statue of Liberty decapitating, first-Transformers-movie-prefacing deployment of the initial trailer for Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams has once again slipped a teaser for one of his movies in front of a big-budget Michael Bay hi…
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Police hunt for terror cells after Jakarta bomb attacks – BBC News
The police chief in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has said security forces are looking for terror cells believed to have been involved in Thursday’s bomb and gun attack in the city centre.
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El Chapo: Seven things we did not know last week – BBC News
In the seven days since Mexican security forces recaptured Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a wealth of new information has surfaced about the country’s most wanted drugs lord. Here is the most eye-catching.
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It won’t stop raining – so I am weatherproofing my garden | Life and style | The Guardian
The other day when I meant to do some gardening but it was raining so hard (again) that I didn’t, Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are a-Changin’ popped into my head. It’s been my earworm ever since.
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The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Imagine if we hadn’t won the second world war, and the Nazis were in power instead. Imagine if in 2014 we were living in Nazi England, speaking German and part of the HJ or BDM practising the Nazi salute. This is the situation we find Jessika Keller…
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Donald Trump clashes with Ted Cruz at Republican debate – BBC News
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has attacked Ted Cruz over his birth in Canada, saying it raised questions about his presidential eligibility. Kim Ghattas reports from what was being called the sharpest and most personal debate yet.
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We all have dreams. For some people, that dream might entail winning the lottery. For Rams defensive end Chris Long, the dream was simply to make it on to a local news broadcast as a person buying lottery tickets. Happily for him, but even more so f…
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Following is immediate analysis of the sixth Republican debate. Read additional fact checks here. The Fox Business Network debate in South Carolina featured Donald J. Trump, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Gov. Chris Christie, Senator Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasi…
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Former comedian Morales sworn in as Guatemala president – Al Jazeera English
A former TV comedian has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president on the back of widespread public anger at government corruption.
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Learn to specialize in methodologies that will protect your organization from security threats, and become an indispensable member of your team.
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Artist Julie Green Paints the Last Suppers of 540 Death Row Inmates on Ceramic Plates | Open Culture
What would you choose for your last meal? The comfort food of your childhood?
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Restaurant in Leamington Spa bans mobile phones at dinner table – BBC News
The lack of table manners displayed by some diners, has prompted a chef in Leamington Spa to ban people from using mobile phones in his restaurant. Is there etiquette when you go out for dinner at a restaurant?
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Free read! Changers by T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper | Children’s books | The Guardian
Changers opens on the eve of Ethan Miller’s freshman year of high school in a brand-new town. He’s finally sporting a haircut he doesn’t hate, has grown two inches since middle school, and can’t wait to try out for the soccer team. At last, everythi…
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When I was growing up, my mother often fretted that I wasn’t “more ladylike”.
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Auld lang tracking syne / Estrack / Operations / Our Activities / ESA
After 30 years of working on dozens of missions, an ESA antenna in Australia has been retired because of urban expansion and the increased risk of radio interference.
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Al Jazeera journalist takes tumble in Taiwan – Al Jazeera English
Tsai Ing-wen had just addressed a small gathering of her supporters in Nantou, a pleasant town in the centre of the island republic. Although she was surrounded by body guards and a posse of local camera crews, I somehow managed to squeeze or push m…
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Obama to revamp program that sells off public coal for dirt cheap | Grist
When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing.
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Al-Shabab attacks African Union base in Somalia – Al Jazeera English
Fighters from the al-Shabab group have attacked a base for African Union peacekeepers in southwestern Somalia, blasting their way into the compound and exchanging fire with peacekeepers, a Somali military official said.
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AU base in Somalia attacked – BBC News
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Former world number one and 2005 champion Vijay Singh made a strong start for a share of the lead after the opening round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 52-year-old Fijian, who is aiming to become the oldest winner in PGA Tour history, sh…
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Amazon China Can Now Manage Ocean Shipments For Other Companies | TechCrunch
Cargo ships might not be as intriguing as drones, but they represent a potentially lucrative new business opportunity for Amazon. The e-commerce behemoth’s China subsidiary can now provide ocean freight services to other companies.
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BHP Billiton writes down $7.2bn of shale assets – BBC News
BHP Billiton has written down the value its US shale assets by $7.2bn (£5bn) as a result of the collapse in oil prices. The impairment charge adds to BHP’s recent woes following a fatal dam collapse in Brazil and tumbling commodity prices.
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Possibly realizing that “public tolerance for the inescapable cuteness of Weezer” ran out some time around 2008’s The Red Album, the influential alt rock band has stopped Instagramming blank canvases and gone ahead and announced its new self-titled …
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Enough’s enough – authors can’t work for free | Books | The Guardian
The OLF has never paid me for any of the events I’ve done during the 20 years of its existence.
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In the summer of 1952, sixty-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) encountered a tape recorder for the first time, which resulted in some wonderful archival audio of the beloved author reading from .
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John le Carré by Adam Sisman review – what makes someone a spy? | Books | The Guardian
It is hardly original to suggest that John le Carré, real name David Cornwell, could be a character from one of his own novels, but few can have realised just how much of his life and his self is directly present in the work.
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Will 2016 Be the Year Iraq’s Kurds Break Free? | Al Jazeera America
For Iraq’s Kurds, June 2014 changed everything — or so they hope.
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The Surreal Republican Debate Scorecard – The Daily Beast
The human bobble head made me wonder just how bumpy the road to Iowa will be, especially figuring her subtle but complete burn of the primary process—all she had to do was point out that the last two winners of the Iowa caucuses weren’t on the main …
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Maya Angelou wrote in her beautiful meditation on home and belonging. “Our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias.
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BT-EE deal gets final Competition and Markets Authority clearance – BBC News
BT Group’s takeover of mobile phone network EE has been given final clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA said the £12.5bn deal was unlikely to cause significant harm to competition.
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Guatemala’s New Leader Promises Anti-graft Action | Al Jazeera America
Onetime TV comic and political neophyte Jimmy Morales was sworn in as Guatemala’s president on Thursday and pledged “drastic” measures against corrupt officials.
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World should be ‘worried about Iran-Saudi conflict’ – Al Jazeera English
The world should be worried about an open conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, a former advisor to the Saudi Arabian royal family has told Al Jazeera.
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Anyone who steps unwanted over the threshold of a property with a Peperosso atomiser installed can expect an immediate burning sensation as chilli paprika is sprayed in their face. The instruction booklet promises “tears and coughing” and “a lot of …
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Weezer Announce Self-Titled New Album and Tour | Rolling Stone
Weezer have announced their 10th studio album. The eponymous LP, which is also being referred to as “The White Album,” will be self-released this spring. The album, which is available for pre-order now, will be released on April 1st. In addition to …
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Netflix cracks down on proxy streaming – BBC News
Video-streaming giant Netflix has said it is going to stop subscribers from using internet proxies to view content not available in their home countries.
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The GOP Primary, In One Debate | FiveThirtyEight
If you’d spent the past eight months hiking the Appalachian Trail, and Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate was the first whiff you’d gotten of the candidates in action, you’d be more than a little surprised to see Donald Trump
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Detained refugee: ‘I’d rather die than go back to Syria’ – BBC News
This goes against international humanitarian law which bans governments from sending people back to war zones. Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen has this exclusive report.
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Welcome to our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans, nagging questions, and whatever else we feel like talking about. No matter what the topic, we invite everyone in the comments to tell us: What Are You Playing This Weekend?
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Early in its career, the London-based trio Daughter was labeled as everything from nü-folk to “Enya meets Eno.
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Stephen Colbert: Trump’s Ted Cruz Birtherism Is ‘Horsesh*t’ – The Daily Beast
Stephen Colbert may have taped his Late Show before tonight’s Republican debate, but that didn’t stop him from weighing in on the escalating battle between Iowa frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
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Now That’s What I Call Music! feels like a distant memory, a present you got for Christmas when Juicy sweatsuits were a thing. Yet, the series continues to be successfully sold in CD form.
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SNL courts the dark side, inviting Adam Driver into its heart · What’s On Tonight · The A.V. Club
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Friday, January 15, and Saturday, January 16. All times are Eastern. Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.
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Over a decade since Panic! At The Disco’s emergence, central figure Brendon Urie stands alone as the sole remaining founding member of the group. Now Panic! officially functions as Urie’s nom de plume—which unofficially, it always was.
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What piece of media inspired you to actually do something? · AVQ&A · The A.V. Club
Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our di…
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It goes there: 10 very special episodes of Degrassi · TV Club 10 · The A.V. Club
With so many new series popping up on streaming services and DVD, it gets harder and harder to keep up with new shows, much less the all-time classics. With TV Club 10, we point you toward the 10 episodes that best represent a TV series, classic or …
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The new cop comedy Angie Tribeca faces an onerous task as it heads to air this Sunday, and it has nothing to do with the 25-hour premiere party TBS is throwing for the show. That sort of thing is old-hat for the home of an annual, all-day marathon o…
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3 winners and 3 losers from Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate – Vox
The Fox Business debate on January 14 was the liveliest of the Republican presidential contest since the first Fox News event last August, when America first experienced the spectacle of Donald Trump on a debate stage.
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‘White and Western’ Wikipedia marks 15th birthday – Al Jazeera English
Fifteen years after it was launched, free online encyclopedia Wikipedia is the world’s seventh most popular website and now includes more than 38 million articles in 289 languages.
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APOD: 2016 January 14 – Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Explanation: Cosmic dust clouds ripple across this infrared portrait of our Milky Way’s satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Netflix Says It Will Crack Down On Customers Using VPNs To Access Its Global Catalog | TechCrunch
Netflix went global earlier this month, and now the U.S. company has said it will crack down on customers who use VPN software to access content that is not available or licensed in their country.
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Republican debate in South Carolina: 11 moments you might have missed | US news | The Guardian
The sixth Republican presidential debate is history. Here’s a summary ICYMI, as the kidz say: Cruz: “I appreciate you dumping your oppo research file on the debate stage.” Rubio: “It’s your record.” Searing.
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Delhi ‘odd-even’ anti-pollution car rationing trial ends – BBC News
India’s capital Delhi is ending a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution. Private cars with even and odd number plates were only allowed on alternate days during the experiment, which bega…
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Episode titles in television are rarely significant, touching on a theme of the installment but often offering little more than a creative replacement for the numerical code given an entry while in production.
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Here’s everything said about climate change at the GOP debate | Grist
Watch a fresh country performance from our Pickathon On the Farm series. When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing.
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The race for the Republican presidential nomination erupted into open conflict between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Thursday night, with the party’s two frontrunners launching blistering attacks over their values and eligibility for the nation’s hig…
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Birds of a feather | Environment | The Guardian
Whatever the season, the machair is alive with birds. In spring and summer it is the story of singles and then pairs, as individuals sing and perform their aerial displays to advertise their worth as breeding partners.
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The 9 Best Moments From Thurday’s GOP Debate | Mother Jones
The first Republican presidential debate of 2016 was one of realignment. The candidates themselves had a bit more space on stage, after Carly Fiorina and Sen. Rand Paul were kicked out of the prime-time debate thanks to their dwindling poll numbers.
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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump: Now It’s War – The Daily Beast
On Thursday, America’s Sweethearts broke up. And like most celebrity splits, it was messy. Before things fell apart for the star-crossed candidates, Ted Cruz and Trump long had a non-aggression pact.
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Ted Cruz dominated the Fox Business News Republican primary debate in South Carolina. He went toe-to-toe with Donald Trump and with Marco Rubio. He didn’t slay either of them, but they didn’t slay him.
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Republican frontrunners clash in tense US debate – Al Jazeera English
US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and his top challenger Ted Cruz have clashed over Cruz’s Canadian birth and the business tycoon’s “New York values” during a tense debate.
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One tweet that explains why Donald Trump is winning – Vox
Ball is referring to the moment in the debate when Trump, asked about South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s statement that Republicans shouldn’t “follow the siren call of the angriest voices,” responded that he would “gladly accept the mantle of anger.”…
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This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long | The Nation
Rand Paul was excluded from Thursday night’s Republican debate. But the senator from Kentucky still delivered the most cogent analysis of the forum, when he flipped off everyone involved. Literally and figuratively.
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The Republican Candidates Can’t Say How Obama Failed Us on the Economy | New Republic
One of the most striking and mystifying aspects of the Republican presidential primary has been the candidates’ inability—or unwillingness—to offer up any kind of coherent economic prescription for the country. That didn’t change on Thursday night.
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Jack Cole’s Iconic Choreography – The New Yorker
When Rita Hayworth put the blame on Mame, in the 1946 film noir “Gilda,” it was Jack Cole who lent her the moves. Cole’s choreography for movies—the subject of a retrospective at MOMA (Jan. 20-Feb. 4)—was a crucial part of Hollywood’s postwar rejuve…
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Mother’s Ruin: Bar Tab – The New Yorker
“Remember the eighteenth-century gin epidemic, in London, where mothers were selling their children for gallons of the stuff?” Richard Knapp, the proprietor of this cozy Nolita bar, pleasantly explained when asked about the place’s rather cheerless …
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Reviving the New York City Opera – The New Yorker
New York City Opera was once a radiant and seemingly indispensable part of New York’s cultural life. But ever since its closure, two and a half years ago, the prospect of reviving the company has somehow seemed more questionable with each passing mo…
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Houseman: Tables for Two – The New Yorker
Hudson Square, the tetragon between Canal and West Houston Streets, from West Street to Sixth Avenue, was known in the early twentieth century as New York’s printing and engraving district.
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Pamela Des Barres, The Ultimate Rock Groupie, Tells All – The Daily Beast
Having ruled Los Angeles’s groupie scene in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Pamela Des Barres scoffed at the feminist outrage over David Bowie’s tryst with another famous groupie, Lori Mattix, who was only 15 when Bowie allegedly deflowered her.
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9/11 Widower Invites Ted Cruz to Ground Zero to See ‘New York Values’ – The Daily Beast
From the husband of an NYPD police officer who died on 9/11 comes an invitation to Sen. Ted Cruz.
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‘Sesame Street’ Gets Gentrified, but Keeps Its Charm – The Daily Beast
The days are sunnier. The air is sweeter. There’s free WiFi in the community garden. Inside the controversial move from PBS to HBO and the shinier, spiffier new Sesame Street. You used to be able to ask anyone.
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Obama Turns to Special Ops to Salvage His Legacy – The Daily Beast
Elite U.S. commandos are now in position in Iraq, northern Syria and beyond, ready to raid against the so-called Islamic State just as the White House has nominated a top special operations general to take charge of the ISIS fight. Gen.
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‘Her Story’ Is an Authentic Look at Trans Life – The Daily Beast
Midway through the new web series Her Story, premiering January 19th, an earnest young reporter named Allie writes, “It’s less that the world has changed for trans people and simply that we are seeing them as people.”Among the many quiet revolutions…
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The First January Hurricane Since 1938 – The Daily Beast
The Azores, a cluster of islands nearly 1,000 miles west of Portugal, are bracing for Hurricane Alex. According to an update from the U.S. National Hurricane Center early Thursday afternoon, Alex has sustained winds of 85 mph, making it the stronges…
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How the State Department Caved to Hillary Clinton’s Lawyer on Classified Emails – The Daily Beast
The State Department put up virtually no resistance when Hillary Clinton’s private lawyer requested to keep copies of her emails—even though those emails contained classified information, and even though it was unclear whether the attorney was clear…
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Did This Pastor Drive Her Flock to Beat Two Teens to Death? – The Daily Beast
The pastor of a reclusive upstate New York church incited her flock to brutally beat two teenage brothers—one to death—by claiming they practiced witchcraft, new court filings allege.
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Evaporation Pond Image, Utah – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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Witnesses Expose Ronald Reagan’s Dirty Secret in Guatemala – The Daily Beast
RABINAL, Guatemala — On March 13, 1982, Carlos Chen Osorio watched from the mountains in hiding above his hometown in Rio Negro while the military massacred 177 women and children, including Osorio’s pregnant wife and their children.
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Open thread for night owls: A new climate change disaster looms in northern Canada
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, accepts an American flag during a full military honors memorial service for her brother Tuskegee airman, Second Lt. Samuel Leftenant, at Arlington National Cemetery on January 14, 2016. Leftenant went missing in action in 1945…
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Corporate leaders still in denial on climate change | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
Too many people in the corporate sector are still in denial about climate change, according to Katherine Garrett-Cox, the CEO of investment firm Alliance Trust. Related: Is business action on climate change believable? – Guardian Live event
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Face It—It’s a Two-Man Race for the GOP Nomination Now – The Daily Beast
You know the story about Richard Nixon and Pauline Kael? Here’s the gist: Kael, The New Yorker’s film critic, is said to have expressed disbelief that Nixon had won the presidency because she didn’t know anyone who’d voted for him.
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3 Debate Exchanges Where Christie Made Rubio Look Look Like Jeb | Vanity Fair
Jeb Bush, the one presidential candidate who, until Thursday night’s G.O.P. debate, was picked on and put down like a loner in the lunchroom walking by the mean kids’ table, finally has some company.
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Academy President Addresses Lack of Oscar Diversity | Rolling Stone
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs has addressed the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations. Last year, a Twitter hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite, made its rounds.
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China Sichuan governor suspected of corruption – BBC News
The governor of China’s Sichuan province, Wei Hong, is suspected of “severe disciplinary violations”, according to a senior official. Beijing’s corruption crackdown has seen dozens of officials jailed in recent years, a drive criticised by some who …
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Jeb Bush supports putting NSA in charge of civilian data and cybersecurity | US news | The Guardian
Jeb Bush has openly declared his support for putting the National Security Agency (NSA) in charge of civilian data, corporate cybersecurity and the internet, in what would amount to a major expansion of the national intelligence apparatus.
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Some episodes of Elementary are quietly devastating character studies that bring years of history to bear. Some episodes of Elementary will let you know whodunit in the title. And honestly, that’s fine.
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So, when are we going to get series four of The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret? Because if people could really keep asking for a series three after the literal world-ending finale of series two, then there’s no way they can’t ask the s…
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The sixth Republican debate of the 2016 cycle is in the books. Did anyone win?
Final thoughts: There was a whole lot more direct attacking this time around. In some cases, it was clear when a hit landed, but how does it shake out when two people got in hits on each other? Ted Cruz owned Donald Trump on birtherism, then Trump o…
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Ted Cruz Accidentally Proves Donald Trump Is Human – The Daily Beast
It took seven months of campaigning to prove it, but Donald Trump is a human being. The Republican debate-viewing public learned this Thursday night, when Ted Cruz was asked to explain what he meant when he said, on Tuesday, that Trump embodied “New…
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First Look at Titan | Space Wallpaper
About this Image This fish-eye view of Saturn’s moon Titan, captured by ESA’s Huygens probe as it descended onto the rock a decade ago, represents the first landing performed in the outer Solar System. The probe landed in Titan’s mud letting scienti…
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Jeb Bush Slams Trump’s Proposal to Ban Muslims | Mother Jones
Of all of Jeb Bush’s frustrations in his disappointing presidential run, his inability to get a line over on Donald Trump has to rank near the top. In debate after debate, the real estate mogul has shut down the former Florida governor and derided h…
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A Pakistani-born member of the New South Wales parliament has been detained at a US airport after immigration officials questioned how she was granted an Australian passport and where she was “originally from”.
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A Mysterious New Trailer Makes You Think It’s Cloverfield 2
These days, you hear about movies years before they’re made, and we see trailers weeks before they hit theaters. So back in 2007, when Bad Robot released a trailer for a monster movie called Cloverfield without any fanfare, it was a happening. And t…
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The most heartless line in the GOP debate: “The Syrians should stay in Syria” – Vox
At the Republican debate Thursday night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie explained he wants to solve the refugee crisis by ending the civil war in Syria. The Syrians should stay in Syria.
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Apocalypse Now and Then | New Republic
The Republican Party is often portrayed as deeply divided against itself, entangled by a factional battle between the establishment and insurgents, but the debate in South Carolina on Thursday night made clear there is one idea that unifies the part…
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Iraqi Kurds ‘should not take sides’ in Iran-Saudi row – Al Jazeera English
Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan – As rivalries between Saudi Arabia and Iran reach new heights following the execution of Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr on January 2, Iraqi Kurds see opportunities and threats arising from the sectarian turmoil and the te…
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Thursday’s Debate was a Nightmare for the GOP Establishment | New Republic
The defining development of the sixth Republican presidential primary debate was this: For the first time since the campaign entered its late stage, Ted Cruz was willing to skirmish with Donald Trump, and he did it more effectively than any of the d…
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With its webseries-to-Comedy Central origin story and two-women buddy comedy setup, Idiotsitter can’t really avoid comparisons to Broad City.
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Coal Leases on Federal Lands Facing Review | Al Jazeera America
The Obama administration will announce a moratorium Friday on any major new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review of whether the fees charged to mining companies provide a fair return to American taxpayers and reflec…
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Ted Cruz doesn’t want to admit it, but he’s definitely proposing a VAT – Vox
Marco Rubio accused Ted Cruz of creating a new Value Added Tax (or “VAT tax” as Rubio called it) in his tax plan in a robust exchange at Thursday night’s debate. Cruz insisted that on the contrary his business flat tax is something very different.
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Indonesia arrests ISIL suspects after Jakarta attacks – Al Jazeera English
Indonesian police have arrested three men over links to attacks in Jakarta that left seven people dead including five attackers, local TV reported. The arrests on Friday came less than 24 hours after the shooting and bombing rampage, the first such…
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Thousands of squid washed ashore in Chile raise health concerns – video | Environment | The Guardian
In a vision of the Biblical plagues and with an almighty stench, thousands of squid have washed up on Chilean shores. Residents of the Island of Santa Maria in the country’s south first noticed the molluscs on Sunday night, lying as a fleshy film ov…
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Rare footage of an elephant herd roaming through Cambodia’s biggest forest sanctuary has signalled the success of a 14-year conservation programme and raised hopes for the endangered species’ survival.
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Xiaomi Confirms It Sold “Over 70M” Phones In 2015, Falling Short Of 80M Target | TechCrunch
China’s Xiaomi has finally revealed how many smartphones in sold last year. Kinda. The company said in a statement today that it sold “over 70 million” devices in 2015.
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number six
No, really, is it over yet? How many more times can these people show how awful they are in one night? The debate is scheduled to begin at 9 PM ET on the Fox Business Network and should be streaming for free at FoxBusiness.com. This is your open thr…
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Trump invokes 9/11 response to refute Cruz’s ‘New York values’ charge | US news | The Guardian
Donald Trump scored a powerful rhetorical point against Ted Cruz when asked to respond on the Texas senator’s attack against so-called “New York values”.
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The secret to Workaholics’ appeal is its ability to make the guys’ arrested adolescence palatable.
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Adventure Time has spent a significant amount of time exploring the artist lifestyle in its 2016 episodes, beginning with Viola and LSP’s foray into the theater in “Summer Showers” and continuing with the production of BMO’s western in “Angel Face” …
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John Kasich’s surprisingly fierce attack on Saudi Arabia – Vox
In Thursday night’s Republican president debate, Fox Business moderator Neil Cavuto asked a question that doesn’t get asked a lot in US presidential debates: is Saudi Arabia a liability to American interests? Governor John Kasich, in responding, did…
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Marco Rubio Pushes Conspiracy Theory On Obama And Guns | ThinkProgress
In a debate held in Charleston, South Carolina, a city that has witnessed a recent mass shooting, the GOP candidates were asked about how reduce gun violence if elected to the White House.
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Have we fallen out of love with the car permanently? – BBC News
Ten years ago, a woman called Barbara Noble asked an important question. Barbara was a statistician at the Department for Transport and her report was trying to untangle a mystery.
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Rubio: Obama would take your guns if he could
Marco Rubio is really going for broke this debate. He’s spitting words out about 50 percent faster than in any previous debate and going for the far-right audience with gems like this: Suuure.
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number five
We’re reaching the “is it over yet?” stage of the first-of-2016, sixth-of-the-campaign Republican presidential debate. The debate is scheduled to begin at 9 PM ET on the Fox Business Network and should be streaming for free at FoxBusiness.com. This …
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Republicans heap criticism on Obama’s gun control reforms during debate | US news | The Guardian
Endorsements from gun-rights advocacy organizations were brandished with gusto on the debate stage on Thursday, with Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump dueling over who would do more to protect the second amendment righ…
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Kendrick Lamar to Receive Key to Compton | Rolling Stone
Compton native Kendrick Lamar will be receiving the Key to the City. As Rap-Up reported, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced the news via Twitter on Thursday. Lamar responded to the mayor, tweeting, “I appreciate that. HUBLUV.”
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Donald Trump: “I will gladly accept the mantle of anger” – Vox
In Thursday night’s debate, Donald Trump appeared to bear-hug Nikki Haley, the South Carolina governor who criticized him in her State of the Union response. After pointing out Haley called her a “friend” earlier in the day, he went on to say Haley …
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Jeb Bush Makes The Perfect Case For Obama’s Executive Action On Guns | ThinkProgress
In Thursday night’s GOP debate, Jeb Bush attacked Obama’s executive action on guns, saying the Charleston shooter was able to obtain a gun last year despite the current background check process.
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Ben Carson and Rick Santorum Are Terrified of E.M.P.s | Vanity Fair
In a Republican presidential race that has thrived on fear, two candidates went further than the rest during the G.O.P. debate Thursday night, warning that the real threat America faces is far more sinister than typical terrorist attacks. “An E.M.P.
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Japan mountain bus crash kills 14 and injures 27 – BBC News
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens injured in Japan when an overnight bus taking them to a ski resort slid down a mountainside, officials said. The bus, with 41 people on board, was going from Tokyo to a resort in Nagano prefecture in ce…
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Trump said more people with guns would stop gun violence. Here’s how we know he’s wrong. – Vox
During Thursday’s debate, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said that the answer to America’s gun problem is, well, more guns: “I am a Second Amendment person.
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Chris Christie said New Jersey has “eliminated” Common Core. It hasn’t. – Vox
Common Core finally got its moment in the spotlight Thursday night. Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie briefly fought over the standards, which set common expectations for what students know and can do in reading and math in 43 stat…
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Ben Carson warned debate viewers about EMPs — a threat that only exists in action movies – Vox
During Thursday evening’s Republican debate, Ben Carson referenced a particularly strange threat to the United States — an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) deployed by an enemy to wipe out America’s electrical grid: Now we have dirty bombs and we have cy…
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Ted Cruz: Donald Trump is going birther on me because I’m up in the polls. Trump: Yup. – Vox
Ted Cruz just pulled off what has seemed impossible: He made Donald Trump concede a point. At Thursday night’s Republican debate, Cruz took on Trump’s charge that he’s not American enough for the presidency. Trump has recently started saying Cruz’s …
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The Republican presidential candidates will be in South Carolina on Thursday for the party’s sixth nationally televised debate, hosted by the Fox Business Network.
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number four
The varsity Republican debate is now underway, and the excitement is palpable.
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Trump on gun violence: ‘The guns don’t pull the trigger’
Donald Trump was asked whether there were any circumstances under which he’d limit gun sales. Nope, he says. While we have a “huge metal health problem in this country,” “the guns don’t pull the trigger, it’s the people who pull the trigger.” There …
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At G.O.P. Debate, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s Birther Tension Explodes | Vanity Fair
Bad blood between presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Donald Trump reached a boiling point in Thursday night’s G.O.P. debate, in a heated exchange that ended in both candidates offering each other their vice presidential slots if they come out on top.
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Throughout this season of The Big Bang Theory, there’s been one consistent story and character arc amongst the rest of the stagnant bunch.
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Chris Pine says Wonder Woman is set during the first World War · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Wonder Woman’s appearance in the latest Batman V. Superman trailer was pretty brief, but apparently it was so brief that nobody noticed she was actually an old lady the whole time.
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Trump Gets Boos Going Birther on Cruz – The Daily Beast
If Donald Trump still thought it was a good idea to go full birther in this presidential campaign, Thursday night’s GOP debate may have changed things. Moderator Neil Cavuto brought up the issue of Sen.
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Chris Christie just said he didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor. Here’s the proof he did. – Vox
In the first Republican debate of 2016, Chris Christie said, “I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor” for the US Supreme Court.
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Ted Cruz: ‘Trump would be disqualified’ for president under birther logic | US news | The Guardian
In the Republican debate in North Charleston on Thursday, Ted Cruz got the first question after the first break. It was about his Canadian birth to an American mother. Donald Trump has called you not “natural-born” as prescribed in the constitution,…
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The Jumanji remake has a director, finally · Newswire · The A.V. Club
After a career that’s more-or-less perfectly split itself between underrated gems and critically beloved projects like Freaks And Geeks, Walk Hard, or the fantastic Bill Pullman-as-Sherlock-Holmes vehicle Zero Effect, and awful Cameron Diaz vehicles…
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#OscarsSoWhite, that damning hashtag that made the rounds last year, can again, unhappily, be revived for this year’s Oscar nominations, which were announced Thursday morning.
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Organ donations vetoed by hundreds of bereaved families – BBC News
Bereaved families have blocked the organ donation of 547 UK registered donors since 2010 – about one in seven cases, figures show. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) says it will no longer seek the consent of families formally, to make such “overrides…
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Pattern of brain chatter ‘clue to anaesthesia response’ – BBC News
Taking readings of brain activity before patients go for surgery could help doctors give a more accurate dose of anaesthetic, researchers suggest. At present, a patient’s body weight is the main factor in deciding the dose.
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Highlights from the Sixth Republican Debate | New Republic
On Thursday, Republican presidential contenders met in Charleston, South Carolina, for their last debate before the Iowa caucuses on February 1. Below, read the top highlights from the debate and follow along live at our blog Minutes. On Tuesday, tw…
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Watch Alan Rickman Sing “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and Try Not to Cry
For my money, Truly, Madly, Deeply is Alan Rickman’s greatest work. The story of a man who dies, but returns to his beloved as a ghost, is a masterpiece that captures just how hard it is to let go of a loved one who’s gone.
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Ted Cruz has a debate strategy: Answer the question you wanted, not the question you were asked
In the first two questions he’s gotten in the sixth Republican presidential debate, Ted Cruz has shown off what could be called his technical debating skills or what could be called his ability to change the subject to something more favorable to hi…
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number three
The varsity Republican debate is now underway, and the excitement is palpable.
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number two
The varsity Republican debate is now underway, and the excitement is palpable.
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Jimmy Morales inaugurated as new Guatemala president – BBC News
Guatemalan former TV comedian Jimmy Morales has been inaugurated as the country’s new president. He was elected in October after huge anti-corruption demonstrations that led to the prosecution of a former president and vice-president.
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Iconic Yosemite hotels and landmarks forced to change names | Environment | The Guardian
The names of iconic hotels and other landmarks in the world-famous Yosemite national park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the intellectual property, park officials said Thursday.
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Amazon Is Expanding Its Shipping Infrastructure to Sea | Motherboard
After expanding its empire on land, and investing in planes and trucks, Amazon is now setting its sights on the sea.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—In an attempt to silence party members who have criticized his record on illegal immigration as too weak, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio reportedly responded to a question about border security during Thursday nig…
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Ebola virus: New case emerges in Sierra Leone – BBC News
Health officials in Sierra Leone have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the West Africa outbreak over. The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole cleared when Li…
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January hurricane forms in Atlantic for first time since 1938 | World news | The Guardian
A hurricane has formed far out in the Atlantic ocean, the first time this has happened in January since 1938, said US officials.
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How first coup still haunts Nigeria 50 years on – BBC News
Although most of Nigeria’s current population of about 170 million was not born when the country’s first coup was staged 50 years ago, its legacy lingers on, writes Nigerian historian and author Max Siollun.
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Turkey ‘acting illegally’ over Syria refugees deportations – BBC News
Stray dogs prowled around the entrance. The fence was topped with barbed wire. It was an icy cold morning. “We’re here to visit one of your inmates,” we said. The guards took our names – but not our professions. Journalists are not allowed inside de…
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Twitter campaign to get all France wearing Jewish skullcaps – BBC News
A call for French Jews to remove their skullcaps to make themselves less vulnerable to attack has provoked a social media campaign calling for more or less the opposite.
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‘Pretty in Pink’ to Return to Theaters for 30th Anniversary | Rolling Stone
‘Pretty in Pink’ to Return to Theaters for 30th Anniversary Re-release expected to contain alternate endings and behind-the-scenes footage
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Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter arrested after fighting outside a Florida bar | US news | The Guardian
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter was arrested in Florida after a fight outside a bar. Carter, 35, made his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon and was released from the Monroe County jail several hours later on $1,500 bail. He faces a misd…
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Mammoth Find Moves Humans in Arctic Back 10,000 Years – Scientific American
The word Siberia is almost a synonym for extreme cold. It’s hard enough to imagine living there today, but humans have been wandering the icy terrain for thousands of years.
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NASA signals commitment to private space with $14 billion investment | Ars Technica
Today, NASA awarded a new round of contracts to supply the International Space Station with food, water, and scientific research from late 2019 through 2024.
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Has Belgium created ‘a system of apartheid’? – BBC News
Two months after the Paris attacks, Belgium is in the midst of an anguished debate about Islamist radicalisation. There’s anger in Molenbeek – the Brussels district that was home to three of the attackers – at government plans for house-to-house sea…
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Meals on pram wheels deliver lunch to your door – BBC News
When Chloe Edwards moved with her family to Lewes in East Sussex she commuted daily to her teaching job in London. Then, she had to leave work when her young daughter became seriously ill with cancer.
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GOP Tension Expected in South Carolina Debate | Al Jazeera America
Flaring tempers and sharp elbows may turn a debate among seven Republican presidential candidates into a Thursday night pileup on Thursday.
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Authorities say a Canadian man was arrested while pulling a sled carrying more than 180 pounds of prescription pills across the border into the US.
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Wall Street’s Straight Man in Washington – Bloomberg Politics
On Oct. 15 the leading lights of the House Financial Services Committee, Republican and Democrat, arrived in Bern, Switzerland, for a gathering hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Suzi LeVine.
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PolicyGenius Raises $15 Million For Its Online Price Comparison Insurance Brokerage | TechCrunch
Brooklyn-based PolicyGenius has raised $15 million in a new round of funding to expand its price comparison insurance brokerage service. Increasingly, old line industries are coming online, and insurance, one of the last holdouts, is no different.
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I am outgoing ABC Technology Editor, Nick Ross. AMA : IAmA
My short bio: I’ve been the ABC’s Technology and Games Editor for the past five years. I left yesterday. Why am I doing this? a) r/australia (and many others) have been asking me for over two years why I stopped writing about the NBN. I told them I’…
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Planned Parenthood files U.S. lawsuit against group behind secret videos| Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women’s health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions.
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It’s Republican debate number six, open thread number one
The varsity Republican debate is about to get underway, and the excitement is palpable.
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Google democratized information, Uber democratized car rides, and Twitter democratized publishing a single sentence.
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The War on Terror Gets REALLY Ugly, in Syfy’s Hunters
In Syfy’s next brand new show, Hunters, an FBI agent joins a special government division that fights against the worst kind of terrorists of all: aliens. And they may have taken his wife captive.
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Jakarta attacks: Indonesia ‘chasing terror cells’ – BBC News
Jakarta’s chief of police has told the BBC that Indonesia is hunting terror cells believed to have been involved in the attack on the capital. Two civilians and five attackers died in Thursday’s gun and bomb assault.
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Low gas prices spell trouble for oil-drilling states | Grist
When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing. New studies find that warning labels and taxes can be effective tools in getting people to cut back on the sugary d…
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Crowdsourcing the Universe: How Citizen Scientists are Driving Discovery
Adam Hadhazy, writer and editor for The Kavli Foundation, contributed this article to Space.com’sExpert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
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NASA Adds Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser To ISS Supply Vehicles | TechCrunch
Today, NASA announced the winners of the second round of commercial resupply services (CRS-2) contracts.
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Fox Business Republican Debate: Live Coverage | FiveThirtyEight
2016 Election Updated 8:26 PM LIVE
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The Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina – The Atlantic
The last time the Republicans debated, nine candidates took the stage, Ben Carson was a leading contender, and George Pataki’s run for office seemed all but over. Now seven are left, Carson is an afterthought, and Pataki’s candidacy is finally over.
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Is the word ‘ghetto’ racist? – BBC News
Film director Quentin Tarantino came under fire for using the word “ghetto” at the Golden Globes earlier this week. Why is this word sometimes considered offensive? It caused an instant reaction on social media.
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New Ebola case emerges in Sierra Leone – BBC News
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Scientists in Victoria say more resources are needed to monitor the critically endangered native smoky mouse, before the rodents “go extinct without us looking”.
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Toronto Raptors edge past Orlando Magic at O2 Arena | Sport | The Guardian
The Toronto Raptors snatched a 106-103 overtime win against the Orlando Magic at the O2 Arena on a night when the NBA commissioner Adam Silver hinted a future All-Star Game could be played in Europe.
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You probably have a ton of apps on your phone. Rather than fill up fifteen home screens with shortcuts, Google+ user augusto laux created this elegant double-helix design to put all his shortcuts in one place.
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Is there a danger from scented candles? – BBC News
It’s the time of year when we generally keep our doors and windows shut and maybe light a few scented candles to brighten up the long dark evenings. But is there a potential danger, asks Saleyha Ahsan.
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From Comic to President Under Pressure — Jimmy Morales Takes Office in Guatemala | VICE News
Former TV comedian Jimmy Morales was inaugurated as Guatemala’s new president on Thursday with questions hanging over his ability to deliver on pledges to clean up corruption, as well as about his links to former military officers accused of human r…
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Vox Sentences: Terror returns to Indonesia – Vox
Seven killed in a multistage terror attack in Indonesia; another flipping Republican debate; #OscarsStillSoWhite. Vox Sentences is written by Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind.
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Debra Messing to play Baby’s mom in ABC’s Dirty Dancing remake · Newswire · The A.V. Club
As reported by Deadline, ABC has cast Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman (better known as “the mom”) in its three-hour remake of Dirty Dancing.
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Quiz of the week’s news – BBC News
It’s the Magazine’s weekly news quiz – a chance to prove to yourself and others that you have been paying attention to what’s been going on over the past seven days. Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine’s email newsletter to get articles sent to your …
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Swords, Scowls and Substandard CG in This Extended Beowulf Trailer
When ITV boasted it was birthing a new Beowulf TV series, we blessed our luck. But now a trailer traces the trajectory of this translation to television. And you can judge whether these jesters have done justice to the poem, or created junk. Beowulf…
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From Comic to President Under Pressure — Jimmy Morales Takes Office in Guatemala | VICE News
Former TV comedian Jimmy Morales was inaugurated as Guatemala’s new president on Thursday with questions hanging over his ability to deliver on pledges to clean up corruption, as well as about his links to former military officers accused of human r…
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Power Rangers star charged with murder after all · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Eleven months after allegedly stabbing his roommate, Josh Sutter, with a sword, former Power Rangers star Ricardo Medina Jr. has been charged with murder by the Los Angeles Country District Attorney’s office. If convicted, the charge carries a poten…
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No star power moment from candidates at GOP undercard debate | US news | The Guardian
The undercard Republican debate on Thursday was a lot like a night out at Arby’s. The three candidates served up plenty of red meat that no one really wanted to eat.
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Why we can’t help getting ripped off by con artists / Boing Boing
One day in September 1951, Dr. Joseph Cyr, a surgeon Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Navy, was on board a Navy ship in waters off the coast of North Korea.
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Lois Weisberg (1925–2016) – The New Yorker
Lois Weisberg died yesterday, at the age of ninety. According to the Chicago Reader, Weisberg, who worked for decades as the head of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, was “the former linchpin of nearly everything that’s cultural about Chicag…
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Real Future: The Best Female FPV Drone Racer In America (Episode 2) – YouTube
The popularity of drones has given rise to an exciting new sport: FPV (first-person view) drone racing, in which competitors strap goggles to their faces and pilot drones around a track while watching a live drone’s-eye view of the race. FPV racing …
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The Hateful Eight is a gloriously grotesque oddity made by a talented freak conjuring up some obscure meaning that’s for him to know and us to find out.
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Portugal Wants to Extradite a CIA Officer in an Infamous Kidnapping Case | VICE News
An appeals court in Lisbon, Portugal issued a decision Wednesday to extradite to Italy a former CIA counterterrorism officer who was one of nearly two-dozen agency operatives prosecuted and convicted on kidnapping charges in absentia in Milan in con…
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Goldman Sachs Settlement on Bonds to Hit Earnings | Al Jazeera America
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said on Thursday it would pay over $5 billion to settle claims it misled mortgage bond investors during the financial crisis, a move that will cut the firm’s fourth quarter earnings by about $1.5 billion. Goldman Sachs said …
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Standing desks may boost students’ cognitive function as well as health | Ars Technica
Standing desks—most often installed in efforts to improve physical activity and health—may help get your noggin in shape, too, according to a pilot study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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NBC’s Friends Reunion Has Already Fallen Through | Vanity Fair
Never have the lyrics of the Friends theme song—“I’ll be there for you. . .”—rung falser than on Thursday, upon learning that the Friends reunion teased by NBC executives this week has already fallen through, only 24 hours after the initial announce…
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Nazis, race relations, gender disputes … Lego controversies explained – BBC News
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said he is happy about Lego’s decision to no longer ask people who place bulk orders with them what they intend to do with the bricks. In October last year, he accused Lego of censorship when it refused to sell its brick…
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British number one Andy Murray will face Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the first round of the Australian Open. The Scot, 28, is aiming to win his first title in Melbourne, having lost four finals, including last year to Novak Djokovic.
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3 Private Spaceflight Companies Will Ferry Cargo to Space Station
NASA has selected SpaceX, Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada Corp. to fly cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2019, the agency announced today (Jan 14).
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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz prepare for Republican debate clash – BBC News
Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are preparing for battle in a televised debate with their party’s other White House hopefuls. The New York businessman and Texas senator have been attacking each other this week, ending months of cor…
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Huckabee Is Wrong About Gun-Free Zones | ThinkProgress
During the Fox Business undercard debate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee repeated a debunked claim that most mass shootings have occurred in so-called “gun-free zones,” such as schools or government buildings where guns are banned.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Nisrine kept teaching school for months as the siege tightened around the Syrian town of Madaya, but had to give up a few weeks ago when her students got too weak from starvation to walk to class.
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When my relationship unraveled nearly two years ago, I decided to suspend my career as an actuary in Boston and take a long vacation in Costa Rica, where I planned to learn how to surf and do yoga. Yes, it was the most clichéd response possible for …
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Metallica makes nice with a cover band sued by its lawyers · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Metallica is generally considered to be a cool band, but it also has a bit of reputation for not being a cool band (as in “c’mon guys, be cool”) based on that time it sued Napster 15 years ago.
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Tinder is secretly judging you (and everyone else who uses the app) · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Single readers suffering from social anxiety disorder might want to click away now, because a recent report by Fast Company brings the panic-inducing news that not only are your fellow Tinder users judging you, so are the people who work there.
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Reported Quotes From The Atlantic Today – The Atlantic
This Swiss statue of a superstar is only about 40 feet tall, but still noticeable.
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Residents of Lead-poisoned Flint Rally in Lansing | Al Jazeera America
Busloads of residents from Flint, Michigan, traveled Thursday to the state capitol building in Lansing to protest Flint’s water crisis and demand Gov. Rick Snyder’s resignation.
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BBC gets on the true crime case with star-studded OJ Simpson drama | Media | The Guardian
The BBC is looking to capitalise on true crime hits such as Netflix’s Making a Murderer and the Serial podcast by airing a US drama looking behind the scenes at the OJ Simpson trial.
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Make a Super-Bright LED Lighting Fixture You Can Dim to Your Preferance
If you need a solid lighting solution for your home workspace or workshop, this custom build uses super-bright, dimmable LEDs that don’t use very much power.
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Remains of the Day: iOS 9.3 Beta Goes Public
Netflix is starting to crack down on VPNs and proxies that spoof different regions, the iOS 9.3 beta is available for public testing, and more in today’s news roundup.
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Carly Fiorina: Unlike Clinton, “I actually love spending time with my husband” – Vox
In her opening statement at the Republican undercard debate, Carly Fiorina came out swinging against Hillary Clinton in a shocking, personal way.
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A Guiding Light Into The Future Of Marketing | TechCrunch
The Consumer Electronics Show is a feast to the eyes, but an overload of the senses. Separating the profound from the gimmicks and the trends from the distractions is vital but hard. For me, there is one just one takeaway from CES this year: Everyth…
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Hot New Game “Stolen” Is Already Dead – BuzzFeed News
The app is no longer available in the App Store. We’ve heard everyone’s concerns and have decided the best thing to do is to shut down. Stolen, an iOS game that shot to viral popularity in recent weeks, and which let Twitter users “own” each other, …
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Canada’s Health Agency Finally Says it Wants to Make it Easier to Get Opioid Antidote | VICE News
Amid steadily growing public concern surrounding fatal overdoses involving fentanyl, Health Canada has proposed making naloxone, an antidote to opiates and opioids, more widely available.
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Is This Actually The Correct Way For Two People To Ride One Bike? – Digg
24 diggs LiveLeak Curious At the very least, this seems a hell of a lot safer than hitching a ride on the handlebars.
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The Challenges for Smart-Gun Makers – Bloomberg Business
“If we can set it up so you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, why can’t we do the same thing for our guns?” That’s the reasonable-sounding question President Obama asked during his Jan. 5 gun control address from the W…
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‘Making a Murderer’: Why Did Avery’s Ex-Fiancee Turn on Him? | Rolling Stone
Steven Avery, the subject of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, filed a motion to overturn his conviction on Monday. On Thursday, Rolling Stone spoke with Jerry Buting, one half of the legal team that defended Avery in the trial chronicled b…
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Uber Fined $7.6 Million In California | TechCrunch
The California Public Utilities Commission has fined Uber $7.6 million for failing to fully and timely meet the agency’s reporting requirements. Uber has 30 days to pay the penalty, otherwise, its operating license will be suspended in California.
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Tumblr waits expectantly as Marvel announces Poe Dameron comic series · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Hopefully shedding light on the questions surrounding Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ super-cool fighter pilot Poe Dameron—questions like, “What’s he doing on Jakku with Max Van Sydow?” “How did he and BB-8 meet?” “Does he kiss boys?” “Where did he ge…
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Netflix Will Block VPNs for Now. But Its Real Goal Is Global TV | WIRED
Netflix wants to make sure you watch TV its way.
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A day in the life of a public service serial killer’s intern / Boing Boing
It’s a good week when we get two new short stories from political science fiction wunderkind Laurie Penny: on Monday, it was The House of Surrender, about a prison in a world without coercion; today it’s “The Killing Jar,” about the intern to a seri…
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Prominent Bitcoin developer declares the digital money dead | Fusion
In the world of Bitcoin, Mike Hearn is a big deal. He developed the code that made it possible to use Bitcoin on smartphones. A couple of years back, he quit a cushy engineering job at Google to focus on Bitcoin full time because he was convinced of…
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What Pope Benedict Knew About Abuse in the Catholic Church – The New Yorker
The election of Pope Francis, in 2013, had the effect, among other things, of displacing the painful story of priestly sexual abuse that had dominated public awareness of the Church during much of the eight-year papacy of his predecessor.
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El Chapo, Episode III: The Farce Awakens – The New Yorker
How can we describe this most recent episode in the saga of El Chapo? If history repeats itself as farce, what comes next? Perhaps the right word is gringada, a derogatory Mexican term applied to Hollywood movies that seem typically formulaic, senti…
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What Might Donald Trump Really Think About the Great Wall? | Vanity Fair
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Clinton campaign ‘surprised’ over Bernie Sanders’s new ‘negative’ TV ad | US news | The Guardian
The Democratic frontrunner’s campaign organized a press conference call with reporters on Thursday, following the release of a new ad by the Bernie Sanders campaign that it deemed to be “negative”.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Lamenting that his kin “just weren’t the same since” while responding to a question at Thursday’s undercard debate, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee decried Obamacare’s failure to help his slow-witted, cross-eyed cousin Cheste…
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7 British Men Guilty Of Massive Easter Gem Heist : The Two-Way : NPR
Over the Easter holiday in 2015, millions of dollars worth of cash, gems and jewelry were stolen from a facility where London jewelers stored their wares.
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Orbital ATK and SpaceX Receive Air Force Contracts For New Engine Development | TechCrunch
It’s been a good few days at Orbital ATK and SpaceX. Right on the heels of major contracts from NASA to resupply the International Space Station, both companies were the first recipients of the Air Force’s first ‘Other Transaction Agreement’ for roc…
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Canada’s Health Agency Finally Says it Wants to Make it Easier to Get Fentanyl Antidote | VICE News
Amid steadily growing public concern surrounding fatal overdoses involving fentanyl, Health Canada has proposed making naloxone, an antidote to opiates, more widely available.
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Carly Fiorina: ‘Unlike Another Woman…I Actually Love Spending Time With My Husband’ | ThinkProgress
Carly Fiorina opened the undercard debate with a sexist joke aimed at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “You know, I’m not a political insider. I haven’t spent my lifetime running for office.
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Planting an Endless Fruit Orchard that Could Branch Around the World
In the past 50 years, the Community Gardening Movement has grown enormously in the US and around the world, transforming vacant lots in gray urban neighborhoods into thriving green spaces. Usually, the planting and tending of a community garden is a…
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An Internship with a Government-Licensed Serial Killer Isn’t as Much Fun as You’d Think
Everybody is fascinated with True Crime nowadays—but happens when that obsession with real-life gruesomeness turns into an appetite for more and more? That’s the focus of “The Killing Jar,” a new story by Laurie Penny about a young woman who gets an…
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They’re Actually Talking About Making a Sequel to Inside Out
Over the past few years, fans have complained that Pixar has become increasingly depended on sequels. That changed this year with two brand new, original films, one of which—Inside Out—was a runaway critical and financial hit. So, of course, now the…
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Two 16-year-olds have been charged with plotting a mass shooting at their suburban Denver high school, in an exceptional case that finds two teenage girls on trial instead of teenage boys.
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Céline Dion’s husband and manager, René Angélil, dies aged 73 | Music | The Guardian
Céline Dion’s husband, René Angélil, has died at the age of 73, the singer announced on her Facebook page. The statement said he died on Thursday morning at her residence in Las Vegas “after a long and courageous fight against cancer”.
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‘Team Tim’ Makes Spacewalk Friday Morning: How to Watch Live
The “Tim Team,” NASA’s Tim Kopra and ESA’s Tim Peake, will leave the International Space Station on a spacewalk tomorrow (Jan. 15).Credit: NASA View full size image Two Tims team up tomorrow morning (Jan.
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‘National Geographic’ Nominated for Magazine of the Year
National Geographic magazine was nominated for “magazine of the year” on Thursday in the National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media. National Geographic was also nominated in the best photography category and for having the best single iss…
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Explosion unleashes toxic gas in Santos, Brazil – BBC News
A chemical explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has spread a plume of toxic gas over the country’s biggest port, Santos.The company owners said the containers were full of acid and a disinfectant which they think came into contact with rainwater…
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SITTWE, Myanmar — How much should you sacrifice to save your husband’s life? And how much hardship do you inflict on your son to rescue your husband?
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The Fox Business Republican Debate: Live Updates | Vanity Fair
You never really know what to expect of the Republican debates, easily this season’s most enjoyable reality-television series. Will this be the evening that Donald Trump self-immolates, or eviscerates his shrinking foes? Will Jeb do anything sad? Wi…
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Migrant Activists Distrust Kerry’s Promise to Help Central Americans Fleeing Violence | VICE News
Migration activists say the announcement of an expansion of the US refugee program for Central Americans fleeing extreme violence in their home countries will do little to solve the humanitarian crisis in the region.
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Goldman Sachs Agreed to Two Pretty Huge Settlements in One Day | Vanity Fair
Goldman Sachs had one heck of an expensive day settling up. The banking behemoth agreed to a $5 billion settlement that will end a years-long investigation into its packaging of residential mortgage-backed securities in the lead-up to the financial …
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Lego has recently released a stop-motion video of a reimagined scene from Star Wars that advertises users should “master the Force” (apparently that should be the Force of investing in Lego).
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Variety is reporting that Netflix has signed a deal for an eight-episode scripted series with online comedian Colleen Ballinger-Evans, the mind behind popular YouTube series Miranda Sings.
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The Oscar Nominations, Explained | Vanity Fair
The Oscar nominations are finally here! (Read the full list). And, as we expected, our nominations weren’t exactly accurate.
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Athletes have “lost faith” in their governing body after a report said “corruption was embedded” within the IAAF, said British runner Jo Pavey. The European 10,000m champion questioned whether the sport can police itself with the IAAF accused of hel…
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Goldman Sachs in $5.1bn deal over bond mis-selling – BBC News
Goldman Sachs says it has reached a deal with US authorities over charges that it used fraudulent marketing material to sell mortgage bonds before the financial crisis. The bank agreed to pay $5.1bn (£3.5bn) in civil penalties and consumer relief.
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UK pushes for Syrian refugees’ right to work in Jordan – BBC News
The UK government has said it is hopeful there will be a new deal to help some Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict, to remain in the region.
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Episcopal Church suspended by parent church for supporting same-sex marriage – Vox
Leaders of the Anglican Communion on Thursday suspended the organization’s US affiliate, the Episcopal Church, for three years, citing the US church’s support for same-sex marriage.
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An Atlantic Hurricane…in January : Natural Hazards
Hurricanes have arrived early this year in the northern hemisphere. Just days after hurricane Pali became the earliest Central Pacific hurricane on record, the Atlantic basin spun up its own unusual storm.
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An Atlantic Hurricane…in January : Image of the Day
Hurricanes have arrived early this year in the northern hemisphere. Just days after hurricane Pali became the earliest Central Pacific hurricane on record, the Atlantic basin spun up its own unusual storm.
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Make a Quick Batch of Tasty Caramelized Onions With a Pressure Cooker
Caramelized onions are great for enhancing burgers, pasta, salads, and starring in the classic dish, French onion soup. Cooking them to perfection usually takes some time, but a pressure cooker can speed up the process. J.
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Celine Dion’s husband and former manager Rene Angelil dies – BBC News
Rene Angelil, the husband and former manager of Celine Dion, has died aged 73, the singer has announced. Mr Angelil, who Dion married in 1994 and with whom she has three children, died at home in Las Vegas from cancer.
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Surprise, surprise: Climate change is risky business | Grist
Watch a fresh country performance from our Pickathon On the Farm series. When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing.
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Watch a fresh country performance from our Pickathon On the Farm series. When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing.
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Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s Husband and Former Manager, Dead at 73 | Rolling Stone
Celiné Dion’s husband René Angélil died in the couple’s Las Vegas home Thursday after an 18-year battle with throat cancer. The former manager was 73. After first being reported by People, Dion confirmed the news in a post on her official site.
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Black Sabbath Prep Limited Tour CD With Four New Songs | Rolling Stone
Black Sabbath will offer a limited edition CD, The End, on their upcoming final world tour that will feature four new songs. The metal pioneers recorded the tracks at Shangri La Studios in Malibu with producer Rick Rubin during the sessions for thei…
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Why Ted Cruz May Be More Vulnerable Than He Looks | Vanity Fair
Ted Cruz is the one in the crucible tonight as the Republican men-folk meet to debate and perform Festivus feats of strength. He’s the one most vulnerable to becoming the archery practice for all these Robin Hoods-in-reverse, but going after him pre…
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Sorry, St. Louis: 6 NFL Relocations That Changed Everything | Rolling Stone
Los Angeles scored a touchdown this week when NFL owners voted to approve St. Louis Rams chief hairpiece Stan Kroenke’s proposal to move his team to the City of Angels – a little more than two decades after the same franchise left L.A. (OK, it was A…
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David Bowie- Let’s Dance [Serious Moonlight Tour] – YouTube
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Should Harvard be free? That is the provocative question posed by an outsider slate of candidates running for the Board of Overseers at Harvard, which helps set strategy for the university. They say Harvard makes so much money from its $37.
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Yosemite to Rename Several Iconic Places | Outside Online
Bid goodbye to Yosemite’s familiar Ahwahnee hotel, Yosemite Lodge, the Wawona Hotel, Curry Village, and Badger Pass ski area—or their names, anyway.
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US Justice Department begins talks with Mexico on extraditing El Chapo | World news | The Guardian
The US. Justice Department has begun talks with Mexican authorities about extraditing drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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Buzzy Social App Stolen Shuts Down Amidst “Concerns” From Users | TechCrunch
Amidst concerns over the gaming mechanics of a popular buzzy app, Stolen has decided to shut down. They tweeted out the news today. Basically, the app allowed you to “own” peers with Twitter accounts, whether they signed up for the service or not.
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Legal Memorandum: Is Ted Cruz Eligible for the Presidency? – The Atlantic
This is a legal memorandum about a subject in the headlines—whether Senator Ted Cruz is eligible to be president. My wife Karolyne goaded me for the opinion last Sunday, and I wrote it over the course of the day.
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Chip Kelly can thrive at the 49ers. But he must find the right quarterback | Sport | The Guardian
For all the hysteria that seems to swirl around Chip Kelly, making him a savant or recluse or a tyrant – without substantive support that any of these labels are true – he is, nonetheless, a man unafraid. This is a rare commodity in his profession.
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David Bowie – Let’s Dance (Official Video) – YouTube
David Bowie – Let’s Dance official video. I uploaded it because I like it. Very good quality!
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Apploitation in a city of instaserfs | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
If you spend enough time in San Francisco, you’ll notice sharing economy workers everywhere. While you’re waiting to get some food, look for the most frantic person in the lineup and you can bet they’re working with an app.
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David Bowie – Let’s Dance (Official Video) – YouTube
David Bowie – Let’s Dance official video. Very good quality! 1983
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This new poll should make the Republican establishment panic and despair – Vox
There’s just two and a half more weeks until the Iowa caucuses — and NBC News and the Wall Street Journal have released a new national poll that shows just how grim things look for the GOP establishment. The poll, once again, shows Donald Trump lead…
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Judge Judy is known for her quick rulings, pithy sayings, and forceful personality, and it is hard to think of a judgement as quick, a saying as pithy, or a performance as forceful as the case she settled in only 26 seconds. As she spoke, one of the…
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David Bowie – Modern Love – YouTube
Music video by David Bowie performing Modern Love.
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Five Years After the Jasmine Revolution, Detainees Are Still Being Tortured in Tunisia | VICE News
Five years after Tunisians put an end to the authoritarian rule of Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in what became known as the Jasmine Revolution and the start of the Arab Spring, watchdog Amnesty International has accused the country’s security forces of c…
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Maine Governor Paul LePage, whose racially-insensitive statements have drawn national criticism, now faces calls for censure and even an impeachment inquiry. But the Republican governor’s favorite candidate for president, New Jersey Governor Chris C…
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David Bowie – Modern Love – YouTube
Music video by David Bowie performing Modern Love.
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The Anti-Trump Cavalry That Never Came – BuzzFeed News
Donald Trump was supposed to be negotiating a new Celebrity Apprentice contract by now.
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The Edge: Candidates Gear Up for the Sixth Republican Debate – The Atlantic
Republican presidential hopefuls are gearing up for tonight’s debate. For some it’ll be an opportunity to make a much-needed impression, including Ben Carson, whose finance chair resigned hours before the gathering.
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David Bowie – Lazarus – YouTube
“‘Lazarus” off David Bowie’s album Blackstar available now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_itunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_amazon Spotify: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_spotifyVinyl: … http://smarturl.it/
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David Bowie – Lazarus – YouTube
“‘Lazarus” off David Bowie’s album Blackstar available now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_itunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_amazon Spotify: http://smarturl.it/blackstar_spotifyVinyl: … http://smarturl.it/
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The debate over whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be president, explained – Vox
Is Ted Cruz constitutionally eligible to serve as president of the United States? Very few people are willing to say he isn’t, exactly. But there sure are a lot of questions being raised.
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The Biggest Body Language Mistakes You Can Make In a Job Interview
Hiring managers size you up in a lot of different ways during an interview, including how you physically present yourself. A recent nationwide survey of over 2,500 hiring and human resource managers found these body language mistakes hurt your chanc…
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Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the sixth – has it really only been six? – Republican presidential debate. The field’s getting smaller, the stakes are getting higher and the barbs are getting sharper. Neckties haven’t changed much.
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Fox Business Undercard Republican Debate: Live Coverage | FiveThirtyEight
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Magical chocolate milk erases concussion effects
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Anglican church votes to restrict US branch over homosexuality stance – BBC News
The US Episcopal Church is to be barred from key decision-making bodies over its stance on same-sex marriage and homosexuality, Anglican bishops say. It means the church will be suspended from participating in the life and work of the Anglican commu…
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‘Assad has no role to play in the future of Syria’ – BBC News
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has met the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in London. They have been discussing possible peace talks on Syria.
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Man Convicted of Bomb Plot in Canada May Have Been Radicalized by Spy Agency | VICE News
The British Columbia man convicted last summer of plotting to bomb the province’s legislature might have been radicalized by someone from Canada’s spy agency, according to newly released court documents.
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The Suffocating Solemnity of “The Revenant” – The New Yorker
Humor is a crucial form of imagination, and the lack of it is a sign—but not proof—of a failure of imagination.
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An Aging Movie Monster Looks Back On His Career in This Poignant Short
Filmmaker Harry Chaskin’s Bygone Behemoth imagines the loneliness of a Godzilla-like movie monster whose career has long since ended, and whose fame has faded from show-biz memory. The stop-motion is wonderful, and the details (d’aww … Mothra obit…
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Footage shows Chicago police shooting Cedrick Chatman in 2013 | US news | The Guardian
Newly released footage shows Chicago police shooting 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman on 7 January 2013, taken from surveillance cameras at the scene.
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The Unforgettable Villainy of Alan Rickman in “Die Hard” – The New Yorker
Alan Rickman, who died on Thursday, at the age of sixty-nine, was a classically trained actor who did time in the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his name in modern theatrical productions, notably “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” which he starred in f…
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Microsoft Drops Prices For Some Azure Instances By Up To 17% | TechCrunch
Microsoft has long said it would match AWS’s prices for compute, storage and bandwidth. Earlier this month, Amazon dropped the price of some of its general purpose, compute- and memory-optimized EC2 machines.
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The widow of an American killed in a shooting attack at a Jordanian police training center has sued Twitter, blaming the social media company for making it easier for Islamic State to spread its message.
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Chibok girls kidnap: Nigerian president orders new investigation – BBC News
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new investigation into the kidnap of about 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok by the Islamist Boko Haram group in April 2014. Earlier on Thursday the parents of some of the girls had met Mr Buh…
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The Pentagon’s New Base Plan Will Achieve the Exact Opposite of Its Goal | The Nation
Amid the distractions of the holiday season, the New York Times revealed that the Obama administration is considering a Pentagon proposal to create a “new” and “enduring” system of military bases around the Middle East.
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What Does the Departure of Ben Carson’s Top Fundraiser Portend? – The Atlantic
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Dumb And Dumber gets remade as an Oscar-worthy tearjerker · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Perspective is an interesting thing. Presented in one way, Dumb And Dumber is a goofy comedy featuring two doofuses making their way across the country.
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The Atlantic Daily: Terrorism in Jakarta, Alan Rickman’s Legacy, Powerball Winners – The Atlantic
A terrorist attack in a major commercial district in the capital of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, left at least two people dead and 19 others injured.
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Report Details Extensive Cover-Up Of Russian Doping Scandal By Top Track Officials | ThinkProgress
Track and field’s governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was aware of the extent of Russia’s doping crisis and actively worked to cover it up, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in a report released on T…
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Asperger Syndrome Seems More Prevalent Among Kids Who Identify as Opposite Gender | VICE News
This story is part of a partnership between MedPage Today and VICE News. Children with gender dysphoria may have a higher prevalence of Asperger syndrome than the general population, according to a small study that’s the first of its kind in the Uni…
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How The Paris Climate Agreement Unlocks A Powerful Tool In The Clean Air Act | ThinkProgress
A group of leading law professors who work on climate have published a game-changing new legal analysis.
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The Racist Patriarch Behind The Rhodes Scholarship Sparks Controversy At Oxford | ThinkProgress
Students at Oxford University are calling for a statue of the colonialist politician Cecil Rhodes to be removed. The movement is inspired by a similar one in South Africa which led to the removal of a stature of Rhodes removed from the University of…
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Hear Chuck Wicks’ Moody New ‘She’s Gone’ | Rolling Stone
Eight years have passed since Chuck Wicks released his debut album Starting Now, which contained his blockbuster single “Stealing Cinderella.
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Trump Campaign Enlists Children to Sweeten Jingoist, Racist Message | Rolling Stone
Trump Campaign Enlists Children to Sweeten Jingoist, Racist Message Freedom Girls, a Pensacola, Florida trio, debut terrifying campaign song, “Official Donald Trump Jam”
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Ellies 2016 Finalists Announced | ASME
New York Magazine leads Ellie pack with nine nominations; BuzzFeed News, Eater, Huffington Post and The Intercept are first-time digital finalists The American Society of Magazine Editors today released the list of finalists for the 2016 National …
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The New Power Rangers Comic is the Exact Sort of Nostalgia Trip You Wanted, and More
Within the first six pages of Boom’s new Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers series, the teen heroes declare that it’s “Morphin’ Time” and hold out the small handheld devices that transform them into the Power Rangers.
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Planned Parenthood Sues Group Behind Video Smear Campaign | ThinkProgress
Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the people involved in creating and promoting the deceptively-edited videos that claim the organization profits from the sale of aborted fetuses.
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The idea of a movie based on Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark has always seemed a little terrifying, at least to people who grew up with the original art by Stephen Gammell (see above).
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Chicago Releases Another Video Of A Police Officer Killing An Unarmed Teenager | ThinkProgress
The city of Chicago released a video of another police officer killing an unarmed black teenager three years ago, after giving up a lengthy legal battle to keep it from the public eye. This time, the teenager’s name was not Laquan McDonald but Cedri…
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As Serial and Making A Murderer have helped turn true-crime documentaries from totally engrossing experiences that we privately obsess over to totally engrossing experiences that we openly obsess over, the hipper murder-aficionados out there have be…
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How Do We Make Rules for Google Self-Driving Cars – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
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Top pick Jack Harrison heads to NYC FC – but is the MLS SuperDraft broken? | Football | The Guardian
With every iteration of the MLS SuperDraft, it becomes harder to identify who might have done best out of the process.
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Netflix cracks down on customers using VPNs, proxies, and unblockers | Ars Technica
Netflix says it will step up enforcement against subscribers who use VPNs, proxies, and unblocking services to mask their locations.
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Watch Ennio Morricone Conduct His Oscar-Nominated Hateful Eight Score | Vanity Fair
The 2016 Oscar nominations were announced live this morning and to the surprise of no one Ennio Morricone’s score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight was listed among the five hopefuls vying for the Academy Award for best original score.
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The US Bet Half A Billion Dollars That Mining Would Save the Afghan Economy. It Didn’t. | VICE News
Afghanistan sits upon an estimated $1 trillion in mineral wealth, a combination of precious stones, natural gas, copper and lithium deposits. But its government pockets only around $30 million a year in mining revenue.
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Keeping the Mississippi Delta Blues Alive – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
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Unveiling the Titanosaur, which may be the world’s largest dinosaur | Ars Technica
NEW YORK—Today, the American Museum of Natural History dropped the curtain to reveal one of the biggest paleontological finds of recent years.
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China’s Widens Crackdown on Lawyers – The Atlantic
The Chinese government escalated its crackdown on the country’s burgeoning community of human-rights lawyers this week, filing subversion charges against some of its most prominent members Tuesday and arresting a Swedish legal-aid activist on Wednes…
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Peach Gets An Unofficial Web And Android Version Called Nectarine | TechCrunch
If you haven’t tried Peach out because you don’t have an iOS device, a developer has ginned up something called “Nectarine,” which is an unofficial Android and web version of the service.
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M.I.A: Nothing negative about multiculturalism – Al Jazeera English
Both being a refugee and accepting asylum seekers can foster creativity and must be celebrated, the British musician and artist M.I.A told Al Jazeera. The artist was a refugee from Sri Lanka to Britain in the late eighties.
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The utility whose leaking natural gas well has driven thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes has publicly understated the number of times airborne levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have spiked over the past three months, the…
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Planned Parenthood has filed a civil lawsuit against the anti-abortion activists who have released a series of videos since July attempting to smear the reproductive health organization.
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Rumors of “Left 4 Dead 3” arise after long silence / Boing Boing
After a 7 year hiatus, perhaps the greatest horror video game series of all time may be picking up where it left off! Rumors have it that Valve has delayed work on Half-Life 3 to work on Left 4 Dead 3. Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 were wonderful zo…
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The Biggest Dinosaur Ever Found Is On Display in New York | Motherboard
Some 95 to 100 million years ago, giants roamed the forests of Patagonia, Argentina. These long-necked dinosaurs—aptly named titanosaurs—were longer than Jumbo Jets and weighed about 70 tons, making even dinosaurs like Brontosaurus look small in com…
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Wildlife officers have destroyed the crocodile responsible for attacking a woman in the far north of Western Australia. The crocodile attacked the woman while she sat near the bank of Three Mile creek, near Wyndham in the Kimberley, tearing part of …
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Yahoo’s Gigantic ‘Anonymized’ User Dataset Isn’t All That Anonymous | Motherboard
Yahoo Labs, the research wing of Yahoo, just released what the company is calling the “largest ever” machine learning dataset for artificial intelligence researchers to use in their work, for free. For example, to create a Facebook-like recommendati…
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Linkpack Organizes Bookmarks Into Folders, Makes Sharing Dead Simple
iPhone/Chrome: We certainly don’t have a shortage of bookmarking services to choose from, but while the likes of Pocket and Instapaper are great in their own right, they’re not perfect for everyone. Linkpack bridges the gap between the two, at least…
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Twitter Gets Sued For Allegedly Helping ISIS In Jordan Attack | ThinkProgress
Twitter has found itself in some unusual legal trouble following a deadly attack on a Jordanian police training center last year that killed nine.
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Pretty In Pink to celebrate its 30th anniversary by returning to theaters · Newswire · The A.V. Club
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since Jon Cryer was the runner-up in the competition for Molly Ringwald’s heart (maybe he should have worn more pastels?), but Pretty In Pink was in fact loosed upon the Clearasil-toting world on February…
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Canadian Detained in UAE for 17 Months Could Face Terror Charges | VICE News
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The Biggest Conservative Dogwhistles in Michael Bay’s Benghazi Movie 13 Hours | Vanity Fair
Hillary Clinton never appears, and is never mentioned, in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. Neither is Barack Obama nor any recognizable high-level political figures.
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Planned Parenthood is suing the “criminal enterprise” behind those undercover videos – Vox
Planned Parenthood is suing the people behind the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), the anti-abortion group that released a series of misleading videos this summer claiming that the women’s health organization sells fetal tissue for profit.
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Dating App Zoosk Destroyed By Tinder, Drops 1/3 Of Staff | TechCrunch
Despite $61 million in funding, Zoosk is getting swiped to death. A source told TechCrunch the dating startup is laying off a huge chunk of its staff, and now the company confirms over 40 people will be let go. That’s one-third of the whole company.
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Intel Beats The Street On Q4 Sales Of $14.9B, EPS Of $0.74 | TechCrunch
Intel — the world’s largest chipmaker reported its Q4 earnings today after the close of trading. The company beat estimates with revenues of $14.9 billion and earnings per share of $0.74. Wall Street is not happy wth the numbers, though: the company…
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It’s a good thing that apathy doesn’t produce carbon dioxide, because otherwise Norm Of The North would be responsible for single-handedly drowning legions of the cute Arctic creatures that star in this awkwardly assembled kids’ movie.
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How to make perfect soft-scrambled eggs
I love watching Gordon Ramsey make scrambled eggs. I first saw this video years ago and, possibly because I am an idiot, have yet to attempt these eggs at home. You and me, eggs, next weekend. P.S. Jean-Georges Vongerichten makes scrambled eggs in a…
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Adam Lambert to play Eddie in Fox’s Rocky Horror remake · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to Deadline, American Idol and Glee alum Adam Lambert will co-star in Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show remake, the network’s bid to remind everyone that, hey, Fox was putting on musicals way before NBC dressed Carrie Underwood like a nu…
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Where is post-revolution Tunisia heading? – Al Jazeera English
It’s been five years since the beginning of Tunisia’s revolution, a popular uprising that has been credited with setting off a wave of protests across north Africa and the Middle East. Many now see it as the only success of the so-called Arab Spring.
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David Bowie’s family releases statement thanking his many fans · Newswire · The A.V. Club
THANK YOU. The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend. They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times.
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The Most Charming Will They/Won’t They Couple on TV Is About to Get Another Chance | Vanity Fair
There’s a great trend these days of more realistic romantic comedies playing out on television. Shows like Catastrophe, Casual, and You’re the Worst are dedicated to the warts-and-all approach to adult relationships.
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Fans mourning the loss of the great Alan Rickman can take comfort in the idea that, in the next world, the stalwart British thespian will be able to play all the roles he never get a chance to play in this one.
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The US Bet Half A Billion Dollar That Mining Would Save the Afghan Economy. It Didn’t. | VICE News
Afghanistan sits upon an estimated $1 trillion in mineral wealth wealth, a combination of precious stones, natural gas, copper and lithium deposits. But its government pockets only around $30 million a year in mining revenue.
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Stuff a Raspberry Pi Zero Into a Nintendo Controller for Old School Gaming
We’ve already seen a Raspberry Pi Zero get stuffed inside an Xbox controller, but if you’re looking for a project that’s a bit more retro, then a NES controller might be more up your alley.
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Apple Watch And Holistic Presence | TechCrunch
What if you went to start your car and Apple Watch stopped you? Yes, Apple Watch, with your permission, knew you had spent time at a bar, monitored your heartbeat and other physiological data and saw changes indicating that you had been overdrinking.
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A New Warning Against Taking Black and Brown Votes For Granted
A new, deeply researched book to be published next month takes direct aim at much of the Democratic and progressive establishment, asserting that it is missing opportunities to build a durable political majority by not being fully engaged with the p…
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Second Chance Is Dumber Than Tooth Decay, But I Kind of Like It
Second Chance is the latest example of a TV show that has a wacky premise, with “…and then they fight crime!” added to the end of the description. In this one, an elderly sheriff is murdered, brought back as a young hunk, and teams up with the sci…
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Two New Questions About Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Violence – The Atlantic
Rahm Emanuel says he’s sincere in his desire to reform the city of Chicago’s police department and mend its relationship with citizens, especially blacks and Hispanics.
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Guillermo del Toro and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Is a Match Made in Hell
Guillermo del Toro is starting development on the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie. This is great news! Not just because of how good del Toro is, but because he’s a fan of the source material. When last we heard about this movie, John August …
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How Cops Busted the U.K’s Biggest Heist – The Daily Beast
The masterminds behind the biggest diamond heist in British history were only caught because greedy members of the gang refused to stick to the plan that was approved by Brian Reader, 76, the former right-hand man to one of the most notorious gangst…
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Can Tumblr save Yahoo? – Quartz
The short answer is, no, of course, nothing can save Yahoo. A year from now things will certainly look very different in Sunnyvale. The longer answer is, there’s a good media company here, with a lot of great assets and a real audience.
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David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal | The Nation
I never saw David Bowie perform in person. I’m not even sure I watched him on Top of the Pops. So why, at his death am I so damn grief stricken? I think it’s because he hovered, always, like a friendly protective ghost over me, breathing life.
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Why Chinese Factories Fare Poorly in the U.S. – The New Yorker
In September, on an abandoned forty-acre Westinghouse factory site in Springfield, Massachusetts, the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (C.R.R.C.) broke ground on a sixty-million-dollar plant to assemble subway cars for Boston’s Orange and Red…
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Donald Trump, Tourist Trap – The New Yorker
Those of us who live not just in but, in a way, for New York City—who are, from time to time, accused of being professional New Yorkers, who see the point of John Updike’s dictum that anyone who is not living in New York is, in some sense, kidding, …
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Foursquare Gets $45M And A New CEO To Build Out Enterprise Business | TechCrunch
Foursquare has been a fantastic idea in search of a business plan for as long as its been alive. Efforts to monetize the platform via ads in its app (now apps) have not made the grade. Now, the last of the cool standalone Web 2.
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The Pennsylvania Officer Who Shot A 12-Year-Old Girl Wasn’t Actually With The Police | ThinkProgress
Days after Constable Clarke Steele accidentally shot and killed 12-year-old Ciara Meyer while serving eviction papers, an autopsy report has ruled her death a homicide.
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Planned Parenthood Sues Group Behind Videos | Al Jazeera America
Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women’s health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Loom of The Land – YouTube
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Loom of The Land
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Pop Culture Looks Like David Bowie | FiveThirtyEight
Any attempt to quantify David Bowie, who died Sunday at age 69, feels fleeting, mostly because it was Bowie’s business model to defy comprehension. He didn’t fit into a neat box by any conception of boxes or neatness.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Loom of The Land – YouTube
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Loom of The Land
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Poe Dameron is Getting His Own Star Wars Comic Series
It’s been a miserably sad week in the world of popular culture, but here’s something to cheer us all up: Marvel’s Star Wars comics are officially delving into The Force Awakens content in style, with a series all about our new favorite X-Wing pilot,…
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We Can’t Wait to See R-Rated Animated Film The Adventures of Drunky
The Adventures of Drunky is an in-the-works R-rated animated film from Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios (Adult Swim’s Superjail!, MTV2’s Wonder Showzen). Its three main characters: a boozehound (Sam Rockwell), God (Jeffrey Tambor), and Satan (Steve…
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Meet Alex, the First Atlantic Hurricane to Form in January Since 1938 – The Atlantic
That big swirl of color up there is Alex, the first Atlantic hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center upgraded Alex from a subtropical storm to a hurricane on Thursday as it whirled over the North Atlant…
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A group of mysterious humans left these tools in Indonesia over 118,000 years ago | Ars Technica
Over 118,000 years ago, on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, a group of humans settled down and made a home. The only evidence of their existence is a large collection of stone tools, carefully crafted, preserved in the sediment at the edge of a …
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“You’re trying to mobilize people. And you only have limited resources. So you need to target.” In 2008 and again in 2012, the Obama campaign earned a reputation as being on the cutting edge of data. And in many ways it was justified.
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Tween Trump Cheerleaders Sing: ‘Deal From Strength or Get Crushed!’ – The Daily Beast
America’s hottest new girl group dances for Donald Trump. Popick, a real-estate manager by day, drives the USA Freedom Girls to events in a pink stretch Hummer limo, as pictured on the group’s website.
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Obama Just Pledged $4 Billion to Develop Autonomous Cars | Motherboard
The dream of autonomous cars crisscrossing American roads just got a huge boost from the Obama Administration.
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Janet Jackson Reschedules Unbreakable Tour Dates | Rolling Stone
Janet Jackson has rescheduled the winter dates of her Unbreakable World Tour, which were called off in December so she could undergo an unspecified surgery. Jackson had previously postponed a handful of concerts in October in order to rest her vocal…
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Lawrence Phillips: The Sad End of the Man They Couldn’t Save | Rolling Stone
There was something terrifying about the way Lawrence Phillips ran with a football, the way he danced around people and plowed right through them, the intimidating marriage of size and speed that rendered him almost impossible to bring down.
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‘Making a Murderer’: Steven Avery’s Lawyer on Possible Jury Tampering | Rolling Stone
Fans of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer will recall that in the series’ final episode, Steven Avery’s lawyers gather to discuss any remaining legal options available to the convicted murderer.
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Mike Hearn, a British computer programmer, holed up in his two-bedroom apartment in Zurich over several days and nights last week, writing a cri de coeur. Two years ago, Mr.
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Interact Simplifies Managing Group Contacts on iOS
iOS: Managing contacts on iOS is not a particularly pleasant experience, and organizing any kind of group chat over email or text is a chore. Interact is a contacts manager that simplifies both of those things.
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Green Room was a favorite of both this writer and The A.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky when we saw it on the festival circuit last year, and now a teaser trailer for the movie has arrived to get everyone else hyped for Jeremy Saulnier’s brutally vio…
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Donald Trump’s Terrible New Theme Song Is Catchy as Hell | Vanity Fair
The Freedom Girls, a new pro-Trump teenybopper girl group, made their debut performance of “The Official Donald Trump Jam” at the frontrunner’s Florida rally on Wednesday, and boy is it a doozy.
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Here’s How Canadian Doctors Helped Solve Rural America’s Worst HIV Outbreak | VICE News
In December 2014, an Indiana physician performed a routine HIV test on a pregnant woman that showed she had the virus. The expecting mother was one of the first in a cluster of new HIV cases in southern Indiana that would quickly grow in a tight-kni…
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Daniel Rigmaiden was a prolific and talented fraudster who made more than a million dollars filing tax-returns for dead people, using ninja forgery skills and super-tight operational security to avoid arrest for years. But he was caught in 2008.
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Planned Parenthood Rightfully Sues Over Shady ‘Tissue’ Videos – The Daily Beast
What Planned Parenthood does is legal. What was done to Planned Parenthood by the Center for Medical Progress its co-conspirators was not.
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Salesforce AppExchange Turns 10 Today | TechCrunch
The Salesforce AppExchange turned ten years old today and it represents quite a milestone for enterprise software development. In fact, the app store concept that Salesforce developed pre-dated Apple’s consumer app store by a couple of years.
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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Is Looking Mighty Guardians of the Galaxy-ish, You Guys
Don’t believe me? Watch this new trailer and see for yourself. Building off the recently released clip of White Canary getting in a bar brawl in the ‘70s, this promo really plays up the “wacky band of misfits” saving the universe to a ‘70s music sou…
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Last week Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) declared a state of emergency over the level of lead being found in Flint’s tap water, and this week he activated the state National Guard to help provide residents with bottled water, filters, and lead testin…
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Test your astronaut skills and help ESA / Astronauts / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA
With ESA astronaut Tim Peake stepping out of the International Space Station tomorrow, have you ever wanted to know if you have what it takes to be an astronaut? ESA is offering a trial version of a test developed for future astronauts for you to tr…
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Trump campaign attempted to kick Republican rivals off ballot in Illinois | US news | The Guardian
Donald Trump’s campaign tried to get his rival Republicans kicked off the ballot in Illinois – but the attempt failed when his state chair failed to bring duplicate copies of the required forms.
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Impossibly cute paper clips shaped like cats, dogs, and wild animals / Boing Boing
I like to buy these adorable little critter-shaped paperclips from stationary accessories maker Midori of Japan on Amazon. They work just the same as regular paperclips, but they add a lot of sweetness and personality when the design matters, not ju…
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Donald Trump Goes Ballistic After Ted Cruz Knocks His “New York Values | Vanity Fair
As the first round of primary voting draws closer, and presidential candidates have all but established residences in Iowa and New Hampshire to shore up their votes, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz sure are spending a lot of time talking about New York.
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Oscar nominations 2016: the 7 most surprising snubs of this year’s awards – Vox
The most frustrating thing about Oscar snubs and surprises is that there’s often no explanation for them. The annual nominations announcement is a bit of a blur. Names and categories are called out in rapid succession.
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The National Eater 38: Where to Eat in 2016 – Eater
When I set out last year to compile the first-ever National 38 list, a roundup of the restaurants that shaped and defined American dining, I faced a thrilling — if daunting — task.
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New Mexico announced on Thursday that it plans to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency over the toxic Colorado mining spill that sent 3m gallons of waste into the Animas and San Juan rivers.
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Where do Mexican drug cartels get their guns? The US. – Vox
America’s gun problem isn’t just America’s — it also leaks over to Mexico, according to a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). As the GAO notes, these are only guns that are seized in Mexico and traced by the ATF, not all g…
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In the End, Lady Gaga Really Was the Best Thing About American Horror Story: Hotel
Lady Gaga picked up a Golden Globe over the weekend for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel—and even though she was part of an ensemble cast, the designation “Best Actress” made perfect sense, since her character’s storyline was the heart of th…
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How to Stream Fox Business’ Republican Debate Tonight, No Cable Required
The Republican presidential candidates are having yet another debate tonight, this time on the Fox Business Network. If you’re interested in watching, they’re making the debate available to as many people as possible. Here’s how to watch.
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Screw Those $300 Standing Desks. This Cardboard One Is $25 | TechCrunch
Is sitting at a computer all day making you fat, but standing desks are too expensive? The Hootsuite CEO’s nifty new side project could save your spine and slim your belly. Oristand is a $25 standing desk made of cardboard.
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Midday open thread: #OscarsStillSoWhite; delaying the next ice age by 50,000 years
Today’s comic by Ruben Bolling is What group should we really be afraid of? • Study in Nature says human-caused emissions may delay next ice age by 50,000 years: Running simulations with an Earth System model, the researchers find that if atmospher…
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Scientists Have Found the Brightest Supernova Ever Detected | Inverse
About 3.8 billion light years away, there’s a hot ball of gas shining 570 billion times more brightly than the sun, and glimmers 20 times more powerfully than all the stars in the Milky Way combined.
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On May 21, 1946, less than a year after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, physicist Louis Slotin performed a dangerous experiment his colleagues at Los Alamos called “tickling the dragon’s tail.
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WTF: The ‘official jam’ of the Donald Trump campaign|Dangerous Minds
“Cowardice! Are you serious? Apologies for freedom? I can’t handle this.” It’s gonna be YUGE.
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The guards woke Remigio Pineda at 1:30 in the morning on Jan. 14, 2015, one of the deadliest days in the history of the Texas state prison system.
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Exclusive: Colton Haynes Dons Drag with Emily Bett Rickards for Tyler | Vanity Fair
“If a person like Colton was to do something like this in the 50s it would have been a huge faux pas,” says photographer Tyler Shields about his latest work, a series of photographs featuring Arrow co-stars Colton Haynes and Emily Bett Rickards in 5…
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UN chief warns Syrian starvation a war crime – Al Jazeera English
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the use of starvation as a weapon in Syria amounts to a war crime after the second international convoy arrived to the famine-struck town of Madaya to deliver humanitarian aid.
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Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Since the First Gulf War – The Atlantic
On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier. For weeks, a U.S.
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Obama Just Released 10 Percent of the Detainees at Guantanamo Bay | VICE News
For the first time since January 2002, the number of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility has dipped below 100.
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By the way he seems to change his mind about directing another Mad Max movie every other week, you‘d think George Miller was some sort of mercurial genius or something.
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Syfy announces premiere dates for 12 Monkeys and Hunters · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The Army Of The 12 Monkeys will fall back into line on April 18—according to Deadline, that’s the premiere date that Syfy’s just announced for the second season of time traveling and virology.
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Cracking Food Allergies | Al Jazeera America
Every three minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room. It’s an alarming statistic from the US Centers for Disease Control that puts parents and adults on their heels.
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One would be tempted to refer to Alan Rickman as “inimitable” if he were not so often and so skillfully imitated. In fact, the actor’s rich, cultured, and instantly recognizable voice made him a modern day equivalent of Bela Lugosi or Ed Sullivan, i…
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How Much Do We Hate Our Children?
When President Barak Obama recently made an impassioned plea to do something about the proliferation of gun violence in America, he drew upon the images of elementary school children gunned down in Newtown, Connecticut to engage our emotions.
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Legal experts: federal government has jurisdiction to charge Oregon militia | US news | The Guardian
Leaders of the armed militia occupying federal lands in eastern Oregon could face hefty fines and more than 10 years behind bars if government officials decide to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, legal experts say.
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Rightscorp agrees to pay $450,000 for illegal robocalls | Ars Technica
Online copyright enforcer Rightscorp has agreed to pay $450,000 to end a lawsuit accusing the company of making illegal calls to cell phones.
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Colossal star explosion detected – BBC News
Astronomers have seen what could be the most powerful supernova ever detected. The exploding star was first observed back in June last year but is still radiating vast amounts of energy.
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Making Art With Drones – Scientific American Blog Network
On November 4, 2015, a marvelous sight appeared in the night sky near Hamburg, Germany at the Ahrenlohe Airfield.
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Remembering Alan Rickman, Iconic Actor And ‘Agent Of Change’ | ThinkProgress
British actor Alan Rickman died on Thursday at age 69 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement by his family. He leaves behind an impressive legacy both on and off screen, and too many iconic roles to count.
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This Woman Just Replaced El Chapo as the DEA’s Top Target | Mother Jones
Many questions remain now that Joaquín Guzmán Loera—better known as “El Chapo”—has been recaptured. Will he be extradited to the US? What role did US forces play in his recapture? What exactly was Sean Penn’s involvement?
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A rare January hurricane forms, could become month’s strongest on record | Ars Technica
Hurricane Alex formed south of the Azores on Thursday morning far from the United States, becoming the third January hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean and the first in 78 years. By early afternoon it had strengthened to a system with sustain…
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Hear Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello Duet on ‘Everything It Takes’ | Rolling Stone
Loretta Lynn’s upcoming album, Full Circle, finds her revisiting some of her biggest hits and debuting a few fresh numbers. One new composition is “Everything It Takes,” a light, folky country song that she tells Rolling Stone is a “woman song — som…
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Musical-Comedy Headed to Broadway | Rolling Stone
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Musical-Comedy Headed to Broadway ‘Nerds’ to chronicle the rise and competition of tech giants, feature holograms, interactive in-show app
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Marine Biologists Are Developing Facial-Recognition Software for Endangered Whales – The Atlantic
There are only around 500 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, making them one of the most endangered of all whale species. This month, nearly that many data scientists raced to complete a project that might help researchers keep this smal…
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Tinderization of Feeling – The New Inquiry
Tinder’s binary mechanisms can be a template for a whole way of life in which everything is an option and processing beats choosing LIVING with a sense of overwhelming choice means exerting an insane amount of emotional energy in making the most ban…
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Smugglers disguise marijuana as carrots / Boing Boing
On Sunday, the US border patrol in Pharr, Texas seized 2,500 tons of marijuana stuffed into faux carrots mixed in with real vegetables coming from Mexico.
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Stock markets buoyed by German recovery and US interest rate delay | Business | The Guardian
A solid performance by the German economy and hints of a delay to the next US interest rate rise calmed nerves in London and New York after a week of panicked stock market trading that has left many investors counting huge losses.
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Even If You Don’t Get More Money, You’ll Benefit from Asking for a Raise
You should never be afraid to negotiate a higher salary. Not doing so could cost you $500K in the long run. But even if you don’t get the raise, just asking for it could help your career. The Muse points out five hidden benefits of asking for a rais…
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USA renews Playing House, greenlights dreamy drama Falling Water · Newswire · The A.V. Club
If you’re of the opinion that USA’s Playing House “be bangin,” know that you’re in good company. USA has renewed the charming but low-rated House for a third season, and stars/co-creators Jessica St.
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Italian court clears Amanda Knox of slandering police and legal officials | US news | The Guardian
Amanda Knox has been cleared of slandering police officers and a prosecutor involved in the investigation into the 2007 killing of British student Meredith Kercher.
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SOCORRO, NM—Initiating emergency procedures and sealing security doors throughout the complex, scientists at Monsanto reportedly placed the agrochemical company’s main laboratory on lockdown Thursday after discovering a shattered, empty tomato conta…
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Every car manufacturer now has an autonomous driving program, but the rules and regulations around actually driving autonomous cars on public roads remain scattershot. Now, the U.S.
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Action cameras are like tablets. Lots of people want ONE. But very few need to constantly update to the latest model. I suspect this is why GoPro’s sales are slowing, it’s reduced sales forecasts, and it had to lay off 7% of its employees this week.…
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Coal ash — a toxic byproduct of burning coal — is a major environmental problem. But disposal sites for coal ash are more likely to be located in and around low-income and minority communities, a fact that’s prompting a U.S.
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Ted Cruz isn’t the only Republican birthers want to knock out of the presidential race
It may not have been 100 percent high-minded generosity toward an opponent when Marco Rubio brushed off questions about whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be president.
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Longform: Wenner’s World by David Weir
How a hanger-on at the fringe of San Francisco’s rock scene built the Rolling Stone empire.
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How Assad Is Using Sieges and Hunger to Grab More of the ‘Useful Syria’ | VICE News
As the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad wages an offensive with Russia’s backing on rebels across the country, behind the front lines it has been consolidating its hold in Syria’s west.
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Improve Your Conversation Skills By Talking to Yourself Out Loud
Every day we filter our thoughts before speaking, and, in many situations, it’s difficult to speak up. This 5-minute exercise could help you get over that hurdle.
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Planned Parenthood sues anti-abortion group that released ‘undercover’ videos
Planned Parenthood filed a major civil suit on Thursday against the principals of the Center for Medical Progress, the anti-abortion group that secretly recorded Planned Parenthood staff and executives discussing the donation of fetal tissue.
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The U.S. Promises To Take In More Refugees From Central America | ThinkProgress
The United States plans to increase the number of refugees admitted from Central America fleeing El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala — the three “Northern Triangle” countries that are currently embroiled in increasing gang violence and extreme pove…
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The Disturbing Legal Consequences Of Ted Cruz Birtherism | ThinkProgress
Somehow, Ted Cruz birtherism is actually a thing right now.
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10 Things That Star Trek Got Right (That Have Never Been Copied)
This year is the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, and even after five decades there has never been another series like Gene Roddenberry’s brainchild. We’ve had plenty of spaceship shows since 1966, but some things about Trek remained unique.
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The New Secret Life of Pets Trailer Has Some Weird BDSM Undertones
Based solely on this trailer, I’m pretty sure that The Secret Life of Pets is about a rabbit rescuing his gimp from prison. The movie’s first trailer seemed so normal. It completely delivered on its title: a bunch of cute pets going nuts after their…
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Planned Parenthood sues maker of undercover videos | Washington Examiner
Planned Parenthood is suing the maker of undercover videos highlighting its involvement with supplying aborted fetal tissue and the group he founded to obtain the footage.
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LOS ANGELES—Asked for his thoughts on his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio told reporters Thursday that he really hopes he screamed and cried good enough in The Revenant to win the Oscar.
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Most Powerful Supernova Ever Discovered Blasts Away Competition
The super-luminous supernova ASAS-SN15lh is the most luminous ever measured. Here, an artist’s illustration visualizes what it would be like to see the supernova from an exoplanet located about 10,000 light years away — about the distance from the E…
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What if History’s Brightest Supernova Exploded In Earth’s Backyard? – The Atlantic
From the vantage point of almost four billion light years away, the brightest known supernova looks a lot like they all do. Last year, the automated telescopes in Ohio State’s ASASSN network saw the peach-fuzz blob of a distant galaxy.
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A Mammoth, a Spear, and a New Timeline for Humans in the Arctic – The Atlantic
The first person to reach the North Pole was the American explorer Robert Peary, in 1909. Or maybe it was Frederick Cook, in 1908. Historians still aren’t sure which man really made it there first.
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[Y]ou think I’m an arsehole. And I’m not, really. I’m just British. He will be sorely missed.
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How Obama’s State of the Union rhetoric has changed, in one chart – Vox
As issues the United States faces have shifted, so has the president’s State of the Union rhetoric.
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PewDiePie Now Has His Own YouTube Network Within Maker Studios | TechCrunch
PewDiePie is launching his own multi-channel network called Revelmode. You may remember that PewDiePie was part of Maker Studios, Disney’s successful MCN. PewDiePie isn’t really parting ways with Disney as PewDiePie is working with Maker Studios for…
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Political Responsibility in the Nuclear Age: An Open Letter to the American People | The Nation
By their purported test of a hydrogen bomb early in 2016, North Korea reminded the world that nuclear dangers are not an abstraction, but a continuing menace that the governments and peoples of the world ignore at their peril.
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Why The Prisoner of Azkaban is the best Harry Potter movie
Evan Puschak, aka the Nerdwriter, explains why the third movie in the Harry Potter series, The Prisoner of Azkaban, is the best film in the series — spoiler: because Alfonso Cuarón — and why that matters for the young fans of the series: for some,…
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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – No More Shall We Part (full album) – YouTube
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – No More Shall We Part (2001)1. As I Sat Sadly by Her Side 00:002. And No More Shall We Part 06:153. Hallelujah 10:154. Love Letter 18:015. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow 22:106. God Is in the House 27:437. Oh My Lord 3…
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Hoverboard catches fire during unboxing video / Boing Boing
This fellow made an unboxing video about his new hoverboard and it apparently caught fire before he even had a chance to try it out.
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Are You One of the 2% Who Can Solve “Einstein’s Riddle”? | Open Culture
It’s sometimes called “Einstein’s Riddle” because, according to legend, Einstein invented it as a child. Others say that the puzzle was actually designed by Lewis Carroll, best known as the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. (Carroll was al…
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Jordanian film nominated for an Oscar – Al Jazeera English
Theeb, a Jordanian film about a young Bedouin boy during the first World War, has been nominated for an Academy Award. Set in 1916 in the Ottoman province of Hijaz, the Jordanian picture follows the journey of Theeb, who guides a British officer to …
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Ben Carson’s Campaign Is Collapsing in Slow Motion | Vanity Fair
The morning before a crucial G.O.P. debate, the finance chair for the Ben Carson presidential campaign announced his resignation after a report pulled back the curtains on the fat salaries, woeful inexperience, and internal strife dividing Carson’s …
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O’Malley Supporters Could Tip Iowa to Sanders or Clinton – The Atlantic
The race in Iowa is an effective tie between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders—putting Martin O’Malley in a position to determine its outcome. The former Maryland governor’s support in Iowa is the only reason he’s appearing in Sunday’s Democratic d…
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‘Legs & Attitudes’: Vintage French leg fetish magazine from 1930|Dangerous Minds
Jambes Et Attitudes or “Legs and Attitudes” a French leg fetish magazine from that was published in Paris around 1930 Fetish magazines started popping up around Paris in the late 1920s and some of these very first titillating publications glorified …
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Mrs. Abernathy called the roomful of eleven-year-olds to order and told them to open their math books to page thirty-one. Her eyes scanned the class and came to rest on a stocky boy beneath a dome of golden hair, who was making grotesque faces at a …
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Truly, Madly, and Deeply Alan Rickman – The Daily Beast
Alan Rickman played dead—a ghost—quite literally in Truly, Madly, Deeply. A brilliant meditation on grief and loss, it was one of his finest films. I know, I know. You loved Alan Rickman, who has died aged 69, in Harry Potter.
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As Oil Falls, Fragile States Brace for Turmoil | Al Jazeera America
As oil prices dip to a 13-year low of around $30 per barrel, many of the world’s petro-states could see hundreds of billions dollars more shaved off their revenue streams in the coming months.
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Have you ever noticed how everything in the ‘Batman’ TV series had its own label?|Dangerous Minds
I’ve long held the original Batman series to be one of the funniest shows in television history. It’s so brilliant in its deadpan lunacy that it makes even as great a show as Pee-wee’s Playhouse look a little effortful.
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Have you noticed how often family members are turning up in the presidential campaign? Consider the irony of that Ted Cruz-Canada debate. Cruz was born in Calgary and Donald (“People Are Saying”) Trump has raised the question of whether that makes h…
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Former Twitter Engineering Manager Leslie Miley Lands At Recruiting Startup Entelo | TechCrunch
Leslie Miley, the engineering manager who left Twitter over the way senior executives at the company were talking about diversity, is now the director of engineering at a recruiting software startup called Entelo.
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Today’s big movie news: The 2016 Fangoria Chainsaw Award nominees · Newswire · The A.V. Club
We wait all year for it—making predictions, having online arguments about worthy contenders, setting up awards-watching parties—but that exciting winter milestone in honoring great cinema is finally here once again.
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This Record-Breaking Supernova Shone 570 Billion Times Brighter than the Sun | Motherboard
Massive stars are not known for going gentle into that good night, but the newly discovered supernova ASASSN-15lh is taking things to a whole new physics-defying level.
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Alan Rickman, giant of British screen and stage, dies at 69 | Film | The Guardian
Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family who said that he died “surrounded by family and friends”. Rickman had been…
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The Illusion Machine That Teaches Us How We See – Issue 32: Space – Nautilus
The man sprang onstage dressed as a miner, complete with headlamp and pickaxe. After swinging the axe a few times, he proclaimed to the audience that he had discovered a “supermagnet”—a substance so strong it could attract even wood.
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Are America’s painkiller policies driving patients to heroin? | The Verge
Heroin use has spiked in the US, and some critics have charged that policy changes are to blame. Not so, say a group of government researchers, who exonerate the agencies they work for in a paper published yesterday. Outside drug use researchers fin…
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Nick Cave – O’Children – YouTube
LyricsPass me that lovely little gunMy dear, my darling oneThe cleaners are coming, one by oneYou don’t even want to let them startThey are knocking now upon your doorThey measure the room, they know the scoreThey’re mopping up the butcher’s floorOf…
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Greg Sargent marvels at the spectacle of Paul Ryan, who is outraged, outraged, at President Obama for devoting part of the State of the Union to a denunciation of politicians who encourage bigotry.
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NOVA: A white dwarf star pulls matter off of a companion red giant star until a powerful nuclear fusion explosion occurs on the dwarf’s surface. The star is not destroyed and additional explosions can occur, a phenomenon called a recurrent nova.
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Found: The Most Powerful Supernova Ever Seen – Scientific American
Astronomers have glimpsed the most powerful supernova ever seen, a star in a galaxy billions of light-years away that exploded with such force it briefly shone nearly 600 billion times brighter than our Sun and 20 times brighter than all the stars i…
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Warming May Mean Major Thaw for Alaskan Permafrost – Scientific American
If you’d asked permafrost researcher Vladimir Romanovsky five years ago if he thought the permafrost of the North Slope of Alaska was in danger of substantial thaw this century because of global warming, he would have said no.
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This is the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen – Vox
When massive stars die, they do not fade gently into the good night. They collapse in on themselves and explode. It’s called a supernova, and “it is the largest explosion that takes place in space,” as NASA explains.
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San Francisco 49ers hire Chip Kelly as head coach | Sport | The Guardian
Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly hasn’t been out of a job for long – he’s been hired to replace Jim Tomsula at the San Francisco 49ers. Kelly beat off competition from former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan to land the coveted position i…
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The Death of Alan Rickman and the Triumph of the Romantic Lead – The Atlantic
That voice. That rumbling, grumbling growl whose vague menace is a reminder that humans are, at their core, animals.
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Alan Rickman’s co-stars and admirers react to his death · Newswire · The A.V. Club
News of Alan Rickman’s death has reached his former co-stars and colleagues, who have begun to share anecdotes and praise for the late actor.
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Guantanamo’s Population Falls Below 100 for the First Time Since 2002 – The Atlantic
The number of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay fell below 100 for the first time since it opened 14 years ago—two days after President Obama vowed to work on closing the detention center for good in the last months of his presidency.
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Republicans Set for Presidential Debate in South Carolina – The Atlantic
Has the Republican primary become—[gulp]—boring?
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Improve Your Chances of Getting a Raise By Focusing on the Future, Not the Past
When asking for a raise, you usually make your case by reminding your boss about your accomplishments. That works, but for even more effective negotiating, focus on the future, not that past. Successful negotiating is about joint problem solving—com…
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One of the most annoying things about Netflix is that it offers different content depending on which of the more than 190 countries in which it’s currently available you happen to be watching from.
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Bill aims to thwart strong crypto, demands smartphone makers be able to decrypt | Ars Technica
A New York assemblyman has reintroduced a new bill that aims to essentially disable strong encryption on all smartphones sold in the Empire State.
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Global Warming Could Delay the Next Ice Age by 100,000 Years | VICE News
VICE News is closely tracking global environmental change. Check out the Tipping Point blog here. In the midst of what has already been an abnormally long period of warming, scientists have announced that human-induced climate change could push back…
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Is Oddball January Hurricane An Artifact Of Climate Change? | Video
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Fugue Raises $20M Series C Round For Its Cloud Operating System | TechCrunch
Fugue (the company previously known as Luminal), today announced that it has raised $20 million in a Series C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The Frederick, MD- and Washington, DC-based company’s previous investors, including C…
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Oscars 2016: how to watch the films nominated for Academy Awards – Vox
The 2016 Oscars are already more unpredictable than the awards show has been in years. For a second there, it seemed like Spotlight was a lock for the Best Picture win; now that race is swinging back The Revenant’s way, as the film leads the nominat…
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A Brilliant YouTube Channel Called Action Movie Kid Is Being Turned Into A Movie
A young boy’s imagination, a father’s skill with special effects, a YouTube channel, a book deal and now a major Hollywood motion picture. The tale of Action Movie Kid is pretty incredible.
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Space Is Meaningless—Nonlocality Suggests Objects Create Space, Rather Than Simply Existing In It
Space is brutally egalitarian. When you become separated from your lover, the two of you retain no tighter a physical connection than do two lumps of coal.
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Digital guitar tuner for $5 with free shipping / Boing Boing
Kyle Miller (previously) writes, “I’ve recently launched my newest Kickstarter, featuring the third model in my crowdfunded series of Steampunk style Soviet-era nixie tube clocks. Each is handmade in black walnut or purpleheart, brass, and steel and…
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HSBC fights to stop money-laundering report going public | Business | The Guardian
HSBC is trying to prevent publication of a report on how it complies with money-laundering rules imposed on it by the US authorities in 2012, when it was fined a record $1.9bn (£1.32bn).
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It’s Becoming Harder to See How Trump Can Lose | Vanity Fair
We’ve reached a strange place.
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Donald Trump looked across a crowd of 12,000 screaming people Wednesday night and, for just a moment, he seemed shocked by his own success. If Trump is splitting the Republican party, the fault line runs across Florida’s geographic corner.
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This Man Was Jailed for Five Years Because Canada Couldn’t Deport Him | VICE News
On one of the happiest days of Abdirahmaan Warssama’s life, he got his hair cut and devoured a home-cooked meal of Somali food at his sister’s house.
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UnREAL Dares to Do What The Bachelor Won’t: Cast a Black Leading Man | Vanity Fair
In its second season on air, UnREAL, has managed to do what The Bachelor has failed to do in 20 seasons: cast a black leading man. Lifetime’s surprise summer hit and reality-show satire has picked B.J.
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An odd thing about permahawks — people who have been demanding, year after year, that the Fed raise rates now now now. (The same is true, actually, about the overlapping group warning nonstop about fiscal crisis.
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Twitter provides material support to ISIS, lawsuit alleges | Ars Technica
A US woman whose husband was slain in Jordan while serving as a private contractor is suing Twitter, alleging that the micro-blogging company is a “tool for spreading extremist propaganda” that led to her husband’s death at the hands of a terrorist …
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Why Female Professors Get Rated Worse On Student Evaluations | ThinkProgress
Student evaluations in higher education are controversial for a number of reasons.
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NRA head wants to debate Obama on guns … a week after skipping Obama town hall on guns
A week after refusing to participate in a town hall event at which President Obama responded to both allies and opponents on gun issues, the National Rifle Association is posturing about wanting to debate Obama.
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FBI investigates Islamic State threat to UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy | Sport | The Guardian
The FBI is investigating “recent credible threats” made by Islamic State followers against UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy, the Army Times reported on Wednesday.
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In the age of Serial and Making a Murderer, our obsession with true crime is climbing to new, more interactive heights. We no longer simply thrill at the cold cases, we think we can solve them on Reddit. This is the next natural step in that evoluti…
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The Endless Trial of Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi Committee | Rolling Stone
A merciful god,” Congressman Trey Gowdy of South Carolina tells me, “would only make you do this once.” This, in Gowdy’s telling, is the experience of squaring off against the vaunted Clinton juggernaut.
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See sample pages from this book at Wink. Perth-born Shaun Tan is well known in Australia as an artist and storyteller. His unique world view is shared with readers through surreal and challenging images that he creates to tell provocative stories.
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Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick Plot Summer Tour | Rolling Stone
The trek begins July 14th at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkson, Michigan, and includes stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas. The tour wraps up September 23rd at the Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. A …
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Iran-US relations: Sailors’ detention highlights divisions – BBC News
The video put out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of the 10 American sailors in detention must have made difficult viewing in the United States. It was aired on the US networks just as Secretary of State John Kerry announced the men had been well trea…
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Oscars 2016: 12 Major Nomination Snubs | Rolling Stone
After months of festival screenings, schmoozing luncheons, and lesser award shows, this year’s Oscar season finally got real and cut the dead weight this morning when the Academy Awards announced the final roster of nominees.
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AMD’s datacenter ARM processors finally hit the market | Ars Technica
AMD has started volume shipments of its “Seattle” Opteron A1100 ARM processors, designed for high density server systems. First announced in 2014, the processors have 4 or 8 64-bit A57 ARM cores running at 1.7 or 2GHz.
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What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me | The Nation
Last week I attended a presidential forum in Des Moines with nearly 1,000 grassroots activists from across the Midwest. The focus of the event was on a real economic recovery—one that creates economic security for struggling Americans and invests in…
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How to Make the Trans-Pacific Partnership Work for Workers and Communities | The Nation
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators from a dozen countries in North America, South America, and Asia announced agreement late last year on what would be the biggest trade pact ever.
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In this Tokyo club, people wear head-to-toe bodysuits to relieve stress / Boing Boing
The Tokyo Zentai Club brings welcome relief to the pressures of living in a stressful urban environment where citizens are expected to conform to rigid social norms.
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Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Dealing Counterfeit Coupons | Motherboard
On Wednesday, a man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for manufacturing and selling illegal goods on the dark web. But he wasn’t trading drugs; this man was in the less usual but highly profitable dark web trade of counterfeit coupons.
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Netflix Is Cracking Down on Proxies That Get Around Geographic Restrictions | Motherboard
Netflix is stepping up its efforts to prevent customers from streaming videos that are not legally available inside their country.
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Sabermetrics Is Killing Bad Dugout Decisions | FiveThirtyEight
How would a baseball fan from the 1980s, awoken from “Futurama”-style suspended animation, be able to tell that teams evaluate data differently in 2016 than they did 30 years earlier?
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WayUp Launches An iPhone App To Let Students Apply For Jobs On The Go | TechCrunch
It’s obvious that college students love their phones. Which is why WayUp, formerly Campus Jobs, has today unveiled an iPhone app, giving students the opportunity to apply for jobs directly from their smartphone.
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On Tuesday, I spoke to a room full of beaming high school and middle school boys — about 150, a vast majority of whom were black — at the St. Petersburg College Allstate Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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What We’re Following on Thursday Afternoon, 1/14 – The Atlantic
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SF Bay Area: Sledge Hammer’s 30th Hammerversary is this SUNDAY! / Boing Boing
I’m extremely excited about SF Sketchfest’s 30th “Hammerversary”, celebration of the prescient television comedy Sledge Hammer! this Sunday, January 17th at 2pm!
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What If Bernie Sanders Is the Democrats’ Best Bet? Cont’d – The Atlantic
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David Bowie – Rebel Rebel – YouTube
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Joe Scarborough’s Twitter meltdown is everything wrong with how we talk about Iran – Vox
Americans had every reason, when news broke that 10 US sailors had been “detained” by Iran, to worry. This is a country that is a state sponsor of terror, that actively abetted the deaths of US soldiers in Iraq, and that, in 2007, held a group of Br…
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The Nightly Show’s Larry Wilmore Predicted All-White Oscars – The Daily Beast
The day before the Academy announced its all-white lineup of acting nominations, The Nightly Show’s Larry Wilmore had no doubts in his mind about what was coming.
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Down in Front – Futility Closet
In 1924, as today, it was troublesome and embarrassing to have to excuse your way down a row of theater patrons to get to your seat.
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Hoverboard Catches Fire Halfway Through Unboxing Video – Digg
11 diggs Technology Given the rate at which hoverboards are catching on fire these days, it’s surprising that it’s taken this long for it to happen during an unboxing video.
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Artificially Sweetened: How Politics Massaged the Science in the New Dietary Guidelines
The federal government just released a new set of dietary guidelines, and as always, they’re a work of both science and politics. They include controversial changes: for instance, sugar now has a limit, and cholesterol does not.
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NASA’s Sun-Powered 5-Year Mission to Jupiter
NASA’s Juno mission, the first solar-powered mission to Jupiter, has become the farthest solar-powered spacecraft ever! Juno, and its eight science instruments designed to study the interior of Jupiter, has passed the mark previously held by the Eur…
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You Can Now Kick Off A Skype Call From Slack | TechCrunch
It’s been a big week for Skype. The company announced group calling on mobile, integration with Outlook mobile, and today it’s rolling out to Slack, too.
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The Incredibly Uncompetitive Cremation Market – Parting Blog
How much do you think it costs to cremate a dead body? It’s a question you probably don’t think about until tragedy strikes and you’re planning the funeral of a loved one. One of the last things anyone wants to do when they’ve lost a loved one is ma…
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Gambia’s President Jammeh lifts ban on uncovered hair – BBC News
The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has scrapped a decree which ordered female government employees to cover their hair at work. The ban, imposed on 4 January, was resisted by opposition groups.
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Why it’s so hard to make a better mosquito repellent / Boing Boing
Since 2008 Leslie Vosshall, director of the Vosshall Laboratory at Rockefeller University, has been working on making a better mosquito repellent than DEET. In this Atlantic article by Ed Yong, she explains why it’s so hard to keep the tiny vampires…
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MEXICO CITY — Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous drug lord known as El Chapo, had never heard of Sean Penn. The world now alternately lauds and lambastes Mr.
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In “Modern Love,” David Bowie mixed the modern with the timeless · Hear This · The A.V. Club
In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: We pay tribute to one of the greatest artists of all time, David Bowie.
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U.S. Official: China Turned to Debris-free ASAT Tests Following 2007 Outcry
Mallory Stewart, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for emerging security challenges and defense policy, called a 2007 anti-satellite test by the Chinese military a “remarkable incident of irresponsible behavior” during a Jan. 11 spee…
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Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: With the 2016 television season slowly staggering in after the holidays, there are not many new releases to inspire us.
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Brit Awards 2016: Adele, James Bay and Years & Years in line for awards glory – BBC News
Adele looks set to take the limelight at this year’s Brit Awards after being nominated for four trophies. Her multi-million-selling album 25 is up for best British album, while she has also been shortlisted for best British female, single and video.
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Ski-Mountaineering Will Redefine Your Notion of Winter Fun | Outside Online
By the time I catch up to Jenn Shelton, an ultrarunning star from Colorado, she’s on her back in a ditch next to the trail, covered in snow. She’s wearing a white and purple racing onesie, a beanie, a headlamp, clear-lens glasses, and gloves.
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Amazon Prime Will Be $73, This Weekend Only For New Members
In celebration of Mozart In The Jungle’s Golden Globes victories, Amazon will be offering a year of Prime for $73, this weekend only for new members.
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Medal Gets Missing Medical Records To Your Doctor | TechCrunch
If you get hurt and show up unconscious at the hospital, they likely have no idea what medications you’re on, your medical history, or where you’ve been treated.
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Valve deploys 100Gbps Internet ports to handle 75% traffic growth | Ars Technica
Valve is upgrading its network infrastructure with 100Gbps Internet ports to keep pace with big traffic growth. The news came in an announcement yesterday from Valve’s network operator, Level 3 Communications.
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With new deal in place, Sweden asks to question Assange at embassy | Ars Technica
Swedish prosecutors said (Google Translate) Wednesday that they have sent a formal request to question Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. “It is not possible to judge when a reply is expected,” the Swedish Prosecution Authority wrot…
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Ebola Transmission Has Stopped in West Africa for the First Time in Two Years | VICE News
For the first time since December 2013, transmission of the Ebola virus in West Africa is said to have stopped, just as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared today that Liberia’s outbreak has officially ended — the third time it has done so s…
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Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Republican Debate Tonight | VICE News
The Republican presidential candidates are heading to Charleston, South Carolina, to debate each other again Thursday night, nearly two weeks before the first voting of the election begins in Iowa.
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Redefining The Axiom Of Story: The VR And 360 Video Complex | TechCrunch
Virtual reality: the wild west; the new frontier; the land of opportunity. Barons, cowboys, outlaws and gunslingers all vying for their voice by rushing for content gold in this unbridled sphere of influence — but they are stumbling in the thicket o…
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The Surprising (and Mostly Legal) Trade in “Mermaid Ivory” – Scientific American Blog Network
Bones are big business, especially when they come from extinct species. Over the past few years, a surprisingly regular market has emerged for bones of the massive marine mammal known as the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas).
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The curious story of an “African” from Baltimore / Boing Boing
In the 1920s Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola toured the United States and Europe to share the culture of his African homeland with fascinated audiences. The reality was actually much more mundane: His name was Joseph Lee and he was from Baltimore.
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Congressman requests approval to wear Aloha shirt on Fridays / Boing Boing
US Representative Mark Takai, a Democrat from Hawaii, formally requested that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan permit the wearing of Aloha shirts on the House floor on Fridays. The longstanding House dress code is “business attire.
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PHILADELPHIA—Listing off an extensive set of prerequisite conditions ranging from various aspects of his physical health to the volume of the ongoing construction project outside his apartment, local man Shane Lambert confirmed Thursday that 6,071 c…
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What Is This ‘Wage Insurance’ Obama Mentioned in His State of the Union Speech? – The Atlantic
In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama reinforced unemployment insurance and job-training programs as ways the government can help those in need of work. Then he listed “wage insurance” as a distinct and separate recommended me…
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Agatha Sadler obituary | Books | The Guardian
My friend Agatha Sadler, who has died aged 91, created one of the most influential art bookshops in London. St George’s Gallery Books was an institution, a resource for art historian, artist, art lover, auctioneer and dealer alike.
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This Spectacular Spider-Man Figure Lives Up to the Name
There are many, many, awesome figures of Spider-Man out there. Which isn’t surprising, since the character makes a buttload of cash for Marvel.
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What Will Happen to Flint’s Lead-Poisoned Children? – The Daily Beast
What Will Happen to Flint’s Children? Morgan, a social worker and mother of a three-year-old daughter, has lived in the Flint area her entire life but she may soon leave the state for fear of lead poisoning.
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Snoop Dogg speaks for all Xbox One users / Boing Boing
Fulvio Obregon, an illustrator from Cali, Colombia, created a series of portraits that show younger and older versions of the same celebrity as if they are in the same room together. Here’s Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and others raving about Business…
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Woman takes photos of penises dressed in outfits, sells them for $10,000 / Boing Boing
NYC photographer Soraya Doolbaz has a business selling merchandise with photos of penises dressed in outfits. The videos above and below are probably NSFW as they show penises dressed in outfits. She recently exhibited her photographs at Art Basel, …
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Media-tracking app spies on opt-in users to learn how much Netflix we watch | Ars Technica
The Television Critics Association’s latest press tour in Pasadena, California included a long talk with an NBCUniversal executive about the changing nature of online video streaming.
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Sven Hassel and the strange obsession with Nazi fiction|Dangerous Minds
The Second World War claimed over 60 million lives and flattened most of Europe. Seventy-one years after it ended, the Second World War is still the got-to global conflict for hundreds, nay, thousands, of books, movies, TV series, comics, and gung-h…
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Change In The Channel: Why ‘Sesame Street’ Is Cutting Back On Parodies | ThinkProgress
Quiet on the set. Enter: Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster is not in his usual attire — he usually has no attire — on this May afternoon. He is dressed in a tan jacket and a sheriff’s hat to shoot “The Walking Gingerbread,” a parody of The Walking Dead.
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Sureshbhai Patel steadies himself with a walker as he arrives at the federal courthouse before start of a trial against Madison, Ala., police officer Eric Sloan Parker, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in Huntsville, Ala.
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Migrant crisis: Bavaria mayor sends refugees to Merkel – BBC News
A Bavarian mayor angry about Germany’s asylum policy has sent a busload of Syrian migrants to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin. Peter Dreier, mayor of the district of Landshut, said he wanted to “send a signal” that Germany’s asylum polic…
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Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam ‘contacts lawyer’ – BBC News
Fugitive Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has contacted his lawyer, according to an unconfirmed report. Abdeslam has been on the run since he was driven back to Belgium, hours after the gun and bomb attacks which left 130 people dead on 13 Novem…
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What Ted Cruz’s Goldman Sachs loan tells us about running for Congress – Vox
Today’s big GOP primary news is that, per the New York Times, Ted Cruz obtained $1.2 million in low-interest loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank to fund his 2012 Senate bid. These loans were improperly concealed from election officials.
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The 2016 Oscar Nominees – The New Yorker
The Kremlinology of Oscar predictions remains as baffling as ever, reinforcing pessimism about how the Academy’s members define artistic quality—or, rather, how they define how they want to be seen defining it.
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When Manal Kahi arrived in New York from Lebanon two years ago, to pursue a master’s degree in public administration, she longed for authentic hummus, but couldn’t find a restaurant or supermarket that came close to her expectations.
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Who Killed Lawrence Phillips? | The Nation
Another middle-aged former NFL player committed suicide on Wednesday. His name was Lawrence Phillips and he was found dead in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison in California.
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See Kelsea Ballerini’s Gritty ‘XO’ on ‘Seth Meyers’ | Rolling Stone
Earlier this week, Kelsea Ballerini was in New York to perform her Top Ten single “Dibs” on Good Morning America.
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The British Actor Alan Rickman, of ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Fame, Dies at 69 – The Atlantic
Alan Rickman was an actor who could take even the blandest roles and spin them into something wonderful. But offered more to work with, he was unforgettable, portraying countless distinctive characters until his death on Thursday at the age of 69.
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Panic! at the Disco Leader on New ‘Love Letter to L.A.’ LP | Rolling Stone
Watch Panic! at the Disco Leader Talk New LP: ‘It’s a Love Letter to L.A.
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The front-runner for the Democratic nomination is beset by scandal, trailing (some) Republicans in general-election polling, and at risk of losing to her socialist rival in the earliest two states.
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There’s Finally a Solution to the Nightmare of Sleep Paralysis | Van Winkle’s
Annalia first heard the creature slip into her bedroom when she was six years old. It — whatever it was — jumped onto her sleeping body, stifling her movement and speech with its weight. She awoke frightened, seeking an explanation.
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Southern Colorado Vets Struggle to Find Healthcare | Al Jazeera America
ALAMOSA, Colo. — Dr. Bob Rice kissed his wife goodbye and left for his last day working at the Alamosa Veterans Clinic on Monday, with a cardboard box in the front seat of his truck.
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This guy makes tiny working engines out of paper / Boing Boing
Aliaksei Zholner makes itty bitty engines with paper and “some scotch tape on valves to eliminate friction.” They run on compressed air delivered via a papercraft throttle. [via]
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Man’s head audibly ticked like a clock / Boing Boing
If you stood next to Sankey Flynn (1918-2001) of Greensboro, North Carolina, you might have thought he had a wristwatch in his head. An audible tick-tock sound could be heard coming from Flynn’s ears about twice a second.
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Romanian village blocks Canadian firm from mining for gold | World news | The Guardian
A Romanian village where a Canadian firm is planning a controversial open-cast goldmine has been declared a site of historical interest, granting it protection from mining activity.
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Why Sex Workers Need the Web to Stay Safe | Motherboard
Over the summer, Homeland Security agents raided the offices of gay escort site Rentboy.com, charging, among other things, that the site promoted prostitution, serving as an “internet brothel.” Rentboy defenders took umbrage at this designation.
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How do the Oscars choose their nominees? Via an elaborate, messed-up voting process. – Vox
Every year when the Oscar nominations are announced, there’s general grumbling about movies that were left out — usually films at either end of the Hollywood spectrum, the biggest blockbusters and the tiniest art films.
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Toxic Coal Ash Hits Poor and Minority Communities Hardest – Scientific American
Too often toxic coal ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power, ends up in poor, minority communities. U.S. civil rights officials are launching a deeper look at federal environmental policy to find out why. The U.S.
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In what’s becoming something of a tradition for the online retailer, Amazon has again dropped the cost of its Amazon Prime membership to celebrate the success of its Amazon Studios division at an industry awards show.
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The surprising perks of being easily embarrased / Boing Boing
Why do people blush? Darwin studied the phenomenon of reddened cheeks and necks as a response to embarrassment and wrote, “Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions.” And, unlike a smile or laughter, a blush can’t be faked. Dav…
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Bug that can leak crypto keys just fixed in widely used OpenSSH | Ars Technica
A critical bug that can leak secret cryptographic keys has just just been fixed in OpenSSH, one of the more widely used implementations of the secure shell (SSH) protocol. The vulnerability resides only in the version end users use to connect to ser…
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The Internet of Things in Your Butt: smart rectal thermometer / Boing Boing
Ha-ha-yes, it’s true, there’s an IoT rectal thermometer, which is about as irrationally exuberant as you can get about a technology bubble, bu(t)t… …
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That time Alan Rickman died and I didn’t mind / Boing Boing
New “first look images” from “Alice Through The Looking Glass” were released today by Disney. There’s nothing better than getting away–and there’s no time like the present. Experience something brand new, and do it without breaking the bank thanks t…
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Al Sharpton calls Hollywood ‘fraudulent’ after all-white Oscar nominations | Film | The Guardian
Civil rights activist and White House adviser Al Sharpton has spoken out about what he calls a “fraudulent” state of affairs in Hollywood with regard to “progressive and liberal” attitudes.
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Ten Yemeni Guantánamo detainees arrive in Oman after transfers | US news | The Guardian
Ten men arrived in Oman on Thursday after more than a decade detained without charge at Guantánamo Bay as the Obama administration announced the next major step in its ongoing attempt to close the detention camp.
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Two Palestinians killed after alleged stabbing attacks – Al Jazeera English
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during two alleged stabbing attacks, bringing the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire over the past three months to 157.
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High-Speed Stars Make Telltale Waves
Features of heated material (shown in red) piling up in front of fast-moving stars create bow shocks that stand out from the cooler background material (shown in green). Stars are shown in blue.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Wyoming View ful…
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An Ontario judge chided Canada’s cops for indiscriminately collecting cell phone records on tens of thousands of innocent Canadians on Thursday. The practise of collecting Canadians’ cell phone records in bulk is unconstitutional in its present form…
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Fiat Chrysler denies charges it lied about sales – BBC News
Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is denying allegations that it encouraged dealers to inflate monthly sales. The car company is being sued by a US dealer who says it encouraged dealerships to lie about monthly car sales.
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Tiny Motors Could Help Slower Sperm Swim To Egg | Popular Science
For the millions of American couples that struggle each year to conceive a child, most procedures, such as in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination, have a relatively low success rate. Male fertility issues contribute to about half of the …
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Up to 2,000 residents of the Calais Jungle migrant camp are scrambling to avoid destruction of their only semblance of a home after French authorities gave them just three days to move out.
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The Evolution of Fitness Videos, from Jane Fonda to Ballet Beautiful – Vogue
Lovers of color-coordination, legwarmers, and gym-avoidance, rejoice: Jane Fonda has reissued her iconic workout videos on DVD.
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Help your kids learn to code with “The Official ScratchJr Book” / Boing Boing
ScratchJr is a simple, free, tablet based programming language kids can use to make simple games and animations. The Official ScratchJr Book has been a great guide for my daughter and I.
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Lineup for London’s “The Story” conference / Boing Boing
Matt Locke from London’s “The Story” conference writes, “We’ve just announced the final lineup for The Story 2016, including poet Musa Okwonga, CEO of Canongate Jamie Byng, games designer Hannah Nicklin, founder of Iron Circus Comics Spike Trotman, …
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Despite SNAP, Students on Community-College Campuses Are Going Hungry – The Atlantic
College conjures up images of all-you-can-eat dining halls, midnight runs for pizza, tubs of ice cream in the dorm-room fridge, and ethnically sensitive burritos.
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UK Home Secretary Theresa May stood before Parliament on Wednesday, and, with a straight face, said: “The UK does not undertake mass surveillance. We have not, and we do not, undertake mass surveillance, and that is not what the Investigatory Powers…
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Guantanamo Bay: Population below 100 as Yemenis freed – BBC News
The population of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has dropped below 100 for the first time since it opened in 2002 with the release of 10 Yemeni men who have arrived in Oman.
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Watch the late Alan Rickman have a very dramatic cup of tea / Boing Boing
The new trailer for High-Rise, director Ben Wheatley’s film based on the 1975 novel by one of my all-time favorite writers JG Ballard, looks absolutely fantastic.
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Adele can do Nicki Minaj’s “Monster” rap, here’s proof · Newswire · The A.V. Club
James Corden’s latest Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke video might just be his best yet. This time, Corden’s cruising old London town with Adele, who, it turns out, knows not only every word of her own songs, but also Nicki Minaj’s verse on Kanye West…
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James Badge Dale on the Challenge of Playing a Real-Life SEAL in 13 Ho | Vanity Fair
Children of the 90s may remember James Badge Dale from Harry Hook’s adaptation of William Golding’s classic Lord of the Flies, in which he played Simon, the moral compass of the island saga.
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Originally and more aptly titled Shut In—the change was forced by a competing Shut In starring Naomi Watts, due later this year—Intruders boasts an intriguing premise that quickly seems to backfire in a major way.
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Why Some Apps are $2 and Others are $20: How Developers Price Software
A lot goes into the decision to make one app free and another five dollars, or slap another with a monthly subscription. Most of us don’t see it, but developers wrangle with hard choices when they pick a price tag—choices that might make them rich, …
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George Miller Would Now Love to Make More Mad Max Movies
Remember the ancient days of two days ago, when Mad Max director George Miller said that he doesn’t want to make more Mad Max? Well, this morning, Mad Max: Fury Road secured Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director.
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Ms. Marvel hasn’t lost any steam with its second volume, and the creative team has taken advantage of Kamala Khan’s new status as an Avenger to broaden the scope of the series without losing sight of the rich character drama that made the first volu…
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Alan Rickman kept Rupert Grint’s Harry Potter doodle · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
Today, the world mourns the death of Alan Rickman, as the actor always brought an enigmatic something special to every project on which he worked.
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Court Ruling Leaves Florida Death Row in Limbo | Al Jazeera America
The fates of the 390 inmates on Florida’s death row are uncertain after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state’s capital punishment sentencing process.
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Martin O’Malley Brings Workers’ Chaotic Schedules Into The Presidential Race | ThinkProgress
On Thursday, former Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley released what he’s calling a “21st century worker bill of rights,” laying out a laundry list of items he would push for if he became president.
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It’s Going to Be Weeks — Maybe Months — Before the Biggest Gas Leak in the US Is Plugged | VICE News
The utility company at the center of a massive natural gas leak in the Los Angeles area is coming under increasing pressure from elected officials and the public to fix an 11-week-old gas plum that has forced the relocation of thousands of people.
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Static Fire Test Sets Stage for Next Falcon 9 Launch and Landing Attempt
WASHINGTON — SpaceX performed a successful static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket late Jan. 11, clearing the way for the launch of an ocean science satellite, and another first stage landing attempt, this weekend.
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What You Need To Know About Hillary Clinton’s Attack On Universal Health Care | ThinkProgress
As the race tightens between the two Democratic presidential candidates, they’re engaged in a fierce policy battle over a key progressive issue: access to health care.
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This week’s release of Michael Bay’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi will likely reignite the right-wing misinformation campaign about the 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Libya.
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Euclid Analytics Raises $20M Series C To Track Consumer Behavior In Retail Stores | TechCrunch
Euclid Analytics plans to help more companies track customer behavior in their retail stores after raising a $20 million Series C. The funding will be used to acquire clients, add new employees, and build Euclid’s location analytics platform.
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The Most-Edited Wikipedia Pages Over The Last 15 Years | FiveThirtyEight
Wikipedia will turn 15 years old tomorrow. The free online collaborative encyclopedia has grown explosively: from fewer than 500,000 English-language articles in 2005 to more than 5 million in 2015. And as the site has grown, so have the edits to it…
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2016 Oscar Nominations Honor ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Room,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant’ – The Atlantic
A modestly odd year in film has begotten an odder-still awards season. In the run-up to this morning’s Oscar nominations, nearly every set of guild or critics awards had seemed to expand, rather than winnow, the field. Now, however, the Academy has …
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Visual effects breakdown for The Force Awakens
A look at how some of the most arresting visual effects were done in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The filmmakers used many real sets and models (i.e. practical effects), but there were also 2100 shots in the movie with digital effects.
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Is the ‘ethical down’ in your winter coat nothing but a myth? | World news | The Guardian
This year’s El Niño-inspired warm winter is probably a source of frustration for anyone who shelled out hundreds of dollars on a down coat last year, and was looking forward to showing it off again.
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After skipping his chance to go face to face with President Obama during CNN’s January 7 “Guns in America” town hall, National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre has released a video challenging Obama to a nationally televised…
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U.S. Coal Production Hits 30-Year Low – Scientific American
Inexpensive natural gas, lower international coal demand and U.S. environmental regulations have led to a precipitous decline in U.S. coal production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. After hitting a high in 2008 output in 20…
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Why so many people are still in denial about the Bill Cosby rape allegations – Vox
When allegations of sexual assault against Bill Cosby first came to light a decade ago, it barely caused a ripple in the public consciousness.
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Florida ditches surgical standards after failing hospital donates to GOP | Ars Technica
Children’s heart doctors in Florida are reeling from a recent decision by the state to drop surgical standards for pediatric open heart surgery, CNN reports. To add insult to injury, doctors and medical experts suspect that the decision was purely p…
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Remember Which Grains Contain Gluten with the BROWS Acronym
I can never seem to remember which grains and flours are gluten-free, which is a problem when I’m planning a meal for friends with gluten sensitivities. The BROWS offers an easy way to remember.
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Calais migrants urged to leave ‘Jungle’ ahead of clearance – BBC News
Hundreds of migrants living in the Calais camp known as the “Jungle” are being asked to leave before bulldozers move in to clear tents away. French police have given residents until Thursday evening to vacate a third of the makeshift camp.
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The clothes you are wearing, the food you ate for dinner last night, and the component parts of your mobile phone – who made them, and how? Maybe they have a sticker or stamp that guarantees the environment wasn’t harmed, that any animals were treat…
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The game industry of Iran | Polygon
One loading screen later, the missile is airborne. The player must chaperone their little white capsule of doom through what’s intended to be the Israeli port city of Haifa, strafing past enemy jet fighters, nabbing glowing power-ups and activating …
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How to Cut Your Own Hair – Racked
Put down the scissors. If you’re reading this, you’re probably about to cut your own hair.
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The Biggest Oscar Snub Goes To … | FiveThirtyEight
The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced this morning, and based on the data going in — from gambling sites like Paddy Power, which published early odds for top category winners, and Gold Derby, which aggregates support amon
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California wingsuit flier dies after jump from Arizona cliff | Sport | The Guardian
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that it is devising a plan to recover the body of Mathew Kenney, 29, of Santa Cruz.
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Introducing Boing Boing’s Maker Box / Boing Boing
Quarterly.com is launching a brand new Maker Box subscription. This new Maker box features DIY kits and hands-on projects perfect for makers of all ages. You’ll receive kits to build your own gadgets, electronics, quirky tools, and more.
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Stuck in my head: The Whispers’ “Rock Steady” / Boing Boing
When artist and pop star David Bowie launched an Internet service provider firm in the heady dot-com runup days of 1998, a guy named Ron Roy helped Bowie run the ISP.
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Ben McAdoo to replace Tom Coughlin as Giants head coach, reports say | Sport | The Guardian
The New York Giants will promote offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo to replace Tom Coughlin as head coach, according to reports. The team could make an official announcement on Thursday. It would represent McAdoo’s first head coaching job.
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Tim Peake set for historic spacewalk – BBC News
Tim Peake is set to carry out the first ever spacewalk by an “official” British astronaut. Major Peake and Nasa astronaut Tim Kopra are scheduled to step outside the International Space Station at 12:55 GMT.
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Atlantic hurricane in January linked to El Nino – BBC News
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said the storm – “Alex” – was 785 miles (1,260km) south-west of the Azores, with winds up to 85 mph (140km/h). Storm Alex is moving north-east and is expected to hit the Azores on Friday, prompting a hurricane …
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The End of the Dark Ages of Podcasting | New Republic
It’s been just over a year since the masses “discovered” podcasting in the wake of Serial’s blockbuster success. The wildly popular show was said to have reawakened a neglected art form—a breakthrough as important as the first directory of podcasts …
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Brothers Osborne on ‘Pawn Shop,’ Pot and ‘Crazy Ass’ Donald Trump | Rolling Stone
T.J. Osborne doesn’t want to think about how well Brothers Osborne’s single “Stay a Little Longer” is performing on the charts.
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Elton John Honors David Bowie, Duets With Demi Lovato | Rolling Stone
Elton John Honors David Bowie, Duets With Demi Lovato at Intimate L.A.
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Multi-gigabit cable modems ready to help you blow past your data cap | Ars Technica
Next-generation cable modems that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds have been certified by CableLabs, the cable industry’s research and development lab. The new modems use version 3.1 of DOCSIS (the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), c…
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Jakarta bombings: here’s what we know about ISIS in Indonesia – Vox
A series of bombings hit a shopping area in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, late on Wednesday night. At least two civilians and five of the attackers were killed, according to the BBC.
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The Ebola epidemic might (might) finally be over – Vox
Exactly a year ago, the world was gripped by Ebola panic. A Spanish nurse who had been treating an Ebola victim in Madrid tested positive for the disease — the first case outside West Africa.
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Footage of 2013 police shooting of Chicago teenager to be released | US news | The Guardian
Footage of the police shooting of Cedrick Chatman, a black Chicago teenager, could be released as early as Thursday after a federal judge lifted a protective order. US district judge Robert Gettleman lifted a protective order that barred the release…
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Climate change ‘made record UK rainfall in December more likely’ | Environment | The Guardian
Climate change made the UK’s record December rainfall, which caused the devastating floods, 50-75% more likely, a preliminary scientific investigation has found.
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ESA: “Strange Milky-Way-Like Galaxy Discovered Swept By Fierce Oxygen Winds”
“I was actually very surprised to discover that this wind is made mostly of oxygen because nobody has seen a galaxy like this before,” says Anna Lia Longinotti of Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica.
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Gov. Nikki Haley: ‘We’ve never in the history of this country passed any laws’ based on race
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley continues to defend her (gentle) criticism of Donald Trump in her State of the Union response, saying that Trump’s demands to “ban all Muslims” were “the one thing that got me.” Nikki Haley is the current Republican g…
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As has been well-documented by this site, we’re in the midst of a bit of a Western resurgence.
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The author of a book which criticises Chinese president Xi Jinping has said its publication has been suspended in Hong Kong, because its publisher was fearful of the “huge consequences” of its release, following the mysterious disappearance of five …
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The strange sight of dead seabirds black against the white snows of winter far from their natural habitat has become an all too common occurrence these days along a wilderness snowmobile trail that runs for hundreds of miles into the wild north of A…
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Read Emma Thompson’s Emotional Tribute to Her Friend Alan Rickman | Vanity Fair
The Love Actually characters played by Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson found themselves making headlines again just last year as fans of the 2003 film became invested, twelve years later, in the poignant love story these two actors helped create.
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The Biggest Oscar Snubs of 2016
The nominees for the 2016 Oscars have now been announced, and despite the welcome inclusion of Mad Max: Fury Road for Best Picture, there aren’t a lot of pleasant surprises in the mix. There are, however, some glaring omissions, as always. Here are …
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NASA Receives Patent For A New Type Of Squishy Amorphous Robot | TechCrunch
Last week, NASA was awarded a patent for a new type of squishy, amorphous robot that could one day slither and roll around other planets. Amorphous robots can passively change their shape and because of their enclosed nature they’re less susceptible…
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Why did crime plummet in the US? – Vox
Violent crime in the US has dropped a stunning amount — nearly half — since the early 1990s. Why? Some theories (like mass incarceration) seemed pretty solid in the ’90s, but have been called into question as more data has come in.
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Study: one of the most popular theories for America’s huge crime drop is wrong – Vox
One of the more exotic explanations for America’s incredible decades-long drop in crime is the lead theory. As the theory goes, we know that lead exposure is really harmful — it can cause learning disabilities, lower IQs, impulsivity, and aggressive…
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As the mourning period for David Bowie continues this week, for which I am very much taking part (my favorite Bowie is the Berlin trilogy Bowie in case you’re interested), the Internet continues through its own stages of grief.
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The only small-screened Android phone worth buying is coming to the US | Ars Technica
If you long for the days of 2011, when 5.3-inch smartphones were enormous outliers rather than the norm, Sony has some news that may interest you: its flagship Xperia Z5 smartphone and its smaller-but-still-high-end sibling the Xperia Z5 Compact are…
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Mubi To Launch Its Streaming Service In China, Raises $50 Million From Huanxi | TechCrunch
Alternative movie streaming service Mubi is starting the year with some big news. While Mubi has always been a nearly-global service, the company is launching its service in China in the coming months.
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Dashlane, a password manager application that competes with the likes of 1Password and LastPass, among others, has just rolled out a significant update which not only gives the software itself a new look-and-feel, but also makes it capable of automa…
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Ole Scheeren: Why great architecture should tell a story | TED Talk | TED.com
For architect Ole Scheeren, the people who live and work inside a building are as much a part of that building as concrete, steel and glass. He asks: Can architecture be about collaboration and storytelling instead of the isolation and hierarchy of …
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Was Ashley Olsen’s Murder in Italy a Hookup Gone Wrong? – The Daily Beast
ROME — It’s hard to imagine exactly what the circumstances could have possibly been in which American Ashley Ann Olsen was killed. The body of the 35-year-old Florida native was found last Saturday by her artist boyfriend in the small studio apartme…
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The new Amiibo that’s designed to be left in the box | Ars Technica
The eternal question for the modern Nintendo collector: Do you leave that hard-to-find Amiibo in the box to maximize its long-term value, or do you take it out so you can actually scan it to unlock new features in select Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games…
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George Takei on Fighting Hate With Humor – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
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James Robertson’s Pilgrimer: ‘Joni Mitchell offered me the key to open up’ | Music | The Guardian
Hejira is Joni Mitchell’s brooding chronicle of the road. She wrote the album in 1976 while crossing the US from Maine to Los Angeles, often driving alone and without a licence, or so the story goes, tailing truckers who flashed their lights when po…
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Postscript: C. D. Wright, 1949-2016 – The New Yorker
I first saw C. D. Wright when I was a seventeen-year-old high-school senior enrolled in a pre-college writing program at Brown University.
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Alan Rickman: The Voice That Could Move Mountains – The Daily Beast
Alan Rickman, the scene-stealing star of films like Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility, and the Harry Potter series, passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer, his family confirmed. He was 69.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Explosions and gunfire rocked the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday in an attack that raised the specter of an expanding Islamic State presence in Southeast Asia. At least two civilians were killed, the authorities sa…
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Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street charged with attacking her father | Sport | The Guardian
Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street has been charged with assault and domestic violence after authorities say she pushed her father down the stairs in a Utah home in December.
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The worst Bowie tribute|Dangerous Minds
If you’ve ever toiled at a daily newspaper—I worked at the LA Times for a year once—then you’ll know how many layers—copy editors, photo editors, editor editors, graphic designers—are between what you initially write and what ends up on the printed …
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England took regular wickets to have the better of the first day of the third Test against South Africa. The tourists recovered from a poor morning session to reduce the home side from 117-1 to 267-7 in Johannesburg.
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Somalia denies inviting al-Shabab to join soccer league – Al Jazeera English
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) on Thursday denied reports that it invited the al-Qaeda-linked rebel group al-Shabab to take part in the ongoing football league in the east African country.
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It was a photograph that touched the world. An intimate portrait of a dying mother kangaroo being gently cradled by her mate, while with her last breath she reached out to caress her innocent baby. Yet, as it turns out, that is not what the photo sh…
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The Fullness of a Moment : Longreads Blog
The study of natural history is, literally, the study of life – life as it was, as it is, and as it will be. — F. Trubee Davison, “American Museum of Natural History 1949 Annual Report”
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Calais child smuggler Rob Lawrie given £1,000 Euro suspended fine – BBC News
A former soldier said he wants the authorities in France to deal with him leniently after he was caught trying to smuggle an Afghan child into the UK.Rob Lawrie, 49, from Leeds, said he would admit trying to get Bahar Ahmadi – known as Bru – into th…
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Is business action on climate change believable? – Guardian Live event | Membership | The Guardian
Too many people in the corporate sector are still in denial about climate change, according to Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO of investment firm Alliance Trust.
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Dick Pound, the author of the WADA report on doping in Athletics, says that Lord Coe did not lie about his knowledge of corruption within the IAAF, but that the organisation must acknowledge the cover-ups revealed in the investigation.
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This Rectal Thermometer Is the Logical Conclusion of the Internet of Things | Motherboard
In this hyper-connected world, where fitness obsessives track their every move with dedicated wearables and companies want people to put internet-enabled cameras inside their fridges, there don’t seem to be many places for the Internet of Things to …
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Russia Sure Seems to Be Testing a Lot of Nuclear Missiles These Days | VICE News
Russian media outlets are running stories saying that the Russian Strategic Missile Force is going to keep itself busy in 2016, carrying out a total of 16 intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
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ISIS Takes Responsibility For Third Attack On Muslim Majority Country This Week | ThinkProgress
People, including unarmed police officers, flee from the scene after a gun battle broke out following an explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
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First Look: Jason Gurley’s ELEANOR / Boing Boing
Jason Gurley’s ELEANOR is a proud sponsor of Boing Boing! A new novel for readers of Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Kate Atkinson’s Life after Life, and Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife.
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Joey Purp gets arty with “Performance Art Freestyle” · Newswire · The A.V. Club
As a member of Chicago’s Save Money crew—which counts Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa among its ranks—Joey Purp is establishing himself as one of many artists in the crew poised for a breakout (though he still remains the only one to claim The Velve…
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Exclusive: Tap your toes to a catchy tune by The Easy Leaves | Grist
Watch a fresh country performance from our Pickathon On the Farm series. When it comes to energy use, are two stories better than one? Advice maven Ask Umbra explores the ups and downs of efficient housing.
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Food in books: sausage rolls from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Books | The Guardian
“It was someone being tortured!” said Neville, who had gone very white, and spilled sausage rolls all over the floor. “You’re going to have to fight the Cruciatus curse!” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling — I grew up in a party house.
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Build an Artificial Hand – Scientific American
Introduction The human hand is pretty amazing. You can do things such as pick up a pencil, use a video game controller or climb a jungle gym without giving it much thought.
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PipelineDB Releases First Enterprise Version Of Its Streaming SQL Database | TechCrunch
PipelineDB announced the release of PipelineDB Enterprise today. The product is the first commercial version of the open-source product the company released last summer.
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Meryl Streep is Teaching a Masterclass on Being Meryl Streep | Vanity Fair
It’s been months since we’ve heard of Meryl Streep’s whereabouts, but knowing that it wouldn’t be Oscar nomination day without news of the actress, the heavens have given us an update.
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One of the best scenes in A Perfect Day, the English-language debut of Spanish filmmaker Fernando León De Aranoa (Mondays In The Sun, Princesas), also serves to illustrate the movie’s primary shortcoming.
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Longform: Fiction Pick of the Week: “Do Not Save the Ferocious, Save the Tender” by Ramona Ausubel
A shipwreck, a mythical creature.
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New Safe Homes for Old Unwanted Chemicals – Scientific American
If you have a stomachache, you can take magnesium oxide to feel better. But if you have a headache because your barge full of MgO got wet at a terminal in Arkansas, better to call Damon Carson, owner of Repurposed Materials, and see if he’ll take it…
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It’s an open secret that the world’s luxury property boom is being driven by crooked rich people in the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa who have looted their homelands and want to stash the money out of reach of any new dictators w…
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Barack Obama’s credibility was hurt after he promised to bomb the Syrian regime if it used chemical weapons but then failed to follow through, his then defense secretary has said.
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Spectacular Arc-Shaped Bow Shocks Reveal Massive, Runaway Stars of the Milky Way
When some swift, massive stars — moving at speeds faster than 50,000 miles an hour — plow through space, they can cause material to stack up in front of them in the same way that water piles up ahead of a ship or a supersonic plane creates a shock…
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Tharsis review: The exploding, cannabalistic space station always wins | Ars Technica
A lot of dread accumulates during an average playthrough of new digital board game Tharsis. To some extent, the feeling is fostered by the game’s lonely, hopeless setting on an interstellar outpost.
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Another All-White Oscars. This Is Bullshit. – The Daily Beast
Last year to open the Academy Awards, host Neil Patrick Harris joked, “Welcome to the 87th Oscars. Tonight we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest.” Then, after a beat: “Sorry…brightest.”
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Donald Trump goes all ‘who, me?’ on Ted Cruz birther questions
Donald Trump used his giant megaphone to push questions about whether the Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible for the presidency into the headlines, but now he’s being all modest about it.
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Twenty One Pilots: Inside the Biggest New Band of the Past Year | Rolling Stone
When Twenty One Pilots frontman Tyler Joseph scrolls through his phone, there are hundreds of names in the contacts he doesn’t quite recognize: kids from the band’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio, who were the earliest fans of his two-man group, from ba…
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Watch DJ Khaled Offer Key Advice to Slumping Jeb Bush | Rolling Stone
It’s been a rough few months for Jeb Bush. His polls numbers continue apace on their downward spiral. The most recent national surveys rank him in fourth place, lagging far behind Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson.
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Watch All-Star ‘Handle With Care’ From George Harrison Tribute Show | Rolling Stone
Watch All-Star ‘Handle With Care’ From George Harrison Tribute Show Dhani Harrison, Spoon’s Britt Daniel, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Killers’ Brandon Flowers and Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne perform Traveling Wilburys cu
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Rush Limbaugh’s Alliance With Donald Trump – The Atlantic
Jeb Bush now portrays his struggling campaign for the Republican nomination as a vehicle for defending conservatism. “I do think it’s important that the conservative party nominate a conservative, and someone that understands the role of America in …
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Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton? | The Nation
Katha Pollitt says feminists should vote for Hillary—she will be good for women, and Bernie can’t win.
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Adele rapping Nicki Minaj’s verses from Monster is everything
James Corden does this thing on the Late Late Show where he drives around with singers doing karaoke in a car.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for the Attacks in Indonesia’s Capital – The Atlantic
ISIS has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s deadly attack on Jakarta—the capital of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim state—that killed seven people, including five of the attackers.
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2016 Fox Business Republican debate: news and updates – Vox
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Whooping Cough Outbreak: How Effective Is the Vaccine? – Scientific American
An outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis, at a Florida preschool in which nearly all the students had been fully vaccinated against the disease, raises new concerns about the vaccine’s effectiveness, a new report suggests.
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Cool, science-themed dresses / Boing Boing
Shenova’s science-themed dresses are beautifully cut and come in prints that celebrate the Fibonacci sequence, the DNA double-helix, printed circuit boards, retinal cells, the periodic table, aerospace engineering, and space-time warps (my favorite!…
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How To Adopt A Child – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Adoption is a beautiful way to provide a loving home for a child, though it is a logistically complex process that might take months or even years to complete. Here are the steps involved in adopting a child: Step 1: Prospective parents try and fail…
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Secret Wars Is Finally Over, So Here’s Why the Fantastic Four Disappeared
Secret Wars is finally at an end, and we’ve finally gotten an answer to a question that’s plagued Marvel readers ever since the “All-New, All-Different” universe began: What the hell happened to Reed Richards and Sue Storm, half of the Fantastic Fou…
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Trending: Cheetahs Posed With Fancy Cars and In Boats
A cheetah, upright, its lean muscles and black spots gloriously evident, stares straight at the camera. You might think it’s standing on grass or catching some rays outside. Instead, it’s posing in front of a fancy white car, collar around its neck,…
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Keep Weekday Meals Simple to Encourage Cooking at Home
Meal planning can be a challenge, but we often make it harder than it needs to be. When cooking is complicated, we’re more likely to give up and order takeout instead, especially after a busy workday. To combat this, keep your weekday meals simple.
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New Survey Highlights Silicon Valley Sexism – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
A recent survey of 200 high-ranking women in Silicon Valley found that 60 percent of respondents had received unwanted sexual advances from colleagues and 75 percent have been asked about their marital status in an interview, statistics that highlig…
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Hatton Garden theft: Why plan a raid in your old age? – BBC News
The Hatton Garden burglary was unquestionably audacious. It was a crime that required cunning, strength and physical fitness. The gang responsible switched off most of the alarms and security cameras. They clambered down a lift shaft to get to the v…
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LOS ANGELES — “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” were showered with honors by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, picking up Oscar nominations for best picture and best director.
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The Art of Observing Weather on Distant Planets | JSTOR Daily
Conditions are a little windy on planet HD 189733b. The planet, about 63 light years from Earth, has winds reaching speeds of up to 5,400 mph. Using the Saffir Simpson scale for hurricane strength, that’s approximately the equivalent of a category 2…
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SoulCycle for Target Reveals How Fitness Has Infiltrated Fashion – The Atlantic
Target has announced yet another collaboration with a high-end brand—only in this case, the brand is SoulCycle.
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Yahoo Releases Its Biggest-Ever Machine Learning Dataset To The Research Community | TechCrunch
Yahoo announced this morning that it’s making the largest-ever machine learning dataset available to the academic research community through its ongoing program, Yahoo Labs Webscope. The new dataset measures a whopping 13.
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Marine Biologists Are Developing Facial-Recognition Software for Endangered Whales – The Atlantic
There are only around 500 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, making them one of the most endangered of all whale species. This month, nearly that many data scientists raced to complete a project that might help researchers keep this smal…
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Oregon’s domestic terrorists just got 55 gal of lube to go with all those dildos / Boing Boing
In 2009, Indian women sent pink underwear to Shri Ram Sene, a right-wing, conservative Hindu organization that had promoted street-violence against women who were perceived as “immodest.
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Why Joe Biden’s call for a ‘moonshot to cure cancer’ may not be far-fetched | US news | The Guardian
The exchange made for one of the most buzzed about highlights of the speech, the promise of a “moonshot” goal so lofty it almost appeared quixotic. But leading US cancer researchers and doctors say they have very real hopes for the pledge.
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The Oscars’ voting process awards bland movies – Vox
Since 2009, when the Academy changed Best Picture from a straight popular vote to something much more convoluted (ostensibly to more accurately reflect the Academy’s consensus), the winners have gotten much more self-congratulatory.
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Oscar 2016: The nominees are blindingly white. Again. – Vox
For the second year in a row, all 20 Oscar acting nominees are white. And whereas the 2015 Oscar nominations included Selma, a Martin Luther King, Jr. docudrama, among the Best Picture nominees, the 2016 lineup doesn’t feature a single story about a…
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Ancient Dwarf Galaxies -“Triggered the Phenomenon That Created the Universe We See Today”
The green pea dwarf galaxy shown above “appears to be an excellent local analog of the numerous dwarf galaxies thought to be responsible for the reionization of the early universe,” said University of Virginia astronomer Trinh Thuan.
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Love Is Forever When It’s Written in the Blockchain | Motherboard
Imagine you want to declare your love for someone forever.
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Donald Trump’s Natural-Born Citizen Argument Against Ted Cruz – The Atlantic
There may be 10,000 terrific reasons why Ted Cruz should not be president. But the contention that Cruz is not a “natural-born citizen” of the United States is not one of them.
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Jakarta, Paris, San Bernardino: The Age of ‘Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attacks’ – The Daily Beast
While America slept, terrorists struck in Jakarta on Thursday, and their multi-pronged attack hit, most dramatically, a symbol of the United States: a Starbucks coffee shop.
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Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year End Spending Bill | The Nation
In mid-December 2015, Congress passed a 2,000 page plus omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2016. Both parties were quick to declare victory after the passage of the $1.8 trillion dollar package.
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3D Sound Is Coming to Google Cardboard to Make Virtual Worlds More Real | Motherboard
Google’s goofy but cool Cardboard virtual-reality platform is getting an audio upgrade.
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The History of Twitter’s Rules | Motherboard
“Because of these principles, we do not actively monitor and will not censor user content, except in limited circumstances described below.
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Hatton Garden heist: How was the robbery carried out? – BBC News
Three men have been found guilty of their involvement in the “largest burglary in English legal history”. Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle were found guilty of their involvement in the £14m Hatton Garden jewellery raid at Woolwich Crown.
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There aren’t enough e’s in “twee” to describe Band Of Robbers, an aggressively cutesy indie comedy that—no joke—takes the characters from Mark Twain’s The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer and Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, ages them into adulthood, transpo…
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How Terrible Is Dry January for Bars? | VICE | United States
This post originally appeared on VICE UK. People trying to avoid contracting cirrhosis by abstaining from drinking during January have become almost as ubiquitous as those getting trashed and fighty every night of December.
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Who’s the real GOP frontrunner? A Vox symposium. – Vox
Here at Vox, we prefer policy analysis and sound, research-based understanding of the fundamental forces shaping politics to shallow gut-based horse race journalism.
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How to Watch the Fox Business GOP Debate Live Stream Online – The Daily Beast
The sixth GOP debate airs tonight—here’s how to watch with or without a TV.
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Powerball Winners Be Warned: Lottery Winnings Often Ruin Lives | ThinkProgress
On Thursday night, at least three people won in the drawing for the largest Powerball jackpot on record. The winners of the $1.5 billion pot are from California, Florida, and Tennessee, but results from other states are pending and more could surfac…
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Fiery space debris that hit Earth in November likely from Moon rocket | Ars Technica
In November, an approximately 1-meter piece of space junk burnt up in the Earth’s atmosphere and fell into the Indian Ocean, making a fiery spectacle of itself. At the time space scientists weren’t sure about the origin of the object, named WT1190F.
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‘Get Rid of This Rotten Regime’: Al Qaeda Calls for Revenge Over Saudi Executions | VICE News
Al Qaeda has called for attacks on Saudi Arabia in revenge for the killing of dozens of its members in a mass execution just under two weeks ago.
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Why Tonight’s G.O.P. Debate Could Get Ugly | Vanity Fair
As the seven top-polling Republican candidates make their way to the prime-time debate stage this Thursday, the political world is steeling itself for a grueling night of political body blows and, underneath it all, a growing ideological divide betw…
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Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Yassen Gregorovich has a mission: kill Alex Rider. As Yassen prepares to complete his mission he remembers a secret leading him to the MI6 spy. This book reveals Yassen’s past life of his assassin days.
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Paul Ryan Becomes a Foil to Donald Trump – The Atlantic
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Back-to-back events last weekend in this critical early-primary state signaled that two of the Republican Party’s most dynamic figures are on a collision course.
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Why are there no bearded astronauts? / Boing Boing
Chris from Sense About Science sez, “Thundersnow, willy-willys and the hottest/coldest seasons on record, there’s certainly no shortage of headlines about the weather. But many meteorological terms we hear are misused, say early career researchers.”
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Razer will sell all of its peripherals at 50 percent off for one day only | Ars Technica
Razer isn’t slowing down, even after releasing a slew of products at last week’s CES. The company announced a huge sale on all of its peripherals—50 percent off—for one day only, starting at 6PM PST on January 14.
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Live Photos Support Coming To Messages On Mac | TechCrunch
The latest version of Apple’s El Capitan operating system for Mac, which was released into beta just this week, will bring support for Live Photos to the desktop through Mac’s Messages application.
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Alan Rickman, legendary British actor, is dead at 69 – Vox
Alan Rickman, a singular, sardonic legend of stage and screen, has died at the age of 69 from cancer, his family confirmed Thursday. The widely admired British actor was known for his distinctive voice and his withering presence.
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That Night I Spent with Ammon Bundy’s Armed Militia | Vanity Fair
It was just past midnight when I noticed the five magazines of ammunition. Near a window, there was a rifle and a scope.
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All the Days in 2016 You Can Get Into National Parks for Free
Visiting national parks is a great way to get outdoors and explore our beautiful natural spaces, and the National Park Service offers tons of free admittance days for holidays and other events. Here’s a list of all of them so you can plan your trip …
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Once Again, The Oscars Will Be Oh So White | New Republic
The Oscar nominations just came out this morning. Here are some of our some immediate takeaways: Yep, no black acting nominees again this year. Not so good! You knew pretty quickly that this was going to be the case once Idris Elba failed to earn a …
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Review | Vanity Fair
Say a word too many times and it loses all meaning. Fork. Door. Chair. Benghazi. The name of a city in Libya, Benghazi has, since a 2012 attack on two U.S. compounds there (a diplomatic outpost and a secret C.I.A. annex) left four Americans dead, in…
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JP Morgan profits beat forecasts – BBC News
US banking giant JP Morgan Chase has reported better-than-expected fourth quarter profits thanks to lower legal expenses and better cost control. Net income rose to $5.43bn (£3.76bn) in the three months to the end of December against $4.93bn a year …
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Tom Hardy’s Big Year: The Revenant, Mad Max, and 22 Oscar Nominations | Vanity Fair
In a move few awards season experts saw coming, Tom Hardy snuck into the unpredictable best supporting actor race to nab his first-ever Oscar for his work opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.
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Holding court in the Central Pastime, Burns’s lively hometown tavern, the city’s former mayor Len Vohs made just one request of the Guardian. Vohs is genial and gentle, but his request is firm and sincere. He’s clearly not sure how much more the dis…
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Why Did Carol Get Shut Out of Oscar’s Biggest Categories? | Vanity Fair
Though Carol scored a good number of nominations this morning—for its two actresses, for Phyllis Nagy’s screenplay, for cinematography, costume, and score—one of the year’s best films failed to net a best director nomination for Todd Haynes and, mor…
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A few days ago, we got our first taste of Adele’s “Carpool Karaoke” video with James Corden.
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PCB chemical threat to Europe’s killer whales and dolphins – BBC News
PCBs were once used in electrical gear, paints and flame retardants, but were banned from the 1970s because of their toxic effect in humans and animals. However the manmade chemicals have persisted in the environment, and are accumulating in top pre…
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Another year, another #OscarsSoWhite: Despite 2015 being the year that brought us the stunning Beasts of No Nation, the sleeper-smash Straight Outta Compton, Spike Lee’s satire Chi-raq, and Creed, confirmation for anyone still doubting whether or no…
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Like many aspiring musicians before them, and like many more since, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of Flight Of The Conchords once tried and failed to be David Bowie, as Clement himself remembers in a lovely tribute article in The Spinoff.
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Alan Rickman, the British actor who brought an erudite dignity to film roles like Hans Gruber, the nefarious mastermind of “Die Hard,” and Severus Snape, the dour master of potions in the “Harry Potter” series, died on Thursday. He was 69.
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The Texan Who Invented Chili Powder Also Accidentally Created the American Taco | Atlas Obscura
An American hard shell taco. (Photo: Luca Nebuloni/flickr) For many Americans, a taco looks like this: a U-shaped deep-fried corn tortilla shell filled with seasoned ground beef, shredded iceberg lettuce, cheddar cheese, and maybe salsa or chopped t…
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Everlaw Lands $8.1 Million Series A Led By Andreessen Horowitz | TechCrunch
Ajay Shankar never imagined he’d start a legal technology company. But while at UC Berkeley, getting his Ph.D in computer science, he began working part-time for a local law firm whose pre-trial discovery processes were almost comically outdated.
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Last summer, three dozen people, mostly programmers in their 20s, gathered in a rented house in San Leandro, Calif., a sleepy suburb of San Francisco, for a lesson in ‘‘comfort-zone expansion.
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Can Paul Ryan Move Republicans to Take on Poverty? – The Atlantic
Not two weeks into the new congressional session, Paul Ryan is enjoying a moment—and not just because he scraped off that scraggly excuse for a “hunting beard” he’d been sporting. (I cannot overstate how relieved other members of Congress were to se…
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Watch Jimmy Fallon Sing ‘Hotline Bling’ as Bob Dylan | Rolling Stone
Watch Jimmy Fallon Sing ‘Hotline Bling’ as Bob Dylan ‘Tonight Show’ host pays homage to Rolling Thunder Revue, “Positively 4th Street” with hilarious Drake cover
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Will the U.S. Government Stop Selling Fossil Fuels? – Scientific American
Environmentalists and industry groups alike are speculating on what the president has in store next for oil and coal after a seemingly nebulous statement he made during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
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What’s Changed Since The Last GOP Debate | ThinkProgress
Jobs. Terrorism. Immigration. These topics have dominated the GOP debates so far, while major issues impacting the country, from gun violence to threats to voting rights, have largely been ignored.
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Take this quiz and learn how to spot misused meteorological terms / Boing Boing
Chris from Sense About Science sez, “Thundersnow, willy-willys and the hottest/coldest seasons on record, there’s certainly no shortage of headlines about the weather. But many meteorological terms we hear are misused, say early career researchers.”
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Long-awaited plan to save England’s hen harrier gets green light | Environment | The Guardian
Landowners, shooters, gamekeepers and conservationists have backed a long-delayed government plan to resolve a deep-rooted conflict over England’s most threatened bird of prey.
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‘Don’t snoop on staff,’ European bosses warned – BBC News
Bosses have been urged not to indulge in invasive surveillance by reading their employees’ private messages. He broke company policy by using a work account to talk to his family.
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Three guilty over Hatton Garden heist – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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The 2016 Oscar Nominations Are Exactly What You Expected
Maybe not what you’d hoped, but pretty much in line with what the Academy Awards looks like every year. At least in 2016, Mad Max: Fury Road made the cut. What Happened, Miss Simone?
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The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Lady Gaga Lead Best Song Oscar Noms | Rolling Stone
While diverse, this year’s nominees in the Academy Awards’ Best Original Song category are competing on an even playing ground. Most of the writers and performs are first-time nominees, with two-time Best Documentary winner J.
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The Eye Tribe Tracker Pro Offers Affordable Eye Tracking For $199 | TechCrunch
The Eye Tribe first brought their clever eye-tracking hardware to our Hardware Battlefield where they showed us how easy – and potentially useful – it was to to track eye movements across a screen.
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Luke Bryan to Play Stadiums in 2016: The Ram Report | Rolling Stone
Luke Bryan has added stadium dates to his Kill the Lights Tour. Beginning with a July 16th show at Gillette Stadium near Boston, Bryan will play a total of five stadiums on this leg of his tour. He’ll also be the first artist to perform at Minneapol…
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Hear Phil Collins’ Haunting Live ‘In the Air Tonight’ From New Reissue | Rolling Stone
Phil Collins will soon begin rolling out super-deluxe versions of his solo albums as part of his “Take a Look at Me Now” retrospective campaign, beginning on January 29th with the re-release of 1981’s Face Value and 1993’s Both Sides.
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NBC Says Netflix Doesn’t Yet Pose a ‘Consistent’ Threat to Broadcasters. Here’s Why | Adweek
While conventional wisdom has it that broadcast TV is on the ropes thanks to Netflix and other SVOD outlets, NBC’s ratings guru made a strong case for his network’s continued resiliency during a “reality check” about the state of the current media e…
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World’s largest canyon could be under Antarctica’s ice sheet | Fusion
A team of researchers surveying Antarctica have discovered what they believe to be a canyon that’s as deep as the Grand Canyon, but much longer.
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‘Orson Welles’ Sketch Book,’ marvelous British TV series from 1955|Dangerous Minds
By the mid-1950s the years of Orson Welles scrambling this way and that for some money to finance his cinematic and theatrical efforts were well underway.
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First group of stranded Cuban migrants arrive in Mexico – Al Jazeera English
We’ve just crossed from Guatemala into Mexico. It’s steaming hot but the 180 Cubans who’ve just made it here are used to the heat and they couldn’t be happier.
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The Oscars Are Way Too White, Again | Vanity Fair
Oscar-watchers saw this coming, but it doesn’t make the reality any easier to swallow. In a year with extraordinary performances by Michael B.
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#D-strong: Dying US boy’s Great Wall wish fulfilled – BBC News
Dorian Murray, 8, from Connecticut in the United States, is fighting cancer and has chosen to stop treatment. An 11 January post on a Facebook page run by his family said that before Dorian died he wanted to be “famous in China”, because it had the …
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Significant Digits for Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 | FiveThirtyEight
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. The S&P 500 dropped 2.5 percent Wednesday, just the latest in an ongoing selloff of U.S. stocks. [Bloomberg]
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Alan Rickman: A life in pictures – BBC News
Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69. A family statement said: “He was surrounded by family and friends.” Here, we present pictures of h…
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Here are your nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The nominees for this year’s Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles this morning. Here’s a full list:
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How DC’s Brand New Office Comedy Can Use As Many Superheroes As It Wants
Michael Bay says the next Transformers film really is his last. Ryan Coogler gets excited for Black Panther. Don’t hold your breath for Sean Bean to return to Game of Thrones. Plus, a new clip from Agent Carter, updates on Twin Peaks, and when The W…
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Jakarta attacks: Indonesia’s new breed of militants – BBC News
After the deadly multiple bomb and gun attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, security analyst Yohanes Sulaiman considers the kinds of groups capable of such an assault, the first of its kind in Indonesia.
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Make Savory, Tasty “Fish Sauce” Without the Fish
Fish sauce is a glorious condiment that gives South Asian cuisine its distinct, delicious flavor, but if you’re vegetarian (or allergic to fish) you’re living your life without it, and that’s very sad.
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Beginning with Ronald Reagan, I have voted Republican in every presidential election since I first became eligible to vote in 1980. I worked in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and in the White House for George W. Bush as a speechwri…
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Two simple, monosyllabic words: “Hey now.” A meaningless expression, many would argue. And yet those two little words carry so much pop cultural weight.
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The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead | WIRED
Not so long ago, the Silk Road was not only a bustling black market for drugs but a living representation of every cryptoanarchist’s dream: a trusted trading ground on the Internet where neither the government’s laws nor the Drug War they’ve spawned…
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Ted Cruz Will Be a Big Fat Target at Tonight’s Debate | New Republic
Until recently, Ted Cruz was enjoying a good New Year. He’s been rising in the national polls and has a small but durable lead in Iowa, where the first contest of the 2016 primary will be held.
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Peak Coal: Why The World’s Dirtiest Fossil Fuel May Be On A Permanent Downward Trend | ThinkProgress
Chinese coal use peaked back in 2013, as Climate Progress first reported in May.
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‘Chunk Blower,’ the unfinished horror movie starring members of Skinny Puppy|Dangerous Minds
Ohio auteur Jim Van Bebber dropped out of film school to make the cult classic and cheapo masterpiece Deadbeat at Dawn with his student loan money.
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Turkish army shells ISIL in response to Istanbul blast – Al Jazeera English
Turkish ground forces have heavily shelled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in response to a suicide attack blamed on the group that killed at least 12 people in Istanbul, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
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In this short video (oh just be patient and watch the whole damn thing), Alan Rickman demonstrates how I feel this morning that he has died of cancer at the age of 69. (Same age and affliction as Bowie, you’ll note.)
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How economic sanctions change the world – Al Jazeera English
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and “horse race journalism”. We examine the global panic surrounding China’s economy and what can be done to keep it going.
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UK’s last resident killer whales ‘doomed to extinction’ | Environment | The Guardian
The UK’s last pod of killer whales is doomed to extinction, with new research revealing western European waters as a global hotspot for the lingering legacy of toxic PCB pollution.
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Republican debate 2015 live stream: time, TV schedule, how to watch online – Vox
Tonight’s sixth Republican debate will air on the Fox Business Network. But don’t worry, if you don’t have cable, you’ll still be able to tune in — an online live stream will be will be free and available to all at FoxBusiness.com. The primetime deb…
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EDRS briefing / Telecommunications & Integrated Applications / Our Activities / ESA
A special media briefing on the European Data Relay System – EDRS – is taking place on Friday 15 January, at ESA HQ in Paris, following on from the Director General’s annual meeting of the press.
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Oscars 2016: full list of nominations | Film | The Guardian
Best picture The MartianThe RevenantRoomBridge of SpiesSpotlightThe Big ShortBridge of SpiesBrooklynMad Max Best actress Cate BlanchettBrie LarsonJennifer LawrenceCharlotte RamplingSaoirse Ronan Best actor Matt DamonLeo DICaprioMichael FassbenderEdd…
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Nantes airport: thousand protest over farmer eviction court hearings | Environment | The Guardian
More than a thousand protestors thronged the entrance to a court in Nantes on Wednesday as a hearing began that could evict the last 11 families living along the route of a proposed airport.
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Space in Images – 2005 – 01 – View over an alien world
At first glance, this scene may look like a reptilian eye or a textured splash of orange paint, but it is actually a fish-eye view of Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Why It’s Dangerous to Ask a Stranger For a Spot
When it’s time to go for broke with a new personal best in the gym, you may ask a stranger for a “spot,” which is fitness lingo for “help me out, bro.” You’re ready to crush this, you think…
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IAAF president Lord Coe is under increasing pressure after a new report claimed “corruption was embedded” within his organisation. Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president.
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The 2012 Non-Retina MacBook Pro Is Still the Best Laptop Apple Sells | Motherboard
Apple’s MacBook lineup now features the impossibly thin MacBook Air, the impossibly thinner MacBook, a whole host of MacBook Pros with Retina displays that look gorgeous, and a heavy, middling laptop it hasn’t updated or changed the specs on since 2…
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Gear up for your next muff dive with a pussy snorkel|Dangerous Minds
The Snorkel O Vibrating Muff Dive Gear is a real actual thing that exists, ostensibly for those out there who are literally drowning in pussy.
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Philip Pullman has resigned as patron of the Oxford literary festival, complaining that authors appearing at the event “are expected to work for nothing”.
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Oscar Nominations of 2016 | Vanity Fair
Nominated for Best ActressCate Blanchett, CarolPhotographed by Annie Leibovitz for the February 2009 issue.
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The guards woke Remigio Pineda at 1:30 in the morning on Jan. 14, 2015, one of the deadliest days in the history of the Texas state prison system.
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VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of Secret Phone Surveillance Across London | VICE News
A VICE News investigation has found evidence that sophisticated surveillance equipment that spies on people’s phones is being used across London, and uncovered a growing black market for the technology worldwide.
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Ted Cruz’s loan from Goldman Sachs was a bullish bet on the Obama economy
Ted Cruz is already taking serious flak for failing to disclose a six-figure loan from investment bank Goldman Sachs that he used to buttress his out-gunned—but ultimately successful—bid for Senate in 2012.
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Loading the player reg… ANNA KOOIMAN (HOST): Well, some people when they saw this they go, wait a minute, isn’t President Obama’s Obamacare, you know, kind of stifling innovation with all the penalties and taxes and regulations?
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Adele’s Carpool Karaoke shows she’s much more fun than her music – Vox
There are two Adeles on planet Earth: one we’ll call Sadele, the belter of aggressively uneventful music that your dentist and memaw both enjoy immensely; and Adele, the wickedly charming woman you want to sit next to at weddings. They are markedly …
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Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently announced his support for a “convention of the states,” an idea heavily promoted by conservative media figures, particularly conservative radio host and author Mark Levin.
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Jakarta attacks: What now for Jokowi? – Al Jazeera English
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has now claimed responsibility for Thursday morning’s terror attacks in the heart of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, but there is still a great deal that remains unknown.
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Russian green group labelled ‘foreign agent’ in crackdown on NGOs | Environment | The Guardian
An ecological centre in Russia’s far east has become the latest environmental group to be declared a “foreign agent” amid a wider crackdown on NGOs.
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Hong Kong’s Leader Says It Will Ban Ivory Trade
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Leung Chun-ying, announced plans to ban the domestic ivory trade during his 2016 Policy Address. The annual speech lays out the year’s policy agenda.
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What’s it like to have your emails investigated? – BBC News
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that it’s not illegal for employers to read workers’ private messages sent via webmail accounts and chat software during working hours. But what’s it like when this happens? One City worker gives his stor…
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RIP Alan Rickman, Who Gave Us Villains to Root For
Alan Rickman, who just passed away at the age of 69, leaves behind so many iconic performances that it’s impossible to pick out a favorite. Snape in Harry Potter, Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest—everyone’s done an impression …
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MindTouch Scores $12 Million To Help Customers Find Answers Online | TechCrunch
MindTouch, a cloud service that helps customers find answers to product questions using the company’s existing documentation, training materials and customer service documents; announced $12 million in funding after years of bootstrapping.
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Oscar Nominations 2016: See the Complete List
Kimberley French—20th Century Fox Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.
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Watchdog politicians aiming to replace a lack of internal law enforcement oversight by the city of Chicago have passed a resolution that ignites legislative pressure on the US government to investigate a police interrogation facility exposed by the …
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Seagate unveils its own 10TB helium-filled hard drive | Ars Technica
Seagate, after a slightly embarrassing pause, has launched a 10-terabyte helium-filled enterprise-class 3.5-inch hard drive.
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No Backdoors But UK Government Still Wants Encryption Decrypted On Request… | TechCrunch
Yesterday the U.K. Home Secretary, Theresa May, spent two hours giving evidence to a joint select committee tasked with scrutinizing proposed new surveillance legislation.
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Ted Cruz Is a Perfect Example of Why the 1% Runs Washington | New Republic
The tale of Ted Cruz’s failure to disclose lines of credit from Goldman Sachs and Citibank that helped finance his 2012 Senate race yields a bounty of hypocrisies: The Texas senator’s made-up story about risking all his savings on a selfless quest t…
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Indonesia attacks: What led to this point? – BBC News
The Jakarta attacks come after a relative lull in terror attacks in Indonesia over the past six years. Before that, militants regularly attacked hotels and embassies frequented by foreigners.
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Will More Newspapers Follow the Philadelphia Inquirer and Become Nonprofits? – The Atlantic
On Tuesday, three of Philadelphia’s most important journalistic resources—its legendary daily newspaper, the Inquirer; its accomplished tabloid, the Daily News; and its main news website, Philly.com—took the first step toward becoming nonprofits. In…
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R.I.P. Alan Rickman, British star of film and theater · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Actor Alan Rickman, star of British film and theater, died Thursday at the age of 69. The BBC News shared a brief statement from Rickman’s family, who said the actor had been privately battling cancer.
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Superman Threatens to End Batman in the First Clip From Batman V Superman
Director Zack Snyder paid a visit to Conan last night, and he brought a clip—the very first from Batman v Superman. Suffice to say, it’s a pretty tense moment between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight. Check it out!
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Alan Rickman, Star of Stage Dies at 69 | Al Jazeera America
British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the “Harry Potter” films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said Thursday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.
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Victorian rent boys and sheep gut condoms: Twitter’s hub for historic sex work
Did you know that in the 1960s, the purchase of sex was so rife in Birmingham, U.K.
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David Bowie – Memory Of A Free Festival – YouTube
Memory Of A Free Festival is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is from the album Space Oddity in 1969.Lyrics:(Spoken)Maybe I should announce it, should I?Memory of a free festivalThe Children of the summer’s endGathered in the dampened…
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Daily Kos Radio is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
Today, we’ll take another crack at speaking with Monte Frank of Team 26, Internet Tubes willing. We were hoping to have him on hand for his reaction to the State of the Union address, and of course, the State of the Union address having come first i…
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Why Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s battle for Iowa is so important – Vox
CLEAR LAKE, IOWA — As Donald Trump lingered for a few minutes to meet potential caucus-goers after a Saturday rally, one man in an American flag cap tried to push through the throng. “Donald! Donald!” he shouted. “Sign my sign!”
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Oscar nominations 2016: the complete list – Vox
The 88th annual Academy Award nominations will be announced this morning from Los Angeles. You can watch a live-stream of the announcement above. The fun begins promptly at 8:30 am Eastern, with announcements of the technical categories.
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Journey Is a Journal App With Photo Support and Calendar View
Android/Chrome/Web: Keeping a journal has a ton of healthy side benefits. Journey, the photo-friendly journaling app, makes it even easier with a calendar and atlas view for reviewing your entries.
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Glastonbury festival admits human waste polluted nearby river | Environment | The Guardian
Glastonbury festival has admitted breaching environmental regulations after human waste from the site polluted a nearby river. The incident happened after a steel tank used to store human sewage from festival-goers sprung a leak during the event in …
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Alan Rickman Passes Away At Age 69 | Vanity Fair
British film and stage actor Alan Rickman—known to audiences worldwide, most recently, for his turn as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films—has died, after a battle with cancer, it was confirmed by his family on Thursday.
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Kotaku Let’s Rank the Star Wars Movies, Best to Worst | Deadspin NFL Player And Lottery Hopeful Very Excited To Be Featured On Local News | Jezebel Kate del Castillo Breaks Silence About El Chapo Interview | Sploid What’s the Most Powerful Weapon in…
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Call9 Raises $10 Million Series A Led by Index Ventures | TechCrunch
Call9, a nine-month-old, Palo Alto, Ca.-based telemedicine startup that came together last spring as a Y Combinator company, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, whose cofounder, Neil Rimer, is joining the company’s boar…
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How NASA’s Flying Observatory Revealed Secrets About Pluto
An occultation of Pluto and the sun, captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, reveals new information about the atmosphere — in this case, that Pluto has blue skies. The image was captured by the Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) and…
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Tyra Patterson says she was an innocent teenage bystander who ran away from a murder. Prosecutors say she was party to a killing.
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Updated on January 14 at 8:11 a.m. ET Actor Alan Rickman, who captivated audiences in his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films and as the Teutonic villain Hans Gruber in Die Hard, has died.
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Ashley Olsen: Police arrest man over Florence murder – BBC News
Police in Italy have arrested a man over the murder of Ashley Olsen, an American who was found strangled in her flat in Florence. Italian prosecutors say Tidiane Cheik Diaw, a Senegalese immigrant, was detained following DNA analysis and witness tes…
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Oscar Nominations 2016 Are Here: Live Updates | Vanity Fair
The 2016 Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday morning live on television, with directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee and 13 Hours star John Krasinski announcing the names alongside Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
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United Airlines’ Quest to Be Less Awful
A bungled merger. A corruption scandal. Three CEOs in a year. But hey, at least the snacks are free again. Early last summer, a team at United Airlines set out to discover what bothered its passengers most.
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Russia highway robbery: Official ‘stole 50km road’ – BBC News
Police said Alexander Protopopov, acting deputy chief of Russia’s prison service, oversaw the dismantling of the road in the far-northern Komi region. He then sold off its 7,000 reinforced concrete slabs for personal profit, they added.
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The Phony Debate About Political Correctness | ThinkProgress
In 1991, New York Magazine published an influential cover story, titled “Are You Politically Correct?” The headline was splashed across the glossy’s front page in bold red and white letters, followed by a list of supposed “politically correct” quest…
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Alan Rickman, 1946-2016 / Boing Boing
Famous for horror productions such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and his 1972 debut The Last House on the Left, Craven died Sunday of brain cancer in Los Angeles.
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This Is an Ancient Meandering River … On Mars
There are few more potent reminders that Mars used to be a wet world than seeing ancient, dried up river beds etched into the red planet’s surface.
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Democrats are in more trouble than they think. And changing demographics won’t save them. – Vox
Democrats are optimistic about the future. They may have gotten pasted in 2014, but they expect great results in the next decade based on favorable trends in the population. “The Republican party is in a death spiral,” Democratic pollster Stanley Gr…
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Former South Africa batsman Gulam Bodi has been charged with match-fixing by the country’s national cricket body. Cricket South Africa says Bodi is the “intermediary” who was charged under its anti-corruption code in December.
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A crime justified by climate change? Activists caught in legal showdown | Environment | The Guardian
A jury in Washington state is hearing evidence on whether the threat of climate change is a justifiable defense for criminal acts, the first time such a defense has been allowed in an American court.
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This Just In: Actor Alan Rickman Is Dead, The Guardian Reports – The Atlantic
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Can We Truly “Cure” Cancer? – Scientific American
In one well-known episode of The West Wing a line about an astronomical effort to “cure cancer” gets cut from the president’s State of the Union. In real life, however, someone wrote the speech that the fictional president Josiah Bartlet never got t…
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Americans have walked a fine line on privacy in the internet age. Taking constant pictures with iPhones is considered normal, while wearing Google Glass creeps people out. Facebook’s data analysis is OK; the National Security Agency’s isn’t.
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Privacy and Surveillance in America – The Atlantic
People love free stuff. That’s the principle that helps explain the complicated series of privacy-related calculations that modern life increasingly requires. Throughout the day, in any number of potential transactions, people are navigating the spa…
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Actor Alan Rickman ‘dies aged 69’ : television
God, no. What the actual fuck? This really sucks.
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Frank Wilczek on Beauty, Physics, and Philosophy
We recognize beauty when we see it, right? Michelangelo’s David, Machu Picchu, an ocean sunrise. Could we say the same about the cosmos itself? Frank Wilczek, a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, thinks we can. And sh…
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A Series of Strong Quakes in Oklahoma Triggers Republican Scrutiny of Oil Drilling | VICE News
Lewis Moore is expecting to get an earful Thursday night. Moore, who represents a chunk of Oklahoma City’s northern suburbs in the state House of Representatives, is holding a town meeting about the spate of earthquakes that have rattled homes there…
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Dating App Once Uses Your Heart Rate To Help You Find Love | TechCrunch
We’ve all felt it — the little adrenaline rush and increased heart rate that comes when we meet someone we’re attracted to — but now we can track it. Once, a dating app with more than 600,000 users in just four months, has today announced an integra…
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NASA Jupiter Probe Sets Distance Record for Solar-Powered Spacecraft
A NASA spacecraft in the home stretch of its five-year journey to Jupiter has just become the farthest-flung solar-powered probe in history. On Wednesday (Jan.
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Only in YA | Children’s books | The Guardian
I’ve been reading this little Sherlock Holmes book, How Watson Learned The Trick, where Watson tries to imitate Sherlock’s observational skills.
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Do Americans Care About Privacy? It Depends, Because Privacy Is Personal… | TechCrunch
There have been plenty of premature obituaries for privacy falling from the lips of tech company CEOs in recent years.
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How Suing The Gun Industry Became Taboo — And How That Could Change Soon | ThinkProgress
Guns manufacturers make up the only industry in America that is protected from lawsuits when its products lead to violence and death. It’s a point that’s become a central issue on the campaign trail this week.
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Assists, autopilot, and more: Ars talks about autonomous driving with Audi | Ars Technica
LAS VEGAS—Have we mentioned that self-driving cars were a big thing at CES this year? Among all the drones and connected fridges and 8K TVs, companies like Ford and BMW and Audi were all on hand to update us about their respective visions for autono…
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I’m a doctor. I worry every time I prescribe painkillers to a patient. – Vox
My eyes met his. I observed every fleeting facial expression, hoping to gauge his intentions. The discussion about whether to continue to prescribe this medication was one I’d had too many times with too many patients over the past few months.
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How Obama’s Immigration Raids Are Affecting Latino Immigrants Nationwide | ThinkProgress
WHEATON, MD — Around the Christmas holiday, the small businesses in downtown Wheaton — a Latino-heavy suburb about a half-hour north of Washington, D.C. — began to notice a big change. There has been less foot traffic. It’s been easier to find parki…
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Dashlane 4 Makes Changing Passwords on Hacked Sites Easier, Adds a New Interface, and More
Windows/OS X/Android/iOS: Dashlane is one of our favorite password managers, and today the service updated with a new, consistent interface across all devices, an updated “password changer” that lets you change passwords on a site without even visit…
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Meet The Farmers That Support The EPA’s Clean Water Rule | ThinkProgress
In May, when the EPA released its final version of the Clean Water Rule — meant to clarify which waters are under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act — the agency cheered the broad reach of the rule, arguing that it would protect the drinking wa…
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Gun Control Can Swing the 2016 Election | New Republic
Gun violence was always going to play a bigger role in 2016 than it has in any election in recent memory, simply because of its sheer, in-your-face relevance: The nation can’t seem to go a week without a horrific shooting.
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Change.org, founded in 2007, long ago became the go-to place for people wanting to wrest the attention of corporate giants, as well as for local activists looking to affect change in their communities.
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Powerball Jackpot: We Have 3 Winners – The Atlantic
The odds may have been slim to none, but there are at least three big winners for the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot that was announced Wednesday night. The winning combination was 4-8-19-27-34; the Powerball number, 10. The winning tickets were bou…
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How to Take Advantage of Boredom, the Secret Ingredient of Creativity | Open Culture
Last year we told you about the importance of messy desks and walking to creativity. This year, the time has come to realize how much creativity also depends on boredom.
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Looker Analytics Platform Scores $48 Million Led By Kleiner Perkins | TechCrunch
Looker is trying to simplify the way companies use analytics and today it announced $48 million in Series C funding to continue the mission. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). Previous investors Redpoint Ventures, Meritech…
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Jakarta attacks: Islamic State responsible, police say – BBC News
The so-called Islamic State (IS) was behind a series of explosions and gun attacks in the capital Jakarta, an IS-linked news agency and police say. At least two civilians and five attackers died in the assaults, described as an attempt to mimic the …
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Clinton’s Pre-Iowa Assault On Sanders’ Medicare-For-All Plan
As the Iowa caucuses draw near and as Bernie Sanders closes in on Hillary Clinton in the polls, Clinton has started “attacking” (media word) Sanders’ proposals for providing universal health care through a Medicare-for-All plan.
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Actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69 – BBC News
Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69. The star was suffering from cancer, his family said.
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Bill Maher: We Must Stop ‘Evil’ Ted Cruz Before It’s Too Late – The Daily Beast
For the past month and change, there’s been a void in the political commentary arena—and political incorrectness, in general. Yes, Bill Maher was on vacation.
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BBC Sport – Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid handed transfer bans
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are banned from registering players for the next two transfer windows. They have been punished by world governing body Fifa for breaching rules over the transfer of minors.
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Tale of two fights at Republican debate: Trump v Cruz – and everyone else | US news | The Guardian
Thursday’s Republican presidential debate in Charleston is shaping up as two different battles.
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Alan Rickman, giant of British film and theatre, dies at 69 : movies
Holy crap, this has been an awful start of the year. Seriously, this is brutal. If the celebrity trio thing is for real, I don’t think I’m ready for the next shoe to drop.
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MiMedia Raises $15 Million For Its Personal Cloud Platform | TechCrunch
MiMedia is a slick personal cloud storage service for all of your photos, videos, music and other files. It has flown under the radar since the team started building it back in 2010, but it looks like the company is now ready to make a bit of a spla…
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How the Behavioral Immune System Drives Xenophobia – The Atlantic
According to this week’s United Nations estimates, humans are roaming far and wide: In 2015, there were 244 million international migrants, up from 173 million in 2000. People are increasingly likely to meet foreigners, in other words. Yet many peop…
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Bombfell Gives Men a Personal Stylist to Help Find New Clothes
Shopping for clothes online is already a crap shoot when you can’t be sure about your sizes, but nailing a style on clothes you can’t try on is even worse. Bombfell solves both these problems with a personal stylist and mail-order clothes.
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Trapped in a Cycle of Sexual Abuse – Scientific American
The first time it happened, Christine* was only seven years old. Her mother’s live-in boyfriend sexually assaulted her, beginning an abusive relationship that lasted more than two years.
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Why (almost) everything you know about food is wrong – Vox
There was a time, in the distant past, when studying nutrition was a relatively simple science. In 1747, a Scottish doctor named James Lind wanted to figure out why so many sailors got scurvy, a disease that leaves sufferers exhausted and anemic, wi…
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Chomsky hits back at Erdoğan, accusing him of double standards on terrorism | US news | The Guardian
The leftwing US academic Noam Chomsky has hit back at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the Turkish president accused him of ignorance and sympathising with terrorists.
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Look at the oil spilled in the world’s 2nd ‘Best Place for Wildlife’ | Environment | The Guardian
Walk into one of the many tour agencies in Iquitos, the biggest city in Peru’s Amazon, and you’ll hear many wonderful things about the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. “Best place to see animals in their natural habitat,” one guide says.
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Razer Is Selling Its PC And Gaming Accessories At Half-Price For 24 Hours | TechCrunch
Fresh from unveiling a slate of impressive new products at CES 2016, Razer — the high-end PC and gaming company — is offering its customers a 50 percent discount on its well-stocked catalog of peripherals for a 24-hour period.
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Reaction to the state of the union being sound
Greg Sargent: However, Obama’s own words indicated that he has come to understand that a large chunk of the country fundamentally disagrees with his definition of progress and with his vision of government’s role in promoting it — and that his effor…
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Ashraf Fayadh: Readings for Palestinian poet facing death – BBC News
Hundreds of writers are taking part in readings in support of the Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. More than 120 events are being held in 44 countries on Thursday as part of a campaign organised by the…
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Chino Hills residents celebrate at the convenience store where California Lottery officials say a winning Powerball ticket was sold. The shopkeeper, M Faroqui, says he is ‘very happy and excited and very proud’ that one of his customers, who has not…
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At least three winning tickets were sold in Wednesday night’s record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot.
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Nest thermostat bug leaves users cold – BBC News
Some of those affected took to Nest’s own forum and social media to vent their anger about the problem. Nest said that it was aware of the issue and that it had been fixed for “99.5%” of users.
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Like Snapchat For Events, Upshot Is An App For Those Wild Nights Out | TechCrunch
You’re out on the town, you don’t really know the contact details of everyone you’re hanging out with but you’re all having fun taking photos. It’s a familiar scenario. What now? Share them all on Facebook? Remember, those photos don’t die.
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Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria? | The Nation
On this day in 2011, President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia following massive protests in the streets. It was the first victory of the Arab Spring. The lessons, Laila Lalami at the time, were several: “To the Arab dictators: you are not invi…
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The debut novel from Ukraine-born Yelena Moskovich is a surreal and distinctively written exploration of identity that offers no easy answers. Although Moskovich writes in English, it is not her first language, as is immediately clear in her prose s…
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The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
Faith Sunderly is not your average polite, only-speaks-when-spoken-to young woman. She is too curious for her own good and she can’t help but sneak around and poke her nose into other people’s business.
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Hello Again: The Weirdness of the LCD Soundsystem Reunion – The New Yorker
In his novel “World So Wide,” published posthumously in 1951, Sinclair Lewis wrote, of the American sensibility, “They want to see one queen, once, and if another came to town next week, with twice as handsome a crown, she would not draw more than t…
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Jakarta attacks: What we know – BBC News
Here’s a summary of what we know so far. The Jakarta attacks began at about 10:40 local time (03:40 GMT) with a series of bomb blasts at an intersection near the Sarinah shopping mall and a Starbucks coffee shop.
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ISIL Launches Assault on Indonesia’s Capital | Al Jazeera America
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has claimed responsibility for a coordinated bomb and gun assault on Jakarta, marking the first such attack on Muslim majority Indonesia by the group.
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Jailed Lebanese ex-minister Samaha released on bail – Al Jazeera English
Former Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha, who was in jail for smuggling explosives into the country, has been granted bail, sources have told Al Jazeera.
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Death of ex-NFL player Lawrence Phillips: how did promising life unravel? | Sport | The Guardian
Lawrence Phillips made his name in the blaze of stadium lights and roaring crowds – but he died alone, in a prison cell, leaving a troubling question: why?
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How I Conquered My Fear of Cooking and Got Comfortable in the Kitchen
I don’t really know how to cook. Sure, in the last month I’ve made fried chicken, pot roast, steak, and multiple kinds of pasta, but that doesn’t count, right? Many people think learning how to cook is too hard, but I somehow stumbled into it backwa…
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Boomerang Commerce Raises $12M Series B Round For Its Price Optimization Platform | TechCrunch
Disrupt Battlefield alum (and finalist) Boomerang Commerce today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series B round led by Shasta Ventures. Previous investors Madrona Venture Group and Trinity Ventures as participated in this round. Boomerang…
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The Clinton/Sanders war over single-payer health care, explained – Vox
Chelsea Clinton made an astonishing claim at a campaign event for her mother last week: Bernie Sanders has a plan that could cost millions of Americans access to their health insurance. “Sen.
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Photographers Capture the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor
When people think of inequality, they often think first of the lives of the world’s poorest people. This Friday, a new book puts the spotlight on the richest.
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Thursday’s Debate Is Make-or-Break for the GOP Establishment | New Republic
President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night was notable both for its allusions to at least four Republican presidential primary candidates—Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Jeb Bush—and for the relative extent to which it…
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‘13 Hours’: Team America at the Gates of Hell | New Republic
Michael Bay might be a corrosive, destructive influence on our national character—there are times in his movies in which I have legitimately wondered if he is actively providing aid and comfort to America’s enemies—but you don’t get to such a rarifi…
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Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate | New Republic
New year, new set of presidential primary debates. The sixth Republican debate of the 2016 cycle will take place on Thursday, January 14, at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in South Carolina. The undercard debate begins at 6…
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App Annie Raises $63 Million in Series E Funding | TechCrunch
App Annie, the nearly six-year-old, San Francisco-based app analytics firm that long ago became the first stop for developers, investors, and journalists looking to better understand app rankings and trends, has raised $63 million in Series E fundin…
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‘The UK Does Not Undertake Mass Surveillance,’ Says UK Home Secretary | Motherboard
Theresa May, the UK’s Home Secretary, defended the country’s bulk interception capabilities on Wednesday, saying that they do not constitute mass surveillance.
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West Africa Ebola Outbreak Declared Over – Scientific American
Dina Fine Maron is an award-winning journalist and the associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. She is also a contributor to the publication’s podcasts and Instant Egghead video series. She is based in Washington, D.C. Follow…
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Is a one-story house more energy-efficient? | Grist
The presidential candidate says he wants the U.S. to be “number one in renewables,” but just because he wants us to be number one in everything. In a climate-changed world, middle-class people will have other things to spend their money on.
Love Everyone Often 01/15/2016
Is it really that bad to skip breakfast? Here’s what the science says. – Vox Welcome to Dear Julia, a column where readers submit everyday health questions. tags: Pocket julia belluz news newsblur vox – all The Republican Debate: Seven Trumped-Up Survivors Seven contenders lined up in the main Republican…
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