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Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Democratic-Controlled Virginia Senate
Virginia's Senate has blocked a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines with theBehind The Ransomware Attack On Palm Beach County Elections In 2016
The security of voting systems is a central focus this year, especially following reports like one out ofBureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado
The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management is defending the controversial relocation of the massive
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I couldn’t believe it, says waitress who got $2,000 tip
Leena ran into the car park to thank the customer when she realised the size of the tip, but he had alreadyFlybe plane hit by lightning travelling to Jersey
The plane was carrying 64 passengers when it was hit — shortly after takeoff.Dramatic video shows Storm Ciara spinning building site crane like a top
Sussex Police said they have received several reports about the whirling crane but confirmed there is no
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Online Lotto player scoops €89,000 prize
Players from Sligo are being urged to check their National Lottery accounts following the result.26% want 'grand coalition' involving Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and
A new poll has found that just 15% of voters want a second election.Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man hurt in brawl following Dublin derby
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 40s was hurt in a brawl after the Dublin derby
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Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase announces run for governor (Justin Mattingly
Justin Mattingly / Richmond Times-Dispatch : Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase announces run for governorPete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters (Thomas
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press : Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority votersFederal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ
Kevin Johnson / USA Today : Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ
The Hayride
Quote Of The Day, February 10, 2020
“I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliantBORN WINNER: Tebow’s Foundation Hosts Special Night for Special People
Tim Tebow has always been known as a winner, not only in the sports arena, but more importantly in life inWOW: Former LSU Star is Now a World Record Holder at 20
He brought college basketball’s one-and-done approach to the track and field arena, and it sure seems
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Ongoing CCPA analysis of Ontario education funding
CCPA's Ontario office is closely following ongoing changes to education funding in the province. ThePeace River Frack-Up
After reviewing hundreds of documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which raisePlanning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver
To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious build-out program of 10,000 new units
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News24.com | DA leadership race: Steenhuisen 'in it to win it'
DA interim leader John Steenhuisen has launched his campaign to lead the official opposition partyNews24.com | SACC calls on de Klerk to retract and apologise for his
The South African Council of Churches has also called on FW d Klerk to retract and apologise over hisNews24.com | Mpumalanga taxi association accuses police of gunning down 4
A taxi association is Secunda is seeking justice after four of its members were shot and killed, allegedly
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News24.com | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Expropriation: Less emotion, more
For an expropriation without compensation mechanism to pass constitutional muster, it must have in-builtNews24.com | OPINION: Patrice should not have apologised for telling Trump
The apology was a setback for both freedom of expression and for freedom of thought. The message that weNews24.com | Melanie Verwoerd: Taxpayers can’t be the only ones to tighten
Parliamentarians are entitled to a good salary and sufficient pension benefits, but these kinds of luxuries
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News24.com | Nigeria court orders halt to Lagos waterfront evictions
A court in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos has ordered the military to halt forced evictions ofNews24.com | Libya: UN envoy slams violations of pledge to end foreign
A UN envoy has charged that foreign actors continue to meddle in Libya's conflict, resupplying theNews24.com | African bid for 'solutions' in Libyan crisis
African leaders on Thursday began a diplomatic push in the Congolese capital Brazzaville aimed at
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Travel disrupted and schools shut as hurricane-force winds pound northern
The fierce winds knocked out electricity in northern FranceDeluge in Australia drenches fires and eases three-year drought
Australia’s wildfires have killed at least 33 people and destroyed more than 3,000 homes.Lift off: Solar Orbiter on its way to the Sun
The shuttle carrying the satellite launched into space in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Aeroflot to cut flights to China
The Russian air carrier will reduce flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong by the end ofPutin congratulates speed skaters Kulizhnikov, Voronina on gold of World
The Russian national team of speed skaters won twelve medals at the championship in Salt Lake City, UtahPutin lauds Loginov for gold medal in men’s sprint at 2020 IBU World
In addition to the gold in 10-km sprint, Loginov also took the bronze of this world championship in Italy
WebMD Health
A Simple Fix for Nearsightedness
What's the best thing parents can tell their children to help prevent myopia, or nearsightedness? "Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb Prostate Cancers
The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metforminRethinking Milk: Science Takes On the Dairy Dilemma
Dairy products are rich in calcium and protein, and they have long been promoted as important for helping
WhoWhatWhy
Trump’s Chilling Effect on Whistleblowers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Coordinated attacks from the president and administration-friendly media haveRing Doorbell ‘Gives Facebook and Google User Data’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eco-Fascist Terror Group Linked to Swedish Arson ; The 10,000-Year Clock Is aLike a Fox — How a TV Channel Is Tearing America Apart
Reading Time: 7 minutes For two decades, Fox News has made piles of money from creating a fictional
Science Blog
Fight against endometrial cancer boosted with new molecular road map
A new study that reveals the dozens of molecular changes that bring about endometrial cancer offers insightInflammation may spur abnormal tau tangles, new mouse study shows
Circumventing the activation of an immune system complex that drives inflammation, which is known as theTo help wildlife move, researchers map both natural and legal boundaries
Wildlife need to move to survive: to find food, reproduce and escape wildfires and other hazards. Yet as
Raw Story
John Bolton cryptically says ‘we’ll see what comes out of censorship’
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized President Donald Trump’s foreign policy onGOP lawmakers owe Lt. Col. Vindman ‘a public apology’ for sitting by in
On Monday, Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson penned a scathing indictment of the GOP for turningFederal Judges Association calls emergency meeting to discuss AG Barr as
The independent Federal Judges Association will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss Attorney
Scoop NZ - Sci-tech
Recycling breakthrough set to save environment from acid
An industrial prototype to recycle acid waste from Christchurch’s galvanised steel industries is just theHotspot Watch
The latest Hotspot Watch is attached. A huge Hotspot now covers Northland, Waikato, Auckland and CoromandelResearch For Life invites researchers to apply for grants
Research For Life (RFL) invites Wellington-based medical researchers to apply for research and travel
The Science of Doom
Opinions and Perspectives – 9 – Pattern Effects
The IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5) from 2013 shows the range of results that climate models produce forOpinions and Perspectives – 8 – Pattern Effects Primer
For people with maths, physics and chemistry (and biology) backgrounds non-linear processes are familiarOpinions and Perspectives – 7 – Global Temperature Change from Doubling CO2
How much will global temperature rise if we double CO2 from pre-industrial levels? Based on current
The Slog
CORONOVIRUS: more likely to damage your wealth than your health
The provenance of media reports on this virus is just as complex as its provenance of mutationTHE WEEKEND ESSAY: Does Western Man have another think coming?
The Western think tank is running on empty, and Artificial Intelligence isn’t going to help &#KIRK DOUGLAS & NATALIE WOOD: deconstructing the lie
The Slog conducts a reasoned demolition of what is (and should remain) almost certainly an ugly rumour
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Universe Today
Carnival of Space #651
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here toWar of the Worlds: Watch the Moon Occult Mars Tuesday Morning
Happen to have clear skies tomorrow morning and live in the western part of the United States? Then you mayBetelgeuse Is Still Dimming! And We Have the Pictures to Prove It
Near the end of 2019, astronomers watching the red giant Betelgeuse noted how much the star had dimmed
Whistleblower Protection Blog
Oversight hearing: Congress needs to clarify rules on confidentiality for
Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on whistleblower protection for federal employees went a little off trackSnowden: Greenwald charges represent pushback against whistleblowers
Edward Snowden, the noted NSA whistleblower, last night spoke up in defense of his partner in…crime?Whistleblower news round-up: DOD, SEC and all the way to Africa
Securities and Exchange Commission In announcing its first two whistleblower awards of the year, the
Andy Worthington
Radio: Unauthorized Disclosure – I Discuss Guantánamo and Julian Assange
A link to - and my report about - my recent interview with Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek for their "Radio: I Discuss Guantánamo on the Project Censored Show with Mickey Huff,
A round-up of the radio interviews I undertook during my recent US visit to call for the closure of theVideo: Attorney Shelby Sullivan-Bennis and I Bring the Sorrow, Injustice
My report about - and link to the video of - my speaking event about Guantánamo at Revolution Books in New