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The proteins that domesticated our genomes
EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of humanLand-based food not nutritionally sufficient for wild polar bears
A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding newStudy links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed
Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
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READ: Document approved by FBI attorney Clinesmith in the FBI's
Recently-declassified documents show former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith was involved in the secret use ofFBI lawyer to plead guilty in operation against Trump campaign
More than eight months after he was fingered for allegedly illegal activity, a former FBI lawyer is set to(WATCH) Police officer rescues man in wheelchair in path of train
Heart-stopping police body cam video captured the moment when a California police officer saved the life of
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Bronfman Family Billionaires Implicated In NXIVM Hollywood ‘Sex Cult’
hen Hollywood actress Allison Mack became one of multiple actresses t0 be implicated in the “NXIVM” sexAvoiding World War III in the Caucasus
Turkey is still enamored with pan-Turkism, just as during WWI and the Armenian Genocide. Turkey envisionsErdogan threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE and shut its embassy over
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is considering breaking off all diplomatic ties
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2:00PM Water Cooler 8/14/2020
~ Today's Water Cooler ~The A Levels Results Crisis and the Covid Education Train Wreck
Covid-19 is increasing inequality in educational outcomes, and that problem isn't going away any time
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Worlds of Education: "The Edtech Pandemic Shock", by Ben
Worlds of Education: "The Edtech Pandemic Shock", by Ben Williamson & Anna HoganJanresseger: Federal CARES Act Public Education Relief Dollars Quietly Flow
Janresseger: Federal CARES Act Public Education Relief Dollars Quietly Flow into the Coffers of CharterShanker Blog: The Pandemic and Federal Education Policy: From the Race to
Shanker Blog: The Pandemic and Federal Education Policy: From the Race to the Top to the Plunge to the
Energy
Trump extends LNG exports through 2050
President Donald Trump has extended U.S. LNG exports until 2050, following a fiery speech in Midland inKinder Morgan posts $637 million loss in second quarter
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan lost $637 million in the second quarter after writing down $1Gasoline prices resume decline after weeks of increases
Gasoline prices in the Houston area have declined by nearly 3 cents in the past week, breaking a string of
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Finally, a Female VP Isn’t Being Set Up to Fail
Unlike Ferraro and Palin, Kamala Harris isn’t a gambit to save a flailing campaign. Her nomination justWhat Harris Got from Biden During Her Job Interview
Unlike Joe Biden in 2008, Kamala Harris had almost no negotiating leverage. But that may be beside theMeet The Politician Who Lives on TikTok
Minnesota state Sen. Matt Little has built a national Gen Z following by embracing the app that other
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'Urine Trouble Trump' Sprays Twitter As New Golden Showers Allegations Emerge
An excerpt from Michael Cohen's upcoming book is raising a lot of eyebrows.HuffPostHow much are Sen. Kamala Harris and her husband worth?
Harris is a bonafide millionaire and part of the rarefied 1% of U.S. households in income. Here’s what we know about her personal finances.Yahoo MoneyPostal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks as Trump's pick to lead USPS makes controversial changes before election
New reports of US Postal Service workers hauling away mailboxes in flatbed trucks and locking shut convenient drop slots have caused widespread concerns among Oregon residents about mail-in voting during the presidential election in November.Photos that spread across social media in recent weeks showed truck beds stacked with dropbox mailboxes — large, blue Postal Service boxes in which mail can be dropped off on the side of the road without having to visit a Post Office.The Independent
Navajo Times
Former RMCH CEO sues staff, board
The former CEO of the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services has fired back. The post FormerLetters: Dineh Benally deceiving local farmers
Mr. Dineh Benally is the lead individual deceiving the local farmers in Northern Agency to participate inBenally: Farmers free to plant what they want
San Juan River Farm Board President Dineh Benally has declared that the farms on the Navajo Nation are not
Ancient Code
Pentagon, U.S. Finally Gov Releases Navy UFO/UAP Footage: What’s next?
Back in 2004, the Navy captured footage of “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Translation, NavyArchaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates
Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating aFox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs
Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
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Dutch baby panda is named after Van Gogh, with a nod to Starry Night
The baby giant panda born in the Ouwehands zoo in Rhene in May has been named Fan Xing, which refers...Indonesian monument daubed with red paint ahead of remembrance ceremony
The Indisch Monument in The Hague, which commemorates the victims of the Japanese occupation of IndonesiaNo rain last night? More storms are expected today, say weather forecasters
Last night’s storms brought tree damage and flash flooding to Limburg and parts of Noord-Brabant and
BleepingComputer
New Google Chrome feature makes it easier to browse privately
Google is implementing a new feature in its Chrome Canary build that allows users to create a WindowsOver 25% of all UK universities were attacked by ransomware
A third of the universities in the United Kingdom responding to a freedom of information (FOI) requestEmotet malware strikes U.S. businesses with COVID-19 spam
The Emotet malware has begun to spam COVID-19 related emails to U.S. businesses after not being active for
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1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)
And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up theDonald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-tortureIowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances
Accuracy In Academia
Homeschooling could be the future of education’s changing landscape
With many school districts announcing the shift to virtual and online classes, America’s parents are askingNCAA athletic scholarships potentially at-risk during pandemic
2020 has been a very unusual year for the world, if not the United States, and it extends to U.S. higherStanford cuts athletic programs; who will be next?
Stanford University, located in northern California, announced that it will cut eleven of its non-revenue
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'Bullying will fail': US loses bid to extend arms embargo on Iran
Crisis looms as UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejects US resolution to indefinitely extend an armsHow the world reacted to UAE, Israel normalising diplomatic ties
Nations, groups and individual stakeholders in Israeli-Palestine conflict react to UAE and IsraelLIVE: New coronavirus cases in France top 2,500 for third day
France declares Paris and the port city of Marseille high-risk zones after cases reached levels not seen
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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews
Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades ofDiabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone
New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill
Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for
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Israeli Forces Invade Qalandia, Kafr ‘Aqab, Open Fire at Palestinians
Israeli forces invaded Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem and Kafr ‘Aqab neighborhood of occupiedOCHA: Protection of Civilians Report | 14 – 27 July 2020
United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Twenty Palestinians were injured byPCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Summary Israeli forces continued to commit crimes and multi
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US 2020: Postal service warns of delays in mail-in vote count
The agency warns that millions of mail-in votes may not arrive on time to be counted by election day.Coronavirus: Thousands return to UK to beat France quarantine
Holidaymakers have just hours to return to the UK to avoid the 14-day self-isolation requirement.US 2020: Biden campaign says Trump 'abhorrent' for fuelling Harris
The Biden campaign issues a scathing response after Mr Trump spreads false information about Kamala Harris.
Bartholomew's Notes
Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser
From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist whoSandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books
From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won aBBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”
This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions
Everything Matters
The shifting grounds of relationship
I can’t not be me now, all of me. It’s all out there, no mask, no pretence, no condition shoulds or ways ofHappiness, activism and the gut
Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of whatSharing our truth vs. TMI (too much information)
I do it for myself but equally and sometimes more importantly I share as a role model for vulnerable people
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Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia
On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second US “government stimulus package is notHigh Level Cop Arrested for Using City Network, Google to Run Child Porn
The taxpayers of Dallas, Texas may want to request a refund this week after finding out that they have beenDHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked
The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American
Brave The World
Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed
This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics
Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe anSlav Mom Cooking
This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar
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“Tracking Hardship”: CBPP’s New Tool to Highlight Recession’s Human Impact
Nearly 15 million adult renters (1 in 5) were behind in their rent at some point thisTrump Payroll Tax Action Won’t Work, Could Endanger Social Security and
President Trump’s executive action to allow the deferring of payroll tax payments willTracking the COVID-19 Recession’s Effects on Food, Housing, and Employment
Tens of millions of people are out of work and millions report that their households did
Coyote Blog
The Hard Work That Must Be Done to Improve Police Accountability
As I observe it currently, the three strategies currently being taken by Progressives to increase policeDo Teachers Next
@kevindrum writes this yesterday at his blog: How long will taxpayers put up with threats to stop doingIt Looks Like Trump Is Going to Put My Business in a Vise
Years ago I was arguing with my mother-in-law about Executive power and the Presidency. She, like many
Dandelion Salad
Part 2: Freedom From Statism, by W.R. Zammichiéli
by W.R. Zammichiéli Writer, Dandelion Salad July 31, 2020 “Every State is a dictatorship.” — AntonioDavid Swanson, Alice Slater and Bruce Gagnon: Obstacles to Nuclear
with David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, July 24, 2020 with Bruce GagnonThe Garifuna in Honduras: A History of Pillage and Dispossession, by Yanis
by Yanis Iqbal Writer, Dandelion Salad Aligarh, India July 29, 2020 Amid the current Covid-19 pandemic, the
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Channeling Realism to Avert a War Over Taiwan
Powerful special interests in America are pushing for a confrontation with China. USMC Major Gayl (retA New America rises by manipulating our language and thoughts
Summary: The corruption of our language, mostly by the Left, already is producing a host of ill effects. WeChanges to the police might tip the future of America
Radical changes in policing is one of the many large social engineering experiments in which the Left has
Inter Press Service
The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only
The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predationYoung South Africans are Shut Out From Work: They Need a Chance to Get
Most young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa continue to be denied access toKeeping Education within the Grasp of Refugee Children
“Not being able to go to school is not something I’d wish on any child in this world,” said 21-year-old
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“The People of Bolivia Will No Longer Be Intimidated”
On July 23, the Supreme Electoral Court in Bolivia postponed the general elections scheduled for SeptemberRushed School Reopenings Endanger Students, Workers
Ripley Butterfield Teachers, students and parents in Pinellas County, Fla., protest unsafe schoolThe More U.S. Imperialism Declines, the Closer the World Gets to a New Wave
Rainer Shea Global capitalism is a vast, multifaceted machine which is so widespread that it can continue
New Content on CO2 Science
Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo
It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce itBiospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary
Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, aCatastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England
Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?
MercoPress
Latin America becomes the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths
Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the regionCredit rating agencies have their doubts about Argentina's economic
Argentina’s US$ 65 billion debt restructuring agreement with bondholders will likelyCovid-19 free South Georgia stands ready to welcome vsitors, but with extra
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a range of obstacles to navigate in order for the
National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News
Gage County planning commission recommends increase in wind turbine setback
BEATRICE – Opponents of a proposed wind farm in northern Gage County achieved one victory last nightWind-farm developer ‘moving on to more receptive pastures’ #IL
PAXTON – The restrictiveness of proposed new regulations for wind farms in Ford County has led to atOver 800 birds killed after colliding with turbines during four year period
Over 800 birds were killed after colliding with turbines at 20 wind energy facilities (WEFs) in South
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Lets get it over with: The UK's future after the transition-period
Reuben discusses the future of the UK after the Brexit transition period and questions whether the UK hasThe #NextGenerationEU budget negotiations: a historical event?
There was not much sleeping taking place in Brussels last weekend. The 27 heads of government, theAlgeria's past matters. France - and Europe - must acknowledge
The death of George Floyd in America, and the surging support for the Black Lives Matter movement which
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False Gods for Lost Souls
With its threats of fire and brimstone, environmentalism is the new religion. But where's the humility,Environmentalism for the Non-Naive
Like colonialists of old, affluent green activists impose their will on poor people in impoverishedWHO: Disinformation from the Top
The head of the WHO isn't annoyed his organization learned about the coronavirus from third parties. He
Online Cancer Blog
The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage
We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like andChocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?
How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of goodTop 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer
Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &
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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists
Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recentIt's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October withoutMore reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by
Signs of the Times
Mystery of Betelgeuse star's unusual dimming has been solved by
When one of the brightest stars in the night sky began dimming in 2019, astronomers scrambled to figure outThree French secret agents arrested for 'private' murder plot
French authorities have arrested three members of the country's external intelligence service forUK economy heading for the rocks unless life returns to the 'old'
The UK's economic output shrunk by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, plunging the country into its
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Phoenix coach stands by Louis Fenton after sickening collision leaves
Phoenix coach leaps to the defence of Louis Fenton after right-back's mistimed challenge leavesThermal imaging cameras and weapons checks as Armageddon hits the capital
Fans were feeling lucky to be back in costume post-Covid.Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington
In a New Zealand exclusive, the works of Vincent Van Gogh will be on display on the Wellington waterfront,
Freethought Blogs
Even Marge Simpson is ticked off
Marge Simpson has something to say. pic.twitter.com/viux96bAPf — TheSimpsons (@TheSimpsons) August 14The Art of Book Design: The Fun of the Fair
via: The Internet ArchiveYour skepticon schedule
Here it is! I guess we’re all in the “get excited” panel right now.