Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeWorld News Requiescat in pace: Finland's Yle radio axes Latin news show after 30 yearsThe Guardian - AFP in HelsinkiFinland’s public broadcaster Yle has ended its weekly Latin language news bulletin, after three decades on the air, the broadcaster announced. Since its debut in 1989, Nuntii Latini has offered a five-minute
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsU.S. Politics Government moves migrant kids after AP exposes bad treatmentAssociated Press - By MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE, Associated PressThe U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Sime~Gen FuturologyMethane Is Mars’s Methane Spike a Sign of Life? Here’s How We’ll KnowWIRED - Daniel Oberhaus Last Wednesday, the Curiosity rover detected in Mars’s atmosphere a high concentration of methane, a gas which is usually associated with microbial …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesScience Hand-Reared Monarch Butterflies Don't MigrateThe Atlantic - Ed YongA scientist hoped commercially raised butterflies would be identical to their wild counterparts, but found their navigation abilities varied. Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies engage in one nature’s
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeTransport for London Woman 'poses as dead cyclist's aunt' to oppose new London bike laneThe Guardian - Helen Pidd North of England editorA woman posed as the aunt of a cyclist who was killed in London in order to oppose plans for a new segregated bike lane, according to the victim’s mother. Eilidh Cairns, a television producer from Alnwick
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeRussia What’s an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?pbs.org - Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — One of the Russian navy’s most advanced warships entered Havana’s harbor Monday and docked at the port used until this month by U.S. …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Sime~Gen FuturologyCement Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the WorldBloomberg - Vanessa Dezem The most astonishing thing about cement is how much air pollution it produces. Manufacturing the stone-like building material is responsible for 7% of …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeUruguay 'Cocaine king of Milan' escapes from prison in Uruguay through hole in roofThe Guardian - Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoAn Italian mafia boss known as the “cocaine king of Milan” has escaped from prison in Uruguay where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the South American country’s interior ministry has announced. Morabito,
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Four immediate consequences of Erdogan’s loss of Istanbuljpost.com - PINAR TREMBLAY Yes, I was wrong. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go, as he keeps losing one election after another. Workers pick up the garbage next to a …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Follow The MoneyRaspberry Pi The New Raspberry Pi Is Basically a $35 Desktop ComputerGizmodo - Andrew Liszewski It’s rare to come across a bespoke gadget or a cleverly hacked device that doesn’t have a tiny Raspberry Pi inside it. It’s long been one of the …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeNews (Hong Kong) ‘We have no other choice’: as China erodes democracy Hong Kong citizens prepare to leaveThe Guardian - Verna YuI love Hong Kong but we have no other choice ... who would want to leave the place where you grew up? Elisa Wong Elisa Wong had always thought she would move away from Hong Kong when her seven-year-old
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesPrimates These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'National Geographic - Michael GreshkoWhile capuchins won't use tools like us any time soon, the species now “has its own individual archaeological record,” scientists report. For capuchin monkeys at Brazil’s Serra da Capivara National Park,
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsTechnology This terrifying AI generates fake articles from any news siteTNW - Tristan GreeneThe Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has an interesting new tactic in the war on fake news: make more of it. A team of researchers at the institute recently developed Grover, a neural network
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsIran Iran says talks with U.S. impossible; U.S. says it wants talksctvnews.ca - Edith M. Lederer Iran's UN ambassador warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is "very dangerous" and called talks with the U.S. impossible in the face …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeIceland Icelanders tire of disrespectful Instagram influencersbbc.co.uk - By Sophie Williams With over 10 million images on Instagram, Iceland is a popular destination among tourists wanting to get the perfect picture.
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesGreat Lakes Little attention has been paid to grass carp, a gluttonous herbivore that could decimate Great Lakes wetlandsChicago Tribune - By Tony BriscoeChicago has long been characterized as the last line of defense in the war to prevent bighead and silver carp from reaching the Great Lakes. But as efforts ramp up, another little-discussed species of
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to TV NewsNetflix Is Netflix Cancelling Shows Before People Have a Reasonable Amount of Time to Watch Them?TVLine - Matt Webb Mitovich When Netflix cancelled Chambers earlier this month, was your first reaction, “Already?” Or, “What is Chambers?” And when it was announced that Santa …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to TV NewsMagic Bob Dorian, actor and magician who introduced classic films on AMC, dies at 85The Washington Post - By Harrison SmithBob Dorian, an actor, magician and avuncular movie buff who presented more than 10,000 classic films, B-movie serials and pre-Code Hollywood gems as the first prime-time host of American Movie Classics,
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativePlay buttonBoris Johnson No transition period without EU agreement, Boris Johnson admitsThe Guardian - Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondentBoris Johnson broke cover on Monday night in an interview for the BBC in which he was forced to admit there would be no transition period without the EU’s agreement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Sime~Gen FuturologyFloods Met Office warning as thunderstorms and rain batter Britainmirror.co.uk - Danya Bazaraa Forecasters also warn of the risk of flooding in areas affected by weather warnings - but it's not all bad news The Met Office has issued a yellow …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsIran Trump imposes further sanctions on Iran that could last yearsindependent.co.uk - Clark Mindock Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing further sanctions on Iran, as tensions between the US and the Middle Eastern country have …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesTechnology Google’s new curriculum teaches kids how to detect disinformationEngadget - Nicole LeeWhen Google launched its "Be Internet Awesome" curriculum for educators a couple of years ago, it focused its efforts on teaching children about online safety. This year, however, the company is adding
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesPlay buttonDinosaurs Scientists Unearth HUGE Adult Triceratops Skeleton From Denver Construction Site–68 Million Years Oldtheepochtimes.com - Michael Wing In Denver, Colorado, it’s not uncommon for construction workers to unearth reptilian fossils that are tens of millions of years old. A recent dinosaur …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Follow The MoneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGolf Tiger Woods dropped from wrongful death suitESPN - Bob Harig • Senior golf writer for ESPN.com • Covered golf for more than 20 years • Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University A wrongful death lawsuit no …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump signs executive order calling for upfront disclosure of hospital costsFox News - Andrew O'ReillyPresident Trump on Monday signed an executive order demanding the upfront disclosure by hospitals of the actual prices for common tests and procedures. Trump's order also requires that patients be told
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesNews Pain patients left in anguish by doctors 'terrified' of opioid addiction, despite CDC changeUSA TODAY - Ken Alltucker and Jayne O'DonnellNew York resident Mickey Saxbury worked on a General Motors assembly line for 25 years before sharp, throbbing back pain from an on-the-job injury forced him to retire. A back operation failed. A device
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Portentous PoliticsThe White House White House threatens to veto House Democrats' southern border billAxios - Rebecca Falconer The White House threatened Monday night to veto House Democrats' bill on meeting the Trump Administration's requested $4.5 billion emergency border …
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Pluto in Capricorn National NarrativeMyanmar Myanmar cuts internet to Rakhine state amid unrestThe Guardian - Jacob Goldberg and Cape Diamond in YangonMore than a million people in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine state have been plunged into an information blackout three days after authorities ordered telecommunications companies to stop providing
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Species studiesFiji 'I've seen terrible, terrible violence': cocaine and meth fuel crime and chaos in FijiThe Guardian - Kate Lyons in FijiWhen I have the dope, I can get anything I want Isaiah There’s no consideration that drug addiction is a mental health issue Ian Collingwood In the early hours of a Saturday morning in the city of Nadi,
Jacqueline Lichtenbergadded this to Follow The MoneyApple Pencil iPadOS makes Apple's tablets feel like a priority againEngadget - Chris VelazcoWhen I reviewed the iPad Pro last year, I was torn. Here was one of the most impressive (not to mention expensive) tablets any company had ever made, and its software seemed caught between two goals: the
