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What the plunging 10-year Treasury yield says about the economy and stock market
yahoo.com - Person
The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) continued its downward move Thursday, reaching its lowest point since the end of 2017. The yield, now at 2.324%, …
California
California Precut Homes - Panelized Kit Homes
caprecut.com
CALIF. PRE-CUT HOMES provides a panelized wall building system that allows you, the owner, to construct your own project called (sweat equity) or to …
Entrepreneurship
How To Score $150,000 To Launch A Startup
Forbes - Sara Bliss
If you are watching other entrepreneurs score big with innovative ideas, impressive funding, big sales and IPOs, and wondering how to pivot into this fast-track world, a new program might be your ticket
U.S. Politics
Trump concedes border wall construction is replacement and 'pure renovation'
POLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKO
President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against “haters” who say he is making little headway on his signature campaign promise of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, though he admitted much
Joe Biden
‘Wrong on most everything’: GOP smacks down Biden’s bipartisanship
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT and JAMES ARKIN
The former vice president’s vow to find common ground with Republicans likely needs a reality check. Joe Biden is making his bipartisan bona fides a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, boasting that
Politics
The Taxpayer Tab for Trump’s Golf Outings Tops $100 Million: Report
New York Magazine - Adam K. Raymond
In August of 2016, Donald Trump stood before an audience in northern Virginia and made a casual, but firm promise. As president, he said, “I’m going …
Politics
Trump Refuses to Repair Infrastructure Unless Congress Halts All Investigations
New York Magazine - Jonathan Chait
President Trump issued an unplanned and seemingly impulsive public declaration today that he would boycott all infrastructure negotiations with …
Memorial Day
Military Brass Warn Trump Against Memorial Day Pardons for War Criminals
New York Magazine - Ed Kilgore
Can Trump let Memorial Day pass without profaning it by pardons for war crimes? Last week, the New York Times reported that the president was thinking …
U.S. Politics
Trump, Angered by ‘Phony’ Inquiries, Blows Up Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer
The New York Times - By PETER BAKER, KATIE ROGERS and EMILY COCHRANE
WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly blew up a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday, declaring that he could not work with them until they stopped investigating him and lashing at
Science
This is the world's rarest form of gold. New clues are revealing why.
National Geographic - Maya Wei-Haas
More than 130 years after its discovery, scientists just got their first high-tech peek at the unexpected crystal structure inside the Ram's Horn. In 1887, as Colorado's gold production neared its peak,
Politics
N.Y. lawmakers pass bill to allow Congress access to Trump's state tax returns
NBC News - Allan Smith
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the legislation. The New York state Assembly passed legislation Wednesday to give Congress access to President Donald Trump's state tax returns. Democratic
How to Setup a Drop Shipping Ecommerce Website
ecommerce-platforms.com - Catalin Zorzini
The world of drop shipping has plenty of people who love it, and plenty who think it’s a dead end.The truth of the matter is that drop shipping can …
Meat
All The Major Fast Food Chains Serving Plant-Based Meat Substitutes
UPROXX - Dane Rivera
Meat 2.0 is everywhere! Whether you’ve taken the plunge and actually tried it, or you’re sitting on the sidelines waiting until plant-based meat substitutes are literally your only food option, one thing
Mueller Report
White House plays hardball. Congress whiffs
CNN - By Elie Honig
Editor's Note: (In this weekly column "Cross-exam," Elie Honig, a former federal and state prosecutor and CNN legal analyst, gives his take on the latest legal news and answers questions from readers.
Zillow
Bay Area techies plan to ditch San Francisco for these 5 cities: Survey
CNBC - Darla Mercado
Bay Area tech workers plan to flee San Francisco for the more affordable locale of ... New York City. That's what Wealthfront, an investment …
Julian Assange
Julian Assange's Electronics Reportedly Shared With U.S. Prosecutors, Despite Pending Extradition Hearing
Gizmodo - Dell Cameron
WikiLeaks editor in chief Kristinn Hrafnsson has issued a warning that any information recovered by U.S. authorities from Julian Assange’s …
Technology
Both Parents Are American. The U.S. Says Their Baby Isn’t.
The New York Times - By SARAH MERVOSH
James Derek Mize is an American citizen, born and raised in the United States. His husband, who was born in Britain to an American mother, is a United States citizen, too. But the couple’s infant daughter
CBD
Scientific study reports that CBD reduces opioid cravings and anxiety
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
Cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis component that doesn't get you high but seems to have countless other benefits, has now been shown to reduce heroin …
Baltimore
The government of Baltimore has been taken hostage by ransomware and may remain shut down for weeks
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
Nearly two weeks after the city of Baltimore's internal networks were compromised by the Samsam ransomware worm (previously), the city is still weeks …
Senator Says The Only Acceptable Way To Kill A Fetus Is With a Gun
reductress.com - News - May 15, 2019 By: Farah Brook
The Republican-controlled Alabama Senate passed a measure on Tuesday that would ban abortion – with the exception of when someone wants to use a gun …
Humor
I Believe God Gave Us All Free Will – Except Pregnant Women
reductress.com - Sarah Pappalardo
As a Christian woman, I believe that God gave every human being free will – the right of each person to choose between right and wrong. And while I …
Pro-life Movement
Reductress takes on abortion ban with caustic satirical stories
boingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder
“I Believe God Gave Us All Free Will — Except Pregnant Woman” “Senator Says the Only Acceptable Way to Kill a Fetus Is With a Gun" "Life Is Sacred, …
CEOs
PwC study: The new #1 reason CEOs get booted is because they are sexual predators and thieves
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
PWC reports that the top reason that CEOs from large companies are fired is no longer related to bad financial performance or board conflict as has …
Alabama
Alabama public television won't air Arthur episode featuring gay wedding
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
The first episode of the 22nd season of the children's animated show Arthur, titled "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," premiered last week but …
Massive, careful study finds that social media use is generally neutral for kids' happiness, and sometimes positive
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
In Social media’s enduring effect on adolescent life satisfaction, a pair of Oxford psych researchers and a colleague from Stuttgart's University of …
Ben Carson
Ben Carson confused 'REO' (HUD real estate term) with 'Oreo' (the cookie)
boingboing.net - Xeni Jardin
Ben Carson, who is not known for being the sharpest knife in the drawer, made a real doozy of a gaffe today on Capitol Hill. The Trump …
Colorado
Don't get this close to a tornado
boingboing.net - Rob Beschizza
In this footage from 2016, tornado-hunters get rather too close to a big'un near Wray, Colorado: "we're out of gas!"
Science
Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates
boingboing.net - Xeni Jardin
A new study on polar ice sheet melt warns that global sea levels could rise by almost six feet by the year 2100, an estimate twice as high as …
Russia
U.S. intercepts Russian bombers and fighter jets off Alaska coast
boingboing.net - Xeni Jardin
Russian nuclear capable long-range bombers flew within 200 miles of Alaska's coast North American Aerospace Defense Command [norad.mil] said on …
Health (UK)
I never met my daughter's dad - she was his dying wish
bbc.co.uk - By Sarah McDermott
Liat Malka longed to have children but hadn't yet met the right person with whom to start a family. Then she became involved in an unusual plan - to help fulfil a stranger's dying wish of fathering a