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North Korea Has A Whole List Of Insults For Biden: He’s ‘A Low-IQ Idiot’
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dailycaller.com - North Korea’s state-owned news agency, KCNA, published a piece Tuesday attacking former Vice President Joe Biden, who is currently leading in the polls going into the 2020 Democratic primary. “North …
TECHNOLOGY
Mark Zuckerberg Finishes Another Long Day Of Deciding What People Should Believe
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babylonbee.com - MENLO PARK, CA—Giving his arms and legs a nice little stretch while reclining in his office chair Tuesday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, confirmed that he had successfully completed ano…
POLITICS
Former GOP Rep. Tom Coleman: Trump, Pence are illegitimate. Impeach them
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www.kansascity.com - According to the redacted Mueller report, candidate Donald Trump, along with members of his team, on multiple occasions welcomed Russian interference on his behalf during the 2016 presidential campai…
TECHNOLOGY
Warren Buffett Says Your Team's Ultimate Success Is Determined by Doing Just 1 Thing
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www.inc.com - How can businesses develop a culture of value creation where customers and shareholders alike win? It starts with the people you bring in. Billionaire Warren Buffett said it best: "Having first-rate …
SPORTS
Arsène Wenger: ‘All of us have competition. My toughest one was with myself’
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www.theguardian.com - When Arsène Wenger bade farewell to Arsenal with a theatrical bow after four uninterrupted decades in management, he could barely imagine a day away from what he describes as “the heat”. Now, after a…
LEISURE
Attention or Affection: Why Brands Fail At What Matters Most
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www.inc.com - I was thinking the other day about a conference and trade show I attended a few years ago. When you register they give you this bag with a bunch of stuff in it. The bag itself is useful, I guess, if …
TECHNOLOGY
ATF agents hunting down illegal machine gun device
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www.cnn.com - (CNN)Federal authorities suspect that thousands of machine gun conversion devices have been illegally imported into the United States from China, in some cases ending up in the hands of convicted fel…
SCIENCE
Empathy-Driven Development: How Engineers Can Tap into This Critical Skill
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Rob Llewellyn
firstround.com - “You can’t say the word ‘empathy’ at a software company. No one will take you seriously.” Andrea Goulet couldn’t believe what she had heard. The advice came from a well-intentioned consultant she had…
SCIENCE
Election-related “junk news” still does well on Facebook, this European study finds
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www.niemanlab.org - As the U.S. media scrambles to do something different besides Youngstown, Ohio profiles of working class voters, the misinformation machines are alive and well in our neighbors across the pond. A stu…
SCIENCE
Google updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - On Thursday, Google updated its Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines for the first time since July 2018. The refreshed guidelines add more detailed directions regarding interstitial pages and content …
TECHNOLOGY
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act
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www.washingtonpost.com - By Devlin Barrett , Devlin Barrett Reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement Email Bio Follow Rachel Weiner and Rachel Weiner Local reporter covering federal court in Alexandria, Va.…
POLITICS
Why a Windows flaw patched nine days ago is still spooking the Internet
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arstechnica.com - It has been nine days since Microsoft patched the high-severity vulnerability known as BlueKeep, and yet the dire advisories about its potential to sow worldwide disruptions keep coming. Until recent…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Twitter Bans #Resistance-Famous Krassenstein Brothers for Allegedly Operating Fake Accounts
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www.thedailybeast.com - Twitter has permanently banned prominent anti-Trump brothers Brian and Ed Krassenstein, alleging that two of the biggest stars of #Resistance Twitter had broken the site’s rules about operating fake …
TECHNOLOGY
GitHub launches Sponsors, lets you pay your favorite open source contributors – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - GitHub today launched Sponsors, a new tool that lets you give financial support to open source developers. Developers will be able to opt into having a “Sponsor me” button on their GitHub repositorie…
LEISURE
Great white shark warning at beach were Jaws was filmed
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news.sky.com - In a perfect case of life imitating art, a 500lb great white and a nursery of younger sharks have been traced to an affluent stretch of Long Island that inspired the classic film Jaws. The near-10ft-…
TECHNOLOGY
Chip designer ARM will reportedly stop working with Huawei
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androidcommunity.com - The blows just keep on coming for embattled Chinese OEM Huawei. Days after Google cut ties with the brand and other companies followed suit, UK-based but Japanese owned chip designer ARM has reported…
BUSINESS
Snap, which has yet to release a diversity report, hires its first head of D&I – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Snap has brought on its first-ever diversity and inclusion lead, former Google Director of Diversity Strategy Oona King. In a memo sent to Snap employees today, Snap Chief People Officer Lara Sweet a…
WORLD
Le premier ministre prononce une déclaration d'innocence pour le chef Poundmaker
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pm.gc.ca - Il est essentiel de reconnaître les erreurs du passé si nous voulons avancer sur le chemin de la réconciliation. Nous devons raconter et comprendre l'histoire du Canada avant de prendre des mesures c…
TECHNOLOGY
Daily Crunch: Indiegogo has a new CEO – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Indie…
TECHNOLOGY
The U.S. Senate is coming after ‘loot boxes’ – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Gamers feel passionately about loot boxes, turns out some elected officials do too. A new Senate bill was formally introduced today with bipartisan support and it could categorically shift how today’…
BUSINESS
Shopify quietly acquired Handshake, an e-commerce platform for B2B wholesale purchasing – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - E-commerce platform Shopify has quietly made an acquisition to continue its expansion of the services and products that merchants can sell and purchase through its platform. It has acquired Handshake…
LEISURE
Cruise says its AV successfully completed 1,400 unprotected left-hand turns – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Unprotected left-hand turns are tough for robots and humans alike. The compounding variables of crossing in front of oncoming traffic make it one of the toughest maneuvers in driving. It’s one of the…
SCIENCE
Fresh off a $530M round, Aurora acquires lidar startup Blackmore – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Aurora, the self-driving car startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, is in an acquiring mood. The company, founded in early 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell, announced T…
SCIENCE
Watch SpaceX’s 60-satellite Starlink launch tonight right here – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - SpaceX’s launch tonight is being performed for a very important client: itself. Yes, the Falcon 9 that will lift off at 7:30 PM Pacific time is loaded not with government or commercial payloads, but …
LEISURE
Lime’s founding CEO steps down as his co-founder takes control – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - In an all-hands meeting this afternoon, the scooter and bike-sharing phenom Lime announced co-founder and chief executive officer Toby Sun would transition out of the C-suite to focus on company cult…
SCIENCE
From launch to launch: Peter Beck on building an orbital business from scratch – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Breaking into the launch industry is no easy task, but New Zealand’s Rocket Lab has done it without missing a step. The company has just completed its third commercial launch of 2019, and is planning…
HEALTH
Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb has rejoined the venture world — but he hasn’t forgotten Juul – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration chief, became known during his tenure for his efforts to regulate the tobacco and e-cigarette industries — and for his particular focus on Juul…
BUSINESS
Online bank Simple makes things harder by removing bill pay – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - With a growing number of challenger banks taking on the U.S. market, one of the original startup banks, Simple — now owned by BBVA — has taken the unusual step of removing a core banking feature: bil…
TECHNOLOGY
Beautystack raises £4M seed to help beauty professionals become financially independent – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Beautystack, the London startup that’s creating a beauty professional booking app with heavy focus on social, has quietly picked up £4 million in seed funding led by Index Ventures. The company had p…
SCIENCE
Serverless and containers: Two great technologies that work better together – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Cloud native models using containerized software in a continuous delivery approach could benefit from serverless computing where the cloud vendor generates the exact amount of resources required to r…
BUSINESS
Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusiv…
TECHNOLOGY
Automakers have a choice: Become data companies or become irrelevant – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - While Bezos amassed billions, Apple took over our culture, Google became ubiquitous and software ate the world, the automotive industry needed a bailout. Since then, they have more or less recovered,…
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft’s new language learning app uses your phone’s camera and computer vision to teach vocabulary – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Eight Microsoft interns have developed a new language learning tool that uses the smartphone camera to help adults improve their English literacy by learning the words for the things around them. The…
SCIENCE
You can do it, robot! Watch the beefy, 4-legged HyQReal pull a plane – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - It’s not really clear just yet exactly what all these powerful, agile quadrupedal robots people are working on are going to do, exactly, but even so it never gets old watching them do their thing. Th…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Here’s the first teaser trailer for the new Star Trek: Picard series – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Just a bit shy of a year ago, Patrick Stewart blew the minds of Star Trek fans everywhere by taking the stage at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention to announce he was returning to the role of Jean-Lu…
SPORTS
Original Content podcast: Dragons love symbolism, and other lessons from the ‘Game of Thrones’ finale – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - This post and podcast include spoilers for “Game of Thrones.” Remember how it felt six weeks ago, right before “Game of Thrones” returned for its final season? The excitement? The anticipation? That …
TECHNOLOGY
Andreessen pours $22M into PlanetScale’s database-as-a-service – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - PlanetScale’s founders invented the technology called Vitess that scaled YouTube. Now they’re selling it to any enterprise that wants their data both secure and consistently accessible. And thanks to…
LEISURE
Canopy’s upscale co-working business adds a new location in SF on the heels of strategic funding – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Canopy, an upscale, profitable developer of co-working spaces, has expanded its footprint in San Francisco to a third location on the heels of a strategic financing round. Co-founded by the product d…
BUSINESS
Automattic acquires subscription payment company Prospress – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and a bunch of other cool things, is acquiring a small startup called Prospress. Among other things, Prospress has dev…
WORLD
Prime Minister delivers a statement of exoneration for Chief Poundmaker
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pm.gc.ca - Confronting our past and acknowledging our mistakes are at the heart of our journey of reconciliation. We have to share and understand Canada’s history before we can take meaningful steps to build a …
TECHNOLOGY
Podcasters Are the New Influencers. Here’s How to Leverage Them in Your Strategies
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www.adweek.com - There are some less than obvious similarities between podcasters and influencers that lead me to believe we have learned some of these lessons before. When influencers first started cranking out #OOT…
LEISURE
6 Super Easy & Effective Ways to Get Instagram Story Views | Nikki Blogs
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nikkiblogs.com - So, you’ve mastered the art of the Instagram Post! Yes, you’re now getting a consistent couple of hundred or even thousands of likes on your photos. You’ve even got several thousand followers behind …
LEISURE
Staffsource: Ars staffers share their favorite books to get lost in this summer
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arstechnica.com - Summer is the perfect time to catch up on all the things you've been meaning to do—like get your to-be-read (TBR) pile down to a manageable size (if that's even possible). As the longer days with bet…
TECHNOLOGY
Windows Solitaire inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame
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arstechnica.com - The classic Windows game Solitaire has joined such landmarks as Doom, Tetris, and World of Warcraft in being inducted into the Strong Museum of Play's World Video Game Hall of Fame. The award recogni…
TECHNOLOGY
Fake cryptocurrency apps on Google Play try to profit on bitcoin price surge
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arstechnica.com - Google's official Play Store has been caught hosting malicious apps that targeted Android users with an interest in cryptocurrencies, researchers reported on Thursday. In all, researchers with securi…
SCIENCE
Purdue infiltrated WHO, manipulated opioid policies to boost sales, report finds
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arstechnica.com - Infamous OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma used front organizations and sponsored research to deceive the World Health Organization and corrupt global public health policies with the goal of boosting int…
TECHNOLOGY
Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell
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arstechnica.com - Nintendo's first racing game for smartphones, Mario Kart Tour, is barreling like a red shell toward a free-to-play launch on iOS and Android later this year. But today's kickoff of a closed-beta test…
SCIENCE
SpaceX returns its Falcon 9 to the pad for another Starlink launch attempt
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arstechnica.com - A Falcon 9 rocket is on the pad for Thursday night's launch attempt. Here's a closer look at the payload fairing that contains 60 satellites. And a wider shot of media setting up for their remote lau…
TECHNOLOGY
New Assange indictment adds 17 espionage charges
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arstechnica.com - Today, the Department of Justice filed a new indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with the US District Court in Alexandria, Va.—adding 17 more charges atop the original hacking charge used …
TECHNOLOGY
Guidemaster: Ars tests and picks the best e-readers for every budget
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arstechnica.com - If you want to not only read more, but read better, an e-reader may be for you. Yes, it has become easy to find material to read and to get it on any of the numerous devices we have in our electronic…
TECHNOLOGY
Comcast does so much lobbying that it says disclosing it all is too hard
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arstechnica.com - Comcast may be harming its reputation by failing to reveal all of its lobbying activities, including its involvement in trade associations and lobbying at the state level, a group of shareholders say…
SCIENCE
NASA officially orders its first segment of a lunar space station
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arstechnica.com - Maxar has been selected to build and fly the first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway. NASA has chosen its first commercial partner for a proposed space station to be built near the Moon, known as the L…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Linda Hamilton is back and buff as ever in Terminator: Dark Fate trailer
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arstechnica.com - Linda Hamilton is back as Sarah Connor, as tough and distrustful of time-traveling sentient machines as ever, in the first trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate, the sixth installment in hugely influenti…
SCIENCE
Stronger than aluminum, a heavily altered wood cools passively
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arstechnica.com - Most of our building practices aren't especially sustainable. Concrete production is a major source of carbon emissions, and steel production is very resource intensive. Once completed, heating and c…
EDUCATION
Los 8 requisitos que inmigrantes deberán cumplir bajo nuevo plan de Trump
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eldiariony.com - El presidente Donald Trump describió, a grandes rasgos, su nuevo plan de inmigración, donde delinea dos objetivos: detener la inmigración de indocumentados y aumentar el ingreso de extranjeros altame…
WORLD
Cae implicado en el asesinato de excandidata a reina de belleza guatemalteca
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www.telemundo.com - - Rosa Otilia Ramírez caminaba de regreso a su casa tras haber dejado a su hija en su escuela cuando el asesino se acercó con el arma. - El asesino regresó al lugar del hecho criminal para confirmar …
ADULT
Gran anuncio sobre Juan Gabriel, su herencia y su posible 'reaparición'
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www.telemundo.com - Juan A. Carlo con información de Al Rojo Vivo Una mega exclusiva sobre el fallecido Juan Gabriel. La familia del "Divo de Juárez" afreció una conferencia de prensa en donde habló sobre la herencia de…
TECHNOLOGY
Decentralized Identity: How Microsoft (and Others) Plan to Empower Users to Own and Control Personal Data
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cointelegraph.com - Microsoft, one of the world's largest software makers by revenue, is currently on a blockchain streak. This time, Microsoft presented a vast blockchain-related plan: a decentralized identity (DID) ne…
SCIENCE
Inflation Bug Still a Danger to More Than Half of All Bitcoin Full Nodes
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cointelegraph.com - Figures published by bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr show that more than half of the full nodes in the bitcoin network are still running client software vulnerable to the inflation bug discovered …
TECHNOLOGY
Best Practices for Small Business Marketing on LinkedIn
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smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com - If I ask you if you’re using LinkedIn for your business, chances are you’ll make an awkward face. I can read your mind at this very moment: “Not really but I have a profile on there. Not sure why. Uh…
SCIENCE
Blockchain as Key to Vienna’s Digital Future — Interview with Ulrike Huemer, CIO of Vienna, Austria
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cointelegraph.com - Austria is Europe’s leader in terms of applying modern day technology to better the all-around welfare of its citizens. Making cities “smart” and digital is a key part of transforming public goods an…
SCIENCE
Creating Grid-to-Fullscreen Animations with Three.js | Codrops
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tympanus.net - Learn how to create thumbnail to fullscreen animations for image grids using Three.js. From our monthly sponsor: Ship customer-facing metrics fast with Keen.io. Collect, store, query, & display stunn…
LEISURE
The humble receipt gets a brilliant redesign
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www.fastcompany.com - Tell me if this is familiar: You go to Target or Costco, just to buy a couple of things. Some shampoo. Bananas if they’re ripe. Then you go to check out and somehow you’ve spent $180. You stare at th…
TECHNOLOGY
It's Time to Talk About Testimonials | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Word-of-mouth marketing is one of the best ways to get new business — and high-quality business at that. But unless you’re focused on a very small space where everyone knows each other, it can be har…
LEISURE
13+ Email Design & Email Marketing Books You Need to Read
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blog.chamaileon.io - Did you know that companies, on average, earn $32 for every $1 spent on email marketing? Not only is email marketing a lucrative venture for any brand, but it’s also one of the longest-standing marke…
SCIENCE
How we unraveled the mystery of a global spike in an ozone-eating gas
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www.fastcompany.com - Since being universally ratified in the 1980s, the Montreal Protocol–the treaty charged with healing the ozone layer–has been wildly successful in causing large reductions in emissions of ozone deple…
WORLD
UK says it warned 16 NATO allies of Russian hacking activities | ZDNet
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www.zdnet.com - The UK has shared information on Russian hacking attacks with 16 NATO allies over the last 18 months, a British government official said today. "I can disclose that in the last 18 months, the Nationa…
BUSINESS
Facebook has taken down over 2 billion fake accounts in 2019
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www.engadget.com - The company added that, as far as fake accounts go, it estimates that five percent of monthly active accounts aren't real. If you do the math, that's around 119 million fake accounts that are live on…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Chinese Film Studios Are Blacklisting Americans
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foreignpolicy.com - The launch party for Over the Sea I Come to You, held at a five-star hotel in Beijing in mid-May, went off without a hitch. The new show, a big-budget production filmed in the United States about ove…
SCIENCE
Watch a super-strong robot dog pull a three-ton airplane
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futurism.com - Man’s best friend may be great at pulling a sled, but a manmade best friend can pull an entire airplane. A little over a month has passed since we witnessed a pack of Boston Dynamics robot dogs pulli…
POLITICS
Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point
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www.wired.com - As facial recognition technologies have evolved from fledgling projects into powerful software platforms, researchers and civil liberties advocates have been issuing warnings about the potential for …
SCIENCE
Jeff Bezos lays out his vision to take millions of people to the stars and beyond – Fanatical Futurist by International Keynote Speaker Matthew Griffin
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www.fanaticalfuturist.com - WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the world gets more crowded billionaires are lining up to make humans an inter-stellar species, with interesting results. The plan of Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man,…
TECHNOLOGY
Traveler Beware: Your Loyalty Rewards Points And Personal Data Are Catnip For Cyberthieves
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www.forbes.com - Increasingly, cybercriminals are training their sights on oblivious travelers. Getty A growing number of nation-state cybercriminals are taking to airports and training their sights on oblivious trav…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Emilia Clarke Watched Videos of Ruthless Dictators for Game of Thrones Role
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mentalfloss.com - How does one prepare to portray a dictator? By watching a dictator, of course. So when Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke found out that her character would give a speech to her army after her victo…
LEISURE
The Real Reason Grocery Stores Spray Water on Their Produce
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mentalfloss.com - Hamburgers are ubiquitous on menus across the country, but not all restaurants treat burgers with the reverence they deserve. Whether you prefer simple beef patties, loaded bacon cheeseburgers, or pl…
BUSINESS
Ascena’s Dressbarn to Shut Down
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www.wsj.com - Dressbarn has hired A&G Realty Partners, a real-estate advisory firm that has worked with hundreds of retailers on restructuring leases and shrinking store fleets including Toys “R” Us. Company offic…
BUSINESS
Reference Pricing Will Stifle Innovation and Hurt Patients | RealClearHealth
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www.realclearhealth.com - In recent months, Democrats in Congress and on the campaign trail have relentlessly pushed policies that will move the U.S. towards socialism. For instance, Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-C…
TECHNOLOGY
Caviar to bring Game of Thrones edition of Samsung Galaxy Fold
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androidcommunity.com - We still don’t know exactly when we’re going to see the Samsung Galaxy Fold in the market after they delayed the original launch. But that hasn’t stopped other brands from announcing their accessorie…
TECHNOLOGY
ASUS ZenFone Max M2 Android 9.0 update can now be downloaded
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androidcommunity.com - ASUS ZenFone Max M2 was made known to us last year. It arrived together with the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 but we haven’t heard any update until this week. Over at the ZenTalk forum website, the Taiwan…
TECHNOLOGY
Blu G9 out with Android 9.0 Pie, large screen and powerful batt
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androidcommunity.com - BLU Products has been silent for a while. The last update we featured was the BLU VIVO XI+ Android 9 Pie beta version being served. Now the Chinese OEM has proudly shown off the BLU G9, ready with a …
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 possibly coming soon
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androidcommunity.com - It’s been over two years since Samsung last released another Galaxy XCover model. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 4 needs a follow-up and looks like we’re about to see one soon. Nothing is official yet but…
TECHNOLOGY
Google Duplex’ AI is still heavily supported by actual humans
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androidcommunity.com - While most of us who don’t know much about artificial intelligence probably envision machines and robots just running the show eventually, in reality, there is still a lot of human intervention neede…
TECHNOLOGY
OnePlus 7 Pro camera performance can, must still improve
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androidcommunity.com - OnePlus has been boasting about the OnePlus 7 Pro from Day 1. Even before its official launch, we’ve been made to believe of the high-quality performance of the three rear cameras. A teaser video con…
TECHNOLOGY
Wyze Bulb offers smart lighting for your smart home
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androidcommunity.com - The smart home game isn’t exactly flourishing. The industry is there but it’s not as widespread. It certainly has a market but we’re not expecting many people to get into it, or at least, not yet. If…
TECHNOLOGY
Walmart Onn Android tablets are very affordable
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androidcommunity.com - The idea of Walmart coming up with its own Android tablet is not really surprising. We remember the ten dollar smartphone three years ago. Walmart has also started to venture into other tech business…
TECHNOLOGY
Google Search mobile undergoes visual refresh
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androidcommunity.com - When you use Google Search a lot, probably the most important thing for you is to get results as fast as you can and to get them in a way that doesn’t require extra work for your eyes or your brain. …
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
AP 1069: How Do I Scale My Business and Reach My Goals?
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www.smartpassiveincome.com - Pat Flynn: What’s up everybody? Pat Flynn here, and welcome to episode 1069 of Ask Pat 2.0. This is a coaching call between myself and an entrepreneur in need just like you, and I’m here to serve, an…
POLITICS
Senators Renew Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Federal Retirees from Benefits Fraud
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www.govexec.com - Senators are again working across the aisle to prevent financial representatives from taking advantage of federal retirees. The bipartisan Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act (S. 1430) would im…
TECHNOLOGY
GitHub Now Lets You Financially Support Contributors, Introduces New Enterprise Features - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - GitHub is announcing a bunch of new features on its platform. The company is introducing a new way of letting users support contributors and creators on the platform, as well as new security features…
TECHNOLOGY
Google Pay Comes to New York's MTA - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Google announced that the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is piloting Google Pay at select locations. “We’ve been working with transit agencies in more than 30 cities around…
BUSINESS
Michael Cohen allegedly exchanged scores of emails, texts with a Russian-linked firm
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abcnews.go.com - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney and fixer, exchanged hundreds of phone calls and text messages with Columbus Nova, the American financial firm tied to Russian oligarch Viktor …
TECHNOLOGY
eSports And Online Gaming Are Starting To Take A New Direction
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Linda
www.bitrebels.com - Multiplayer Esports has become a phenomenon and has crucial to the rise of some online gamers reaching new heights and becoming household names. With multi-million dollar sponsorship deals on offer a…
STORIES
Documents detail how Jerry Falwell Jr. went into South Beach venture with ‘pool boy’
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Jay Oatway
www.miamiherald.com - New court documents offer a peek into how evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr. wound up in the South Beach hotel business with a former Fontainebleau Hotel pool attendant The latest twist involves a top aide…
LEISURE
Vape Juice Review: #64 by Beard Vape Co. A Blue Raspberry Hibiscus Twist - Soupwire
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soupwire.com - Beard Vape Co. was created with the effort of two brothers and a close friend in Venice, California. This e-liquid line started as a back of the shop endeavor, with the three working to create e-liqu…
LEISURE
Bordeaux 2018 releases: Canon and Rauzan-Ségla 2018 see ‘significant’ price rises - Decanter
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www.decanter.com - Château Canon 2018 was released at €84 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up 27.3% on the opening price for 2017 at €66 and 17% up on the level of its 2016 release. It is being offered to the UK trade with a re…
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Sky Views: The government is quietly creating a digital ID card without us noticing
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news.sky.com - From photography and home video to webcams and internet streaming, the next wave of technology has been often heralded by porn. Today, that pattern is being repeated. Only this time the technology in…
TECHNOLOGY
Keeping your creative intellectual property safe after the pitch
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www.thedrum.com - Great ideas have been had — and stolen — for hundreds of years. In advertising, many great ideas have been repeated and, yes, taken by others for financial gain. Although laws have become more favora…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
The First Days of Disco
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www.newyorker.com - In the early seventies, when Vince Aletti was a young music critic in New York, looking to make a name for himself, the biggest music magazines at the time—Rolling Stone, Creem—were dominated by cove…
SCIENCE
In with the old: Smart ways to repurpose your content for maximum impact - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - Unique, innovative, new, compelling, original — all too often, marketers and creatives are told to approach content creation through the confines of these platitudes. Although your brand can aspire t…
TECHNOLOGY
Google's indexing issue is now resolved - new content being indexed - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - Yesterday we reported Google was unable to index new content. Well, Google posted on Twitter earlier this morning that the issue is resolved: The indexing issues from earlier today have been resolved…
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Jamie Foxx turns flubbing into comedy gold during live ABC special
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www.dailymail.co.uk - Jamie Foxx turned flubbing his lines into comedy gold Wednesday during a live ABC special celebrating All In The Family and The Jeffersons. The 51-year-old Oscar-winning actor tackled the role of Geo…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Sly Stone is awarded $5 million in back royalties
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www.dailymail.co.uk - Seventies funk and soul icon Sly Stone, who has been living in a van for years, has just been awarded $5m in damages. The 71-year-old musician sued his former manager and lawyer after being cheated o…
SCIENCE
5G is being rolled out in Australia. Is the radiation safe?
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www.abc.net.au - By the end of this year, a new super-fast mobile network will be operating in all major capital cities and regional areas in Australia. 5G represents the fifth generation of mobile network technology…
SPORTS
Mike Guadango on Simplicity, Global Dynamics and the Evolution of Sports Performance: Just Fly Performance Podcast #151 - Just Fly Sports Performance
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www.just-fly-sports.com - - Find the best lifts for sprinting vs. jumping - How to peak when it counts, and more! Please allow up to 12 hour to recieve response. Email may be filtered into a spam file according to your email …
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
'You're too much in my heart': Leonard Cohen letters to muse set for auction
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www.theguardian.com - It was one of the great love stories of the “flower power” era of the 1960s. And when Leonard Cohen met Marianne Ihlen it led to the flowering of the talent of one of the greatest songwriters of the …
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
CD Baby Tip: How to Describe Your Music so it Sells - DIY Musician Blog
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diymusician.cdbaby.com - How many times have you heard this question and how many times have you answered: “It’s hard to describe,” “It’s a mix of different things,” or “It’s unique/experimental/different/eclectic.” Musician…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Kushner Replied ‘On It!’ After Manafort Sought Post for Banker
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www.bloomberg.com - Shortly after Donald Trump’s 2016 election, his onetime campaign chief Paul Manafort wrote to Jared Kushner to ask the incoming administration to consider giving a “major appointment’’ to Manafort’s …
WORLD
Sanctuary City Defends Releasing Illegal MS-13 Accused Murderers
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www.breitbart.com - During a press conference on Wednesday, the Prince George’s County jail director told local media that the sanctuary jurisdiction does not honor detainers by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Award show surprise! Boos meet De Niro's anti-Trump screed
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hotair.com - Welp. That never happens. Not in the realm of run-of-the-mill awards shows, anyway. The American Icon Awards were presented Sunday. This is a new award that honors “Excellence in Leadership in Busine…
WORLD
DHS Releases 185.5K Illegal Aliens, Border Crossers into U.S. in 5 Months
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www.breitbart.com - Catch and Release totals obtained by Breitbart News reveal that between May 14 and May 21, DHS has released about 7,900 border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the U.S. This indicates…
HEALTH
Kamala Harris Lost Her Tweet Calling Healthcare Providers Racist, but Don't Worry, We Found It
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www.redstate.com - Democratic 2020 candidate from California Kamala Harris took to Twitter on Wednesday to play the race card when it came to how people are treated in the clinic. “When Black women walk into a clinic o…
HEALTH
Beto O'Rourke's CNN town hall tanked as his campaign continues to spiral
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www.theblaze.com - Beto O'Rourke's campaign has hit a new low in his attempt to earn the Democratic nomination, as his town hall on CNN was one of the lowest rated out of all the events the network has hosted, accordin…
WORLD
Cuban illegal immigrant apprehensions increase 1600% in Del Rio Sector alone
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noqreport.com - Thursday was another busy day for border patrol agents. It wasn’t just their standard apprehension and processing of thousands of migrants crossing the border to claim asylum. A handful of convicted …
POLITICS
Deported Child Molester Captured with Migrant Group at Texas Border
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www.breitbart.com - El Paso Station agents patrolling near downtown on Saturday arrested a group of illegal immigrants after they crossed the border from Mexico. Embedded in the group was a migrant family made up of a f…
POLITICS
This Mormon, Republican politician who’s married to a woman just came out on Facebook
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www.queerty.com - Utah County has been called “the most Republican county in the most Republican state in the United States.” It is 88 percent Mormon and has consistently voted for Republican presidents since 1992. Th…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Woke to Broke: Beto's Fall From Grace
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freebeacon.com - Beto O'Rourke did all the right things to prepare for a successful presidential campaign. He married a real-estate heiress. He saved money by refusing to give to charity. He served in Congress. He ra…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Pro-Abortion Activist in Ohio: Pro-Lifers 'Deserve to Be Shot'
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pjmedia.com - At a pro-abortion "Stop the Bans" protest on Tuesday, an angry activist blocked a pro-life protester, accusing the pro-life side of violence and eventually saying pro-life activists "should be shot."…
POLITICS
Rand Paul to Amash: You wrong bro…
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therightscoop.com - Rand Paul thankfully doesn’t agree with Justin Amash that Trump has committed impeachment worthy obstruction of justice. Here’s what he told the Huffington Post: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says Rep. Just…
WORLD
Dogs Not Welcome: Growing Calls by Muslims To Accommodate Their Hatred Of Dogs
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www.redstate.com - CTV of Vancouver reported that numerous flyers had been posted at a local park which read, “Many Muslims live in this area and dogs are considered filthy in Islam. Please keep your dogs on a leash an…
WORLD
Illegal Alien Gets Charged With Killing 12 Women, Guess Who Still Hasn't Reported on It
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www.redstate.com - At least this guy didn’t smirk at anyone, right? Then CNN might be forced to cover it for weeks in order to lie and slander a teenage boy over a false, racial narrative. As of me writing this though,…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Singaporeans you can expect to find at Andy Lau, Jay Chou and Li Ronghao's concerts here
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www.asiaone.com - Because Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou and 'Heavenly King' Andy Lau have announced their concerts in Singapore. Jay will be performing in January next year and Andy will be performing in September. Tal…
POLITICS
DeVos Family Pulls Support from Justin Amash After Impeachment Tweets
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pjmedia.com - In case you missed it last weekend, everybody's favorite Trump-hating Republican not named Mitt Romney was busy having a Twitter bonding moment with House Democrats: Here are my principal conclusions…
SCIENCE
Study: Balloons Kill More Seabirds Than Any Other Plastic, Here are Some Eco-Friendly Alternatives
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returntonow.net - Seabirds are 32 times more likely to die from ingesting a balloon than hard plastics like LEGO’s or straws A new study finds balloons are the deadliest plastic out there for seabirds. Even though bal…
ENVIRONMENT
CDC confirms lemon eucalyptus oil as effective as DEET
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www.treehugger.com - According to the CDC, lemon eucalyptus oil could be a much safer and more natural weapon than DEET. It's easy to say you'll never use DEET, that is until you come down to South Carolina. My home stat…
SCIENCE
Students Invent Bacteria That Eat Plastic From The Oceans And Turn It Into Water
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www.thescienceandspace.com - The high pollution in the oceans is a big problem on the planet. According to recent research, it is likely that in the year 2050 we will find more plastic than fish in the waters of the seas, and fo…
BUSINESS
Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
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theconversation.com - Botswana has reinstated trophy hunting after a 5-year moratorium on the practice. In the wake of evidently declining wildlife numbers, former president Ian Khama imposed the ban in early 2014. Elepha…
BUSINESS
How AI, blockchain and autonomous vehicles will shake up insurance: Allianz exec
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www.dig-in.com - Dogan Kaleli, head of programs for Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty in North America, has an active role in Allianz’s innovation efforts driving multiple InsurTech projects within Allianz North…
TECHNOLOGY
Boosting Local SEO with Google My Business [PODCAST]
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www.searchenginejournal.com - Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In episode 152 of Search Engine Nerds, I had the opportunity to interview Greg Gifford, a world renown Local SEO expert. Gifford talks about Google My Busine…
WORLD
What are the Benefits of Surveillance Cameras in Public Places for Unified City-Wide Security Plans? - 3Sixty
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www.3sixtyintegrated.com - One of the most significant benefits of surveillance cameras in public places is the way they support unified city-wide security plans. These public-private partnerships help to make our cities safer…
SPORTS
Google searches for how to cancel HBO spiked after ‘Game of Thrones’ finale
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bgr.com - Game of Thrones season 8 is now beyond us, and we’ve come to accept HBO ruined the biggest TV show ever created. Again, it’s not the ending that’s upsetting, but the writing of this whole season. Tha…
WORLD
Why Trump’s Middle East Initiative Will Fail No Matter What He Does
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thefederalist.com - For once, the foreign policy establishment and the veterans of past U.S. administrations are at least partly right about President Donald Trump. His Middle East peace initiative, the first part of wh…
LEISURE
Refusing to adapt, hedonically speaking
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gastronomad.net - You can't buy happiness. Or, at least, you can't buy lasting happiness. The reason is a psychological phenomenon called hedonic adaptation. (Or the "hedonic treadmill.") The theory goes that we each …
SCIENCE
This Diet May Help You Recover From Lyme Disease Faster
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www.mindbodygreen.com - So, why is there so much talk about Lyme right now? In part, it's because we understand more about these infections and testing is being done more frequently. But in my opinion, and from functional m…
LEISURE
How To Show Up Authentically & Without Fear, According To Shaman Durek
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www.mindbodygreen.com - We already have all the tools we need to show up in the world without fear. We hold the ability to care, to love, to support, and to embrace. We do it all the time in our lives, yet we don’t use thes…
SCIENCE
New Study Underscores The Benefits Of Exercise For Mental Health
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www.mindbodygreen.com - Any discovery in the realm of mental health is, as I see it, something to celebrate. And if that something happens to be a noninvasive, all-natural treatment for psychiatric patients, all the better.…
TECHNOLOGY
The biggest mistake people make when buying headphones, according to an audiologist
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www.wellandgood.com - As far as I’m concerned, the beats of Cardi B should only be listed to at maximum volume. Audiologists, however, strongly disagree. Today, in a half-hearted attempt to safeguard my hearing (stop nagg…
LEISURE
Chemically Treated Hair? Yes, You Can Care For It Naturally
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www.mindbodygreen.com - The first thing you can do, according to Corney, is to ask for an oil-infused treatment during your process. "After you rinse out a relaxer, technically the cuticle is still open," says Corney. "Inst…
TECHNOLOGY
How Hackers Can Steal Your Data at Airports
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lifehacker.com - Ever wonder if it’s a bad idea to surf the web using a heavily trafficked public wifi network at an airport? For the most part, it’s safe; your information probably isn’t at risk as long as you conne…
LEISURE
This One Practice Can Shut Down Any Fight In Your Relationship
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www.mindbodygreen.com - So often in fights, each person is waiting for the other person to stop talking (or yelling) so that they can get their own words in. Both are typically holding strong to their stance and trying to g…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
MOCA Board President Carolyn Clark Powers pledges $10 million for free admission
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artdaily.com - LOS ANGELES, CA.- During The Museum of Contemporary Art’s Benefit on Saturday, May 18, 2019, MOCA Board of Trustees President Carolyn Clark Powers announced that she has pledged $10 million to fund f…
TECHNOLOGY
Octalysis Case Study: From 4K to 2 Million monthly visitors with DreamsCloud - Yu-kai Chou: Gamification & Behavioral Design
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yukaichou.com - It’s rare that I get permission to share the work I do and the ROI Octalysis helps to generate with clients, so when I get the opportunity to share the results of my work, I quickly jump on it. These…
BUSINESS
Confused About Debt Consolidation? Get Some Help Here
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durac.org - It is hard to explain how difficult a life can be to the lives of debt. When you become educated about debt consolidation agencies, you’re learning about a way to manage your debt.The advice you’re a…
LEISURE
Whien No More With These Useful Wine Tips
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cookingblogs.info - Nothing can make you look more sophisticated than looking at a large wine list with ease. Continue reading this article to gain knowledge about the wines you love. TIP! Properly store your wine to ke…
SPORTS
Lifestyle Gamification: how to convert your life into a game
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yukaichou.com - This is the origin of the my Lifestyle Gamification concept (known as the FD Lifestyle back then – living real life like a hardcore gamer). This is the core philosophy that set me on the course of en…
TECHNOLOGY
Looking To Use Facebook For Marketing? Check Out These Tips!
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duracmarketing.com - Simple to implement, reaches a huge audience – Facebook is a great marketing tool. Don’t blow Facebook off; instead, take advantage of the marketing opportunities it can give you. This article can pr…
LEISURE
Reach Your Goal Weight Quicker And Easier With These Helpful Tips!
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weightloss-review.biz - Losing weight is not a subject you should just take seriously. You will not be successful if you do not plan your meals and exercising.Only by doing this will you be able to get the results you truly…
BUSINESS
Using The Internet To Make Some Money
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getmoneymaker.com - Earning a good amount of money requires hard work. Your returns will be directly affected by the effort you expend. This is one of the most definite truisms of making money online. Learn more from th…
TECHNOLOGY
Advice For Those Looking To Purchase A New Vehicle
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carshopping.biz - Are you looking to purchase a car? Do you know the mistakes many car buyers make? The piece that follows contains information you must know so you can avoid getting something that you regret purchasi…
BUSINESS
Big Ideas To Crank Up Your Multilevel Marketing
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durac.info - There are plenty of scams and uninformed advisers around, so be sure you are receiving reliable information that you can trust. This article will help you gain some insight on things you can do to pr…
LEISURE
Helpful Advice For Anyone Who Has A Dog
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familypetshop.net - There’s more to dog care than providing your pet with food and simple affection. He needs to have TLC throughout the day. How can you learn more about how to care for a dog? The following article wil…
LEISURE
How To Shop For Budget Jewelry And Still Look Great
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popularchristmas.com - Jewelry has been around for an extremely long time and there are millions of designs to choose from. The tips below can be used to begin picking out jewelry that is perfect for you. This can dull you…
BUSINESS
Affiliate Marketing: A Simple Way To Boost Customer Confidence
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freeaffiliatepro.com - Although some people find affiliate marketing to be hard, the process is not that difficult. The primary goal of this article will help you acquainted with the various types of affiliate marketing te…
ENVIRONMENT
Tips for finding out about Green Energy
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whatcausesglobalwarming.net - You will probably be surprised at how many cheap and easy ways there are to make your home greener.The intent of this article will give you with different methods to use green energy system in your h…
BUSINESS
Global OLED Lighting Panel Market - Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies 2018-2023
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themarketreportsworld.com - The Global OLED Lighting Panel Market Report 2018-2023, By Type-(White OLED lighting panels, Flexible OLED lighting panels, Transparent OLED lighting panels), By Applications-(Houses, Transporting Ve…
SCIENCE
Europe Solid State Lighting Market to Cross USD 20 Billion by 2024 : OSRAM, Koninklijke Philips, Cireon and 15 Other Companies Profiled - Press Release - Digital Journal
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www.digitaljournal.com - Solid State Lighting Market growth will be driven by rising deployment of LEDs in cities. This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Sellbyville, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/23/2019 -- Europe So…
BUSINESS
Half of businesses don't have skills for proper cloud security
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www.itproportal.com - Despite cloud being mainstream nowadays, most companies still struggle to manage its security, new research has found. This is according to a new report by Claranet surveying IT decision-makers from …
HEALTH
Two female loos for every male one, demand experts
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www.bbc.co.uk - Public health experts are calling for fair provision of public toilets for women, saying the aim should be to have two female loos to every male one. With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike wom…
SCIENCE
Solid State Lighting Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2025 – Osram Licht AG, Nichia Corporation, General Electric Company, Royal Philips Electronics N.V., Seoul Semiconductor, Applied Materials, Cambridge Display Technology, Mitsubishi Electric Corporat – Honest Businessman
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honestbusinessman24.com - The term Solid state lighting Market refers to the light emitted by solid-state electroluminescence or fluorescent tubes. Solid state lighting (SSL) uses polymer light-emitting diodes, semiconductor …
BUSINESS
Digital Revenue Channels For Independents - CXO Transform
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cxo-transform.com - The great advantage that the digital economy offers independent professionals and entrepreneurial experts is the opportunity to generate very attractive incomes without the need for funding or a comp…
BUSINESS
Fourth Industrial Revolution Reports - CXO Transform
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cxo-transform.com - The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by a convergence of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical and digital, and it’ll transform the way we live, work, and engage w…
LEISURE
Nine types of meta descriptions that win more clicks
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searchenginewatch.com - Are you putting enough thought into your meta description tags? If not, you’re missing out. Yes, your meta description tag should describe your post but many companies and websites will go well beyon…
WORLD
FEC Gives Green Light for Free Cybersecurity Help in Federal Elections
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www.darkreading.com - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has approved a request by nonprofit Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC) to offer federal candidates and national political party committees free and discounted cyb…
BUSINESS
Moody's Downgrade of Equifax: A Wake-up Call to Boards
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www.darkreading.com - Wall Street has been abuzz this week over drastic measures by credit ratings agency Moody's to downgrade its rating of Equifax, with expensive data breach fallout named as a major factor for the poor…
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Opens Defender ATP for Mac to Public Preview
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - Microsoft is opening Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Mac devices to public preview following a two-month limited preview period, the company said this week. The Mac version of…
SCIENCE
To Manage Security Risk, Manage Data First
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - INTEROP 2019 – LAS VEGAS– At a time when organizations are launching digital transformation projects, bringing more devices onto their networks, and embracing cloud technology, it's imperative leader…
LEISURE
Exploring The Churches of Melbourne - Travel Explored
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www.travelexplored.com - After getting around to more than I expected over the last two days, I found myself with a relatively free day today. In some ways, this left me with a problem of just what to do today. However being…
ENVIRONMENT
Yes, This Photo from Everest Is Real
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www.outsideonline.com - Earlier this week, American climber Don Cash died on Everest hours after he had reached the summit. As Alan Arnette reported for Outside, Cash was one of about 200 people who went to the top of the w…
SCIENCE
Using full-body MRIs, Ezra can now detect 11 cancers in men and 13 in women – TechCrunch
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techcrunch.com - When Ezra first launched about six months ago, the company was using magnetic resonance imaging machines to test for prostate cancer in men. But the company’s founder, Emi Gal, always had a larger go…
SCIENCE
AI can learn real-world skills from playing StarCraft and Minecraft
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panah
www.sciencenews.org - Dario Wünsch was feeling confident. The 28-year-old from Leipzig, Germany, was about to become the first professional gamer to take on the artificial intelligence program AlphaStar in the rapid-fire …
LEISURE
Furniture Brand Modernica partnership with Autotype for Charity
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abduzeedo.com - We delightful to share this partnership between furniture iconic brand Modernica and Autotype. For more than 25 years, Modernica has been building beautiful furniture designs at its five-acre campus …
TECHNOLOGY
Game Golf Exposure Leaves Users in a Sand Trap of Data Concerns
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securingtomorrow.mcafee.com - Apps not only provide users with a form of entertainment, but they also help us become more efficient or learn new things. One such app is Game Golf, which comes as a free app, a paid pro version wit…
BUSINESS
B2B Manufacturer Marketing Plan: The 7 Step Strategy [With Free Planning Template]
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vtldesign.com - Effective digital marketing for manufacturers requires always being relevant and responsive to target audiences’ needs and highlighting your company’s value vs. your competitors. Prospects are increa…
TECHNOLOGY
7 of the Best Time Tracking Apps for Designers, Developers, and Agencies – Shopify
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www.shopify.com - Time tracking is a hot topic in the creative industry. Some believe that projects should be planned out in advance and based on a flat rate (known as value-based pricing), while others charge by the …
SCIENCE
Google's Origin & the Danger of Link Sharing
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - Some of us as "seasoned" computer science professionals recall the early days of computing pre-Web and pre-PageRank, the key algorithmic innovation that enabled Google to grow to its current mammoth …
TECHNOLOGY
Researcher Publishes Four Zero-Day Exploits in Three Days
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - A vulnerability researcher published four previously unreported flaws in Microsoft Windows over three days this week, flaws that could allow a local user to escalate their rights on a compromised sys…
BUSINESS
3 crucial tactics for effective ecommerce brand reputation management
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www.getelastic.com - In a time where news about crises in a business spread like viruses do, and the tipping point of issues is basically under one hour, effective brand reputation management can help protect companies. …
SCIENCE
How art and culture can help us rethink time
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Jack Uldrich
www.bbc.com - There is a line in Hamlet where the prince of Denmark declares, “The time is out of joint.” Shakespeare might have written these words yesterday, not more than 400 years ago, for we live in a world w…
SCIENCE
The future of system architecture
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www.cio.com - Whether we recognize it or not, system architecture is evolving. For the past few decades, system architecture has been like building architecture: Decide what the system needs to do, identify the ma…
POLITICS
Trump just okayed $900 million in disaster relief for Puerto Rico, dropping his border wall demand
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theweek.com - President Trump during a press conference on Thursday spent several minutes calling on numerous aides to explain to the press how calm he was while meeting with Democrats a day earlier. During a pres…
TECHNOLOGY
Want a Killer Culture Like the Top Tech Firms? Start Some Company Rituals.
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www.entrepreneur.com - A recent Blind survey revealed that LinkedIn has the happiest employees in tech, with 83.25 percent of the company’s employees reporting they’re happy at their job. It’s worth taking a look at Linked…
BUSINESS
Stock Market Falls as Trade War Between the U.S. and China Gets Nastier by the Day
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www.entrepreneur.com - The U.S. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which measures business activity in the manufacturing and service sectors, fell to its lowest level in nine years this month. At a reading of 50.6, the PMI s…
BUSINESS
Huge social agency becomes unlikely compliance leader - The FCPA Blog - The FCPA Blog
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www.fcpablog.com - The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) has defied conventional wisdom to become a leader in reforming the country's anti-corruption efforts. The giant agency historically lacked an effective co…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
'Love Actually' Director Richard Curtis: 'To Make Things Happen, You Have to Make Things'
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www.entrepreneur.com - Richard Curtis, the writer and director of films including Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually, is also the co-founder and vice chair of Comic Relief. He started the organization after visi…
POLITICS
The Senate votes to approve anti-robocalling bill
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www.theverge.com - On Thursday, the Senate voted to approve a bill creating new carve-outs for the Federal Communications Commission to better combat the growing scourge of robocalls by an overwhelming 97-1 vote. A bip…
SPORTS
Emotional Intelligence | Aepiphanni Business Consulting
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aepiphanni.com - Unless you are cloistered away on a remote island, it is pretty much a guarantee that someone, someday, will rub you the wrong way in some way. Every interaction between two people is really a series…
BUSINESS
4 Ways to Sustainably Boost Productivity and Performance Without the Spend
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www.entrepreneur.com - Global professional services firms such as Price Waterhouse Coopers and Deloitte grew their competitive edge in attracting and maintaining top talent by extending employees’ parental leave allowances…
TECHNOLOGY
Connecting a Business with Acumatica Cloud ERP - ERP News
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erpnews.com - Did your growing business begin to bring complex excel tables with it? Is reporting much more difficult now? So, with the modern cloud ERP solution from Acumatica, this success story shows that you c…
TECHNOLOGY
7 Ways to Make Outsourcing a Success Time After Time
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www.entrepreneur.com - The following excerpt is from Scott Duffy’s book Breakthrough. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | IndieBound Today, regardless of the size or growth stage of your business, odds …
LEISURE
Adulting is HARD! - In Pursuit of Fabulous
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www.lainaturner.com - Do you ever feel like you don’t want to adult anymore? I do. It’s so overrated. I would take childhood over this any day! Isn’t it crazy that when you’re a kid, you can’t wait to become an adult? You…
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Is Vulnerability the Solution to Toxic Coworkers?
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www.entrepreneur.com - In personal relationships, I believe the only way to handle a narcissist is to cut them out. A narcissist is someone who actively tries to drag you down, or drag you into their drama. You cannot chan…
TECHNOLOGY
How Executive Recruiters Maintain Secrecy
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hbr.org - When a company is looking to replace an existing member of its c-suite — which means it’s about to push out the person in the job right now — the process of recruiting the replacement must take place…
SCIENCE
An Astounding Amount of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath the Martian North Pole
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gizmodo.com - Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists detected a massive reservoir of frozen water sandwiched by layers of sand beneath the northern polar ice cap on Mars. This reservoir contains so much ice th…
BUSINESS
Podcast: Cannabis Investing Tips for Non-Millionaires
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www.greenentrepreneur.com - Cannabis stocks are all the rage. IPOs valued at billions of dollars are popping up on Wall Street and the Canadian Stock Exchange, and private equity funds are investing multiple millions in cannabi…
BUSINESS
This Booming California Cannabis Brand Is Growing Fast by Offering Gig Workers Good Jobs
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www.greenentrepreneur.com - Lots of Californians get their cannabis by ordering online and having it delivered, but delivery got a lot more expensive for cannabis companies last January when regulators decreed delivery drivers …
LEISURE
Sudima Hotel Group Continues Its Digital Transformation Journey with Infor - ERP News
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erpnews.com - Sudima Hotel Group, one of New Zealand’s major hotel chains, uses Infor to successfully complete its digital transformation journey. Here are the details: Infor, a global leader in business cloud sof…
BUSINESS
Why Is There Such an Insatiable Appetite to Invest in Unprofitable Companies?
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www.entrepreneur.com - It’s fundamental, the raison d'être, the very purpose of running a business: profit. But you don’t need to look very far to see companies securing massive investments while losing billions. Some are …
TECHNOLOGY
Study: Most enterprise IoT transactions are unencrypted
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www.networkworld.com - Of the millions of enterprise-IoT transactions examined in a recent study, the vast majority were sent without benefit of encryption, leaving the data vulnerable to theft and tampering. The research …
TECHNOLOGY
Can Taking CBD Products Cause You to Fail a Drug Test?
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www.greenentrepreneur.com - Now that CBD products are on the shelves in many states, it’s only natural that people might wonder: Can using CBD get me fired? The short answer is “yes.” Stories have already surfaced in the short …
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