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Current Event 8mmThe Next Step In The Search For Aliens Is A Huge Telescope And A Ton Of Math
Aliens could be hiding on almost any of the Milky Way’s roughly 100 billion planets, but so far, we haven’t been able to find them (dubious claims to the contrary notwithstanding). Part of the problem is that astronomers don’t know exactly where to look or what to look for. To have a chance of locating alien life-forms — which is like searching for a needle that may not exist in an infinitely large haystack — they’ll have to narrow the search.
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2 days ago
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India's Delhi government tells Philip Morris to remove all ads
The state government in India's capital told Philip Morris International Inc and other tobacco companies on Saturday to remove all advertisements from tobacco shops in the city, warning them of legal action if they do not comply.
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2 days ago
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Siblings meet for first time — as senior citizens
“Seeing my biological name written down, it sparked something inside of me. It was then that I began the 60-year search for my biological family.
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6 days ago
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Column: New study says the minimum wage hike in Seattle is bad for low-wage workers
Editor’s note: An economic working paper on the effects of a substantial minimum wage hike, such as the recent one in Seattle, commissioned by the city itself, is causing quite a stir in economic circles, both pro and con. The study finds that the minimum wage boost, now up to $13 an hour for large employers in Seattle, has cost jobs for the city’s lowest-wage workers. Though I’ve been warned against reading too much into an academic working paper that hasn’t even been peer reviewed yet...
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6 days ago
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It's a Really Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence
Of all the ideas percolating on college campuses these days, the most dangerous one might be that speech is sometimes violence. We’re not talking about verbal threats of violence, which are used to coerce and intimidate, and which are illegal and not protected by the First Amendment. We’re talking about speech that is deemed by members of an identity group to be critical of the group, or speech that is otherwise upsetting to members of the group.
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7 days ago
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead.
As police cars rolled into his pristine suburban neighborhood last Saturday night, past the sprawling Colonials and manicured lawns, and as dozens of officers from across the region surrounded his home, Russell Reeves begged them again and again to back off. In a bedroom upstairs his son Austin, 26, was distraught over a breakup. He had told his family he needed time alone. With him was his dog and his 9 mm handgun.
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7 days ago
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Porn ID checks set to start in April 2018
A nine-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory age checks on online pornography seen from the UK has begun. The April 2018 goal to protect under-18s was revealed as digital minister Matt Hancock signed the commencement order for the Digital Economy Act, which introduces the requirement. But details as to how the scheme will work have yet to be finalised.
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10 days ago
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16 Are Believed Dead After Military Plane Crashes in Mississippi
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11 days ago
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New Orleans man hits halfway mark on Appalachian Trail, blogging past rough terrain, bears, more
When a proud New Orleanian drops everything for a months-long trek along the Appalachian Trail, there's a good chance fellow hikers will come up with a nickname.
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2 weeks ago
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How a Daily Walk Can Boost Your Creativity
Here’s why so many famous writers love going on long walks...
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2 weeks ago
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The irony of these emails is astounding.
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2 weeks ago
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Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Campaign
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2 weeks ago
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16 Are Believed Dead After Military Plane Crashes in Mississippi
Hours after a plane crashed in the Mississippi Delta on Monday, the Marine Corps said that a KC-130 airplane had suffered a “mishap.”
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2 weeks ago
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HIV-Positive Track Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting at Least 7 Boys in Maryland
An HIV-positive former Maryland school aide and track coach has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting several students and recording some of the abuse on video, including on school property, authorities said. Carlos Deangelo Bell, 30, of Waldorf is accused of assaulting at least seven boys, mostly of middle school age, Charles County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Diane Richardson said.
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3 weeks ago
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Microsoft is laying off ‘thousands’ of staff in a major global sales reorganization
Microsoft is poised to layoff thousands of employees worldwide in a move to reorganize its salesforce. A source with knowledge of the planned downsizing told TechCrunch that the U.S. firm would lay off “thousands” of staff across the world. The restructuring is set to include an organizational merger that involves its enterprise customer unit and one or more of its SME-focused divisions. The changes are set to be announced this coming week, we understand.
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1 month ago
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OpenIV mod is back from the dead, new version is now available
The team behind OpenIV has been talking with Rockstar Games in order to resolve all the issues surrounding its mod, and a new version of it has just been released. This new version of OpenIV appears to working fine in the single-player mode for Grand Theft Auto V, and can be obtain via its launcher.
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1 month ago
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11 books on science Bill Gates thinks everyone should read
For decades, Bill Gates made billions in technology. Now he's spending that money on fighting disease and climate change. It's no wonder the man loves science. Over the years, Gates has recommended a number of science-related books to the public. Some deal with the environment, others with the cosmos, and others with stopping tiny biological invaders. Here are some of his favorite titles.
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1 month ago
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Study sheds light on Neanderthal-Homo sapiens transition
Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Sydney have provided a window into one of the most exciting periods in human history - the transition between Neanderthals and modern humans. An archaeological dig in a cave in the Moravian region of the Czech Republic has provided a timeline of evidence from 10 sedimentary layers spanning 28,000 to 50,000 years ago. This is the period when our modern human ancestors first arrived in Europe.
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1 month ago
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Inside Walt Mossberg’s gadget museum
Walt Mossberg is retiring this year — he’s already written his last column, hosted his last Code Conference, and taped the final episode of Ctrl-Walt-Delete in front of a live audience in New York. But Walt’s also assembled an impressive collection of notable gadgets over his two-decade run as a reviewer and columnist, and we asked him to talk us through some of the more notable items as he cleared out of his office.
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1 month ago
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Hawaiian pizza inventor Sam Panopoulos dies aged 83
The Greek immigrant to Canada created the pizza topping in a flight of fancy in the 1960s.
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1 month ago
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Should Philosophy be Taught as a Core Subject at Schools
AC Grayling argues why philosophy should be adopted as a core subject. Plus philosophical questions you can pose to primary school children. The literal meaning of philosophy is ‘love of wisdom’ – an inspiring but unhelpful fact. A far better definition is ‘careful enquiry’, with no limit on what the enquiry is about. In ancient times, it included everything we now think of as science, history, ethics, politics, sociology and more.