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3 hours agoAnalysis jasont
Separation, divorce may fuel fear of abandonment in kids, study says
Kids who see their parents bicker during a separation or divorce are more likely to develop a fear of abandonment, new research warns.
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8 days agoExpression jasont
Was Will Smith's Film on a '2021 Failed Vaccinations Apocalypse' Predicting Our Year?
Even though 2021 started with a high dose of positive sentiment around the world, as people hoped for an end to the pandemic that has rocked the world for over a year now, many social media users are starting to have second thoughts regarding vaccines that have already been rolled out in recent weeks, especially those who watched Will Smith's 2007 I'm Legend.
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8 days agoCurrent Event jasont
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived
In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler, a platform founded to provide conservative users a safe haven for uninhibited “free speech” — but which ultimately devolved into a hotbed of far-right conspiracy theories, unchecked racism, and death threats aimed at prominent politicians.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event jasont
There's no such thing as an alpha male
Eric Trump recently suggested that when his father, Donald Trump, bragged about grabbing women's genitals without consent, it was an example of "two alpha guys in a thing." In addition to shedding some light on how Trump's son views his father and manhood, it's also interesting because "alpha males" aren't actually a thing.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
A Massive Fraud Operation Stole Millions From Online Bank Accounts
The crooks used emulators to mimic the phones of more than 16,000 customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
This Car Is Powered By Salt Water: 760HP, Top Speed 186 MPH, 621 Miles/Tank
German company Nanoflow Cell unveiled a sleek looking fully electric Quant 48Volt at the Geneva Motor Show this year with the goal of the company bringing the first production car in the world to be powered by saltwater. The Quant 48Volt has two tanks of liquid with dissolved metallic salt which gives them opposite charges. The liquid is separated by a membrane where positively charged ions lose an electron generating electricity.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump
Prosecutors have recently interviewed employees of President Trump’s lender and insurance brokerage, in the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
I'm Not Saying Donald Trump Is Planning a Coup, but He's Doing Exactly What Someone Would Do if They Were Planning a Coup
I’m not the kind of person who shares conspiracy theories. But last night, as I was searching Fo’Chan (It’s like Black Twitter, but for 4Chan) for a leatherbound copy of The Willie Lynch Letter, I happened to run across a few articles on Donald Trump that made my whitey senses tingle (It’s like “Spidey senses,” but for Black people when they know white people are up to something. Basically, it never stops tingling...Or maybe I have the gout.)
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
China is Creating Biologically Enhanced Super Soldiers, Says US Spy Chief
Yes, just like something out of Marvel's Captain America. According to reports by U.S. intelligence, China has conducted human testing on members of the People's Liberation Army with the ambitious goal of developing soldiers with enhanced biological capabilities.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
Trevor Noah to Host the Grammy Awards
The Recording Academy and CBS have announced that comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning “Daily Show,” will host the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anyone else. Can Amazon Pharmacy change that?
An Amazon Prime membership already gets you deals on retail goods, snappy deliveries and access to video-streaming content. Now, the e-commerce behemoth says it will also get you free two-day deliveries at the newly-announced Amazon Pharmacy, as well as savings on generic and brand-name medication.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
This Japanese floating spaceport concept could bring space travel to the city
A team of architects in Japan, under the “Space Port Japan Association”, have designed a breathtaking concept for a futuristic, 4-story spaceport city. The spaceport rises from an island that floats in Tokyo Bay, with the skyscrapers of Japan’s capital in the background. It is designed to launch tourists on day trips to space, where they will be able to see the building’s huge roof as well as — glimpse the curvature of the Earth & experience zero gravity.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jasont
The 10 Best Video Games of 2020
In a bizarre, unsettling, and oftentimes downright frightening year, video games became a port of refuge for many—be they longtime gamers, old-school veterans picking the controller back up after a break, or first-timers looking for a novel way to safely have fun or connect with friends during pandemic lockdowns. It’s a small blessing, then, that it was also a banner year for excellent games to play.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
Honolulu officials have granted an exception to the state’s beach protections, clearing the way for a controversial multimillion dollar renovation of a century-old seawall at a property owned by the chair of the Obama Foundation.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back
Today we reinstated youtube-dl, a popular project on GitHub, after we received additional information about the project that enabled us to reverse a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat
Twitter alternative Parler has become the most-downloaded app in the United States as conservatives flock to the self-styled "free speech" app after the US election. It follows a clampdown on the spread of election misinformation by Twitter and Facebook in recent days. Prominent investor Dan Bongino said the service was adding "thousands to users per minute" on Sunday.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Walmart scrapped plans to let these 6-foot-tall robots check inventory at stores, after reportedly finding that it's simpler to let humans do the...
After a three-year trial that saw Bossa Nova robots rolled out to 500 stores, Walmart has reportedly found that staff can do the job effectively.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Will We Ever Have an Atheist President?
I don’t need God to bless me. I need you to approve a COVID-19 relief bill.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jasont
Lesley Stahl Gets Security Detail After Receiving Death Threat Following Interview With Trump
Lesley Stahl has reportedly been provided with security following a death threat made to an "immediate family member." Word of the threat, detailed in a TMZ report on Tuesday, comes after 60 Minutes aired an interview with failed steak salesman Donald J. Trump. As is now widely known, Trump—who had himself shared footage of the interview prior to its official airing—ultimately cut his discussion with Stahl short after complaining about "tough questions."
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2 months agoAnalysis jasont
This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic
There’s something strange about this coronavirus pandemic. Even after months of extensive research by the global scientific community, many questions remain open.