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Current Event lostwonderThree dead in shooting in Dutch city of Utrecht: mayor
Threat level raised to maximum in Dutch city after shooting which also left several others injured.
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5 days ago
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Google's work in China benefiting Chinese military: U.S. general
The United States' top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military w...
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7 days ago
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Trump Approves Permanent Daylight Savings Time, Will Only Save 0.03% Energy
The prospect of permanent daylight saving time in the U.S brightened after President Trump extended support to the move by some lawmakers. But the pitch of energy savings tagged to it is looking doubtful.
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12 days ago
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The City of Chicago Is Sinking. Here's Why
Ice sheets that receded 10,000 years ago are responsible for the Windy City dropping at least four inches over the last century
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2 weeks ago
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As U.S. Jerusalem Consulate Shuts, Pro-Israel Envoy Takes On Palestinian Relations
The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem long served as a key diplomatic line to the Palestinian Authority. Now the U.S. is downgrading the mission and merging it with the Embassy to Israel.
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1 month ago
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Will Trump win his legal fight over the wall?
History does not bode well for Trump's opponents, says Jonathan Turley, professor of law.
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1 month ago
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Ever used VFEmail? No? Well, chances are you never will now: Hackers wipe servers, backups in 'catastrophic' attack
The 'VF' now stands for 'virtually f*cked'
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1 month ago
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How India's single time zone is hurting its people
New research suggests having one time zone in such a large country can hurt educational attainment, especially of poor children.
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1 month ago
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Why China is obsessed with numbers
The Chinese fascination with numbers – and how much they are part of both online and offline lives – is a societal quirk that baffles long-term tourists and expats alike.
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1 month ago
Comment lostwonder
I wonder if we can turn a few of those into adult bookstores, homeless shelters, night clubs, drone arenas, or disco clubs?
Posted in: America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches
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1 month ago
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Centre to use new technology to seal India's international borders with Bangladesh: Rajnath Singh
Regretting that despite requesting for years, the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal has not provided land for fencing the state's borders with Bangladesh, Singh said: "We never received the cooperation which we should have got."
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1 month ago
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How the decline of newspapers creates 'news deserts' around the country
Layoffs at established newspaper chains and digital upstarts alike reflect the difficulty of the news business. The closing of local newsrooms can create "news deserts," areas with limited access to news outlets. Judy Woodruff talks to Steve Cavendish, editor of the Nashville Banner, and Penny Abernathy, chair of journalism and digital media economics at the University of North Carolina.
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1 month ago
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A Harvard activist detained in South Sudan “could be put to death”—and he still doesn’t know why
“If charged and convicted of these crimes, he could be sentenced to death,” international human rights lawyer Jared Genser said of Peter Biar Ajak.
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1 month ago
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A reptile platypus from the early Triassic
No animal alive today looks quite like a duckbilled platypus, but about 250 million years ago something very similar swam the shallow seas in what is now China, finding prey by touch with a cartilaginous bill. The newly discovered marine reptile Eretmorhipis carrolldongi from the lower Triassic period is described in the journal Scientific Reports Jan. 24.
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1 month ago
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Japan whalers discuss plan to resume commercial hunt July 1
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese whalers discussed plans Thursday to resume their commercial hunting along the northeastern coast on July 1, for the first time in three decades. Their preparation follows Japan's decision in December to leave the International Whaling Commission, abandoning decades-long campaigning in hopes of gaining support within the organization that has largely become a home for conservationists. The Fisheries Agency said whalers in six Pacific coast towns, including Taiji, which ...
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1 month ago
Analysis lostwonder
You'd be surprised how many VPNs are owned by the same company
The VPN market is consolidating
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1 month ago
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South Sudan institutions ban bleaching creams – KMAUPDATES
JUBA, South Sudan South Sudan’s Drug and Food Control Authority has banned all bleaching products in the country especially those containing mercury and hydro-quinone.
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1 month ago
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'Not afraid of the government': One month of protests in Sudan
The current wave of anti-government protests has become the longest since Sudan gained independence in 1956.