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1 day agoCurrent Event sauce
Press watchdog files lawsuit against Saudi prince over Khashoggi murder
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday that it had filed a criminal case in a German court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for "crimes against humanity" in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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3 days agoCurrent Event sauce
Nature's power to induce awe might also reduce political polarization, study suggests
Psychologists have found that using nature scenes to experimentally induce a sense of awe can reduce the strength of one’s ideological convictions. The findings, which appear in the journal Emotion, provide evidence that the mix of wonder, reverence, and dread we feel in response to the vastness of the world can promote intellectual humility and reduce polarization.
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5 days agoCurrent Event sauce
Twitter is now adding a controversial 'hacked materials' warning label to tweets
“These materials may have been obtained through hacking."
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5 days agoCurrent Event sauce
North Korea makes Russian diplomats push themselves out of country using handcar
Russian envoy pushes a trolley for a kilometre across wild terrain to reach his homeland
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6 days agoCurrent Event sauce
Equality Act: US House passes legislation protecting LGBT rights
The Equality Act would prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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7 days agoCurrent Event sauce
Criminal charges could be filed against Texas utility companies over winter storm deaths
Asheriff's office in Texas has formed a team of investigators to examine if criminal charges can be brought in connection with more than a dozen deaths during the recent severe winter storm.
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9 days agoCurrent Event sauce
Childhood cancer survivor, 29, will be crew member for all-civilian mission to space
Hayley Arceneaux thought her childhood dream of being an astronaut was over when she had part of her femur removed when she was treated for bone cancer at 10 years old. Nineteen years later, the physician's assistant in the oncology unit at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is set to realize her dream of traveling to outer space despite having no experience as an astronaut.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event sauce
Polestar will cease production of its stunning hybrid at the end of 2021
The Polestar 1 hybrid GT created a lot of car show buzz and even some lust, thanks to the gorgeous looks, 619 horsepower and respectable battery range of 60 miles. However, it was only ever intended as a halo vehicle to launch the brand and pave the way for the Polestar 2 and other EVs. To that end, it’s now entering its final production run.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event sauce
The First U.S. Funeral Home That Turns Bodies Into Compost Is Now Open
For almost a decade, Katrina Spade has been developing a new way to deal with dead bodies. In 2011 as a graduate student in architecture, Spade began questioning what would become of her corpse after death. Unsatisfied with the options available, she spent years refining her own solution: “natural organic reduction.”
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1 month agoCurrent Event sauce
India proposes social security benefits for gig workers in annual budget
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a handful of benefits for the startup ecosystem and to accelerate the growth of digital services in the annual budget Monday as the South Asian nation looks to revive the economy that was severely-hit amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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1 month agoCurrent Event sauce
Satanists Are Suing the City of Boston for Rejecting Their Invocation Requests
The Satanic Temple is suing the city of Boston, Massachusetts for excluding them from offering invocation prayers during city council meetings. As it stands, the city’s unwritten rules allow council members, on a rotating basis, to select community members to give those opening remarks.
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1 month agoExpression sauce
Swarms of robotic fish can synchronize their swimming, for the first time
Two cameras and light-emitting diode lights enable communication
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1 month agoExpression sauce
18 brilliant vegan recipes – from orange poppy seed cake to ‘smoked salmon’
Halfway through Veganuary and running out of ideas? Here are some reader suggestions of comforting but easy meals to add to your repertoire
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1 month agoCurrent Event sauce
Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution
The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff reminded American forces Tuesday of their oath to defend the Constitution following the attacks on the Capitol building last week. The letter was addressed to the joint force, which is made up of about 1.3 million active-duty service members and more than 811,000 National Guardsmen and reservists — all of whom swore an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
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1 month agoCurrent Event sauce
2 Seattle police officers being investigated for involvement in Capitol attack
At least two Seattle police officers have been placed on leave and are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol protests. The Seattle Police Department released a statement Friday night saying that it was made aware Friday of the officers' involvement in the Jan. 6 siege and is now taking the appropriate measures.