oldephartte(in training): 13 September - My Yahoo! 2 of 2

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

13 September - My Yahoo! 2 of 2

5 things that have changed about FEMA since Katrina – and 5 that haven'

FEMA's handling of Hurricane Katrina inspired resentment in the affected communities – but did it bring

21 hr ago
Why al-Qaida is still strong 16 years after 9/11

Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer Sixteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, al-Qaida

September 10, 2017
'Is truth overrated?' What the experts say

Is speaking some evil really so bad? VMKphotos/shutterstock Editor’s note: As part of our collaboration

September 8, 2017

Is the new iPhone designed for cybersafety?

How safe is it to use an iPhone? Mesk Photography/Shutterstock.com As eager customers meet the new iPhone ,

September 12, 2017
Evolutionary geneticists spot natural selection happening now in people

As genes are favored or phased out, human evolution continues. ktsdesign/Shutterstock.com Human evolution

September 11, 2017
Are cryptocurrencies a dream come true for cyber-extortionists?

More cryptocurrencies appear all the time. Wit Olszewski/Shutterstock.com When malicious software takes

September 11, 2017

Do hurricanes feel the effects of climate change?

Satellite image on Sept. 7, 2017 shows three hurricanes: Irma in the center just north of the island of

21 hr ago
Should the US put power lines underground?

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused widespread power outages. AP Photo/Eric Gay It is the height of a highly

21 hr ago
A deadly herpes virus is threatening oysters around the world

Colleen Burge counts oysters on an oyster aquaculture lease in California. Collin Closek , CC BY-ND

September 10, 2017

Uber - TfL Licence Hypocrisy

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Brexit - Germany Will Not Rescue Us

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Brexit BBC Patriotism Idiocy

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Trump Meets With Democrats To Build Support For Tax Overhaul Plan

President Trump is engaged in a campaign to build support for a tax overhaul. It includes meeting with

3 hr ago
Why Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Health Care Plan Failed In Vermont

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute about why Vermont was unable to

3 hr ago
Bernie Sanders Introduces 'Medicare-For-All' Health Bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a Medicare-for-all public health

3 hr ago

Studies Show What Happens To The Human Body When We Walk Barefoot On Earth

By: Arjun Walia via collective-evolution.com The picture above represents Improved facial circulation

August 25, 2017
Beware These fake Facebook Messenger Posts Spreading Malware

From alphr.com A virulent malware campaign has hit Facebook Messenger over the past few days, linking users

August 25, 2017
Hello People, What Happened With This Building?

By George Washington Debunking NIST’s conclusions about WTC 7 is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel

August 24, 2017

Top Chef Serves Up Sustainable Seafood at GRN’s Anniversary

Chef Ryan Prewitt of Peche set a new standard for seafood in New Orleans winning two James Beard

September 11, 2017
Pearl River Restoration Gives Hope

Restoration along the Pearl River is on many people’s minds these days, on several fronts. My recent

September 11, 2017
New Faces and Fond Farewells at GRN

In the last couple of months, Gulf Restoration Network has been sad to say goodbye to some members of our

September 7, 2017

Universal Basic Income for the World?

By Steve Beckow Kathleen has shared with me that experiments are underway in various parts of the world

September 12, 2017
What Is The Frequency, Kenneth?

Is there more to the story? What Is Frequency, Kenneth? https://www.newspapers.com/image/3128…

September 12, 2017
The Officially Ignored Connection Between Lyme Disease and Plum Island

By Melissa Dykes Lyme Disease is one of those illnesses that, unless you have it or know someone who

September 11, 2017

World of Warships- Team Killer Theater- Karma Edition

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Russian Autoloaders.

September 12, 2017
Armed Drones- Old School

The use of armed remotely piloted vehicles such as the Predator and

September 12, 2017

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War National Security Podcast

I am trying to do something a little bit different with Covert Contact. My goal is to produce a program

9 hr ago
Deep State Conspiracies

Alex Finley , a former officer of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, joined me to discuss the rise of

September 11, 2017
Data, AI, and Ethics

Entrepreneur Evanna Hu joins me to discuss our rapidly evolving relationship with data. The explosion of

September 4, 2017

Focus Ireland’s hard-hitting video on youth homelessness has made a

Focus Ireland has today launched a hard-hitting short film to highlight the terrible crisis of young people

1 hr ago
This police officer sung and danced with an elderly woman to soothe her

The US has been battered by scary weather over the past few weeks, with Hurricanes Irma and Harvey causing

1 hr ago
Conor McGregor’s obsession with big boats may just have reached its peak

Conor McGregor has spent a lot of the last week on the high seas, and if his Instagram is anything to go by

5 hr ago

Bill and Melinda Gates: Let's Keep Investing in the World's Poor

Wall Street Journal : Bill and Melinda Gates: Let's Keep Investing in the World's Poor &

8 hr ago
Hillary Clinton: I Was 'Dumbfounded' When Comey Reopened Email

Adam Edelman / NBC News : Hillary Clinton: I Was ‘Dumbfounded’ When Comey Reopened Email

8 hr ago
Supreme Court, on 5-4 Party Line Vote, Blocks Texas Redistricting Remedy

Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org : Supreme Court, on 5-4 Party Line Vote, Blocks Texas Redistricting

8 hr ago

VIDEO: Riser Takes Subtle Shot At Schroder in First TV Spot

Sen. Neil Riser (R-Columbia) released his first major commercial for the State Treasurer’s race. That

4 hr ago
Tucker Carlson Had Clay Travis On Last Night To Talk About ESPN And Jemele

…and the result was definitely something to see. Travis, whose website OutkickTheCoverage.com has

7 hr ago
LSU Ranks In The Top Tier Of A College Survey F. King Alexander Trashes

The U.S. News & World Report college ratings are out, and LSU remains in the top tier – something

9 hr ago

Does the Site C dam make economic sense for BC?

Today CCPC-BC senior economist Marc Lee submitted an analysis to the BC Utilities Commission in response to

August 31, 2017
Ontario's middle and working class families are losing ground

Ontario is becoming more polarized as middle and working class families see their share of the income pie

August 15, 2017
Join us in October for the CCPA-BC fundraising gala, featuring Senator

We are incredibly honoured to announce that Senator Murray Sinclair will address our 2017 Annual Gala as

August 14, 2017

50% of UK’s visitor visas given to Chinese, Indians

Of the total 26.3 lakh visas issued by the UK during the last financial year, 20.38 lakh or 77% were for

26 min ago
Defence, nuclear cooperation key items on table for India-Japan talks

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his two-day visit, India and Japan are expected to dig deep

41 min ago
India has jurisdiction to try Italian marines, tribunal told

The government recently informed the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague that “India has

1 hr ago

Pacific islands can’t tackle climate change alone

APIA: Climate change will hit the Pacific harder than anywhere else on Earth and the region’s tiny island
Pacific corals in ‘worrying’ state

PARIS: A survey of Pacific corals has found many severely bleached, some near-dead, according to marine
Sea Shepherd pulls plug on Japan whale hunt

SYDNEY: Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese

A need to reach out to the orang asli

WHEN an orang asli villager in Sungai Kejar of Perak’s Royal Belum State Park was asked how many people in
Asean more than a club of 10

SOME of us think of Asean as simply a club comprising the 10 countries in this corner of the world, and
Game-changing moves for a better future

A KEY objective of the 11th Malaysia Plan is to ensure the country’s poorest families can seize the

News24.com | Man dies in Mbombela fire

One person has died and several properties have been damaged in fires in Mbombela, say firefighters.

3 hr ago
News24.com | Spooks should not run cybersecurity - R2K

The State Security Agency should not have control over cyber security, the Right2Know Campaign has said in

4 hr ago
Sport24.co.za | Boks could field "hemisphere sides" in future

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander believes the Springboks could field two separate teams in future that

4 hr ago

News24.com | How the DA 'westsplained' Biko

The fact that the DA would use an American idea of freedom to explain the philosophy of a South African

12 hr ago
News24.com | Was Ramaphosa's 'file' bigger than Zuma's?

Is it possible that Cyril Ramaphosa has secured a stalemate for now, by convincing the Zuma side that he

14 hr ago
News24.com | Was it right to publish the Ramaphosa emails?

Is it really in the public interest to know whether a presidential candidate is faithful to his wife? Does

15 hr ago

News24.com | Togo bucks the trend of political reform in W Africa

His family has ruled Togo for more than 50 years but President Faure Gnassingbe has in the last week faced

5 hr ago
News24.com | Gunmen forcibly enter UN human rights office in Burundi

Several gunmen forcibly entered the Burundi office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights

5 hr ago
News24.com | Two Egypt soldiers, 6 jihadists killed in 'foiled'

Egypt's military has said two soldiers and six jihadists were killed in a "foiled" suicide

5 hr ago

Pot smokers beware: killer pesticides, poison

Pot smokers beware: killer pesticides, poison by Jon Rappoport September 12, 2017 Pot smokers

September 12, 2017
Life and death in the fake news business

Life and death in the fake news business by Jon Rappoport September 11, 2017 I wrote this piece based

September 11, 2017
Are Elite Controllers a fantasy? Read this.

Are Elite Controllers a fantasy? Read this. by Jon Rappoport September 11, 2017 We rarely get a

September 11, 2017

Nasa probe to leave lasting legacy long after 'fiery end' in the

Scientists are gearing up for the spectacular fiery grand finale of one of humanity's most ambitious

2 hr ago
Fifteen US Marines injured after fire on amphibious assault vehicle

Fifteen US Marines have been hospitalised after an amphibious assault vehicle caught fire during a training

2 hr ago
The EU President made a state-of-the-union address today. Here's some

The "wind is back in Europe’s sails" and countries were knocking on Brussels’ door to

3 hr ago

5.7 Million-Year-Old Hominin Footprints Challenge Human Evolutionary

A new discovery on the Mediterranean island of Crete might be about to put yet another cat among those

19 hr ago
Study: The ‘Gateway Drug’ Is Alcohol, Not Marijuana

Researchers at the University of Florida have found that the theory of a “gateway drug” is not associated

20 hr ago
Arkansas School Now Offers Yoga and Meditation Instead of Detention

A school in Jonesboro, Arkansas, has joined many others in turning to an alternative method of discipline.

21 hr ago

Theresa May's minority government under pressure as DUP backs Labour

Theresa May's minority British Government was accused of "running scared" after allowing a

1 hr ago
Tonight's Lotto jackpot has been won

The Lotto results are in...

3 hr ago
Latest: Two receiving medical attention after train derails in Dublin

Latest: Two people are receiving medical attention after a DART train derailed in Dun Laoghaire earlier

5 hr ago

Lord Of The Flies in Paradise

Developments in the Caribbean island of St. Martin after hurricane Irma surely substantiate William Golding

September 12, 2017
Pessimism? I rest my case

Many on here took me to task a few posts back when I expressed despair at the power of International Jewry.

September 8, 2017
Conservative journals

Are there any conservative English-language journals left? The Spectator had held on longer than most

September 3, 2017

NRC Continues to Respond to Irma

Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the point

September 11, 2017
Update: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma

UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in

September 7, 2017
Taking a Long-Term View on New Reactor Licenses

Scott Burnell Public Affairs Officer Since 2012, the NRC has licensed 11 new reactors in the United

March 22, 2017

Dutch experts to study superbugs in India

A team of public health experts from Netherlands would study antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the source of

10 hr ago
Ultra-thin craft may wrap and destroy space junk

September 11, 2017
Second-fastest-spinning pulsar discovered

September 6, 2017

Paris and Los Angeles confirmed as hosts for 2024 and 2028 Olympic games

Paris will host the 2024 Olympic games, with Los Angeles chosen for 2028, the International Olympic

29 min ago
UK PM May to make Brexit speech in Italy on Sept. 22

Prime Minister Theresa May will make a speech on Britain’s future relationship with the European Union on

1 hr ago
Coalition strikes kill over 20 civilians in Syria's Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor

Over 20 civilians in the Syrian cities of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor were killed by airstrikes by the US-led

3 hr ago

Tell me about… Not getting sick while on holiday

My husband and I recently went on a holiday to Africa, and he got diarrhoea. It was so bad that we had to

2 hr ago
3 ways to protect kids’ eyes from a smartphone’s blue light

With Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) policies becoming increasingly common

September 12, 2017
This little-known vitamin may lower your stroke risk

Having a stroke can leave you with severe disability. It can strike anyone and affects 15 million people

September 12, 2017

Hoping to change his luck in Congress, Trump turns to Democrats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh off striking a budget deal with Democrats, Donald Trump is toning down his
A caring Ruler and a father figure

ALOR SETAR: The late Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah was not just a caring ruler but also one who was
What's in your copy of The Star today? (Sept 14)

Check out these print exclusives in your newspaper today.

The End Is Nigh for Cassini: Saturn Probe Enters Final 48 Hours

The end is nigh for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is now less than 48 hours away from its scheduled

14 hr ago
In Photos: Hurricane Irma Damage at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

An aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center Sept. 13 searched for structures and facilities that

14 hr ago
'Death Dive to Saturn': New 'NOVA' Special Celebrates

To document the dramatic final days of the Cassini spacecraft's mission at Saturn, PBS' "NOVA&

15 hr ago

Saying Someone Might Do Something Illegal With Cash Isn't Enough For

The government loves taking people's money. It likes it so much it gets pretty weird about it. Even

3 hr ago
The Latest Scam To Protect Sketchy Patents From Patent Office Review: Sell

We've written a bunch over the past few years about the so-called Inter Partes Review (IPR) process at

5 hr ago
Texas Attorney General Issues Complaint Against Reputation Management

Still more evidence continues to be uncovered linking shady reputation management companies to fraudulent

6 hr ago

Intelligence director pulls national security BS on spying question

Senator Wyden not happy with continued obfuscation The director of national intelligence (DNI) has refused
Apple bumps up price on iPad Pro as flash costs climb

Cupertino Idiot Tax gets a $50 increase to cover chip charges Apple has raised the price on much of its
Uber loses bid to avoid trial in Waymo case

Sorry bros, you'll have to tell it to the jury – and give us the Stroz Report too Uber has lost a pair

Signs of ground ice found on ancient protoplanet asteroid Vesta

Scientists reignite the idea of water-bearing asteroids bringing oceans to Earth Scientists have found
Weird white dwarf pulsar baffles boffins as its pulsating pattern changes

AR Scorpii was the first white dwarf pulsar to be found Scientists trying to crack the mystery behind the
Cassini probe's death dive to send data at just 27 kilobits per second

Which is why its cameras will stop snapping a day before it smacks into Saturn Space is nasty and sending

Facebook posts put Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli in prison as a danger to

Nope, not over the securities fraud, or the drug price hike Martin Shkreli, the obnoxious smirking hedge
Intelligence director pulls national security BS on spying question

Senator Wyden not happy with continued obfuscation The director of national intelligence (DNI) has refused
Apple bumps up price on iPad Pro as flash costs climb

Cupertino Idiot Tax gets a $50 increase to cover chip charges Apple has raised the price on much of its

WADA chief says documents on lifting charges from 95 Russian athletes

The New York times said earlier on Wednesday WADA had dropped the investigation of 95 Russian athletes

9 hr ago
Over 20,000 evacuated from Moscow train stations, shopping malls over bomb

Evacuation has been conducted at 30 facilities

9 hr ago
Zapad-2017 drills in Belarus to involve 98 Russian tanks

The Zapad-2017 joint Russian-Belarusian drills will take place on September 14-20 at six training ranges in

9 hr ago

Mystery US aircraft crashes in Nevada desert

The unknown aircraft, which was being flown by pilot Eric Schultz, went down exactly one week ago. The

September 12, 2017
'Eat more kangaroo meat', say ecologists

An overabundance of the iconic marsupial has led wildlife experts to recommend a change in diet. Australia

September 12, 2017
'Tunable' mirror can change in to a window

Scientists have developed a special type of mirror that can transition in to a window and back again

September 12, 2017

Semen Harbors Wide Range of Viruses

Researchers find 27 infectious agents, but it remains unknown how many can be transmitted sexually

3 hr ago
Does Mother's Mental Health Affect Pregnancy?

Having depression, panic disorder or anxiety disorder won't hurt your baby, researcher says

5 hr ago
Testing the Healing Potential of Light

From migraines to psoriasis to depression, researchers are looking at new ways to use light therapy.

7 hr ago

Readout of the Vice President's Call with High Representatives of the

Vice President Mike Pence spoke via telephone today with High Representative of the European Union

1 hr ago
Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations

Today as part of the Administration’s commitment to open the doors of the White House for State and local

2 hr ago
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Presidential Determination No. 2017-12

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Silicon Valley Under Scrutiny

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

10 hr ago
Virginia Says “No” to Touchscreen Voting

For years, cyber security experts and voting advocates have pleaded with election officials to purge

13 hr ago
Bannon Strikes Back

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

September 12, 2017

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