A Week A Way from California: August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Mexico is sending aid to Texas even as Trump insults them

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Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation: "his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS’ Criminal Investigations unit."

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The Girl Detectives

The Girl Detectives
At the University of Pittsburgh, there's a student club devoted to solving crimes, one that's taken seriously by law enforcement. And it's run by young women.

August 31, 2017 at 06:52PM
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Kevin Durant Takes The Hardest Path/Hot Ones Challenge

Kevin Durant Takes The Hardest Path/Hot Ones Challenge
Not only does he down spicy wings, but KD also talks about ball, celebrity crushes, hip-hop and playing the stock market for the first time.

August 31, 2017 at 06:52PM
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Major underwater Roman ruins discovered off Tunisia

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Nanomachines that drill into cancer cells killing them in just 60 seconds developed by scientists: In one test conducted at Durham University the nanomachines took between one and three minutes to break through the outer membrane of prostate cancer cell, killing it instantly.

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Submitted August 31, 2017 at 12:01PM by maxwellhill http://ift.tt/2gsX6WE

Israel rules that same-sex marriage is not a right

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Japan wants $1.6B in new weapons to shoot down North Korea’s missiles

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In 1.3 Million Years, the Solar System Will Briefly Contain Two Stars

In 1.3 Million Years, the Solar System Will Briefly Contain Two Stars
It won't be the first time the Sun has had its personal space invaded.

August 31, 2017 at 02:32PM
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What happens when you heat the Antarctic ocean by a single degree?

What happens when you heat the Antarctic ocean by a single degree?

August 31, 2017 at 02:07PM
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India second only to the US in contributing money to the United Nations operations

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Hungry North Korean soldiers 'ordered to steal corn because war is imminent'

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US tells Russia to close consulate

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How Much More Can We Learn About the Universe?

How Much More Can We Learn About the Universe?

August 31, 2017 at 01:48PM
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The Myth of American Universities as Inequality-Fighters

The Myth of American Universities as Inequality-Fighters
Colleges aren’t doing nearly as much to expand economic opportunity as most people think.

August 31, 2017 at 01:12PM
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How to Get Ripped Off While Trying to Book Your Favorite Rapper

How to Get Ripped Off While Trying to Book Your Favorite Rapper

August 31, 2017 at 12:57PM
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A Flock Of Birds Took Over A Japanese Baseball Field So They Had to Cancel The Game

A Flock Of Birds Took Over A Japanese Baseball Field So They Had to Cancel The Game
A game between the Rakuten Golden Eagles and the Seibu Lions had to end early due to this flock of birds taking over the field. You know what, it's probably for the best.

August 31, 2017 at 12:57PM
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Celeb Jihad and the Endless Battle Against Hacked Nudes

Celeb Jihad and the Endless Battle Against Hacked Nudes

August 31, 2017 at 12:47PM
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How The Summer Of Love Helped Give Birth To The Religious Right

How The Summer Of Love Helped Give Birth To The Religious Right
The Jesus People reshaped both American Christianity and conservatism.

August 31, 2017 at 12:47PM
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Canada has officially completed the longest trail system in the world

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Putin 'holiday mansion' revealed by Russian opposition leader

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The Forgotten L.A. History of The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.

The Forgotten L.A. History of The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.
The making of Exile on Main St is one of rock’s most infamous storylines, and LA played a key role.

August 31, 2017 at 11:27AM
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Why The Media Refuses To Understand Antifa

Why The Media Refuses To Understand Antifa
While establishment pundits fret over civility, the antifascist movement in America is working for peace.

August 31, 2017 at 11:17AM
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Hubble Spots Possible Evidence of Water on TRAPPIST-1 Planets - Earth-Sized Exoplanets Could Have Water

Hubble Spots Possible Evidence of Water on TRAPPIST-1 Planets - Earth-Sized Exoplanets Could Have Water

August 31, 2017 at 11:07AM
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The Next Houston

The Next Houston

August 31, 2017 at 11:07AM
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Victory for Assad looks increasingly likely as world loses interest in Syria

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The story of SongMeanings, the best lyrics site on the internet

The story of SongMeanings, the best lyrics site on the internet
The scrappy site has always been about discovering what music means to you.

August 31, 2017 at 10:47AM
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How Ogilvy Plans to Become the First Ad Agency in Outer Space

How Ogilvy Plans to Become the First Ad Agency in Outer Space

August 31, 2017 at 10:12AM
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Pope Francis, who has a strong belief in the science of climate change, called upon world leaders on Wednesday to "listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, who suffer most because of the unbalanced ecology."

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Pro-Brexit Twitter account with 100,000 followers could be part of Russian 'disinformation campaign'

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Groove Out To This Spot On '80s Remix Of Arianna Grande's 'Love Me Harder'

Groove Out To This Spot On '80s Remix Of Arianna Grande's 'Love Me Harder'
We can't believe it's been 31 years since this song first came out in 1986. For some reason that just doesn't seem right...

August 31, 2017 at 09:17AM
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How Spammers Hijack Abandoned URLs to Spread SEO Garbage Across the Internet

How Spammers Hijack Abandoned URLs to Spread SEO Garbage Across the Internet

August 31, 2017 at 08:22AM
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The last Nazi hunters

The last Nazi hunters
Since 1958, a small department of Germany’s government has sought to bring members of the Third Reich to trial. A handful of prosecutors are still tracking down Nazis, but the world’s biggest cold-case investigation will soon be shut down.

August 31, 2017 at 07:57AM
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Letter of Recommendation: High-Visibility Golf Balls

Letter of Recommendation: High-Visibility Golf Balls
If you want to improve at anything, you need to know where your mistakes are leading you.

August 31, 2017 at 07:57AM
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Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s Refashionista

Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s Refashionista
The editor in chief has taken on a seemingly impossible task: Reinventing the glossy magazine for a hyperempathetic generation.

August 31, 2017 at 07:57AM
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Six Charts To Help Americans Understand The Upcoming German Election

Six Charts To Help Americans Understand The Upcoming German Election
To better prepare you for the news coming out of Deutschland over the next few weeks, we’re offering some answers to a few basic questions about the election.

August 31, 2017 at 07:52AM
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When You Have Anxiety and Your Partner Doesn’t

When You Have Anxiety and Your Partner Doesn’t
It can be a relationship death knell. (But it doesn’t have to be.)

August 31, 2017 at 07:42AM
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Half of Britons think Islam is ‘threat to West,’ study reveals

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Logitech Finally Made a Keyboard Worthy of Its Best Mouse

Logitech Finally Made a Keyboard Worthy of Its Best Mouse
Despite a pretentious sounding name like Craft (the only thing worse would be to call this thing an artisanal keyboard) and not having mechanical keys that are all the rage among the youths of today, Logitech’s new wireless keyboard is a delightful piece of tech.

August 31, 2017 at 07:22AM
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The CEO of Laura Ingrahams LifeZette Wont Stop Talking About His Employees Boobs and Butts

The CEO of Laura Ingrahams LifeZette Wont Stop Talking About His Employees Boobs and Butts
"Is it just me or are [her] tits getting bigger?" the conservative site’s top exec said about a female colleague, according to one of seven sources who spoke with The Daily Beast.

August 31, 2017 at 07:22AM
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The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires

The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires
By choice, for less than $2 an hour, the female inmate firefighters of California work their bodies to the breaking point. Sometimes they even risk their lives.

August 31, 2017 at 07:17AM
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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer, a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years.

August 31, 2017 at 06:22AM
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2 explosions rock flooded Houston-area chemical plant

2 explosions rock flooded Houston-area chemical plant
A Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by two explosions early Thursday, the plant’s operator said.

August 31, 2017 at 06:22AM
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Come September 1, 2017, US citizens will be barred from visiting North Korea

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Ecstasy Was Just Labelled a 'Breakthrough Therapy' For PTSD by The FDA: "It's been obvious for 40 years." - David Nutt

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Mueller teams up with NY attorney general in Manafort probe: "It also could potentially provide Mueller with additional leverage to get Manafort to cooperate in the larger investigation into Trump’s campaign, as Trump does not have pardon power over state crimes."

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

China should cut off North Korea oil supply, Australia's Prime Minister says

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The United States plans to stop issuing visas to citizens from four countries that it says aren’t accepting deported citizens. The list includes three African countries — Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone — as well as Cambodia.

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Historic 'living drug' gets go-ahead - The US has approved the first treatment to redesign a patient's own immune system so it attacks cancer.

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Nevada is about to execute a guy with fentanyl

Nevada is about to execute a guy with fentanyl
Scott Dozier will be Nevada’s first execution in more than a decade, and the first ever person executed with a new three-drug cocktail containing the deadly opioid fentanyl.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Are Think Tanks Doomed?

Are Think Tanks Doomed?

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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What It's Like to Own a Business with 'Trump' in the Name

What It's Like to Own a Business with 'Trump' in the Name
Amidst all the talk of the Trump brand's towers, steaks, and foreign-made clothing, it might be easy to forget that the word "trump" had other meanings before the 2016 US presidential election.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Tensions flare between descendants, landowners over access to family cemetery

Tensions flare between descendants, landowners over access to family cemetery
Bell Town Cemetery has been used by African-Americans since the emancipation. But, recently, the peace has been disturbed. The families of the deceased can no longer access the burial ground.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Thieves bore into cellar from Paris catacombs to steal €250,000 of wine

Thieves bore into cellar from Paris catacombs to steal €250,000 of wine

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Thieves Snuck into the Paris Catacombs and Stole $300K Worth of Fine Wine

Thieves Snuck into the Paris Catacombs and Stole $300K Worth of Fine Wine

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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The Amazing Bureaucracy of Burning Man

The Amazing Bureaucracy of Burning Man
If you love bureaucracy, Black Rock City is the alternative desert utopia for you.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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This is how your brain tells time

This is how your brain tells time
Your mind is constantly counting: the rhythm of your speech, the minutes until your next snack, the awful pause between text messages. And these processes take place all across your gray matter.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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It’s Time To Ditch The Concept Of ‘100-Year Floods’

It’s Time To Ditch The Concept Of ‘100-Year Floods’
Experts say the concept of the “100-year flood” is one of the most misunderstood terms in disaster preparedness.

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Did This Scientist Just Create the Ultimate Shark Repellent?

Did This Scientist Just Create the Ultimate Shark Repellent?
Eric Stroud appears to have found the ultimate shark repellent. The questions that remain: Does it work on the great white, the ocean’s most fearsome predator? And can a couple of rookie entrepreneurs get it to market?

August 30, 2017 at 08:52PM
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Fears of genocide as up to 3000 Rohingya muslims killed in Myanmar in last three days

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Young Conservative Party activists caught discussing 'gassing chavs' and 'shooting peasants' in leaked WhatsApp group

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'Dream Chaser' Space Plane Hitches a Ride With a Helicopter

'Dream Chaser' Space Plane Hitches a Ride With a Helicopter
Compared to its mammoth chopper escort, Dream Chaser is tiny. But it has outsize ambitions. Its maker, Sierra Nevada Corporation, calls it a “space utility vehicle," marketing it as a crew and cargo transport to low Earth orbit.

August 30, 2017 at 05:52PM
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The Unbearable Irony of Meditation Apps

The Unbearable Irony of Meditation Apps
“Do nothing for 15 seconds.” Do nothing for 15 seconds! I cracked up. I’d already been doing nothing for 15 minutes. "Doing nothing" is pretty much my raison d'être when I pick up my iPad.

August 30, 2017 at 04:57PM
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Introducing The Team That Will Pull Off The Biggest Heist Of All Time

Introducing The Team That Will Pull Off The Biggest Heist Of All Time
If these two crazy guys are going to rob all seven of Featherstone's joints at once, they're going to need some killer accomplices. A whole bunch of 'em. Seriously though, they have a really big team.

August 30, 2017 at 04:47PM
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Mattis says U.S. not out of diplomatic solutions with North Korea

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A Brazilian court has suspended a government decree that would open up a vast natural reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining

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Brazilian court blocks abolition of vast Amazon reserve

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465k patients told to visit doctor to patch critical pacemaker vulnerability

465k patients told to visit doctor to patch critical pacemaker vulnerability

August 30, 2017 at 03:47PM
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The Sordid Double Life of Washington’s Most Powerful Ambassador

The Sordid Double Life of Washington’s Most Powerful Ambassador
Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE's influential ambassador to Washington, led a hard-partying life that eventually collided with his professional world.

August 30, 2017 at 03:47PM
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China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule, eclipsing Europe

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Why Are We So Obsessed with Creepy Dolls?

Why Are We So Obsessed with Creepy Dolls?

August 30, 2017 at 02:32PM
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Ukraine sues Russia at highest UN court for 'acts of terrorism and unlawful aggression' including downing of MH17

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My Terminally Ill Aunt Wanted To Die On Her Own Terms, But Couldn’t

My Terminally Ill Aunt Wanted To Die On Her Own Terms, But Couldn’t

August 30, 2017 at 01:17PM
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The Alt-Right and Antifa Are Waging a New Kind of Internet Warfare

The Alt-Right and Antifa Are Waging a New Kind of Internet Warfare
Intelligence and surveillance powers that once belonged only to militaries and state spooks are now available to anyone with a high-speed internet connection.

August 30, 2017 at 12:57PM
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How the Defenders Are Saving New York

How the Defenders Are Saving New York
Or, at least, the city's film industry. Once upon a time the "Law & Order" franchise almost single-handedly kept things afloat. Those days are past, but Marvel's rag-tag band of superheroes is coming to the rescue.

August 30, 2017 at 12:48PM
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A Super Dramatic One-Take Short About A Family Of Actors

A Super Dramatic One-Take Short About A Family Of Actors
Holy crap, this is six minutes of non-stop awkward adrenaline. We simultaneously feel bad for Tony and are in awe of filmmaker Jim Cummings.

August 30, 2017 at 12:42PM
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Taj Mahal is Muslim tomb not Hindu temple, Indian court told | A court in India has heard testimony from government archaeologists that the Taj Mahal is a Muslim mausoleum built by a Mughal emperor to honour his dead wife – delivering an official riposte to claims it is a Hindu temple.

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