Menacing #HurricaneMatthew Heads For #Haiti and #Cuba

Menacing Hurricane Matthew Heads For Haiti and Cuba
Monday brought powerful rain storms drenching Haiti from Hurricane Matthew as the Category 4 storm made way with life-threatening winds and storm surges , according to The Associated Press. Bringing winds of 140 mph by Monday evening, the center of the storm was expected to pass the southwestern edg...
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#SpaceX Reportedly Investigating #Sabotage as Cause of #Falcon9 Explosion

SpaceX Reportedly Investigating Sabotage as Cause of Falcon 9 Explosion
As SpaceX’s investigation drags into its second month, rumours are flying that this may have been more than a random technical failure. ...
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#Colombia: #Government, #FARC scramble to save #peacedeal

Colombia: Government, FARC scramble to save peace deal
Both sides vow to "fix" issues after voters rejected a peace accord with the Marxist group to end 52 years of war. ...
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One Fifth of Developing World #Children Live in #ExtremePoverty Says #Unicef

One Fifth of Developing World Children Live in Extreme Poverty Says Unicef
The UN's children agency announced on Monday the staggering number of one fifth of children living in developing countries spend their lives in extreme poverty , according to BBC News. Nearly 385 million children live in households making less than $1.90 a day or less. The countries involved include...
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#Denver #Police Running Out of Space For #Confiscated #Marijuana

Denver Police Running Out of Space For Confiscated Marijuana
While Marijuana is legalized for medicine and recreation in Colorado, Denver Police Department said on Monday that they were confiscating more illegal weed than ever , according to CBS News. “Because it is now legal in certain quantities, people nowadays believe they can exceed those quantities and…
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More evidence for #Zika virus link to damage beyond #microcephaly

More evidence for Zika virus link to damage beyond microcephaly
(Reuters Health) - The mosquito-borne Zika virus can lead to extensive birth defects that go beyond microcephaly, a Brazilian study suggests.
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#FederalCourt Rules Against #MikePence's Over #Syrian #Refugees in #Indiana

Federal Court Rules Against Mike Pence's Over Syrian Refugees
A federal appeals court blocked the attempt made by Indiana Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence over trying to keep Syrian refugees out of Indiana on Monday, according to National Public Radio. The court upheld a lower court judge ruling that Pence had no right to interfer...
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#Highend retail #theft ring busted that targeted Western #UnitedStates

High-end retail theft ring busted that targeted Western US
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco prosecutors say they have charged 16 people in a retail theft ring that stole more
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VIDEO: #Trump Draws Ire Over Flippancy of #Veterans Suffering From #PTSD

VIDEO: Trump Draws Ire Over Flippancy of Veterans Suffering From PTSD
Veterans' groups reacted swiftly to a comment Donald Trump made in a speech on Monday organized by the Retired American Warriors political action committee where he was critical of those who suffered from the condition , according to The Associated Press. When asked of his commitment to faith-based…
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#Sandpoint Town Square Home To First Public #SolarRoadways Panel Installation #Technology #SolarPower

Sandpoint Town Square Home To First Public Solar Roadways Panel Installation
Two years after the Idaho-based company Solar Roadways exceeded its crowdfunding goal of $1 million for constructing roads that gather solar power, the company has completed its first public installation in the City of
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#Verily's #wearable #microscope sees beneath your skin
#science #health

Verily's wearable microscope sees beneath your skin
UCLA and Verily, Google Alphabet's life sciences division, has developed a wearable microscope that could help doctors in the near future. The device is designed to track fluorescent biomarkers inside the skin, a vital tool used to detect certain can... ...
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#Quadriplegic driver gets first #autonomouscar license #Technology #Nevada

Quadriplegic driver gets first autonomous car license
Sam Schmidt is no ordinary race car driver after suffering a devastating accident in training that rendered him a quadriplegic back in 2000. Now he's also the first American to have been handed a driving license that permits him to use an autonomous... ...
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Why some #Australian private schools are #overfunded

#AustraliaPrivateSchool

Why some Australian private schools are overfunded
Australia's school funding model provides high levels of public funding to private schools, while also allowing them to charge fees. ...
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Women in #Polandstrike to protest proposal for #abortionban

#PolandProtest

Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban
Polish women are waging a nationwide strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, with workers and students
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#Breaking The Latest: Japanese scientist wins #NobelMedicinePrize

#YoshinoriOhsumi

The Latest: Japanese scientist wins Nobel medicine prize
The Latest on the first of this year's Nobel Prizes: the award in medicine or physiology (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi has been awarded this year's ...
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How the #Trump and #Clinton #taxplans would affect #Americans

#TaxPolicies

How the Trump and Clinton tax plans would affect Americans
For America's wealthiest families, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase if Hillary Clinton wins the election — or a big tax cut if Donald Trump wins. For everyone else? Right now, neither candidate is proposing major tax changes. Tax policy is one of the issues on wh...
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'Flying ivory' #hornbill bird gains extra protection

#Ivory

'Flying ivory' hornbill bird gains extra protection
An Asian bird species under threat for its ivory like helmet has gained extra protection at the Cites conference in Johannesburg. Numbers of the helmeted hornbill have plummeted in recent years as demand soared for the so-called "red ivory" that makes up its bill. Prized in China the hornbill helmet...
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#Russia-Baiting and Risks of #NuclearWar

#BarbedThreats

Russia-Baiting and Risks of Nuclear War
As U.S. and Russian officials trade barbed threats and as diplomacy on Syria is “on the verge” of extinction, it is tempting to view the ongoing propaganda exchange over who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 as a sideshow. That would be a huge mistake – easily made by President Obam...
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#ING to cut 5,800 jobs in digital plan

ING to cut 5,800 jobs in digital plan
Dutch bank ING says it intends to cut about 5,800 jobs in Belgium and the Netherlands over the next five years as part of a cost-cutting plan. The bank said the aim was to speed
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#Arsenal count lucky stars after 'fortunate' win

#Burnley

Arsenal count lucky stars after 'fortunate' win
Burnley: Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal were lucky to come away with a narrow 1-0 victory over Burnley after a disputed injury-time winner took them within two points of the Premier League summit. Burnley were left frustrated after defender Laurent Koscielny scored from a corner deep into stoppage t...
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