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ScienceDaily | 11/20/2018 | StaffA new analysis by MIT researchers has pinpointed what caused the savings, including the policies and technology changes that mattered most. For example, they found that government policy to help grow...
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Universe Today | 11/20/2018 | Staff
They say there’s more than one way to skin an interstellar cat, and in astronomy there’s more than one way to find alien exoplanets orbiting a distant star. With the recent shut-down of NASA’s...
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Collider | 11/19/2018 | Matt Goldberg
Warner Bros. has released the final trailer for Aquaman. The superhero’s solo movie is part origin story about how he’s the child of two worlds who trained to become king of Atlantis, and part...
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ChurchLeaders | 11/19/2018 | Staff
The Church Liturgical Calendar (also known as the “Christian Year”) is a powerful tool for ordering the days of our lives after gospel rhythms, year after year. From Advent to Pentecost/Ordinary...
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Screen | 3/11/2011 | Staff
Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato will star in Fukushima 50, Kadokawa Corporation’s upcoming action drama about the 2011 meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the on-site workers...
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The Daily Caller | 11/19/2018 | Staff
Week 12 of the college football season is behind us, and that means it’s time for some new power rankings. Let’s dive right in. Crimson - Tide - Half - Citadel - Alabama The Crimson Tide struggled...
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Rare | 11/19/2018 | Silke Jasso
It’s winter, which means it’s going to get colder every day from here on out, which is why we are all turning to heaters to stay warm. They are the ultimate winter must have to keep your house nice...
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www.oann.com | 11/19/2018 | StaffCOLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who lost two motions of no confidence last week, may lose his government’s budget even as he clings to power.
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POPSUGAR Entertainment | 11/18/2018 | Whitney Friedlander
Warning: Spoilers for Outlander ahead! Talk about a dark and stormy night. Episode - Outlander - Season - False - Bride The third episode of Outlander's fourth season, titled "The False Bride,"...
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phys.org | 11/15/2018 | Staff
In Pakistan's bleak Thar desert, the roar of trucks is constant at a massive Chinese-backed coal power project the government sees as an answer to chronic energy shortages, but which activists warn...
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phys.org | 11/15/2018 | Staff
A report suggests blockchain and other decentralised systems could help unlock the much-needed funds for a successful transformation towards a zero-carbon economy.
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phys.org | 11/16/2018 | Staff
If thermoelectric materials can convert low-grade heat into electricity, we may never need to charge wearable technology at home again. At night, most of us plug in a jumble of wires and devices as...
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 11/17/2018 | Mike LaChance
Two professors authored a recent essay arguing that calls for civility from college instructors are a “deflection tactic” designed to force people to “fall back in line with the normalized...
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Breitbart | 11/17/2018 | Staff
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson argued the deals reached by Amazon to locate in New York City and Northern Virginia, two Democratic Party-controlled...
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Breitbart | 11/16/2018 | Staff
Turkey’s Yeni Safak, a newspaper that supports President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, published an editorial on Friday by its most energetic columnist, editor-in-chief Ibrahim Karagul, warning that war...
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Mail Online | 11/16/2018 | Kate Ferguson, Senior Political Correspondent For Mailonline
The DUP could tear up their deal to prop the Tories up in No10 unless Theresa May is ousted as the party leader. The party wields an enormous amount of power as its 10 MPs have agreed to support the...
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AP NEWS | 11/16/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans who have spent the last two years arguing that there was bias in President Barack Obama’s Justice Department are preparing to subpoena two key witnesses in the...
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Zero Hedge | 11/16/2018 | Staff
Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are battling backlash over an explosive investigation by the New York Times into Facebook's mercenary damage control tactics in the wake of...
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War on the Rocks | 11/13/2018 | Dean Cheng
What is the future of U.S.-Chinese relations? Will a rising China seek to overturn the U.S.-led international order? What is China doing inside the first island chain? In cyberspace? Orbital space?...
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phys.org | 11/16/2018 | Staff
Tajikistan on Friday inaugurates a $3.9 billion hydro-electric power plant, a mega project that will enable the impoverished country to eliminate domestic energy shortages and export electricity to...
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Mail Online | 11/15/2018 | Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com
Comcast has fired a 10-year employee after he outed as a member of far-right group the Proud Boys and posed for a picture flashing the white power sign. Andrew Kovalic was terminated on Wednesday...
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phys.org | 11/15/2018 | Staff
A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors. The new fuel cell, which provides...
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Mail Online | 11/15/2018 | Lily Waddell For Mailonline
She found love with her new beau Sam Mucklow in The Only Way Is Essex finale. Yet Lauren Pope headed out on her own when she attended The Business Show 2018 at the Excel centre, in London on...
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Mail Online | 1/17/2018 | Ciara Farmer For Mailonline
She is known for her business savvy and style. Yet Kris Jenner swapped her power suits for nightwear on Wednesday evening as she headed out in Los Angeles while sporting a stunning pyjama-inspired...
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canadafreepress.com | 11/15/2018 | Katy Grimes
As American voters are watching the election fraud take place in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties in Florida, are California Democrats also cheating their way to power? Our state certainly isn’t...
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Live Science | 11/15/2018 | Staff
A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein to his sister, Maja, has sold for $39,350 at an auction in Jerusalem. The letter, penned in 1922 from a secret location in northern Germany, reveals the...
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Washington Examiner | 11/14/2018 | by Timothy P. CarneySen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has declared that a Republican win in Georgia would be illegitimate. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum rescinded his concession. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
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The Heidelblog | 11/14/2018 | Staff
Romans is one of the greatest resources available to the Christian faith and life. Written in the mid-to late AD 50s to the congregation in Rome, Paul sent this pastoral letter to make clear the...
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WIRED | 11/14/2018 | Alex Davies
For a service that’s meant to be easy to use, Uber can be awful stressful. Sure you can get a ride at the tap of a touchscreen, but you can also be shocked by unexpectedly steep fares, aggravated by...
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WSJ | 11/14/2018 | Felicia Schwartz
TEL AVIV—Israel’s defense minister announced his intention to resign and withdraw his party from the ruling coalition Wednesday, a move that weakens Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power...
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The Daily Caller | 11/13/2018 | Staff
Soviet Marxist leader Joseph Stalin’s infamous boast about elections was: “It’s not the people who vote that count; it’s the people who count the votes.” No group knows that better than today’s...
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Washington Examiner | 11/13/2018 | by Laura Barrón-LópezDemocrats are poised to re-elect their long-reigning triumvirate of leaders in the House of Representatives despite calls for a generational shift from a number of new members impatient for change.
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The Daily Caller | 11/12/2018 | StaffAnother great weekend of college football is behind us, and that means it’s time for some more power rankings. What is there to really to say about the best team in America right now? Nobody has...
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Roadshow | 11/12/2018 | Andrew Krok
In an email, a Lyft spokesperson didn't offer any more information about the program's perks, saying only that more information would be available after Lyft Rewards launches in December.
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www.wnd.com | 11/12/2018 | StaffHugh Hewitt once wrote the book “If It’s Not Close, They Can’t Cheat: Crushing the Democrats In Every Election And Why Your Life Depends On It.” In 1960, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago (where five...
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The Playlist | 11/11/2018 | Julia Teti
At its most basic premise, “Hidden Figures” is the story of three African American women whose contributions to NASA remained an unknown story for far too long. But beneath this umbrella plot are...
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E! Online | 11/11/2018 | Staff
Backstage was the place to be at the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards! The night's biggest names all partied it up there inside the PCAs' Power of the People Pyramid—and Jimmy Fallon was the first...
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ScienceDaily | 11/9/2018 | StaffDr Mahmoud Dhimish, a lecturer in Electronics and Control Engineering and co-director of the Photovoltaics Laboratory at the University, analysed 2,580 polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV)...
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www.oann.com | 11/11/2018 | StaffLONDON (Reuters) – For a man standing six-foot-eight, the 13 aces Kevin Anderson sent down against Dominic Thiem could perhaps be expected on the reasonably quick surface being used at the ATP Finals.
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TVOvermind | 11/11/2018 | Nat Berman
Power is a show that details the life of a nightclub owner called Ghost, whose real name is James St. Patrick. The character is played by Omari Hardwick. In the plot, he’s a well-known and very...
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IndieWire | 11/11/2018 | Staff
Somehow, this is only Liev Schreiber’s first time hosting “Saturday Night Live.” And it’s not for a big movie — say what you will about “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” but how did he not host around...
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Conservative Tribune | 10/6/2018 | Malachi Bailey
During a time of increased immigration from Mexico in the summer of 2014, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein encouraged then-President Barack Obama to use his “very broad power” to limit immigration...
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Washington Free Beacon | 11/9/2018 | Aryssa Damron
In 2014, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif) encouraged President Barack Obama to use his "broad power" to limit the "crisis" of unaccompanied minors at the border due to "sufficient flexibility in...
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Collider | 11/9/2018 | Christina Radish
From director Fabien Constant and writer Laura Eason, the indie drama Here and Now follows Vivienne (Sarah Jessica Parker, in a truly terrific performance), an established singer with a successful...
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The Mercury News | 11/9/2018 | Matthias Gafni
PARADISE — Downed PG&E power lines, amid high winds, may have sparked the deadly Camp Fire that has destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least nine people, according to hours of...
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Mail Online | 11/11/1918 | Dominic Sandbrook for the Daily Mail
Deep in the heart of the Compiegne Forest, in north-eastern France, there stands a handsome two-storey building. Inside is a humble railway wagon, apparently perfectly preserved, the letters...
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POPSUGAR Entertainment | 11/9/2018 | Quinn Keaney
The real joy of watching Jessica Barden on screen comes from her willingness to get dirty — both metaphorically and literally, in some cases. The 26-year-old The End of the F***ing World star isn't...
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phys.org | 11/9/2018 | Staff
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have undertaken the largest study to date into the effectiveness of solar panels across the UK and discovered that parts of the country are suffering an...
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The Heidelblog | 11/9/2018 | Staff
Romans is one of the greatest resources available to the Christian faith and life. Written in the mid-to late AD 50s to the congregation in Rome, Paul sent this pastoral letter to make clear the...
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Charisma News | 11/9/2018 | Staff
In a recent private prayer session, the Spirit of God directed us to Scriptures on evil spirits and prayer and fasting. The root of man's rebellion against God is that people cannot see, for they...
We Still Need Apostolic Bishops Last week's meeting of American bishops in Baltimore was pathetic. To start, there was the...
Ukrainian Church Breaks 300+ Year Subordination to Russia Following a historic power struggle in the Eastern Orthodox Church,...
Winona-Rochester diocese to file for bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits Winona, Minn., Nov 20, 2018 / 03:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).
Amid Asia Bibi drama, ‘Under Caesar’s Sword’ worth revisiting DENVER - Over the last three weeks, Christians and others...
For most Americans, new research says, family comes first (RNS) — As many Americans gather with their loves ones for...
Gunman kills one at Catholic store in Missouri St. Louis, Mo., Nov 20, 2018 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A gunman remains on...
Kindred’s robots help retailers handle fulfillment centers — and take on Amazon Since taking the reins as chief executive of...
4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible from space The mounds, which are easily visible on Google Earth, are...
Backlash at Chinese university shows limits to surveillance A Chinese university's plan to conduct a blanket search of student...
Five years and one pivot later, Trueface emerges with a promise for better facial recognition tech Shaun Moore and Nezare...
Discovery could neutralize West Nile virus Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have isolated a...
Fox Networks Group Latin America Inks Music Biopic Pact With Underground Fox Networks Group Latin America (FNG) is jumping on...
21 Ghost Story Books That Will Chill You to the Bone Halloween is far from the only time of year when you can enjoy a good...
Sequel Bits: ‘Inside Man 2’, ‘Zombieland 2’, ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Avatar’, ‘John Wick 3’, ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’, ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Barclays Doubles Fund for Streaming Content to $256 Million Barclays Corporate Banking has announced a doubling to £200 million...
The Fantastic Beasts Sequel Ends With a Big Twist, but Does It Have a Postcredits Scene? Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of...
Mark Hamill Pitched George Lucas The Idea To Have Boba Fett Revealed As Luke Skywalker’s Mother Boba Fett may have been a...
Tornado Coming in Laramie! This classic stovepipe in Laramie is causing some havoc as it continues on its way looking very...
Short, But Torrential Downpour in Nevada! This microburst drops lots of water on the Nevada landscape!
361 Golden Retrievers Celebrating 150 Year Anniversary of the Breed! Golden Retrievers are beautiful dogs and so many in one...
Fish in a Pit Ambushes Another Fish That Comes By to Investigate! The narrators of this video are taken aback at the surprise...
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