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Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter of John Kennedy

Oswald had two interview on the New Orleans radio station WDSU. The first program took place on August 17, 1963. The second on August 21, 1963.

Testing of Backlogged Rape Evidence Leads To Hundreds of Convictions

Hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, also known as sexual assault kits (SAKs), languish in evidence storage facilities across the U.S.

Hackers Seek Ransoms From Baltimore and Communities Across the US

The people of Baltimore are under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licenses.

The War on Women Coaches

Sports

In 1972, more than 90% of female collegiate athletes were coached by women. Today that number hovers around 42% at the NCAA Division I level.

We Made a Moving Tectonic Map of the Game of Thrones Landscape

The striking landscape of Game of Thrones has led some researchers to build climate simulations that explain the erratic seasons depicted in the show.

D-DAY June 6 1944 Succeeded Thanks to an Ingenious Design Called the Mulberry Harbors

When allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944, they were using a remarkable and entirely untested technology: artificial ports.

The Next Cyberattack Could Come From Sound Waves

Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a new way of using sound to interfere with devices containing accelerometers.

When Allen Ginsberg Met the Head of the CIA and Offered Him a Wager

Allen Ginsberg, counterculture icon, and CIA director R.Helms met in 1971 in a drawing room of the Corcoran Gallery, in a fittingly bizarre encounter.

Getting Poorer While Working Harder: The Cliff Effect

There is no place in the country where a family supported by one minimum-wage worker with a full-time job can live and afford a 2-bedroom apartment at the average fair-market rent.

U.S. Laws Protect Police, While Endangering Civilians

U.S. Laws Protect Police While Endangering Civilians. The ritual of an unnecessary police killing with no real accountability has become painfully familiar.

A FEW DAYS WITH LENIN AND TROTSKY IN 1920

A Few Days With Lenin And Trotsky In 1920 By the American cartoonist Ellison Hoover.

How UK Population Will Look Like by 2061 Under Hard, Soft or No Brexit Scenarios

With the British parliament still deadlocked, the UK’s future Brexit strategy is not yet set in stone. Whatever path the UK chooses from here will have an impact on the future of British immigration policy

New Zealand To Prioritize Well Being Over GDP in New ‘Well Being’ Budget

The Wellbeing Budget signals a new approach to the way governments work, by placing the wellbeing of New Zealanders at the heart of what we do.

Indiana Becomes 34th State To Pay Exonerees for Wrongful Incarceration

Indiana governor signed legislation to provide state compensation for innocent Hoosiers who were exonerated of crimes they did not commit.

UNOOSA and ESA Join Forces To Address the Space Debris Challenge

UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a joint statement on their wish to cooperate on the challenge of space debris.

GENETICS EXTENDS THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

Genealogists help solve crimes, sometimes identifying suspects with the DNA of distant relatives they’ve never met. Concerns about privacy issues persist.

Building privacy right into software code

The best way to avoid privacy problems is to take the task of privacy protection away from humans and entrust it to the computers themselves.

ICELAND LANDSCAPES

Geography

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Brexit: How the End of Britain’s Empire Led To Rising Inequality That Helped Leave To Victory

The echoes of empire have continued to reverberate in British political life. These echoes had a strong influence on why people voted for Brexit.

Facebook Wants to Combat Fake News With ID Checks – With Grave Implications for Privacy

To combat fake news, Facebook started requesting ID verification for people who wish to advertise or promote political posts or ads.

Through His Art, a Former Prisoner Diagnoses the Systemic Sickness of Florida’s Penitentiaries

While imprisoned, he made a series of pencil drawings on the back of stray sheets of paper to document the brutality of his time spent behind bars.

Game of Thrones: Teasing Hints From Welsh Language and Legends Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight

The events of medieval Britain were a source of inspiration in Game of Thrones. Characters’ names contain hints at events yet to come.

The Not-So-Nobel Past of the Nobel Prizes

“The Nobel Prize has interrupted my work. I’m not sure it is a useful interruption, though it certainly is a pleasant one.” 2010 Physics laureate Andre Geim.

Facebook’s Transparency Efforts Hide Key Reasons for Showing Ads

Facebook ads platform is an extremely powerful system which lets advertisers target specific users according to a detailed range of attributes.

Climate Change Is Putting Even Resilient and Adaptable Animals Like Baboons at Risk

The final baboon species, the chacma baboon from South Africa (known for raiding tourist vehicles to steal treats) is predicted the worst habitat loss.

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS GUIDE: HOW SHOULD REMAINERS USE THEIR VOTE

what are the options for Remainers in the European Elections? With so many options, the vote is likely to be split across several parties.

How Cryptocurrency Scam Works?

Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes were US$1.7 billion.

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency: A Financial Expert Breaks It Down

Unlike Bitcoin, which is not pegged to any other currency, Facecoin will need the backing of real money to maintain its fixed price.

COMPLICATIONS AND QUANDARIES IN THE ICT SECTOR – STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS AND COMPETITION ISSUES

Complications and Quandaries in the ICT Sector – Standard Essential Patents and Competition Issues Ashish Bharadwaj, Vishwas H. Devaiah, Indranath Gupta Introduction Many countries have formulated policies and re-oriented their economy to foster innovation as

Pharmacologist Looks at the Untapped Healing Compounds of Marijuana

Marijuana is more than just a source of cannabinoids. It is a particularly rich source of medicinal compounds that we have only begun to explore.

Pi Might Look Random but It’s Full of Hidden Patterns

Despite the endless string of unpredictable digits that make up pi, it’s not a random number. And it actually contains all sorts of surprising patterns.

Baseball’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Pace of Play – It’s Teams Tanking

Sports

MLB’s biggest problem isn’t pace of play, it’s teams tanking. Tanking, or intentionally losing, is corrupting the standings and the future of baseball.

Declassified Archives Show Us Helped Argentine Military Wage Dirty War That Killed 30,000

Newly declassified United States military and intelligence documents recently delivered to Argentina offer new details about the country’s brutal military.

How We Discovered Three Poisonous Books in Our University Library

Rare poisonous books on various historical topics in the University of Southern Denmark’s library collection contain large concentrations of arsenic on their covers.

To Win the Battle of Artificial Intelligence, Multiply the Legal Geeks

To win the battle of artificial intelligence, the digital law has to increasingly integrate other disciplines especially computer science and cognitive psychology.

New Data Paint an Unpleasant Picture of Poverty in the US

The annual cost of child poverty comes to around $1 trillion. Meanwhile, every dollar spent reducing child poverty is estimated to yield $7 in the future.

Algorithms Are Maximizing Profits for Online Retailers by Colluding to Keep Prices High

Algorithms are maximizing profits for online retailers by colluding to set prices above where they would otherwise be in a competitive market.

Hacking the Stress System to Let Psychology Influence Physiology

The balance between physiology and psychology can be hacked by training the brain to deal with exposure to cold. The outcome is breathtaking.

Why Abusive Husbands Kick Dogs but Angry Neighbors Poison Them

41% of men arrested for domestic violence admitted to committing animal cruelty as adults. Just 1.5% of the general population said the same.

Somerville Announces Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Opioid Companies

The suit alleges these companies deceptively and illegally promoted opioids and that they failed to investigate, report, maintain effective control, and take steps to terminate suspicious orders of the highly addictive prescription drugs.

Cheating Workers Out of Wages Is Easier Than Ever

Workers timekeeping software was the focus of a study that documents how it could be used to facilitate wage theft. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Why Health Implants Should Have Open Source Code

Open-source approach must be adopted by medical implants’ manufacturers. This will reduce vulnerability to attacks and faulty code.

Planned Burns Can Reduce Wildfire Risks, but Expanding Use of ‘Good Fire’ Isn’t Easy

Geography

Fire managers intentionally ignite fires within a predetermined forests area to burn brush, smaller trees and other plant matter.

Books Across Hispanic World Are Still Scarred by Franco’s Censorship

Between 1936 and 1966, all books published in Spain had to be submitted to Franco’s national board of censors for examination.

How One German City Developed Then Lost Generations of Math Geniuses

The story of the rise and fall of mathematics in Göttingen has been forgotten, but its legacy survives in other mathematical powerhouses around the world.

How Your Employer Uses Perks Like Wellness Programs To Control Your Life

Economics, Politics

Benefits, particularly those that employees deem necessary or exceptionally valuable, enable employers to exercise surveillance over workers.

If You’re Coming off Antidepressants, Withdrawals and Setbacks May Be Part of the Process

Returning to a lower dose of antidepressants and slowing down the discontinuation over a longer period may be a sensible way to go.

There’s a Massive Cyber Security Job Gap – We Should Fill It by Employing Hackers

With three million unfilled cybersecurity posts worldwide, the only way to fill such a large job gap is to employ hackers.

I’ve Always Wondered: Why Do Our Computing Devices Seem to Slow Down

Whether you’re using a phone, tablet, PC or other devices, the most useful zero-cost action you can take is to uninstall unnecessary apps and add-ons.

Kardashians Cancelled? at $500k per Instagram Post They Won’t Care

No woman in history has ever been afforded such lavish media coverage. Maybe Diana, Princess of Wales. For now, Kim Kardashian is never out of the media.

Under the Spell of a Generator’s Thrum, a Faulkner Masterpiece Was Born

In 1929, Faulkner was a newlywed who had recently moved out of his parents’ on the University of Mississippi’s campus to an apartment a few blocks away.

3 Times Political Conflict Reshaped American Mathematics

History shows that mathematics is much more than equations and facts. It’s a living discipline shaped, in part, by the political forces around it.

Your Car Is More Likely To Be Hacked by Your Mechanic Than a Terrorist

When it comes to car hacking, you should be more worried about dodgy mechanic dealers than one-off hackers with criminal intent.

He Helped Wrongfully Convict a Vegas Man. Two Decades Later, His Daughter Worked on a Law To Make Amends

Nevada bill will compensate men and women wrongfully convicted in the state for the years they spent behind bars and grant them certificates of innocence.

The Matrix 20 Years On: How a Sci-FI Film Tackled Big Philosophical Questions

The Matrix reaches for a view close to that of the 18th century philosopher, Kant, who insisted that reality conforms to the terms of our perception.

Why Glasgow’s Bolshevist Uprising in 1919 Wasn’t Quite the Red Threat Many Believed

January 31, 2019 is the centenary of Bloody Friday 1919, in which thousands of protesting workers were attacked in Glasgow’s main civic square by police.

Did a Censored Female Writer Inspire Ernest Hemingway’s Famous Style?

She is the extraordinary World War I nurse who wrote like Hemingway before Hemingway. She was arguably the originator of his famous style.

April 15 Is the Day Tobacco Companies Pay $9 Billion Compensation, but Is It Enough?

April 15 is the day when the five largest tobacco companies pay US$9 billion dollars to state governments, each and every year, forever.

What If the FBI Tried to Crack an Android Phone? Researchers Attacked One to Find Out

Researchers attempted to replicate what the FBI had wanted to do on an Android phone to crack it open and found some useful results.

Mount Etna: Volcano Is Sliding Towards the Sea and Now We Know Why

Geography

Mount Etna slide is caused by gravity, which makes a collapse more likely but we can’t give an indication of when or even if this will actually happen.

Using Computers To Crack Open Centuries-Old Mathematical Puzzles

Software will help mathematicians solve important problems and enhance their understanding of the nature, beauty and effectiveness of mathematics.

A Happy Ending for Game of Thrones? No Thanks

New research finds that exposure to “Game of Thrones” is associated with or resulted in lower levels of just world beliefs.

Study Shows How School Textbooks in Germany and England Present Europe in Entirely Different Ways

Europe is seen more expansively and positively in the German textbooks. Unlike the English books, German materials presented clear loyalties to Europe.

AUSTRIA PARLIAMENT IN VIENNA

REGULATIONS NEEDED AFTER CRYPTOCURRENCY CEO TAKES PASSWORDS TO HIS GRAVE

CEO was the only one who knew the password to an encrypted offline cryptocurrency repository where the firm had enshrined the vast majority of clients.

Former Boxer Punches Police During Paris Yellow Vests Protests

Video of a former French boxer punching a group of policemen and pushing them back during the yellow vests protests in Paris.

AUSTRIA PARLIAMENT BUILDING – A WONDERFUL WORK OF ART

Austria parliament building in Vienna is a wonderful work of art that looks more like a museum than a political building.

Can You Be Hacked by the World Around You?

Attackers may embed malicious software in the physical world, just waiting for unsuspecting people to scan it with a smartphone or a specialized device.

Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between a Job and a Healthy Baby

Pregnant women in low-income work often face an unappealing choice: lose their job or perform duties that endanger their health and that of their baby.

Black Hole Photo Confirms Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ever actually seen one.

Analysis of 4 Million Pitches Shows Just How Many Mistakes Umpires Make

Sports

MLB umpires made 34,246 incorrect ball and strike calls for an average of 14 per game. The average MLB umpire is 46 years old, with 13 years of experience.

Simple Optical Cloaking Device Using Four Mirrors

A Scientist from the University of Rochester explains a simple do-it-yourself optical cloaking device using four mirrors.

Omnivore Sharks and Cannibal Hippos – the Strange Dinnertime in the Animal Kingdom

Some animals break the “rules” we’ve set for them. If the plant-eating shark was a shock, what about supposedly strict vegetarians turning to meat?

Evolutionary Computation Has Been Promising Self-Programming Machines for 60 Years. So Where Are They?

Evolutionary computation has been studied by researchers for over 60 years. Yet, the idea still isn’t used widely outside the research community.

Canada and Mexico Get Rich Trading Marijuana

Medical Marijuana industry was worth about US$7.2 billion in 2016, according to Forbes, and is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 17%.

It’s Possible To Write Flaw-Free Software, So Why Don’t We?

Strong software engineering, or more usually formal methods, is a methodology that uses mathematics to ensure error-free programming.

Linus Torvalds vs Andrew Tanenbaum Linux Debate – 1992 Minix Newsgroup

In 1992, Tanenbaum harshly criticized Linux monolithic kernel on comp.os.minix newsgroup. Linus answered in a long persuasive post.

Your Pet on Pot or CBD: Not a Good Thing, a Toxicologist Explains

Many prescription and over the counter drugs as well as foods that are safe for humans are not safe for pets. This includes pot and CBD.

Why the Placebo Effect Scares Big Pharma?

The placebo effect has become an established reality in medicine. In many cases, providing sugar pills leads to the same results as a real treatment.

Why Are Americans Getting Their Medical Degrees in Cuba? Higher Quality and Debt-Free System

Cuba medical degrees have become popular among American students. The Cuban education system is debt-free and the medical program is very advanced.

US ACCUSED OF FEEDING DEAD KITTENS TO HEALTHY ONES IN ANIMAL CANNIBALISM EXPERIMENTS SINCE 1982

In a long animal cannibalism experiment, the US is accused of feeding dead kittens to healthy ones since 1982. The experiment used over 3000 cats.

Al Pacino’s Iconic Laughter Scene in …And Justice for All: A Moment of Despair and Disillusionment

Al Pacino’s laughing scene in the movie “And Justice For All” is one of the most hilarious and spontaneous laughing scenes in the history of cinema.

Linus Torvalds Was Approached by the NSA for Backdoor in Linux

Linus Torvalds was approached by the National Security Agency for backdoor in Linux, according to his father Nils Torvalds.

The Fed Won’t Let Germany Inspect Its Own Gold

The Federal Reserve refused in 2013 to let Germany inspect its own gold stored in the US. This raised questions about whether it still in the vaults or not.

LINUX KERNEL 5.0 INITIAL REVIEW

Initial review of the new kernel 5.0 of Linux operating system.

NIXON AND REAGAN ADVISER CLAIMS LBJ KILLED JFK

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THE TRUE COLORS OF EUROPE ANCIENT STATUES

The true colors of the ancient statues of the Greek and Roman civilizations.

Amazon HQ: Texas Experience Shows Why New Yorkers Were Right to Be Skeptical

New York offered Amazon US$3 billion to build a second HQ on the promise of 25k jobs. Later, Amazon backed out, citing political opposition to its plans.

JFK ASSASSINATION: WHO WAS THE UMBRELLA MAN?

Who was the umbrella man in the JFK assassination footage?

New Evidence for a Human Magnetic Sense That Lets Your Brain Detect Earth’s Magnetic Field

Do human beings have a magnetic sense? Biologists know other animals do. They think it helps creatures including bees and birds navigate through the world.

What Happens to the Natural World If All the Insects Disappear?

Despite their ubiquity in the animal kingdom, a report warned of a “bugpocalypse”, as surveys indicated that insects are declining at an alarming rate.

What the Coincheck Hack Tells Us About How Australian Regulators Will Handle a Cryptocurrency Hack

In the past eight years, more than a third of all cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked. The total losses exceed US$1 billion.

The Promise of the Learn to Code Movement

Computer science and programming education must suit the needs of 21st-century learners. Otherwise, the cost will be a disillusioned workforce.

Why Don’t Big Companies Keep Their Computer Systems up To Date?

When senior executives at companies aren’t tech-savvy, they often lack understanding of what’s at stake and how to quickly protect valuable information.

Drug and Device Makers Pay Thousands of Doctors With Disciplinary Records

Critics of industry payments to doctors say they can influence recipients to prescribe drugs that cost more, may not be necessary or are similar to cheaper generics.

Scientists Have a Word for Studying the Post-Truth World: Agnotology