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Trump has nominated multiple Project 2025 contributors despite claiming he had “nothing to do” with the document.
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Al Jazeera reporter Hossam Shabat had just arrived at a house that had been bombed when Israel struck it again.
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Today, US senators will be forced to record for posterity whether they condone US enabling of the genocide in Gaza.
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Critics point out that Mehmet Oz also peddles baseless health advice and “profits from fringe medical ideas.”
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The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment has no experience in education, says education historian Diane Ravitch.
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Trump's attacks on the media include recently musing that he wouldn't mind journalists being killed during his rallies.
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"It would be something that would be unprecedented in American history,” said one expert.
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This Trans Day of Remembrance, we are holding Nex Benedict and all Two-Spirit people in our hearts.
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Some are turning to the long history of LGBTQ resilience and resistance as a source of hope and inspiration.
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Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed numerous children every single day in the past week, UNICEF said.
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The president-elect is planning on imposing a baseline tariff on all foreign-made goods.
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“Russia is lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a possible conventional attack," said one expert.
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A UN memo last month reportedly found that pillagers “may be benefiting from” Israeli protection.
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The Senate is slated to vote on the landmark resolutions on Wednesday.
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Rep.-elect Sarah McBride called the proposal a distraction to “manufacture culture wars” and avoid important issues.
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Israeli draft resisters are refusing military conscription and deployment to Gaza, many in hopes of ending the genocide.
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Organizer Leona Morgan highlights the risks of the uranium mining required to produce nuclear power.
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Deemed illegal in three states, similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.
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Polling shows that most Americans would oppose cuts to either program.
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Care work and parenting work are not an accessory to abolition — they are core to the struggle itself.
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The shortage may last months as the US expects an increase in hospitalizations due to respiratory virus season.
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The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 billion years ago, a time long considered too harsh for life to flourish.
The post All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/distro/jobs/splSeS5-head-of-marketing-b2b
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42198068
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Article URL: https://hackaday.com/2024/11/20/with-core-one-prusas-open-source-hardware-dream-quietly-dies/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42197845
Points: 16
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Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi9EW9xhqAU
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42197824
Points: 18
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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/report-doj-wants-to-force-google-chrome-sale-android-de-bundling/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42197759
Points: 26
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Article URL: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/alphaqubit-quantum-error-correction/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42196841
Points: 52
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From the post:
Blossom is an open-source robot platform for human-robot interaction (HRI) research that I developed during my PhD. I’ve used Blossom for research in design, machine learning, and telepresence; others have made Blossoms for their own research purposes. I have continued working on “rebuilding” the entire platform: I redesigned the inner frame as a model kit, complete with Gunpla-inspired runners and instructions, and refactored the codebase as r0b0, a Python library for communicating between hardware peripherals and software applications. In preparation to present Blossom at Maker Faire Coney Island, I refined the telepresence interface and enabled conversational interaction with a language model. The new repository is available on GitHub and includes documentation for construction.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42196226
Points: 30
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Article URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/between-the-booms-ai-in-winter/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42196037
Points: 31
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Article URL: https://www.philipzucker.com/sql_graph_csp/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42195994
Points: 87
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Article URL: https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/10/30/exploring-the-cost-and-feasibility-of-battery-electric-ships/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42195817
Points: 14
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Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-northeast-is-becoming-fire-country
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42195490
Points: 34
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Article URL: https://unlocked.microsoft.com/vatican/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42194587
Points: 94
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Article URL: https://catonmat.net/unix-utilities-pipe-viewer
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42194540
Points: 25
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Article URL: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-good-are-american-roads
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42194327
Points: 122
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Article URL: https://artanis.dev/blog/1.0.0-release.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42194315
Points: 111
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Article URL: https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/enso-design-constraints/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193885
Points: 45
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Article URL: https://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/personalhomes/fwerner/research/2021/09/grpc-for-ipc/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193859
Points: 69
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This project is inspired by some of the asserts in Unreal engine.
Due to reliance on core_intrinsics it is necessary to develop using nightly Rust, but there are stubs in place so a production build will not require nightly.
I recently released version 0.2 which includes no_std support and adds optional log message arguments to the ensure macro.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193793
Points: 74
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Article URL: https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/57033/what-is-the-origin-of-the-lake-tank-image-that-has-become-a-meme
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193771
Points: 390
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Article URL: https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/flying-with-photons
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193663
Points: 37
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Show HN: Cardo - Open Source Desktop Podcast Client
Hi, I'm an amateur developer from Spain. I have released this desktop podcast client that works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
It's a modest project, but it might be useful for you, it has syncing capabilities with Antennapod, Kasts, Repod or other clients. You can manage your subscriptions, queue episodes and even download them to listen to later.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193530
Points: 56
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Automatic Car Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need To Work at 62 mph. (Maria) The author writes, “The world is full of feel-bad news. Here’s something to feel good about: Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety tech success stories. Auto-braking systems, called AEB for short, use sensors including cameras, radar, […]
Automatic Car Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need To Work at 62 mph. originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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The future of the US will depend on how Americans from all walks of life respond to this unprecedented assault on our form of government.
Having Promised to ‘Fix’ the Economy, Trump Begins by Breaking Everything originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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Rep. James Comer's (R-KY) investigation into the "Biden crime family" yielded no tangible results, so the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee apparently figured that he might as well make some money off it.
The Comer Con – GOP Lawmaker Cashes in on Biden Witch Hunt originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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New York Issues First Drought Warning in 22 Years as Dry Conditions Persist originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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Better late than never?
Asking the Tough Questions originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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The outlook for climate action in the US is grim, but there’s a separate path forward for accountability in the courts.
Climate Accountability Under Trump: The Courts originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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As firefighters have learned — some fires are actually beneficial.
Trump Is Setting Everything Afire. Will He Be Engulfed, Too? originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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Although Republicans are usually the party of election denialism, the way Democrats are conducting themselves in the aftermath of Pennsylvania’s Senate election opens them up to criticism on election integrity.
Pennsylvania Senate Election Controversy Is Not a Good Look for Democrats originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
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Chad Maydwell is accused of killing his cellmate, Michael Griego, after the two men had an altercation inside the Harris County Jail back in 2022. Maydwell is also facing a capital murder charge after allegedly killing his grandmother.
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Mayor John Whitmire wanted a change in city rules so his pick for public works director could take office. City Council approved his request Wednesday, and Randall Macchai is the new director of Houston Public Works.
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In this week's political roundup, we consider what President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet and advisor announcements might signal.
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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state’s recently purchased 1,400-acre ranch could be used as a deportation hub.
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The move imitates several legal efforts carried out by the Office of the Attorney General targeting firearm restrictions.
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The Spring restaurant is run by Will and Nichole Buckman, who have lived in the town north of Houston for most of their lives. The popularity of CorkScrew has grown in recent years from word-of-mouth.
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Jones asked the bankruptcy court to stop the sale and side with another bidder who challenged the closed auction process.
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On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And the Battleship Texas Foundation gives us an update on efforts to establish a new, permanent home for the famous ship and museum.
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Cancer Moonshot is a program the Biden Administration revived in 2022. It has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into cancer research. President-elect Donald Trump has not yet addressed the fate of the initiative during his second term in the White House.
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About 4,000 seniors in need will receive meals ahead of the holiday, thanks to Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston and Reliant.
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Episode: 1983 Inventing the newspaper in seventeenth-century England. Today, our guest, historian Cathy Patterson reports on the invention of the newspaper.
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Dwindling enrollment and related financial woes are leading to the closure of the charter school, which has operated in southeast Houston since 2008.
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Trustees voted Monday to build a practice facility instead of a competition-style natatorium after evaluating the 2023 bond project.
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At least two other HISD schools, Harvard Elementary and Pershing Middle School, have undergone principal changes since the beginning of October.
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David Northern had served as the president and CEO of the HHA since February 2022.
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The incident marks the 27th time this year that a Houston Police Department officer shot someone while on duty.
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Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. The board is expected to officially vote on whether to approve the materials later this week.
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The director position at the city’s infrastructure department can only be held by a licensed engineer. Whitmire’s pick, Randall Macchi, has experience as an attorney and leadership coach — and as chief operating officer of HPW — but he’s not an engineer.
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Houston Matters talks with members of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation to learn about their culture and what their ancestors called Houston a few hundred years ago.
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Houston Matters producer Mincho Jacob talks with the publisher's founder and its deputy director.
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The Texans stopped just the second two-game losing streak in quarterback C.J. Stroud’s two seasons while maintaining a two-game lead in the AFC South.
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Robinson is accused in court documents of sharing private information about the multi-million dollar deal to assist the company with being selected for the award. The charge comes just months after she was fired from her position during the process of a separate investigation.
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As the threat of mass deportations looms, hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protections fear they may have to leave the U.S., leaving family and careers behind.
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On Tuesday's show: We discuss what HISD will do now that no new bond money is coming. And we learn what one group of indigenous people once called Houston and efforts to reclaim what Native Americans once called places across the country.
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Episode: 2502 Computer assisted proofs: How machines extend our mind’s reach. Today, let’s ask how computers help us see mathematical truths.
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Deceleration, coproduced with Truthout, and is republished here with permission. “The hostility has always been there,” Paul told me. “But I feel like it truly began to ramp up like 2020.” A 16-year-old student at a large public high school in a large Texas city, Paul (a pseudonym […]
The post ‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas appeared first on The Texas Observer.
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In 1926, the Galveston League of Women Voters wrote to their U.S. senator to express concern over the “dreadful conditions which exist in regard to the detention of deportees in this part of the world.” The women referred to the Galveston County Jail—a squalid, perpetually louse-infested local lockup that received federal money for each migrant […]
The post How Texas Jails Built Migrant Incarceration appeared first on The Texas Observer.