Monday, 30 November 2020

New top story on Hacker News: South Korea's fusion device KSTAR runs for 20 seconds at 100M degrees Celsius

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South Korea's fusion device KSTAR runs for 20 seconds at 100M degrees Celsius
61 by airstrike | 46 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: LuckysheetServer – Google Sheets-like realtime collaborative spreadsheet

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

LuckysheetServer – Google Sheets-like realtime collaborative spreadsheet
7 by alexliu518 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Missing Florida sailor found clinging to capsized vessel

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The man, 62, was rescued by a passing container ship, more than 80 miles off the Florida coast.

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Canada unveils largest economic relief package since WW2

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Opposition Conservatives say the historic spending plan is "startling".

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Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Social media is full of coronavirus vaccine information - but how can you tell which is reliable?

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Trump presidency's final days: 'In his mind, he will not have lost'

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

West Wing aides are keeping a low profile as the presidency slowly comes to terms with his loss.

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A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Andrei Ostapovich quit his job as a Belarusian police officer, was detained in Russia, then escaped to Poland.

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassination

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Frank Gardner looks at Iran's options were it to try to avenge Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's assassination.

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France Islam: Muslims face state pressure to embrace values

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

A "charter of values" is the latest effort by the French state to win Muslim hearts and minds.

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End Sars protests: The Nigerian women leading the fight for change

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The feminists who were the backbone of the EndSars protests, which threaten Nigeria's status quo.

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On Pandemic Schooling, de Blasio Is Actually Leading

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Thank You, Justice Gorsuch

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

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As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

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As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

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Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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01ambriefing-themorning

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Sunday, 29 November 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Notation as a Tool of Thought

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

Notation as a Tool of Thought
9 by mafaa | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: William S Burroughs and the Cult of Rock’n’Roll by Casey Rae Review

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

William S Burroughs and the Cult of Rock’n’Roll by Casey Rae Review
7 by lermontov | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Biden announces all-female senior press team

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Joe Biden has pledged to shape one of the most diverse US presidential cabinets ever.

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White Island volcano: NZ officials charge 13 parties over tragedy

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Some 22 people died when the volcano suddenly erupted last December with tourists on it.

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The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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What We Learned From Week 12 of the N.F.L. Season

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Biden’s doctor says president-elect has hairline fracture after twisting his ankle playing with dog.

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Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Covid: Fauci warns of 'surge in cases' post Thanksgiving

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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For Trump, Past Is Prologue

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Coronavirus

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: Advent of Code 2020

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Advent of Code 2020
27 by galaktor | 5 comments on Hacker News.

Saturday, 28 November 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Openstreetmap Foundation board election: manifestos, official questions answers

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

Openstreetmap Foundation board election: manifestos, official questions answers
12 by liotier | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Scion EPIC: a path-aware clean-slate internet architecture

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

Scion EPIC: a path-aware clean-slate internet architecture
8 by fanf2 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to Do What You Want: Akrasia and Self-Binding

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

How to Do What You Want: Akrasia and Self-Binding
10 by yarinr | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Viewpoint: How Ethiopia is undermining the African Union

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.

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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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The battle to save a biodiversity hotspot in India

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Environmentalists in India's Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.

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Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours.

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Conjoined twins: 'We always knew we were different'

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

They made headlines when surgeons separated them - now Sanchia and Eman Mowatt are at university.

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Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

A new report warns Afghanistan is becoming a major methamphetamine producer, leaving addicts in its wake.

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Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by China

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Are these fights real?

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Six-Pack

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: Fingerprinting

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Fingerprinting
15 by luu | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Isetta: Writing a Game Engine from Scratch

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Isetta: Writing a Game Engine from Scratch
7 by da_big_ghey | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The NoJS Club

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

The NoJS Club
27 by 0goel0 | 18 comments on Hacker News.

Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

Champ 16:04 BBC News - World No comments

The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

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Friday, 27 November 2020

The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.

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Karl Edwards: The 'bronzed Aussie' who knew life was for living

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The story behind the plaque: the fast life and freakishly unlucky death of Karl Edwards.

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The Indian bride who wore a pantsuit to her wedding

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

In a country where marriages are steeped in tradition, Sanjana Rishi's wedding outfit drew criticism.

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Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster over?

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Has Covid put an end to big budget film-making, or will busy cinemas in Asia give Hollywood hope?

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Border wall fader

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: McKinsey Proposed Paying Pharmacy Companies Rebates for OxyContin Overdoses

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

McKinsey Proposed Paying Pharmacy Companies Rebates for OxyContin Overdoses
32 by wallflower | 9 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to Live to the Full While Dying: The Diary of Alice James (2017)

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

How to Live to the Full While Dying: The Diary of Alice James (2017)
3 by samclemens | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

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Swiss vote on making firms liable for rights abuse

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: Apple CPU tricks: memory reordering, JavaScript support, ref counting

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Apple CPU tricks: memory reordering, JavaScript support, ref counting
26 by simonpure | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: R number for UK below 1 for first time since August

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

R number for UK below 1 for first time since August
14 by jlokier | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Htmx 1.0.0 Release

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Htmx 1.0.0 Release
16 by skept | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption

Champ 18:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha
40 by greyface- | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Pandoc for TeXnicians [pdf]

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

Pandoc for TeXnicians [pdf]
8 by marbu | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Dear Mozilla: Why Thunderbird 78.x is both great and awful (PGP)

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

Dear Mozilla: Why Thunderbird 78.x is both great and awful (PGP)
8 by djsumdog | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Modernizing Legacy Computer Systems

Champ 18:23 Hacker News No comments

Show HN: Modernizing Legacy Computer Systems
8 by mbellotti | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a smiley face sign

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

Activist Jolovan Wham faces large fines for violating public order laws in Singapore.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of a march into guerrilla warfare

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

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PG Wodehouse: Why India still holds a flame for the English author

Champ 18:04 BBC News - World No comments

The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?

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El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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A Poem of Gratitude from Oklahoma

Champ 17:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: A look at Chang’e 5 telemetry

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

A look at Chang’e 5 telemetry
9 by kwk1 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A tiny badge led to dozens of sales and hundreds of new followers

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

A tiny badge led to dozens of sales and hundreds of new followers
17 by rosiesherry | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to Load Fonts in a Way That Fights FOUT and Makes Lighthouse Happy

Champ 17:23 Hacker News No comments

How to Load Fonts in a Way That Fights FOUT and Makes Lighthouse Happy
5 by blindm | 0 comments on Hacker News.

'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Can a ninja’s life teach us about staying safe in a pandemic?

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.

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US election results: Why the most accurate bellwether counties were wrong

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Of the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.

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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake

Champ 16:33 NYT No comments

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New top story on Hacker News: Metal for IntelliJ Platform

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Metal for IntelliJ Platform
10 by markdog12 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: People Can't Vacuum or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon's Servers Are Down

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

People Can't Vacuum or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon's Servers Are Down
33 by benryon | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Reasoning about Colors

Champ 16:23 Hacker News No comments

Reasoning about Colors
7 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

The woman sacrificing everything for freedom

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Three months on from the Belarus election, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reflects on how her life has changed.

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Tributes pour in for football great Maradona

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.

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Yemen: Growing up in a war-torn country

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Yemen is labelled the "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" and 60% of its population is under 25.

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Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

Champ 17:04 BBC News - World No comments

Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.

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Why France may ban discrimination against accents

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A French MP wants to push back against the traditional Parisian disdain for regional voices.

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Chile's Mapuche indigenous group fights for rights

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The Mapuche make up 12% of Chile's population but are not recognised in the country's constitution.

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Tigray crisis: How the Ethiopian army and TPLF clashed over an airport

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With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.

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Covid: US doctor's video simulates what dying patient sees

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This doctor made a video simulating what a dying Covid patient sees - to urge people to wear masks.

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Biden Urges Unity: ‘We’re at War With the Virus, Not With One Another’

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James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86

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A Turkey Recipe for 2020

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This Wrongly Convicted Man Spent 25 Thanksgivings in Prison

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In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting

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Edward P. Lazear, Economist and Presidential Adviser, Dies at 72

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Elks Lodges and other clubs face challenges surviving the pandemic.

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Confused by the College Football Playoff Rankings? We Can Help

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PM Virus tab fader update

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New top story on Hacker News: Pimutils: The coreutils of personal information management

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Pimutils: The coreutils of personal information management
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New top story on Hacker News: How fast does interpolation search converge?

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How fast does interpolation search converge?
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New top story on Hacker News: Technology as It Should Be – Purism

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Technology as It Should Be – Purism
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New top story on Hacker News: A New Study About Color Tries to Decode ‘The Brain’s Pantone’

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A New Study About Color Tries to Decode ‘The Brain’s Pantone’
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'Michael Flynn's loyalty to Trump has paid off' - Omarosa Manigault Newman

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Former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman reacts to the ex-national security adviser's pardon.

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Tuesday, 24 November 2020

How sunshine can make the railways greener

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The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.

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US election: Daily Show comedian Jordan Klepper on Trump and his supporters

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Jordan Klepper has become known for his Trump supporter interviews with Trevor Noah.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of ethnic profiling stalk conflict

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Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination - an allegation the government denies.

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New Brunswick outbreak: How a smalltown doctor became a Covid pariah

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After being labelled "patient-zero", a small-town physician in Canada was shunned.

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Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by China

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Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

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More Than 30 Charged in Scheme to Fix Coast Guard Test Scores

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Transition Gets Underway in Earnest as Biden Team Fans Out Across Capital

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