Tag: news blog

  • ‘Cloud.’ ‘Legitimacy crisis.’ ‘Taint.’ Legal experts on Kavanaugh joining the court.

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    Misconduct allegations, temperament questions will follow Trump’s pick as he takes his seat. They may never go away. Brett Kavanaugh joins the Supreme Court as damaged goods, dogged by questions about his integrity that he may never be able to outrun — casting a pall over the institution for a long time to come, high […]

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  • Apple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

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    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that it had been penetrated in a sophisticated attack on its supply chain. Apple Vice President for Information Security George Stathakopoulos wrote in a letter to the Senate and […]

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  • President Donald Trump’s winning streak

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    Donald Trump may have never had a better time being President. Only a re-election party on the night of November 3, 2020, could possibly offer the same vindication for America’s most unconventional commander in chief as the 36 hours in which two foundational strands of his political career are combining in a sudden burst of […]

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  • 5 Things Tech Investors Need to Know Today

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    Many big technology companies are in quiet periods leading up to their next earnings reports, but it’s still been a fairly busy morning in the tech space. Here are the top five stories you need to know for Thursday. Chinese hacking concerns for Apple and Amazon Bloomberg reports that Chinese operatives were able to insert malicious […]

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  • Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn’s rings changing planet’s upper atmosphere

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    Political humorist Mark Russell once joked, “The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.” Well, there’s no luggage, it turns out. But a new study appearing in Science based on data from the final orbits last year of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the rings of Saturn […]

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  • Rihanna Unveiled Part of Her New Holiday Collection and It’s Stunning

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    Holiday season is quickly approaching (side note: How is it October rn?!) and you already know Rihanna has BIG plans for some amazing festive Fenty Beauty products. Case in point: On Wednesday, she gave fans a sneak peek of a of a new eye and cheek palette on her Instagram and it’s SO gorgeous. The […]

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  • What is bitcoin? And should you invest in it?

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    Only 5 percent of people own bitcoin, but a majority of Americans expect the price to rise in the next five years. How’s this for a hero’s journey: In July 2010, one bitcoin cost just 5 cents. In December 2017, that figure had risen to nearly $20,000. And just three months ago, the price fell […]

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  • Nobel Peace Prize for anti-rape activists Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege

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    The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to campaigners against rape in warfare, Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Ms Murad is an Iraqi Yazidi who was tortured and raped by Islamic State militants and later became the face of a campaign to free the Yazidi people. Dr Mukwege is a Congolese gynaecologist who, along with […]

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  • Interpol chief Meng Hongwei vanishes on trip to China

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    France has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international police agency Interpol. His family have not heard from him since he left Interpol HQ in the French city of Lyon for a trip back to China a week ago, police sources say. “He did not disappear in […]

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  • Why you should be doing design challenges

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    Design challenges help sharpen your UX skills, offer a chance to network with other designers and create unique solutions. Here’s why you should do them Ever wondered how to solve world hunger? What about changing the face of western democracy? Maybe you’ve thought about ways to make paying a parking ticket as simple as a click. […]

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