Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’


By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2WKQqs6

Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3kJnyIG

Downed lines are making it hard for Entergy to restore power in Louisiana.


By BY IVAN PENN AND PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kCTUFf

Transcript: Ezra Klein Answers Listener Questions


By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3DIDh3N

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.


By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpMjR9

James Whiteside Thinks ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Would Make a Great Ballet


By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3kEB5l0

Players Apologize as Mets Try to Move On From Thumbs Down


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kJh4tk

The New U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan: Coping With Taliban Rule


By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMnIBZ

New top story on Hacker News: 79 Bay Area startups from Y Combinator's biggest Demo Day batch yet

79 Bay Area startups from Y Combinator's biggest Demo Day batch yet
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New top story on Hacker News: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
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New top story on Hacker News: Startup Bootstrapping Plan

Startup Bootstrapping Plan
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FOX NEWS: Austin hotel group offers 100 free rooms to Hurricane Ida evacuees


Austin hotel group offers 100 free rooms to Hurricane Ida evacuees



An Austin, Texas-based hotel group offered 100 free rooms to Hurricane Ida evacuees until Wednesday.

FOX NEWS: Over 1 million remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida


Over 1 million remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida



Madeleine Rivera reports from New Orleans with an update on the aftermath of the deadly storm.

FOX NEWS: California firefighters use snow machines to fight Caldor Fire at Tahoe resort


California firefighters use snow machines to fight Caldor Fire at Tahoe resort



Firefighters working to fend off California's Caldor Fire have been using snow-making machines to douse the ground.

FOX NEWS: Indianapolis Public Schools promotes racially segregated affinity groups


Indianapolis Public Schools promotes racially segregated affinity groups



The Indianapolis Public School District is set to launch a program that will separate staff members by race, sexual orientation, religion and gender into groups.

FOX NEWS: Instagram 'incorrectly' deleted account of mother of fallen service member Kareem Nikoui


Instagram 'incorrectly' deleted account of mother of fallen service member Kareem Nikoui



Instagram “incorrectly” and temporarily deleted an account belonging to the mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan last week.

FOX NEWS: Father of Marine seen cradling Afghan infant reacts to daughter’s death after Kabul blast: ‘Just my baby’


Father of Marine seen cradling Afghan infant reacts to daughter’s death after Kabul blast: ‘Just my baby’



The grieving father of a U.S. Marine killed in a suicide attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul just days after she shared the now iconic photo of her cradling an Afghan baby described his daughter in a heartbreaking new interview as his “hero” and a true “warrior.”

FOX NEWS: Man finds hidden attic in new house full of valuable antiques


Man finds hidden attic in new house full of valuable antiques



This is every homeowner’s dream.

FOX NEWS: Nick Jonas eats off of wife Priyanka Chopra's backside in cheeky photo: 'Yummy'


Nick Jonas eats off of wife Priyanka Chopra's backside in cheeky photo: 'Yummy'



The actress shared a hilarious photo to Instagram Sunday of her husband taking a fork and knife to her butt while she was wearing a bikini.

FOX NEWS: Former British soldier plans Afghan escape with 400 evacuees in tow


Former British soldier plans Afghan escape with 400 evacuees in tow



A former British soldier has plotted an escape from Afghanistan with hundreds of refugees in tow, according to reports. 

FOX NEWS: Lara Logan, Dan Crenshaw suggest grim future for US allies left behind in Afghanistan


Lara Logan, Dan Crenshaw suggest grim future for US allies left behind in Afghanistan



The Fox Nation host and Texas congressman explained how vulnerable American allies left behind in Afghanistan are in grave danger following the U.S. exit.

Monday, August 30, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: The end of phone calls: why young people have silenced their ringtones

The end of phone calls: why young people have silenced their ringtones
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New top story on Hacker News: Facebook Is the AOL of 2021

Facebook Is the AOL of 2021
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FOX NEWS: CDC panel recommends Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under full FDA approval


CDC panel recommends Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under full FDA approval



An independent panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 years and older under full FDA approval.

FOX NEWS: Delta variant may double risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated, study finds


Delta variant may double risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated, study finds



A new British study found that the COVID-19 delta variant doubles the risk of hospitalization for unvaccinated individuals. 

FOX NEWS: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: New Zealand reports first death linked to shot


Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: New Zealand reports first death linked to shot



New Zealand officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

FOX NEWS: Family shares their experience sheltering from Hurricane Ida


Family shares their experience sheltering from Hurricane Ida



Lee and Skylar Rudin on their experiences dealing with the hurricane on 'America Reports'

FOX NEWS: More than 150 people in danger after levee break in Lafitte, La.


More than 150 people in danger after levee break in Lafitte, La.



Fox Weather multimedia journalist Robert Ray reports from Lafitte

FOX NEWS: Black Hawks take off in Louisiana to begin Hurricane Ida search and rescue missions


Black Hawks take off in Louisiana to begin Hurricane Ida search and rescue missions



UH-60 Black Hawks take off from Hammond Airport to begin search and rescue missions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

FOX NEWS: Ida brings life-threatening storm surge, causes power outage for over 1 million people in Louisiana and Mississippi


Ida brings life-threatening storm surge, causes power outage for over 1 million people in Louisiana and Mississippi



Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul on more than 1 million people being out of power in Louisiana and Mississippi.

FOX NEWS: Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’


Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’



Johnson sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding "troubling" news reports that "contradict the Biden administration’s narrative" on their botched troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

FOX NEWS: GOP Sen. Hagerty asks GAO if Biden immigration enforcement limit is subject to review by Congress


GOP Sen. Hagerty asks GAO if Biden immigration enforcement limit is subject to review by Congress



FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., is asking the Government Accountability Office if controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) guidance that dramatically reduced the scope of immigration enforcement could be subject to review by Congress -- days after the Biden administration suffered a legal defeat in federal court over the rules.

FOX NEWS: Fmr. Counterterrorism Coordinator: Getting our people home should be 'non-negotiable’


Fmr. Counterterrorism Coordinator: Getting our people home should be 'non-negotiable’



Nathan Sales discusses President Biden's troop withdrawal in Afghanistan on 'America Reports'

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’


By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.


By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38nAC0K

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.


By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zwA0lx

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.


By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mM9mRW

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote


By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Bu8RjN

New top story on Hacker News: Creating a VPN Gateway with a Unikernel Running WireGuard

Creating a VPN Gateway with a Unikernel Running WireGuard
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New top story on Hacker News: Enterprise Software Projects Killed the Software Developer

Enterprise Software Projects Killed the Software Developer
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New top story on Hacker News: Fibonacci Sphere

Fibonacci Sphere
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FOX NEWS: Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block state law that bans procedure after six weeks


Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block state law that bans procedure after six weeks



Abortion providers are turning to the Supreme Court to block a Texas law that, if unchanged, will ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.

FOX NEWS: Biden calls Black adviser 'boy' during FEMA briefing


Biden calls Black adviser 'boy' during FEMA briefing



The president used the term while introducing his senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a Black former member of Congress for Louisiana for a decade.

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


By BY HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3kwWo88

Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.


By BY CHELSEA BRASTED, KATY RECKDAHL AND CHRISTIAAN MADER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jq9yEs

The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.


By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ylZjFq

Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.


By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sUnd9U

New top story on Hacker News: Patera – Dynamic Documents

Patera – Dynamic Documents
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New top story on Hacker News: Spherical Panoramas

Spherical Panoramas
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New top story on Hacker News: The Orbit of Planet Nine

The Orbit of Planet Nine
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New top story on Hacker News: Backblaze: “Why does the private key still need to be sent to your datacenter?”

Backblaze: “Why does the private key still need to be sent to your datacenter?”
11 by noja | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Esperanto Champions the Efficiency of Its 1,092-Core RISC-V Chip

Esperanto Champions the Efficiency of Its 1,092-Core RISC-V Chip
25 by rbanffy | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: No copyrights on any content (NSFW)

No copyrights on any content (NSFW)
32 by mayhemchaos | 4 comments on Hacker News.


FOX NEWS: Stanford professor blames 'whiteness' for opposition to school mask mandates: 'White people are GOP'


Stanford professor blames 'whiteness' for opposition to school mask mandates: 'White people are GOP'



A college professor blamed 'whiteness' for opposition to school mask mandates

FOX NEWS: Rep. Gallagher on Afghanistan: Next 48 hours 'incredibly dangerous'


Rep. Gallagher on Afghanistan: Next 48 hours 'incredibly dangerous'



Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher discusses the operation to evacuate Americans and allies from Kabul.

FOX NEWS: Sean Duffy to Chris Hahn: Don't blame Trump for Biden's Afghanistan


Sean Duffy to Chris Hahn: Don't blame Trump for Biden's Afghanistan



Aggressive Progressive podcast host Chris Hahn and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy debate who's politically responsible for Afghanistan withdrawal fallout.

FOX NEWS: Overwhelming support for keeping US troops in Afghanistan until all Americans, Afghan allies, out: poll


Overwhelming support for keeping US troops in Afghanistan until all Americans, Afghan allies, out: poll



A new national poll indicates that most Americans want U.S. troops to remain at the airport in Kabul until all Americans as well as Afghans who aided the U.S. during the 20 year conflict in the war torn central Asian country are evacuated.

FOX NEWS: California gubernatorial candidate Elder confident Newsom will lose recall


California gubernatorial candidate Elder confident Newsom will lose recall



California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder slams Gov. Gavin Newsom for the surge in crime and homelessness in the state as well as the coronavirus shutdowns, which he argues led to a third of all small businesses closing for good.

FOX NEWS: Graham claims Afghanistan war 'has not ended' despite withdrawal: 'We've entered into a new deadly chapter'


Graham claims Afghanistan war 'has not ended' despite withdrawal: 'We've entered into a new deadly chapter'



Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asserted Sunday that not only is the war in Afghanistan not ending with the Aug. 31 U.S. withdrawal, it is only going to get worse.

FOX NEWS: Ed Asner, actor and activist best known as Lou Grant in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' dead at 91


Ed Asner, actor and activist best known as Lou Grant in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' dead at 91



Ed Asner, the actor and activist best known for portraying Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its subsequent spinoff, has died at age 91.

FOX NEWS: Whoopi Goldberg company sued for $50M in NJ development dispute


Whoopi Goldberg company sued for $50M in NJ development dispute



Whoopi Goldberg is being sued for $50 million in a New Jersey development dispute.

FOX NEWS: Kanye West trying to convince people he and Kim Kardashian are reconciling for 'Donda' publicity: report


Kanye West trying to convince people he and Kim Kardashian are reconciling for 'Donda' publicity: report



Kanye West is reportedly trying to convince people that he and Kim Kardashian are getting back together.

FOX NEWS: Chihuahua beauty pageant gets more than 800 costumed participants: See the photos


Chihuahua beauty pageant gets more than 800 costumed participants: See the photos



Some Chihuahuas were born to be stars.

FOX NEWS: Hurricane Ida could cause 'trifecta of all major issues': FEMA administrator


Hurricane Ida could cause 'trifecta of all major issues': FEMA administrator



FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell discusses the most immediate concerns surrounding the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Ida