Wednesday, July 1, 2020

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Did A Chinese Hack Kill Canada's Greatest Tech Company?, The Life-Threatening 'Ride' That Action Park Actually Decided To Abandon, Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading To Humans In China
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CAN'T LET IT SLIDE
The Life-Threatening 'Ride' That Action Park Actually Decided To Abandon
slate.com
But not before my father — who ran the infamous amusement park for 20 years — tested it on his employees.
QUITE A STEAL
Did A Chinese Hack Kill Canada's Greatest Tech Company?
bloomberg.com
Nortel was once a world leader in wireless technology. Then came a hack and the rise of Huawei.
'A HUMAN FACE ON THE ISSUE'
Idaho Banned Trans Athletes From Women's Sports. She's Fighting Back
si.com
By suing the state, Lindsay Hecox, who hopes to run for Boise State, has found herself on the leading edge of the battle for transgender rights — and become the face of a court case that could have nationwide implications.
DEATH OF TAXES
Has The IRS Hit Bottom?
propublica.org
Every year, the IRS annual report is an opportunity to measure how effectively the US government has sabotaged its own ability to enforce its tax laws. This year's report signals historic lows for US tax enforcement.
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Stop Going On A Diet, Start Going On Noom
noom.com
A healthy outside starts on the inside. Change your thoughts, change your mind and the rest will follow. That's Noom.
BACK TO THE FUTURE
RABID RABBIT
The Rabbit Outbreak
newyorker.com
A highly contagious, often lethal animal virus arrives in the United States.
READ THE ROOM
How Technology Literally Changes Our Brains
vox.com
The point of this conversation is not that the internet is bad, nor that it is good. It's that it is changing us, just as every medium before it has.
WELP
Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading To Humans In China
nytimes.com
A new study warns that the strain of H1N1, common on China's pig farms since 2016, should be "urgently" controlled to avoid another pandemic.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'WE JUST NEED MORE OPTIMISM'
Sen. Rand Paul Tells Dr. Anthony Fauci In Tense Exchange: 'We Shouldn't Presume That A Group Of Experts Somehow Knows What's Best For Everyone'
youtube.com
Rand Paul has a tense face-to-face with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill over how to handle the coronavirus in the wake of continuing spikes across the United States.
IN THE NEWS
New Cases In US Are Up 80% In Past 2 Weeks
180 Protesters Arrested On First Day Of Hong Kong's New Security Laws
Carl Reiner, Comedy Legend And 'Dick Van Dyke Show' Creator, Dies At 98
A 72-Year-Old Woman Was Gored By A Bison At Yellowstone National Park When She Tried To Take A Picture
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A Thousand Pounds Of Dynamite (2014)
magazine.atavist.com
It was the largest improvised explosive device in American history — and its creator promised to explain how to remove it safely if the casino delivered $3 million by helicopter to a remote landing site in the mountains.
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The Secret Queer History Of Kombucha (2017)
food52.com
Because of its supposed healing properties, kombucha consumption thrived amongst vulnerable populations, demographics who had otherwise felt abandoned by modern medicine.
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