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A handy guide for using society's most neglected emoji

Mashable 

Not everything can be 💯.

At the bottom of the emoji hierarchy lie the derelicts: the mountain cableway, the baggage claim icon, a bunch of squares with letters in them. It might seem impossible to lift these poor guys out of obscurity, but they're actually full of untapped potential. Kind of.

There's already a thriving, if small, community dedicated to recognizing neglected emoji, including the Twitter bot @leastUsedEmoji, which tracks the emoji with the fewest uses on Twitter. Right now... Читать дальше...

USAID Stops Assistance in West Bank and Gaza, Official Says

Voice of America 

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has ceased all assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, a U.S. official said Friday. The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits. The deadline also sees the end of about $60 million in U.S. aid for the Palestinian security forces, whose cooperation with Israeli forces helps maintain relative quiet in the West Bank. Читать дальше...



8 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in early February

The Verge 

Last week, I blew through a new novella from Robert Jackson Bennett who you might remember as the author of Foundryside, a novel about industrialized magic. This shorter science fiction book, Vigilance, is a bit of a jump from that. It’s about a sociopathic TV network in the future that fields a “game show” in which active shooters are introduced to a public place. The “winners” get prize money if they take down the shooter.

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Centre gives up on Triple Talaq bill

The Hindu 

The government has effectively given up on at least two of its more controversial legislations — the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the Triple Talaq

SBI Q3 net profit at Rs 3,955 crore

Business Standard 

Lending lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 3,955 crore year-on-year for the third quarter of 2018-19.

Martin on Roush: ‘He’s responsible for giving me a second chance’

Roush Fenway Racing 

CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR’s winningest car owner, Jack Roush will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Roush’s former driver and NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 inductee, Mark Martin couldn’t be prouder. “If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be in there,” Martin told SiriusXM’s Claire B. Lang. “He’s responsible for giving me […]

OAK Airport Surpasses 2017 Passenger Activity

Aviationpros.com 

Officials at Oakland International Airport (OAK) released December and Calendar Year passenger traffic figures reflecting stability in its passenger traffic numbers, and the highest number of passengers since its record year of 2007.

A 7-Eleven in Portland is using high-pitched buzzing to keep homeless people away from the store

ThisIsinsider.com 

  • A 7-Eleven in Portland, Oregon, received a noise violation after blasting a high-pitched buzzing noise from its speakers. 
  • Manager Madhur Sharma said the store played the noise to deter homeless people from sleeping overnight. 
  • Homeless advocates called the move dehumanizing and suggested it could make "life harder for people on the margins."

A 7-Eleven in Portland, Oregon, is trying to rid its store of homeless people by blasting high-pitched buzzing from speakers.

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