Новости за 15.10.2019

State Department official faces questions about Ukraine and Giuliani in impeachment inquiry of Trump  The Washington Post

1. Gov. Newsom criticized over use of gas tax money  Los Angeles Times
2. NEWSOM demands PG&E pay $100 to blackout victims — ZUCKERBERG meeting with conservative pundits — landmark bills, vetoes in big week for GOVERNOR — REPORT: SOCAL officials harvesting body parts? — another DEBATE day for Dem 2020 candidates  Politico
3. Free cannabis for ill Californians and 7 other laws Newsom signed to regulate marijuana  Sacramento Bee
4. California is first state to push back school... Читать дальше...

With microplastics and ocean pollution at the forefront of the climate change conversation, the trendy single-use sheet mask may be due for a makeover.

Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty for Portugal vs. Ukraine is his 700th career goal for club and country. Craig Burley says that Fernando Santos seems to be struggling to balance Portugal's stars into the side. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Jump to: Mohamed Salah doppelganger reveals work as Liverpool star's body double | Chivas accidentally promote rival Club... Читать дальше...

The past decade has been an embarrassment of entertainment riches — especially in the world of gaming. 

1. What We Know About the Fort Worth Police Shooting of Atatiana Jefferson  The New York Times
2. Retired Fort Worth officer: "I'm afraid when I get stopped"  CBS This Morning
3. Why I won’t watch the body-camera video  The Washington Post
4. For justice’s sake, Fort Worth officer’s murder charge must go to grand jury — fast  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
5. Former Texas cop charged with murder for death of black woman  ABC News
6. View full coverage on Google News

Edward Niedermeyer’s book is a well-reported look at Tesla’s attempt to merge Silicon Valley arrogance with automotive industry standards.

“We cannot pretend that we are working with the farmers, investing in sustainability and refusing to pay the farmer.”

It would be a really good time for Dominik Simon to finally find a fit alongside Sidney Crosby.

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When Facebook debuted its Portal video chat devices last year, they were met with a great deal of skepticism. After all, the company doesn't exactly have a stellar reputation on security and privacy. Following their release, Facebook faced even furth...

Woking Ladies are in action on Wednesday night in the Combined Counties Cup, facing Hampton Richmond Borough in the 2nd Round.

The new Facebook Portal is a lot of fun if you have friends and family on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger who you like to chat with. But it doesn't have as many features as an Amazon Echo Show or Google Nest Hub Max.

The 2019 holiday season has been shortened by a full week, and retail marketers have likely been in planning mode for months strategizing ways to maximize opportunities and revenue in the minimized time frame. The conditions for this year’s holiday shopping season is chock-full of challenges: 1) An increasingly noisy marketplace, 2) Significant time constraints, 3) Ever-changing consumer preferences and behavior, and 4) The rising bar of expectations for seamless, personalized experiences.

(Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi has expanded its FTTH network to four more municipalities, offering broadband and pay-TV services to the cities of Feira de...

Facebook has a new 10-inch Portal display. I tested it, but I borrowed someone else's account to do it.

There are many existential threats, but the one that keeps this former CIA clandestine services officer awake at night is not what you might think.

• Insider recently obtained an advanced copy of "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA," a new book by former clandestine services officer Amaryllis Fox that's out Tuesday.
• In an interview with the author, Fox disclosed the threat that keeps her awake at night — political divisions that are weakening the US from the inside.
• Fox's new book, a memoir of her life in the CIA, details various interactions and exchanges, the lessons she learned about how to secure peace through genuine human connection... Читать дальше...

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• People in some jobs confront death more often than others.
• Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we found 26 career that encounter, study, try to prevent, or help us understand and cope with death as a major part of the job.
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Death is an inevitable part of human life. And people in some jobs confront death more often than others.

1. Facebook Portal 10-inch 2019 review: better design, familiar limitations  The Verge
2. Facebook's new Portal is great for video calls, but it's not as useful as Google and Amazon's competitors  CNBC
3. Facebook Portal 2.0 gets features to compete with Hub Max, Echo Show  CNET
4. Facebook's new Portal makes good video calls but still has issues  USA TODAY
5. Facebook’s new Portal increases privacy, but is still searching for a reason to exist  TechCrunch
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Entries for the 12th annual “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest are due in January

Savarkar had faced criminal trial in the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, Tewari said, adding that he was later acquitted

It never ceases to surprise me that a prime minister so ready to proclaim his Christian faith is so hard of heart when it comes to people on benefits (age pensioners excepted). Presumably, he’s not prepared to “give them a go” because he’s not convinced that they “have a go”.