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Toxic-exposure conference Friday to bring big names to call for VA reform

Stars and Stripes 

A former Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, policy and medical experts, and a famous comedian are joining forces Friday night to discuss toxic exposure among veterans and reforms necessary to get those veterans treatment, care and disability resources.

The Conflicted Celebration of Women's Suffrage

Jezebel.com 

On Election Day in 2016, visitors covered Susan B. Anthony’s Rochester, New York grave in “I Voted” stickers, a tribute to the woman whose name has been most associated with the cause of women’s suffrage in America. It was in keeping with the Clinton campaign’s repeated use of suffragist imagery and history, like her…

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Check out these polluted water popsicles

TheTakeout.com 

For their final senior project, Hung Yi-chen, Guo Yi-hui, and Cheng Yu-ti, three design students at National Taiwan University of Arts, were inspired by a waterway behind their campus in New Taipei City. Specifically, they were inspired by how disgusting and polluted it was; it was nearly black.

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Madhya Pradesh Congress slams BJP over Rs 65 crore aircraft

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The BJP has said the process to buy the luxury nine-seater Beechcraft Air 250 aircraft had begun in the previous tenure of the Chouhan government and that it was Congress CM Kamal Nath who finalised the deal. Only the delivery has happened now, said party spokesman Rajneesh Agrawal.

Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?

Flipboard.com 

Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers from a variety of experts. For the most part, fictional …



Parris Campbell in concussion protocol after car accident

NBCSports.com 

Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell dealt with several injuries stemming from on-field work during his rookie season and now he’s missing time because of an off-field injury. The Colts announced on Wednesday that Campbell is in the concussion protocol. He was in what’s being called a minor accident on his way to the team’s facility [more]

CBP Is Still Buying Location Data From A Company Currently Being Investigated By Congress

Techdirt 

Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal revealed that ICE and CBP were buying location data from third-party data brokers -- something that seemed like a calculated move to dodge the requirements of the Supreme Court's Carpenter decision. There's a warrant requirement for historical cell site location data, but the two agencies appear to believe gathering tons of "pseudonymized" data to "help identify and locate" undocumented immigrants isn't a Fourth Amendment problem.

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Officials deny placing woman in body bag before she was found alive in funeral home, contradicting family’s lawyer

«New York Daily News» 

Fire officials in Michigan denied allegations that paramedics stuffed a 20-year-woman in a body bag after wrongly declaring her dead over the weekend, adding that her vital signs were checked at least three times. “That’s absolutely untrue,” Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said Wednesday. “It is not part of our standard operating procedures nor do we carry that equipment.”

Scientists create 'army of tiny walking robots' in major breakthrough - The Independent

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  1. Scientists create 'army of tiny walking robots' in major breakthrough  The Independent
  2. Injectable microscopic robots promise 'dream' breakthrough in surgery  Telegraph.co.uk
  3. Army of micro-bots ready to wage war on disease  Metro Newspaper UK
  4. Microscopic robots 'walk' thanks to laser tech  Tech Xplore
  5. Scientists build army of 1 million microrobots that can fit inside a hypodermic needle  CNET
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Inside the Booming White Sage Black Market

Flipboard.com 

As “smudging” has been appropriated from Native American use, the selling of sage offers a cautionary tale for the wellness economy—one where the intentions of users can be subverted by suppliers, and many sellers have no idea of their impacts. This article appears in VICE Magazine's Algorithms …

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Beijing Reportedly Fires 2 Missiles Into South China Sea in 'Warning' to US

Sputnik International 

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China fired two missiles into the South China Sea on Wednesday in an act of "warning" to the United States after a US spy plane intruded its army's no-fly airspace, a source close to the Chinese military told the South China Morning Post newspaper.

US troops injured during altercation with Russian forces in Syria — and it was caught on video

Raw Story 

Four U.S. service members were injured during an altercation in northeast Syria with Russian forces. The service members suffered mild concussion-like symptoms after the incident, according to a draft Pentagon statement reviewed reviewed and reported by Politico. Videos of the encounter posted on Twitter appear to show a Russian vehicle ramming an American vehicle as […]


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