Five reportedly shot dead in attack on Québec mosque

Five reportedly shot dead in attack on Québec mosque
Three gunmen took part in shooting during evening prayers on Sunday in Canada, according to witnesses.

January 30, 2017 at 07:46AM
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Merkel 'explains' refugee convention to Trump in phone call

Merkel 'explains' refugee convention to Trump in phone call
“The Geneva refugee convention requires the international community to take in war refugees on humanitarian grounds. All signatory states are obligated to do. The German government explained this policy in their call yesterday.”

January 30, 2017 at 06:48AM
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Won A SAG Award For 'Veep' And Had This To Say About Trump's Ban

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Won A SAG Award For 'Veep' And Had This To Say About Trump's Ban
The Screen Actor's Guild has its own annual union-specific awards ceremony. In solidarity with immigrants and refugees impacted by the Trump administration travel ban, Louis-Dreyfus offered her thoughts plus words from SAG's sister union, the Writer's Guild of America.

January 30, 2017 at 06:53AM
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After #DeleteUber, CEO pledges $3 million for drivers affected by immigration ban

After #DeleteUber, CEO pledges $3 million for drivers affected by immigration ban
After his failure to denounce President Trump’s immigration ban was met with a scorching #DeleteUber campaign, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick today vowed to set up a $3 million legal defense fund for affected drivers, in addition to other promises.

January 30, 2017 at 04:48AM
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The Computational Foundation of Life

The Computational Foundation of Life
Life was long thought to obey its own set of rules. But as simple systems show signs of lifelike behavior, scientists are arguing about whether this apparent complexity is all a consequence of thermodynamics.

January 30, 2017 at 03:45AM
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What the US Can Learn From Canada's Battle With an Anti-Science Government

What the US Can Learn From Canada's Battle With an Anti-Science Government
This situation is eerily reminiscent of attempts to suppress science in Canada during Stephen Harper’s tenure as Prime Minister, from 2006 to 2015.

January 30, 2017 at 02:43AM
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What's Happening In Your Brain When You Fall For Someone?

What's Happening In Your Brain When You Fall For Someone?
Dopamine's the engine, but you've gotta have a "love map" if your relationship is really going to go somewhere.

January 29, 2017 at 11:58PM
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Lyft donates $1M to the ACLU, condemns Trump’s immigration actions

Lyft donates $1M to the ACLU, condemns Trump’s immigration actions
Lyft publicly announced the company's stance against the Trump administration's Muslim-focused travel ban and has committed to making the donation to the ACLU over the next four years. Trump advisor Peter Thiel made a major investment in Lyft in 2013.

January 29, 2017 at 09:28PM
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Trump gives National Security Council seat to ex-Breitbart chief Steve Bannon

Trump gives National Security Council seat to ex-Breitbart chief Steve Bannon
As protests against the Trump Administration's travel ban executive order grew at airports all across the country, Trump reorganized the National Security Council and signed new lobbying restrictions. Bannon now has a seat at NSC meetings, while the two most senior defense chiefs have essentially been demoted.

January 29, 2017 at 08:34PM
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Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won't Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property

Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won't Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to backtrack on his decision to sue hundreds of native Hawaiians, which would have likely forced the families to sell their land at a public court auction to the highest bidder.

January 29, 2017 at 08:34PM
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Scientists’ favorite Hollywood depiction of the multiverse is…

Scientists’ favorite Hollywood depiction of the multiverse is…
Today we know there really could be alternative realities. So, writers got that much right. But in a way they have been curiously unimaginative. Their multiverses aren’t nearly as extreme as the ones physicists conceive of.

January 29, 2017 at 06:29PM
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Federal Judge Issues Stay On Deportations Of Detainees After Challenge To Trump's Immigration Ban

Federal Judge Issues Stay On Deportations Of Detainees After Challenge To Trump's Immigration Ban
A federal judge blocked part of President Trump’s executive order on immigration on Saturday evening, ordering that refugees and others trapped at airports across the United States should not be sent back to their home countries. But the judge stopped short of letting them into the country or issuing a broader ruling on the constitutionality of Mr. Trump’s actions.

January 29, 2017 at 07:42AM
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Focusing light through frosted glass leads to new 3D display technology

Focusing light through frosted glass leads to new 3D display technology
Scattering materials, like white paint or sugar cubes, turn light into a chaotic jumble. But if we could control how they scatter light, we could turn them into useful things like focusing devices.

January 29, 2017 at 09:21AM
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Thousands of people are protesting Trump’s immigration order at airports across America

Thousands of people are protesting Trump’s immigration order at airports across America
In the chaos that has followed President Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries — including green card holders — protests have broken out at airports across the country where foreigners have been detained.

January 29, 2017 at 08:55AM
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Immigrants, Green Card Holders Detained As Airports After Trump Refugee Order

Immigrants, Green Card Holders Detained As Airports After Trump Refugee Order
In addition to immigrants from the banned countries, human rights groups reported that legal permanent residents of the United States who hold green cards were being stopped in foreign airports as they sought to return from funerals, vacations or study abroad — a clear indication that Mr. Trump’s directive is being applied broadly.

January 29, 2017 at 01:23AM
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This scientist is trying to stop a lab-created global disaster

This scientist is trying to stop a lab-created global disaster
Through gene-editing technology, science is capable of altering an entire population of species. Biochemist Kevin Esvelt wants to make sure that potentially destructive power isn't hidden behind closed doors.

January 28, 2017 at 07:00PM
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How Climate Scientists Feel About Climate Change Deniers

How Climate Scientists Feel About Climate Change Deniers
Climate scientists face two major battles: the gradual destruction of our planet and dealing with people who refuse to believe the destruction's even happening. Is saving the Earth even possible anymore?

January 28, 2017 at 07:00PM
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Will We Still Have Fruit if Bees Die Off?

Will We Still Have Fruit if Bees Die Off?
A realistic look at what will happen to agriculture if we lose our pollinators

January 28, 2017 at 07:00PM
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The Attack Of The Superbugs

The Attack Of The Superbugs
As the antibiotic era ends, pan-resistant bacteria are here to stay.

January 28, 2017 at 07:00PM
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A Tale of Two Moralities, Part One: Regional Inequality and Moral Polarization

A Tale of Two Moralities, Part One: Regional Inequality and Moral Polarization
It doesn’t take a big leap to get to a picture of American electoral politics as a low-grade civil war between sectarian factions — basically a war of religions, of identity-constituting moral worldviews, in which neither side is very clear about what their religion is.

January 27, 2017 at 07:22PM
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