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4 votes
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What retiree phone-bankers taught me about loving work
4 votes -
Last exit from autocracy
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A libertarian walks into a bear: The utopian plot to liberate an American town (and some bears)
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As states prepared mail-in ballots, Postal Service failed to update at least 1.8 million addresses
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What are we so afraid of? – Tony Green, on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus
19 votes -
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail
12 votes -
The undying appeal of Nikola Tesla’s “death ray”
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Why the Philly cheesesteak can swing a presidential election
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SpaceX and US Military sign contract to design 7,500-mph rocket that can deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour
11 votes -
Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout California worry elections officials
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What are some good resources for California voters?
Most California voters received their ballots this week, and as usual there are a bunch of propositions to vote on that we’ve barely heard of because nearly all election discussion is about...
Most California voters received their ballots this week, and as usual there are a bunch of propositions to vote on that we’ve barely heard of because nearly all election discussion is about national issues. So, what are you using to study up?
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Elderly and homeless: America’s next housing crisis
11 votes -
Julia Holter - Hello Stranger (2010)
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New action to combat ransomware ahead of US elections
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Private firefighting crews in California spark conflict after alleged illegal backfires in Glass Fire
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Do your bumper stickers reveal too much about your family?
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Trump will undergo televised medical evaluation on Friday night, Fox News announces
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The West’s infernos are melting our sense of how fire works
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Additional steps Twitter is taking ahead of the 2020 US Election
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Future Islands - Balance (2011)
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“I feel that the future I’ve been working towards my whole life is gone now” — What United States college students have to say about the coronavirus
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DC United parts ways with long time coach Ben Olson in the middle of dreadful season
WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/08/ben-olsen-fired/ Olsen has been a fixture in D.C. United for over two decades. First as a player and then as the longest serving coach in the...
WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/08/ben-olsen-fired/
Olsen has been a fixture in D.C. United for over two decades. First as a player and then as the longest serving coach in the franchise's history. In fact, in all Washington sports, only legendary football coach Joe Gibbs had a longer stay at one team.
Yet, he's always been a bit of an anomaly for such a long tenured coach. He never won the league championship, and only one piece of hardware (the somewhat obscure U.S. Open Cup, a tournament competition open to all professional and amateur soccer sides in the country) during his tenure. But he was known for his gritty game style that squeezed a lot of value out of one the most poorly funded rosters in the league for the decade he was at the helm.
But the last year has been especially bad. After the departure of soccer superstar Wayne Rooney, the front office struggled to fill the big shoes left behind and the wheels began to really come off. The team is currently sitting with just two wins. While some of that can be ascribed to a slew of injuries, United has played matches missing 8 of what would likely be their starting 11 this year, Olsen has been seen on thin ice for a while for not being able to get beyond the occasional playoff appearance.
It's kind of a mixed feeling among the fanbase, many of whom knew that it was time for the club to move on from Olsen, but at the same time he is a legend to the club for his long time involvement and glory days as a player. Still, some loyalists say the front office has dug their own graves with this move, as Benny was probably one of the only people in the world willing to coach the squad given how little the front office spends on its roster. Now they may be out of excuses as to why the wins aren't coming.
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Priest recorded having group sex on altar of Pearl River church, police say; three arrested
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How Andrea Ghez won the Nobel for an experiment nobody thought would work
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Americans - What is a "pep rally"?
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FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Presidential debate: Trump refuses to take part in virtual TV event
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Nokia wins Belgian 5G contracts amid US pressure to exclude the Chinese firm Huawei from supplying key telecoms equipment
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The FBI team sent to ‘exploit’ protesters’ phones in Portland
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Waymo is opening its fully driverless service to the general public in Phoenix
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Mike Pence/Kamala Harris 2020 US Vice Presidential Debate - Discussion thread
This will be a noisy thread. Please use the ignore feature if you do not want to see it in your feed. Watch on YouTube Other viewing options Debate starts ~90 minutes from the time of this...
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Debate starts ~90 minutes from the time of this posting.
Info from The Washington Post:
Location: The University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Moderator: Susan Page, Washington bureau chief, USA Today
Details: The debate will be 90 minutes long and have no commercial breaks. It will be divided into nine segments of 10 minutes each that the moderator gets to choose.
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Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize for Literature
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The implications of California’s first million-acre fire
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The story of how Rinaldo Nazzaro built The Base, a neo-Nazi terror organization—and how it all came apart
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Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: "She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months" due to PPE shortages
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Dirty birds: In Dutch Harbor, Alaska, bald eagles are as common as pigeons
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St. Matthew Island is said to be the most remote place in Alaska
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Protest erupts in Orthodox Jewish community over NYC's new coronavirus restrictions
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Thousands of DC renters are evicted every year. Do they all know to show up to court?
10 votes -
Like Moths To Flames - Selective Sacrifice (2020)
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Volunteers wanted: NASA's Planet Patrol wants your help to find alien worlds
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US President Donald Trump abruptly scraps stimulus talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day
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Meet the customer service reps for Disney and Airbnb who have to pay to talk to you
29 votes -
Colonial life and the burning of wood
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US House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes
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Meet 'Lady Ninja,' the 67-year-old who beat up a man attacking her friend — and saved her life
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Wild pigs are running rampant—and doing billions of dollars of damage each year
7 votes -
Joe Biden can end the drama on election night. All he has to do is win Texas.
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Come back with a warrant for my virtual house
8 votes