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New top story on Hacker News: Python setuptools v50 breaks pip installation on Debian/Ubuntu

Python setuptools v50 breaks pip installation on Debian/Ubuntu 17 by mrlatinos | 10 comments

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?

Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives? 51 by ev1 | 42 comments

New top story on Hacker News: Hapax Legomenon

Hapax Legomenon 8 by brudgers | 1 comments

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

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By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

The president plans to visit to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, unwelcome by officials in a state pivotal to the election, to condemn what he calls “left-wing mobs.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lDY8Mj

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gLETNd

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2EOY2AE

Zoom revenues skyrocket as profits double

The popular video conferencing app has seen a 458% jump in customer growth compared with last year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YRjmg4

Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash

Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2EUq1yJ

The 1980s 'super recession': When unemployment topped 3m - and kept rising

As the UK copes with being in a recession, how does it compare with the recession in the 1980s? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2EUlQmx

Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jCnzfH

Meet Senegal's first female professional surfer

Khadjou Sambe, 25, defied social expectations to ride the Atlantic waves. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bdUkfX

Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3hKtMWl

Scofield residents must boil tap water after bacteria found in rural system

Residents in the Carbon County town of Scofield were told to boil their tap water, after the system tested positive for two forms of bacteria. Town leaders issued a 72-hour boil order on Sunday, after traces of coliform and E. coli were found during a routine drinking water test, said Jared Mendenhall, spokesman for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. “A sample came back that showed we needed to take a deeper looking at what was going on,” he said, “and make sure human health is protected.” On Monday, the source of the bacteria still had not been identified, Mendenhall said. Officials from the DEQ’s Division of Drinking Water along with local health leaders and the Rural Water Association of Utah are investigating “to see if one of the springs has an issue.” About 220 residents who live in the rural town near Price are affected and will likely have to boil tap water — or use bottled water — until at least Wednesday, Mendenhall said. Residents should boil all tap water fo

Jamal Murray could set a record for points in a playoff series. Do the Jazz have a way to stop him?

Jamal Murray could very well score more points than any player has ever scored in a playoff series before this season. Right now, he has 204 total points. LeBron James has the record with 241, so if Murray scores 38, he’ll surpass him. And after three straight games with 40 points or more, it certainly looks possible for Murray to get that total. (Donovan Mitchell, by the way, has 232 points in the series — already second all time . Both players have been lights out.) But Murray’s performance has also needed a full team of individual defensive failures. Royce O’Neale, a man given a four-year extension for his defensive prowess on the ball, has shrunk from the moment. Joe Ingles, who once slowed All-NBA wing Paul George to the point of embarrassment, hasn’t had a prayer of staying with the shifty Murray. Donovan Mitchell can’t stay within touching distance, and Mike Conley is so small the Jazz haven’t even tried him, even though both are nominally the point guards for their teams. Th

D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence

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Some 70% of those arrested in weekend unrest came from outside the District, police say. Bowser says the U.S. attorney's office has failed to prosecute those who have been arrested in violence. (Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/31LGJJM

Zoom Turns Record Profit Thanks To Coronavirus Shutdowns

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The videoconferencing company is seeing surging demand — and profit — as so much of daily life goes virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. (Image credit: Sam Wasson/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/32FPWm5

Keke Palmer dedicates VMAs to 'devastating loss' of Chadwick Boseman: 'His impact lives forever'

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Host Keke Palmer started off the VMAs on a somber note, dedicating the show to "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, "a true hero," who died Friday.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hLKIeQ

Bella Thorne 'truly sorry' for new OnlyFans payment limits; site says changes not due to 'one user'

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Bella Thorne says she's "sorry" for new rules limiting payments on the explicit OnlyFans, but site organizers say the caps are not due "one user."             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hJpXAE

Price of plastic carrier bags to double to 10p next year

The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3gDVWRf

Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32DNxbN

Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QEtapm

Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bdp94k

News Today

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLje

News Today

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ET2wpK

News Today

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YPoIZg

News Today

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3baM8wW

New top story on Hacker News: Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace

Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace 47 by DanielleMolloy | 31 comments

New top story on Hacker News: Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones

Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones 26 by eplanit | 8 comments

New top story on Hacker News: Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds

Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds 9 by baobabKoodaa | 1 comments

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hM1Tx8

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3bbz4rt

Can Colleges Meet the Covid Challenge?

Readers blame both students and administrators for campus outbreaks and discuss the social isolation forced by Covid. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3bajLit

California fire crews, aided by cooler weather, report 'great progress' against LNU, SCU lightning complex fires

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Some evacuation orders have been lifted or downgraded for the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in California's wine country in the Napa Valley.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ew4Za9

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie speaks on possible NFL boycotts: 'If we have to sacrifice, we have to sacrifice'

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Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is bracing for a similar boycott by NFL players that started with the NBA and spread across the sports landscape.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/34JhGsR

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asks Donald Trump to 'reconsider' planned visit to Kenosha after Jacob Blake shooting

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President Trump plans to meet with law enforcement and survey damage from unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hJgglI