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Friday, May 3, 2019

FOX NEWS: UN experts: South Sudan security service works outside law

UN experts: South Sudan security service works outside law

U.N. experts say South Sudan's National Security Service has been operating outside the law and poses "a significant threat" to last September's fragile peace agreement, including by allegedly killing two government critics and arresting others.

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FOX NEWS: Lt. Col. Maginnis: Maduro's spine has stiffened

Lt. Col. Maginnis: Maduro's spine has stiffened

Disputed Venezuelan President Maduro holding onto power amid wave of protests; Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis weighs in on the political unrest.

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FOX NEWS: House Armed Services lawmaker says US military action in Venezuela would be in supporting, logistical capacity

House Armed Services lawmaker says US military action in Venezuela would be in supporting, logistical capacity

Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz weighed in Thursday on the possibility of U.S. military action in Venezuela, saying it would take the form of "a supporting" role and "a logistics effort.”

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FOX NEWS: China suspends permits of 2 Canadian pork exporters

China suspends permits of 2 Canadian pork exporters

Canada's agriculture minister says China has suspended the permits of two Canadian pork exporters.

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‘Shadow’ Review: A Bleak World Splashed With Red

By GLENN KENNY

Shadow ()

Opening Unknown Date

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‘Meeting Gorbachev’ Review: Sitting Down With the Last Soviet Leader

By BEN KENIGSBERG

Meeting Gorbachev ()

Opening Unknown Date

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‘Long Shot’ Review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Give Good Heart

By MANOHLA DARGIS

Long Shot (R)

Opening May 3, 2019

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‘Hesburgh’ Review: A Portrait of a Heroic and Scandal-Free Catholic Priest

By GLENN KENNY

Hesburgh ()

Opening May 3, 2019

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Malaysia Frees Vietnamese Woman Accused of Poisoning North Korean Leader's Half-Brother

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Scientology Cruise Ship Leaves St. Lucia After Measles Quarantine

By Reuters from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2V8JVxk
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Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.

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New Zealand PM Ardern Engaged to Partner After Easter Proposal

By Reuters from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vC4Xp8
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Historic Hawaii Volcano Eruption Scarred Landscape, Lives

By The Associated Press from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GXeb5v
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In 'Lawless' World of Service Dogs, Many Families Suffer

By The Associated Press from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2LtDC2S
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AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From Latin America, Caribbean

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On Politics: Pelosi Accuses Barr of Breaking the Law

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZRDXQj
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Mueller Report, Cyclone Fani, Venezuela: Your Friday Briefing

By Melina Delkic from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2PLAX3q
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Report on Drugs Ban Led to Hales' Removal From England Squad-Giles

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Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.

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On Politics: Pelosi Accuses Barr of Breaking the Law

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZRDXQj
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Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want.

By KYLEIGH LEDDY from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2H1j0uV
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In London, Communal Garden Is Just for You (and a Few Neighbors)

By SUSANNE FOWLER from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2PKcXNK
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Around the Campfire

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2LjJ8p2
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Word + Quiz: segue

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2LfyOy6
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What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Nun’ and ‘Dead to Me’

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2UXWWVI
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Las principales noticias del viernes

By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2IWQbSx
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Woman Convicted of Killing Kim Jong-un’s Half Brother Is Freed

By RICHARD C. PADDOCK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Y4aalw
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Cyclone Fani Live Updates: Storm Makes Landfall in India

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JbpRDq
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A Tourist Wanted a Better Look at an Active Volcano. Then He Fell In.

By LIAM STACK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Wjn7aV
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Quotation of the Day: Pelosi Says Barr, Defying the Law, Lied to Congress

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/3017DKW
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Review: A Jazz Legend Retold Fast and Loose in ‘Playing Hot’

By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2Jc6WIM
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Review: ‘Caroline’s Kitchen’ Cooks Up an Eve of Destruction

By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2VIzqAu
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N.H.L. Playoffs: Bruins Pull Even With the Blue Jackets

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N.B.A. Playoffs: Joel Embiid Leads 76ers Past the Raptors

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Corrections: May 3, 2019

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2VCcrHh
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Judge John Hodgman on Toilet Toothbrushes

By JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2DKKClZ
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Opportunities to Watch the Big Game

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2DK4cyx
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Mueller Report, Cyclone Fani, Venezuela: Your Friday Briefing

By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2PLAX3q
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Creating a group chat app MVP, worth it to repurpose existing app?

Ask HN: Creating a group chat app MVP, worth it to repurpose existing app?
3 by uname_hidden | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I want to create a mobile chat app MVP (apparently the world needs yet another one!). Basic functionality is various group chats/channels and the ability to DM other users, push notification when mentioned or receiving DM. There is a little more to it that makes it worth using, but the core is the chat/DM Now since there are 1000s of chat apps with this basic functionality, I am thinking is it possible to just get permission from someone, who has group chat app that works but isn't popular, to repurpose their code with some modification instead of building something from scratch? Why reinvent the wheel? I want to test some assumptions before going full on building mode. Any problems with this approach? Has anyone done this? Any ideas of getting this done would be great also (pls see profile if you want to DM). If you had an app and someone approached you like this, what would you think? About me: I was not technical (but know some basics) cofounder of a webapp and led the creation of 1 mobile app.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Anyone a Microsoft Co-Sell Partner?

Ask HN: Anyone a Microsoft Co-Sell Partner?
7 by netpenthe | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Has any startup got experience being a Microsoft Co-Sell Partner? Looking for anyone to share their experiences.. How do you maximise the partnership and value?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Failsafe Electric Blanket?

Ask HN: Failsafe Electric Blanket?
3 by andbberger | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I've been looking for an electric blanket and have been appalled to find that a large amount of products on the market appear to be obscenely dangerous, despite apparently being UL/ETL listed. This I've gathered from the consistency with which the amazon listings come with 1-star 'burnt my house down' reviews with pictures, and more importantly that one of the largest vendors, Sunbeam, _still_ sells blankets they know to be defective, _and_ never recalled an older model they know to be even more defective[1]! That they are still selling them implies a regulatory failure as far as I am concerned. And if they can get away with it, so can everyone else, so no blanket for me. Which is a real shame because holy wow, electric blankets are so much more efficient than space heaters. In conclusion, someone please do a disrupt and sell me a blanket [1] http://bit.ly/2DGCKBF

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Auditing a Class as a Non-Student?

Ask HN: Auditing a Class as a Non-Student?
4 by lswainemoore | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I'm a college graduate who'd love to take a couple college classes (math, maybe econ and computer science) in my spare time. I don't care about getting credit in any form, though ideally I'd like to sit for the exams (accountability is good for me). Has anyone done this? If so, how did you go about it? Did you reach out to professors directly? Universities don't seems advertise this, for understandable reasons; presumably it's not profitable in the same way credit-earning courses would be--though actually I'd be happy to pay some (smaller) amount. Thanks!

New ask Hacker News story: Azure is experiencing DNS issues in all regions

Azure is experiencing DNS issues in all regions
143 by HEHENE | 67 comments on Hacker News.
http://bit.ly/1nnTEUU Looks to be a global outage across Americas, Europe, APAC, and Africa. Office 365 is still up for us, but colleagues are saying theirs is down as well.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What would you like to say to your fellow HN readers?

Ask HN: What would you like to say to your fellow HN readers?
27 by shambolicfroli | 29 comments on Hacker News.
If you could address us as a group for 30 seconds, what would you tell us?

New ask Hacker News story: Google Maps Billing API Down, Breaking Website Relying on Their API

Google Maps Billing API Down, Breaking Website Relying on Their API
16 by pardner | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Sigh. Looks like when Google's internal API-billing is broken, they'd rather break apps that rely on the API than allow them to continue using the API while they fix their billing problem. Poor design choice by Google IMO. Maps suddenly missing from one of our web apps, Chrome developer console says "You have exceeded your request quota for this API." Log into the account to make sure card on file is OK, and am greeted with the message "The server has timed out while trying to process your request" and the API console won't display billing history.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Can we build Ironman's Jarvis with 2019 tech?

Ask HN: Can we build Ironman's Jarvis with 2019 tech?
90 by hsikka | 56 comments on Hacker News.
I was rewatching movies in preparation for the new Marvel movie, and I felt some nostalgia and childhood fascination when I saw the depiction of Jarvis in the Ironman movies. I work in ML research and am currently in graduate school, and I know we're nowhere near real intelligence. But some of those features, question generation, voice commands, object detection, image reconstruction, and others are certainly doable. Do you think we could build something starting to approach Jarvis in 2019, at least in function i.e. helping your everyday work?

WAR OF THE SPARK: RAVNICA by Greg Weisman

The first book in the Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark series. Nicol Bolas, the Elder Dragon, attacks the city of Ravnica.

#10 on the NYT Best Sellers List for Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
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THE TROUBLE WITH VAMPIRES by Lynsay Sands

The 29th book in the Argeneau series. Santo Notte falls for a history professor in upstate New York.

#5 on the NYT Best Sellers List for Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
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NEON PREY by John Sandford

The 29th book in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.

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FOX NEWS: Downtown Los Angeles residents demand increased foot patrols in response to assaults, drugs

Downtown Los Angeles residents demand increased foot patrols in response to assaults, drugs

Dozens of downtown Los Angeles residents on Thursday demanded lawmakers increase the police presence in the area in response to assaults, drug sales and harassment outside their homes.

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FOX NEWS: Migrant raft overturns in Rio Grande; 1 dead, 3 missing

Migrant raft overturns in Rio Grande; 1 dead, 3 missing

A 10-month-old baby was found dead, and at least three other people were reported missing after a raft carry several migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border overturned Wednesday night on the Rio Grande, officials said.

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FOX NEWS: California high school newspaper to run profile of student porn worker

California high school newspaper to run profile of student porn worker

A Central California school district has decided to allow a high school newspaper to publish a profile of an 18-year-old student who works in the porn industry.

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FOX NEWS: NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre questioned on $240G travel expenses

NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre questioned on $240G travel expenses

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre charged the organization’s ad agency more than $240,000 for expenses related to trips he took to Italy, Hungary, the Bahamas and other locales without providing adequate documentation, according to a letter from the ad agency given to the group’s board last week and described by people familiar with the matter.

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