Wednesday, May 22, 2019

New top story on Hacker News: A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, research suggests

A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, research suggests
620 by headalgorithm | 404 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Free Wolfram Engine for Developers

Free Wolfram Engine for Developers
498 by GWOLF | 293 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: I don't know how CPUs work so I simulated one in code

I don't know how CPUs work so I simulated one in code
757 by boyter | 143 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A man who is ageing too fast

A man who is ageing too fast
111 by imartin2k | 22 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Danone asked its 100k employees to help run a multinational company

Danone asked its 100k employees to help run a multinational company
18 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: U.S. business contributes smallest share of federal taxes in a generation

U.S. business contributes smallest share of federal taxes in a generation
68 by petethomas | 40 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Get Started with 6502 Assembly Programming on Atari Lynx

Get Started with 6502 Assembly Programming on Atari Lynx
69 by ikromin | 30 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908)

Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908)
293 by dvt | 63 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: African samurai: The enduring legacy of a black warrior in feudal Japan

African samurai: The enduring legacy of a black warrior in feudal Japan
38 by chirau | 5 comments on Hacker News.


FOX BIZ NEWS: Socialism supporters begging for collapse of US economy: Art Laffer


Socialism supporters begging for collapse of US economy: Art Laffer



Former Reagan Economic Adviser Art Laffer on the growing support for socialism.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump tariffs a $100B tax on American consumers, former Obama economic adviser says


Trump tariffs a $100B tax on American consumers, former Obama economic adviser says



A former Obama economic adviser says the impact of the U.S.-China tariff battle will be passed on to U.S. consumers in a form of a $100 billion tax bill.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: California sues Trump administration for pulling high-speed rail funds


California sues Trump administration for pulling high-speed rail funds



The administration announced its intent to withhold nearly $1 billion from the project for failure to make sufficient progress.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran, Admiral William McRaven says


Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran, Admiral William McRaven says



Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven says he isn’t too concerned about the counter threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: $3M in loose change collected from airports may help fund US border operations: report


$3M in loose change collected from airports may help fund US border operations: report



TSA may use loose change collections to fund a $232 million ‘tax’ that may be imposed by the Department of Homeland Security.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump dominates Facebook, Google ad spending ahead of 2020 race, but Biden close second


Trump dominates Facebook, Google ad spending ahead of 2020 race, but Biden close second



Already, Trump’s spending on Facebook and Google advertisements is nearly double that of the entire Democratic field combined.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Diplomacy can be the main tool used to deescalate Iran tensions: Rep. Watkins


Diplomacy can be the main tool used to deescalate Iran tensions: Rep. Watkins



The U.S. needs to "lower the temperature" with Iran, said Rep. Watkins.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Mini Ocasio-Cortez impersonator is a viral sensation but hasn't earned a single dollar, she says


Mini Ocasio-Cortez impersonator is a viral sensation but hasn't earned a single dollar, she says



Ava Martinez gives FBN a taste of why she's become so popular and takes on a new victim.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump still wants to end carried interest tax benefits


Trump still wants to end carried interest tax benefits



But critics (both Democrats and Republicans) have slammed it as a tax loophole that allows the rich to get richer.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: France won’t ban Huawei, business ambassador says


France won’t ban Huawei, business ambassador says



France is focused on the fight against rising authoritarianism.

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FOX NEWS: Trump was great radio guest, Howard Stern tells Stephen Colbert: 'It was wild every time'


Trump was great radio guest, Howard Stern tells Stephen Colbert: 'It was wild every time'



Longtime radio shock-jock Howard Stern shared some of his favorite Donald Trump anecdotes Tuesday night during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,"

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FOX NEWS: Emilia Clarke watched speeches by Hitler, other dictators to prepare for 'Game of Thrones' finale: report


Emilia Clarke watched speeches by Hitler, other dictators to prepare for 'Game of Thrones' finale: report



"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke said she watched recordings of Adolf Hitler and other historic dictators to prepare for her epic speech as Daenerys Targaryen in Sunday’s series finale.  

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FOX NEWS: Whitney Houston may go on tour as a hologram


Whitney Houston may go on tour as a hologram



Whitney Houston may go on tour again – as a hologram, according to a report.

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FOX NEWS: Julianna Margulies’ Trump nightmares had her waking up ‘screaming,’ she tells Colbert


Julianna Margulies’ Trump nightmares had her waking up ‘screaming,’ she tells Colbert



The way actress Julianna Margulies tells her story, she’s probably lucky she didn’t wind up in an ER. The former “ER” star told “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Monday night that for a while she would wake up “screaming” from nightmares after Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016.

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FOX NEWS: Maren Morris remembers 'wake-up call' following a 'horrible break up': 'I lost so much weight'


Maren Morris remembers 'wake-up call' following a 'horrible break up': 'I lost so much weight'



Maren Morris loves the skin she is in, but getting to this point has been a journey for the country singer-songwriter.

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FOX NEWS: Cannes movie poster depicts decapitated Trump in 'MAGA' hat


Cannes movie poster depicts decapitated Trump in 'MAGA' hat



A B-movie poster courted controversy at the Cannes Film Festival's Market by featuring a bikini-clad woman resembling first lady Melania Trump holding two decapitated heads -- one of them a President Trump-like character wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap.

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FOX NEWS: New York Times executive admits media didn't 'understand the Trump phenomenon'


New York Times executive admits media didn't 'understand the Trump phenomenon'



New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet spoke candidly last weekend about how the media "did not quite understand the Trump phenomenon" during the 2016 election. 

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FOX NEWS: Halle Berry explains massive back tattoo, defends cooking topless: 'I do it all the time'


Halle Berry explains massive back tattoo, defends cooking topless: 'I do it all the time'



Months after showing off a massive back tattoo on Instagram, Halle Berry has confirmed it wasn’t real.

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FOX NEWS: Ice-T calls out Amazon after he 'almost shot' one of the company's delivery drivers


Ice-T calls out Amazon after he 'almost shot' one of the company's delivery drivers



Ice-T has a suggestion for Amazon. He says it's a matter of safety.

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FOX NEWS: Suspect indicted in shooting that killed rapper Nipsey Hussle


Suspect indicted in shooting that killed rapper Nipsey Hussle



A 29-year-old California man was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday in a shooting that killed rapper Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles earlier this year.

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FOX NEWS: Chevy is bringing back the seat belt interlock, this time for teens


Chevy is bringing back the seat belt interlock, this time for teens



Taking advantage of their impatience.

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FOX NEWS: The truth behind the $1,000,000 Jeep Gladiator pickup


The truth behind the $1,000,000 Jeep Gladiator pickup



A price too high to believe.

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FOX NEWS: 2019 Honda Super Cub test ride: 100 million customers can't be wrong


2019 Honda Super Cub test ride: 100 million customers can't be wrong



Return of the retro bike.

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FOX NEWS: Shoppers flee bees swarming parked cars as beekeeper saves the day


Shoppers flee bees swarming parked cars as beekeeper saves the day



What's the buzz?

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FOX NEWS: United States Postal Service testing TuSimple's autonomous trucks


United States Postal Service testing TuSimple's autonomous trucks



1,000-mile run.

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FOX NEWS: Niki Lauda, F1 champion, aviation entrepreneur, dead at 70


Niki Lauda, F1 champion, aviation entrepreneur, dead at 70



Passed away peacefully after years of medical issues.

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FOX NEWS: Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. arrested on OWI charge


Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. arrested on OWI charge



Retired race car driver Al Unser Jr. was arrested in Indiana early Monday and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, authorities say.

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FOX NEWS: Stolen 1991 Ford Mustang discovered in Missouri barn 26 years later, police say


Stolen 1991 Ford Mustang discovered in Missouri barn 26 years later, police say



Original owner can't be found.

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FOX NEWS: Amazing photos bring toy cars to life with just 1 computer trick


Amazing photos bring toy cars to life with just 1 computer trick



A different perspective.

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FOX NEWS: Collection of 3 Shelby Cobras sold for millions at auction


Collection of 3 Shelby Cobras sold for millions at auction



The American classic remains a hot collector car.

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15 European Pop Acts You Might Not Know, but Should


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No Policies? No Problem. The Patchwork Brexit Party Is Crushing Its Opponents.


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On Politics: Trump May Impose Limits on Chinese Maker of Surveillance Tech


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Anita Hill Worries Female 2020 Candidates Are ‘Not Being Taken Seriously’


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Yankees Continue to Pummel Orioles Pitching


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Want to Save Europe? Learn From Poland


By KAROLINA WIGURA and JAROSLAW KUISZ from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2EokcGG
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Learning With: ‘Chinese Railroad Workers Were Almost Written Out of History. Now They’re Getting Their Due.’


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Gender Expectations


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Word + Quiz: logorrhea


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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘A Tale of Two Kitchens’ and ‘The Wrestlers’


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Who Is Sophie Turner Without Sansa Stark? We’re About to Find Out.


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Las principales noticias del miƩrcoles


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Xi Jinping Warns of New ‘Long March’ as Trade War Intensifies


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Attacks on Girls’ Schools on the Rise as Taliban Make Gains


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Trump Shifts Gears on Infrastructure, Demanding Trade Come First


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Nationwide Injunctions Speak to Judiciary’s Growing Power, Barr Says


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Quotation of the Day: Same-Sex Parents, U.S. Citizens, Are Told Their Baby Needs a Visa


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The Third Comeback Was the Charm as Mets Beat Nationals


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Blues Rout the Sharks to Reach the Stanley Cup Finals


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Brexit, Germany, Macron: Your Wednesday Briefing


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