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Submitted at 11-01-2023, 05:00 PM by Mordant | |
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As the war in Gaza escalates, so, too, has the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Is Israel’s approach to the two regions linked? | |
Submitted at 11-01-2023, 03:26 PM by sleeppoor | |
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind:
Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps to suck up a small river. Capture tiny young salmon in the vacuum’s mouth and flush them into massive storage tanks. Then load the fish onto trucks, drive them downstream and dump them back into the water. An enormous fish collector like this costs up to $450 million, and nothing of its scale has ever been tested.
The fish collectors are the biggest element of the Army Corps’ $1.9 billion plan to keep the salmon from going extinct.
The Corps says its devices will work. A cheaper alternative — halting dam operations so fish can pass — would create widespread harm to hydroelectric customers, boaters and farmers, the agency contends. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 11:47 PM by sleeppoor | |
Fox never explained that abrupt firing of cable news’ biggest star, allowing conspiracy theories to fester. Now, in his new book, ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter explores the myriad factors contributing to Carlson’s cancellation. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 08:17 PM by Mordant | |
With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese has triggered more stupid online discourse about intermissions, Marvel, and “sympathetic” villains. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 06:01 PM by nocash | |
A United Nations human rights official official has resigned over the organization’s response to the situation in Gaza which he described as a “text-book case of genocide.” | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 07:20 PM by another lurker | |
Enjoy getting lost in a corn maze this fall? This guy did his job right. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 04:40 PM by nocash | |
BetterBlends promised to invest in the city’s beleaguered downtown but closed its doors in under two months. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:24 PM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |
The internet has questions about the governor’s boots. So I asked the experts. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:37 PM by Mordant | |
Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. Australia's decision not to proceed with 2034 leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:19 PM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 02:54 PM by nocash | |
“We’re going to see a lot of fallout in the coming weeks,” says one employment lawyer. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 02:54 PM by nocash | |
Three new books from different corners of conservative America talk about the ways Donald Trump disfigured the country and wrecked their public lives. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 01:59 AM by Mordant | |
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29.
Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the second period of the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield's Utilita Arena.
"The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night," the team said Sunday. | |
Submitted at 10-30-2023, 03:34 PM by NickNoheart | |
While the U.S. has largely been unwavering in its public support of Israel, internal communications reveal deepening humanitarian and legal concerns about the crisis in the region.
The cable ends with estimates from the UN’s Office for The Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that there are an estimated 1.4 million internally displaced persons in Gaza, with about 590,000 of those sheltering in 150 overcrowded UN designated shelters. The last point in the cable is headlined: “If this Stays an Additional Week, it will be Non-Reversibly Catastrophic.” The cable ends by stating “A UN OCHA [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs] contact described the situation as reaching ‘deep into devastation,’ and begged the United States to urgently ‘prioritize’ a humanitarian response.” | |
Submitted at 10-29-2023, 01:56 AM by sleeppoor | |
Move along folks nothing to see here | |
Submitted at 10-28-2023, 08:11 PM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |
Submitted at 10-28-2023, 06:45 PM by sleeppoor | |
The boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou fits well in a contemporary sports scene that treasures appeal-broadening crossover events, and where financial support comes increasingly from deep-pocketed Middle Eastern kingdoms, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell. | |
Submitted at 10-27-2023, 11:01 PM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |
Submitted at 10-28-2023, 01:21 AM by Mordant | |
Two Alberta lawyers charged with attempting to obstruct justice have been prohibited from practising law anywhere in Canada for three years as part of a deal with Manitoba prosecutors that saw their charges stayed. | |
Submitted at 10-27-2023, 10:30 PM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |

As the war in Gaza escalates, so, too, has the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Is Israel’s approach to the two regions linked?
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind:
Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps to suck up a small river. Capture tiny young salmon in the vacuum’s mouth and flush them into massive storage tanks. Then load the fish onto trucks, drive them downstream and dump them back into the water. An enormous fish collector like this costs up to $450 million, and nothing of its scale has ever been tested.
The fish collectors are the biggest element of the Army Corps’ $1.9 billion plan to keep the salmon from going extinct.
The Corps says its devices will work. A cheaper alternative — halting dam operations so fish can pass — would create widespread harm to hydroelectric customers, boaters and farmers, the agency contends.
Fox never explained that abrupt firing of cable news’ biggest star, allowing conspiracy theories to fester. Now, in his new book, ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter explores the myriad factors contributing to Carlson’s cancellation.
With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese has triggered more stupid online discourse about intermissions, Marvel, and “sympathetic” villains.
A United Nations human rights official official has resigned over the organization’s response to the situation in Gaza which he described as a “text-book case of genocide.”
Enjoy getting lost in a corn maze this fall? This guy did his job right.
BetterBlends promised to invest in the city’s beleaguered downtown but closed its doors in under two months.
The internet has questions about the governor’s boots. So I asked the experts.
Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. Australia's decision not to proceed with 2034 leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder.
“We’re going to see a lot of fallout in the coming weeks,” says one employment lawyer.
Three new books from different corners of conservative America talk about the ways Donald Trump disfigured the country and wrecked their public lives.
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29.
Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the second period of the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield's Utilita Arena.
"The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night," the team said Sunday.
While the U.S. has largely been unwavering in its public support of Israel, internal communications reveal deepening humanitarian and legal concerns about the crisis in the region.
The cable ends with estimates from the UN’s Office for The Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that there are an estimated 1.4 million internally displaced persons in Gaza, with about 590,000 of those sheltering in 150 overcrowded UN designated shelters. The last point in the cable is headlined: “If this Stays an Additional Week, it will be Non-Reversibly Catastrophic.” The cable ends by stating “A UN OCHA [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs] contact described the situation as reaching ‘deep into devastation,’ and begged the United States to urgently ‘prioritize’ a humanitarian response.”
Move along folks nothing to see here
The boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou fits well in a contemporary sports scene that treasures appeal-broadening crossover events, and where financial support comes increasingly from deep-pocketed Middle Eastern kingdoms, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
Two Alberta lawyers charged with attempting to obstruct justice have been prohibited from practising law anywhere in Canada for three years as part of a deal with Manitoba prosecutors that saw their charges stayed.