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    When Did Life First Emerge in the Universe?
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-did-life-first-emerge-in-the-universe/
    But life’s signatures will not last forever. The prospects for life in the distant future are gloomy. The dark and frigid conditions that will result from the accelerated expansion of the universe by dark energy will likely extinguish all forms of life 10 trillion years from now.
    Submitted at 04-06-2021, 01:54 AM by Nibbles
    Science
    16 Comments
    Yellen calls for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/business/yellen-global-minimum-corporate-tax-rate.html
    The pitch comes as the Biden administration looks for ways to pay for a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure package.
    Submitted at 04-06-2021, 12:15 AM by Xiphias
    The Economy
    0 Comments
    Chicago Man Convicted of Double Murder Walks Free After 29 Years Behind Bars
    https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-man-convicted-of-double-murder-walks-free-after-29-years-behind-bars/2477586/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&&__twitter_impression=true
    A man who claims he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder walked free Friday after spending 29 years behind bars.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 11:43 PM by Xiphias
    Crime
    0 Comments
    Funko will combine its collectible figures with NFTs | Engadget
    https://www.engadget.com/funko-pop-tokenhead-nft-figurines-130832244.html
    Funko has claimed a stake in a company, TokenHead, that will let it offer digital NFTs alongside its vinyl figures.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 11:21 PM by Forensic
    Off Topic
    7 Comments
    $500,000 Jefferson Davis chair stolen in Selma will be a toilet unless Confederate group hangs banner, email claims
    https://www.al.com/news/2021/04/500000-jefferson-davis-chair-stolen-in-selma-will-be-a-toilet-unless-confederate-group-meets-demands-email-claims.html
    “This incident is sending Selma back into ‘The Twilight Zone,’” the district attorney said. “There’s never a dull moment.”
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 11:10 PM by Xiphias
    The World
    0 Comments
    This Oakland high school reopened last month. The hard part? Getting students to come back.
    https://oaklandside.org/2021/04/05/oakland-unity-high-school-reopening/
    In the pandemic, students took on childcare duties and got used to learning at home. Campus attendance has been lower than school leaders expected.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 10:29 PM by Forensic
    Education
    2 Comments
    Fruitvale renters sue landlord over ‘atrocious’ mold, rats, and broken faucets
    https://oaklandside.org/2021/04/05/fruitvale-renters-sue-landlord-over-atrocious-mold-rats-and-broken-faucets/
    When Angelica Rivas turns on her shower, only cold water comes out.  “I have to heat up hot water in the kitchen and take it to the bathroom,” Rivas said Monday morning at a press conference, speaking in Spanish through an interpreter. “I’ve arrived late to work, and my children have arrived late to school.”  Rivas is one of 21 Fruitvale tenants (plus five children) who are banding together to sue their landlord over what they allege are longstanding habitability and safety issues in their six-unit building. According to their lawsuit, the building is filled with mold, rats, sewage problems, leaky roofs, broken stoves and heaters, missing smoke alarms, and more.  All the tenants at 1821 28th Ave. have been on rent strike since the beginning of the pandemic over conditions in their building. On Monday, they filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the property, BYLD 2 LLC, and the company’s owner, Michael You, who bought the 28th Avenue building in 2018.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 09:41 PM by Forensic
    Off Topic
    0 Comments
    Yahoo Answers will be shut down forever on May 4th
    https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368488/yahoo-answers-shutdown-may-4-internet-era-over-rip
    Yahoo Answers will see its final day next month.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 09:08 PM by Forensic
    Off Topic
    3 Comments
    McDonald's, other CEOs have confided to Investors that a $15 minimum wage won't hurt business
    https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-other-ceos-tell-investors-15-minimum-wage-wont-hurt-business-1580978
    Restaurants say they're not worried about a possible hike in the minimum wage, debunking what their own industry lobbyists are saying.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 07:52 PM by droog
    The Economy
    0 Comments
    Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle’s API copyright case
    https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22367851/google-oracle-supreme-court-ruling-java-android-api
    In a ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court found that Google could legally use elements of Oracle’s Java application programming interface (API) code when building Android. “Google’s copying of the API to reimplement a user interface, taking only what was needed to allow users to put their accrued talents to work in a new and transformative program, constituted a fair use of that material,” the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-2 opinion, with one justice (Amy Coney Barrett) not taking part in the ruling. It overturned an earlier federal decision, which found that Google’s use of the API had constituted infringement. The court’s opinion concludes that APIs — which let programmers access other code — are significantly different from other kinds of computer programs. “As part of an interface, the copied lines are inherently bound together with uncopyrightable ideas ... and the creation of new creative expression,” Justice Stephen Breyer writes in his opinion. Unlike many other computer programs, Breyer wrote, much of the copied lines’ value came from developers being invested in the ecosystem, rather than the actual operations of the program. Google used the API to let Java programmers build Android apps, which the court declared is a fundamentally transformative use.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 05:32 PM by Xiphias
    The Economy
    0 Comments
    California bear cubs developing unexplained illness that makes them unafraid of humans
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tech/california-bear-cubs-developing-unexplained-illness-that-makes-them-unafraid-of-humans-1.5368590
    Scientists are warning about an unexplained neurological disorder found in black bear cubs in California that causes the animals to exhibit uncharacteristic and overly friendly behaviours. But they aren't sure why this is happening. According to a press release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), four cubs in the past 12 months have shown "dog-like" behaviours, including being comfortable around humans.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 05:05 PM by Forensic
    Science
    8 Comments
    Jamie Kennedy on How He Ended Up in an Anti-Abortion Film
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/comedian-jamie-kennedy-on-how-he-ended-up-in-the-anti-abortion-propaganda-film-roe-v-wade?ref=scroll
    The star of “Scream” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted” opens up about how he wound up in the deeply awful anti-abortion movie “Roe v. Wade.”
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 03:57 PM by nocash
    Movies
    6 Comments
    A "remarkable move": Minneapolis police chief expected to testify against Derek Chauvin
    https://news.yahoo.com/remarkable-move-minneapolis-police-chief-112051627.html
    Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo is expected to take the stand as soon as today, as testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial continues for a second week. The city's top cop will tell jurors that Chauvin's "conduct was not consistent" with MPD training and policies, per special prosecutor Jerry Blackwell's opening statement.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 03:48 PM by Xiphias
    Crime
    1 Comment
    The Sackler Family’s Bankruptcy Scheme
    https://prospect.org/justice/sackler-familys-bnkruptcy-scheme/
    Even though they have billions to spare, the Sacklers want a bankruptcy judge to let them off the hook for personal liability in the OxyContin scandal. Opioid maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy rests on an awesome idea: that the judge will agree to extend the greatest power of bankruptcy—forgiving a company’s debts and obligations—to the individual members of the Sackler family who own and controlled Purdue for decades. In exchange, the Sacklers would pay out $4.3 billion over a nine-year period for opioid treatment and victims, and transform the company into a public trust with the idea of using it for good, rather than profit. Among the lawsuits filed against Purdue, hundreds name Sackler family members personally, based on claims they personally drove many of Purdue’s decisions to aggressively market OxyContin—a drug that can be twice the strength of morphine—to sell to more users, at greater doses, for a longer period of time. Those lawsuits filed against Sackler family members will be simply wiped out with the stroke of a pen, with no hearing on the merits, if the bankruptcy judge agrees to a plan based on one Purdue Pharma proposed earlier this month. Purdue has twice admitted to the Justice Department to illegally marketing OxyContin when Sackler family members served on the board. The Sackler family members insist, as David Sackler testified to Congress, the family has “acted legally and ethically.”
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 03:37 PM by sleeppoor
    Crime
    0 Comments
    20 Great Movies Hidden in the Streaming Archives of Amazon Prime, Paramount Plus and More
    https://www.gq.com/story/20-great-obscure-movies-streaming-amazon-prime-paramount-plus-vudu-peacock-tubi-pluto-crackle/amp?__twitter_impression=true
    The chaos of the streaming era is great for movie lovers.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 02:28 PM by Xiphias
    Movies
    0 Comments
    Black Diamond man killed by deputies had a life marked by loss
    https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/black-diamond-man-killed-by-deputies-had-a-life-marked-by-loss/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true
    Anthony Chilcott, a Black Diamond man, had a troubled life of petty offenses and loss, his family says. He was unarmed and in a disabled truck when he was shot and killed by two King County sheriff's deputies in 2019.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 02:07 PM by Xiphias
    Crime
    0 Comments
    Millennials are stuck in the broken world Boomers built
    https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/22321848/millennials-baby-boomers-helen-andrews?__twitter_impression=true
    The conservative case against the baby boomers.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 02:37 PM by Xiphias
    The Economy
    4 Comments
    If You Sell a House These Days, the Buyer Might Be a Pension Fund
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/CtGpAXMTjz
    Yield-chasing investors are snapping up single-family homes, competing with ordinary Americans and driving up prices.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 01:59 PM by Xiphias
    The Economy
    0 Comments
    Bill Gates is the biggest private owner of farmland in the United States. Why? | Bill Gates | The Guardian
    https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/05/bill-gates-climate-crisis-farmland?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true
    Gates has been buying land like it’s going out of style. He now owns more farmland than my entire Native American nation.
    Submitted at 04-05-2021, 01:56 PM by Xiphias
    The Economy
    0 Comments
    Scientists discover bizarre activity coming from Uranus
    https://7news.com.au/technology/space/scientists-discover-bizarre-activity-coming-from-uranus-c-2498870
    NASA has called for scientists to take a closer look as not all of the activity can be explained.
    Submitted at 04-04-2021, 04:04 PM by Xiphias
    Science
    2 Comments
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